They divorced in 1988, and John told Rolling Stone magazine that he 'was comfortable being gay.' John has since become an out spoken advocate for gay rights all over the globe.
In 1984, Elton John married Renate Blauel, a German recording engineer. Who is the most famous gay man who was married to a woman? Elton John tops our list. While some married before they fully recognized that they were gay, others used their marriages to keep their sexuality a secret from the public. Several famous men who have come out as gay have been married to women.
This is a list of famous gay men who were once married to women, all loosely ranked by fame and popularity.