How many children does Bob Dylan have?

Publish date: 2024-05-07

IT'S FAIR to say Bob Dylan is one of the most famous musicians in the world.

But when he's not busy playing to sell out crowds, the singer is just known as dad to his big brood of kids

How many children does Bob Dylan have?

Bob's career has spanned almost sixty years and has seen him become a global megastar.

Along the way he has been married twice and had A LOT of kids.

In fact, Bob has a brood of six children - with the first being born in the 60s and the last in the 80s.

Maria Dylan

Bob adopted Maria when he married her mum Sara Lownds.

She was born on October 21, 1961, and is a Santa Monica lawyer.

Maria married Peter Himmelman in 1988, and they have four children together.

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Jesse Dylan

Jesse is one of the more famous members of the Dylan family, and is the eldest son of Sara and Bob.

Born on January 6, 1966, he is a film director and production executive.

Jesse's directorial work includes comedies such as Kicking And Screaming, starring Will Ferrell and Robert Duvall, American Wedding and How High.

He is also the founder of the media production company Wondros and Lybba, a non-profit organisation.

Jesse is married to Susan Traylor and they have two children together.

Anna Dylan

Anna is Bob and Sara's second child.

She was born on July 11, 1967, but has remained away from the spotlight.

According to reports she works as an artist, but not much else is known about her.

Sam Dylan

Born July 30, 1968, Sam is also the son of Sara and Bob.

He has shunned the showbiz life.

We do know he works as a photographer, and lives with his wife, Stacy Hochheiser, and their son Jonah.

Jakob Dylan

Like his brother Jesse, Jakob has enjoyed a career in entertainment.

Born on December 9, 1969, like his famous father he is a singer-songwriter and rose to fame in the rock band Wallflowers in 1989.

As part of that group, he has written hit songs such as 6th Avenue Heartache and One Headlight.

Jakob, who is the youngest child of Sara and Bob, married his girlfriend Paige, a screenwriter, in 1992.

The couple have four sons together and live in Los Angeles.

Desiree Gabrielle Dennis-Dylan

Not much is known about Desiree as she is considered Bob's "secret daughter".

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We do know she was born on January 31, 1986, and her mum is Carolyn Dennis, who worked as a backup singer.

In fact his marriage to Carolyn - which started in 1986 and ended in 1992 - wasn't made public until Howard Sounes's 2001 biography Down The Highway: The Life Of Bob Dylan revealed all.

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