Arthur Ashe

Arthur Ashe

male, deceased (1993)
Arthur Robert Ashe, Jr. (July 10, 1943 - February 6, 1993) was a prominent African American tennis player who was born and raised in Richmond,...
Fela Kuti

Fela Kuti

male, deceased (1997)
Fela Anikulapo Kuti (born Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti, October 15 1938 - August 2 1997), or simply Fela, was a Nigerian...
David Wojnarowicz

David Wojnarowicz

male, deceased (1992)
David Wojnarowicz (September 14, 1954 - July 22, 1992) was a gay painter, photographer, writer, filmmaker, performance artist, and activist who was...
Rudolf Nureyev

Rudolf Nureyev

male, deceased (1993)
Rudolf Nureyev, a Tatar ballet dancer, is regarded as one of the greatest male dancers of the 20th century, alongside Vaslav Nijinsky and Mikhail...
Elizabeth Glaser

Elizabeth Glaser

female, deceased (1994)
Elizabeth Glaser, born Elizabeth Meyer, (November 11 1947 - December 3, 1994), was a major American AIDS activist and child advocate married to...
Robert Mapplethorpe

Robert Mapplethorpe

male, deceased (1989)
Robert Mapplethorpe was an American photographer, known for his large-scale, highly stylized black & white portraits, photos of flowers and male...
Willi Ninja

Willi Ninja

male, deceased (2006)
Willi Ninja (12 April, 1961 - 2 September, 2006) was a gay African-American dancer and choreographer best known for his appearance in the...
Derek Jarman

Derek Jarman

male, deceased (1994)
Derek Jarman was an English film director, stage designer, artist, and writer.
Alvin Ailey

Alvin Ailey

male, deceased (1989)
Alvin Ailey, Jr. (January 5, 1931 - December 1, 1989) was an African American modern dancer and choreographer who founded the Alvin Ailey American...
Keith Haring

Keith Haring

male, deceased (1990)
Keith Haring was a pre-eminent artist and social activist whose work responded to the New York street culture of the 1980s. He was born in Reading,...