40+ Celebrities Who Have a Ton of Kids

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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Madonna

Madonna has 6 children:

Lourdes Leon (born 1996) with Carlos Leon

Rocco Ritchie (born 2000) with Guy Ritchie, David Ritchie (born 2005) adopted with Guy Ritchie

Mercy James (born 2006) adopted by Madonna

Esther and Stella (born 2012) adopted by Madonna

Age: 58

Birthplace: Bay City, Michigan, United States of America

Profession: Record producer, Entrepreneur, Singer-songwriter, Film Producer, Screenwriter, + more

Credits: Madonna: Truth or Dare, Desperately Seeking Susan, Dick Tracy, Evita

Also Ranked

#32 on The Greatest Musical Artists of All Time

#54 on The Best Singers of All Time

#22 on The Best Current Female Singers

#24 on The Best Female Vocalists Ever

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Mick Jagger

Mick Jagger has 8 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

Child Eight, Boy (name not immediately announced; born December 2016) born to Jagger and girlfriend Melanie Hamrick, a dancer. At the time of birth, Jagger was 73, Hammick 29.

Age: 73

Birthplace: Dartford, United Kingdom

Profession: Film Score Composer, Record producer, Songwriter, Musician, Film Producer, + more

Credits: Goodfellas, Bruce Almighty, V for Vendetta, The Departed

Also Ranked

#10 on The Best Rock Vocalists

#43 on The Best Singers of All Time

#28 on The Greatest Singers of the Past 30 Years

#3 on The Best Frontmen in Rock

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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

Age: 56

Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States of America

Profession: Television producer, Musician, Film Producer, Screenwriter, Actor, + more

Credits: Beverly Hills Cop, Trading Places, Coming to America, Norbit

Also Ranked

#71 on The Best Living American Actors

#5 on The Funniest People of All Time

#9 on The Best SNL Cast Members of All Time

#20 on The Best African American Actors in Film

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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

Age: 61

Birthplace: Peekskill, New York, United States of America

Profession: Television director, Television producer, Film Producer, Screenwriter, Actor, + more

Credits: Braveheart, Signs, Lethal Weapon, The Patriot

Also Ranked

#20 on The Best American Actors Working Today

#71 on The Greatest Actors & Actresses in Entertainment History

#26 on The Best Living American Actors

#35 on The Greatest Actors Who Have Never Won an Oscar (for Acting)

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