This list contains information about celebrities who adopted children from Asia, loosely ranked by fame and popularity. Several famous actors, musicians, and politicians have adopted kids from Asia. Some of these celebrities adopted one child from Asia, while others adopted several times.
Who is the most famous person who has adopted a child from Asia? Angelina Jolie tops this list. Jolie has adopted 3 children, 2 of whom were born in Asia. Maddox was adopted at seven months old from Cambodia, and Pax Thien was adopted at 3 years old from Vietnam.
John McCain adopted his first wife Carol's two children Douglas and Andrew after the couple was married in 1965. With his wife Cindy, McCain later adopted his daughter Bridget from Bangladesh in 1993.
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Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie has adopted several children:
-Maddox was adopted in 2002 at seven months old from Cambodia
-Zahara Marley was adopted in 2005 at six months old from Ethiopia
-Pax Thien was adopted in 2007 at 3 years old from Vietnam
Jolie also gave birth to a daughter Shiloh (b. 2006) and twins Knox and Vivienne (b. 2008) with partner Brad Pitt.
Brad Pitt
With his partner Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt has adopted 3 children: Maddox from Cambodia, Zahara Marley from Ethiopia, and Pax Thien from Vietnam. All 3 children were initially adopted by Jolie, and Pitt took the steps to become an adoptive parent in 2006, after the children were in the United States.
Jolie also gave birth to their daughter Shiloh (b. 2006) and twins Knox & Vivienne (b. 2008).
Ewan McGregor
Ewan McGregor and his wife Eve Mavrakis adopted 2 daughters from Mongolia, Jamyan in 2006 and Annouk in 2011.
Mavrakis also gave birth to daughters Clara Mathilde (b. 1996) and Esther Rose (b. 2001).
Jim Caviezel
Jim Caviezel and his wife Kerri Browitt adopted their three children Bo (b. 1999), Lynn "LeLe" (b. 2001), and David (b. 2010) from China.
Jean Smart
Jean Smart and her husband Richard Gilliland adopted a baby girl named Bonnie Kathleen from China in 2009. The couple also has a biological son, Connor Douglas, who was born in 1989.
John McCain
John McCain adopted his first wife Carol's two children Douglas and Andrew after the couple was married in 1965. McCain later adopted his daughter Bridget, from Bangladesh, in 1993 with his wife Cindy. He has another daughter from his first marriage, Sidney, and 3 other children with Cindy: Meghan (b. 1984), Jack (b. 1986), Jimmy (b. 1998).
Julie Andrews
Julie Andrews and husband Blake Edwards adopted baby girls Amy (1974) and Joanna (1975) from Vietnam. Previously, in 1962, she gave birth to her daughter Emma, with ex-husband Tony Walton.
Katherine Heigl
Katherine Heigl and her husband Josh Kelly adopted two children. In 2009 Nancy Leigh was adopted as an infant from South Korea and in 2012 Adalaide Marie Hope was adopted domestically as an infant.
Meg Ryan
In 2006, Meg Ryan adopted her daughter Daisy True as an infant from China. Ryan also has a biological child, Jack (b. 1992) with her ex-husband Dennis Quaid.
Woody Allen
Director Woody Allen and Soon-Yi Previn have 2 adopted children, Bechet Dumaine (b. 1999 in China) and Manzie Tio (b. 2000 in Texas).