- Born Name: Gladys Maria Knight
- Birthday: 1944-05-28 (Year-Month-Day)
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Gladys Maria Knight (born May 28, 1944), known as the Empress of Soul, is an American R&B/soul singer-songwriter, actress, businesswoman, humanitarian, and author. She is best known for the hits she recorded during the 1960s and 1970s, for both the Motown and Buddah Records labels, with her group Gladys Knight & the Pips, the most famous incarnation of which also included her brother Merald Bubba Knight and her cousins Edward Patten and William Guest.