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The 30 Wealthiest LGBTQ Stars

Celebrities that identify as members of the LGBTQ+ community are becoming increasingly visible, and, honestly, it shouldn't be very surprising. The LGBTQ+ community has been a significant influence on performing arts since the dawn of entertainment, and now, they're finally at a place where they can be recognized, mostly, without backlash. Over the past thirty years, many A-list stars came out, and that's encouraging younger, less established actors to do the same! 

Some of the stars you've known and loved for years have come out as members of the LGBTQ+ community. Honestly, it might surprise you just how many high-rolling big-shot celebrities are actually LGBTQ+. There are a few LGBTQ+ celebrities that are worth billions of dollars! Crazy, right?

Curious? We were too. So, here's a list of 30 of the wealthiest LGBTQ+ celebrities.

Cara Delevingne

Cara Delevingne

Net worth: $28 million

Cara Delevingne is an English actress and fashion model who's best known for her role as June Moone and the Enchantress in the 2016 movie Suicide Squad. She's modeled in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, Milan Fashion Week, and Paris Fashion Week, as well as several other high-profile shows.

Delevingne is also openly out of the closet and has been since the beginning of her career. In 2019, she began dating model and actress Ashley Benson. Celebrity Net Worth has reported that Cara Delevingne has a total net worth of $28 million.

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Gillian Anderson

Gillian Anderson

Net worth: $35 million

Gillian Anderson is best known for her role as Special Agent Dana Scully in the long-running TV series The X Files. More recently, Anderson's been known for her role as Dr. Bedelia Du Maurier in the show Hannibal. In her long career of acting, she's won a Golden Globe Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and many more awards.

In 2012, Gillian Anderson came out as liking men and women, and she claimed to have had a long-term relationship with a girl she met in college. The website Celebrity Net Worth reports that Gillian Anderson has a total net worth of $35 million.

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Robin Roberts

Robin Roberts

Net worth: $35 million

Robin Roberts is one of the most familiar figures in American morning news thanks to her highly successful career on Good Morning America. As of 2018, Roberts was the highest-paid anchor on the Good Morning America show, with an annual salary of $18 million, according to Forbes. While she’s been with Good Morning America, Roberts and her team have won four Emmy Awards and the 2017 People's Choice Award for Favorite Daytime TV Hosting Team.

Roberts has been in a relationship with long-time partner Amber Lagin since 2005, but only her friends and co-workers knew of their relationship. It wasn't until 2013 that Roberts came out on a Facebook post. CheatSheet has reported that Roberts has a total net worth of $35 million.

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Neil Patrick Harris

Neil Patrick Harris

Net worth: $40 million

Best known for his role as Barney in How I Met Your Mother, Neil Patrick Harris is another incredibly visible and famous member of the community. He's an acclaimed actor with several high-profile awards, including the People's Choice Award for Favorite TV Comedy Actor as well as a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical, but that barely scratches the surface.

Harris is also a major philanthropist and has supported several charities, organizations, and foundations, such as the American Cancer Society, The Trevor Project, and Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Harris came out in 2006 and married his partner David Burtka in September 2014. In 2010, the two had twins via a surrogate mother. The website Celebrity Net Worth reports that Neil Patrick Harris has a total net worth of $40 million.

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David Hyde Pierce

David Hyde Pierce

Net worth: $40 million

A renowned actor and director best known for his role as Dr. Niles Crane on the TV sitcom Frasier, David Hyde Pierce has done it all. He's had several Broadway roles, voice acted for several hit movies and TV shows, and achieved incredible success in his live acting ventures. Throughout his acting career, there was a lot of speculation regarding his personal life until he addressed it in 2007.

Later that same year, Pierce confirmed he was dating Brian Hargrove, a TV writer, director, and producer. The two married in October of 2008, though he didn't tell the public about the marriage until May 2009 in an interview with The View. Celebrity Net Worth reports that David Hyde Pierce has a total net worth of $40 million.

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Little Richard

Little Richard

Net worth: $40 million

An incredibly influential figure in pop music for more than 70 years, Little Richard is well known for his hit songs like "Tutti-Frutti" and "Good Golly Miss Molly." He's been awarded several awards, such as a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the Cashbox Triple Crown Award, and has been inducted into six different halls of fame. "Tutti Frutti" was even elected as the number one song on Mojo's The Top 100 Records That Changed The World in 2007.

In the early '50s, Little Richard acquainted himself with Billy Wright, a musician known for his distinctive style, who helped Richard establish his look. There was widespread speculation about Little Richard's personal orientation, but he didn't officially address it until 1995 during an interview with PenthouseCelebrity Net Worth has reported that Little Richard has a total net worth of $40 million.

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Ellen DeGeneres

Ellen DeGeneres

Net worth: $400 million

Ellen DeGeneres is a comedian, TV host, actress, writer, activist, and one of the most recognizable members of the community. She began as a stand-up comedian in the early '80s, and she's starred in two TV sitcoms Ellen and The Ellen Show. She's starred in several movies such as Mr. Wrong and Finding Nemo. DeGeneres has won 31 Daytime Emmy Awards, one Primetime Emmy Award, 23 People's Choice Awards, and was awarded the Medal of Freedom in 2016.

DeGeneres came out in 1997 and has been in a relationship with Portia de Rossi since 2004; the two later married in 2008. Yahoo Finance has reported that DeGeneres has a total net worth of $400 million.

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Billie Joe Armstrong

Billie Joe Armstrong

Net worth: $55 million

The lead vocalist, primary songwriter, and rhythm guitarist of the incredibly famous pop-punk band Green Day, Billie Joe Armstrong is known best for his songs "American Idiot," "Boulevard of Broken Dreams," and "Wake Me Up When September Ends." In 2010, he was awarded the 25th spot on the Reader's Choice Top Frontmen of All Time list.

Armstrong is also one of the earliest modern community icons as he came out as liking men and women in a 1995 interview with The Advocate. Since then, he's been an avid spokesperson for community rights, especially for younger audiences. Celebrity Net Worth reported that Billie Joe Armstrong has a total net worth of $55 million.

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Sir Ian McKellen

Sir Ian McKellen

Net worth: $55 million

Sir Ian McKellen is best known for his roles in all three installments of The Lord of the Rings, X-Men, and The Hobbit, but he's also a known community activist. McKellen came out to the public in 1988 in a program on BBC Radio.

Since coming out, McKellen founded Stonewall, a community rights lobbying group in the United Kingdom, and is a patron of [Community] History Month, Pride London, and several other major pride events and organizations. The website Celebrity Net Worth reports that Sir Ian McKellen has a total net worth of $55 million.

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Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie

Net worth: $100 million

There aren't many people on the planet who don't know who Angelina Jolie is. She's an acclaimed American actress, filmmaker, and activist whose repertoire includes movies such as Mr. & Mrs. SmithMaleficent, and Girl, Interrupted, just to name a few.

Jolie has never been particularly conservative about her personal orientation, and in 2003, when she was questioned about it, she readily admitted to liking men and women. CheatSheet estimates that Angelina Jolie has a net worth of $100 million.

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Elton John

Elton John

Net worth: $500 million

Elton John is an extremely popular and successful British singer, composer, pianist, and songwriter who has always been open about his orientation. Over his almost six-decade career, John has racked up five Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, a Tony Award, a Golden Globe Award, and five Brit Awards. He founded the Elton John AIDS Foundation in 1992 to fund programs for HIV/AIDS prevention and raising awareness.

Elton John and his husband David Furnish have been together since 1993 and married in December 2014. The couple has two sons, both born from a surrogate mother, and John has 10 godchildren. The website Celebrity Net Worth reports that Elton John has a total net worth of $500 million.

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Raven-Symone

Raven-Symone

Net worth: $55 million

Every millennial will remember the hit TV show That's So Raven from Disney Channel. In addition to being an actress, she's a well-known singer, songwriter, and producer. She's worked with big names such as Bill Cosby and Eddie Murphy. Her hit Disney TV show That's So Raven became Disney Channel's first highest-rated and longest-running series until it was surpassed in 2011.

Raven-Symone has known she wasn't straight since she was 12. She publicly addressed her orientation in a 2013 tweet following the U.S. Supreme Court legalizing marriage equality. In a 2014 interview with Oprah, she confirmed she was in a relationship with a woman, but the two ended their relationship in 2015. Celebrity Net Worth reported that Raven-Symone has a net worth of $55 million.

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Kristen Stewart

Kristen Stewart

Net worth: $70 million

Kristen Stewart has been in the acting game since she was nine-years-old but is best known for her role as Bella in the Twilight movies. Since Twilight, she's starred in a plethora of other films and has won a variety of awards, such as the César Award for Best Supporting Actress, an MTV Movie Award, a People's Choice Award, and many more. She also acts as a brand ambassador for both Chanel and Balenciaga.

Stewart came out in 2015 and has had several relationships with other women since then. After several breakups, Stewart began dating Dylan Meyer in August 2019. The website Wealth Gorilla has reported Kristen Stewart to have a total net worth of $70 million.

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Rosie O'Donnell

Rosie O'Donnell

Net worth: $120 million

The ever-controversial Rosie O'Donnell came out in February 2002. O'Donnell is known for her daytime talk show The Rosie O'Donnell Show, which won several Daytime Emmy Awards during the six years it ran. O'Donnell's done basically everything, from comedy, film, and television to also being a magazine editor, celebrity blogger, and the author of several memoirs.

Since she came out, O'Donnell has campaigned for the rights of parents with diverse orientations to adopt, as well as many other related causes. O'Donnell's been married twice and has five adopted children. CheatSheet has reported that Rosie O'Donnell has a total net worth of $120 million.

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Anderson Cooper

Anderson Cooper

Net worth: $100 million

Anderson Cooper is one of the most recognizable names in the news field. He's a journalist, TV personality, and acclaimed author, in addition to being the primary anchor for the CNN show Anderson Cooper 360°. Throughout his news career, Cooper has won several awards, including five Emmy Awards, a Peabody Award, a National Order of Honour and Merit, and several other awards.

Considered "the most prominent openly [] journalist on American television," according to The New York Times, Anderson Cooper has paved the way for like journalists. He's never explicitly hidden his personal orientation, but he avoided discussing his private life for many years until 2012, when he gave permission for an email sharing this to be published. The Street estimates that Anderson Cooper has a net worth valued at $100 million.

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Jodie Foster

Jodie Foster

Net worth: $100 million

An American actress, producer, and director, Jodie Foster has always been in the spotlight. She began acting at the age of three and won several Oscars over her career. She struggled briefly trying to transition to more adult roles until she garnered critical acclaim for her role as a rape survivor in The Accused, for which she also won an Academy Award. During the 2010s, Foster shifted her focus away from acting and more toward directing.

Foster's orientation came into question in the early '90s when activists protested the movie The Silence of the Lambs, claiming she was closeted. It wasn't until 2013 that she officially addressed her orientation. Since then, she married actress Alexandra Hedison in 2014.  Celebrity Net Worth has reported that Jodie Foster has a total net worth of $100 million.

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Caitlyn Jenner

Caitlyn Jenner

Net worth: $100 million

Formerly known as Bruce Jenner, Caitlyn announced her transition in July 2015 and underwent gender reassignment in early 2017. Jenner rose to fame as the American champion of the 1976 Olympics men's decathlon event. After the win, Jenner was seen as a national hero and received the James E. Sullivan Award as the top amateur athlete in the United States. Jenner was later inducted into the Olympic Hall of Fame in 1986.

Jenner is now referred to as the most famous transitioned woman in the world, and she's been an influential advocate for related issues. Jenner's sudden announcement that she is a transitioned woman thrust the community into the spotlight in an unprecedented time of visibility. She hoped that her visibility would bring attention to gender dysphoria, violence against transitioned women, and other issues faced by transitioned people. Yahoo Finance has reported that Caitlyn Jenner has a total net worth of $100 million.

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Barry Manilow

Barry Manilow

Net worth: $100 million

Barry Manilow is one of the great singers and producers of the '70s and '80s. He retained his fame well into the 2000s and 2010s. Over the course of his career, Manilow has sold more than 80 million records across the globe and received several different awards.

Manilow began dating TV executive Garry Kief, and the two later married in 2014. The marriage and Manilow's orientation was concealed from the public out of concern that it would disappoint his fan base. However, once Manilow and Kief came forward, his fans were incredibly supportive. Celebrity Net Worth has reported that Barry Manilow has a total net worth of $100 million.

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Jim Parsons

Jim Parsons

Net worth: $100 million

Jim Parsons has become a TV staple with his successful run on the CBS series The Big Bang Theory. For every episode of TBBT, Parsons was making $1 million. Forbes named him the world's highest-paid television actor in 2018. He's won a plethora of awards including a Primetime Emmys Award, a Critics Choice Television Award, and about 50 other awards.

Jim Parsons came out in 2012 in a New York Times article, and Parsons later married Todd Spiewak in May 2017. CheatSheat reported that Jim Parsons had a total net worth of $100 million.

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Drew Barrymore

Drew Barrymore

Net worth: $125 million

Drew Barrymore is a prominent American actress, producer, director, model, and author, though she's best known for her performance in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and more recently, Santa Clarita Diet. Over the course of her career, she's won numerous awards and even has a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame.

In an interview with Contact Music in 2003, Barrymore said that she considered herself not straight and had previously had several relationships and escapades with women. Wealthy Gorilla reported that Drew Barrymore has an estimated net worth of $125 million as of 2019.

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Ricky Martin

Ricky Martin

Net worth: $60 million

The “Livin' La Vida Loca” singer faced years of scrutiny due to the large community following he had amassed during his career. Over the years, Martin has collected several awards, including two Grammy Awards, four Latin Grammy Awards, three Billboard Music Awards, eight World Music Awards, and a plethora more. He's the founder of the Ricky Martin Foundation, a nonprofit organization working to fight human trafficking and advocate for the well-being of children worldwide.

He was questioned several times but always skirted the question, at least until 2010, when he came out on Oprah Winfrey's show. Martin said that for many years he'd identified as liking men and women, but said he was only interested in having romantic relationships with men, so he began identifying as such. In 2016, Martin started dating Jwan Yosef, the two married a year later and have had four children together. The website Wealthy Gorilla reported that Ricky Martin has a total net worth of $60 million.

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Christina Aguilera

Christina Aguilera

Net worth: $160 million

Okay, unless you've been living without radio or TV of any kind, you probably know the queen of pop Christina Aguilera. It's estimated that Aguilera has sold more than 130 million records, and she's considered one of the world's best-selling music artists, according to TIME magazine. Aguilera's got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and is the only person under the age of 30 to be included in Rolling Stone's 100 greatest singers of all-time list.

Aguilera also openly likes men and women and has mentioned it as far back as 2004. She's been regarded as a community icon and a major inspiration. For her contributions to the community, Aguilera was the first honoree on The Abbey's [] Walk of Fame. According to Celebrity Net Worth, Christina Aguilera has a net worth of $160 million.

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Miley Cyrus

Miley Cyrus

Net worth: $160 million

Miley Cyrus is one of the biggest pop stars in the world, and she has been since she originally aired as the main character in the TV show Hannah Montana. She's a popular singer and actress with several awards to her name, and she's an outspoken member of the community.

Cyrus came out to her mother (attracted to people with no limitations regarding biological assignment, gender, or gender identity) when she was 14. In 2015, TIME magazine reported that Cyrus also identified as gender fluid (a person who doesn't identify themselves with any set gender). Celebrity Net Worth reported that Miley Cyrus has a net worth of $160 million.

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Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga

Net worth: $320 million

Lady Gaga has been an international hit since she broke onto the scene in 2008. Gaga has won nine Grammy Awards, three Brit Awards, two Golden Globes, 13 MTV Video Music Awards, an Academy Award, and that barely scratches the surface. She's also the first and only artist to have two songs, "Bad Romance" and "Poker Face," pass seven million downloads, according to Billboard.

In 2010, Gaga came out in an interview with Rolling Stone. Since then, she's made herself a community icon in the celebrity world, inspiring young community members through her music and activism in the community. Celebrity Net Worth reports that Lady Gaga has a total net worth of $320 million.

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Tim Cook

Tim Cook

Net worth: $625 million

Tim Cook is the current CEO of Apple and has led the business to become the first company worth $1 trillion, according to Business Insider. Cook took over the company after founder Steve Jobs died of cancer in 2011, but he's been with the company since 1998. Over the years, he's been awarded several honors and awards, such as the Financial Times Person of the Year in 2014 and Fortune Magazine's World's Greatest Leader in 2015.

In 2014, Cook made history by becoming the first CEO of a Fortune 500 company to publicly come out of the closet. Cook came out in an editorial for Bloomberg Business after he consulted with Anderson Cooper on how to come out to the public. Business Insider has reported that Tim Cook has a net worth of $625 million.

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Clive Davis

Clive Davis

Net worth: $850 million

Clive Davis has an extensive resume, so we'll just hit the highlights. Davis is an American record producer with five Grammy Awards and a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He's been the president of Columbia Records and the founder of Arista Records and J Records. In addition to that, he's been the CEO of the RCA Music Group and the chair and CEO of BMG North America. He's signed several artists who went on to be superstars such as Janis Joplin, Aerosmith, Pink Floyd, and Billy Joel. Need we say more?

Over the years, Davis has been married and divorced twice with four children between the two marriages. In his 2013 autobiography, The Soundtrack of My Life, Davis publicly came out as liking men and women. Since then, he has been on several talk shows and has stated that he hopes his coming out would lead to a "greater understanding" of his orientation. Celebrity Net Worth has reported that Clive Davis has a total net worth of $850 million.

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Michael Kors

Michael Kors

Net worth: $1 Billion

Michael Kors, a New York-based fashion designer, has become a household name in recent years. You've probably seen the ever-popular MK insignia on handbags everywhere you go, right? Michael Kors's titular brand focuses on selling men's and women's ready-to-wear, accessories, jewelry, footwear, and fragrance. His brand was launched in 1981, and since then, he's dressed several A-list celebrities, including Angelina Jolie, Michelle Obama, Heidi Klum, and Jennifer Lopez.

Kors has always been open about his personal orientation and married his partner, Lance La Pere, in August 2011 after being together for 21 years. Forbes has estimated that Michael Kors has a total net worth of $1 billion.

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Domenico Dolce

Domenico Dolce

Net worth: $1.7 Billion

Following up ex-boyfriend and co-founder Stefano Gabbana, Domenico Dolce has helped his business partner dominate the global fashion scene after they met in 1980. The two dated for more than 20 years, from 1982 to 2003, before they split. However, the two have remained business partners and continue to work together.

By 2003, D&G had sold more products in Italy than even Armani, Gucci, Versace, and Prada. Flash forward to 2009, and the company had an annual turnover of more than €1 billion ($1.1 billion), according to Treccani Cultura. The website Celebrity Net Worth reports that Domenico Dolce has a total net worth of $1.7 billion.

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Stefano Gabbana

Stefano Gabbana

Net worth: $1.7 Billion

You've more than likely heard of the brand Dolce & Gabbana. Stefano Gabbana is the distinguished co-founder of the fashion label Dolce & Gabbana, founded with his one-time boyfriend Domenico Dolce. Gabanna met through Dolce's employer at the time, the designer Giorgio Correggiari. The two stayed with Correggiari until 1983, and two years later in 1985, they launched Dolce & Gabbana. By 1993, the designers reached global fame after Madonna chose them to design the costumes for her Girlie Show World Tour.

Gabbana and Dolce have always been public about their orientation and were very open about their relationship while they took the fashion world by storm. The website Celebrity Net Worth reports that Stefano Gabbana has a total net worth of $1.7 billion.

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Giorgio Armani

Giorgio Armani

Net worth: $11.8 Billion

Yep, Giorgio Armani, one of the greatest designers in the world, is out of the closet. Known across the globe for his elegant menswear, the name Armani is essentially a synonym for class and sophistication. Over the years, Armani has been designing costumes for Hollywood for more than 30 years, including films like Wolf of Wall Street and Inglorious Basterds, which has cemented his popularity in American culture.

In a 2000 interview with Vanity Fair, Giorgio Armani opened up about his personal orientation, saying, "I have had women in my life. And sometimes, men." Forbes has estimated that, as of the end of 2019, Giorgio Armani has a total net worth of $11.8 billion.

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