Arnold Schwarzenegger married the daughter of Sargent Shriver and Eunice Kennedy Shriver, and TV journalist Maria Shriver, on April 26, 1986.

Throughout their 25 years, the couple lived in Los Angeles and had four children. Their marriage ended in 2011 when Schwarzenegger confessed to having a fifth child.

While their divorce was finalized in 2021, Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger continued to co-parent their kids.

The Five Children of Arnold Schwarzenegger

The Austrian Oak shares a close relationship with all of his children, including his fifth child, whom he shares with Milred Baena. In fact, Arnold Schwarzenegger has even become a grandfather of three thanks to his eldest child.

Katherine Eunice Schwarzenegger-Pratt (36)

Born on December 13, 1989, she is the oldest of the Schwarzenegger kids. The mother of three became a New York Times Best-Selling Author in 2010 after publishing her first book, Rock What You've Got, at just 21.

She then authored a self-help book, I Just Graduated . . . Now What? and a children's book, Maverick and Me. She met actor Chris Pratt in 2018, and the two got engaged the following January and got married in June 2019. The couple has three kids, daughters Lyla (5) and Eloise (3), and a son, Ford (2).

Christina Maria Aurelia Schwarzenegger (34)

Christina Maria was born on July 23, 1991, and is a producer and the founding member of the Special Olympics Founder's Council. An interior architecture graduate from Parsons' School of Design, she has worked for Gweneth Paltrow's Goop.

However, unlike her elder sister and younger brother, she chooses to stay away from the spotlight. Her only association with showbiz came in 2018, when she and Maria Shriver produced a Netflix documentary, Take Your Pills.

Patrick Arnold Shriver Schwarzegger (32)

Born on September 18, 1993, Patrick Schwarzenegger is an actor and a model. Though his actual screen debut was in 2006's The Benchwarmers, Schwarzenegger Jr. appeared in several movies and TV shows like Midnight Sun and The Staircase. He gained stardom after starring HBO series The White Lotus Season 3.

Patrick started dating model Abby Champion in 2015. The pair got engaged on December 23, 2023, and tied the knot on September 6, 2025.

Christopher Sargeant Shriver Schwarzenegger (28)

Much like his elder sister, Christina Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver's youngest child, Christopher, stays away from the spotlight. He was born on September 27, 1997, and works as a Director of Development at Indus Valley Media, a film and television marketplace.

Joseph Baena (28)

Joseph Baena is Schwarzenegger's child with Mildred Patricia Baena. He was born on October 2, 1997, five days after his half-brother Christopher. The truth about his paternity was only revealed to him when he was 13 years old, and since then, he has developed a close relationship with his father.

Among all of his children, Baena is the only one who shares his father's love for fitness and bodybuilding. While he hasn't shown any interest in competing on the stage, Baena has made a name for himself in social media fitness. He is also an actor and works as a real estate agent with ARIA properties.

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Ruwa Javed

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