Born in the countryside, the son of a sugarcane farmer, Vikrom Kromadit had nine younger brothers and sisters, and another 13 half-brothers and -sisters from his father's other wives. With so many mouths to feed, Virkom, as the oldest child, had to help with farm chores from a young age.
生長在蔗農家庭的邱威功，除了 9 個弟妹，還另有多位庶母生的 13 個弟妹。