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Ziggy Marley

1968 - Today

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David Nesta "Ziggy" Marley (born 17 October 1968) is a Jamaican reggae musician, songwriter, producer, author and philanthropist. The eldest son of Bob Marley and Rita Marley, he led the family band Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers until 2002, releasing eight studio albums, before launching a solo career on his label Tuff Gong Worldwide. He has won eight Grammy Awards and a Daytime Emmy Award. Beyond recording and touring, Marley is active in philanthropy through the U.R.G.E. (Unlimited Resources Giving Enlightenment) Foundation, which supports education, health and environmental projects for children in Jamaica, Africa and North America. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ziggy Marley is the 1,336th most popular musician (up from 1,520th in 2019), the 36th most popular biography from Jamaica (up from 41st in 2019) and the 8th most popular Jamaican Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Ziggy Marley ranks 1,336 out of 3,175. Before him are Enrique Santos Discépolo, Sonny Stitt, Chris Barber, Tor Aulin, Jakub Jan Ryba, and Veronika Dudarova. After him are Buckethead, India Arie, D. H. Peligro, Steve Stevens, Adrian Vandenberg, and Marc Ribot.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Ziggy Marley ranks 182. Before him are Chayanne, Boris Gelfand, Alex Zülle, Bill Lawrence, Andrew Golota, and Kurt Angle. After him are Hwang Sun-hong, Frank Leboeuf, Jeri Ryan, Shawn Levy, Sandra Roelofs, and Rachael Harris.

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In Jamaica

Among people born in Jamaica, Ziggy Marley ranks 36 out of 189. Before him are Bunny Wailer (1947), Desmond Dekker (1941), Burning Spear (1945), Norman Manley (1893), Veronica Campbell-Brown (1982), and Prince Buster (1938). After him are Martine Beswick (1941), Portia Simpson-Miller (1945), Lennox Miller (1946), Horace Andy (1951), Raheem Sterling (1994), and Monty Alexander (1944).

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Among MUSICIANS In Jamaica

Among musicians born in Jamaica, Ziggy Marley ranks 8. Before him are Peter Tosh (1944), Lee "Scratch" Perry (1936), Sean Paul (1973), DJ Kool Herc (1955), Desmond Dekker (1941), and Prince Buster (1938). After him are Horace Andy (1951), Monty Alexander (1944), Damian Marley (1978), King Tubby (1941), Augustus Pablo (1954), and John Holt (1947).

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