While some celebrities become famous for having one or no children, quite a few famous folk have big families! Here are celebrities with the most children – both biological and adopted.
Mel Gibson – Nine Children
Infamous film director Mel Gibson has a total of nine children. A whopping seven of them are boys, Milo, Christian, Lars, Edward, Thomas, William, and Louis, while there are only two daughters in his life, Hannah and Lucia. Hannah marks Gibson’s eldest child, at 39-years-old, but Lars is only two! Gibson had him with champion equestrian vaulter and writer Rosalind Ross in 2018. The actor and director is known for being hardworking and caring around his children, despite his sometimes turbulent tabloid life.
Eddie Murphy – 10 Children
Not everyone knows that Eddie Murphy is a dad of 10 children! However, many do after his 2018 Christmas picture went viral. It includes all of Murphy’s children, smiling bright, alongside their father, his new partner Paige Butcher, and her mother. Murphy’s oldest child Eric is 29, while he also has a two-year-old daughter Izzy and one-year-old Max, both shared with Butcher.
Bob Marley – 11 Children
Reggae star Bob Marley remains a music icon, as beloved as ever. Of course, his legend is also carried on by his 11 children. However, urban legend has it that he has many more children that people do not know of! With his wife Rita, Marley had three children, apart from adopting her two younglings from a previous relationship. Before his passing at 36-years-old, he had six more children with six different women! Many of Marley’s children followed their dad’s musical career path. Most famously, Damian and Ziggy Marley established their place in a reggae world, becoming nearly as popular as their father!
Dog The Bounty Hunter – 13 Children
The celebrity with the second most children is none other than Duane “Dog the Bounty Hunter” Chapman. Believe it or not, the Dog has a whopping 13 children! Like many celebrities on this list, they come from a variety of other parents. Unfortunately, his first child Christopher was adopted by other people while Duane knew nothing about it! Thankfully, they now have a great relationship. Meanwhile, the Dog’s first marriage brought him two more sons, the second one three more! While with his third spouse, Chapman had three more children – one son and two daughters. His fourth fling didn’t result in any children, but the fifth, and longest, to the iconic Beth, added four more to the Dog House! Sadly, Beth Chapman passed away in 2019.
Mia Farrow – 14 Children
Mia Farrow tops the list with the most children ever – so far, she’s had, 14 children. First, she and ex-husband Andre Previn had three biological children. Later on, they decided to adopt instead, accepting three kids into their already extensive family. After the spouses separated, Farrow adopted two more kids – both sons – and had one biological child with director Woody Allen. That didn’t stop the actress from sharing her love with more young ones – she and Allen adopted five children since then. Sadly, due to illnesses, three of them passed awa6. While a lot of controversy surrounds Farrow’s family, her children are protective of their mother.
It’s amazing to see huge families! As long as celebrity parents give them tons of love, kids can grow to earn fame as well and carry on their elders’ legacy.