This list of celebrities with a ton of kids is loosely ranked by fame and popularity. Several celebrities have more than six children. Many famous actors, actresses, musicians, and athletes all have large families with lots of kids. Some of these famous folks have adopted most of their children, while others had their kids the old fashioned way. Several celebrities even have ten or more children.
Who are the most famous people with a ton of kids? Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt top our list. This dynamic duo has six children, many of whom are adopted. Mia Farrow has 15 children. She has four biological children and eleven adopted kids. Several famous musicians also have a ton of kids. Willie Nelson has seven children and has been married four times. Bob Marley and El DeBarge both have more than ten kids.
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40+ Celebrities Who Have a Ton of Kids,
Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie has 6 children with her partner, Brad Pitt:
Maddox Chivan (adopted 2002), Zahara Marley (adopted 2005), Shiloh Nouvel (born 2006), Pax Thien (adopted 2007), and twins Knox Léon and Vivienne Marcheline (born 2008)
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan has 6 children:
Jesse Byron Dylan (1966) Anna Lea (1967), Samuel Isaac Abraham (1968), and Jakob Luke (1969) with ex-wife Sara Lownds
Desiree Gabrielle Dennis-Dylan (1986) with ex-wife Carolyn Dennis
He also adopted Lownds's child, Maria (1961).
Brad Pitt
Brad Pitt has 6 children with his partner, Angelina Jolie:
Maddox Chivan (adopted 2002), Zahara Marley (adopted 2005), Shiloh Nouvel (born 2006), Pax Thien (adopted 2007), and twins Knox Léon and Vivienne Marcheline (born 2008)
Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood has 7 children:
Kimber Tunis (born 1964) with Roxanne Tunis
Kyle Eastwood (born 1968) and Alison Eastwood (born 1972) with ex-wife Maggie Johnson
Scott Reeves (born 1986) and Kathryn Reeves (born 1988) with Jacelyn Reeves
Francesca Fisher-Eastwood (born 1993) with ex-partner Frances Fisher
Morgan Eastwood (born 1996) with ex-wife Dina Ruiz
Eddie Murphy
Eddie Murphy has 9 children:
Bria L. Murphy (born 1989), Myles Mitchell (born 1992), Shayne Audra (born 1994), Zola Ivy (born 1999), and Bella Zahra (born 2002) with ex-wife Nicole Mitchell
Eric Murphy (born 1989) with Paulette McNeely
Christian Murphy (born 1990) with Tamara Hood
Angel Iris Murphy Brown (born 2007) with former Spice Girl Melanie Brown
Izzy Oona Murphy (born 2016) with girlfriend Paige Butcher
Marlon Brando
Marlon Brando had 15 children:
Christian Brando (1958) with first wife Anna Kashfi
Miko Castaneda Brando (1961) and Rebecca Brando (1966) with second wife Movita Castaneda
Simon Teihotu Brando (1963) and Cheyenne Brando (1970) with third wife Tarita Teriipaia
Ninna Priscilla Brando (1989), Myles Jonathan Brando (1992), and Timothy Gahan Brando (1994) with housekeeper Maria Christina Ruiz
Stephen Blackehart (1967), Michael Gilman (1967), Dylan Brando (1968), and Angelique Brando by unidentified women.
Brando also adopted Tariipaiia's daughter, Maimiti (1977) and her niece, Raiatua (1982), and he adopted Petra Brando-Corval (1972), the daughter of his assistant.
He is also suspected to be the father of Linda Carroll (1944, given up for adoption) with novelist Paula Fox. Carroll is the mother of Courtney Love.
Mel Gibson
Mel Gibson has 8 children:
Hannah (born 1980), Edward (born 1982), Christian (born 1982), William (born 1985), Louis (born 1988), Milo (born 1990), and Thomas (born 1999) with ex-wife Robyn Denise Moore
Lucia (born 2009) with Oksana Grigorieva
Mick Jagger
Mick Jagger has 7 children:
Karis Hunt Jagger (born 1970) with Marsha Hunt
Jade Sheena Jezebel Jagger (born 1971) with first wife Bianca De Macias
Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Scarlett Jagger (born 1984), James Leroy Augustin Jagger (born 1985), Georgia May Ayeesha Jagger (born 1992) and Gabriel Luke Beauregard Jagger (born 1997) with ex-wife Jerry Hall
Lucas Maurice Morad Jagger (born 1999) with Luciana Gimenez
29-year-old Ballerina Melanie Hamrick announced in July 2016 that she is currently pregnant with Jagger's 8th child
Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro has 6 children:
Raphael (born 1976) with ex-wife Diahnne Abbott
Twins Julian Henry De Niro and Aaron Kendrick De Niro (born 1995) with ex-partner Toukie Smith
Elliot De Niro (born 1998) and Helen Grace De Niro (born 2011) with wife Grace Hightower
He also adopted Abbott's daughter, Drena (born 1971).
Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg has 6 children:
Max Samuel (born 1985) with ex-wife Amy Irving
Theo Spielberg (adopted 1988), Sasha Rebecca Spielberg (born 1990), Sawyer Avery Spielberg (born 1992), Mikaela George (adopted 1996), and Destry Allyn Spielberg (born 1996) with wife Kate Capshaw
Capshaw also has a child from a previous marriage, Jessica Capshaw (born 1976), with Robert Capshaw.