Gay businessmen

Timothy Donald Cook is an American business executive who has served as the chief executive officer (CEO) of Apple since 2011. He had previously been the company's chief operating officer under its co-founder Steve Jobs. Cook joined Apple in March 1998 as a senior vice president for worldwide operations, and then as vice president for worldwide sales and operations. He was appointed chief executive of Apple on August 24, 2011, after Jobs resigned.

French fashion designer (1936–2008)

Samuel Harris Altman is an American entrepreneur who has been the chief executive officer (CEO) of the AI company OpenAI since 2019.

American artist and social activist (1958-1990)

British fashion designer (1969–2010)

British personal manager and impresario (1934–1967)

Russian art critic and impresario (1872–1929)

Peter Andreas Thiel is a German and American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and conservative political activist. A co-founder of PayPal (1998), Palantir Technologies (2003), and Founders Fund (2005), he was also the first outside investor in Facebook (2004). According to The New York Times, as of December 2025, Thiel's estimated net worth stood at US$27.5 billion, placing him among the 100 richest individuals in the world.

French fashion designer (1927-2018)

American fashion designer (born 1963)

Scott Kenneth Homer Bessent is an American businessman and government official serving since 2025 as the 79th United States secretary of the treasury. Bessent was a partner at Soros Fund Management (SFM) and founded Key Square Group, a global macro investment firm. He is the first openly gay person to lead the U.S. Treasury Department, the first openly gay U.S. Senate-confirmed Cabinet member in a Republican administration, and the second openly gay U.S. Senate-confirmed Cabinet secretary.

American fashion designer

American film producer

American businessman

Italian fashion designer (born 1958)

Italian fashion designer (born 1962)

French industrialist, patron and book collector

American businessman

American zoo operator, internet personality, and musician

Roy Halston Frowick (April 23, 1932 – March 26, 1990), known mononymously as Halston, was an American fashion designer. His minimalist, fluid designs helped define the look of 1970s American style. Halston was known for creating a relaxed urban lifestyle for women.

Australian music and film producer (1934–2016)

British theatre and musical producer

British (jewelry) designer and entrepreneur (1863-1942)

British fashion designer (born 1971)

Dutch former politician (born 1942)

Scottish music manager (born 1949)

British entertainer (1927–2009)

Greek businessperson and politician

Swedish businessman and pornographic actor

British comedian, actor and television presenter (1955–2023)

Film, TV and theatre producer, screenwriter (1937-1999)

Polish politician

Swedish art collector (1888–1964)

Irish designer and milliner (born 1967)

British tennis official and fashion designer (1910-1990)

Irish-Australian airline executive

Hungarian gay politician and businessman

Swiss writer (1784-1864)

British media entrepreneur and politician (born 1964)

English fashion designer (1909-2003)

British businessman (born 1948)

Norwegian politician

German sports manager

British political blogger (born 1962)

American entrepreneur, founder of Studio 54 (1943–1989)

American make-up artist and photographer

American drag queen, transvestite activist, and retailer (1943-2000)

American wrestling promoter (1924–2004)

Italian politician and businessman

businessperson

British-Australian businessman

Israeli chef

English fashion designer

businessman (born 1957)

businessperson

American businessman

British businessman (1938-2009)

Hungarian politician, MP

Estonian film director, producer and entrepreneur (born April 1973)

Investor and Entrepreneur