List of people with non-binary gender identities

This is a list of notable people who identify with a gender that is outside of the gender binary (non-binary or genderqueer).

Non-binary gender identities include agender and bigender, and are sometimes considered part of the transgender spectrum.[1]

Non-binary, genderqueer and gender fluid identities

Name Birthdate Nationality Gender identity Notable as Reference
Qween Amor 1989 American Erotic dancer [2]
Ruth Baldacchino Unknown Maltese LGBT activist [3]
Justin Vivian Bond 1963 American Trans Singer-songwriter, drag queen [4]
Kate Bornstein 1948 American Author, playwright, performance artist, and gender theorist [5]
Miley Cyrus 1992 American Genderfluid Singer, songwriter, and actress [6]
Angel Haze 1991 American Agender Rapper and lyricist [7]
Jana Hunter Unknown American Genderfluid Songwriter and musician [8]
Eddie Izzard 1962 British Transvestite Comedian, actor and writer [9][10]
Andre J. 1979 American Genderless Party promoter [11]
Elly Jackson 1988 British Singer [12]
Janae Kroc 1972 American Genderfluid author, bodybuilder, marine, model, pharmacist, powerlifter [13][14]
Jiz Lee 1980 American Agender Pornographic actor [15]
CN Lester 1984 British Genderqueer Singer-songwriter [16]
Alex MacFarlane Unknown Australian Androgynous First person known with an 'X' sex marker on passport [17][18][19]
Jeffrey Marsh 1977 American Genderqueer Vine and social media activist [20]
Jack Monroe 1988 United Kingdom Non-binary transgender Journalist [21]
Richard O'Brien 1942 British and New Zealand Writer, actor, television presenter and theatre performer [22] [23]
Genesis P-Orridge 1950 British Singer-songwriter, musician, poet, writer, performance artist [24]
Chris Pureka Unknown American Genderqueer Singer-songwriter [25]
Ruby Rose 1986 Australian Genderfluid Model, actress, singer and television presenter [26]
Shamir 1994 American Singer-songwriter [27]
Rae Spoon 1982 Canadian Musician and writer [28]
Amandla Stenberg 1998 American Non-binary Actress [29]
Eliot Sumner 1990 British Musician, singer-songwriter [30]
Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore 1948 American Genderqueer Author and activist [31]
T. Thomason 1994 Canadian Non-binary Singer-songwriter [32]
Alok Vaid-Menon Unknown American Non-binary Spoken word performance [33]
Hida Viloria 1968 American Genderfluid Writer and LGBTI Activist [34]

Third gender and indigenous gender identities

The term third gender has been used to describe hijras of India, Bangladesh and Pakistan[35] who have gained legal identity, fa'afafine of Polynesia, and sworn virgins of the Balkans,[36] among others, and is also used by many of such groups and individuals to describe themselves.

Name Birthdate Nationality Gender identity Notable as Reference
Butler, AlecAlec Butler 1959 Canada Two-spirit Playwright and filmmaker [37]
Charoenphol, ParinyaParinya Charoenphol 1981 Thailand Kathoey Muay Thai boxer [38]
Chrystos 1946 United States of America Two-spirit Poet and activist [39]
Cowley, EdwardEdward Cowley Unknown New Zealand Fa'afafine Entertainer [40]
Fobister, WaawaateWaawaate Fobister Unknown Canada Two-spirit Playwright and actor [41]
Kihara, ShigeyukiShigeyuki Kihara Unknown New Zealand Fa'afafine Contemporary artist [42]
Malena, MarionMarion Malena Unknown American Samoa Fa'afafine Beauty pageant [43]
Mausi, ShabnamShabnam Mausi Unknown India Hijra First Hijra in India elected to public office [44]
Pulotu-Endemann, Fuimaono KarlFuimaono Karl Pulotu-Endemann Unknown Samoan Islands Fa'afafine Medical professional [45]
Raymore, SheldonSheldon Raymore Unknown United States of America Two-spirit Native community organizer [46]
Saelua, JaiyahJaiyah Saelua Unknown American Samoa Fa'afafine Association football player [47]
Tripathi, Laxmi NarayanLaxmi Narayan Tripathi 1979 India Hijra Actress, dancer, and transgender rights activist [48][49]
We'wha 1849 United States of America Lhamana Zuni Native American [50]
Whiteknife, MasseyMassey Whiteknife Unknown Canada Two-spirit Businessman and entertainer [51]

See also

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