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Michelangelo
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (6March 147518February 1564), known mononymously as Michelangelo, was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet of the High Renaissance. He was born in the Republic of Florence but was mostly active in Rome from his 30s onwards. His work was inspired by models from classical antiquity and had a lasting influence on Western art. Michelangelo's creative abilities and mastery in a range of artistic arenas define him as an archetypal Renaissance man, along with his rival and elder contemporary, Leonardo da Vinci. Given the sheer volume of survivin

Oscar Wilde
Irish poet, playwright, and aesthete (1854-1900)
Marcel Proust
French novelist, critic and essayist (1871–1922)
Andy Warhol
American artist, film director, and producer (1928–1987)
Federico García Lorca
Spanish poet, dramatist and prose writer (1898–1936)
Jean Cocteau
French writer and filmmaker (1889–1963)

Paul Verlaine
French poet (1844-1896)
Tennessee Williams
American playwright (1911–1983)
Josephine Baker
American-born French dancer, singer and actress (1906–1975)
Louis XIII of France
King of France and Navarre from 1610 to 1643 (1601–1643)
Torquato Tasso
Italian poet (1544–1595)
Siegfried & Roy
German-American magician duo

Cardi B
Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar, known professionally as Cardi B, is an American rapper. Born and raised in New York City, she is known for her energetic rap flow and outspoken lyrics. Since launching her music career in 2016 and releasing her two mixtapes, Cardi B has been cited for her part in helping elevate the relevance of female rappers in popular music.
Fergie
American singer, rapper and actress
Yves Saint Laurent
French fashion designer (1936–2008)
Umberto II of Italy
lieutenant of the Kingdom of Italy and last king of Italy
Ludwig II of Bavaria
King of Bavaria (1845–1886)
Luchino Visconti
Italian director (1906–1976)
Evelyn Waugh
British writer and journalist (1903–1966)
Marta
Brazilian footballer (born 1986)
Benvenuto Cellini
Florentine sculptor and goldsmith (1500–1571)
Johann Joachim Winckelmann
German art historian and archaeologist, and conservator of the Vatican Library (1717–1768)
Vaslav Nijinsky
Polish-Russian ballet dancer and choreographer

Audre Lorde
American writer and feminist activist (1934–1992)

Mika
British-Lebanese musician, singer and songwriter

Franco Zeffirelli
Italian director and politician (1923-2019)

Francis Poulenc
French composer and pianist (1899–1963)
Nichi Vendola
Italian writer and politician
Rachel Maddow
American television news host and political commentator
Max Jacob
French poet, painter, writer and critic (1876-1944)

RuPaul
RuPaul Andre Charles (born November 17, 1960) is an American drag queen, television host, singer, producer, writer, and actor. He produces, hosts, and judges the reality competition series ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' and has received several accolades, including 14 Primetime Emmy Awards, three GLAAD Media Awards, a Critics' Choice Television Award, two Billboard Music Awards, a Tony Award, and a Guinness World Records title. He has been dubbed the "Queen of Drag" and is considered the most commercially successful drag queen in the United States, with Fortune saying that he is "easily the world's mo

Julien Green
American author (1900–1998)

Pim Fortuyn
Dutch politician (1948–2002)

Cynthia Erivo
Cynthia Erivo is a British actress and singer. Known for her work on both stage and screen, she is the recipient of several accolades and one of few individuals nominated for an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony Award (EGOT), winning all but the Oscar.

Philippe I, Duke of Orléans
French prince (1640-1701)
Jake Zyrus
Filipino singer
Fiona Shaw
Irish actress (born 1958)
Lee Pace
American actor

Ken Page
American actor (1954–2024)

Siegfried Sassoon
English war poet and writer (1886-1967)

Marsha P. Johnson
Black American queer liberation activist (1945–1992)

Ryan Murphy (producer)
Ryan Patrick Murphy is an American writer, director, and producer, working mainly in television. He has often been described as "the most powerful man" in modern television and signed the largest development deal in television history with Netflix. Murphy is noted for having created a shift in inclusive storytelling that "brought marginalised characters to the masses." His accolades include six Primetime Emmy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, a Tony Award, four Producers Guild of America Awards and two Golden Globe Awards, including the honorary Carol Burnett Award.

Liberace
Władziu Valentino Liberace (May 16, 1919 – February 4, 1987) was an American pianist, singer, and actor. He was born in Wisconsin to parents of Italian and Polish origin and enjoyed a career spanning four decades of concerts, recordings, television, motion pictures, and endorsements. At the height of his fame, from the 1950s to 1970s, he was the highest-paid entertainer in the world, with established concert residencies in Las Vegas and an international touring schedule.

Roger Casement
Irish diplomat, activist, nationalist and poet (1864–1916)

Ferdinando II de' Medici
Grand Duke of Tuscany

Duncan James
English singer

Robert Mapplethorpe
American photographer (1946–1989)
Brunetto Latini
Italian scholar and statesman, c. 1220–1294

Tab Hunter
Tab Hunter was an American actor, singer, film producer, and author. Known for his blond hair and clean-cut good looks, Hunter starred in more than forty films. During the 1950s and 1960s, Hunter was a Hollywood heartthrob, acting in numerous roles and appearing on the covers of hundreds of magazines. His notable screen credits include Battle Cry (1955), The Girl He Left Behind (1956), Gunman's Walk (1958), Damn Yankees (1958), Polyester (1981), and Lust in the Dust (1985). Hunter also had a music career in the late 1950s; in 1957, he released the no. 1 hit single "Young Love". Hunter's 2005 autobiography, Tab Hunter Confidential: The Making of a Movie Star, was a New York Times bestseller.
Gian Gastone de' Medici
last Medici Grand Duke of Tuscany (1671-1737)

Jens Spahn
German politician

Radclyffe Hall
British poet and author (1880–1943)

Ramón Novarro
Mexican actor (1899–1968)
Pier Luigi Farnese
Duke of Parma (1503-1547)

Gwen John
Welsh painter (1876-1939)

Gerard Reve
Dutch writer (1923-2006)

Astolphe-Louis-Léonor de Custine, Marquis de Custine
French aristocrat and writer (1790-1857)

Johnny Mathis
American singer

Daniela Mercury
Brazilian singer-songwriter

Sigismund Báthory
Prince of Transylvania (1572–1613)