Lindsey Buckingham’s 3 Children: All About William, Leelee and Stella

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• Lindsey Buckingham shares three children with wife Kristen Messner

• The couple welcomed son William in 1998, followed by daughters Leelee in 2000 and Stella in 2004

• Their youngest child Stella is an accomplished equestrian

While he may have been part of one of the most iconic bands of all time, Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Buckingham is also a dad to three children.

Lindsey and wife Kristen Messner welcomed their oldest child, son William, in 1998. William was followed by older daughter Leelee, born in 2000, and younger daughter Stella, born in 2004.

In an October 2011 interview with the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Lindsey shared that he was happy he waited until later in life to have children.

“I did see a lot of friends who were parents and spouses — back in previous decades — who weren’t really there and kind of screwed up their kids and were not there for their family situations,” he said. “I got all that other garbage out of the way.”

Here is what to know about Lindsey Buckingham’s three children.

William Gregory Buckingham, 27

Lindsey and Kristen welcomed son William Gregory Buckingham on July 8, 1998.

In October 2009, William — along with his siblings Leelee and Stella — appeared in Lindsey’s music video for his song “It Was You,” which was interspersed with home videos.

While none of Lindsey’s children appear interested in following his footsteps as a musician, his son is definitely a fan of the art form.

“If they want to gravitate toward something musical in a serious way, that’s great too, but I’m not going to push them,” Lindsey told Gothamist in November 2011. “They have their own set of reference points. My son burns CD’s all the time of the stuff he likes and it’s completely different. A lot of rap and hip-hop based things.”

On the other hand, Lindsey, who was 48 when he welcomed his oldest child, has been “shocked” by how much his children inspire his own music.

“The cliche is that children are death to the artist, and that’s not true,” he said in an August 2024 video posted to his Instagram. “It’s just the opposite. I found a whole new landscape to write about.”

William has remained private for the majority of his life, although he stepped out to support his dad at the the MusiCares Person of the Year ceremony at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall on Jan. 26, 2018.

Leelee Buckingham, 25

Lindsey and Kristen welcomed their second child together, daughter Leelee, in 2000.

Like her older brother, Leelee has mostly stayed out of the spotlight. However, she’s held a diverse set of jobs that include working as an executive assistant and a real estate agent, per her LinkedIn.

Leelee is also active on Instagram, where she most often posts photos from trips she’s taken with family members and friends. She made her relationship with Axel Youngdale Instagram official in June 2024.

Stella Buckingham, 21

Lindsey and Kristen’s youngest child, daughter Stella, was born in 2004.

Stella is an experienced equestrian. In November 2021, she and her horse Vondel made it to the top 25 at Maclay Finals at the Alltech National Horse Show, per a post on Q of E Farm’s Instagram.

In October 2024, Stella placed first in a competition alongside her horse Macho, according to her Instagram.

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