American LGBTQ businesspeople

American actress (born 1975)

Timothy Donald Cook is an American business executive who has served as the chief executive officer (CEO) of Apple since 2011. He had previously been the company's chief operating officer under its co-founder Steve Jobs. Cook joined Apple in March 1998 as a senior vice president for worldwide operations, and then as vice president for worldwide sales and operations. He was appointed chief executive of Apple on August 24, 2011, after Jobs resigned.

American-Canadian actress, model and former pornographic actress

Samuel Harris Altman is an American entrepreneur who has been the chief executive officer (CEO) of the AI company OpenAI since 2019.

American rapper, singer and actress

American media personality and retired decathlete

American artist and social activist (1958-1990)

Calvin Richard Klein is an American fashion designer. In 1968, he launched the company that later became Calvin Klein. In addition to clothing, he has also given his name to a range of perfumes, watches, and jewellery.

Peter Andreas Thiel is a German and American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and conservative political activist. A co-founder of PayPal (1998), Palantir Technologies (2003), and Founders Fund (2005), he was also the first outside investor in Facebook (2004). According to The New York Times, as of December 2025, Thiel's estimated net worth stood at US$27.5 billion, placing him among the 100 richest individuals in the world.

American fashion designer (born 1963)

American entrepreneur

Scott Kenneth Homer Bessent is an American businessman and government official serving since 2025 as the 79th United States secretary of the treasury. Bessent was a partner at Soros Fund Management (SFM) and founded Key Square Group, a global macro investment firm. He is the first openly gay person to lead the U.S. Treasury Department, the first openly gay U.S. Senate-confirmed Cabinet member in a Republican administration, and the second openly gay U.S. Senate-confirmed Cabinet secretary.

American fashion designer

American film producer

American pornographic actress

American businessman

American author, vlogger, and science communicator

American publisher (1919–1990)

American psychologist and writer (born 1965)

American pornographic actress and model

American FtM pornographic actor

American pornographic actress and director

American music executive (born 1932)

American businessman

American actress

American businesswoman and actress

American blogger

American zoo operator, internet personality, and musician

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.

American lawyer and politician (born 1966)

American businessman (1913-1974)

American basketball player

American YouTube personality

American political consultant and activist

American studio executive

pornographic actress from the United States

American personal trainer, reality show personality, actress, talk show host and entrepreneur

American actress and interior decorator (1865-1950)

American author, television personality, motivational speaker, businesswoman, investor

American animal rights activist

American music executive (1942–2023)

American fashion designer (born 1962)

American fashion designer (born 1980)

American drag queen

American lawyer, researcher, writer, and businessperson

American madam

American businessperson, an operating executive of The Carlyle Group, and chair of the Walt Disney Company

American actress (1903-1994)

Film, TV and theatre producer, screenwriter (1937-1999)

American pornographic actress, film director and producer

American architect (1872–1933)

fashion model from the USA

American gay-rights activist (1940-1993)

American LGBT rights and AIDS activist

American television producer

American politician

American businesswoman

American political activist

American poker player

American politician (1931-1987)