- He is buried in a crypt at Nine Miles, near his birthplace, with his Gibson Les Paul Guitar, a soccer ball, a cannabis bud, and a Bible.
- Refused amputation of his cancer-affected toe due to his religious beliefs.
- Survived an assassination attempt, receiving minor injuries in the chest and arm (December 1976).
- Was arrested in England for possession of a joint of a marijuana.
- Following the attempt on his life, he left Jamaica and lived in England between 1976 and 1978. In England he did not live with his wife Rita, but with Jamaican beauty queen Cindy Breakspeare. In fact, the song "Turn Your Lights Down Low" was written for her. They had a son together, Damian Marley.
- Was voted the third greatest lyricist of all time by BBC News Online users, following Bob Dylan and John Lennon (May 2001).
- Suffered from a form of skin cancer called malignant melanoma, which is not common among black people. It's widely believed that Marley got this form of skin cancer because his father was white.
- Is father, with his wife Rita of Sharon Marley Prendergast (adopted), Cedella Marley, Ziggy Marley, Stephen Marley, and Stephanie (possibly adopted). He also had seven illegitimate children Rohan (b. 1972) (with Janet Dunn/Hunt), Robbie (b. 1972) (with Pat/Lucille Williams), Karen (b. 1973) (with Janet Bowen), Julian Marley (with Lucy Pounder), Damian Marley (with Cindy Breakspeare), Ky-Mani Marley (with Anita Belnavis) and Makeda Jahnesta who was born to Yvette Anderson/Crichton 11 days after he died in 1981.
- His youngest child, a daughter named Makeda, was born to Yvette Anderson 11 days after he died.
- During the last months of his life, he suffered from very serious seizures.
- Was given a state funeral in Jamaica.
- Was a Rastafarian.
- Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.
- His album 'Exodus' was chosen by Time magazine as the greatest album of the 20th century.
- Considered by many to be the first superstar from the Third World.
- Was taught to play the guitar by Peter Tosh.
- Marley was awarded the International Peace Medal by the African delegation to the United Nations in 1978. He was also an official guest at Zimbabwe's independence celebration two years later, an honor Marley was quoted as saying was the highest he'd ever received.
- Tuff Gong was his nickname, given to him due to his reputed physical strength. Later, Marley started his own music production company and named it Tuff Gong.
- His mother, Cedella (Malcolm), who was of African descent, was born in Jamaica, to Alberta Willoughby and Omeriah Malcolm. His father, Norval Sinclair Marley, was born in Clarendon, Jamaica, to Ellen Bloomfield and Albert Thomas Marley, who had English ancestry.
- It was announced that his wife plans to have his remains exhumed and moved to Ethiopia (January 2005).
- The lyrics of his song "War" is a speech given in the United Nations by the late Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie.
- Was named by his father Nesta Robert Marley after his brother who, when Bob was just born, wanted to adopt him.
- Was posthumously awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2001).
- Was an avid and passionate footballer.
- His song 'Rasta Man Chant' is a traditional Rastafarian chant, known to every adherent of the faith.
- The City of New York renamed a portion of Church Avenue from Remsen Avenue to 98th Street in Brooklyn Bob Marley Boulevard (2006).
- Born to Norval Sinclair Marley (1881-1957), a Jamaican of British descent and his wife Cedella Marley nee Malcolm (1926-2008).
- Bob's home for his music publishing for 10 years, most of his writing life, was Cayman Music, run by Danny Sims and Johnny Nash who also signed Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer as well as many of Jamaica's most prominent artists and writers of the time.
- His posthumously released anthology collection "Legend" is one of the highest selling "greatest hits" recordings by a solo artist.
- He was voted the 11th Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Artist of all time by Entertainment Weekly.
- Lived in the United States shortly in 1966.
- Lived in Germany for a few months in 1981 for treatment for his cancer.
- His song "One Love" has been used extensively for Jamaican tourism commercials.
- He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 7080 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
- Portrayed by Kingsley Ben-Adir in the biopic Bob Marley: One Love (2024).
- His granddaughter Selah Louise was born on 18 November 1998.
- His albums are in the process of digital remastering and are being re-released with additional material such as alternate versions and unused demos.
- His grandson Zion David was born on 3 August 1997.
- One of the personalities mentioned in the song "Genius of Love" by Tom Tom Club. The others mentioned were James Brown, Smokey Robinson, Hamilton Bohannon, George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Kurtis Blow, Lowell 'Sly' Dunbar (as Sly and Robbie) and Robbie Shakespeare (as Sly and Robbie).
- Inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame for his outstanding contribution to British music and integral part of British music culture (11 November 2004).
- Son of Cedella Marley.
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