- Source of Wealth: Music, Film, TV
- Age: 41
- Birth Place: Springfield, Ohio, United States
- Height: 5′ 9″ (1.76 m)
- Marital Status: Married (Chrissy Teigen)
- Full Name: John Roger Stephens
- Nationality: American
- Date of Birth: December 28, 1978
- Ethnicity: African American
- Occupation: Musician, Songwriter, Singer, Actor
- Education: University of Pennsylvania
John Legend’s net worth amounts to $20 million. Born John Rodger Stephens in December 1978, John Legend as he is popularly known in the industry started playing the Piano at an early age of 4. He shot to stardom in 2004 when he released his debut album titled ‘Get Lifted’ and has since won 9 Grammy Awards. Before then, Legend was involved in music projects by other artists including co-writing ‘I Want You’ with Janet Jackson. He has thus far released 4 solo albums.
In late 2011, John Legend raked in over $1 million in profit when he sold a condo he had bought 2 years before near Bowery Hotel in New York City. This kind of business mentality has played a big role in John’s rise to millionaire status.
John Legend is also known for his charitable actions. He supports several humanitarian projects in Africa and Asia with the most recent involving provision of clean water to locals of Tanzania. He was also involved in ‘2 Weeks’, a campaign sponsored by The Gap Inc. that aims to provide ARVs to poor African states. These charitable actions earned him the BET Humanitarian Award in 2010.