Famous Transgender People
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Transgender people are among the most discriminated minority groups in the world and are not legally protected from discrimination in many places even in the most developed countries. Being ostracized by their own families and friends, and not being provided with equal rights when it comes to education and choice of profession makes life very difficult for most of those who identify themselves as transgender. But there’s always a ray of hope for them, as these celebrity transgender people have proved. Overcoming social, economic, and legal hassles, many transgender people have successfully built a good life for themselves and are devoted to making the world a better place for others in a similar situation. Gynecologist Marci Bowers became the first trans woman to perform sex reassignment surgery. She’s a beacon of hope for others as are model Janet Mock, Olympic champion Balian Buschbaum, and musician Alexis Arquette. This section provides you information about the life and works of famous transgender people.
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1
Eddie Izzard
(Comedian, Voice actor, Stage actor, Film actor)
Birthdate: February 7, 1962
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Aden, Yemen
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
2
Jazz Jennings(LGBTQ Rights Activist, Internet Personality, Spokesmodel)
Birthdate: October 6, 2000
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Florida
3
Kim Petras
(German Pop Singer and Songwriter)
Birthdate: August 27, 1992
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Cologne, Germany
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
4
Patti Harrison
(Known for her supporting role as Ruthie in the television series Shrill)
Birthdate: October 31, 1990
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Orient, Ohio, United States
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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Zión Moreno
(She is known for her television roles in the Netflix series Control Z)
Birthdate: February 23, 1995
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: El Paso, Texas, United States
Birthdate: August 29, 1971
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Maui, Hawaii, United States
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Christine Jorgensen
(Actress)
Birthdate: May 30, 1926
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: May 3, 1989
8
Caroline Cossey
(Actor, Model, Writer)
Birthdate: August 31, 1954
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Brooke, Norfolk
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
9
Nyla Rose
(American Professional Wrestler)
Birthdate: August 3, 1982
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
Birthdate: October 28, 1949
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Mount Kisco, New York, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
Birthdate: December 28, 1882
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Vejle, Denmark
Died: September 13, 1931
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Dana International
(Singer, Songwriter)
Birthdate: February 2, 1972
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Israel
Birthdate: October 1, 1985
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New York City
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Richard O'Brien
(British-New Zealand Musician, Composer, Actor, Writer, and Television Presenter)
Birthdate: March 25, 1942
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
Birthdate: March 18, 1990
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Paris, France
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
16
Kristin Beck
(Transgender Navy SEAL)
Birthdate: June 21, 1966
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: USA
17
Anohni
(Pioneering English Transgender Singer)
Birthdate: October 24, 1971
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Chichester, England
Birthdate: September 14, 1993
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Chico, California, United States
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
19
Gia Gunn
(For competing on the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race)
Birthdate: May 10, 1990
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
20
La Veneno
(Singer Actress)
Birthdate: March 19, 1964
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Adra, AlmerÃa, Spain
Died: November 9, 2016
21
Janae Kroc
(American Professional Powerlifter and Competitive Bodybuilder)
Birthdate: December 8, 1972
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Sterling, Michigan, United States
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Holly Woodlawn
(Puerto Rican Actor and Transgender Icon Known for Her Roles in Andy Warhol's Films)
Birthdate: October 26, 1946
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Juana DÃaz, Puerto Rico
Died: December 6, 2015
23
Joey Mead King
(Television personality)
Birthdate: September 12, 1976
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Manila, Philippines
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Birthdate: December 29, 1914
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Died: January 21, 1989
25
iO Tillett Wright
(Photographer and Activist Well Known as the Co-host of MTV Documentary Series 'Suspect')
Birthdate: September 2, 1985
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Birthdate: January 18, 1991
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Seville, Spain
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Renée Richards
(American Former Tennis Player Known for Her Sex Reassignment Surgery)
Birthdate: August 19, 1934
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
Birthdate: April 29, 1935
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Liverpool
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
29
Jordan Raskopoulos
(Australian Comedian, Singer, and Streamer)
Birthdate: January 25, 1982
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Sydney, Australia
Birthdate: August 23, 1931
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: October 9, 2006
Birthdate: April 6, 1999
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Texas, United States
Birthdate: February 18, 1975
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Eureka, California, United States
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
Birthdate: March 10, 1924
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Leeds, England
Died: January 14, 2009
34
Bülent Ersoy
(Singer, Actress)
Birthdate: June 9, 1952
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Istanbul, Turkey
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
35
Leyna Bloom
(First openly transgender woman of color to appear in Vogue India)
Birthdate: April 25, 1990
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
36
Jennie Panhan
(Actress, Television presenter)
Birthdate: October 30, 1986
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Songkhla, Thailand
37
Michael Dillon
(British Physician and the First Trans Man to Undergo Phalloplasty)
Birthdate: May 1, 1915
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: England
Died: May 15, 1962
38
Lynn Conway
(Transgender Activist & Computer Scientist Who Initiated The Mead-Conway VLSI Chip Design Revolution)
Birthdate: January 2, 1938
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Mount Vernon, New York, United States
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Pepe Julian Onziema
(LGBT rights and human rights activist)
Birthdate: November 30, 1980
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Uganda
Birthdate: July 22, 1985
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Santa Monica, California, United States
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
41
Deirdre McCloskey
(Economist, Professor, Teacher)
Birthdate: September 11, 1942
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Ann Arbor
42
Parinya Charoenphol
(Thai Boxer)
Birthdate: June 9, 1981
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Chiang Mai, Thailand
Birthdate: October 4, 1890
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Coffey County, Kansas, United States
Died: July 1, 1962
Birthdate: 1849 AD
Birthplace: New Mexico, United States
Died: 1896 AD
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Daniel M. Lavery
(Author and Editor Known for Having Co-founded the Website 'The Toast')
Birthdate: November 28, 1986
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: United States
Birthdate: December 25, 1843
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Clogherhead, Ireland
Died: October 10, 1915
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Andreas Krieger
(Shot putter)
Birthdate: July 20, 1965
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: East Berlin, Germany
Birthdate: May 29, 1960
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Veracruz, Mexico
Died: March 30, 2020
49
Bibiana Fernandez
(Actress)
Birthdate: February 13, 1954
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Tangier, Morocco
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
50
Emily Gorcenski
(Data scientist and Activist who created the site 'First Vigil' to track the trial information of white nationalists)
Birthdate: 1982 AD
Birthplace: Columbia, Connecticut, United States