I Found a Better Way
Life Issues Institute offers a free ad slick that emphasizes the blessings of adoption. Download the PDF or, if you prefer to receive a copy by snail mail, simply email us.
“A” is for Adopted
Eileen Tucker Cosby and her husband, David, have adopted two children. Eileen is the author of a great book called “A” is for Adopted, a wonderful, gentle way to introduce the concept of adoption to children. Order here.
National Council for Adoption
For a list of recommended adoption agencies and other information, please visit the National Council for Adoption.
Show Hope: A Movement to Care for Orphans
Founded by Steven Curtis Chapman and his wife Mary Beth, this nonprofit organization is helping to make a difference for the millions of orphans and waiting children around the world.Steve and his wife, Mary Beth, are working with others to make adoption a blessing to more families.
Famous people who have been involved in the process of adoption:
People Who Were Adopted:
- Alexander the Great – King of Macedonia, 356-323 B.C.
- Andy Berlin – entrepreneur: chairman of Belin Cameron & Partners
- Anthony Williams – politician
- Aristotle – philosopher
- Art Linkletter – comedian
- Bo Diddley – musician, performer
- Brent Jasmer – actor
- Buffy Sainte-Marie – musician, actress
- Carl Theodor Dreyer – Danish film director
- Charles Dickens – writer
- Charlotte Anne Lopez – Miss Teen USA
- Christina Crawford – author
- Clarissa Pinkola Estes – author
- Crazy Horse – Lakota war chief
- Dan O’Brien – decathlete
- Daunte Culpepper – football player
- Dave Thomas – entrepreneur: founder of Wendy’s
- Debbi Harry – singer
- Edgar Allen Poe – poet, writer
- Edward Albee – playwright
- Eleanor Roosevelt – First Lady
- Eric Dickerson – athlete
- Faith Daniels – news anchor
- Faith Hill – country singer
- Freddie Bartholomew – actor
- Gary Coleman – actor
- George Washington Carver – inventor
- Greg Louganis – diver
- Halle Berry – actress
- Ingrid Bergman – actress
- James McArthur – actor
- James Michener – author
- Jean Jacques Rousseau – philosopher
- Jesse Jackson – minister
- Jesus – adopted by Joseph the carpenter (Bible)
- Jett Williams – country singer and author
- Jim Palmer – athlete
- John J. Audubon – naturalist
- John Lennon – musician
- Langston Hughes – poet and writer
- Larry Ellison – entrepreneur: chief executive of Oracle
- Leo Tolstoy – writer
- Les Brown – motivational speaker
- Louisa May Alcott – writer
- Lynnette Cole – Miss USA 2000
- Malcolm X – civil rights leader
- Marilyn Monroe – actress
- Mark Acre – athlete
- Mark Twain – writer
- Matthew Laborteaux – actor
- Melissa Gilbert – actress
- Michael Reagan – dancer
- Moses – adopted by the princess of Egypt (Bible)
- Nancy Reagan – First Lady
- Nat King Cole – singer
- Nelson Mandela – politician
- Patrick Laborteaux – actor
- Peter and Kitty Carruthers- figure skaters
- President Gerald Ford – politician
- President William Clinton – politician
- Priscilla Presley – actress
- Ray Liotta – actor
- Reno – performance artist, comedian
- Rep. Jim Lightfoot – politician
- Richard Burton – actor
- Sara Gilbert – actress
- Sarah McLachlan – singer
- Scott Hamilton – figure skater
- Sen. Paull H. Shin – politician
- Sen. Robert Byrd – politician
- Shari Belafonte-Harper – actress
- Steve Jobs – entrepreneur: co-founder of Apple computer
- Surya Bonaly – figure skater
- Tim Green – football player/commentator
- Tom Monaghan – entrepreneur
- Tommy Davidson – comedian
- Victoria Rowell – actress
- Wilson Riles – educator
People Who Placed Children for Adoption:
- Andy Kaufman – actor
- David Crosby – singer
- Kate Mulgrew – actress (Star Trek)
- Joni Mitchell – singer
- Roseanne Barr – actress
People Who Adopted Children:
- Al Roker – news anchor
- Angelina Jolie – actress
- Art Buchwald – comedian
- Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Sr. – publisher
- Barbara Walters – famous journalist
- Ben Stein – actor and game show host
- Bette Davis – actress
- Bob Hope – entertainer
- Brooke Adams – actress
- Burt Reynolds – actor
- Calista Flockhart – actress
- Cecil B. De Mille – film director
- Charles Bronson – actor
- Connie Chung – news anchor
- Dale Evans – singer
- Dan Marino – football player
- Dan Wilson – Seattle Mariners (baseball)
- David Kelley – television producer
- Diane Keaton – actress
- Dianne Wiest – actress
- Donna Mills – actress
- Ed McMahon – entertainer
- Erma Bombeck – comedienne
- Estelle Parsons – actress
- Eve Arden – actress
- Father George Clements – minister
- Gail Sheehy – writer
- Gary Merrill – actor
- George Burns – comedian
- George Lucas – film director
- Gloria Swanson – actress
- Gracie Allen – comedian
- Hank Williams, Sr. – country music legend
- Harry Belafonte – singer
- Hawkshaw Hawkins – WWVA Jamboree and WSM Grand Ole Opry
- Hedy Lamarr – actress
- Helen Hays – actress
- Henry Fonda – actor
- Horace George Hamilton – administrator
- Isabella Rossellini – -actress
- Jamie Lee Curtis – actress
- Jane Fonda – actress
- Jane Wallace – TV personality
- Jane Wyman – actress
- Jann Wenner – publisher
- Jill Ireland – actress
- Jill Krementz – author
- Jim Palmer – athlete
- Jo Beth Williams – actress
- Joan Didion – author
- Joan Fontaine – actress
- John DeLorean – entrepreneur
- John Denver – singer
- John Gregory Dunne – author
- Josephine Baker – singer and dancer
- Judy Woodruff – news anchor
- Julie Andrews – actress
- Karen Grassle – actress
- Kate Capshaw – actress
- Kate Jackson – actress
- Kirby Puckett – athlete
- Kirstie Alley – actress
- Kris Kristofferson – singer
- Kurt Vonnegut – author
- Linda Ronstadt – singer
- Loni Anderson – actress
- Louis Gossett, Jr – actor.
- Magic Johnson – athlete
- Marcia Wallace – actress
- Marie Osmond – singer
- Maury Povitch and Connie Chung – talk show host and journalist, respectively
- Mia Farrow – actress
- Michelle Pfeiffer – actress
- Natalie Williams – Utah Starz (WNBA)
- Nell Carter – entertainer
- Nicole Kidman – actress
- Oscar de la Renta – designer
- Ozzy (and Sharon) Osbourne – musician
- Parker Stevenson – actor
- Patti LaBelle – singer
- Paul Newman – actor
- Paula Poundstone – comedian
- Pearl Bailey – singer
- Peter Falk – actor
- President Ronald Reagan – politician
- Regina Belle – singer
- Rep.James Leach – politician
- Richard King Mellon – financier
- Robert Fulghum – writer
- Rosie O’Donnell – actress
- Roy Rogers – entertainer
- Sally Jessy Raphael – talk show host
- Sammy Davis, Jr. – entertainer
- Sarah Purcell – entertainer
- Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell – politician
- Sen. Gordon Humphrey – politician
- Sen. Jesse Helms – politician
- Sen. John McCain – politician
- Sen. Lloyd Bentsen – politician
- Sen. Paul Simon – politician
- Sen. Paull H. Shin – politician
- Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson – politician
- Sharon Stone – actress
- Sir Christopher Guest – actor
- Stephen Spielberg – film director
- Steven Curtis Chapman – Christian musician
- Susan Ruttan – actress
- Taurean Blacque – actor
- Ted Danson – actor
- Teri Garr – actress
- Tom Cruise – actor
- Valerie Harper – actress
- Victoria Rowell – actress
- Walt (and Lily) Disney – founder of Disneyland
- William Delahunt – politician
- Willie Mays – athlete