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List of famous virgins

The first part of this list is of notable people who were virgins their whole life, while the second is of people who were famous for their virginity at one point or another.

Virgin saints and religious figures

• Saint Agnes
• Aloysius Gonzaga
• Anthony the Great
• Saint Apollonia
• Artemis *
• Astraea *
• Athena *
• Saint Bernadette of Lourdes
• Gautama Buddha (from age 29)
• Catherine of Alexandria *
• Maria Goretti
• Hestia *
• Hildegard of Bingen
• Margaret of Antioch *
• Mary, the mother of Jesus (according to many, see also Blessed Virgin Mary)
• Philomena
• Blessed Mother Teresa
• Saint Teresa of Ávila
• Saint Thérèse of Lisieux
• The Vestal Virgins

* probably mythical

Other lifelong virgins

• Boleslaus V of Poland
• Immanuel Kant
• Isaac Newton (probably)
• John Ruskin
• Ryan White

People famous for their virginity at times in their life

• Elizabeth I The Virgin Queen
• Lewis Carroll
• Havelock Ellis until 1891 marriage
• Kimberly Gloudemans (Miss California Teen 1997)
• A.C. Green (basketball player)
• Kim Hill (singer / songwriter)
• Adolf Hitler (until late in life, it is thought by some; Hitler's sexuality is a subject of considerable debate)
• Ronan Keating Until Marriage
• Paul of Tarsus
• Amanda Penix (Miss Oklahoma 2000)
• George Bernard Shaw until age 29
• Britney Spears (until her relationship with Justin Timberlake)
• Marie Stopes, birth control advocate, 38, virgin until her second marriage
• Mark Twain until marriage (in his 30's)
• The Amazing Race competitors Millie Smith and Chuck Shankles

See also

• Celibacy
• List of famous people who lost their virginity at an early age
• List of bachelors