Caitlyn Jenner

American media personality and retired decathlete

Photo by: US Mission to the UN · Public Domain · Wikimedia Commons

Born:October 28, 1949

Age:77

Zodiac Sign:Scorpio

Height:1.85 m (6′1″)

Children:6

Born in:Mount Kisco, United States

Residence:Malibu, United States

Languages:English

Model Television Actor Sports Commentator Racing Automobile Driver Businessperson Film Producer Athlete Motivational Speaker Basketball Player Actor Athletics Competitor

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Photo credits (3)

Caitlyn Jenner:
Photo by: US Mission to the UN · Public Domain · Wikimedia Commons
Kylie Jenner:
Photo by: Hayu · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Kendall Jenner:
Photo by: Adanola · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Links

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Famous For

Movies & TV

Keeping Up with the KardashiansMurder, She WroteJack and JillCan't Stop the MusicThe Hungover Games

Awards

Arthur Ashe Courage Award (2015)Associated Press Athlete of the Year (1976)James E. Sullivan Award (1976)

Caitlyn Jenner

American media personality and retired decathlete

Biography

Caitlyn Marie Jenner (born William Bruce Jenner; October 28, 1949) is an American media personality and retired Olympic gold medal-winning decathlete. Jenner played college football for the Graceland Yellowjackets before incurring a knee injury that required surgery. Convinced by Olympic decathlete Jack Parker's coach, L. D. Weldon, to try the decathlon, she competed in decathlon for six years, culminating in winning the men's decathlon event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, setting a third successive world record and gaining fame as "an all-American hero". Jenner established a career in television, film, writing, auto racing, business, and as a Playgirl cover model. Jenner has six children with three successive wives – Chrystie Crownover, Linda Thompson, and Kris Jenner – and from 2007 to 2021 appeared on the reality television series Keeping Up with the Kardashians with Kris, their daughters Kendall and Kylie Jenner, and stepchildren Kourtney, Kim, Khloé, and Rob Kardashian. Jenner publicly came out as transgender in April 2015, announcing her new name in July of that year. From 2015 to 2016, she starred in the reality television series I Am Cait, which focused on her gender transition. At the time of her coming out, she had been called the most famous transgender woman in the world. Jenner is a transgender rights activist, although her views on transgender issues have been criticized by many other LGBTQ+ activists. A member of the Republican Party, Jenner ran in the 2021 California gubernatorial recall election, finishing 13th with one percent of the vote. Six months after the election, Jenner was hired by Fox News as an on-air contributor.

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Quotes

“I think, like a lot of people on this issue, I have really changed my thinking here to, ‘I don’t ever want to stand in front of anybody’s happiness.’ That’s not my job, okay? If that word – ‘marriage’ – is really, really that important to you, I can go with it.”

— On The Ellen Degeneres Show.

“Gay marriage... I'm a traditionalist. I'm older than most people in the audience. I kind of like tradition, and it's always been a man and a woman. I'm thinking, 'I don't quite get it'.”

— On The Ellen Degeneres Show.

“I have gotten more flak for being a conservative Republican than I have for being trans.”

— Speech at the University of Pennsylvania (February 2016).

Quotes sourced from the Wikiquote article "Caitlyn Jenner", available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.

Photos

United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power interviews Caitlyn Jenner about LGBT rights for Human Rights Day, 10 December 2015 Here's what Ambassador Power said about it on Facebook: Today is International Human Rights Day. At the United Nations, we’re working to integrate LGBT rights into every discussion on human rights, but there is still so much more we can do so that everyone has the freedom to live as they are without fear. It was good to talk to Caitlyn Jenner recently about the important work we can do at home, at the UN, and internationally. Around the world - and here in the US - transgender people face bullying, abuse, and even fatal violence simply for who they are. The threat is all too real for too many: from 2008-2014, over 1,600 transgender people were killed worldwide. LINK.

9 November 2017; Caitlyn Jenner, Olympian & Advocate of Transgender Rights, prior to going on Centre Stage during day three of Web Summit 2017 at Altice Arena in Lisbon. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Web Summit via Sportsfile

Caitlyn Jenner in Chicago in November 2015

9 November 2017; Caitlyn Jenner, Olympian & Advocate of Transgender Rights, on Centre Stage during day three of Web Summit 2017 at Altice Arena in Lisbon. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Web Summit via Sportsfile

September 21, 1976: "As usual, the guest list for this dinner included individuals from a wide variety of fields. President Ford and President William Tolbert of Liberia greeted athlete Bruce Jenner, who had won the gold medal in the decathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics, in the receiving line."

Bruce (now Caitlyn) Jenner at the 2012 London Olympics, July 2012

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Olympic champion and motivational speaker Bruce Jenner talks to KSC employees during opening ceremonies for Spaceport Super Safety and Health Day at KSC. Other speakers included Dr. Pamela Peeke, Navy Com. Stephen E. Iwanowicz and NASA’s Dr. Kristine Calderon. Later in the day, employees could visit many vendors’ exhibits featuring safety and health items. Super Safety and Health Day was initiated at KSC in 1998 to increase awareness of the importance of safety and health among the government and contractor workforce. The theme for this year’s event was “Safety and Health: A Winning Combination.”

Caitlin for California

9 November 2017; Caitlyn Jenner, Olympian & Advocate of Transgender Rights, on Centre Stage during day three of Web Summit 2017 at Altice Arena in Lisbon. Photo by David Fitzgerald/Web Summit via Sportsfile