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Aunt, by marriage, of singer Aaliyah (she was married to Aaliyah's uncle Barry Hankerson).

Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as a member of Gladys Knight and the Pips) in 1996.

She has three children, sixteen grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

The name, "The Pips", came from the name of their manager, James "Pip" Woods, who is also Knight's cousin.

She owns a chain of chicken and waffles restaurants based in Atlanta.

She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 7083 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on June 27, 1995.

Ranked #18 on VH1's 100 Greatest Women of Rock N Roll

Following the death of her friend Aretha Franklin due to pancreatic cancer in August 2018, she admitted that she is a stage I breast cancer survivor. Due to early detection, she is cancer-free now.

Is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Mother of Jimmy Newman III (died 1999), Kenya Jackson (née Newman), and Shanga Hankerson.

Won on Ted Mack & the Original Amateur Hour (1948) at age seven.

Sister of Merald Knight, cousin of William Guest, and Edward Patten.

Has an older sister, Brenda Knight, and a younger brother, David Knight.

Friends with George Wallace, Diana Ross, Dionne Warwick, Luther Vandross, and Stevie Wonder.

Currently tours with her choir "Saints Unified Voices" throughout the United States at LDS (Mormon) church meetinghouses, cultural events and concerts. Ray Charles' last album contains a duet with Gladys Knight which received a Grammy for Best Gospel Performance (Duet). (Februar 2005)

Once performed "Licence to Kill" in concert at Caesars Atlantic City for Jason Allentoff and Brandon Allentoff.

Parents are Merald Woodlow Sr. and Sarah Elizabeth Knight.

Had a gambling problem.

For many years, she used to watch The Hour of Power (1970) that featured Robert H. Schuller. She made a guest-appearance on the show, decades later.

Born the same exact day as Rudy Giuliani, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Sondra Locke and Billy Vera.

She was awarded the 2021 National Medal of the Arts in Washington D.C.