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'''Notable nonbinary people''' include celebrities, activists, and historical figures who identify outside of the [[gender binary|Western gender binary]], regardless of whether they have used the word "[[nonbinary]]" for themselves. They may call themselves [[genderqueer]], use an [[gender-variant identities worldwide|indigenous word for their identity]], or they may simply describe their identity with words like "I'm not a man or a woman," "I'm [[bigender|some percentage of both]]," or "I [[genderfluid|often change back and forth]]." They were not necessarily born physically [[intersex]], and they do not necessarily [[transition]]. This article is about a few such people who are well-known. Due to the nature of how people become well-known, people who are musicians, actors, or activists tend to be overrepresented in this list. (There many more [[gender recognition|nonbinary people all over the world]] who are not famous, and who have a other types of careers.) The entries in the below table are sorted alphabetically by surname. You can click on the headings to change it to sort by birthdate, nationality, or gender identity instead.
'''Notable nonbinary people''' include celebrities, activists, and historical figures who identify outside of the [[gender binary|Western gender binary]], regardless of whether they have used the word "[[nonbinary]]" for themselves. They may call themselves [[genderqueer]], use an [[gender-variant identities worldwide|indigenous word for their identity]], or they may simply describe their identity with words like "I'm not a man or a woman," "I'm [[bigender|some percentage of both]]," or "I [[genderfluid|often change back and forth]]." They were not necessarily born physically [[intersex]], and they do not necessarily [[transition]]. This article is about a few such people who are well-known. Due to the nature of how people become well-known, people who are musicians, actors, or activists tend to be overrepresented in this list. (There many more [[gender recognition|nonbinary people all over the world]] who are not famous, and who have other types of careers.) The entries in the below table are sorted alphabetically by surname. You can click on the headings to change it to sort by birthdate, nationality, or gender identity instead.


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| Musician
| Musician
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| [[Grey Gritt]]
| [[G.R. Gritt]]
| align=center| Unknown, 20th century
| align=center| Unknown, 20th century
| Canadian
| Canadian
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| align=center| 1983
| align=center| 1983
| American; born in Hungary
| American; born in Hungary
| [[Agender]], according to Twitter bio.<ref name="BT-tweet">[https://twitter.com/bogiperson Twitter bio]</ref>
| [[Agender]]<ref name="BT-tweet">[https://twitter.com/bogiperson Twitter bio]</ref>
| Writer, psycholinguist, editor, translator. They are Jewish, and have written Torah-inspired work. They won the Lambda Literary Award for Best Transgender Fiction.
| Writer, psycholinguist, editor, translator. They are Jewish, and have written Torah-inspired work. They won the Lambda Literary Award for Best Transgender Fiction.
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| align=center| Unknown, 20th century
| align=center| Unknown, 20th century
| Nationality
| Nationality
| Nonbinary{{Citation needed}}
| Nonbinary<ref name="Diaz-Marcano">{{Cite web |title=Representation Matters: Jes Tom |last=Diaz-Marcano |first=Nelson |work=Manhattan with a Twist |date=23 October 2017 |access-date=22 October 2020 |url= https://www.manhattanwithatwist.com/representation-matters-jes-tom/}}</ref>
| Actor, writer, and stand up comic. They have appeared in the Amazon short film [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7638988/ ''Soojung Dreams of Fiji''] (AAIFF “Audience Award”) and played the lead in ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6956902/ Anatomy of an Orchid]''. Their writing has been published by Reductress, By Shondaland, and Condé Nast's Them. In collaboration with fellow comedian Chewy May, Jes Tom wrote, co-directed, and starred in the viral video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ll7gt0meuU Ghost In The Shell PSA], which received praise on platforms such as Buzzfeed, Upworthy, Nextshark, iO9, and Perez Hilton. Jes has been featured in GO Magazine, Splitsider, and the Fader, and were named one of TimeOut New York's "[https://www.timeout.com/newyork/comedy/lgbtq-poc-comedians LGBTQ POC Comedians We're Obsessed With.]" Jes was a 2018 StandUp NBC semifinalist. Their self-produced half hour comedy special, "[https://vimeo.com/188647787 COLD BREW]".  
| Actor, writer, and stand up comic. They have appeared in the Amazon short film [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7638988/ ''Soojung Dreams of Fiji''] (AAIFF “Audience Award”) and played the lead in ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6956902/ Anatomy of an Orchid]''. Their writing has been published by Reductress, By Shondaland, and Condé Nast's Them. In collaboration with fellow comedian Chewy May, Jes Tom wrote, co-directed, and starred in the viral video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ll7gt0meuU Ghost In The Shell PSA], which received praise on platforms such as Buzzfeed, Upworthy, Nextshark, iO9, and Perez Hilton. Jes has been featured in GO Magazine, Splitsider, and the Fader, and were named one of TimeOut New York's "[https://www.timeout.com/newyork/comedy/lgbtq-poc-comedians LGBTQ POC Comedians We're Obsessed With.]" Jes was a 2018 StandUp NBC semifinalist.
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| [[Nico Tortorella]]
| [[Nico Tortorella]]
| align=center | 1988
| align=center | 1988
| American
| American
| [[Nonbinary]]<ref name="NT-instagram" /> and [[gender nonconforming]]<ref name="just_Nico">{{Cite web |title=Nico Tortorella Opens Up About Sexuality & Gender Identity |author= |work=Just Jared |date=13 July 2019 |access-date=1 April 2020 |url= http://www.justjared.com/2019/07/13/nico-tortorella-opens-up-about-sexuality-gender-identity/}}</ref> Tortorella announced that they identify as [[genderfluid]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/106408/american-actor-nico-tortorella-comes-out-as-gender-fluid/ |title=American actor Nico Tortorella comes out as gender fluid |date=2018-05-17 |work=Gay Times|access-date=2018-05-19}}</ref>[[Genderfluid]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Crittenton |first1=Anya |title=Queer actor Nico Tortorella comes out as gender fluid with fabulous look |url=https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/nico-tortorella-gender-fluid |website=Gay Star News |publisher=Gay Star News Ltd |accessdate=16 August 2018 |date=17 May 2018}}</ref>
| [[Nonbinary]] and [[gender nonconforming]]<ref name="just_Nico">{{Cite web |title=Nico Tortorella Opens Up About Sexuality & Gender Identity |author= |work=Just Jared |date=13 July 2019 |access-date=1 April 2020 |url= http://www.justjared.com/2019/07/13/nico-tortorella-opens-up-about-sexuality-gender-identity/}}</ref> Tortorella announced that they identify as [[genderfluid]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/106408/american-actor-nico-tortorella-comes-out-as-gender-fluid/ |title=American actor Nico Tortorella comes out as gender fluid |date=2018-05-17 |work=Gay Times|access-date=2018-05-19}}</ref>[[Genderfluid]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Crittenton |first1=Anya |title=Queer actor Nico Tortorella comes out as gender fluid with fabulous look |url=https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/nico-tortorella-gender-fluid |website=Gay Star News |publisher=Gay Star News Ltd |accessdate=16 August 2018 |date=17 May 2018}}</ref>
| Actor, writer, and model. Tortorella is known for roles in films including Scream 4, the Fox crime drama series The Following, and the TV Land comedy-drama series Younger.  
| Actor, writer, and model. Tortorella is known for roles in films including Scream 4, the Fox crime drama series The Following, and the TV Land comedy-drama series Younger.  
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| align=center| 1987
| align=center| 1987
| American
| American
| Nonbinary, genderqueer<ref name="out-10jun2019">{{cite web|last1=Tirado |first1=Fran |title='Queer Eyes Jonathan Van Ness: "I'm Nonbinary" |url=https://www.out.com/lifestyle/2019/6/10/queer-eyes-jonathan-van-ness-im-nonbinary |accessdate=June 10, 2019 |work=Out |date=June 10, 2019}}</ref> "The older I get, the more I think that I’m nonbinary — I’m gender nonconforming. Like, some days I feel like a man, but then other days I feel like a woman. I don’t really — I think my energies are really all over the place. Any opportunity I have to break down stereotypes of the binary, I am down for it, I’m here for it. I think that a lot of times gender is used to separate and divide. It’s this social construct that I don’t really feel like I fit into the way I used to."<ref name="out._'Que">{{Cite web |title='Queer Eye''s Jonathan Van Ness: “I’m Nonbinary” |last=Tirado |first=Fran |work=out.com |date=10 June 2019 |access-date=1 April 2020 |url= https://www.out.com/lifestyle/2019/6/10/queer-eyes-jonathan-van-ness-im-nonbinary}}</ref>
| Nonbinary, genderqueer<ref name="out-10jun2019">{{cite web|last1=Tirado |first1=Fran |title='Queer Eyes Jonathan Van Ness: "I'm Nonbinary" |url=https://www.out.com/lifestyle/2019/6/10/queer-eyes-jonathan-van-ness-im-nonbinary |accessdate=June 10, 2019 |work=Out |date=June 10, 2019}}</ref> "The older I get, the more I think that I’m nonbinary — I’m gender nonconforming. Like, some days I feel like a man, but then other days I feel like a woman. I don’t really — I think my energies are really all over the place. Any opportunity I have to break down stereotypes of the binary, I am down for it, I’m here for it. I think that a lot of times gender is used to separate and divide. It’s this social construct that I don’t really feel like I fit into the way I used to."<ref name="out-10jun2019" />
| Hairdresser, podcaster, television personality. One of ''Queer Eye'''s "Fab Five".
| Hairdresser, podcaster, television personality. One of ''Queer Eye'''s "Fab Five".
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