Children of Nurses

Do nurses give birth to better kids? Maybe, maybe not. But what is surprising is the number of accomplished people who have mothers that are nurses.

Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi











Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino
Author James Ellroy
Boxer Sugar Ray Leonard
Glee star Lea Michele
Former President Jimmy Carter






Actress Maria Bello
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor
Actress Jada Pinkett Smith
Host/Actress Whoopie Goldberg






Actress Laura Linney
Former President Bill Clinton, whose mom was also the child of a nurse.