Henry Paget, 5th Marquess of AngleseyW
Henry Paget, 5th Marquess of Anglesey

Henry Cyril Paget, 5th Marquess of Anglesey, styled Lord Paget until 1880 and Earl of Uxbridge between 1880 and 1898, and nicknamed "Toppy", was a British peer who was notable during his short life for squandering his inheritance on a lavish social life and accumulating massive debts. Regarded as the "black sheep" of the family, he was dubbed "the dancing marquess" and for his Butterfly Dancing, taken from Loie Fuller, where a voluminous robe of transparent white silk would be waved like wings.

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Boulton and Park

Thomas Ernest Boulton and Frederick William Park were two Victorian cross-dressers. In 1870, while in drag, they were arrested after leaving a London theatre. They were charged with conspiracy to commit sodomy, a crime that carried a maximum prison sentence of life with hard labour. Their case came to court the following year when they were acquitted after the prosecution failed to establish that they had anal sex. The pair admitted to appearing in public dressed as women, which was "an offence against public morals and common decency". They were bound over for two years.

Pete BurnsW
Pete Burns

Peter Jozzeppi Burns was an English musician, singer, songwriter, and television personality. In 1979 he founded the band Nightmares In Wax; in 1980 changes were made to the band's line-up and the name was changed to Dead or Alive. Burns was the group's vocalist and songwriter. The band rose to mainstream success with their 1984 single "You Spin Me Round ".

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François-Timoléon de Choisy

François Timoléon, abbé de Choisy was a French cross-dresser, abbé, and author. He wrote numerous works on church history as well as travelogues, memoirs and fiction.

Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of ClarendonW
Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon

Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon, styled Viscount Cornbury between 1674 and 1709, was an English aristocrat and politician. Better known by his noble title Lord Cornbury, he was propelled into the forefront of English politics when he and part of his army defected from the Catholic King James II to support the newly arrived Protestant contender, William III of Orange. These actions were part of the beginning of the Glorious Revolution of 1688. Cornbury's choice to support his cousin Anne instead of William after the rebellion cost him his military commission. However, Cornbury's support of King William's reign eventually earned him the governorship of the provinces of New York and New Jersey; he served between 1701 and 1708.

Leslie CochranW
Leslie Cochran

Albert Leslie Cochran was an American homeless man, peace activist, cross-dresser, urban outdoorsman, and outspoken critic of police treatment of the homeless. Cochran was known in Austin as Leslie.

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Denrele Edun

Adenrele Oluwafemi Edun popularly known as Denrele, is a Nigerian television host, who has been recognized with many awards. The award-winning TV host has bagged many including The Best TV Personality at the NEAs in New York 2011, Dynamix Award for Best Youth TV Personality 2006/2007/2008, The Future Award for Best Producer 2007.

LadybeardW
Ladybeard

Richard Magarey is an Australian stunt actor, professional wrestler, singer and YouTuber, known for his bearded crossdressing persona named Ladybeard . He is also vocalist of the band Deadlift Lolita, formerly with the band Ladybaby.

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Lasse-Maja

Lars Larsson Molin, alias Lasse-Maja, was a notorious Swedish thief and memoirist. He was famous in history for disguising himself as a woman during his tours as a thief. His disguise gave him the nickname Lasse-Maja, a combination of the male name Lars and the female name Maja. He wrote his own memoirs, which became very popular in 19th-century Sweden.

Vito LoGrassoW
Vito LoGrasso

Vito Joseph LoGrasso is an American actor and former professional wrestler, best known for his work in World Championship Wrestling as Big Vito and more recently World Wrestling Entertainment and working for their "developmental territories" Ohio Valley Wrestling and Deep South Wrestling as Vito.

Steve NewW
Steve New

Stella Nova was an English guitarist and singer, who performed with a number of punk rock and new wave bands in the late 1970s and early 1980s, including the Rich Kids. Born Stephen Charles New, in the 2000s, she came out as transgender and changed her name to Stella Nova, whilst performing with the band Beastellabeast.

Richard O'BrienW
Richard O'Brien

Richard Timothy Smith, known professionally as Richard O'Brien, is an English-New Zealand actor, writer, musician, and television presenter. He wrote the musical stage show The Rocky Horror Show in 1973, which has remained in almost continuous production. He also co-wrote the screenplay of the film adaptation, The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), and appeared in the film as Riff Raff. The film became an international success and has received a large cult following. O'Brien co-wrote Shock Treatment (1981) and appeared in the film as Dr. Cosmo McKinley.

Andrew O'NeillW
Andrew O'Neill

Andrew O'Neill is a British comedian, musician, presenter, and writer who lives in London. O'Neill uses they/them pronouns.

Armand du Paty de ClamW
Armand du Paty de Clam

Charles Armand Auguste Ferdinand Mercier du Paty de Clam was a French army officer, an amateur graphologist, and a key figure in the Dreyfus affair.

Grayson PerryW
Grayson Perry

Grayson Perry is an English contemporary artist, writer and broadcaster. He is known for his ceramic vases, tapestries and cross-dressing, as well as his observations of the contemporary arts scene, and for dissecting British "prejudices, fashions and foibles".

Virginia PrinceW
Virginia Prince

Virginia Charles Prince, was an American transgender activist. She published Transvestia magazine, and started the Foundation for Personality Expression (FPE) and later the Society for the Second Self for male heterosexual cross-dressers.

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Alex Reid (fighter)

Alex Reid is an English former mixed martial artist (MMA), fighting under Bellator, BAMMA and Cage Rage. He is an actor, having been in Hollyoaks also making an appearance in Drifters. Reid was the winner of Channel 4's 7th and final series of Celebrity Big Brother in 2010.

José de la Riva-Agüero y OsmaW
José de la Riva-Agüero y Osma

José de la Riva-Agüero y Osma, 6th Marquess of Montealegre de Aulestia and 5th of Casa-Dávila was a Peruvian historian, writer and politician who served as Prime Minister of Peru, Minister of Justice and Mayor of Lima.

Brian ViglioneW
Brian Viglione

Brian Viglione is an American drummer best known for his work with The Dresden Dolls and Violent Femmes. He was also a prominent member of New York City's cabaret punk orchestra, The World/Inferno Friendship Society.

Ed WoodW
Ed Wood

Edward Davis Wood Jr. was an American filmmaker, actor, and author.

B. Morris YoungW
B. Morris Young

Brigham Morris Young was one of the founders of the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association (YMMIA), the predecessor to the Young Men program of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.