Bob Dylan is a human[1]. His place of birth was Duluth[2]. He worked as a songwriter[3], film actor[4], poet[5], guitarist[6], and autobiographer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.038% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (127,514 views/month, #385 of 1,000,298).[8]
Bob Dylan was educated at University of Minnesota system[22].
Bob Dylan's education included a stint at Hibbing High School[23].
Bob Dylan was educated at Sidwell Friends School[24].
Bob Dylan received the National Medal of Arts[25].
Bob Dylan received the Presidential Medal of Freedom[26].
Bob Dylan received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award[27].
Product Details
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Born in Duluth[2], Bob Dylan… his father was Abram Zimmerman[9]. His mother was Beatrice Stone[10]. English was his native language[14].
Education
Educated at University of Minnesota system[22], a state university system[30], in United States[31]; Hibbing High School[23], a high school[32], in United States[33], founded in 1919[34]; and Sidwell Friends School[24], a private school[35], in United States[36], founded in 1883[37].
Career and Affiliations
Recorded occupations include songwriter[3], film actor[4], poet[5], guitarist[6], autobiographer[7], and painter[15]. Fields of work include singing[16], a type of activity[38]; pop music[17], a music genre[39], founded in 1950[40]; creative and professional writing[18], an academic discipline[41]; folk music[19], a music genre[42]; blues[20], a music genre[43], founded in 1890[44]; and rock music[21], a music genre[45], founded in 1948[46].
Recognition
Awards received include National Medal of Arts[25], Presidential Medal of Freedom[26], Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award[27], Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts[47], Rock and Roll Hall of Fame[48], and Knight of the Legion of Honour[49].
Personal Life
Children include Jesse Dylan[11], a film director[50], b. 1966[51], of United States[52] and Jakob Dylan[12], a singer-songwriter[53], b. 1969[54], of United States[55], specialised in rock music[56]. Religious affiliations include Judaism[57], a religion[58], founded in -0500[59] and Evangelicalism[60], a Christian movement[61].
Works and Contributions
Things named for Bob Dylan include A Complete Unknown[62], he[63], Dylan[64], Bob Dylan's Dream[65], Bob Dylan Blues[66], 337044 Bobdylan[67], and Leuctra dylani[68].
Why It Matters
Bob Dylan ranks in the top 0.038% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (127,514 views/month, #385 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[69] He is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.[70]
He has been cited as an influence by The Beatles[71], a musical group[72], founded in 1960[73]; David Bowie[74], a painter[75], 1947–2016[76], of United Kingdom[77], awarded the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame[78], specialised in music[79]; Stevie Wonder[80], a singer-songwriter[81], b. 1950[82], of United States[83], awarded the Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres[84]; Jimi Hendrix[85], a singer[86], 1942–1970[87], of United States[88], awarded the UK Music Hall of Fame[89]; Sinéad O'Connor[90], a singer-songwriter[91], 1966–2023[92], of Ireland[93], awarded the Rockbjörnen[94], specialised in music[95]; and Rage Against the Machine[96], a rock band[97], founded in 1991[98].
Works attributed to him include Chronicles: Volume One[99] and Tarantula[100]. Entities named for him include A Complete Unknown[62], he[63], Dylan[64], Bob Dylan's Dream[65], Bob Dylan Blues[66], and 337044 Bobdylan[67].
Bob Dylan's father was Abram Zimmerman[9]. Bob Dylan's mother was Beatrice Stone[10].
What did Bob Dylan do for work?
Bob Dylan worked as songwriter[3], film actor[4], poet[5], guitarist[6], and autobiographer[7].
Where did Bob Dylan go to school?
Bob Dylan was educated at University of Minnesota system[22], Hibbing High School[23], and Sidwell Friends School[24].
What awards did Bob Dylan receive?
Honors received include National Medal of Arts[25], Presidential Medal of Freedom[26], Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award[27], and Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts[47].
Who did Bob Dylan influence?
Bob Dylan has been cited as an influence by The Beatles[71], David Bowie[74], Stevie Wonder[80], and Jimi Hendrix[85].
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