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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.

• Herculine Barbin, 19th Century French hermaphrodite
• Chevalier d'Eon
• 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

• Mrs. Cartman, Mother?/Father? of Eric Cartman and local hermaphrodite in the fictional town of South Park
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

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