▲Clinton was born to a widowed mother and sent to live with his grandparents. He is one of only two presidents in US history to have been adopted (Gerald Ford is the other).

▲Nicole Richie's biological parents were friends of Lionel Richie's family, and they let them adopt her at age three, as they had no financial means to raise her.

▲The musician was raised by his mother’s sister after his father abandoned the family. She was richer than the Lennons, and was an important influence on the boy's musical taste.

▲She was adopted at one-day-old by actor and comedian Paul Gilbert.

▲At age nine, the political leader was adopted by Jongintaba Dalindyebo, ruler of the Tembu people in Mqhekezweni.

▲The former basketball player was raised by an adoptive mother after his parents divorced when he was 10.

▲The singer was adopted by a family in Mississippi a few days after her birth.

▲The musician was born in Ripley, England, and was raised by his grandparents.

▲The actress was born in Chicago, but was later adopted in Pittsburgh by a Canadian minister and nurse.

▲The actor's maternal grandmother adopted him after his parents separated when he was still a baby.

▲The rapper was raised by his aunts after the death of his parents when he was eight.

▲The Canadian singer was adopted by an American family soon after her birth.

▲The former professional cyclist was adopted by his stepfather when he was three.

▲The former American football player was adopted at age 17 after years spent in foster homes and sometimes with no home at all.

▲The late actress was adopted by her stepfather after her biological father died when she was three.

▲The musician accidentally discovered that he was adopted and raised by a family friend as a baby.

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Miley Cyrus' maternal brother was adopted by his stepfather when he was four.

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The actress was adopted by her stepfather when she was three.

▲Darryl McDaniels of Run-DMC believed his adopted parents were his biological parents until the secret was revealed to him as a teenager.

▲The singer was adopted at age two after her biological father died.

▲When the future co-founder of Apple was born, his mother was alone, without the support of family or a partner. She saw adoption as the best choice for her son.

▲The actor and comedian was put up for adoption shortly after his birth.

▲When he was seven, the future baseball star was sent to an orphanage, where he was partially raised.

▲The writer's parents divorced when he was a young boy. His mother’s relatives raised him for years.

▲The actor was adopted when he was six-months-old, by Alfred and Mary Liotta.

▲The reality TV star was born in Santiago, Chile, and was adopted at a young age.

▲The professional wrestler revealed in his autobiography 'To Be the Man' that he was adopted by a couple of Americans of German origin while still a newborn.

▲After her mother was diagnosed with mental health problems and deemed unfit to care for her children, the actress was adopted by Albert and Ida Bolender of Hawthorne, California.

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Adoption isn't as rare as some make it out to be. Chances are you know someone who's been adopted, or you soon will. Celebrities are no exception from the reality of adoption, and in this gallery you'll get to know the stories of stars who were adopted at a young age.