AIDS-related deaths in California

American actor (1925–1985)

Anthony Perkins was an American actor. Born in Manhattan, he began his acting career as a teenager in summer stock theatre, and appeared in films prior to his Broadway debut. His first film role was in The Actress (1953). That same year, he debuted on Broadway in Tea and Sympathy, a performance for which he received critical acclaim.

Eric Lynn Wright (September 7, 1964 – March 26, 1995), known professionally as Eazy-E, was an American rapper who propelled West Coast rap and gangsta rap by leading the group N.W.A and its label, Ruthless Records. Wright is often referred to as the "Godfather of Gangsta Rap".

English theatre and film director and producer (1928-1991)

Władziu Valentino Liberace (May 16, 1919 – February 4, 1987) was an American pianist, singer, and actor. He was born in Wisconsin to parents of Italian and Polish origin and enjoyed a career spanning four decades of concerts, recordings, television, motion pictures, and endorsements. At the height of his fame, from the 1950s to 1970s, he was the highest-paid entertainer in the world, with established concert residencies in Las Vegas and an international touring schedule.

American pornographic actor

American actress (1969–2016)

American actor (1955–1991)

American film director and screenwriter, born in New Caledonia

American actress (1929–1989)

racecar driver

American actor, director (1932-1992)

American actor and novelist (1926–1991)

American actor (1941–1994)

American actor (1936-1989)

American actor, stand-up comedian (1952-1995)

American singer-songwriter

U.S. American film director, choreographer, and producer (1943-1993)

Roy Halston Frowick (April 23, 1932 – March 26, 1990), known mononymously as Halston, was an American fashion designer. His minimalist, fluid designs helped define the look of 1970s American style. Halston was known for creating a relaxed urban lifestyle for women.

English-Australian actor, model, and dancer (1952-1995)

American photographer (1952–2002)

American actor (1966-1998)

American actor (1959-1989)

American pornographic actor (1952-1992)

American actor (1946-2014)

figure skater (1937–2000)

American Vietnam War veteran, race relations instructor, and recipient of the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star (1943–1988)

American musician (1950–1982)

American actor (1959–1988)

transgender adult film performer, director, singer (1967–2004)

Playwright, screenwriter, cinematographer, actor, film editor, producer, and director (1929-1991)

American actor, singer, songwriter (1948-1992)

Australian singer and songwriter (1944–1992)

Hispanic/Latin American actor (1933–1990)

American actor (1947–1986)

actor, comedian, writer (1931-1988)

American journalist (1951–1994)

Founder of Gay Games (1937–1987)

American lyricist and songwriter, who for several years in the 1960s worked out of the famous Brill Building.

American baseball player (1952-1995)

American pornographic actor and writer (1961-1998)

American actor (1953-1994)

Puerto Rican actor (1957–1986)

figure skater (1938–1989)

American author and activist

American actress (1959-1995)

American actor (1952-1995)

American actor (1933–1991)

American pornographic actor (1954-1988)

American writer (1945–1995)

American model and fashion icon (1950-1992)

American actor (1947-1994)

American actor (1962-1992)

American filmmaker (1957–1994)

American actor (1943-1993)

fashion illustrator (1943-1987)

American bodybuilder and pornographic actor (1973–2012)

American painter (1946-1999)

American actor (1944-1992)

American actor (1926-1994)