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81. Freddie Mercury (1946-1991)
Born in Zanzibar to Parsi parents, the man whose birth name was ફારોખ બલ્સારા [Farrokh Bulsara] grew to become Britain’s first Asian rock star. (Actually I only just learned that… I had always assumed that honor went to Anabella Lwin.) He wasn’t perfect, by any means, although he was certainly an important figure in both rock and gay histories. And, you know, he had that mustache…