30 Days, 30 Posts: Adoptions...Famous Adopted Persons

Chances are you know someone whose life has been touched by adoption.  The Adoption Institute’s 1997 Public Opinion Benchmark survey found that 58% of Americans know someone who has been adopted, has adopted a child or has relinquished a child for adoption. (http://www.adoptioninstitute.org/FactOverview.html#8)  Adoption has touched the lives of many people, including a few famous people too.  

Famous Adopted Persons:

Alexander the Great - King of Macedonia, 356-323 B.C.

Andy Berlin - entrepreneur: chairman of Berlin 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 “Blondie”

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

Taken from http://www.adoptionopen.com/famousadoptions.html 

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Day 3: 30 Days, 30 Posts: Adoption..."Say it Well"

Day 4: 30 Days, 30 Posts: Adoption...Domestic vs International

Day 5: 30 Days, 30 Posts: Adoption...Special Needs vs Healthy Child List

Day 6: 30 Days, 30 Posts: Adoption...Fees, fees, fees