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President Joe Biden‘s son, Hunter Biden, has faced numerous challenges, including attacks from his father’s political opponents over his struggles with addiction and business dealings. Despite this, Hunter remains a devoted father to his children. He was married to his first wife, Kathleen Buhle, from 1993 to 2017, and they have three daughters together. In 2019, he married Melissa Cohen, with whom he has a son. Hunter also has a fourth daughter from a brief relationship, which led to a paternity case.
Learn more about all five of Hunter’s children here.
Naomi King Biden Neal, 31
Hunter and Kathleen married in 1993, and their eldest daughter, Naomi, was born that same year. Naomi was named after Hunter’s sister, who tragically died in a car accident with his mother, Neilia, in 1972. Hunter and his older brother, Beau, were also in the crash but survived. While Naomi’s grandfather, President Biden, faced off against Donald Trump in the 2020 election—marking years of political rivalry—Naomi shares a close bond with Trump’s younger daughter, Tiffany, who is also 31.
In addition to attending the University of Pennsylvania, Naomi earned a law degree from Columbia Law School. She also lived in the White House after completing her studies and celebrated her wedding to Peter Neal there in November 2022.
Despite Hunter’s personal and public struggles, Naomi came to her dad’s defense in September 2020, posting a thread on X that offered insight into his personal life. She described him as a “man filled with love, integrity, and human struggles” and detailed how her father worked tirelessly to get into law school and provide for his family.
“The pain he has endured would be enough to make a lesser man give up on life altogether,” she wrote. “But despite the best efforts of a cruel few to destroy a private man, he is sober, happy, and as at peace as ever today because as long his family needs him, he has not lost his purpose.”
On Nov. 5, Naomi announced that she is expecting her first child with her husband via Instagram Stories on Election Day. In a mirror selfie, she proudly showed off her growing baby bump, adorned with a voting sticker. “(we) voted,” she wrote above the photo.
Finnegan Biden, 24
Hunter and Kathleen had their second daughter Finnegan in 2000. Like her older sister, Finnegan also studied at UPenn, studying history and focusing on American Studies, per Insider. As a student, she’s often been outspoken and worked to try to positively affect’s her schools’ policies. She revealed that she had campaigned for UPenn to extend their pass/fail deadline in April 2020, per 34th St. She also had worked for her high school to change its uniform policy. “I started this campaign where all the girls came into school and surprised the faculty, which they hated, wearing t–shirts saying, ‘I’m not the distraction.’ That was the first time I actually saw sincere impact [from] something I did because we got rid of the dress code and had a forum at our school about it,” she told 34th St.
While Finnegan is part of a major public family and she’s occasionally seen out and about with her grandfather, she has mostly stayed out of the spotlight.
Maisy Biden, 23
Kathleen gave birth to her and Hunter’s youngest daughter Maisy in 2001. Like her two older sisters, Maisy also studies at the University of Pennsylvania, and the president even visited her on campus when she had an art show in April 2023, per CBS News. Hunter and other family members also attended the event. Maisy is also a close friend of former President Barack Obama’s daughter Sasha.
It’s not clear what Maisy is studying at UPenn, but she is an artist and often shares her work on her social media. She’s shared photos of some of her artwork on Instagram. She’s also very active on TikTok, where she has over 160,000 followers.
Navy Joan Roberts, 6
After splitting from Kathleen and before marrying Melissa, Hunter fathered another daughter Navy Joan Roberts, with Lunden Roberts. When Navy was born, there were some disputes as to whether Hunter was the baby’s father. After a DNA test, it was revealed that Hunter was Navy’s father, and he was ordered to pay child support to Lunden, per Page Six.
Despite the settlement, Lunden has claimed that Hunter is estranged from his youngest daughter. She filed paperwork to change Navy’s last name to Biden, so she could “benefit from carrying the Biden family name,” according to The New York Post.
Although he has been ordered to pay child support and it’s known that Hunter is the father of Navy, he was also ordered to report to an Arkansas court on May 1, 2023, according to a court document obtained by PEOPLE. Both Hunter and Lunden are required to be present. The order is in response to a “motion for contempt” filed by Lunden, which accused Hunter of ignoring previous court orders in regard to the paternity ruling. The filing also asked for authorities to “incarcerate” or “sanction” Hunter if he continues to allegedly not cooperate with their agreement. This is the second contempt filing Lunden has made against Hunter.
Beau Biden, 4
Shortly after marrying Melissa in 2019, Hunter and the activist welcomed their son, Beau, on March 28, 2020. Named after Hunter’s late brother, who passed away from cancer in 2015, Beau is the youngest of Hunter’s children and his only son. He has been seen spending time with his grandparents at family gatherings and has even been photographed in matching outfits with his grandfather.
