Five adult children — three biological-parent branches and five distinct public records

Diana Ross’s 5 Children: Rhonda, Tracee, Chudney, Ross and Evan

That is a three-branch family tree, not five children from one marriage. Rhonda’s branch needs particular care because biology, legal family and day-to-day parenting do not collapse into one label.

All five children are adults, so a useful current profile should lead with their own attributable work. Tracee’s acting, producing and Pattern Beauty work; Chudney’s literacy business; Rhonda’s music; and Evan’s screen and music credits are readily supportable. Ross Næss has producer credits, but his precise current full-time occupation is less public.

Diana’s authorised programme biography says she considers raising her five children her greatest accomplishment. That first-party framing is more informative than calling the family a “dynasty” and treating inherited fame as proof of success.

Diana Ross’s children at a glance

Rhonda turns 55 on the review date itself. Robert Ellis Silberstein married Diana while she was pregnant, knew Berry Gordy was Rhonda’s biological father, and raised Rhonda as his daughter.

The other four rows are direct biological-parent pairings. The family also includes half-sibling relationships through the fathers, but those do not change Diana’s five-child count.

Rhonda Ross Kendrick’s family branch and work

Rhonda is Diana’s eldest child and Berry Gordy’s biological daughter. Robert Ellis Silberstein was the father who raised her. Good family writing can state both truths without suggesting that one relationship cancels the other.

Rhonda has worked as a singer and actor and has performed in her own name, including opening for her mother. Her professional record belongs to her rather than being evidence that every Ross child followed the same path.

The parentage story is relevant because it explains the branch. Details about when Rhonda learned the identity of her biological father should remain attributed to established accounts, not retold as a psychological diagnosis.

Tracee and Chudney’s current work

Tracee and Chudney are Diana and Robert Ellis Silberstein’s daughters. They share both biological parents and are Rhonda’s maternal half-sisters as well as the sisters with whom she was raised.

Tracee’s public record spans acting, producing and entrepreneurship. She founded Pattern Beauty and hosted Roku’s 2025 series Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross; Roku later identified it as its most-watched unscripted original after launch.

Chudney’s current official site describes her as an author, former teacher, storyteller and children’s-literacy advocate. Books and Cookies began as a bookstore and café and now runs pop-up, school, party and virtual literacy experiences. Calling it only a shop would miss the present model.

Ross Næss and Evan Ross’s public records

Ross and Evan are Diana’s sons with Norwegian businessman and mountaineer Arne Næss Jr. They are close in age but should not be given interchangeable entertainment biographies.

Evan has an attributable acting and music record and has continued appearing publicly with wife Ashlee Simpson Ross. Those credits support “actor and musician” without requiring a list of relationships or children of his own.

Ross Næss has producer credits and has appeared in family-related projects. KidsCo did not find a strong current professional biography that establishes one precise permanent title in August 2026, so the table gives the supported credit category and leaves the full-time label open.

How do Diana Ross’s three family branches fit together?

“Who is Rhonda’s father?” therefore has a two-part answer: Berry Gordy is her biological father; Robert Ellis Silberstein was the father who raised her. The answer depends on which relationship the reader means.

Once that distinction is clear, the sibling map is straightforward: all five share Diana as their mother and connect across three paternal branches.

What current Diana Ross profiles should update

The children are now 37 to 55, not an accessory to a retrospective of their mother. Their current work deserves direct institutional or first-party sourcing, and a quiet record should remain quiet rather than be filled with generic “entrepreneur” language.

The 2025 Met Gala offered a current public family symbol: Diana’s cape carried the names of her five children and eight grandchildren. It shows how she chose to represent family publicly; it does not require a detour into every grandchild’s private biography.

What can and cannot be concluded?

Fame creates more searchable material but not necessarily more reliable material. This page privileges what each adult has published or what an institution can attribute, while allowing an unresolved current job field to remain unresolved.

Diana Ross family timeline

Questions people ask about Diana Ross’s children

How many children does Diana Ross have?

Diana Ross has five children: Rhonda, Tracee, Chudney, Ross and Evan.

Who is Rhonda Ross Kendrick’s father?

Berry Gordy is Rhonda’s biological father; Robert Ellis Silberstein raised her as his daughter.

Which children did Diana Ross have with Robert Ellis Silberstein?

Diana and Silberstein are the biological parents of Tracee and Chudney.

Which children did Diana Ross have with Arne Næss Jr.?

They had two sons, Ross Arne Næss and Evan Ross.

What do Diana Ross’s children do?

Their public work includes music, acting, producing, beauty entrepreneurship and children’s literacy. Ross Næss’s exact current full-time title is not strongly established.

How old are Diana Ross’s children?

On 14 August 2026 they range from Evan at 37 to Rhonda, who turns 55 that day.