0_Apprentice
If your parents are deceased and you are an orphan do you think there is a list of all orphans somewhere
1_Wizard
I suppose you could check the listings of local orphanges, homes where orphans grew up. But I don't think there's a master list of orphans anywhere.
0_Apprentice
I know there is some type of list that has famous and notible people on it.
1_Wizard
I know in the Soviet Union many orphans ended up creating their own communities
0_Apprentice
 include world leaders, celebrated writers, entertainment greats, this list I guess includes figures in science and business, as well as innumerable fictional characters in literature and comics
1_Wizard
I think another complication is that there is no specific legal definition. At least not in the U.S.