FFamous People Who Filed
Abraham Lincoln -16th President of the United States
Benedict Arnold -Betrayed colonists to Britain
John James Audubon- Illustrated Birds of America
P.T. Barnum -The Great American circus owner
John Barrymore -Actor; Romeo & Juliet
Lionel Bart- British composer - lyricist - playwright (1972)
Kim Basinger- Oscar winning actress (1993)
Frank Baum -Wizard of Oz author
Barbara Bel Geddes- Actor; Miss Elle on Dallas
Melvin Belli- Famous Lawyer known as 'The King of Torts'
Bunny Berigan-Jazz trumpeter great
George Best-Manchester United soccer
Jay Black-rock star, lead member of "Jay and the Americans" (1986)
John Wayne Bobbitt-Penectomy survivor
Peter Bogdanovich-American Filmographer
Bjorn Borg-Pro tennis player
Lorraine Bracco-Oscar - nominated actress (1999)
Matthew Brady-portrait / US Civil War photographer (1872)
Toni Braxton-Pop star (1998)
Louise Brooks-Actor; Pandora's Box
Sylvia Browne-Afraid to accept Randi's $1million challenge
Lenny Bruce-Comic; Multiply obscene comic
Buffalo Bill-Wild West showman
Gary Burghoff-Radar O'Reilly in MASH
Anita Bryant-singer, 1958 Miss America 2nd runner up (1997)
Crazy Cabbie-Radio personality on the Howard Stern menagerie
Tia Carrere-Actor;Wayne's World
Nell Carter-Actor;Housekeeper on Gimme a Break
Raymond Carver-Author;Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?
Miguel de Cervantes - Novelist; Don Quixote
George Clinton-rock star (1984) (note: this is not the composer George S. Clinton)
Samuel L. Clemens ("Mark Twain")-best - selling American author - humorist (1894)
Natalie Cole-singer
Gary Coleman-actor (1999)
Concrete Blonde-rock group
John Connally-Former Texas Governor, wounded in 1963 Kennedy assassination in Dallas
Francis Ford Coppola-Oscar - winning film writer - director - producer (1999)
Cathy Lee Crosby-Actress - American Author (1992)
David Crosby-singer / songwriter
Aleister Crowley-Wickedest man in the world
Vic Damone-singer (1971)
Dorothy Dandridge-Oscar- nominated actress singer (1963)
Daniel Defoe-Author; Robinson Crusoe
Lee De Forest-Oscar-winning film/sound synchronization pioneer, producer (1937)
Dino De Laurentis-Oscar - winning film producer (1988)
John DeLorean-Automobile designer and entrepreneur
Walt Disney - winning film producer, animation & theme park pioneer
Henry Dunant-Red Cross founder
William C. Durant-Founder of General Motor
Eddy "the eagle" Edwards-Great Britain's first Olympic ski jumper (1991)
Keith Famie-Survivor II:The Australian Outback contestant, chef-restauranter, American Author (1996/97)
Freddy Fender-Musician; Before the Next Teardrop Falls
Stephin Fetchit-Actor;Professional black stereotype
Eddie Fisher-Singer; crooner dumped by Liz Taylor
Mick Fleetwood-rock star, lead member of "Fleetwood Mac" (1984)
Heidi Fleiss-Clothing line founder; American author
Henry Ford-Automobile manufacturer
William Fox-Co-Founder of 20th Century Fox Film Corporation (1936)
Red Foxx actor – entertainer
R. Buckminster Fuller-Architect-futurist-invented the geodesic dome
Zsa Zsa Gabor-Cop-slapping Gabor sister
Marvin Gaye-singer (1970s)
Andy Gibb-rock star (1987)
Gary Glitter-Rock and Roll Part 2
Bernhard Goetz-Subway vigilante criminal
Charles Goodyear-19th century American inventor, who discovered how to vulcanize rubber
Ulysses S. Grant -18th US President; Civil War general, best-selling American Author, face is pictured on the US fifty dollar bill ( 1884 after leaving office)
Elizabeth Ward Gracen- actress; model; Miss America 1982 (1999)
Bob Guccione-publisher and founder of Penthouse magazine (2003)
Johannes Gutenberg-Inventor of movable type
Tony Gwynn- Batted .394 in 1994 for the Padres
Merle Haggard-country music star (1993)
Corey Haim -actor (1997)
Frans Hals-Dutch portraitist
Dorothy Hamill-Olympic gold-medal ice-skater (1996)
M.C. Hammer-rock star (1996)
George Frideric Handel- Messiah composer
Richard Harris- Oscar-nominated actor-producer-director
Isaac Hayes-Oscar-winning songwriter - composer - musician -singer (1976)
Margaux Hemingway-Troubled actress OD'd on klonopin
Sherman Hemsley-actor (2002)
Ty Herndon-Country music star caught in cruisy park
Milton Snavely Hershey-founder of Hershey's chocolate
Kent Hovind-Creation Science huckster
Steve Howe-MLB pitcher
E. Howard Hunt-Coordinated Watergate break-in
Nelson Bunker Hunt-Tried to corner the silver market
Ron Isley-Rhythm-and blues singer (mid late 1990s)
La Toya Jackson-rock star (1995)
Don Johnson-actor-producer
Eli Jacobs-Former Baltimore Orioles owner
Janice - Marie Johnson-rock star/disco diva (1980s)
Al Jolson-Miami Vice, Nash Bridges
George Jones-Country singer
Kacey Jones-country music star, musical humorist
Clay Jordan-Survivor V: Thailand contestant; restauranter (2001)
Chaka Kahn-rock star
Charles Keating-Morality crusader, white-collar swindler
Buster Keaton-Actor,The General Bernard Kerik NYC Police Commissioner, 2000-2001
Margot Kidder-Lois Lane in Superman movie
Larry King-talk-show host, best selling American author (1978)
Robert Kiyosaki-Rich Dad, Poor Dad author
Bowie Kuhn-former US baseball commissioner
Gary Kurtz-Oscar-nominated film producer
Veronica Lake-actress (1951)
Lorenzo Lamas-actor (2004)
Cyndi Lauper-rock star (1983)
Anton LaVey-Founder of the Church of Satan
Stan Lee-Comic book industry pioneer , co-creator "Spider Man," "The Incredible Hulk," "The X-Men" etc (2001)
Jerry Lewis-comic
Jerry Lee Lewis-famous Rock n' Roll star
Horace Liveright-Publisher of the Modern Library series
Meat Loaf-rock star (1983)
Ashley MacIsaac-musician fiddler (2000)
Jackie Mason-comedian – entertainer
Henry Mayhew-Punch journalist
Mindy McCready-Country Music star , American author
George McGovern-U.S. Senator, Presidential Candidate 1972
William McKinley-25th US President 1897-1901
Tom Metzger-white supremacist
Marvin Mitchelson-celebrity divorce lawyer
Melba Moore Singer - Actress
Debelah Morgan Singer -Songwriter - Producer (2000)
Lorrie Morgan-Country music star, American Author
Robert Morris-Politician who financed Revolutionary War
Levi P. Morton -Vice President under Benjamin Harrison
Motor City Five/MCS-rock group of the 1960s (1970)
John Nash-British Regency architect
Willie Nelson-singer-songwriter-actor, American Author (1990)
Wayne Newton-singer-actor - entertainer (1992)
Harry Nilsson-singer/songwriter; Me and My Arrow
F. Donald Nixon-Richard Nixon's brother
Immanuel Nobel-father of manufacturers - philanthropist Alfred Nobel , who founded the Nobel Prize (twice - 1833/year Alfred was born, 1856/ when Alfred was 23)
Mary Nolan-actress (1931)
Emperor Norton-Emperor of the United States and protector of Mexico
Ted Nugent-Rock Star
Kate O'Brien-The Land of Spices novelist
Thomas Paine-Common Sense activist
Pat Paulson - Comedian, Satirist
Johnny Paycheck-country music star (1976
Tom Petty-rock star (1979
Gaylord Perry-baseball player
Philip II-King of Spain, 1556-1598
Buddy Post-Lottery millionaire
Susan Powter-exercise/fitness expert, talk show host, best selling American Author (1995)
Burt Prelutsky-American television writer; screenwriter (1997)
Randy Quaid-actor
Lynn Redgrave-actress
Rembrandt painter
Tommy Rettig-actor; Jeff Miller in Lassie
Burt Reynolds-Oscar-nominated actor - director , American Author (1995)
Debbie Reynolds Oscar nominated actress-singer, American Author (1997)
Mickey Rooney-Oscar nominated actor, American Author (1962)
Rick Ross-Activist; cult expert,deprogrammer
Harry Saltzman-film producer (James Bond movies) (1975)
Ray Sawyer-rock star, member of "Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show" (1973)
Oskar Schindler-activist who saved over 1000 Jews from the Nazis
Shenandoah-country music band (1991)
Billy Sims-Detroit Lions RB
Tom Sizemore-Heat, Robbery Homicide Division actor
Anna Nicole Smith Model-Actress, 1993 Playboy magazine "Playmate of the Year"(1996)
Dee Snider-frontman for Twisted Sister,musician
Phoebe Snow-Jazz vocalist
Lynne Spears-American author, mother of rock star Britney Spears (1998, filed with husband James prior to Britney's stardom)
Leon Spinks-boxer
Sheryl Swoopes-Three-time WNBA MVP
J. Fife Symington-Governor of Arizona (1995, while still in office)
Lawrence Taylor-NFL hall of famer
Randall Terry-Operation Rescue founder
Nikola Tesla-Invented alternating current
Donald Trump-billionaire entrepreneur
TLC-Pop group (1995)
Mark Twain-Huckleberry Finn author
Mike Tyson-boxer (2003)
Johnny Unitas-legendary Hall of Fame football quarterback
John Whitehead-Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now, musician
Oscar Wilde-acclaimed poet and author
James Wilson-U.S. Supreme Court Justice 1789-1798
Tammy Wynette-country music star (1988)
Florenz Ziegfeld-actor, the Ziegfeld Follies
They all filed bankruptcy,
...and then got on with their lives.
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...it could happen to anyone.
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