Louis Armstrong
Born to Mary Albert and William Armstrong in New Orleans, this jazz legend was the child of teen pregnancy. His father abandoned the mother and son shortly after his birth. He was then raised by his grandmother until his mother was ready to care for him at age 5. The duo spent their years in poverty and living in a bad part of town nicknamed The Battlefield. A Jewish family he worked for often helped him out with food and music expenses.
Scott Hamilton
Born in Toledo, Ohio, Hamilton was adopted only after six weeks of being orphaned. Dorothy and Ernest Hamilton raised the boy in Bowling Green, OH. Both parents were professors. His parents' had two other children. Susan is their biological daughter and Steven was also adopted. Since not much is known about his past, his mysterious illness that resulted in him not growing caused alarms. Today it is thought to have been a brain tumor that cured itself.