Famous Bankrupts

Well-Known People Who Have Taken The Bankruptcy Road

When facing bankruptcy it is understandable to feel a little down on yourself – but it is important to remember that you are not alone. People become bankrupt everyday and are able to start again with a clean slate and lead happy, stress-free lives. In fact, even countless famous people have been made bankrupt, and gone on to continue normal lives and in many cases enjoy hugely successful careers in their field. Below is a list of some well-known names who have been bankrupt – and it is by no means exhaustive!

Oscar Wilde – Playwright – The Importance of Being Earnest

Francis Ford Coppola – Film maker – The Godfather

David Crosby - Singer from Crosby, Stills and Nash – Marrakesh Express

Kim Basinger - Actress – LA Confidential and 9&1/2 Weeks

Gary Coleman – Actor – Different Strokes

George Best – Football star

Zsa Zsa Gabor – Actress

Corey Haim – Actor – License to Drive and The Lost Boys

Bjorn Borg – Tennis star

Toni Braxton – Singer – Unbreak My Heart

Tia Carrere – Actress – Wayne’s World and Bad Boys

John DeLorean – Car maker – featured in Back to the Future trilogy

Isaac Hayes – Singer/Songwriter – Theme from Shaft

Walt Disney – Founder of Disney Pictures and Disney World

Mark Twain – American Author and Humorist – Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn

Handel – Classical Composer – Messiah

MC Hammer – Rapper – You can’t Touch This

Ulysses S.Grant – 18th President of the USA

Charles Goodyear – The inventor of Goodyear tyres

Don Jonson – Actor – Miami Vice

Margot Kidder – Actress – Superman’s ‘Lois’

Jerry Lee Lewis – Singer – Great Balls of Fire

Abraham Lincoln – 16th President of the USA

Thomas Paine – 18th Century Revolutionary, Inventory and Intellectual

Willie Nelson – Country Singer – On The Road Again

Meat Loaf – Singer – Like a bat out of hell and I would do anything for love

Rembrandt – Artist and painter

Burt Reynolds – Actor – Smokey and the Bandits and Cannonball Run

Donald Trump – Business Tycoon

Mick Fleetwood – Singer – Fleetwood Mac – Dreams

Tammy Wynette – Country Singer – Stand By Your Man

Cyndi Lauper – Singer – Girls Just Want To Have Fun

Jim Davidson – Comedian

LaToya Jackson – Model

Marvin Gaye – Singer – Heard it Through the Grapevine

Buster Keaton – Silent Movie Star – At The Circus and Go West

Mickey Rooney – Actor – National Velvet and Pete’s Dragon

Ray Winstone – Actor – Love, Honour and Obey, Nil By Mouth and Beowulf

Mike Tyson – Boxer

David Van Day – Singer with Dollar and Bucks Fizz

So, it is clear that in filing for bankruptcy you are by no means alone. In fact, you could say you are in good company! It is important to keep a positive frame of mind and instead of seeing bankruptcy as a negative end to a situation, see it as a positive beginning to your future.