FX.co ★ Top 8 large fathers-billionaires in the United States

Frank Vandersloot (14 children)

The honorable first place in this list is occupied by Frank Vandersloot, the father of 14 children. The 73-year-old billionaire with many children was brought up in the state of Idaho (USA). From a young age, F. Vandersloot has been a follower of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is also known that the entrepreneur donated large sums of money to the US Republican Party. F. Vandersloot has 6 children from his first marriage and 8 from his second wife, to whom he has been married for 26 years.

Farris Wilks (11 children)

The second place in the ranking of American billionaire fathers is occupied by gasoline magnate Farris Wilkes, who is raising 11 children. The entrepreneur and his wife Jo Ann interact with conservative Christian groups and committees. In 2012 and 2015, the couple donated $125,000 to Mitt Romney's re-election campaign and Ted Cruz's presidential race. The couple also sponsored the re-election campaigns of former US President Donald Trump.

David Duffield (10 children)

The honorable third place goes to David Duffield, a wealthy father of 10 children and founder of IT companies Workday and PeopleSoft. He and his wife Cheryl are raising 5 biological and 5 adopted children. In addition to children, the businessman has 7 grandchildren. D. Duffield also has a weakness for animals: in his house he sheltered parrots and dogs. The Maddie's Fund, run by the father of a large family, has awarded $225 million in grants to animal rights groups that contribute to the elimination of shelters where they are euthanized.

Jerry Moyes (10 children)

Fourth place in this unusual ranking goes to Jerry Moyes, the happy father of 10 children. J. Moyes and his wife Vickie got married in the 1980s. In 1966, the businessman and his father founded the Swift Transportation company, which is engaged in cargo transportation in the United States. The company ships cotton and imported steel from Arizona to California.

Nelson Peltz (10 children)

Nelson Peltz, a major investor and founder of the Trian Fund Management. L.P., occupies the fifth position in the ranking of US large fathers-billionaires. Nelson Peltz has 10 children from three marriages. The billionaire is currently married to former model Claudia Heffner. Peltz's daughter, Nicola, starred in the popular film «The Transformers» and in the TV series Bates Motel. In May 2022, Nicola married Brooklyn Beckham, the son of the famous British footballer David Beckham and his wife Victoria, a former member of the Spice Girls. Peltz's son, Will, starred in «Men, Women and Children».

Fred Smith (10 children)

The sixth line in this list goes to Fred Smith, the founder of FedEx and the father of 10 children born from two marriages. One of his sons, Richard, plans to take over as head of FedEx's express delivery business. The second son, Arthur, is the head coach of the Atlanta Falcons. The youngest son, Cannon, was formerly a football player at the University of Memphis and is currently the COO of H&H Services Group.

Elon Musk (9 children)

Seventh place in the ranking of wealthy fathers with many children belongs to Elon Musk, the owner of Tesla and Space X. In total, the billionaire has 9 children: 6 of them are from Canadian writer Justine Wilson, whom he was married to from 2000 to 2008. First, the couple had twins, and then triplets. The businessman also has two children with singer Grimes. The first was born in March 2020, and the second in December 2021. At the same time, in November last year, Elon Musk had twins from Shivon Zilis, a former colleague from Tesla. Currently, Shivon Zilis works for Neuralink, a company owned by the businessman.

Scott Smith (9 children)

Scott Smith, raising 9 children, closes the top 8 American billionaire fathers with many children. A few years ago, he moved his family to Utah and began working at Brigham Young University. It is worth noting that this organization belongs to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Later, Scott Smith overcame cancer and helped his sons, Ryan and Jared, create the IT company Qualtrics. In 2019, Jared Smith, the company's chairman, sold it to SAP.