Celebrities Who Were Fostered or Adopted

May is Foster Care Awareness Month. Did you know these 5 famous people were not raised by biological parents?

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Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
1
Steve Jobs
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was adopted at birth and raised in San Francisco.
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Photo by Harry Benson/Express/Getty Images
2
John Lennon
Anyone who knows The Beatles' story can tell you that John Lennon was raised by his Aunt Mimi, thinking that his mother, Julia was his sister.
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Photo: Frederick M. Brown/ Getty Images
3
Marilyn Monroe
The former Norma Jean spent her developing years in a number of foster homes and an orphanage before marrying at 16.
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Photo by David Buchan/Getty Images
4
Jamie Foxx
The actor's parents handed him over to his maternal grandparents shortly after his birth and were never a part of his life.
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Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images
5
Willie Nelson
The "red-headed stranger" of country music was abandoned at birth, later to be cared for by various extended-family members.

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