Famous people who filed for bankruptcy:
- Henry Ford, auto magnate
- Donald Trump, financier
- Michael Jackson, singer
- Wayne Newton, entertainer
- PT Barnum, circus promoter
- Charles Goodyear, tire magnate
- Willie Nelson, singer
- Thomas Jefferson, President
- Walt Disney, theme park creator
- Merle Haggard, country singer
- Dorothy Hamill, figure skater
- Ulysses S. Grant, President
- Henry Heinz, ketchup magnate
- MC Hammer, rap artist
- Debbie Reynolds, actress
- Mick Fleetwood, rock singer
- Milton Hershey, chocolate magnate
- Oscar Wilde, playwright
- Mike Tyson, boxer
- Larry King, talk show host
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, composer
- Burt Reynolds, actor
- Kim Bassinger, actress
- Johnny Unitas, football player
- Mark Twain, writer
- Jerry Lee Lewis, rock singer
- Elton John, singer
- Mickey Rooney, actor
- Rembrandt, artist
- Lorraine Bracco, actress "The Soprano's"
- Gary Coleman, child actor
