List of polyamorists

This is a list of notable and historic figures who have been polyamorous. Polyamory is the desire, practice or acceptance of more than one loving, intimate relationship at a time, with the full knowledge and consent of all involved.

Criteria

Many notable and historic figures have conducted multiple simultaneous relationships that nevertheless would "not" be considered "polyamorous" because of the absence of "full knowledge and consent." In Victorian England, for instance, the difficulty and stigma of divorce often left a rich man's wife little choice but to tolerate his mistresses, who themselves might be dependent on him for financial support. Such relationships are not included in this list.

Because of the difficulty in distinguishing between romantic historic relationships and sexual relationships between friends, this list takes a broad construction of "polyamory" that includes the latter. For more specific information, see individual pages and the external references.

List

* Eric S. Raymondcite web
url=http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/sextips/intro.html
title=Sex Tips For Geeks: Introduction
last=Raymond
first=Eric S.
date=2001-04-03
format=html
accessdate=2008-05-29
language=en] , blogger and open source software advocate.

* , german movie director cite web
url=http://www.stern.de/magazin/biographie/?id=512811
title=An Tagen wie diesem
author=Stern Magazine staff
publisher=Stern Magazine
date=2003-09-11
format=html
accessdate=2008-05-29
language=de]

* Nina Hartley, American pornographic actress/director and sex educatorcite web
url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-37463647.html
title=Porn star Nina Hartley talks sex to UC-Berkeley students
publisher=Daily Californian
date=2000-11-22
format=html
accessdate=2008-06-02
language=en]

* Tilda Swinton, actress, and John Byrne, painter, director and writercite web
url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=505130&in_page_id=1773
title=Narnia star Tilda, her stay-at-home partner ... and her intriguing other life with a 'delightful painter'
publisher=Daily Mail
last=McDonald
first=Toby
date=2007-12-29
format=html
accessdate=2008-05-29
language=en]

* Warren Buffett,cite web
url=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/01/business/01buffett.html?_r=1&oref=slogin|publisher NY Times
title=How Does Warren Buffett Get Married? Frugally, It Turns Out
first=Jeff
last=Bailey
publisher=The New York Times
date=2006-09-01
format=html
accessdate=2008-05-29
language=en] investor

ee also

* Notable people in open marriages

References