Elton John

Elton John

male, 62 years old
Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March, 1947) is a five-time Grammy and one-time Academy Award-winning English...
Ryan White

Ryan White

male, deceased (1990)
Ryan Wayne White was a young man with AIDS from Kokomo, Indiana. In the 1980s, he drew national and worldwide attention due to his infection. White...
Zackie Achmat

Zackie Achmat

male, 47 years old
Zackie Achmat (born Abdurazzack Achmat in 1962) is a South African activist, most widely known as founder and chairman of Treatment Action Campaign...
Larry Kramer

Larry Kramer

male, 74 years old
Larry Kramer (born June 25 1935 in Bridgeport, Connecticut), is an American playwright, author, public health advocate and gay rights activist. He...
Wan Yanhai

Wan Yanhai

male
Wan Yanhai is the best-known AIDS activist in China. His "frank and aggressive" approach toward AIDS have led to frequent run-ins with authorities...
Michael Callen

Michael Callen

male, deceased (1993)
Michael Callen (April 11, 1955 - December 27, 1993) was a singer, songwriter, composer, author, and AIDS activist. He was a significant architect...
Gao Yaojie

Gao Yaojie

female, 82 years old
Dr. Gao Yaojie (born 1927) is a Chinese gynecologist, academic, and AIDS activist in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China. Gao has been honored for her...
Elizabeth Taylor

Elizabeth Taylor

female, 77 years old
Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor DBE (born February 27 1932) is an iconic two-time Academy Award-winning British-American actress. Her eyes are...
Stephen Lewis

Stephen Lewis

male, 71 years old
Stephen Henry Lewis, C.C. (born November 11, 1937) is a Canadian politician, broadcaster and diplomat. He is currently Social Science...
Peter Piot

Peter Piot

male, 60 years old
Dr. Peter Piot is Under Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of the UN specialized agency UNAIDS. In 2004, he was awarded...