One of the most talented and well-known soul musicians of the 20th century, Marvin Gaye’s music will always be in style.
Marvin Pentz Gay Jr. was born in Washington, DC, on April 2, 1939.
Marvin Gaye wife
Gaye wed Anna Gordy in June 1963, and the couple divorced in 1973. In 1977, the couple obtained a court-ordered divorce.
Later, in October 1977, he wed Janis Hunter; they later divorced in February 1981.
Marvin Gaye children
Marvin III (adopted with Anna; Denise Gordy, Anna’s niece, was the father of Marvin III), Nona, and Frankie were all born to Gaye and his second wife, Janis.
Marvin Gaye parents
Marvin Gay Sr., a church preacher, and Alberta Gay (née Cooper), a housewife, were Marvin’s parents.
He was raised in the Fairfax Apartments, a public housing complex located at 1617 1st Street SW in the Southwest Waterfront neighborhood, which at the time was a sizable slum.
Marvin Gaye siblings
The second oldest of the couple’s four kids was Marvin. He had a brother named Frankie and two sisters named Jeanne and Zeola.
Additionally, he has two half-brothers: Michael Cooper, a child from a previous marriage of his mother, and Antwaun Carey Gay, a product of one of his father’s extramarital encounters.
