Gladys Knight (Soul Singer ) was born in Atlanta, Georgia, USA on a Sunday, May 28, 1944 🎈. Gladys Knight is 79 years old. She is a Gemini ♊ and was born in the Year of the Monkey 🐒.
Known as Empress of Soul, Knight gained fame with Gladys Knight & the Pips, who released hits like “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” and “Midnight Train to Georgia.”
Discover real Gladys Knight facts, biography, date of birth, and related news below.
| FULL NAME: | Gladys Maria Knight |
| BIRTH DATE: | May 28, 1944 |
| BIRTHPLACE: | Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
| AGE: | 79 years old |
| NATIONALITY: | American |
| ETHNICITY: | Black |
| ZODIAC: | Gemini |
| CHINESE ZODIAC: | Monkey |
About
Gladys Knight is a Soul Singer. Gladys was born in the 1940s, in the middle of the Baby Boomers Generation generation. Baby Boomers are individuals born between 1946 and 1964, during the post World War II baby boom. This generation is known for Rock and Roll, Woodstock, Elvis, the Beatles, miniskirts, and Barbies. Baby boomers have experienced some of the most important historical events, including the JFK Assassination, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the civil rights movement, and the Vietnam War.
She married James Newman in 1960, Barry Hankerson in 1974, Les Brown in 1995, and William McDowell in 2001. She and Newman had a daughter named Kenya and a son named James III and she also had a son named Shanga with Hankerson. Find out who is Gladys Knight dating right now.
She won a small-time TV contest when she was seven, giving her family confidence to start up The Pips.
DID YOU KNOW She won the 1986 Grammy for Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal for ‘That’s What Friends Are For,’ which she sang with Elton John and Stevie Wonder.
FACT She appeared on the fourteenth cycle of Dancing with the Stars with Jaleel White.
SEE ALSO Gladys Knight’s net worth as of 2024.
Birthday
Currently, Gladys Knight is 79 years old. Her next birthday is away. Gladys will celebrate her 80th birthday on a Sunday, May 28th. She shares a birthday with everyone who was born on May 28, 1944. Below is the countdown to her next birthday.
Zodiac
Gladys Knight’s zodiac sign is Gemini. People born between May 21st and June 20th belong to the third sign in the zodiac, Gemini. Geminis are known for being curious, charismatic, extroverted, and clever. Aries & Leo are the most compatible signs for Geminis.
Famous Gemini celebrities are Kanye West, Angelina Jolie, Kendrick Lamar, Azealia Banks, Iggy Azalea, Natalie Portman, and Prince. Gemini ruling planet is Mercury. Astrologically, Mercury symbolizes communication. It is the closest planet planet to the sun.
Gladys Knight was born in the Year of the Monkey. Monkey symbolizes cleverness in Chinese culture. People born in the Year of the Monkey have magnetic personalities and are confident, charming, and humorous. They can also sometimes be distrustful, arrogant, opportunistic, erratic, manipulative, and dishonest.
This year is the Year of the Dragon.
DID YOU KNOW United States life expectancy is about 78.5 years.
Gladys Knight is a 79 years old Soul Singer, born in May, in the Year of the Monkey (1944), and is a Gemini. Her life path number is 6. Gladys’s birthstone is Emerald, and her birth flower is Lily of the valley.
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