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 Famous Adoptions
Famous Adopted Persons:
Alexander the Great - King of Macedonia, 356-323 B.C. Andy Berlin - entrepreneur: chairman of Belin Cameron & Partners Anthony Williams - politician Aristotle - philosopher Art Linkletter - comedian Bo Diddley - musician, performer Brent Jasmer - actor Buffy Sainte-Marie - musician, actress Carl Theodor Dreyer - Danish film director Charles Dickens - writer Charlotte Anne Lopez - Miss Teen USA Christina Crawford - author Clarissa Pinkola Estes - author Crazy Horse - Lakota war chief Dan O'Brien - decathlete Daunte Culpepper - football player Dave Thomas - entrepreneur: founder of Wendy's Debbi Harry - singer Edgar Allen Poe - poet, writer Edward Albee - playwright Eleanor Roosevelt - First Lady Eric Dickerson - athlete Faith Daniels - news anchor Faith Hill - country singer Freddie Bartholomew - actor Gary Coleman - actor George Washington Carver - inventor Greg Louganis - diver Halle Berry - actress Ingrid Bergman - actress James McArthur - actor James Michener - author Jean Jacques Rousseau - philosopher Jesse Jackson - minister Jesus - adopted by Joseph the carpenter (Bible) Jett Williams - country singer and author Jim Palmer - athlete John J. Audubon - naturalist John Lennon - musician Langston Hughes - poet and writer Larry Ellison - entrepreneur: chief executive of Oracle Leo Tolstoy - writer Les Brown - motivational speaker Louisa May Alcott - writer Lynnette Cole - Miss USA 2000 Malcolm X - civil rights leader Marilyn Monroe - actress Mark Acre - athlete Mark Twain - writer Matthew Laborteaux - actor Melissa Gilbert - actress Michael Reagan - dancer Moses - adopted by the princess of Egypt (Bible) Moses - Biblical leader Nancy Reagan - First Lady Nat King Cole - singer Nelson Mandela - politician Patrick Laborteaux - actor Peter and Kitty Carruthers - figure skaters President Gerald Ford - politician President Gerald R. Ford - adopted by step-father President William Clinton - politician Priscilla Presley - actress Ray Liotta - actor Reno - performance artist, comedian Rep. Jim Lightfoot - politician Richard Burton - actor Sara Gilbert - actress Sarah McLachlan - singer Scott Hamilton - figure skater Sen. Paull H. Shin - politician Sen. Robert Byrd - politician Shari Belafonte-Harper - actress Steve Jobs - entrepreneur: co-founder of Apple computer Surya Bonaly - figure skater Tim Green - football player/commentator Tom Monaghan - entrepreneur Tommy Davidson - comedian Victoria Rowell - actress Wilson Riles - educator (back to top) Famous Adoptive Parents Al Roker - news anchor Angelina Jolie - actress Art Buchwald - comedian Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Sr. - publisher Barbara Walters - famous journalist Ben Stein - actor and game show host Bette Davis - actress Bob Hope - entertainer Brooke Adams - actress Burt Reynolds - actor Calista Flockhart - actress Cecil B. De Mille - film director Charles Bronson - actor Connie Chung - news anchor Dale Evans - singer Dan Marino - football player Dan Wilson - Seattle Mariners (baseball) David Kelley - television producer Diane Keaton - actress Dianne Wiest - actress Donna Mills - actress Ed McMahon - entertainer Erma Bombeck - comedienne Estelle Parsons - actress Eve Arden - actress Father George Clements - minister Gail Sheehy - writer Gary Merrill - actor George Burns - comedian George Lucas - film director Gloria Swanson - actress Gracie Allen - comedian Hank Williams, Sr. - country music legend Harry Belafonte - singer Hawkshaw Hawkins - WWVA Jamboree and WSM Grand Ole Opry Hedy Lamarr - actress Helen Hays - actress Henry Fonda - actor Horace George Hamilton - administrator Isabella Rossellini - -actress Jamie Lee Curtis - actress Jane Fonda - actress Jane Wallace - TV personality Jane Wyman - actress Jann Wenner - publisher Jill Ireland - actress Jill Krementz - author Jim Palmer - athlete Jo Beth Williams - actress Joan Didion - author Joan Fontaine - actress John DeLorean - entrepreneur John Denver - singer John Gregory Dunne - author Josephine Baker - singer and dancer Judy Woodruff - news anchor Julie Andrews - actress Karen Grassle - actress Kate Capshaw - actress Kate Jackson - actress Kirby Puckett - athlete Kirstie Alley - actress Kris Kristofferson - singer Kurt Vonnegut - author Linda Ronstadt - singer Loni Anderson - actress Louis Gossett, Jr - actor Magic Johnson - athlete Marcia Wallace - actress Marie Osmond - singer Maury Povich - news anchor Maury Povitch and Connie Chung - talk show host and journalist, respectively Mia Farrow - actress Michelle Pfeiffer - actress Natalie Williams - Utah Starz (WNBA) Nell Carter - entertainer Nicole Kidman - actress Oscar de la Renta - designer Ozzy (and Sharon) Osbourne - musician Parker Stevenson - actor Patti LaBelle - singer Paul Newman - actor Paula Poundstone - comedian Pearl Bailey - singer Peter Falk - actor President Ronald Reagan - politician Regina Belle - singer Rep.James Leach - politician Richard King Mellon - financier Robert Fulghum - writer Rosie O'Donnell - actress Roy Rogers - entertainer Sally Jessy Raphael - talk show host Sammy Davis, Jr. - entertainer Sarah Purcell - entertainer Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell - politician Sen. Gordon Humphrey - politician Sen. Jesse Helms - politician Sen. John McCain - politician Sen. Lloyd Bentsen - politician Sen. Paul Simon - politician Sen. Paull H. Shin - politician Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson - Texas Sharon Stone - actress Sir Christopher Guest - actor Stephen Spielberg - film director Steven Curtis Chapman - Christian musician Susan Ruttan - actress Taurean Blacque - actor Ted Danson - actor Teri Garr - actress Tom Cruise - actor Valerie Harper - actress Victoria Rowell - actress Walt (and Lily) Disney - founder of Disneyland William Delahunt - politician Willie Mays - athlete (back to top) Famous Birthparents Andy Kaufman - actor David Crosby - singer Kate Mulgrew - actress Joni Mitchell - singer Rex Harrison - actor Roseanne Barr - actress (back to top) |
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