Who Are or Were Also Adopters or Foster Parents
- Antonius Pius (under Roman Empire)
- Arimardan Singh (under India - Princely States: 10)
- Aristotle
- Augustus Caesar Octavius (under Roman Empire)
- Baker, Josephine
- Banks, John
- Bhanu Pratap Singh (under India - Princely States: 10)
- Big Day, William
- Bokassa I
- Brooks-Randolph, Angie
- Brosnan, Pierce
- Carruthers, Kitty
- Clare, Monica
- Danson, Ted
- Gaius Caligula (under Roman Empire)
- God's Wife
- Guang Xu (under Chinese Qing Dynasty)
- Hadrian (under Roman Empire)
- Hokusai
- Jackson, Andrew
- Jiji Bai Sahib Maharaj (under India - Princely States: 2)
- Jones, Pei Te Hurinui
- Kano Sanraku
- Kutner, Lawrence
- Lakshman Singh II (under India - Princely States: 10)
- Lee, John Doyle
- Lone Wolf II
- MacBride, Roger Lea
- Marcus Ulpius Trainus (under Roman Empire)
- Muhammad
- Okada Keishu
- Rajaram II Raje Bhonsle (under India - Princely States: 1)
- Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji (under India Princely States: 3)
- Ranmalji II (under India - Princely States: 3)
- Ratahi, Topsy Stewart
- Roach, Archie
- Rukupo, Raharui
- Ruth Luka Ke'ekikolani (under Hawai'ian Royal Families)
- Ruth, George Herman ("Babe")
- Sajjan Singh (under India - Princely States: 4)
- Salter, Shane
- Sardar Singh (under India - Princely States: 4)
- Sawant Singh (under India - Princely States: 8)
- Schreiber, Lorna
- Shahaji II Bhonsle (under India- Princely States: 2)
- Shahaji III (under India - Princely States: 1)
- Shambhu Singh (under India - Princely States: 4)
- Shin, Paull H.
- Swaroop Singh (under India - Princely States: 4)
- Swaroop Singh (under India - Princely States: 4)
- Taare, Sonny
- Tangiia Nui
- Te Kanawa, Kiri
- Teriimaevarua (under Pomare Dynasty)
- Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus (under Roman Empire)
- Whitman, Marcus
- Zhang Xianzhong (under Sun Kewang)
Brosnan, Pierce
Brosnan's parents separated when he was a baby and he was raised by relatives in Ireland while his mother went to London to train as a nurse. In 1964 he joined her in London. As a young m... [more]
Carruthers, Kitty
Adoptive (not biological) brother and sister, the Carruthers were 1984 US Olympic pairs figure skating silver medalists. They became professionals after the Games and retired from regular p... [more]
Clare, Monica
Clare was born in Dareel, Queensland, to an English mother and an Aboriginal shearer, Beatrice Scott and Ron McGowan. Her mother died in childbirth when she was seven years old and she and ... [more]
Danson, Ted
Danson was the star of the long-running TV sitcom Cheers, playing Sam Malone, for which he won two Emmys and two Golden Globes. His film credits include Jerry and Tom, Gulliver's Travels, G... [more]
Gaius Caligula (under Roman Empire)
Ancient Roman society institutionalized the adoption of adults. It was relatively common for a wealthy Roman couple to adopt an adult man, even a slave, as heir if they did not have any son... [more]
God's Wife
Prior to the XXIst Dynasty of ancient Egypt the title God's Wife was given to Pharaoh's wife. During the XXIst Dynasty it was transferred to Pharaoh's daughter, who was consecrated as an ob... [more]
Guang Xu (under Chinese Qing Dynasty)
For nearly 200 years the Qing dynasty practiced a form of adoption to secure orderly succession to the throne when the emperor was childless. It was instituted by the Yong Zheng Empero... [more]
Hadrian (under Roman Empire)
Ancient Roman society institutionalized the adoption of adults. It was relatively common for a wealthy Roman couple to adopt an adult man, even a slave, as heir if they did not have any son... [more]
Hokusai
Hokusai's first few years are a mystery, but he was born near Tokyo, and when he was four or five he was adopted by a mirror-polisher named Nakajima Ise. There is speculation that Nakajima ... [more]
Jackson, Andrew
Jackson was born a few days after his father died, the third child of the family. When he was 13 he became an orderly and messenger in the Revolutionary Army against the British. One of his... [more]
