List of LGBT sportspeople

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This list could be expanded with people from: Category:Bisexual sportspeople, Category:Gay sportsmen, Category:Lesbian sportswomen and Category:Transgender and transsexual sportspeople.

This is a list of notable lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender sportspeople. In American football, no player in the National Football League (NFL) has ever come out while they were playing, and only a few have after retiring.[1]

Volleyball player J. P. Calderon
Boxer Parinya Charoenphol
Football player Justin Fashanu
Tennis player Billie Jean King
Track and field athlete Andreas Krieger
Diver Greg Louganis
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Tennis player Hana Mandlíková
Diver Matthew Mitcham
Swimmer Dominik Koll
Handball player Katja Nyberg
Basketball player Sheryl Swoopes
Rugby player Gareth Thomas
Rugby player Louisa Wall
Name Lifetime[2] Nationality Sport Notes[3]
Graham Ackerman b. 1983 American Gymnastics G[4]
Nicola Adams b. 1982 English Boxing B[5]
Marilyn Agliotti b. 1979 Dutch Field hockey L[6]
Jenny Allard b. ? American Softball L[7]
Kye Allums b. 1989 American Basketball T[8]
John Amaechi b. 1970 English Basketball G[9]
Eric Anderson b. 1968 American Coach G[10]
Nadine Angerer b. 1978 German Football B[11]
Alyson Annan b. 1973 Australian Field hockey L[12]
Judith Arndt b. 1976 German Cycling L[13]
Mianne Bagger b. 1966 Danish Golf T[14]
Clare Balding b. 1971 English Jockey L[15]
Jim Barnett 1924–2004 American Wrestling G[16]
Betty Baxter b. 1952 Canadian Volleyball L[17]
Billy Bean b. 1964 American Baseball G[18]
Shelley Beattie 1967–2008 American Bodybuilding L[19]
Kajsa Bergqvist b.1976 Swedish Track and field B[20]
Thomas Berling b. 1979 Norwegian Football G[21]
Mark Bingham 1970–2001 American Rugby G[22]
John Blankenstein 1949–2006 Dutch Football G[23]
Sabine Braun b. 1965 German Track and field L[24]
Belle Brockhoff b. 1993 Australian Snowboard L[25]
Steve Buckley b. 1956 American Journalist G[26]
Anastasia Bucsis b. 1989 Canadian Speed Skating L[27]
Brendan Burke 1988–2010 American Ice hockey G[28]
Glenn Burke 1952–1995 American Baseball G[29]
Balian Buschbaum b. 1980 German Track and field T[30]
Ivan Bussens 1960–2007 English Water polo G[31]
Jeffrey Buttle b. 1982 Canadian Figure skating G[32]
Latasha Byears b. 1973 American Basketball L[33]
J. P. Calderon b. 1975 American Volleyball G[34]
Liz Carmouche b. 1984 American Mixed martial arts L[35]
Betty Carstairs 1900–1993 English Power boat racing L[36]
Parinya Charoenphol b. 1981 Thai Boxing T[37]
Jason Collins b. 1978 American Basketball G[38]
Natalie Cook b. 1975 Australian Beach volleyball L[39]
Roberta Cowell b. 1918 British Motor Racing T[40]
Gottfried von Cramm 1909–1976 German Tennis B[41]
Toller Cranston b. 1949 Canadian Figure skating B[42]
Orlando Cruz b. 1981 Puerto-Rican Boxing G[43]
John Curry 1949–1994 English Figure skating G[44]
Donal Óg Cusack b. 1977 Irish Hurling G[45]
Tom Daley b. 1994 English Diving B[46]
Steven Davies b. 1986 English Cricket G[47]
Wade Davis b. 1977 American American football G[48]
Carlien Dirkse van den Heuvel b. 1987 Dutch Field hockey L[49]
Michael Dos Santos b. 1983 Brazilian Volleyball G[50]
Robert Dover b. 1956 American Equestrian G[51]
Nancy Drolet b. 1973 Canadian Hockey L[52]
Michelle Duff b. 1939 Canadian Motorcycle racing T[53]
Michelle Dumaresq b. 1971 Canadian Mountain biking T[54]
Imke Duplitzer b. 1975 German Fencing L[55]
Justin Fashanu 1961–1998 English Football G[56]
Freda du Faur 1882–1935 Australian Mountaineering L[57]
Gigi Fernández b. 1964 Puerto-Rican Tennis L[58]
Amini Fonua b. 1989 Tongan/New Zealand Swimming G[59]
Fallon Fox b. 1975/76 American Mixed martial arts T[60]
Edward Gal b. 1970 Dutch Equestrian G[61]
Rudy Galindo b. 1969 American Figure skating G[62]
Vicky Galindo b. 1983 American Softball B[63]
Ed Gallagher 1958–2005 American American football G[64]
Melanie Garside-Wight b. 1979 English Football L[65]
Terry Garvin ?-1998 Canadian Wrestling G[66]
Jane Geddes b. 1960 American Golf L[67]
Alan Gendreau b. 1989 American American football G[68]
Jessie Godderz b. 1980 American Bodybuilding G[69]
Bobby Goldsmith 1946–1983 Australian Swimming G[70]
Andrew Goldstein b. 1983 American Lacrosse G[71]
LZ Granderson b. 1972 American Journalist G[72]
Brittney Griner b. 1990 American Basketball L[73]
Emile Griffith b. 1938 American Boxing B[74]
Joan Guetschow b. 1966 American Biathlon L[75]
Peter Häggström b. 1976 Swedish Track and field G[76]
Matthew Hall b. 1970 Canadian Figure skating G[77]
Gro Hammerseng b. 1980 Norwegian Handball L[78]
Kyle Hawkins b. 1970 American Lacrosse G[79]
Kwame Harris b. 1982 American American football G[1]
Bruce Hayes b. 1963 American Swimming G[80]
Sandra Haynie b. 1943 American Golf L[81]
Mathew Helm b. 1980 Australian Diving G[82]
Isabell Herlovsen b. 1988 Norwegian Football L[83]
Edel Therese Høiseth b. 1966 Norwegian Speed skating L[84]
Ursula Holl b. 1982 German Football L[85]
Erika Holst b. 1979 Swedish Ice hockey L[86]
Mia Hundvin b. 1977 Norwegian Handball B[87]
Anton Hysén b. 1990 Swedish Football G[88]
Helen Jacobs 1908–1997 American Tennis L[89]
Angela James b. 1964 Canadian Hockey L[90]
Patrick Jeffrey b. 1965 American Diving G[91]
Dorte Dalum Jensen b. 1978 Danish Football L[92]
Barbara Jezeršek b. 1986 Slovenian Cross-country skiing L[93]
Gus Johnston b. 1979 Australian Field hockey G[94]
Rosie Jones b. 1959 American Golf L[95]
Steffi Jones b. 1972 American-German Football L[96]
Orlando Jordan b. 1974 American Wrestling B[97]
Natasha Kai b. 1983 American Football L[55]
Chris Kanyon 1970–2010 American Wrestling G[98]
Dane The Fame b.? Latin American / Puertorican Wrestling G[99]
Peter Karlsson 1966–1995 Swedish Ice hockey G[100]
Johan Kenkhuis b. 1980 Dutch Swimming G[101]
Sanne van Kerkhof b. 1987 Dutch Short track speed skating L[102]
Billie Jean King b. 1943 American Tennis L[103]
Ilana Kloss b. 1956 American Tennis L[104]
Dominik Koll b. 1984 Austrian Swimming G [105]
David Kopay b. 1942 American American football G[106]
Daniel Kowalski b. 1975 Australian Swimming G[107]
Andreas Krieger b. 1966 German Track and field T[108]
Kim Lammers b. 1981 Dutch Field hockey L[109]
Jessica Landström b. 1984 Swedish Football L[110]
Lauren Lappin b. 1984 American Softball L[111]
Mark Leduc 1962–2009 Canadian Boxing G[112]
Hedvig Lindahl b. 1983 Swedish Football L[113]
Ylva Lindberg b. 1976 Swedish Ice hockey L[86]
Lori Lindsey b. 1980 American Football L[114]
Greg Louganis b. 1960 American Diving G[115]
Hana Mandlíková b. 1962 Czech Tennis L[116]
Christy Martin b. 1968 American Boxing L[117]
Amélie Mauresmo b. 1979 French Tennis L[118]
Robert McCall 1958–1991 Canadian Figure skating G[119]
Ray McDonald 1944–1993 American American football G[120]
Lindsy McLean b. 1938 American American football G[121]
Linda Medalen b. 1965 Norwegian Football L[122]
Harriet Metcalf b. 1958 American Rowing L[123]
Hans Peter Minderhoud b. 1973 Dutch Equestrian G[61]
Matthew Mitcham b. 1988 Australian Diving G[124]
Chris Morgan b. 1973 English Powerlifting G[125]
Jim Morris b. 1935 American Bodybuilding G[126]
Martina Navratilova b. 1956 Czech-American Tennis L[127]
Ondrej Nepela 1951–1989 Slovakian Figure skating G[42]
Robert Newton b. 1981 English Track and field G[128]
Bente Nordby b. 1974 Norwegian Football L[92]
Scott Norton b. 1982 American Bowling G[129]
Diana Nyad b. 1949 American Swimming L[130]
Katja Nyberg b. 1979 Swedish Handball L[131]
Graeme Obree b. 1965 Scottish Cycling G[132]
Ryan O'Meara b. 1984 American Ice dancing G[133]
Brian Orser b. 1961 Canadian Figure skating G[134]
Nigel Owens b. 1971 Welsh Rugby G[135]
Dave Pallone b. 1951 American Baseball G[136]
Bob Paris b. 1959 American Bodybuilding G[137]
Sandy Parker b. 1952 Canadian Wrestling L[138]
Lily Parr 1905–1978 English Football L[139]
Anja Pärson b. 1981 Swedish Downhill Skiing L[140]
Pat Patterson b. 1941 Canadian Wrestling G[141]
Maartje Paumen b. 1985 Dutch Field hockey L[49]
Lee Pearson b. 1974 English Equestrian G[142]
Otto Peltzer 1900–1970 German Track and field G[143]
Mike Penner 1957–2009 American Journalist T[144]
Beate Peters b. 1959 German Track and field L[24]
David Pichler b. 1968 American Diving G[145]
Aslie Pitter b. 1960 English Football G[146]
Brian Pockar 1959–1992 Canadian Figure skating G[119]
Hope Powell b. 1966 English Football L[147]
Megan Rapinoe b. 1985 American Football L[148]
Lisa Raymond b. 1973 American Tennis L[149]
Stephen Rhodes b. 1984 American Race driving G[150]
Renée Richards b. 1934 American Tennis T[151]
Ian Roberts b. 1965 Australian Rugby league G[152]
Ronald Robertson 1937–2000 American Figure skating G[153]
Petra Rossner b. 1966 German Cycling L[13]
Olivier Rouyer b. 1955 French Football G[154]
Robbie Rogers b. 1987 American Football G[155]
Matthew Rush b. 1972 American Bodybuilding G[156]
Jaiyah Saelua b. 1988 Samoan Football T[157]
Victoria Sandell Svensson b. 1977 Swedish Football L[158]
Erik Schinegger b. 1948 Austrian Downhill Skiing T[159]
Patty Sheehan b. 1956 American Golf L[160]
Will Sheridan b. 1985 American Basketball G[161]
Eudy Simelane 1977–2008 South African Football L[162]
Roy Simmons b. 1956 American American football G[163]
Brian Sims b. 1978 American American football G[164]
Blake Skjellerup b. 1985 New Zealander Short track speed skating G[165]
Vibeke Skofterud b. 1980 Norwegian Cross country skiing B[87]
Jerry Smith 1943–1986 American American football B[166]
Judy Sowinski 1940–2011 American Roller derby L[167]
Muffin Spencer-Devlin b. 1953 American Golf L[127]
Helen Stephens 1918 - 1994 American Track and field L[168]
Rennae Stubbs b. 1971 Australian Tennis L[149]
Pia Sundhage b. 1960 Swedish Football L[169]
Sheryl Swoopes b. 1971 American Basketball B[170]
Stacy Sykora b. 1977 American Volleyball L[171]
Blyth Tait b. 1961 New Zealander Equestrian G[172]
David Testo b. 1981 American Football G[173]
Ina-Yoko Teutenberg b. 1974 German Cyclist L[174]
Mark Tewksbury b. 1968 Canadian Swimming G[123]
Carole Thate b. 1971 Dutch Field hockey L[12]
Gareth Thomas b. 1974 Welsh Rugby G[175]
Bill Tilden 1893–1953 American Tennis G[176]
Ted Tinling 1910–1990 English Tennis G[177]
Esera Tuaolo b. 1968 American American football G[178]
Marcus Urban b. 1971 German Football G[179]
Sarah Vaillancourt b. 1985 Canadian Ice hockey L[87]
Michele Van Gorp b. 1977 American Basketball L[180]
Dan Veatch b. 1965 American Swimming G[181]
Mike Verschuur b. 1987 Dutch Automobile racing G[182]
Lisa-Marie Vizaniari b. 1971 Australian Track and field; Boxing L[183]
Tom Waddell 1937–1987 American Decathlon; Creator of the Gay Games. G[184]
Louisa Wall b. 1972 New Zealander Rugby L[185]
Ji Wallace b. 1977 Australian Gymnastics G[186]
Sarah Walsh b. 1983 Australian Football L[187]
Jeffrey Wammes b. 1987 Dutch Gymnastics G[188]
Ann Wauters b. 1980 Belgian Basketball L[189]
Johnny Weir b. 1984 American Figure skating G[190]
Rick Welts b. 1953 American Basketball executive G[191]
Peter Wherrett 1936–2009 Australian Automobile racing T[192]
Diane Whipple 1968–2001 American Lacrosse L[193]
Sue Wicks b. 1966 American Basketball L[194]
Marieke Wijsman b. 1975 Dutch Speed skating L[195]
David Wilson b. ? Canadian Figure skating G[196]
Chris Witty b. 1975 American Speed Skating L[174]
Andrea Worrall b. 1977 Welsh Football L[197]
Ireen Wüst b. 1986 Dutch Speed skating B[87][198]
Alissa Wykes b. 1967 American American football L[199]
Darren Young b. 1983 American Wrestling G[200]
Cyd Zeigler, Jr. b. 1973 American Journalist G[201]
Sharnee Zoll-Norman b. 1986 American Basketball L [202]

See also


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