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Prince

1958 – 2016 · died at about 58^[1][2]

Music

Fun Facts About Prince

• Prince's song "Darling Nikki" led Tipper Gore to found the group whose campaign produced the Parental Advisory warning label on records.^[1]
• According to the liner notes of his debut album, For You, Prince played all 27 instruments on the recording.^[1]
• Prince trained in classical ballet through a Minneapolis public school program and later used his wealth to save the failing Joffrey Ballet in Chicago.^[1]
• Prince wrote the Bangles' hit "Manic Monday" and wrote "Nothing Compares 2 U" for his side project the Family, before Sinéad O'Connor covered it.^[1]
• As a child, Prince disliked his name and called himself "Skipper"; he was named after his father's stage name, Prince Rogers.^[1]
• Andy Warhol was fascinated by Prince and made twelve paintings of him, all kept in Warhol's personal collection.^[1][3][4]
• Prince was alive at the same time as Frank Lloyd Wright — their lives overlapped for 1 year (1958–1959).^[1][2][5][6]
• Prince shares a birthday with Paul Gauguin: both were born on June 7.^[1][2][7][8]

Prince Rogers Nelson was an American singer, songwriter, musician, dancer, actor, and filmmaker. Often credited as one of the greatest musicians of his generation, he pioneered the Minneapolis sound and was influential in the evolution of various other genres. With estimated sales exceeding 100 million records, Prince is one of the best-selling music artists of all time.^[1]

Contemporaries

Stan Lee

58 yr overlap

Fidel Castro

58 yr overlap

James Watson

58 yr overlap

Vera Rubin

58 yr overlap

Noam Chomsky

58 yr overlap

Desmond Tutu

58 yr overlap

Toni Morrison

58 yr overlap

Wole Soyinka

58 yr overlap

Jane Goodall

58 yr overlap

Dalai Lama

58 yr overlap

Woody Allen

58 yr overlap

Pope Francis

58 yr overlap

Their World

Questions About Prince

When was Prince born?

Prince was born on June 7, 1958, and died on April 21, 2016.

How old was Prince at death?

Prince was born on June 7, 1958, and died on April 21, 2016, at age 57.

What was Prince known for?

Prince was known for: Purple Rain, multi-instrumentalist genius. Prince Rogers Nelson was an American singer, songwriter, musician, dancer, actor, and filmmaker. Often credited as one of the greatest musicians of his generation, he pioneered the Minneapolis sound and was influential in the evolution of various other genres. With estimated sales exceeding 100 million records, Prince is one of the best-selling music artists of all time.

Who was alive at the same time as Prince?

Prince's closest contemporary was Stan Lee. Their lives overlapped for 58 years.