- female, deceased (1591)
- Veronica Franco (1546-1591) was a poet and courtesan in sixteenth-century Venice.
- female, deceased (1917)
- Mata Hari was the stage name of Margaretha Geertruida (Grietje) Zelle (7 August, 1876, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands - 15 October, 1917, Vincennes,...
- female, deceased (1846)
- Harriette Wilson (nee Harriette Dubochet was a notorious English courtesan. Harriette was the daughter of a Swiss clock maker. She began her career...
- female, deceased (1847)
- Marie Duplessis was a French courtesan and mistress to a number of prominent and wealthy men. She is the basis of Marguerite Gautier, the main...
- female, deceased (1764)
- Madame de Pompadour (December 29, 1721 - April 15, 1764) was a well known courtesan and the famous mistress of King Louis XV of France.
- female, deceased (1861)
- Elizabeth Rosanna Gilbert (February 17, 1821 - January 17, 1861), better known by the stage name Lola Montez, was an Irish-born dancer and actress...
- female
- Ambapali, also called Amrapali, was a royal courtesan (or nagarvadhu) of the republic state of Vaishali, ancient India. She finds mention in the...
- female, deceased (1886)
- Cora Pearl was a famous courtesan of the 19th century French demimonde, born "Emma Elizabeth Crouch".
- female, deceased (1965)
- Carolina Otero, "La Belle Otero" born Agustina Otero Iglesias (November 4, 1868 - April 12, 1965) was a famous Spanish born dancer, actress and...
- female, deceased (1920)
- Catherine "Skittles" Walters was a fashion trendsetter and the last of the great courtesans of Victorian London, England.
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