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

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Photos: David Buchan, Justin Sullivan, Taylor Hall, Frederick M. Brown, Getty Images
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    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
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    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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    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
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    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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    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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