Public Figures
Oprah Winfrey
Media Mogul
Kinship Care
Bill Clinton
42nd President
Kinship Care/Adopted
Steve Jobs
Apple Founder
Adopted
Dave Thomas
Wendy's Founder
Adopted
L.L. Bean
Outfitter
Adopted
Thomas Monaghan
Domino's Founder
Foster Care
Gerald Ford
38th President
Adopted
Sam Goldwyn
Movie Studio Founder
Foster Care
Vidal Sassoon
Stylist/Business Owner
Foster Care
Herbert Hoover
31st President
Kinship Care
Malcolm X
Activist
Foster Care
Nelson Mandela
Activist/Politician
Foster Care/Adopted
Larry Ellison
Oracle Founder
Kinship Care/Adopted
Dr. Ruth
Writer/Sex Expert
Foster Care
Eleanor Roosevelt
First Lady
Foster Care
Jesse Jackson
Activist
Adopted
Coco Chanel
Fashion Designer
Foster Care/Kinship Care
James Michener
Writer
Adopted
Truman Capote
Writer
Adopted
Antwone Fisher
Writer
Foster Care
Maya Angelou
Writer
Kinship Care
Robert Peters
United States Senator
Foster Care/Adopted
Tony Shellman
Fashion Designer
Adopted
Henry L. Jost
Mayor, U.S. Congress
Foster Care/Adopted
Mickey Ibarra
White House Advisor
Foster Care
Somerset Moghaum
Writer
Kinship Care
Ben Nighthorse Campbell
Politician
Foster Care
David Pelzer
Writer
Foster Care
Percy Spencer
Inventor of the Microwave
Kinship Care
Rhonda Sciortino
Writer
Foster Care/Kinship Care
Tammy Baldwin
United States Senator
Kinship Care
Regina Louise
Writer
Foster Care
Dale Wasserman
Screenwriter
Foster Care
Lorraine Pascale
Writer/Cook/Model
Adopted
Edward Albee
Screenwriter
Adopted
Nadja West
General U.S. Army
Adopted
Ashley Rhodes-Courter
Writer
Foster Care
Shane Salter
Speaker/Author
Foster Care
Carl Hancock Rux
Writer/Theater Director
Foster Care
Harold Robbins
Writer
Foster Care/Adopted
Bruce Oldfield
Fashion Designer
Foster Care
Kate Adie
Journalist/BBC
Adopted
Nancy Reagan
First Lady
Kinship Care/Adopted
Andy McNab
Writer
Adopted
Lisa Joyner-Cryer
Reporter/Adoptive Parent
Foster Care/Adopted
Cookie Humphrey
Celebrity Publicist/Author
Foster Care
Les Brown
Speaker/Author/Television Personality
Foster Care/Adopted
Marcus Lemonis
Journalist/Investor/Business Personality
Adopted
CT Wilson
Politician
Foster Care
John Paul DeJoria
Entrepreneur
Foster Care
Regina Calcaterra
Attorney/Author
Foster Care
Paula McLain
Author
Foster Care
Gene Siskel
Author/Film Critic
Kinship Care
Dr. Wayne Dwyer
Writer/Speaker
Foster Care
Tom Vilsack
Politician
Foster Care/Adopted
Hugh Leonard
Writer
Adopted
Henry Darger
Writer/Artist
Foster Care
Entertainers
Richard Pryor
Comedian/Actor
Kinship Care
Keegan-Michael Key
Actor/Comedian
Adopted
Tim McGraw
Country Singer
Adopted
Jim Hoffmaster
Actor
Foster Care
Stevie "Little Stevie" Van Zandt
Musician/Actor
Adopted
Anita Baker
Singer
Foster Care/Adopted
Charlene Tilton
Actress
Foster Care
Grand Master Flash
Rapper/DJ
Foster Care
Art Clokey
Creator of Gumby
Foster Care
John Lennon
Singer/Beattles
Kinship Care
Pitbull
Rapper
Foster Care
Chad L. Coleman
Actor
Foster Care
Kirk Franklin
Musician/Entertainer
Kinship Care/Adopted
Andy Dick
Actor/Comedian
Adopted
Gianna Simone
Actress
Foster Care
Barry Keoghan
Actor
Foster Care/Kinship Care
Courtney Love
Singer/Actress
Foster Care/Adopted
Jamar Neighbors
Comedian/Actor
Foster Care
Monroe Martin III
Comedian/Actor
Foster Care
Robert Kelly
Comedian/Actor/Podcast Innovator
Foster Care
Joe DeRosa
Comedian
Adopted
Sam Morril
Comedian/Actor
Adopted
Adrienne Iapalucci
Comedian
Adopted
Pom Klementieff
Actress
Kinship Care
Angel Olsen
Singer/Songwriter
Foster Care/Adopted
Candie Marie
Actress
Foster Care
Barbara Stanwyk
Actress
Kinship Care
Ella Fitgerald
Singer
Kinship Care
Tina Turner
Singer
Kinship Care
Tallulah Bankhead
Actress
Kinship Care
Willie Nelson
Singer/Activist
Foster Care
Carol Burnett
Actress
Kinship Care
Trent Reznor
Singer, Nine Inch Nails
Kinship Care
Tiffany Haddish
Actress
Foster Care
Marilyn Monroe
Actress
Foster Care
Jimmy Wayne
Singer
Foster Care
George Lopez
Actor/Comedian
Kinship Care
Angela Shelton
Director/Actress
Foster Care
Ingrid Bergman
Actress
Kinship Care
Bessie Smith
Singer
Kinship Care
Ice-T
Actor
Foster Care
Earl "DMX" Simmons
Rapper/Actor
Foster Care
Ray Charles
Singer/Pianist
Foster Care
Kid President
Internet Sensation
Foster Care/Adopted
Ger Douny
Model
Foster Care
Sylvester Stallone
Director/Actor
Foster Care
Frank Stallone
Singer/Actor
Foster Care
Cher
Actress/Singer
Foster Care
Eddie Murphy
Actor/Comedian
Foster Care
Charlie Murphy
Actor/Comedian
Foster Care
Ray Liotta
Actor
Adopted
Cassidy Mack
Actress
Foster Care/Adopted
Leonardo DiCaprio
Actor/Director
Kinship Care
Frances McDormand
Actress
Kinship Care
Eartha Kitt
Actress
Foster Care
Michael Bey
Producer/Director
Adopted
Billie Holliday
Singer
Kinship Care
Rachel Crow
Actress/Singer
Foster Care/Adopted
James Hetfield
Singer/Metallica
Kinship Care
Louis Armstrong
Trumpeter
Foster Care
Jack Nicholson
Actor
Kinship Care
The Game
Rapper
Foster Care
Faith Hill
Singer
Adopted
Xzibit
Rapper/Actor
Foster Care/Kinship Care
Rosie Perez
Actress
Foster Care
Skrillex
DJ
Foster Care
Art Linkletter
Host/Producer
Foster Care
Keisha Cole
Singer
Foster Care/Kinship Care
Leland Chapman
Bounty Hunter
Foster Care
Victoria Rowell
Actress
Foster Care
Steve Odecek
Comedian
Adopted
Tommy Davidson
Comedian/Actor
Adopted
Kristen Chenoworth
Actress/Singer
Adopted
Melissa Gilbert
Actress
Adopted
Eric Clapton
Singer/Guitarist
Adopted
James Brown
Godfather of Soul
Foster Care
Allan Pineda a.k.a apl.de.ap
Rapper/Black Eyed Peas
Adopted
James Dean
Actor
Foster Care
Felicia "Snoop" Pearson
Actress/The Wire
Foster Care
Jamie Foxx
Actor/Singer
Adopted
Snooki
Reality Television
Adopted
Steve Pemberton
Actor/Singer
Adopted
Gary Coleman
Actor
Adopted
Bo Diddely
Singer/Guitarist
Kinship Care/Adopted
Francois Truffaut
Director
Foster Care/Adopted
Alison Anders
Director
Foster Care
Richard Burton
Actor
Adopted
Charlotte Ayana
Actress/Model
Foster Care
Priscilla Presley
Actress
Adopted
Rajesh Khanna
Actor
Foster Care
Debra Harry
Singer/Blondie
Adopted
Dame Kiri Kanaw
Singer
Foster Care
Derek Clark
Speaker/Rapping Dad
Foster Care
Sarah McLachlan
Singer
Adopted
Lee Majors
Actor
Kinship Care/Adopted
Little Richard
Singer
Kinship Care/Adopted
Darryl "DMC" McDaniels
Rapper/Run DMC
Foster Care/Adopted
Eriq LaSalle
Actor
Foster Care
Esai Morales
Actor
Foster Care
Athletes
Scott Hamilton
Olympic Figure Skater
Foster Care
Billy Mills
Olympic Runner
Foster Care
Mike Tyson
World Champion Boxer
Foster Care/Adopted
Babe Ruth
Professional Baseball
Foster Care
Greg Louganis
Olympic Diver
Adopted
Simone Biles
Gymnast/Olympian
Kinship Care/Adopted
Demetrius Jackson
Professional Basketball
Foster Care
Dorial Green-Beckham
Professional Football
Foster Care
Carlin Isles
Professional Rugby/Olympian
Foster Care/Adopted
Tori Bowie
Olympic Runner
Kinship Care/Adopted
Darold Williamson
Runner/Olympian
Foster Care/Kinship Care
Ra'shede Hageman
Professional Football
Foster Care/Adopted
Caleb Swanson
Professional Basketball
Adopted
Rich Swann
Pro Wrestler
Kinship Care
Michaela DePrince
Ballerina
Adopted
Quan Cosby
Professional Football
Foster Care/Adopted
Tim Green
Football Player/Author
Adopted
Makana Kema-Kaleiwahea
Professional Football
Foster Care
Deland McCullough
Professional Football Coach
Adopted
Albert Wilson
Professional Football Player
Foster Care
Matt Breida
Professional Football Player
Adopted
Takkarist Mckinley
Professional Football Player
Kinship Care
Alonzo Mourning
Professional Basketball
Foster Care
Jimmy Graham
Professional Football
Foster Care/Adopted
Aaron Judge
Professional Baseball
Adopted
Colin Kaepernick
Professional Football
Adopted
Michael Oher
Professional Football
Foster Care
Patrick Willis
Professional Football
Foster Care/Adopted
Tyrann Mathieu
Professional Football
Kinship Care/Adopted
Scott Fujita
Professional Football
Adopted
Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah
Triathlete
Foster Care
Jim Thorpe
Professional Football/Olympic Runner
Foster Care
Duante Culpepper
Professional Football
Adopted
Lopez Lomong
Olympic Runner
Kinship Care/Adopted
Guor Marial
Olympic Runner
Foster Care
Dan O Brien
Olympic Decathlete
Adopted
Anthony DiCosmo
Professional Football/XFL
Foster Care/Adopted
Reese Hoffa
Olympic Shotputter
Foster Care/Adopted
Aaron Parchem
Olympic Figure Skater
Adopted
Toby Dawson
Olympic Skier
Foster Care/Adopted
Brian Tyms
Profesional Football
Foster Care/Adopted
Lorenzo Mauldin
Professional Football
Foster Care
Glen Davis
Professional Basketball
Foster Care
Kevin Van Noy
Professional Football
Foster Care/Adopted
Sharrif Floyd
Professional Football
Kinship Care
Historical Figures
Andrew Jackson
President
Foster Care
Alexander Hamilton
American Statesman
Adopted
J.R.R Tolkien
Writer
Foster Care
George W. Carver
Inventor
Foster Care
John Keats
Writer
Adopted
Sir Francis Bacon
Writer
Foster Care/Adopted
Edgar Allan Poe
Writer
Foster Care/Adopted
James West
Boy Scouts Founder
Foster Care
Wordsworth
Writer
Foster Care/Adopted
Leonard Tolstoy
Writer
Foster Care/Adopted
Dale Lambert
Priest/Activist
Adopted
Art Anderson
Founder, Business Owner
Foster Care/Adopted
Ben Hooper
Writer
Foster Care/Adopted
Juilette Drouet
Actress
Foster Care
Johann S. Bach
Composer
Adopted
Ivan the 4th
Ruler
Foster Care/Adopted
Tocumseh
Leader
Foster Care/Adopted
Johannes Kepler
Scientist
Foster Care
John Church
Clergyman
Foster Care/Adopted
Bertrand Russell
Philosopher
Foster Care/Adopted
Edward Langworthy
Teacher/Politician
Foster Care
Jean Rousseau
Composer
Kinship Care
Joseph Conrad
Writer
Kinship Care
Mariano Galvez
Doctor
Adopted
Simon Bolivar
Leader
Foster Care/Adopted
Henry Morton Stanley
Explorer
Foster Care
Leo Tolstoy
Author of War & Peace
Kinship Care
Aristotle
Philosopher
Kinship Care
Jonathan Swift
Author of Gulliver's Travels
Kinship Care
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