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This is a growing list of adopted people who made an enormous contribution to society:
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This is a growing list of adopted people, or people taken in by foster parents or other legal guardians, who made an enormous contribution to society:
  
 
*[[Pope Alexander VI]] - Spanish [[Pope]], 1492-1503 <ref>[http://famous.adoption.com/famous/alexander-vi.html Alexander VI (Pope)], adoption.com</ref>
 
*[[Pope Alexander VI]] - Spanish [[Pope]], 1492-1503 <ref>[http://famous.adoption.com/famous/alexander-vi.html Alexander VI (Pope)], adoption.com</ref>
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*[[Alexander Hamilton]] - one of the [[Founding Fathers]] and the first [[United States Secretary of the Treasury|Secretary of the Treasury]] <ref>[http://famous.adoption.com/famous/hamilton-alexander.html Hamilton, Alexander], adoption.com</ref>
 
*[[Alexander Hamilton]] - one of the [[Founding Fathers]] and the first [[United States Secretary of the Treasury|Secretary of the Treasury]] <ref>[http://famous.adoption.com/famous/hamilton-alexander.html Hamilton, Alexander], 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>
 
*Scott Hamilton - Figure skater, Olympic medal winner <ref>[http://famous.adoption.com/famous/hamilton-scott-scovell.html hamilton, scott scovell] Adoption.com</ref>
*[[Colin Kaepernick]] - adopted at only five weeks old by a new parents whose genetic defect prevented them from having healthy children, Kaepernick became a phenomenal quarterback in the [[NFL]], leading the ''San Francisco 49ers'' to two consecutive NFC title games.<ref>http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/niners/2012/12/07/tattoos-but-a-fraction-of-colin-kaepernicks-story/1752809/</ref>
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*[[Colin Kaepernick]] - adopted at only five weeks old by a new parents whose genetic defect prevented them from having healthy children, Kaepernick became a phenomenal quarterback in the [[NFL]], leading the ''San Francisco 49ers'' to two consecutive NFC title games.<ref>https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/niners/2012/12/07/tattoos-but-a-fraction-of-colin-kaepernicks-story/1752809/</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>
 
*[[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>
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*[[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>
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*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>
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*[[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 [https://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]]
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*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''.  
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*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''.  
*[[Faith Hill]] - famous country singer.<ref>http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/13-famous-people-who-were-adopted.htm#page=12</ref>  Her husband had also been adopted as a child.
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*Faith Hill - famous country singer.<ref>http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/13-famous-people-who-were-adopted.htm#page=12</ref>  Her husband had also been adopted as a child.
 
*[[Augustus Caesar]] - first Roman emperor, adopted by [[Julius Caesar]].  
 
*[[Augustus Caesar]] - first Roman emperor, adopted by [[Julius Caesar]].  
*[[Hines Ward]] - NFL wide receiver for the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] and MVP of Super Bowl XL.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/09/sports/football/09ward.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0</ref>  
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*[[Hines Ward]] - NFL wide receiver for the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] and MVP of Super Bowl XL.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/09/sports/football/09ward.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0</ref>
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*[[Andrew Breitbart]] - the visionary founder of Breitbart.com<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/blog/2013/03/01/breitbart-on-how-being-adopted-shaped-his-views-on-abortion/</ref>
  
 
== Adoptive Parent ==
 
== Adoptive Parent ==

Revision as of 04:57, April 9, 2019

This is a growing list of adopted people, or people taken in by foster parents or other legal guardians, who made an enormous contribution to society:

Adoptive Parent

  • George Orwell adopted a baby and raised him after his wife unexpectedly passed away, and this may have increased Orwell's growth as a conservative.
  • Ronald Reagan (and his first wife Jane Wyman) adopted Michael Reagan, who became conservative.
  • Bubba Watson, surprise winner of the 2012 and 2014 Masters.

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