Hey both of my parents are dead. Do you know of any other famous orphans or foundlings?
Oh, I'm so sorry to hear that. You're in good company though as notable orphans have gone on to be world leaders, figures in science and business and celebrated writers!
Who are some orphans that have gone on to be world leaders?
List of orphans and foundlings
Notable orphans and foundlings include world leaders, celebrated writers, entertainment greats, figures in science and business, as well as innumerable fictional characters in literature and comics. While the exact definition of orphan varies, one legal definition is a child bereft through "death or disappearance of, abandonment or desertion by, or separation or loss from, both parents". According to the United Nations, the definition of an orphan is anyone that loses one parent, either through death or abandonment.
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are as many as 40 million street children in Latin America. Although not all street children are orphans, all street children work and many do not have significant family support.
Notable orphans.
Famous orphans include world leaders such as Nelson Mandela, Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, Andrew Jackson; the Hebrew prophet Moses and the Muslim prophet Muhammad; writers such as Edgar Allan Poe, and Leo Tolstoy; athletes such as Aaron Hernandez and Jacques Villeneuve. The American orphan Henry Darger portrayed the horrible conditions of his orphanage in