20 children of unmarried parents

20 children of unmarried parents

  1. Joséphine de Beauharnais, French wife of Napoleon
  2. Giovanni Boccaccio, Italian author
  3. Cesare Borgia, Italian cardinal
  4. Willy Brandt, German statesman
  5. Paul Cézanne, French painter
  6. Leonardo da Vinci, Italian artist
  7. Alexandre Dumas fils, French playright and novelist
  8. Desiderius Erasmus, Dutch scholar and author
  9. Alexander Hamilton, U.S. secretary of the treasury
  10. T.E. Lawrence, English W.W.I hero and author
  11. Jack London, U.S. author
  12. Sophia Loren, Italian actress
  13. Ramsay MacDonald, English prime minister
  14.  Juan Perón, Argentine political leader
  15. Francisco Pizarro, Spanish conquerer of Peru
  16. Henry M. Stanley, British journalist and explorer
  17. August Strindberg, Swedish playright
  18. Richard Wagner, German composer
  19. Booker T. Washington, U.S. educator
  20. William the Conqueror, king of England

Photo’s: 1) Joséphine de Beauharnais, 2) Giovanni Boccaccio, 3) Cesare Borgia, 4) Willy Brandt, 5) Paul Cézanne, 6) Leonardo da Vinci, 7) Alexandre Dumas fils, 8) Desiderius Erasmus, 9) Sophia Loren 

From: The Book of Lists, 1978

 

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