Famous people who were adopted
Ice-T
The rapper was raised by his aunts after the death of his parents when he was eight.
Nelson Mandela
At age nine, the political leader was adopted by Jongintaba Dalindyebo, ruler of the Tembu people in Mqhekezweni.
Steve Jobs
When the future co-founder of Apple was born, his mother was alone, without the support of family or a partner. She saw adoption as the best choice for her son.
Kristin Davis
The actress was adopted by her stepfather when she was three.
Frances McDormand
The actress was born in Chicago, but was later adopted in Pittsburgh by a Canadian minister and nurse.
Faith Hill
The singer was adopted by a family in Mississippi a few days after her birth.
Ray Liotta
The actor was adopted when he was six-months-old, by Alfred and Mary Liotta.
Skrillex
The musician accidentally discovered that he was adopted and raised by a family friend as a baby.
DMC
Darryl McDaniels of Run-DMC believed his adopted parents were his biological parents until the secret was revealed to him as a teenager.
Ric Flair
The professional wrestler revealed in his autobiography 'To Be the Man' that he was adopted by a couple of Americans of German origin while still a newborn.
Marilyn Monroe
After her mother was diagnosed with mental health problems and deemed unfit to care for her children, the actress was adopted by Albert and Ida Bolender of Hawthorne, California.
Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi
The reality TV star was born in Santiago, Chile, and was adopted at a young age.
Lance Armstrong
The former professional cyclist was adopted by his stepfather when he was three.
