A Short List Of Nepo Babies We Don’t Talk About Enough

The internet is buzzing with the hottest new life hack for fame and fortune: being born to uber-successful parents.

Look, we’ve heard a whole lot about nepotism babies lately—probably more than any of us ever wanted to! Realizing that some people only get ahead in life because of who their parents are can be pretty maddening, especially when those same people don’t always acknowledge the privileges they were born with. It has made looking up actresses, musicians, and other artists on Wikipedia a harrowing game of “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon,” except it’s usually just one degree, and that degree is usually being Kevin Bacon’s child.

While I hate to add to the discourse, I really think there are certain nepo babies who just don’t get enough attention for being what they truly are: people who just so happened to be born to the right parents and are now reaping the unearned benefits that I personally think that I deserve to have without actually having to do anything.

So without further ado, here’s a short list of nepo babies we don’t talk about nearly enough.

Jesus Christ

Look, I have read the Bible exactly 0 times and I know EXACTLY who this guy is. I can tell you at least half of the things he’s known for, one of which is literally being the son of God. Whether you want to admit it or not, Jesus is the OG nepo baby who set the standard for all the other nepo babies in history—and he died so that Stellan Skarsgård could continue his legacy one son at a time.

King Charles III

Charles is known for exactly two things: being the idiot who let THE Diana Spencer go and waiting around for 70+ years for his mom to finally let him in on the family business. Thanks to the latter, he’s now the greatest nepo baby of our time, because he may not be making mid-tier movies or acting as the frontman of an indie band, but he is pretty much the frontman of the UK. This man’s face will be printed on literal money, and for what? We don’t even get a catchy song out of it. #KingCharlesIsCanceled

Troy Bolton

Basically everyone born after the ‘80s knows Zac Efron’s iconic Disney character, but almost no one talks about how privileged Troy actually was. They said he was the star of the basketball team, but do you know who that basketball team’s coach was? That’s right, Troy’s very own father, Jack Bolton. Was Troy actually the best player on the team or did his dad just give him the limelight because he so desperately wanted his son to continue his legacy? Did Corbin Bleu’s Chad Danforth actually deserve the clout that Troy received? I don’t know, just think about it.

Ray Nicholson

The other day I was watching Something From Tiffany’s (also starring acclaimed nepo baby Zoey Deutch) when I realized one of the actors looked familiar, though I couldn’t place him. I decided to look him up on Wikipedia, and the second I saw his last name, I knew: The only time I had ever seen this man’s face was on his very own father. After scrolling furiously through his (very limited) film credits, there was no denying it: I had never seen a single project starring Ray Nicholson, but Jack Nicholson’s genes were strong in this one. Anyway, I’ve never actually heard of Ray before, so I’m letting you all know now so you don’t get duped later like I did.