Ryan White helped enact The Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act or Ryan White Care Act, which was the United States' largest federally funded health related program

Tom Waddel, created of the Gay Games, died of aids in 1987

Magic Johnson publically announced he had HIV

Geoffrey Bowers was fired from his high paying job after not telling his boss about his aids.

Freddie Mercury started out with pneumonia which turned into aids after tests