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| | *[[Andrew Jackson]] - 7th [[President of the United States of America]].<ref>[http://famous.adoption.com/famous/jackson-andrew.html Jackson, Andrew], adoption.com</ref> Jackson's father was killed in a logging accident a few weeks before Jackson was born. His mother died when Jackson was fourteen; he lived with relatives for a year and a half after her death.<ref>State Library of North Carolina, ''Andrew Jackson [1767-1845]'' [http://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/nc/bio/public/jackson.htm]</ref> | | *[[Andrew Jackson]] - 7th [[President of the United States of America]].<ref>[http://famous.adoption.com/famous/jackson-andrew.html Jackson, Andrew], adoption.com</ref> Jackson's father was killed in a logging accident a few weeks before Jackson was born. His mother died when Jackson was fourteen; he lived with relatives for a year and a half after her death.<ref>State Library of North Carolina, ''Andrew Jackson [1767-1845]'' [http://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/nc/bio/public/jackson.htm]</ref> |
| | *[[Steve Jobs]] - founder of [[Apple Inc.|Apple Computers]]<ref>http://www.investingvalue.com/investment-leaders/steve-jobs/index.htm</ref> | | *[[Steve Jobs]] - founder of [[Apple Inc.|Apple Computers]]<ref>http://www.investingvalue.com/investment-leaders/steve-jobs/index.htm</ref> |
| − | *[[Jacqueline Kasun]] - great [[conservative]] and founder of Humboldt Pro-Life. Kasun "spent most of her childhood with her father’s parents", and moved back in with her father as a college student.<ref>Humboldt Pro-Life, Jacqueline Kasun [http://www.humboldtprolife.com/jacqueline_kasun]</ref> | + | *[[Jacqueline Kasun]] - great [[conservative]] and founder of Humboldt Pro-Life. Kasun "spent most of her childhood with her father’s parents", and moved back in with her father as a college student.<ref>[http://www.humboldtprolife.com/jacqueline_kasun Humboldt Pro-Life, Jacqueline Kasun]</ref> |
| | *[[James Michener]] - perhaps the most popular writer of historical novels in history, was adopted by a [[Quaker]] widow | | *[[James Michener]] - perhaps the most popular writer of historical novels in history, was adopted by a [[Quaker]] widow |
| | *[[Thomas Monaghan]] - founder of [[Domino's Pizza]] and [[Ave Maria University]]<ref>http://famous.adoption.com/famous/monaghan-thomas.html</ref> | | *[[Thomas Monaghan]] - founder of [[Domino's Pizza]] and [[Ave Maria University]]<ref>http://famous.adoption.com/famous/monaghan-thomas.html</ref> |
| | *[[Michael Reagan]] - adoptive son of President Ronald Reagan,<ref>http://www.cfif.org/htdocs/freedomline/current/in_our_opinion/michael-reagan-interview.htm</ref> | | *[[Michael Reagan]] - adoptive son of President Ronald Reagan,<ref>http://www.cfif.org/htdocs/freedomline/current/in_our_opinion/michael-reagan-interview.htm</ref> |
| | *[[Babe Ruth]] - first adopted and raised for years by a Catholic orphanage, and then (when he 19) by a baseball scout.<ref>http://xroads.virginia.edu/~ug02/yeung/baberuth/born.html</ref> | | *[[Babe Ruth]] - first adopted and raised for years by a Catholic orphanage, and then (when he 19) by a baseball scout.<ref>http://xroads.virginia.edu/~ug02/yeung/baberuth/born.html</ref> |
| − | *[[Michael Steele]] - Chairman of the Republican National Committee. Steele was born at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland and adopted as an infant.<ref>U.S.News & World Report, ''10 Things You Didn't Know About Michael Steele'', by Danielle Burton, April 7, 2008[http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/politics/2008/04/07/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-michael-steele.html]</ref> | + | *[[Michael Steele]] - Chairman of the Republican National Committee. Steele was born at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland and adopted as an infant.<ref>U.S.News & World Report, ''10 Things You Didn't Know About Michael Steele'', by Danielle Burton, April 7, 2008 [http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/politics/2008/04/07/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-michael-steele.html]</ref> |
| | *[[Dave Thomas]] - founder of [[Wendy's]] | | *[[Dave Thomas]] - founder of [[Wendy's]] |
| | *Michael Oher - 2009 first round draft choice by the NFL [[Baltimore Ravens]]<ref>[http://abbafund.wordpress.com/2009/08/11/the-blind-side-%E2%80%93-trailer/ The Blind Side- Trailer]</ref> who was the subject of the Academy Award winning semi-biographical film ''The Blind Side''. | | *Michael Oher - 2009 first round draft choice by the NFL [[Baltimore Ravens]]<ref>[http://abbafund.wordpress.com/2009/08/11/the-blind-side-%E2%80%93-trailer/ The Blind Side- Trailer]</ref> who was the subject of the Academy Award winning semi-biographical film ''The Blind Side''. |