54+ Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden This Yemeni emigrant to Saudi Arabia married 22 times and fathered at least 54 children.[126] Osama bin Laden is believed to have been his 17th son. 54 Merril Jessop Bishop and one-time de facto leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he fathered 54 children with his first six wives.[127] 52 Salem Juma'a Salem Juma'a from United Arab Emirates fathered 52 children through 12 wives.