LGBTQ people from New York (state)

Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, known professionally as Lady Gaga, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known for her image reinventions and versatility across the entertainment industry, she is an influential figure in popular music. With estimated sales of 124 million records, she is one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Publications such as Billboard and Rolling Stone have ranked her among the greatest artists in history.

American artist, film director, and producer (1928–1987)

American actress and activist

American poet and writer (1926–1997)

American writer and filmmaker, professor, and activist (1933–2004)

Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar, known professionally as Cardi B, is an American rapper. Born and raised in New York City, she is known for her energetic rap flow and outspoken lyrics. Since launching her music career in 2016 and releasing her two mixtapes, Cardi B has been cited for her part in helping elevate the relevance of female rappers in popular music.

Carlos Irwin Estévez, known professionally as Charlie Sheen, is an American actor. He is known as a leading man in film and television. Sheen has received numerous accolades including a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for four Primetime Emmy Awards and three Actor Awards. In 1994, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

American conductor and composer (1918–1990)

American writer (1925–2012)

American rock musician (1942–2013)

American writer (1924–1987)

American actor (born 1973)

American and British actor

American architect (1906–2005)

British-American actor (1899–1962)

American film director and producer (1899–1983)

American actor (1911–1993)

American politician and gay rights activist (1930–1978)

American anthropologist and folklorologist (1887-1948)

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.

American playwright (1928–2016)

American actor (1907–1994)

American writer and feminist activist (1934–1992)

American composer, composition teacher, writer, and conductor (1900-1990)

American media personality and retired decathlete

American poet (1892–1950)

American actor and comedian (1952–2023)

American artist (1960-1988)

Noah Cameron Schnapp is an American actor. He made his acting debut in 2015 with his portrayal of Charlie Brown in the animated film The Peanuts Movie and his supporting role in Steven Spielberg's Bridge of Spies. Schnapp gained international recognition for his role as Will Byers in the Netflix science fiction horror series Stranger Things (2016–2025), for which he received various accolades.

American composer and songwriter (1891–1964)

Sarah Catharine Paulson is an American actress. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Tony Award, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2017, Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world.

American actress

American singer-songwriter

American director, screenwriter, and producer (1939–2020)

American comedian, producer, actress, and television personality

American photographer (born 1949)

Madison Elle Beer is an American singer-songwriter. She first gained media attention after Canadian singer Justin Bieber posted a link to her cover of "At Last". In 2018, she released her debut extended play (EP), As She Pleases.

American illustrator and writer of children's books (1928-2012)

American actress and politician

Hamilton Howard "Albert" Fish was an American serial killer, rapist, child molester and cannibal who committed at least three child murders between July 1924 and June 1928. He was also known as the Gray Man, the Werewolf of Wysteria, the Brooklyn Vampire, the Moon Maniac, and the Boogey Man. Fish was a suspect in at least ten murders during his lifetime, although he only confessed to three murders that police were able to trace to a known homicide. He also confessed to stabbing at least two other people.

American actress

American Modernist writer, poet and artist (1892-1982)

American rapper and singer (1996–2017)

American composer and lyricist (1930–2021)

American feminist academic and critic (born 1947)

Japanese-American singer-songwriter

American novelist and editor (1930–1999)

American choreographer and director (1918–1998)

African-American dancer, choreographer and activist (1931-1989)

American painter and sculptor (1930)

American rapper, singer, songwriter, and actress

Black American queer liberation activist (1945–1992)

American soccer player (born 1980)

American actress and comedian (born 1984)

American feminist philosopher and theologian (1928–2010)

American singer-songwriter

American singer

American journalist (born 1967)

American-Italian musician

poet from the United States of America (1927–2017)