| | Bill Tilden - 1920s - Great men's tennis player who won 3 Wimbledon titles. |
| | Tom Waddell - 1960s - Olympic athlete placed sixth in the decathlon. |
| | David Kopay - 1970s - NFL running back who becomes the first professional team-sport athlete to come out. |
| | Billie Jean King - 1980s - Women's tennis legend |
| | Martina Navratilova - 1980s - Women's tennis legend |
| | Bob Paris - 1980s - Bodybuilder who wins the Mr. America and Mr. Universe bodybuilding titles. |
| | Ed Gallagher - 1980s - NCAA offensive lineman for the University of Pittsburgh survives a jump from a dam 12 days after his first sexual encounter with another man. The suicide attempt leaves him parapalegic but forced him to come out: "I was more emotionally paralyzed then, than I am physically now." |
| | Jerry Smith - 1987 - NFL Tight end with the Washington Redskins who dies of AIDS complications. Smith never acknowledged that he was gay, but was described as David Kopays's first love in his autobiography. |
| | Dave Pallone - 1988 - MLB National League umpire comes out after losing his following an alleged involvement with a teenage sex ring. |
| | Bruce Hayes - 1980s - Olympic swimmer who won a gold medal in 84 Games |
| | Justin Fashanu - 1980s - Pro soccer player in Britain who is the first athlete in a team sport to come out during his athletic career. |
| | Matthew Hall - 1990s - Figure skater on the Canadian National Team. |
| | Roy Simmons - 1990s - NFL Offensive guard for the New York Giants and the Washington Redskins. |
| | David Slattery - 1990s - General manager of the Washington Redskins in the early 1970s |
| | Glenn Burke - 1990s - MLB outfielder in 70s with the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Oakland Athletics who was known for popularizing the high five. |
| | Greg Louganis - 1990s - Olympic diver who won 4 gold medals. |
| | Missy Giove - 1990s - Mountain biker who won many world titles. |
| | Ian Roberts - 1990s - Australian Rugby player |
| | Muffin Spencer-Devlin - 1990s - LPGA veteran |
| | Rudy Galindo - 1990s - Men's skating National Champion |
| | David Pichler - 1990s - Olympics U.S. diver |
| | Patrick Jeffrey - 1990s - Olympics U.S. diver |
| | Michael Muska - 1990s - Track-and-field coach at Auburn and Northwestern who is the first openly gay man to hold an athletic director position in college sports. |
| | Brian Orser - 1990s - Figure skating World Champion and two-time Canadian Olympic silver medalist |
| | Billy Bean - 1999 - Baseball player |
| | Amélie Mauresmo - 1999 - Womens professional tennis player |
| | Judith Arndt - 2000s - Olympic cyclist |
| | Mianne Bagger - 2000s - Pro golfer |
| | Latasha Byears - 2000s - Basketball player |
| | J.P. Calderon - 2000s - Volleyball player and coach |
| | Derrick Peterson - 2002 - Olympic runner |
| | Sheryl Swoopes - 2005 - WNBA basketball player |
| | John Amaechi - 2007 - NBA and Penn State basketball player comes out in an upcoming book entitled "Man in the Middle" |