Vol. 6, No. 1• November 2001

Famous Adopters

Below is a list of well-known individuals who have adopted.

  • Kirstie Alley & Parker Stevenson (actors)
  • Loni Anderson & Burt Reynolds (actors)
  • Julie Andrews (singer and actress)
  • Eve Arden (actress)
  • Senator Lloyd Bentsen (D-Texas)
  • Taurean Blacque (actor)
  • Charles Bronson & Jill Ireland (actors)
  • George Burns & Gracie Allen (comedians)
  • Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell (D-Colorado)
  • Connie Chung & Maury Povich (TV personalities)
  • Jamie Lee Curtis & Sir Christopher Guest (actors)
  • Ted Danson (actor)
  • Bette Davis & Gary Merrill (actors)
  • Cecil B. De Mille (film director)
  • Mia Farrow (actress and writer)
  • Henry Fonda (actor)
  • Jane Fonda (actress and activist)
  • Louis Gossett, Jr. (actor)
  • Valerie Harper (actress)
  • Senator Jesse Helms (R-North Carolina)
  • Senator Gordon Humphrey (R-New Hampshire)
  • Magic Johnson (basketball player)
  • Kris Kristofferson (actor and singer)
  • Patti LaBelle (singer)
  • Rep. James Leach (R-Iowa)
  • Willie Mays (hall of fame baseball player)
  • Senator John McCain (R-Arizona)
  • Ed McMahon (TV personality)
  • Rosie O'Donnell (comedienne)
  • Marie Osmond (singer and actress)
  • Michelle Pfeiffer & David Kelley (actress, television producer)
  • Kirby Puckett (baseball player)
  • Sally Jessy Raphael (TV host)
  • President Ronald Reagan & Jane Wyman (actress)
  • Linda Ronstadt (singer)
  • Isabella Rossellini (actress)
  • Victoria Rowell (actress)
  • Senator Paul Simon (D-Illinois)
  • Steven Spielberg & Kate Capshaw (director, actress)
  • Judy Woodruff (TV newscaster)

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