65 People You Might Have Or Probably Didn't Know Came Out In The Last 10 Years

From Elvira to Carole Baskin. We're everywhere.

In honor of National Coming Out Day, let's take a look at some of the people who have come out in the last 10 years...

1. Rebel Wilson

@rebelwilson/ Instagram: @rebelwilson

Rebel came out earlier this year in an Instagram post after a journalist threatened to out her.

2. DJ Qualls

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He came out in early 2020 on Twitter as gay:

DJ Qualls @TheOnlyDJQualls

It is 11:20pm. I just came out on stage at a @jimjefferies show in San Diego. Yep, I’m gay. Been gay this whole time. Tired of worrying about what people would think of me. Tired of worrying about what it would do to my career.

07:26 AM - 11 Jan 2020

Twitter: @theonlydjqualls

3. Tim Cook

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Tim Cook publicly came out in a 2014 Business Week op-ed: "While I have never denied my sexuality, I haven’t publicly acknowledged it either, until now. So let me be clear: I’m proud to be gay, and I consider being gay among the greatest gifts God has given me."

4. Bella Thorne

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She realized she was pansexual in 2019. She described what that meant to ABC News: "You like beings. You like what you like. It doesn't have to be a girl, or a guy, or … you know, a he, a she, a this, or that. It's literally, you like personality, like you just like a being."

5. Elvira

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Last year, she revealed that had been in a relationship with a woman for 19 years. She doesn't identify as lesbian or bisexual and says, “I think pansexual might be a good label for it possibly. Just fluid."

6. Carole Baskin

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She told Pink News, "I have always considered myself to be bisexual. Even though I’ve never had a wife, I could just as easily have a wife as a husband."

7. Alyson Stoner

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She came out in a 2018 Teen Vogue essay: "I, Alyson, am attracted to men, women, and people who identify in other ways."

8. Rebecca Black

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She came out as queer on the Dating Straight podcast in 2020.

9. Sara Ramirez

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They came out as bisexual in a 2016 speech at the 40 to None Summit.

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10. Miley Cyrus

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She told Variety in 2016 about the first time she realized she was pansexual, "I think when I figured out what it was. I went to the LGBTQ center here in LA, and I started hearing these stories. I saw one human in particular who didn’t identify as male or female. Looking at them, they were both: beautiful and sexy and tough but vulnerable and feminine but masculine. And I related to that person more than I related to anyone in my life. Even though I may seem very different, people may not see me as neutral as I feel. But I feel very neutral. I think that was the first gender-neutral person I’d ever met. Once I understood my gender more, which was unassigned, then I understood my sexuality more. I was like, 'Oh — that’s why I don’t feel straight and I don’t feel gay. It’s because I’m not.'”

11. Stacy London

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In 2019, Stacy responded to a meme about her being gay.

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12. Abbi Jacobson

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She told Vanity Fair in 2018, "I kind of go both ways; I date men and women."

Abbi got engaged to her girlfriend this summer:

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13. Brendon Urie

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He came out as pansexual in 2018. He told Paper Magazine: "I guess you could qualify me as pansexual because I really don't care. If a person is great, then a person is great...I guess this is me coming out as pansexual."

14. Nikki Blonsky (from Hairspray)

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She came out as gay on TikTok in 2020.

15. Lili Reinhart

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She came out as bisexual in 2020. She told Flaunt Magazine: "I knew full well that I was attracted to women from a young age. I felt that since I’ve exclusively been in hetero-normative relationships, it would be too easy for any outsider, especially the media, to vilify me and accuse me of faking it to get attention. That’s not something I wanted to deal with. But to my close friends, and those in my life, my bisexuality has been no secret.”

16. Lilly Singh

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She came out as bisexual in February 2019.

17. Tess Holliday

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She came out as pansexual in a Nylon magazine interview in 2019.

18. Niecy Nash

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Niecy got married to Jessica Betts in August 2020.

Niecy Nash @NiecyNash

Mrs. Carol Denise Betts 💍 @jessicabettsmusic #LoveWins🌈 📸 @robertector

07:25 PM - 31 Aug 2020

@RobertEctor/ Twitter: @RobertEctor / Via Twitter: @NiecyNash

19. Da Brat

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She came out in a 2020 Instagram post dedicated to her girlfriend:

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She told Variety, "Why didn’t I do this shit years ago? I got so many positive messages, phone calls, and I had at least 1,500 texts. My DMs were flooded too.”

20. Cara Delevingne

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She told Variety, "I always will remain, I think, pansexual. However one defines themselves, whether it’s ‘they’ or ‘he’ or ‘she,’ I fall in love with the person — and that’s that. I’m attracted to the person.”

21. Tinashe

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Tinashe came out as bisexual in a Gay Times interview from 2019.

22. Aaron Carter

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He came out as bisexual in 2019:

AARON CARTER @aaroncarter

I want to make something else clear I know there’s been a lot of questions about my sexuality and yes I am a bisexual men I date women but I am also attracted to men so please respect that too thank you

03:27 AM - 09 Aug 2019

Twitter: @aaroncarter

23. Nicholas Petricca of Walk the Moon

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He came out as bisexual on Instagram in 2020.

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24. Taylor Schilling

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Her girlfriend posted this picture a few years back during Pride.

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25. Demi Lovato

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She told Joe Rogan that she identified as pansexual: "I'm so fluid now, and a part of the reason why I am so fluid is because I was super closeted off."

26. Velma

FrakenLaur🍁🎃 WENCLAIR CANON @KlPASH3R

LESBIAN VELMA REAL!!

12:46 AM - 04 Oct 2022

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Velma made her on-screen lesbian debut in the new Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo! movie.

27. Danell Leyva

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The gymnast came out as bi/pan in October 2020:

Danell Johan Leyva @DanellJLeyva

A thread for #NationalComingOutDay For a long time I’ve known that I wasn’t straight. But because of certain very personal reasons, I always rejected that side of me. Earlier this year I finally understood that I’m bi/pan (still trying to figure that one out) but...

08:58 PM - 11 Oct 2020

Twitter: @DanellJLeyva

Danell Johan Leyva @DanellJLeyva

I also realized that, as of now at least, I’m not attracted to cis men. (That comes with those personal reasons I just mentioned). But I felt that it was time for me to finally share this with you all. As most of you can imagine, this is absolutely terrifying....

08:58 PM - 11 Oct 2020

Twitter: @DanellJLeyva

28. Julianne Hough

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She came out as "not straight" in 2019.

29. Jazz Jennings

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She came out as pansexual on Twitter:

Jazz Jennings @JazzJennings__

I am pansexual. This means that I am attracted to people at a level that surpasses gender identity or sexual orientation. I love people for their souls and internal beauty.

02:11 AM - 31 Jan 2018

Twitter: @JazzJennings__

30. Tessa Thompson

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She came out as bisexual in 2018. 

31. Nikkie Tutorials

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Nikkie Tutorials came out as trans in a YouTube video in 2020:

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32. Kehlani

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She came out as a lesbian in an Instagram post: "I am gay guh-gay gay gay!"

33. Stormy Daniels

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She came out as bisexual on Twitter in 2019:

Stormy Daniels @StormyDaniels

@BoroPark85 Nope...I like to fuck men and women. It's called bisexual.

11:39 PM - 16 Jan 2019

Twitter: @StormyDaniels

34. Loki

Kate Herron @iamkateherron

From the moment I joined @LokiOfficial it was very important to me, and my goal, to acknowledge Loki was bisexual. It is a part of who he is and who I am too. I know this is a small step but I’m happy, and heart is so full, to say that this is now Canon in #mcu #Loki 💗💜💙

09:36 AM - 23 Jun 2021

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The director of Loki said Loki was bisexual.

35. Tyler Blackburn

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He came out as queer to the Advocate in 2019: "I've identified as bisexual since a teenager. I just want to feel powerful in my own skin, and my own mind, and in my own heart.”

36. Lee Pace

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In 2018, he said he was a member of the queer community:

Lee Pace @leepace

As a member of the queer community, I understand the importance of living openly, being counted, and happily owning who I am. That’s how I’ve always lived my life...

02:12 PM - 05 Mar 2018

37. Kevin McHale

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He came out in a 2018 Facebook Live: "I think there was zero surprise."

38. François Arnaud from Schitt's Creek

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He came out as bisexual in September 2020. 

39. Clive Davis

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He came out as bisexual in his 2013 autobiography.

40. J. August Richards

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He came out as gay on Instagram in August 2020.

41. Barry Manilow

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He talked about his sexuality for the first time in 2017. He told People: "I thought I would be disappointing them if they knew I was gay. So I never did anything. When they found out that Garry (Barry's husband) and I were together, they were so happy. The reaction was so beautiful — strangers commenting, ‘Great for you!’ I’m just so grateful for it.”

42. Country singer, Billy Gilman

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He came out in a since-deleted YouTube video from 2014.

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43. T.J. Osborne of the country duo Brothers Osborne

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He told Time in 2020, "People will ask, ‘Why does this even need to be talked about?’ And personally, I agree with that. But for me to show up at an awards show with a man would be jaw-dropping to people. It wouldn’t be like, ‘Oh, cool!’”

44. Olympic swimmer, Ian Thorpe

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The Australian five-time Olympic gold medalist came out as gay in 2014. 

45. Emeli Sandé

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Emeli told Metro she was in love with a woman in March. When asked if she was bisexual, she said: "I’m not sure what I identify as but I guess so. I just feel like I should fall in love with whoever I fall in love with."

46. Alia Shawkat

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She came out as bisexual in 2017. She told Out: "I was a tomboy growing up, and I remember my mom asking me when I was 10, 'Are you attracted to boys or girls?' I said I don’t know. Now I consider myself bisexual, and I think balancing my male and female energies has been a big part of me growing as an actor."

47. Teddy Geiger

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The "For You I Will" singer began her transition in 2017.

48. Emily Hampshire

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She told Dan Levy, "I looked at Dan, and I was like ‘What am I?’ I like a person, and I genuinely don’t care what the equipment is as long as we’re happy. ... And he was like ‘Do you watch the show [Schitt's Creek]? You’re pan!’ Cut to five years later, definitely pan!”

49. Janelle Monáe

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She came out as pansexual in a Rolling Stone interview from 2018.

50. Keiynan Lonsdale

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He said on Instagram in 2017, "I like to change my hair, I like to take risks with how I dress, I like girls, & I like guys (yes), I like growing, I like learning, I like who I am and I really like who I'm becoming."

51. Ozzy Lusth

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The four time Survivor contestant came out as bisexual earlier this year:

Ozzy Lusth @OzzyLusth

And for my Republican Colleagues, and anyone else who matters, Yeah I’m Bisexual. Am I committing crimes?? If so come get me. Let us ALL live with dignity. Ask yourself if you support people, or the fucked dogma you’ve been fed. #ozzyisBi

09:33 AM - 08 Apr 2022

Twitter: @OzzyLusth

52. Dove Cameron

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Last year, she came out as bisexual in an interview with Gay Times Magazine. 

53. Aubrey Plaza

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She came out as bisexual in a 2016 interview with the Advocate: "Girls are into me — that’s no secret. Hey, I’m into them too. I fall in love with girls and guys. I can’t help it."

54. Shannon Purser, aka Barb from Stranger Things

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She came out as bisexual in 2020:

like regular Shannon but spookier 🎃👻 @shannonpurser

Every gender is hot. Truly a blessing to be bisexual. Happy Pride 💗🏳️‍🌈

11:28 PM - 28 Jun 2020

Twitter: @shannonpurser

55. David Archuleta

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He came out as part of the LGBTQIA+ in June 2021.

56. Wentworth Miller

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He came out as gay in 2013 in a GLAAD blog about rejecting an invite to a Russian film festival. 

57. Matt Dallas

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He came out on Twitter in 2013 by mentioning his fiancé, Blue Hamilton.

matt dallas @themattdallas

Starting off the year with a new fiancé, @bluehamilton. A great way to kick off 2013!

05:45 AM - 07 Jan 2013

Twitter: @themattdallas

58. Teen Wolf star, Charlie Carver

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He came out as gay in 2016. 

59. Rowan Blanchard

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She came out as queer on Twitter in 2016 saying she's "open to liking any gender in [the] future [which] is why I identify as queer."

60. Mara Wilson

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She said she was bi/queer on Twitter in 2016:

Mara “Get Rid of the Nazis” Wilson @MaraWilson

.@__SonjaLouise__ I said I *used* to identify as mostly straight. I've embraced the Bi/Queer label lately

12:49 AM - 14 Jun 2016

Twitter: @MaraWilson

61. Héloïse Letissier, aka Christine and the Queens

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She's pan. She described to the BBC what pansexuality meant to her: "It means that I can fall in love with someone regardless of their gender, regardless of how they define themselves. I don’t really see that as an obstacle, as a definition.”

62. Paris Jackson

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She identifies as part of the LGBTQ+ community.

63. JoJo Siwa

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She told People in 2021 how she's technically pansexual: "Technically, I would say that I am pansexual because that's how I have always been my whole life is just, like, my human is my human."

64. Rita Ora

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The singer said she had romantic relationships with men and women in a Notes app apology about her 2018 song, "Girls":

Rita Ora @RitaOra

03:55 PM - 14 May 2018

Twitter: @RitaOra

65. And last but not least, Jason Mraz

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In 2018, Jason called his sexuality "two spirit" because he's had experiences with men and women. 

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