David Robinson

Facts of David Robinson

Full Name David Robinson
First Name David
Last Name Robinson
Profession Celebrity Kid
Nationality American
Birth Country United States
Father Name Ray Charles
Father Profession American singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer
Mother Name Della Beatrice Howard Robinson
Gender Identity Male
Sibilings Sheila Raye Charles, Charles Wayne Hendricks, Ryan Corey Robinson, Vincent Kotchounian, Evelyn Robinson, Raenee Robinson, Reatha Butler, Alexandra Bertrand, Ray Charles Robinson Jr. and Robert Robinson
Date of Birth 1958

David Robinson is the son of American singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer named Ray Charles. There is not much information about David.

Ray is a legendary artist who was very talented and successful. He didn’t come from a well-off family but made a great life for himself. 

He went completely blind at the young age of seven, but he never let his blindness become an excuse and a block on his journey to success. 

He first started his journey as a musician in 1947 and didn’t look back till the day he died. He was a man who inspired to work hard and succeed.

Marriage

There is no information that we can get about David‘s marriage or his dating life.

Ray was married to a woman named Eileen Williams. Their wedding took place on July 31, 1951, and they got separated in 1952.

Ray then got married to Della Beatrice Howard Robinson on April 5, 1955. 

They had three children named Ray Charles Robinson Jr., David Robinson, and Reverend Robert Robinson. They later got divorced in 1977 after 22 years of marriage.

Reason for divorce

Ray and Della got divorced because of Ray‘s extreme heroin addiction, extramarital affairs, and volatile behavior, which was too much to handle for Della.

After getting divorced from his wife Della, Ray never married again.

Children

Ray then went on and had nine other children with multiple women.

Ray had a son named Charles Wayne Hendricks with his six years long girlfriend, Margie Hendricks. He then had a daughter named Renee Robinson with Mae Mosely Lyles. 

He had another daughter named Sheila Raye Charles with Sandra Jean Betts. Ray then had a child with Arlette Kotchounian named Vincent Kotchounian. 

Then he had a daughter named Evelyn Robinson with Louise Flowers. He had a daughter named Reatha Butler with an unidentified woman. 

He also had a daughter with Mary-Chantal Bertrand named Alexandra Bertrand. He had a daughter named Robyn Moffett with Gloria Moffett. 

He also had a son named Ryan Corey Robinson den Bok with Mary Anne den Bok.

When he was about to die, he called all his children, but only 10 of them came to visit, and he told them that he had left $500,000 for each of his children.

Blind at a young age

Ray started having problem seeing at the young age of 5. 

One day when he was just in his house, he saw his older brother drowning in a huge metal basket filled with water, in which his mother used to wash clothes. 

He tried his best to help him, but his little hands couldn’t help much. He hurried inside and called his mother. When she came rushing, it was already too late, and his brother had already died. 

It was after that his eye problems started getting worse. He turned blind completely at the age of seven.

His mother tried her best to teach him that his blindness is not a reason for him not to be successful. She later sent him to Florida school for deaf and blind, where he learned to play musical instruments. 

Unfortunately, his mother died early, not being able to see his success in life later.

Net Worth

The net worth of David is not known.

The net worth of Ray was estimated to be $75 million.

Age

  • David is currently 63 years old. He was born in 1958.
  • Ray died at the age of 73. He was born in 1930 and died in 2004.
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