Adoption success stories

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:

* Aaron Judge, record-breaking and Bible-quoting home run hitter for the New York Yankees[1]
* Pierre Poilievre, newly elected leader of the Conservative Party in Canada, expected to defeat Leftist tyrant Justin Trudeau
* Andrew Breitbart \- the visionary founder of Breitbart.com[2]
* Pope Alexander VI \- Spanish Pope, 1492-1503 [3]
* Johann Sebastian Bach \- German musician and composer [4]
* Alexander Hamilton \- one of the Founding Fathers and the first Secretary of the Treasury [5]
* Scott Hamilton - Figure skater, Olympic medal winner [6]
* 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.[7]
* Andrew Jackson \- 7th President of the United States of America.[8] 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.[9]
* Steve Jobs \- founder of Apple Computers[10]
* 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.[11]
* Ray Liotta - renowned actor who played with charm characters intended to be psychotic.[12]
* 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[13]
* Michael Reagan \- conservative adoptive son of President Ronald Reagan.[14]
* Babe Ruth \- first adopted and raised for years by a Catholic orphanage, and then (when he 19) by a baseball scout.[15]
* Michael Steele \- Chairman of the Republican National Committee. Steele was born at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland and adopted as an infant.[16]
* Dave Thomas - founder of Wendy's
* Michael Oher - 2009 first round draft choice by the NFL Baltimore Ravens[17] who was the subject of the Academy Award-winning semi-biographical film The Blind Side.
* Faith Hill - famous country singer.[18] Her husband had also been adopted as a child.
* Augustus Caesar \- first Roman emperor, adopted by Julius Caesar.
* Hines Ward \- NFL wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers and MVP of Super Bowl XL.[19]

## Adoptive Parent[edit]

* 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.
* Jane Russell, Hollywood actress, who adopted children herself and helped with more than 50,000 adoptions by others.
* Bubba Watson, surprise winner of the 2012 and 2014 Masters.

## Bible[edit]

* Moses -prophet, legislator, judge, and leader of the Israelites [20]
* Jesus \- adopted by Joseph of Nazareth

## References[edit]

1. ↑ https://aleteia.org/2022/09/27/aaron-judge-reaches-record-breaking-season-with-bible-verse-in-hand/
2. ↑ https://www.breitbart.com/blog/2013/03/01/breitbart-on-how-being-adopted-shaped-his-views-on-abortion/
3. ↑ Alexander VI (Pope), adoption.com
4. ↑ Bach, Johann Sebastian, adoption.com
5. ↑ Hamilton, Alexander, adoption.com
6. ↑ hamilton, scott scovell Adoption.com
7. ↑ https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/niners/2012/12/07/tattoos-but-a-fraction-of-colin-kaepernicks-story/1752809/
8. ↑ Jackson, Andrew, adoption.com
9. ↑ State Library of North Carolina, Andrew Jackson [1767-1845] [1]
10. ↑ http://www.investingvalue.com/investment-leaders/steve-jobs/index.htm
11. ↑ Humboldt Pro-Life, Jacqueline Kasun
12. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000501/?ref_=tt_trv_trv
13. ↑ http://famous.adoption.com/famous/monaghan-thomas.html
14. ↑ http://www.cfif.org/htdocs/freedomline/current/in_our_opinion/michael-reagan-interview.htm
15. ↑ http://xroads.virginia.edu/~ug02/yeung/baberuth/born.html
16. ↑ U.S.News & World Report, 10 Things You Didn't Know About Michael Steele, by Danielle Burton, April 7, 2008 [2]
17. ↑ The Blind Side- Trailer
18. ↑ http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/13-famous-people-who-were-adopted.htm#page=12
19. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/09/sports/football/09ward.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
20. ↑ Moses, adoption.com