# William Dorsey Swann

> William Dorsey Swann was an American activist. An African-American born into slavery, Swann was the first person in the United States to lead a gay resistance group and the first known person to self-identify as a "queen of drag".

*Drag queen*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/william-dorsey-swann

## Identity
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1858
- **Died:** 1925
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 51.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 3.9 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 5.4 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 30.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 35.0 / 100

## Sources
- [William Dorsey Swann](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Dorsey_Swann)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q84177883)

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