David Coverdale

Coverdale in 2012, photo by Prphotos

Place of Birth: Cleveland, Yorkshire, England, U.K.

Date of Birth: 22 September, 1951

Ethnicity: English

David Coverdale is an English singer and songwriter. He is the founder and lead singer of hard rock band Whitesnake.

David is the son of Winifred May “Winnie” and Thomas Joseph Coverdale. His father is pictured here. His mother is pictured here. He is married to author Cindy Coverdale. He has a daughter with his former wife, German, Julia Borkowski; and a son with Cindy. He was also married to American model and actress Tawny Kitaen, who appeared in many of Whitesnake’s music videos.

David is a dual U.K.-U.S. citizen.

David’s paternal grandfather was named Thomas Coverdale.

David’s paternal grandmother was surnamed Brown.

David’s maternal grandfather was named John Roberts.

David’s maternal grandmother was named Alice Gould.

Sources: Marriage record of David’s parents – https://familysearch.org

Marriage record of David’s maternal grandparents, John Roberts and Alice Gould – https://familysearch.org