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Marvin Gaye

1939 - 1984

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Marvin Pentz Gaye Jr. (né Gay; April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984) was an American R&B and soul singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He helped shape the sound of Motown in the 1960s, first as an in-house session player and later as a solo artist with a string of successes, which earned him the nicknames "Prince of Motown" and "Prince of Soul", and is often considered one of the greatest singers of all time. Gaye's Motown hits include "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)" (1964), "Ain't That Peculiar" (1965), and "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (1968). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marvin Gaye is the 12th most popular singer (up from 128th in 2019), the 108th most popular biography from United States (up from 789th in 2019) and the 7th most popular American Singer.

Marvin Gaye is most famous for his music. He was a singer and songwriter who had many hit songs in the 1960s. He was also a successful Motown artist.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Marvin Gaye ranks 12 out of 4,381. Before him are Janis Joplin, Joan Baez, Luciano Pavarotti, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Tom Jones, and Charles Aznavour. After him are Jim Morrison, Plácido Domingo, Frank Sinatra, Julio Iglesias, David Bowie, and Adriano Celentano.

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Among people born in 1939, Marvin Gaye ranks 2. Before him is Ali Khamenei. After him are Terence Hill, Tina Turner, Francis Ford Coppola, Ian McKellen, Lee Harvey Oswald, Stanislav Petrov, Gro Harlem Brundtland, Peter Grünberg, Giovanni Trapattoni, and Amos Oz. Among people deceased in 1984, Marvin Gaye ranks 5. Before him are Indira Gandhi, Michel Foucault, Yuri Andropov, and Richard Burton. After him are Paul Dirac, François Truffaut, Truman Capote, James Mason, Alfred Kastler, Tigran Petrosian, and Mohamed Naguib.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Marvin Gaye ranks 108 out of 20,380. Before him are Dustin Hoffman (1937), Theodore Roosevelt (1858), Charles H. Townes (1915), Bernie Madoff (1938), Richard Stallman (1953), and Louis Armstrong (1901). After him are Vince McMahon (1945), Jim Morrison (1943), Calvin Klein (1942), John Stith Pemberton (1831), Edwin McMillan (1907), and Samuel Morse (1791).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Marvin Gaye ranks 7. Before him are Elvis Presley (1935), Cher (1946), Maria Callas (1923), Aretha Franklin (1942), Janis Joplin (1943), and Joan Baez (1941). After him are Jim Morrison (1943), Frank Sinatra (1915), Patti Smith (1946), Tina Turner (1939), Tupac Shakur (1971), and Debbie Harry (1945).

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