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Saturday, November 14, 2026Nov 14

A look at the secret children of some prominent Americans

This combination of file photos shows Prince, left, in 2007 and an undated booking photo released by Missouri Department of Corrections of Carlin Q. Williams. Williams is seeking DNA testing to confirm whether he’s the pop superstar’s child. If they are a match, Williams would be the sole heir to the singer’s estate. (AP Photo and Missouri Department of Corrections via AP, File)
This combination of file photos shows Prince, left, in 2007 and an undated booking photo released by Missouri Department of Corrections of Carlin Q. Williams. Williams is seeking DNA testing to confirm whether he’s the pop superstar’s child. If they are a match, Williams would be the sole heir to the singer’s estate. (AP Photo and Missouri Department of Corrections via AP, File)

A 39-year-old man currently imprisoned in Colorado for unlawfully transporting a gun claims he is Prince’s son.

Carlin Q. Williams is seeking DNA testing to confirm whether he’s the pop superstar’s child. If they are a match, Williams would be the sole heir to the singer’s estate. His mother contends in court papers that she conceived Williams while having sex with Prince at a hotel in 1976 in Kansas City, Missouri.

A look at some other prominent Americans whose children surfaced years – sometimes decades – after they were born:

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CHUCK NORRIS