Gloria Gaynor

Birth Name: Gloria Fowles

Place of Birth: Newark, New Jersey, U.S.

Date of Birth: September 7, 1943

Ethnicity: African-American

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Gloria Gaynor is an American singer. Among her hits is the song “I Will Survive.” She was a member of the jazz and R&B band The Soul Satisfiers.

She is the daughter of Queenie Mae/May and Daniel Fowles. Proctor is her mother’s first husband’s name. Gloria and her six siblings were raised mostly by their mother and maternal grandmother.

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Gloria’s maternal grandfather was named Moore.

Gloria’s maternal grandmother was named Fanny Nobles/Knoble. Fanny was born in Alabama. She later married Frank Smart.

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