From the Smithsonian Museums
It is probable that Western fans learned the term “cosplay” from their fellow fans in Japan, and the word has now evolved into a more general term for dressing up as characters.
Amanda Ellard
Samantha Thompson
Michael Persaud
Lauren Anne Horelick, Deborah Duerbeck Parr, and Daniel Ravizza
John Grant
Teasel Muir-Harmony
Thomas Watters
Mark Kahn
Elizabeth Borja
Brian Nicklas
George Tyler Crock
Sharon Purdy
Emily Martin
Elizabeth Borja
Matthew Shindell
Elizabeth Borja
Ellen Stofan, John and Adrienne Mars Director of the National Air and Space Museum
Bob van der Linden