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*[[Moses]] ([[prophet]], legislator, [[judge]], and leader of the [[Israel]]ites) <ref>[http://famous.adoption.com/famous/moses.html Moses], adoption.com</ref> | *[[Moses]] ([[prophet]], legislator, [[judge]], and leader of the [[Israel]]ites) <ref>[http://famous.adoption.com/famous/moses.html Moses], adoption.com</ref> | ||
*[[Dave Thomas]] (founder of [[Wendy's]]) | *[[Dave Thomas]] (founder of [[Wendy's]]) | ||
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*Scott Hamilton (Figure skater Olympic medal winner) <ref>[http://famous.adoption.com/famous/hamilton-scott-scovell.html hamilton, scott scovell] Adoption.com</ref> | *Scott Hamilton (Figure skater Olympic medal winner) <ref>[http://famous.adoption.com/famous/hamilton-scott-scovell.html hamilton, scott scovell] Adoption.com</ref> | ||
*[[Edgar Allen Poe]] (Author and poet) <ref>[http://famous.adoption.com/famous/poe-edgar-allan.htmlpoe, edgar allan] Adoption.com</ref> | *[[Edgar Allen Poe]] (Author and poet) <ref>[http://famous.adoption.com/famous/poe-edgar-allan.htmlpoe, edgar allan] Adoption.com</ref> | ||
Revision as of 18:29, December 31, 2008
This is a growing list of adopted people who made an enormous contribution to society:
- Pope Alexander VI (Spanish Pope, 1492-1503) [1]
- Johann Sebastian Bach (German musician and composer) [2]
- Alexander Hamilton (one of the Founding Fathers and the first Secretary of the Treasury) [3]
- Andrew Jackson (7th President of the United States of America) [4]
- Steve Jobs (founder of Apple Computers)
- Thomas Monaghan (founder of Domino's Pizza)
- Moses (prophet, legislator, judge, and leader of the Israelites) [5]
- Dave Thomas (founder of Wendy's)
- Scott Hamilton (Figure skater Olympic medal winner) [6]
- Edgar Allen Poe (Author and poet) [7]
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References
- ↑ Alexander VI (Pope), adoption.com
- ↑ Bach, Johann Sebastian, adoption.com
- ↑ Hamilton, Alexander, adoption.com
- ↑ Jackson, Andrew, adoption.com
- ↑ Moses, adoption.com
- ↑ hamilton, scott scovell Adoption.com
- ↑ edgar allan Adoption.com