Famous People Who Filed Bankruptcy
The attorneys at John Dezenberg, respect that the decision to file Bankruptcy can be a difficult and stressful one. Knowing that many famous people have had to file Bankruptcy may help us all realize that circumstances beyond our control can lead to having to seek help from the Bankruptcy Courts. The following is a list of famous people who have had to file Bankruptcy:
Presidents
Thomas Jefferson – Our 3rd President
Abraham Lincoln – Our 16th President (Filed Twice)
Ulysses S. Grant – Our 18th President
William McKinley – Our 25th President
Politicians
Benedict Arnold
John Connally – Former Governor Of Texas
George McGovern
J. Fife Symington – Governor of Arizona
Daniel Webster – U.S. Secretary of State
Hollywood Stars
Stephen Baldwin
Kim Basinger
Gary Busey
Nicholas Cage
Francis Ford Coppola
Morton Downey Jr. (Filed Five Times)
Randy Quaid
Burt Reynolds
Debbie Reynolds
Mickey Rooney
John Wayne – The Duke
Television Stars
Lorraine Bracco – “Sopranos” Psychotherapist
Gary Coleman
Donna D’Errico – Baywatch
Redd Foxx – Sanford & Son
Sherman Hemsley – “George Jefferson”
Don Johnson
Larry King
Celebrities
P.T. Barnum – Founder of Barnum & Bailey Circus
Buffalo Bill
Janice Dickinson – First Supermodel
Walt Disney
Heidi Fleiss – The Hollywood Madam
Jackie Mason
Sinbad – Filed Twice
Anna Nicole Smith
Sports Figures
Bjorn Borg – Tennis Player
Jose Conseco – MLB Baseball Player
George Foreman – Prior to the George Foreman Grill, Obviously.
Dorothy Hamill – Olympic Skater
Joe Lewis – Boxer
Terrell Owens – NFL Football Player
Warren Sapp – NFL Football Player
Curt Schilling – MLB Player
Leon Spinks – Boxer
Lawrence Taylor – NFL Football Great
Mike Tyson – Boxer
Johnny Unitas – Hall of Fame NFL Quarterback
Musicians
50 Cent
Toni Braxton
David Crosby – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Mick Fleetwood – Drummer for Fleetwood Mac
Marvin Gaye
Merle Haggard
M.C. Hammer
Isaac Hayes
Latoya Jackson
Michael Jackson – The King Of Pop
Elton John
Chaka Khan
Cindy Lauper
Jerry Lee Lewis – “The Killer”
Meat Loaf
Vince Neil – Lead Singer for Motley Crue
Willie Nelson
Wayne Newton
Ted Nugent
Tom Petty
Tammy Wynette
Authors
Stan Lee – Creator of Spiderman and other comics.
Mark Twain
Oscar Wilde
Unexpected Filers
Walt Disney – We know he is already on the list but really?
William C. Durant – Founder of General Motors and Chevrolet
Henry Ford – Ford Motor Company
William Fox – Founder of 20th Century Fox Film Corporation
Bob Guccione – Founder of Penthouse Magazine
Henry John Heinz – Heinz Ketchup
Milton Hershey – Hershey’s Chocolate
J.C. Penney – Founder of J.C. Penney’s Stores
Clarence Sanders – Founder of Piggly Wiggly Stores
Donald Trump (Corporate Filings on Four Occasions)
Dave Ramsey – Noted Financial Advisor, Author and Speaker
Gloria Vanderbilt