This list of prostitutes and courtesans includes famous persons who have engaged in prostitution and courtesan work.

Historical

Ancient world

Roman copy of the Aphrodite of Cnidus. Phryne was the model.

Further information: List of prostitutes and courtesans of antiquity

Early Modern era

Nell Gwyn
Madame du Barry

19th century

Famous nude painting of Emma Dupont by Jean-Léon Gérôme on his original canvas with scratches

20th century

Xaviera Hollander

Fictional

In literature

Vasantasena from the Sanskrit play Mṛcchakatika

Film, television, and musical theater

Blanche Simmons (Louise Jameson), Dorothy Bennett (Veronica Roberts) and Maggie Thorpe (Lizzie Mickery) in Tenko are all to some degree prostitutes. Maggie is intended to be a replacement for Blanche as by the 3rd series of Tenko, Blanche dies offscreen as a result of beri-beri.

Symbolic or allegorical prostitutes

Myth and legend

See also

References

  1. ^ Commire, Anne, ed. (2002). "Jeanne Brécourt". Women in World History: A biographical encyclopedia.
  2. ^ Suzy Favor Hamilton
  3. ^ Welcome to the World of Scarlot Harlot, her own web site, accessed 28 August 2006; Carol Leigh, Unrepentant Whore: Collected Works Of Scarlot Harlot, Last Gasp, 2004.
  4. ^ O'Dowd, John. "Hollywood Bad Girl Barbara Payton".
  5. ^ McNeill, Maggie (23 December 2010). "Whore Goddesses". The Honest Courtesan. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  6. ^ Filteau, Jerry "Scholars seek to correct Christian tradition on Mary Magdalene," Catholic News Service May 1, 2006. [1]
  7. ^ Ditmore, Melissa Hope (ed), Encyclopedia of Prostitution and Sex Work, Volume 1, Greenwood Publishing Group, 2006, pp.34-5.
  8. ^ Charles Squire Celtic Myth and Legend

Bibliography