Birth Sibling(s) Separated
- Ahbez, Eden
- Angelou, Maya
- Bach, Johann Sebastian
- Banks, John
- Best, James
- Brooks-Randolph, Angie
- Chanel, Gabrielle Bonheur
- Chaplin, Charles Spencer
- Chaplin, Sydney
- Clare, Monica
- Clausen, Curt
- Coolidge, Sherman
- Danilova, Alexandra Dyonysievna
- Edward VI
- Gökçen, Sabiha
- Graham, Eddie
- Grant, Julia
- Hamilton, Alexander
- Hancock, John
- Hoover, Herbert Clark
- Hura, Maata Te Reo
- Hurston, Zora Neale
- Jackson, Thomas (Stonewall)
- Jarvis, Zane Te Wiremu
- Kamehameha IV (under Hawai'ian Royal Families)
- Kamehameha V (under Hawai'ian Royal Families)
- Langstone, Frank
- Leleiohoku, William Pitt Kalaho'olewa II (under Hawai'ian Royal Families)
- Lennon, John Winston
- Lewis, Edmonia
- Lopez, Charlotte Anne
- Monroe, William Smith
- Morcom, Luke Sidney
- Moses Kekuaiua (under Hawai'ian Royal Families)
- Pelzer, David J.
- Perrott, Caroline
- Poe, Edgar Allan
- Quinn, Phil
- Radisson, Pierre-Esprit
- Roach, Archie
- Roosevelt, Eleanor
- Rowson, Martin
- Salter, Shane
- Stands In Timber, John
- Tamatoa V (under Pomare Dynasty)
- Te Kanawa, Kiri
- Teriimaevarua (under Pomare Dynasty)
- Teriimaevarua II (under Pomare Dynasty)
- Teriinavaharoa (under Pomare Dynasty)
- Tita (under Pomare Dynasty)
- von Kleist, Heinrich
- Wilkins, George
- Williams, Daniel Hale
- Wordsworth, Dorothy
- Wordsworth, William
- X, Malcolm
- Birth Sibling(s) Remained with or Returned to Birth Family
Lopez, Charlotte Anne
Lopez was Miss Teen USA in 1993. She was placed in care by her mentally ill mother as a baby (with her brother and sister) and lived in foster homes in Vermont state for 15 years; by the... [more]
Monroe, William Smith
Monroe was born on a farm at Jerusalem Ridge, Kentucky, the last of eight children in a poor, backwoods family. Both his parents were traditional Appalachian musicians (father step-dancer; ... [more]
Morcom, Luke Sidney
Morcom was born Sidney Morcom in Borrolool, Northern Territories, to an Aboriginal family. At one week of age he became one of the Stolen Generation, (see: Australian Aboriginal and Torres... [more]
Moses Kekuaiua (under Hawai'ian Royal Families)
The history of the royal dynasties of Hawai'i has been as tangled as that of many others. Until the early 19th century each island was ruled by its own dynasty, but Kamehameha the Great (17... [more]
Pelzer, David J.
Pelzer was the third of five children of alcoholic parents. His father deserted the family, and David was horrifically physically abused from the age of four by his alcoholic birth mother (... [more]
Perrott, Caroline
Perrott was a girl of eight when she was kidnapped by Maori near Leppertown in the Taranaki district of New Zealand in 1874, probably in retaliation when her father disturbed a sacred buria... [more]
Poe, Edgar Allan
Poe's actor parents died before he was three years old (his father had disappeared before he was born and his mother died in 1811) and he was fostered (never formally adopted) by a merchant... [more]
Quinn, Phil
Quinn and his brothers went into care when their parents' violent marriage ended in divorce. After a number of foster placements, he wound up in an adoptive family where he was systematical... [more]
Radisson, Pierre-Esprit
Radisson was born in France and emigrated to Canada in 1651 with his family. Within months, while out walking with friends he was captured by the Iroquois (one source says the Mohawks), who... [more]
Roach, Archie
Roach was one of the thousands of Aboriginal children stolen from their parents by the Australian government in an attempt to assimilate them into white society (see Australian Aboriginal ... [more]
