Rohan Marley – Biography, Children, Siblings, Wife, Mother, Family

Bob Marley is a household name that everyone is familiar with as a legendary reggae artist. Besides his musical status, the reggae icon was also known for his many encounters with women and his large family. He is the father of fourteen children, although it is said that others may not be known, but Rohan Marley makes up the number of those that are known.

Unlike most of his siblings who followed in his father’s footsteps and took a particular interest in reggae in the music industry, Rohan chose another role. He decided to do something different from what the Marley family is known for. He is an entrepreneur who has his own business and is still involved in family activities. But to show that he is his father’s son, he also had his share of wives and a large family, although not as large as his father’s.

Rohan Marley bio

Rohan Anthony Marley, the son of famous reggae artist Bob Marley and Janet Hunt was born on May 19, 1972 in Kingston, Jamaica. At the time of his birth, his father was still married to his wife, Rita; he lived with Rita and later with his grandmother growing up.

He attended Miami Palmetto High School and graduated in 1991. He studied at the University of Miami and was on the football team where he played as a linebacker. He also played for the Ottawa Rough Riders, a Canadian Football League football team as a professional footballer.

Marley Coffee is an Biography coffee plantation founded in 2009 and Rohan was a co-founder. It later changed its name to Jammin Java Corp when it went public in 2011. Although the company’s headquarters are in Jamaica, its main production center is in Ethiopia. In addition to his coffee business, Marley also runs a clothing line called Tuff Gong Clothing Company. He is also involved in running the family charity known as 1 Love

Apart from being a footballer and entrepreneur, he is also an actor and has made appearances in films such as; La Viola (1997), Three Rogue Mice (2000), Motherland in 2010, and others.

Personal life – wife and children

Rohan married his girlfriend, Géraldine Khawly on March 18, 1993, while still in college. They have two children together; a daughter, Eden, born January 9, 1994, and a son, Nico, born January 5, 1995. Nico is an American football linebacker who signed as a free agent with the Washington Redskins in 2017. The couple have divorced in 1996.

In 1996 he met Lauryn Hill and they were in a relationship for a long time which produced five children; Zion David, born in August 1997, Selah Louise, born in September 1998, Joshua Omaru, born in 2002, John Nesta, born in 2003 and Sarah, born in 2008. They never married until their separation in 2009.

Rohan Marley struck up a relationship that led to an engagement with Isabeli Fontana, a Brazilian model, but they didn’t walk down the aisle when they split in 2013.

Family life – mother, siblings

When you have a father as famous as the legendary Bob Marley, it’s no wonder your family is so big, especially when he’s taken care of so many women.

Rohan’s mother, Janet Hunt, is one of the many women Bob Marley had an affair with during his lifetime. Not much is known about her except that she is one of his many concubines and the mother of his child. Due to her inability to properly care for the child, Rohan was taken to Bob Marley’s official family at the age of four and had to stay with her grandmother after her father died in 1981.

Rohan has many siblings and they include:

Imani Carole Marley, the daughter of Bob Marley and Cheryl Murray, born in May 1963. According to the date of birth, she is supposed to be the first child of the Marleys, but she is not recognized as such on official websites for reasons unknown.

Sharon Marley was on November 23, 1964, two years before Rita and Bob got married. Although Bob is not her biological father, he adopted her after marriage and she has since been named as one of his children.

Cedella Marley is the first child of Rita and Bobet was born on August 23, 1967. She is an entrepreneur, actress, fashion designer, singer and dancer. Cedella was named after her grandmother and she is married with one son.

David Nesta ‘Ziggy’ Marley, Rita and Bob’s first son, was born on October 17, 1968. He succeeded his father as a musician and is currently married with children.

Stephen Marley was born on April 20, 1972; he is Bob and Rita’s last child together. He is one of the children who took over his father’s career. A musician, he has won eight Grammy Awards eight times and has many albums to his credit. He is married with children.

Robert ‘Robbie’ Marley was born on May 16, 1972, to Bob Marley and Pat Lucille Williams. He is a biker stuntman and hasn’t practiced music like his father and most of his siblings, and he tries to lead a quiet life.

Karen Marley was born to Bob and Janet Bowen in 1973. Although she was born in England, she grew up with the rest of the Marleys in Jamaica.

Stephanie Marley was born on August 17, 1974After her mother, Rita kicked her out of marriage when she had an affair with a man named Ital, but she was adopted by Bob and recognized as one of his children.

Julian Marley was born on June 4, 1975 to Bob.and Lucy Pounder. He was born and raised in London with his mother Lucy, but that didn’t stop him from visiting Marley’s in Jamaica. He is also a singer, producer and songwriter.

Ky-Mani Marley was born on February 26, 1976 in Jamaica to Bob and then-girlfriend Anita Belnavis. He is a Jamaican reggae and hip-hop artist.

Damian Marley is a reggae artist born to Bob and Cindy Breakspeare on July 21, 1978. His mother was a beauty queen and won the Miss World beauty pageant in 1976.

Makeda Jahnesta Marley was born on May 30, 1981. She is the daughter of Bob and Yvette Crichton. She was born a few weeks after the death of Bob Marley and is his youngest child. She did not grow up with the rest of her siblings when she studied in Pennsylvania and currently lives in the Philadelphia area.