Meryl Streep is, beyond a shadow of a doubt, one of the most iconic Hollywood figures of all time. She's also someone who, despite her immense fame and public profile, manages to do something that's truly rare with celebrities in the modern age; she keeps her private life private. For that reason, we may never know why there are so many years between the oldest and youngest of her four children. That's fair enough, it's none of our business; we're just curious!
Streep has had all of her children with husband Don Gummer, who she married in 1978 and had her first son with the following year. Three daughters followed, with the last arriving in 1991 when Streep was 42. All of their children have gone in to have careers in the arts themselves, with son John Wolfe a musician, daughters Mary and Grace Gummer actresses, and youngest daughter Louisa Gummer currently a popular model on social media.