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'''Notable nonbinary people''' | '''Notable nonbinary people''' include celebrities, activists, and historical figures who identify outside of the [[gender binary]], regardless of whether they have used the word "[[nonbinary]]" for themselves. There are many more nonbinary people in the world who aren't famous, but these are a few of those individuals that are well-known to some degree. Sorted alphabetically by surname, with a [https://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1365&bih=590&q=search+for+usable+photos+for+wiki&oq=search+for+usable+photos+for+wiki&gs_l=img.3...1407.7212.0.7771.39.13.0.26.1.0.192.1547.2j11.13.0....0...1ac.1.35.img..27.12.1308.JM3B5UKwf0A#hl=en&q=search+for+usable+photos+for+wiki&tbm=isch&tbs=sur:f fair use or creative commons photo] if possible. | ||
==Olly Alexander== | ==Olly Alexander== | ||
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==Ivan E. Coyote== | ==Ivan E. Coyote== | ||
[[File:Ivan Coyote.jpg|thumb|Ivan Coyote in 2017.]] | [[File:Ivan Coyote.jpg|thumb|200px|Ivan Coyote in 2017.]] | ||
Ivan E. Coyote is a writer who has made significant contributions to the representation of queerness in Canadian literature. They have won the the ReLit Award for Best Fiction (2007), and the Stonewall Honor Book Award (2017). | Ivan E. Coyote is a writer who has made significant contributions to the representation of queerness in Canadian literature. They have won the the ReLit Award for Best Fiction (2007), and the Stonewall Honor Book Award (2017). | ||
* '''Born:''' August 11, 1969 (age {{#expr: {{#time: Y }}-1969}}) | * '''Born:''' August 11, 1969 (age {{#expr: {{#time: Y }}-1969}}) | ||
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== Dorian Electra == | == Dorian Electra == | ||
[[File:Dorian Electra, Subterranean Chicago, March 7, 2018 (40794046452) (cropped).jpg|thumb|Dorian Electra performing in 2018.]] | [[File:Dorian Electra, Subterranean Chicago, March 7, 2018 (40794046452) (cropped).jpg|thumb|200px|Dorian Electra performing in 2018.]] | ||
Dorian Electra is an American singer, songwriter, video and performance artist. | Dorian Electra is an American singer, songwriter, video and performance artist. | ||
*'''Born:''' June 25, 1992 (age {{#expr: {{#time: Y }}-1992}}) | *'''Born:''' June 25, 1992 (age {{#expr: {{#time: Y }}-1992}}) | ||
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==Ruby Rose== | ==Ruby Rose== | ||
[[File:Ruby_Rose,_2012.jpg|thumb|Ruby Rose]] | [[File:Ruby_Rose,_2012.jpg|thumb|200px|Ruby Rose]] | ||
Ruby Rose is an actor who has won the ASTRA Awards, GQ Australia, GLAAD Media Awards, and the Australian LGBTI Awards. | Ruby Rose is an actor who has won the ASTRA Awards, GQ Australia, GLAAD Media Awards, and the Australian LGBTI Awards. | ||
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==Tilda Swinton== | ==Tilda Swinton== | ||
[[File:Tilda Swinton Cannes 2013.JPG|thumb|Swinton at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival]] | [[File:Tilda Swinton Cannes 2013.JPG|thumb|200px|Swinton at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival]] | ||
Tilda Swinton has won numerous awards for her career as an actor, including an Academy Award, the BAFTA Scotland Award, the Volpi Cup, the European Film Award, and the Richard Harris Award. | Tilda Swinton has won numerous awards for her career as an actor, including an Academy Award, the BAFTA Scotland Award, the Volpi Cup, the European Film Award, and the Richard Harris Award. | ||
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==Steven Tyler== | ==Steven Tyler== | ||
[[File:TylerNassauColliseum.jpg|thumb|Steven Tyler]] | [[File:TylerNassauColliseum.jpg|thumb|200px|Steven Tyler]] | ||
Steven Tyler is best known as the lead singer of the Boston-based rock band Aerosmith. Tyler is included among Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Singers. He was ranked third on Hit Parader's Top 100 Metal Vocalists of All Time. In 2001, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Aerosmith and in 2013, Tyler and his songwriting partner Joe Perry received the ASCAP Founders Award and were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. | Steven Tyler is best known as the lead singer of the Boston-based rock band Aerosmith. Tyler is included among Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Singers. He was ranked third on Hit Parader's Top 100 Metal Vocalists of All Time. In 2001, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Aerosmith and in 2013, Tyler and his songwriting partner Joe Perry received the ASCAP Founders Award and were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. | ||
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==Gerard Way== | ==Gerard Way== | ||
[[File:My_Chemical_Romance_@_McCallum_Park_(5_2_2012)_(6825192746).jpg|thumb|Gerard Way]] | [[File:My_Chemical_Romance_@_McCallum_Park_(5_2_2012)_(6825192746).jpg|thumb|200px|Gerard Way]] | ||
Gerard Way is best known as the lead vocalist and co-founder of the rock band My Chemical Romance. He also wrote the Eisner Award-winning comic book series ''The Umbrella Academy''. | Gerard Way is best known as the lead vocalist and co-founder of the rock band My Chemical Romance. He also wrote the Eisner Award-winning comic book series ''The Umbrella Academy''. | ||
* '''Born:''' April 9, 1977 (age {{#expr: {{#time: Y }}-1977}}) | * '''Born:''' April 9, 1977 (age {{#expr: {{#time: Y }}-1977}}) | ||
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Way Wikipedia entry] | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Way Wikipedia entry] | ||
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==Billy Dee Williams== | |||
[[File:Billy Dee Williams in Washington D.C.jpg|thumb|200px|Billy Dee Williams in 1997.]] | |||
William December "Billy Dee" Williams Jr. is one of America's most well-known black film actors of the 1970s, best known for playing the adventurous Lando Calrissian in the Star Wars film franchise. | |||
* '''Born:''' April 6, 1937 (age {{#expr: {{#time: Y }}-1937}}) | |||
* '''Nationality:''' USA | |||
* '''Pronouns:''' [[English neutral pronouns#He|he/him]] and [[English neutral pronouns#She|she/her]]. In an interview with ''Esquire'' in 2019, Williams said, "I never tried to be anything except myself. I think of myself as a relatively colorful character who doesn’t take himself or herself too seriously. [...] And you see I say ‘himself’ and ‘herself,’ because I also see myself as feminine as well as masculine. I’m a very soft person. I’m not afraid to show that side of myself."<ref>Matt Miller. "The Enduring, Intergalactic Cool of Billy Dee Williams." ''Esquire''. Nov 26, 2019. https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a29817501/billy-dee-williams-star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker-lando-calrissian-interview/</ref> | |||
* '''Gender:''' Although the above 2019 ''Esquire'' interview labels Williams with the word "[[genderfluid]]," Williams is not recorded as using that word. | |||
* '''Profession:''' actor, artist, and singer | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_dee_williams Wikipedia entry] | |||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||