Biography
Paul Simon — singer with roots in the Russian Empire
Paul Simon, born on 13 October 1941 in Newark, New Jersey, is an American singer-songwriter. He has won sixteen Grammy Awards and has twice been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, in 1990 and 2001.
"His parents, Louis and Belle Simon, were Hungarian-Jewish; no town or date of the family's emigration is documented."
Migration storyRussian Connection
Tracing the roots — Hungary (town not documented)
Born in Newark, New Jersey, in 1941 to Hungarian-Jewish parents, Louis and Belle Simon.
Family Tree
Subject
Paul Simon🇺🇸 USA
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Parents
Louis Simon
Belle Simon
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Origin
Hungary (town not documented)🇷🇺 Russian Empire
Historical context
Russian Empire · c. 1721–1917
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Hungary (town not documented). At the time, this region lay within the Russian Empire, which spanned from Poland to the Pacific.
Map: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA)
Key Achievements
A career defined by ambition
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Sixteen Grammy Awards
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee (twice: 1990 and 2001)
03
Bridge Over Troubled Water (Simon & Garfunkel album) — RIAA 8× Platinum
04
Graceland — 5th in Rolling Stone's 100 Best Albums of the Eighties (1989)
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Kennedy Center Honors (2001)
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