We have a liberal on our blog, name unmentioned, man was he all over this story, first thing out of the box today.

But, slowly over the course of the day, we began pointing out to him this, that, and the other, and we finally ended up posting(thanks to our host) 20 famous illigitimate kids, and one of our commenters mentioned Jesus too, which is correct.

A partial list–

A list of 20 famous illegitimate children including poets, actors, authors, popes, and statesmen whose parents were not married.

20 Illegitimate Children

1. Guillaume Apollinaire. Poet.

2. Sarah Bernhardt. Actress.

3. Giovanni Boccaccio. Author.

4. Cesare Borgia. Catholic cardinal.

5. Aleksandr Borodin. Composer.

6. Pope Clement VII. Spiritual head of the Catholic Church.

7. Leonardo da Vinci. Artist.

8. Josephine de Beauharnais. Napoleon’s wife.

9. Frederick Douglass. Abolitionist.

10. Alexandre Dumas, fils. Novelist and playwright.

11. Desiderius Erasmus. Scholar and author.

12. Alexander Hamilton. U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.

13. Jenny Lind. Singer.

14. Marilyn Monroe. Actress.

15. Bernardo O’Higgins. Dictator.

16. Francisco Pizarro. Conqueror of Peru.

17. James Smithson. Chemist and inceptor of Smithsonian Institution.

18. August Strindberg. Playwright.

19. Richard Wagner. Composer.

20. William the Conqueror. First Norman ruler.

You can add your own pick–I did, Walt Disney, for one.