Entertainment 60+ Adopted Celebrities
List Rules These famous people who were brought up by parents other than their own biological parents are listed in no particular order
Born to Abdulfattah Jandali and Joanne Schieble. Given up at birth. Adopted by Paul Jobs and Clara Hagopian.
Age: Dec. at 56 (1955-2011)
Birthplace: California, United States of America
Profession: Businessperson, Entrepreneur, Inventor, Designer
Also Ranked
#55 on The Most Influential People of All Time
#50 on People We Wish Were Still Alive
#49 on The Most Psychedelic People Ever
#93 on The Most Important Leaders in U.S. History
see more on Steve JobsBorn to Julia and Alfred Lennon, who went AWOL from the military in 1944, when John was five years old. By the time he returned, Julia was pregnant with another man's child. After an ugly custody dispute with Alfred, Julia gave her sister, Mimi Smith, custody of John.
He lived with his aunt and uncle George throughout his childhood and adolescence.
Age: Dec. at 40 (1940-1980)
Birthplace: Liverpool, United Kingdom
Profession: Activist, Film Score Composer, Record producer, Musician, Film Producer, + more
Also Ranked
#6 on The Best Rock Vocalists
#9 on The Best Singers of All Time
#29 on The Greatest Musical Artists of All Time
#44 on The Best Rock Bands of All Time
see more on John LennonGrew up with foster parents Albert and Ida Bolender until age 7, with some contact with her mother, Gladys Pearl Baker. In 1934, diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, Gladys was committed to a mental hospital, whereupon Monroe (Norma Jeane Mortenson) became a ward of the state.
Family friend Grace McKee Goddard took responsibility for family affairs, and Monroe lived with various foster families over the next several years, many of which were abusive.
Age: Dec. at 36 (1926-1962)
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Profession: Film Producer, Model, Actor, Singer, Showgirl
Also Ranked
#60 on The Best Actresses in Film History
#19 on The Most Beautiful Women of All Time
#31 on People We Wish Were Still Alive
#60 on The Hottest Celebrities of All Time
see more on Marilyn MonroeBorn Eric Marlon Bishop to Darrell Bishop and Louise Annette Talley Dixon to young parents, who split up shortly after his birth. Adopted at 7 months by his mother's adoptive parents, Esther and Mark Talley.
Age: 51
Birthplace: Terrell, Texas, United States of America
Profession: Television director, Pianist, Television producer, Musician, Singer-songwriter, + more
Also Ranked
#85 on The Best (Male) Actors Working Today
#61 on The Best Actors to Ever Win Best Actor in a Leading Role
#83 on The Greatest R&B Artists and Bands of All Time
#17 on Oscar Winning Performances from the Past 50 Years, Ranked
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