Bob Dylan: Quick Facts

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Bob Dylan meets Pope Leo XIV at Vatican (while wearing a hoodie) • Nov. 5, 2026, 8:07 AM ET (NME)

Pope Leo XIV welcomes Bob Dylan to the Vatican in a brief visit • Nov. 4, 2026, 6:06 PM ET (PBS)

Hear Bob Dylan Play ‘Time Out of Mind’ Classic ‘Million Miles’ for First Time Since 2014 • Oct. 26, 2026, 11:06 AM ET (Rolling Stone)

Meshell Ndegeocello reflects on her musical influences: 'I'm the child of many' • Oct. 19, 2026, 11:42 AM ET (NPR)

Bob Dylan Unveiled Yet Another New Guitarist, Covered Randy Newman at Tour Launch • Oct. 18, 2026, 12:01 PM ET (Rolling Stone)

Facts

Also Known As	Robert Allen Zimmerman
Born	May 24, 1941 (age 85) • Duluth • Minnesota
Awards And Honors	Pulitzer Prize • Nobel Prize (2016) • Presidential Medal of Freedom (2012) • Grammy Award (2006) • Grammy Award (2001) • Golden Globe Award (2000) • Academy Award (2000) • Grammy Award (1998) • Grammy Award (1997) • Grammy Award (1994) • Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum (1988) • Grammy Award (1980) • Grammy Award (1979) • Grammy Award (1972)
Notable Works	“Another Side of Bob Dylan” • “Blonde On Blonde” • “Blood on the Tracks” • “Bob Dylan” • “Bringing It All Back Home” • “Desire” • “The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan” • “John Wesley Harding” • “Modern Times” • “Nashville Skyline” • “Street-Legal” • “The Basement Tapes” • “The Times They Are A-Changin’ ” • “Time Out of Mind” • “Triplicate”

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The Shakespeare of his generation

March on Washington, Baez and Dylan

Bob Dylan stands in a recording studio holding a Fender Jazz bass guitar, with a harmonica holder around his neck and a microphone visible above.

Bob Dylan, at right, and Robbie Robertson, at left, perform on stage playing Fender Telecaster electric guitars, with a drum set and microphone visible behind them.

Bob Dylan. Bob Dylan sings 'The Times They Are A-Changin'' during the 'In Performance At The White House: A Celebration Of Music From The Civil Rights Movement' concert in the East Room of the White House, Feb. 9, 2010.

Blood on the Tracks

Dylan goes electric

Bob Dylan stands at a microphone with a guitar and cigarette, wearing sunglasses, as director D. A. Pennebaker films him with a camera and flash on the set of Don't Look Back.

Explaining Bob Dylan's “Blowin' in the Wind”

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