Famous Celebrities You Had No Idea Were Adopted

Newt Gingrich

His mother married a man who was not his biological father. Robert Gingrich later adopted the child and gave him his last name. His stepfather was a career Army man who served tours in both Korea and Vietnam. Candace and Susan Gingrich, and Roberta Brown are all his half-siblings from his mother's marriages. He also has a half-sister and half-brother, Randy McPherson, on his father's side of the family. 

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