Adoption/Fostering Fictitious, Disputed, Unconfirmed

People who invented stories of their own adoption, where sources differ, or whose listing in other "famous adoptees" register could not be indepndently confirmed.

Ada (under Alexander the Great), Alexander the Great, Ann-Margret, Ashcroft, Edith Margaret Emily, Augustus Caesar Octavius (under Roman Empire), Bustamante, William Alexander, Cain, Dean George Thomas, Campbell, Ben Nighthorse, Caprotti, Gian Giacomo, Carmody, Kev, Carter, Forrest, Childebert III Adoptivus, Cole, Nat King, Cyrus the Great, Danson, Ted, Dante Alighieri, de Porres, Martin, Dodson, Patrick, Eliezer, Esther, Frank, Eva, Gaveston, Piers, Grayson, Larry, Grimsby, Roger, Hadrian (under Roman Empire), Hitler, Adolf, Ibrahim Pasha, Jesus Christ, Joseph the Carpenter, Likelike (under Hawai'ian Royal Families), Long Lance, Buffalo Child, MacBride, Roger Lea, Marcus Ulpius Trainus (under Roman Empire), Middlemiss, Philip, Nebuchadnezzar II, Okada Keishu, Orphan Brigade, Primakov, Yevgeny Maximovitch, Quetzalcoatl, Robinson, Bill, Roland, Sargon I, Savage, Dan, Sennacherib, Stanley, Henry Morton, Tyson, Mike G.,

Ada (under Alexander the Great)

Alexander was one of the greatest generals in history. His empire stretched from Greece to Egypt, Asia Minor and as far east as the River Ind in India. He was born the son of Philip II of ... [more]

Alexander the Great

Alexander was one of the greatest generals in history. His empire stretched from Greece to Egypt, Asia Minor and as far east as the River Ind in India. He was born the son of Philip II of ... [more]

Ann-Margret

This is a red herring. Although listed on one Internet list of famous adoptees, Ann-Margret is not an adoptee. Personal communication ... [more]

Ashcroft, Edith Margaret Emily

Ashcroft was German Jewish and Danish on her mother's side and English on her father's side. Both her parents (Violetta and William) died before she was 20. She began acting before her p... [more]

Augustus Caesar Octavius (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]

Bustamante, William Alexander

Little is known for certain about Bustamante's early life, which he seems to have deliberately concealed or fabricated, but he was probably born in Jamaica into poverty, one of 13 children,... [more]

Cain, Dean George Thomas

Cain's birth-father is Japanese-Irish and his mother is white; he identifies himself as Japanese, but has never had any contact with his father. His parents were divorced before he was b... [more]

Campbell, Ben Nighthorse

Campbell is part Portuguese, Northern Cheyenne (and has been inducted into their council of chiefs) and possibly also Apache and Pueblo, a rancher and horse trainer, jewellery designer, jud... [more]

Caprotti, Gian Giacomo

Caprotti was a student of the immortal Leonardo da Vinci, who was his frequent model and collaborated with him in some of his paintings. But he was probably more than this. Two sources (... [more]

Carmody, Kev

Carmody was initially raised in Queensland with his family. His father was Irish and his mother an Aboriginal woman. Aged nine, he was separated from them and became one of the Stolen Gener... [more]