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* Guan Yin, Bodhisattva of Compassion, who has both been depicted as male and female, and, according to the Lotus Sutra, has the ability to change form in order to help people.
* Guan Yin, Bodhisattva of Compassion, who has both been depicted as male and female, and, according to the Lotus Sutra, has the ability to change form in order to help people.
* Deborah Sampson, 18th century Massachusetts woman who disguised herself as a male to serve in the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War
* Hannah Snell, 18th century woman who used a male uniform and fought alongside British Royal Marines|marines
A number of noted individuals are or were transgendered.
The word transgender, for the purposes of this article, is an umbrella term that can include transmen" and transwomen, who may identify themselves as transgender, transsexual, genderqueer, Androgyny|androgynous, cross-dressers, transvestites, drag queens, drag kings or those intersexual (some prefer hermaphroditic) people whose gender identity differs from the gender they were assigned; or people who use similar terms to describe themselves. See those pages for an explanation of these terms. People on the list have been described according to their self-identification. This article is not sorted by transgender behaviour.
Regarding historical persons, please also note that for individuals at least until the beginning of the 20th century, there were no names for transgender behaviour, and therefore we have no statements that are a clear documentation for their reasons to behave the way they did; most of the time, we have no statements by themselves at all. All we can say is that by today's standards, these people or their behaviour would be considered transgender.
The people on this list have been selected because their fame or notoriety was in some way due or connected to their transgender behaviour.
Living individuals
Mortakai "Morty" Diamond,transman filmmaker,and performance artist
Shannon Minter, transsexual man, attorney, legal director of National Center for Lesbian Rights. A Ford Foundation 2005 Leadership for a Changing World Award Recipient
Jan Morris, transsexual author, English Golden Pen Award for a Lifetime's Distinguished Service to Literature
Kathy Padilla, transsexual, aka Kathleen Padilla, the first openly transgender official in Pennsylvania, United States Democratic Party| Delegate to the 2004 Democratic Presidential Convention in Boston, Commissioner Philadelphia Police Advisory Commission
Larry Paciotti, Pornography|porn movie director, transvestite
Grayson Perry, artist whose work sometimes features his female alter ego, Claire. Winner of the 2003 Turner Prize for art
Angela Piland, a model
José Sarria, first lgbt person to run for elective office in the USA, activist, noted fund raiser for aids services, drag performer
Melissa Sklarz, the first openly transgender public official in New York State, United States Democratic Party|Democratic county judicial delegate in Manhattan
Ethan St. Pierre, transsexual man, hate crimes survivor, radio host transfm.org
Misplaced Pages editor Susan Larson (SusanLarson), the operator of Susan's Place Transgender Resources which contains a Misplaced Pages fork.
20th century|20th and 21st century individuals
Sylvia Rivera, transgender activist, resisted police at Stonewall riots|Stonewall on June 27, 1969
Earlier historical or mythology|mythological individuals
It is often difficult to construe the gender and sexual identity of pre-modern individuals. In many societies, those whom Western society might consider homosexual or bisexual are or were considered transgendered. Therefore, see also List of famous gay, lesbian, or bisexual people.
Guan Yin, Bodhisattva of Compassion, who has both been depicted as male and female, and, according to the Lotus Sutra, has the ability to change form in order to help people.
Fictional individuals
Azure C., a transsexual model on the United States|American soap opera The City (TV series)|The City. The first transsexual portrayed on American soaps, she was played by Carlotta Chang from 1995 to 1996.
Myra Breckinridge, transsexual character in two best-selling novels by Gore Vidal, Myra Breckinridge and Myron, and a well-known film.
Mrs. Cartman, Mother?/Father? of Eric Cartman and local hermaphrodite in the fictional town of South Park
Herbert Garrison, schoolteacher in the fictional town of South Park, who, in the Season 8 premeire, underwent sexual reassignment surgery.
Hayley Cropper, transsexual character in the popular Britain|British soap opera Coronation Street. First transsexual portrayed on British soaps, since 1998.
Henry "Hildegarde" Desmond, a hetero male who dresses as a woman to live in a budget "women's hotel" in the TV sitcom Bosom Buddies. Portrayed by Peter Scolari.
Frank N Furter, the transvestite antagonist of the cult musical Rocky Horror Show and Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Emily Howard, the "unconvincing transvestite" character in the BBC sketch show Little Britain.
Corporal Maxwell Q. Klinger, of M*A*S*H, a hirsute transvestite seeking a discharge from the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Although a transvestite, he loudly denied any charges of homosexuality.
Mrs. Anna Madrigal, transexual landlady in the Tales of the City novels, and TV mini-series. Her name is a scramble of "a man and a girl." Portrayed by Olympia Dukakis in the mini-series.
Dorothy Michaels, a male actor posing as an actress in the film Tootsie. Portrayed by Dustin Hoffman.
Ava Moore, transsexual character in the United States|American drama Nip/Tuck, played by Famke Janssen from 2004.
Roberta Muldoon, a large muscular transexual woman (former male football player) in The World According to Garp. Portrayed by John Lithgow in the film version.
Orlando, An Elizabethan era immortal from the novel of the same name by Virginia Woolf. After 200 years, Orlando changes from a man to a woman. Also a 1993 film of the same name.
Hedwig Robinson, "internationally ignored song stylist" and lead role in Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Kip "Buffy" Wilson, a hetero male who dresses as a woman to live in a budget "women's hotel" in the TV sitcom Bosom Buddies. Portrayed by Tom Hanks.
Birdo, Nintendo's Super Mario Bros 2 character who, according to the original manual, "...thinks he is a girl...He'd rather be called 'Birdetta.'" Eventually sticking with Birdo, she is currently accepted as female and is rumoured to be dating Yoshi.
