Three children, two verified credits and one name with lasting meaning

Vin Diesel’s 3 Children: Hania, Vincent and Pauline

Original editorial graphic representing Vin Diesel and Paloma Jiménez’s three children without faces or likenesses
Three children can share a film-world connection without sharing one public career. Original KidsCo editorial graphic; no likenesses used.

Quick answer: Vin Diesel and his longtime partner, model Paloma Jiménez, have three children: daughter Hania Riley, born in 2008; son Vincent, born in 2010; and daughter Pauline, whose arrival was announced in March 2015. Vincent played young Dominic in F9; Pauline was named in memory of Diesel’s friend Paul Walker.

The count is straightforward, but the evidence is not equally precise for every birthday. This guide uses a year or announcement month where that is what strong sources establish, instead of copying full dates from circular celebrity databases.

A childhood voice or film credit is also not a lifetime job title. Hania and Vincent’s public credits are recorded as credits; Pauline’s name is explained through Vin’s own words. Everything else stops at the family’s demonstrated privacy line.

Vin Diesel’s children at a glance

ChildPublic chronologyAge on 13 August 2026Defensible public record
Hania Riley “Similce”Born in 200818 or approaching 18Voice credit in Fast & Furious: Spy Racers
VincentBorn in 201015 or 16Played young Dominic in F9
PaulineArrival announced March 201511Named in memory of Paul Walker

All three children are from Vin’s relationship with Paloma Jiménez. Hania is the eldest, Vincent is the middle child and only son, and Pauline is the youngest.

For another three-child screen family, compare Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan’s three daughters. William Shatner’s daughters shows why a childhood credit and an adult career should not be collapsed into one label.

How the Diesel family fits together

Vin, whose birth name is Mark Sinclair, and Mexican model Paloma Jiménez have been publicly linked since 2007. Reputable interviews consistently identify them as the parents of Hania, Vincent and Pauline; no fourth child belongs in the documented count.

The children sometimes appear in Vin’s discussion of the “family” idea that runs through the Fast & Furious films. That connection is culturally relevant, but it does not make their private home life part of the franchise.

Vin Diesel children family map showing Hania Vincent and Pauline with date confidence and verified public context
Vin Diesel and Paloma Jiménez’s three-child chronology, checked to 13 August 2026. Original KidsCo map. Open the full-size family map.

Hania Riley, also called Similce

Hania was born in 2008. Contemporary reporting has used both Hania Riley and Similce for Vin and Paloma’s eldest daughter. The durable identification is the same person, not two children.

Hania voiced a character credited as Similce in Netflix’s animated Fast & Furious: Spy Racers. That is a real, attributable screen credit. It does not by itself establish a continuing acting career in 2026, so this guide does not promote her from “credited performer” to “actor” as a permanent identity.

Vincent and his F9 role

Vincent was born in 2010. He is the couple’s only son and the middle of their three children.

In F9, Vincent played a younger version of his father’s character, Dominic Toretto. Vin said director Justin Lin proposed the casting; the production credit and Vin’s interview make this more than a red-carpet anecdote. It is still one childhood role, not proof of a current professional plan.

Why is Pauline named after Paul Walker?

Pauline’s arrival was announced in March 2015. Vin explained at the time that he named his younger daughter in honour of Paul Walker, his late friend and co-star.

The meaning remains current rather than merely retrospective. In a first-person Variety essay published in May 2026, Vin described Walker’s daughter Meadow with his own children and called Pauline the daughter who carries her father’s name. That direct account supports the family connection without requiring speculation about Pauline herself.

What have the children actually done on screen?

ChildProjectWhat the source establishesWhat KidsCo does not claim
HaniaFast & Furious: Spy RacersA credited voice performanceA continuing acting career
VincentF9Young Dominic screen roleA planned franchise career
PaulineNo verified acting credit used hereNo current public-work claimInterests or future profession
All threeOccasional premieres or family mentionsPublic family connectionConsent to ongoing personal coverage

This evidence split improves on rival pages that convert “showed interest” or “visited a set” into career language. Readers can see the two verified credits and the limit of what they mean.

What remains private?

Vin has long kept his romantic and family life relatively private. The children’s schools, addresses, routines, relationships, personality labels and future plans do not help answer the core family question and are excluded.

Public factAppropriate useExcluded inference
Three names and parent branchAnswer the family countHome, school or routine
Two childhood screen creditsRecord the specific workPermanent career labels
Pauline’s naming contextExplain Vin’s first-person tributePersonality based on a name
Occasional family appearancesConfirm selected public momentsAn always-public childhood

Even when a child reaches adulthood, a quiet public record is not a gap for an article to fill. Browse more evidence-led profiles on the KidsCo Celebrity hub, including Diane Keaton’s two children.

Diesel children timeline

YearMilestoneEvidence meaning
2007Vin and Paloma are publicly linkedShared parent branch
2008Hania is bornEldest child
2010Vincent is bornMiddle child and only son
March 2015Pauline’s arrival is announcedThird and youngest child
2021F9 features Vincent as young DominicVerified screen credit
May 2026Vin writes about Pauline’s name in VarietyCurrent first-person context
13 August 2026Evidence reviewThree children; no inferred careers

Questions people ask about Vin Diesel’s children

How many children does Vin Diesel have?

Vin Diesel has three children with Paloma Jiménez: Hania, Vincent and Pauline.

Who is the mother of Vin Diesel’s children?

Their mother is Mexican model Paloma Jiménez, Vin Diesel’s longtime partner.

How old are Vin Diesel’s children?

On 13 August 2026, Hania is 18 or approaching 18, Vincent is 15 or 16, and Pauline is 11. The ranges reflect the precision of the strongest public records.

Which of Vin Diesel’s children appeared in F9?

His son Vincent played a younger version of Dominic Toretto in F9.

Why is Vin Diesel’s daughter named Pauline?

Vin said he named Pauline in memory of his friend and Fast & Furious co-star Paul Walker.

Is Hania an actor?

Hania has a verified voice credit in Fast & Furious: Spy Racers. One childhood credit does not establish that acting is her current profession.

Sources and further reading

  1. Variety: Vin Diesel’s first-person 2026 Cannes essay.
  2. Entertainment Tonight: Vin on Vincent’s F9 role.
  3. Entertainment Tonight: direct family interview and three-child count.
  4. El País ICON: family interview and child chronology.
  5. E! News: names, parent branch and Pauline naming context.
  6. Access Hollywood: Vincent and F9 interview.
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By Kristine Bowman and KidsCo Editorial Team

KidsCo family profiles use direct interviews, institutional records and attributable reporting. Counts are dated, source conflicts are visible, and a private life is not treated as a missing-data problem.

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