20th-century British LGBTQ people

Freddie Mercury was a British singer and songwriter who achieved global fame as the lead vocalist and pianist of the rock band Queen. Regarded as one of the greatest singers in the history of rock music, he is known for his flamboyant stage persona and four-octave vocal range. Mercury defied the conventions of a rock frontman with his theatrical style, influencing the artistic direction of Queen.

Sir Elton Hercules John is a British singer, songwriter and pianist. His music and showmanship have had a significant, lasting effect on the music industry, and his songwriting partnership with the lyricist Bernie Taupin is one of the most successful in history. John was the 19th person to achieve an "EGOT", winning Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony awards. He has sold over 300 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time.

British comedian and actor (born 1962)

British Liberal politician and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1847–1929)

British actor (1928–1998)

British politician (1920–2003)

British historian of the Middle Ages (1903–2000)

Lithuanian-born British actor (1928-1973)

Welsh photographer and filmmaker (1930-2017); ex-husband of Princess Margaret (1930–2017)

English musician

English rapper and grime artist

Anglo-German actress and singer

British gay rights activist (born 1952)

British noble (1886-1960); eldest child of Prince Henry of Battenberg and Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom; grandson of Queen Victoria

Austrian actor (1896-1967)

British artist (1840 – 1905)

British comedian (1953–2020)

British film editor, television producer and director (1925-2002)

British theatre and musical producer

British actor

British aristocrat, farmer, geologist, and businessman

British politician (1918–1977)

British actor (1909–1990)

Nigerian photographer (1955–1989)

British politician and Chief Minister of the Isle of Man (born 1947)

British politician (born 1972)

German physician (1897–1986)

British actor (1924–1983)

Irish actor (1899-1978)

British Noble (1851–1926)

English Peer (1875–1905)

Paris-based British fashion designer and art dealer between the 1920s and 1950s (1891-1974)

British politician (1899-1958)

British polar explorer and botanist (1911–1990)

British and Australian choreographer

British polymath (1872–1953)

British novelist, playwright and travel writer (1916-1981)

British author and actress

actress (1924-2006)

former British diplomat

British actor

British fashion designer (1943–1992)

British writer (1924-2005)

English television producer

British drummer

British sculptor (1901-1937)

British jazz band-leader and dancer (1914–1941)

British politician (1914-2001)

Manx actor (1965-1995)

British civil servant who spied for the Soviet Union (1924-1996)

Jamaican artist and business woman

British politician (1905–1944)

Barbadian dancer (1911–1988)

Scottish artist (1921-1963)

British film historian

British antiques/art dealer and diplomatic courier (1860-1939)

British diplomat