List of polyamorists
Because of the difficulty in distinguishing between romantic historical relationships and sexual relationships between friends, this list is based on a broad usage of polyamory that includes the latter. For more specific information, see individual pages and the included external references.
- Natalie Barney, writer and poet
- Simone de Beauvoir (author), Jean-Paul Sartre (screenwriter and novelist), and Olga Kosakiewicz (actress)
- David Bowie, musician
- Warren Buffett[1], investor
- CT Butler, a founder of Food Not Bombs
- Paxus Calta, activist
- Dora Carrington, painter
- Robert Crumb & Aline Kominsky, cartoonists
- Amelia Earhart, aviator
- Hugh Hefner, founder and editor-in-chief of Playboy magazine
- Robert A. Heinlein, author
- Patricia Ireland activist, feminist, author, former president of NOW
- Penn Jillette, Illusionist & entertainer
- Augustus John, artist
- Alfred Kinsey, researcher
- William Marston & Elizabeth Marston (creators of Wonder Woman), and Olive Byrne
- Kevin C Mason, Painter
- E. Nesbit, author and activist
- Anais Nin, author
- Eric S. Raymond[2], technologist
- Theresa "Darklady" Reed, writer, internet personality, eroticist
- David Rovics, activist and singer/songwriter[3]
- Vita Sackville-West (author), Harold Nicolson (politician), and various other members of the Bloomsbury Group[4][5]
- Erwin Schrödinger, physicist
- Percy Shelley, English romantic poet
- Lytton Strachey, writer and critic
- Edna St. Vincent Millay, lyrical poet and playwright
- Karlheinz Stockhausen, composer
- Robyn Trask, Managing Director and Editor of Loving More[6]
- Vincent M. Wales, novelist and founder of Polyamory Awareness & Acceptance Ribbon Campaign
- Dieter Wedel, movie director Template:En icon[7][8]
- Nan Wise, poly therapist and author
- Morning Glory Zell-Ravenheart and Oberon Zell-Ravenheart, cofounders of Church of All Worlds, publishers of Green Egg magazine, Neopagan authors and speakers
Many historical figures had multiple simultaneous relationships that nevertheless would not be considered "polyamorous" by modern usage because they lacked 'full knowledge and consent'. In Victorian England, for instance, the difficulty and stigma of divorce often left a rich man's wife with little option but to tolerate his mistresses, who in turn might be dependent on him for financial support. Such relationships are not included in this list.
Notes and references
- ^ See NY Times article: Buffet, Business section, 2006-09-01.
- ^ See RAYMOND, Eric S, Sex Tips: Introduction.
- ^ See ROVICS, David MySpace webpage.
- ^ See Bloomsboory, Mantex.
- ^ See RANDLE, Denise, Bloomsbury.
- ^ See the Love More website.
- ^ See Biographie, Stern Magazin.
- ^ See also Interview to Passauer Neue Presse, January 4th, 2006,