Adoption success stories

This is a growing list of adopted people who made an enormous contribution to society:

• Pope Alexander VI (Spanish Pope, 1492-1503) ^[1]
• Johann Sebastian Bach (German musician and composer) ^[2]
• Alexander Hamilton (one of the Founding Fathers and the first Secretary of the Treasury) ^[3]
• Andrew Jackson (7th President of the United States of America) ^[4]
• Steve Jobs (founder of Apple Computers)
• Thomas Monaghan (founder of Domino's Pizza)
• Moses (prophet, legislator, judge, and leader of the Israelites) ^[5]
• Dave Thomas (founder of Wendy's)
• Scott Hamilton (Figure skater Olympic medal winner) ^[6]
• Edgar Allen Poe (Author and poet) ^[7]

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