Birth Name: Simon John Charles Le Bon
Place of Birth: Bushey, Hertfordshire, England
Date of Birth: 27 October 1958
Ethnicity: English, Irish, small amount of French
Simon Le Bon is an English musician. He is known as the lead singer, lyricist, and musician of the band Duran Duran, and its offshoot, Arcadia. Simon is the son of Ann-Marie (Brooks) and John Frederick Le Bon. He is married to Yasmin Parvaneh.
Simon’s paternal grandparents were Aubrey John Le Bon (the son of Frederick Tom Le Bon and Ada Louise Underhill) and Mollie Irene Parker (the daughter of Arthur Ernest Parker and Ella Gertrude Ada Knight).
Simon’s maternal grandparents were George Benjamin Brooks (the son of Walter Benjamin Brooks and Kathleen Cull) and Eva Philothea Elton Jones (the daughter of Frederick William Elton Jones and Emma Marie Mundon). Kathleen was an Irish immigrant.
Sources: Genealogy of Simon Le Bon (focusing on his mother’s side) – http://www.ancestry.com
Simon’s birth record – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Simon’s parents – https://familysearch.org
Birth record of John’s father – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Simon’s paternal grandparents, Aubrey John Le Bon and Mollie Irene Parker – https://familysearch.org
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