Celebrities with the Most Kids Huge Families
Most people at least have a passing familiarity with Angelina Jolie’s big brood of six kids. And Joanna and Chip Gaines make regular headlines as parents of five, too. What you may not have realized, though, is just how many huge families there are in Hollywood. For these super-sized celebrity families, the more the merrier seems to be a life mantra. Truly, there are a lot of celebrities with huge families.
We’re not being hyperbolic, either. Sure, size is subjective. You might consider having two to three children to be above-average. However, since the 2018 American Community Survey revealed that the average family size is three children, we’re only talking about famous fams with at least four kids or more. You might be thinking, there can’t be that many four-plus families in Hollywood, right? But trust, you’d be surprised.
From longtime couples with five kids to blended families with up to a dozen (yep, you read that right), there exists a wealth of celebrity households who are raising really big broods. Some of the names on the list won’t surprise you, like the aforementioned Jolie-Pitts. Admittedly, though, we didn’t even realize some of these stars have been building their dynasties behind-the-scenes.
Below, check out which celebrities with huge families have the most kids.
This story was originally published in 2019.
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NE-YO: 7 children
NE-YO shares seven children with three women: Madilyn and Mason with former fiancée Monyetta Shaw-Carter, Shaffer Chimere Jr., Alexander-Raj, and Isabella with ex-wife Crystal Renay, and Braiden and Brixton with Sade Jenea Bagnerise.
In Feb. 2024, the “Miss Independent” singer opened up about how he explains his polyamorous relationships with his kids. “It’s like, ‘Hey, this is daddy’s girlfriend. And so is that, and so is that. And so is that,’” he said.
” … It’s a family,” he said of his four girlfriends at the time. “It’s a community. That’s what it’s about.”
Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt: 6 Children
Although they are now finalizing their divorce, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt built a beautiful family during their time together.
Jolie adopted son Maddox from Cambodia in 2002, prior to her relationship with Pitt (who would later adopt “Mad”). In 2005, Jolie — by then rumored to be dating Pitt — adopted daughter Zahara from Ethiopia. Then, in 2007, she and Pitt adopted toddler Pax Thien, from an orphanage in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
They then welcomed Shiloh Jolie, born in May 2006, and twins Knox and Vivienne Jolie, born on July 2008.
Jude Law: 7 Children
Jude Law married actress Sadie Frost in 1997, and the two went on to have three children together: Rafferty, born in Oct 1996, Iris, born in Oct 2000; and Rudy, born in Sept 2007. However, after “nannygate” in the early ’00s, the couple divorced.
In 2008, Law had a brief relationship with model Samantha Burke, which resulted in the birth of daughter Sophia the following year. Law’s fifth child came in 2015: a daughter named Ada, and her mother is musician Catherine Harding.
On May 2019, Law married his girlfriend Phillipa Coan, and later welcomed two more children born on Sept 2020 and Feb 2023.
David & Victoria Beckham: 4 Children
Everyone’s favorite soccer icon David Beckham and his Posh Spice wife Victoria have four children: sons Brooklyn (pictured), born in March 1999, Romeo James, born in Sept 2002, Cruz David, bornin Feb 2005, and daughter Harper, born inJuly 2011.
Alec Baldwin: 8 Children
Alec Baldwin and his wife Hilaria welcomed their seventh child in 2022. They share seven children together named Carmen, born in Aug 2013; Rafael, born in June 2015; Leonardo, born in Sept 2016; Romeo, born in May 2018; Eduardo, born in Sept 2020; Maria, born in Feb 2021; and Iris, born in July 2022.
Alec also has a daughter named Ireland, born in Oct 1995, with his ex-wife Kim Basinger.
Elon Musk: 12 Children
Elon Musk has 12 children. He had his first six kids with his first wife, Justine Musk. Their first born son, Nevada, tragically passed away in 2002 at 10 weeks old from SIDS. They went on to have a set of twins, Griffin and Vivian, and triplets; Kai, Saxon and Damion.
Of course, how could we forget his newest addition, X ? A-12, whom he welcomed with singer Grimes in 2020, and another via surrogate named Exa Dark Sider?l Musk. And Musk and Grimes secretly welcomed a third child named Techno Mechanicus, nicknamed Tau.
Musk and Neuralink exec Shivon Zilis also welcomed three children together.
Bode & Morgan Miller: 6 Children
Bode and Morgan Miller have such a beautiful family. The couple welcomed their sixth child together in November 2021. Together, the Millers share sons Nash and Easton, twins Asher and Aksel, a baby girl whom they welcomed on November 26, 2021, and their late daughter Emeline, who passed away at the age of 19 months.
Nick Cannon: 12 Children
Nick Cannon has 12 children with multiple different women.
He and his ex-wife Mariah Carey welcomed Moroccan Scott and Monroe Cannon. Since then, Cannon welcomed three children with model Brittany Bell named Golden “Sagon,” Powerful Queen Cannon, and Rise Messiah. He has twins with Cannon Abby De La Rosa named Zion and Zillion, and are expecting another. Cannon has a son with model Bre Tiesi named Legendary, and a daughter with model LaNisha Cole named Onyx Ice Cole.
He also welcomed daughter Beautiful Zeppelin Cannon with Ab by De La Rosa in Nov 2022, Halo Marie with Alyssa Scott in Dec 2022, and in 2024, is expecting another baby with Bre Tiesi.
James & Kimberly Van Der Beek: 6 Children
The Dawson’s Creek alum are parents to Joshua, Olivia, Annabel Leah, Emilia, Gwendolyn, and baby Jeremiah, whom they welcomed in late 2021 after two devastating pregnancy losses.
Ginuwine: 9 Children
The “Pony” singer has seven biological children and two step-children — although he has adamantly stated in the past that he considers all nine to be his kids. From his marriage to fellow rapper Solé, Ginuwine has daughters Story and Dream, as well as his step-children, Dejan and Cypress. From prior relationships, he has children Ramonda, Tiffany, Elgin Jr, Ginel and Tahjair.
Bruce Willis: 5 Children
Bruce Willis has five children. He had his first three daughters, Rumer, Tallulah and Scout, with his first wife, actress Demi Moore. He also has two daughters with his current wife, Emma Hemming Willis; Mabel Ray and Evelyn Penn.
Steven Spielberg: 6 Children
Steven Spielberg does in fact have a huge family. He only had one child, son Max, with his first wife, Amy Irving. However, he and his second wife, Kate Capshaw, share five children together; Theo, Sasha, Sawyer, Mikaela, and Destry. The pair are also still married today.
Eddie Murphy: 10 Children
Eddie Murphy has a seriously huge family. He’s got 10 children with five different women. Murphy had his first child, Eric, with Paulette McNeely back in 1989. He then had his son Christian with Tamara Hood in 1990. Murphy’s first wife is the mother to five of his kids; Bria, Shayne, Zola, Bella and Miles. Murphy also shares daughter Angel with former Spice Girls member, Mel B. He is currently married to Paige Butcher and they have two kids together; Max and Izzy. Talk about a full house!
Charlie Sheen: 5 Children
Charlie Sheen has five children with three different women. He had his eldest daughter, Cassandra, with his high school sweetheart, Paula Profit. When he was married to Denise Richards, they had two daughters together, Sam and Lola. Following his divorce from Richards, Sheen went on to marry Brooke Mueller. In 2009, she gave birth to their twin sons, Max and Bob.
Clint Eastwood: 8 Children
It’s no suprise that Clint Eastwood has caught the eye of many ladies. He has a total of 8 kids with 6 different women and their ages range from 67 all the way down to 24 years old. His eldest child, Laurie, didn’t discovered Eastwood was her father until later in life. Laurie was put up for adoption and went to explore who her biological parents were 30 years later, and discovered that Eastwood was her dad! We can only imagine how shocking that must have been for her.
He had his next child, Kimber, with Roxanne Tunis, whom he met on the set of the show “Rawhide.” She is the only child Eastwood actually had with Tunis. He had his next two kids, Kyle and Alison, with his first wife, Maggie Johnson. Eastwood also had offspring with Jacelyn Reeves, Scott and Kathryn. Scott may look familiar to you; he’s been quite successful in the entertainment industry, even starring as Luke Collins in “The Longest Ride.”
His two youngest children are with two different women. He had Francesca with Frances Fisher in 1993. Last, but certaintly not least, Eastwood had his youngest daughter, Morgan, with his second wife Dina. The pair divorced 2014.
We can only imagine just how large (and full) the table must be at the Clintwood family get togethers.
Mia Farrow: 14 Children
Mia Farrow has so many kids! She has a total of 14 children; four are biological and 10 are adopted. She shares her first six children with her first husband, Andre Previn. She gave birth to Matthew, Sascha and Fletcher. They also adopted Lark, Summer ‘Daisy’, and Soon-Yi.
Farrow then adopted two more children, Moses and Dylan, and gave birth to her only biological child with Woody Allen, Satchel ‘Ronan.’ Moses and Dylan were also later adopted by Allen. Oh yeah, and Woody Allen is now married to Farrow’s adopted daughter Soon-Yi…talk about a shocking twist to this family entaglement.
Farrow also adopted 5 other children; Tam, Isaiah, Quincy, Thaddeus and Frankie-Minh.
Sadly, Tam, Thaddeus, and Lark passed away.
Taylor Hanson: 7 Children
The “MMMBop” singer and his wife Natalie have seven children named Penelope, Wilhelmina, Jordan, River, Viggo, Claude, and a daughter born in 2020.
Madonna: 6 Children
Madonna has six children. The legendary singer adopted David Banda in 2006 and Mercy James in 2009, and twins Esther and Stella Mwale in 2017. She also has two biological kids, Lourdes Leon and son Rocco, who she had with former partner Carlos Leon.
And taking to Instagram the pop star expressed her gratitude for her family writing, “What I am Most THANKFUL for!” she captioned the photo.
“My children have led me down roads and opened doors I never imagined I’d walk through. Fame, fortune, and records broken could never equal that which I treasure and value most.”
Joanna & Chip Gaines: 5 Children
This wildly talented home design duo keeps expanding their super-cute Waco family. They currently have five kids: sons Drake, Duke and “baby” Crew, along with daughters Ella and Emmie.
Kris Jenner: 6 Children
During Kris Jenner’s marriage to late attorney Robert Kardashian, the two had three daughters and one son: Kourtney (b. 1979), Kim (b. 1980), Khloé (b. 1984) and Robert Jr., aka Rob (b. 1987). After their divorce, Kris married Caitlyn Jenner (formerly known as Bruce Jenner). They subsequently had daughter Kendall (b. 1995) and Kylie (b. 1997).
Caitlyn Jenner: 6 Children
Like her ex-wife Kris Jenner, Caitlyn Jenner had a big brood before the two even combined their households. From Caitlyn’s 1972 – 1981 marriage to Chrystie Scott, she had two children: son Burton “Burt” Jenner and daughter Cassandra “Casey” Marino. Caitlyn’s next marriage, to actress Linda Thompson, brought brothers Brandon Jenner and Sam Brody Jenner (who goes by Brody).
Billy Ray Cyrus: 6 Children
This country singer has a big ol’ blended family… that got off to a bit of a scandalous start.
In 1992, he fathered two children by two different women: son Christopher (b. April 1992) to Kristin Luckey and daughter Miley (b. November 1992) to Leticia “Tish” Finley. Cyrus promised to support Luckey and Christopher, and he went on to marry Tish in 1993. Their second child Braison Chance was born in 1994 with Noah Lindsey following in 2000.
Robert DeNiro: 7 Children
Robert DeNiro’s career isn’t the only way he’s been prolific. During his marriage to Diahnne Abbott, the Taxi Driver star sired son Raphael and adopted Abbott’s daughter, Drena, from a previous relationship. Later, while in a relationship with model Toukie Smith, DeNiro welcomed twin boys Juliane and Aaron via IVF and surrogacy.
In 1997, DeNiro entered his second marriage, this time to Grace Hightower. Over the course of their 20 year marriage, they had son Elliot and daughter Helen.
In 2023, he welcomed a daughter named Gia with Tiffany Chen at the age of 79.
George Foreman: 12 Children
If you thought he was a heavyweight in the ring, wait until you hear about his home life. The famed boxer has fathered an impressive 12 children! Since he’s been married to Mary Joan Martelly, Foreman has welcomed sons George Jr., George III (“Monk”), George IV (“Big Wheel”), George V (“Red”), and George VI (“Little Joey”) and daughters Natalia and Leola. The couple also has two adopted daughters, Isabella Brandie Lilja and Courtney Isaac.
Terry & Rebecca Crews: 5 Children
Hands down, Terry Crews and wife Rebecca are one of our favorite Hollywood couples. The two celebrated their 30th anniversary in July 2019. Over the course of their happy union, they’ve had five children: Azriel, Naomi, Isaiah, Tera and Wynfrey.
Sylvester Stallone: 5 Kids
Sylvester Stallone has been married three times and, in their marriages, has fathered five kids. In 1974, he married Sasha Czack, with whom he had sons Sage Moonblood (b. 1976 – d. 2012) and Seargeoh (b. 1979). In 1985, Sly married model/actress Brigitte Nelson, although the two didn’t have any children. He has welcomed three more offspring during his current marriage to Jennifer Flavin. Those children — daughters Sophia, Sistine and Scarlet — gained notoriety when they were chosen to share the role of Golden Globe Ambassadaor at the 74th Golden Globe Awards.
Sean “Diddy” Combs: 5 Children
Sean “Diddy” Combs has dad to five children. He and his late girlfriend Kim Porter shared three children together: a son named Christian and twin daughters, Jessie James and D’Lila Star. From a previous relationship, Combs has two kids: daughter Chance and son Justin. He also helped to raise Porter’s son Quincy from a previous relationship.
Tori Spelling: 5 Children
For those who don’t know, Spelling has five children with ex-husband Dean McDermott named Liam Aaron (born in March 2007), Stella Doreen (born in June 2008), Hattie Margaret (born in Oct 2011), Finn Davey (born in Aug 2012), and Beau Dean (born in March 2017).
David Foster: 6 Children
In total, famed music producer David Foster has five children.
He had his first, daughter Allison, when he was only 20 years old. She was subsequently placed up for adoption, and the two didn’t reconnet until later in life. His second daughter, Amy Cook, was fathered during his marriage to musician B.J. Cook. Foster had three daughters with his second wife, Rebecca Dyer: Erin, Sara (pictured) and Jordan. Foster also had brief stints as a stepfather to Brody and Brandon Jenner (during his marriage to Linda Thompson) and Gigi, Bella and Anwar Hadid (during his marriage to Yolanda Hadid).
He and wife Katharine McPhee welcomed son, Rennie David, in Feb 2021.
Diana Ross: 5 Children
Ain’t no mountain high enough… to hold all the love this Motown legend has for her big brood! Ross is the mom of five children: Rhonda, Tracee Ellis, Chudney, Ross and Evan. And not suprisingly, several have inherited their mom’s charismatic presence.
Ziggy Marley: 7 Children
Could this family be any cuter? Grammy-winning reggae singer Ziggy (son of iconic reggae singer Bob Marley) and wife Orly have four children together: Judah, Gideo, Abraham and Isaiah. Ziggy also has three children from previous relationships. With Lorraine Bogle, he welcomed son, Bambaata and daughter, Justice. With Carlene Samuels, he has a daughter named Zuri.
Caroline & Chris O’Donnell: 5 Children
The NCIS: New Orleans star and his wife of more than two decades have five children: Lily, Christopher Jr., Finley, Maeve and Charles. Since O’Donnell is the youngest of seven siblings himself, he likely relishes the chaos of having a big brood.
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