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| Mr. and Mrs. [[Feodor Vassilyev|Vassilyev]]<ref>Marie M. Clay. [http://books.google.com/books?id=xix2VLb4vGQC&pg=PA96&dq=wife+of+Feodor+Vassilyev&ei=PYyfSOfLLqWoigH43bX7BA&sig=ACfU3U307kHejEx9_9EFsfu3FxD6wj8qdw Quadruplets and Higher Multiple Births.]; Mac Keith Press, London, 1989. ISBN 0-521-41223-4; Feodor Vassilyev: a case of remarkable fecundity. pp. 96&ndash;97</ref><ref name="g">Mark C. Young. [http://books.google.com/books?id=ZSyswNFqTycC&q=wife+of+Feodor+Vassilyev&dq=wife+of+Feodor+Vassilyev&lr=&ei=Do-fSPihLIzQjgGdqLT6BA&pgis=1 The Guinness Book of World Records 1998.] [[Bantam Books]], 1998. ISBN 0-553-57895-2; page 357</ref>
| Mr. and Mrs. [[Feodor Vassilyev|Vassilyev]]<ref>Marie M. Clay. [http://books.google.com/books?id=xix2VLb4vGQC&pg=PA96&dq=wife+of+Feodor+Vassilyev&ei=PYyfSOfLLqWoigH43bX7BA&sig=ACfU3U307kHejEx9_9EFsfu3FxD6wj8qdw Quadruplets and Higher Multiple Births.]; Mac Keith Press, London, 1989. ISBN 0-521-41223-4; Feodor Vassilyev: a case of remarkable fecundity. pp. 96&ndash;97</ref><ref name="g">Mark C. Young. [http://books.google.com/books?id=ZSyswNFqTycC&q=wife+of+Feodor+Vassilyev&dq=wife+of+Feodor+Vassilyev&lr=&ei=Do-fSPihLIzQjgGdqLT6BA&pgis=1 The Guinness Book of World Records 1998.] [[Bantam Books]], 1998. ISBN 0-553-57895-2; page 357</ref>
|Vassilyev and his first wife, whose name is unknown, holds the record for most children a couple has parented. She gave birth to a total of '''69''' children. She gave birth to 16 pairs of twins, 7 sets of triplets and 4 sets of quadruplets between 1725 and 1765, in a total of 27 [[childbirth|births]]. 67 of the 69 children born are said to have survived infancy.
|Vassilyev and his first wife, whose name is unknown, holds the record for most children a couple has parented. She gave birth to a total of '''69''' children. She gave birth to 16 pairs of twins, 7 sets of triplets and 4 sets of quadruplets between 1725 and 1765, in a total of 27 [[childbirth|births]]. 67 of the 69 children born are said to have survived infancy.

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This article lists people who have parented the most children.

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Couples

This section lists couples who have parented the most children.

# Children Couple Notes
690 Mr. and Mrs. Vassilyev[1][2] Vassilyev and his first wife, whose name is unknown, holds the record for most children a couple has parented. She gave birth to a total of 69 children. She gave birth to 16 pairs of twins, 7 sets of triplets and 4 sets of quadruplets between 1725 and 1765, in a total of 27 births. 67 of the 69 children born are said to have survived infancy.
39 Elizabeth and William Greenhill[3] Thomas Greenhill was the last child of 39 by his mother Elizabeth and William Greenhill. The family consisted of 7 sons and 32 daughters. Not only is this a large number of live newborns but unusual in that apart from one pair of twins they were single births.
21 Arthur and Olivia (Whitmore) Guinness[4] Guinness was an Irish brewer. Only 10 of their children lived to adulthood.
21 Henry and Anna Crocker[citation needed] 18 of their children lived to adulthood.
20 Roland and Rose Alma Letendre[5] The youngest died as a result of birth injury. All the children were born in Drummondville, Quebec/Canada. The combined age of the mother (94) and 19 children (72 – 50) adds up to 1256 years as of August 25, 2012.
19 Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar[6] The family is the subject of the reality show, 19 Kids and Counting.
19 Samuel and Susannah (Annesley) Wesley[7] 10 of their children lived to adulthood.
19 Gil and Kelly Bates Friends of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar. The family is the subject of United Bates of America.
17 Queen Anne of England and Prince George of Denmark Only one child, Prince William, survived infancy, and then he died shortly after his 11th birthday. The rest were stillbirths, miscarriages, or died before reaching 2 years of age.
17 Erik Van Den Heuvels Grandfather. Just Amazing.
17 Juliana of Stolberg She had 5 children with her first husband Philip II, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg and 12 with her second husband William I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg.
16 Maria Theresa 13 survived infancy.
16 Angel Adams A dozen of her children lived with her in a one bedroom motel room. These children have now been put into foster care.
15 Roman & Joyce Lulloff 13 alive today.
14 Nadya Suleman Includes the first set of octuplets to survive.
14 Marilyn Reynolds Gleason[8] After Marilyn's passing her husband remarried and fathered 4 additional children for a total of 18.

Fathers

This section lists fathers who have fathered the most children, with not necessarily the same mother. In some cases, fathers who have parented large amounts of children can be attributed to polygamy.

# Children Fathers Notes
867 Ismail Ibn Sharif Alaouite sultan, said to have fathered 525 sons and 342 daughters with multiple wives and concubines.[9]
600 Bertold Wiesner Fertility doctor, used his own sperm to impregnate customers between 1943 and 1962. Father of Eva Ibbotson.
400 Kirk Maxey Sperm donor, estimated to have fathered 400 children through sperm donation.
162 Ramesses II See also: List of children of Ramesses II
142 Emperor Minh Mang Reported to have had 142 children.[10]
121 Winston Blackmore Leader of the Mormon fundamentalist sect called the Blackmore/Bountiful Community[11], fathered children through as many as 25 wives.[12]
94 Ziona Chana Leader of a polygamist sect in the Mizoram state of India, has 94 children with 39 wives, as well as 33 grandchildren.[13]
75 Cecil Byran Jacobson Fertility doctor who impregnated patients with his own sperm.
75+ Screamin' Jay Hawkins Rock and roll singer.
72 Ramon Revilla Filipino actor and former senator, fathered children through 16 different women.[14]
66 Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia First monarch of Saudi Arabia; said to have had at least 37 sons and 29 daughters from 22 wives.
65 Heber C. Kimball First Counselor of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, fathered children through 17 of his 43 wives.
65 Rulon Jeffs President of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, fathered children through as many as 75 wives.[15]
60 Warren Jeffs President of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, fathered children through as many as 70 wives.[15]
57 Brigham Young President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, fathered children through 16 of his 55 wives.
55 Kangxi Emperor Chinese emperor. Fathered 35 sons and 20 daughters from numerous wives and concubines.
54+ Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden Yemeni emigrant to Saudi Arabia, married 22 times and fathered at least 54 children.[16]
43 Joseph F. Smith President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, fathered children through his 6 wives.
42 Lorenzo Snow President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, fathered children through his 9 wives.
34 John Taylor President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, fathered children through his 7 wives.
33 Wilford Woodruff President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, fathered children through his 5 (possible 6) wives.
30 Tom Green Mormon fundamentalist, fathered children through with 10 women.[17]
26 Henry I of England King of England
25 King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia King of Saudi Arabia.
25 Dr. Samuel Annesley Susanna Wesley was the 25th of his children.
24 Robert I, Duke of Parma Fathered children with his 2 wives, 12 from each marriage.
24 Desmond Hatchett Fathered 24 children, according to Knox County, Tennessee Juvenile Court records. A Los Angeles Times article and Memphis television station WREG erroneously reported that he fathered 30 children.[18]
22 Ed Rudolph Fathered 22 children, one of them being 3-time gold winning Olympic athlete Wilma Rudolph.[19]
22 Richard Lovell Edgeworth An Anglo-Irish politician, who fathered 22 children with 4 wives.
22 James II of England Children were born between 1660 and 1692. Of these, 15 were legitimate - 8 by his first wife, Anne Hyde, and 7 by his second wife, Mary of Modena.
21 John VI, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg Fathered children with 3 wives.
21 Carlos Gracie
21 Nanu Ram Jogi Indian farmer, fathered 21 children with 4 wives. He was the world's oldest father when he fathered his 21st child at the age of 90.[20]
20 Johann Sebastian Bach German composer, fathered children with 2 wives.
20 Charlemagne Fathered 20 children with 3 wives and 5 concubines between 757 and 807.
20 Jacob Zuma Fathered children with 5 wives and others out of wedlock.

See also

List of multiple births

References

  1. ^ Marie M. Clay. Quadruplets and Higher Multiple Births.; Mac Keith Press, London, 1989. ISBN 0-521-41223-4; Feodor Vassilyev: a case of remarkable fecundity. pp. 96–97
  2. ^ Mark C. Young. The Guinness Book of World Records 1998. Bantam Books, 1998. ISBN 0-553-57895-2; page 357
  3. ^ Bannerman, B.W. (1904). Miscellanea Genealogica Et Heraldica: Third Series. Vol 5. Mitchell Hughes and Clarke ISBN 978-1-4021-9409-2 page 298
  4. ^ D. Wilson, Dark and Light (Weidenfeld, London 1998) ISBN 0-297-81718-3
  5. ^ http://www.oldestlivingfamily.com/
  6. ^ "Family Scrapbook". Jim Bob & Michelle Duggar Family. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
  7. ^ The Village that Changed the World: A History of Newington Green London N16 by Alex Allardyce. Newington Green Action Group: 2008.
  8. ^ http://www.ourcrazyfamily.com/gleason/access/warrend/pafg01.htm
  9. ^ "Some magical Moroccan records". Guinness World Records. Guinness World Records Limited. March 3, 2008. Retrieved March 20, 2010.
  10. ^ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minh_Mang
  11. ^ The Primer, Helping Victims of Domestic Violence and Child Abuse in Polygamous Communities: Fundamentalist Mormon Communities (PDF), Utah Attorney General’s Office and Arizona Attorney General's Office, 2006, retrieved June 29, 2010 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)CS1 maint: others (link)
  12. ^ ctv.ca (June 30, 2009). "B.C. polygamist wedded nine girls under 18". CTV BC. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
  13. ^ "The world's biggest family: The man with 39 wives, 94 children and 33 grandchildren". Daily Mail. London.
  14. ^ "Shocking crime stirs interest in Agimat's prolific life". GMA News. Philippines. November 4, 2011.
  15. ^ a b Wade Goodwyn, Howard Berkes and Amy Walters, "Warren Jeffs and the FLDS Church", NPR, 2005-05-03.
  16. ^ Bin Ladin, Carmen (2005), Inside the Kingdom: My Life in Saudi Arabia, Hachette Book Group, pp. 65–66, ISBN 0-446-61694-X
  17. ^ Usborne, David (May 16, 2001). "Mormon with five wives faces first trial for polygamy". The Independent. London.
  18. ^ Lakin, Matt (May 31, 2012). "Magistrate: He's prolific, but Knoxville dad doesn't really have 30 kids". Knoxville News Sentinel. Knoxville, Tenn.
  19. ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog/2012/jun/01/50-stunning-olympic-moments-wilma-rudolph/
  20. ^ "World's oldest father has 21st child at 90". Daily Mail. London. August 22, 2007.
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