10 Hollywood celebs with very large families: From Alec Baldwin to Kevin Costner
10 stars with the largest families: From Alec Baldwin to Clint Eastwood
Families are diverse and the definition of an average-sized family can be subjective, but some are just larger than others. Although the typical American family consists of two members, some celebrity parents choose to have more than that, leading to an incredibly enormous brood. Discover how many children these 10 popular families have.
1. Kevin Costner: 7
Oscar-winning actor Kevin Costner and his first wife Cindy Silva began their large family with the arrival of their daughter Annie in 1984. Before divorcing in 1994, the couple had two more kids, Lily (1986) and Joe (1988). In 1996, he and his then-girlfriend Bridget Rooney welcomed a son named Liam, per Distractify. Costner married Christine Baumgartner in 2004, and the two went on to have three children: Cayden (2007), Hayes (2009), and Grace (2010). The couple got divorced in 2024.
2. Clint Eastwood: 8
Clint Eastwood is the father of a sizable family with eight children from various relationships throughout his life. In 1954, he welcomed his first child, Laurie but she was placed for adoption at the time. Eastwood became a father for the second time with the birth of Kimber, whom he shares with Roxanne Tunis. Later, his wife Maggie Johnson gave birth to two children: Alison and Kyle. Eastwood and fiancee Jacelyn Reeves welcomed Scott and Kathryn following his breakup with Maggie. Furthermore, Eastwood shares Morgan with his ex-wife Dina Ruiz, and Francesca with Frances Fisher.
3. Alec Baldwin: 8
Alec Baldwin welcomed his eldest daughter, Ireland Baldwin, in 1995 with former spouse Kim Basinger. His family grew rapidly after he married Hilaria Baldwin in 2012. In 2013, the couple welcomed their first child, daughter Carmen. The couple went on to have Romeo in 2018, Eduardo in 2020, Rafael in 2015, and Leonardo in 2016. The couple welcomed daughter Maria Lucia via surrogacy in 2021 and their seventh child, a baby girl called Ilaria in 2022.
4. Mick Jagger: 8
Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger is the father of eight children from different relationships. He became a parent for the first time when his girlfriend Marsha Hunt gave birth to their daughter Karis. Jagger's wife Bianca Jagger gave birth to their son Jade a year later. He also has four children with Jerry Hall: Elizabeth, James, Georgia, and Gabriel. Then, after a few years, he and Luciana Gimenez Morad welcomed Lucas. Mike welcomed his youngest child Deveraux in 2016 alongside American ballet dancer Melanie Hamrick at the age of 73.
5. Mel Gibson: 9
'Braveheart' star Mel Gibson welcomed seven of his nine children with his first wife Robyn Moore. The couple share Hannah, Edward, Christian, William, Louis, Milo, and Thomas. In 2009, he and his ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva had another daughter, Lucia. Mel became a father once more in 2017 when his current girlfriend Rosalind Ross gave birth to their son Lars.
6. Eddie Murphy: 10
Actor and comedian Eddie Murphy is the father of 10 children, ages five to 34. His first child, son Eric, was born in 1989 with his girlfriend at the time, Paulette McNeely. His second child Christian was born in 1990 with his next girlfriend, Tamara Hood. Eddie and his ex-wife, Nicole Murphy, are parents to five children: Bria, Myles, Shayne, Zola, and Bella. He and former Spice Girl Melanie Brown welcomed a daughter, Angel, in 2007. Following that, he had two children, Izzy and Max, in 2016 and 2018 with his current spouse Paige Butler.
7. Nick Cannon: 12
The former Nickelodeon star has welcomed 12 children since 2011. He has three children with Brittany Bell (Golden, Powerful, and Rise), three children with Abby De La Rosa (Zion, Zillion, and Beautiful), two children with Alyssa Scott (Halo and Zen), one kid with Bre Tiesi (Legendary), and one kid with LaNisha Cole (Onyx Ice). He also has twins Moroccan and Monroe with his ex-wife Mariah Carey. Unfortunately, his son Zen died in 2021 after being diagnosed with brain cancer at the age of five months.
8. Dog the Bounty Hunter: 13
Duane Chapman, known as 'Dog the Bounty Hunter', is the father of 13 children from six previous relationships. In 1972, he and his then-girlfriend Debbie White welcomed their first child, Christopher Michael Hecht. Dog had two sons, Duane Lee II and Leland Blane Chapman, with his first ex-wife La Fonda Sue Darnall. He had three more children, Zebidiah, Wesley, and James Robert Chapman, with his second ex-wife, Ann Tegnell. Three more children, Tucker Dee, Barbara Katie, and Lyssa Rae Chapman, were born into his third marriage to Lyssa Rae Brittain. Lastly, he had two children, Bonnie Joanne and Garry Chapman, with his fourth wife, Beth Chapman. Chapman and Beth adopted a third child together, daughter Cecily Barmore, born in 1993. Dog found out in 2022 that he had a 13th child, Jon, whom he had never met before.
9. Mia Farrow: 14
Mia Farrow has 10 adopted children and four biological children. During her marriage to composer Andre Previn in the 1970s, she welcomed twin sons Matthew and Sascha Previn in 1970, and son Fletcher Previn in 1974. She adopted daughters Lark Song Previn (1973, died 2008), Summer "Daisy" Song Previn (1976), and Soon Yi (1977). She adopted Moses Farrow (1980), and Dylan Farrow (1985) and had Ronan Farrow (born 1987) with director Woody Allen. She also adopted Quincy Maureen Farrow (1994), Frankie-Minh (1995), Tam Farrow and Isaiah Justus (1992), and Thaddeus Wilk Farrow (1994, died 2017).
10. DMX: 15
DMX is said to have had 15 children before he died in 2021; several of them regularly honor their late father on social media. DMX was a parent to four children with his ex-wife Tashera Simmons: Xavier, Tacoma, Sean, and Praise. He also had two daughters with Patricia Trejo: Sonovah and Aaliyah, and a daughter named Sasha. Along with his ex-girlfriend Yadira Borrego, he was also a father to two children with Monique Wayne. In 2019, his fiancée Desiree Lindstrom gave birth to his youngest son, Exodus. His other children are yet unidentified.
