But on a fun note, did you know these famous people were adopted? Many are individuals that we admire, so it makes us want to know their life story even more:
Maya Angelou (poet and author)
Truman Capote (author)
“Anyone who ever gave you confidence, you owe them a lot.” – Truman Capote
Eric Clapton (singer)
John Lennon
President Bill Clinton
“Perhaps there is no greater miracle than finding a loving home for a child who needs one.” – President Bill Clinton
Nat King Cole (singer)
Bo Diddley (musician)
President Gerald Ford
Jamie Foxx
Faith Hill
“I have a lot of respect for my birth mother…I know she must have had a lot of love for me to want to give me what she felt was a better chance.” – Faith Hill
Scott Hamilton (professional skater)
Kristin Chenoweth (actress)
John Hancock (U.S. Founding Father)
Steve Jobs (co-founder of Apple)
Eartha Kitt (singer, actress)
Art Linkletter (TV personality)
Nelson Mandela
“There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children.” – Nelson Mandela
Tim McGraw
Sarah McLachlan
Ray Liotta
Marilyn Monroe
Melissa Gilbert
Frances McDormand
Ingrid Bergman
ICE-T
Michael Oher (NFL Football player, story inspired The Blind Side)
“It’s true that we can’t help the circumstances we’re born into and some of us start out in a much tougher place than other people. But just because we started there doesn’t mean we have to end there.” – Michael Oher
Edgar Allen Poe
First Lady Nancy Reagan
First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt
Babe Ruth
Leo Tolstoy (author)
Michael Bay (movie director)
Dave Thomas (founder of Wendy’s, children’s advocate)
“Everyone’s got to be for a child to have a home and love. I mean, I don’t know anyone who would be against that.” – Dave Thomas
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