1- Neil Leslie Diamond was born January 24, 1941 in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City
2- He danced with Princess Diana
3- Various artists have covered his songs including Elvis Presley, Cliff Richard, Deep Purple, Lulu and Johnny Cash
4- He Inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame (2007)
5- He Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 14, 2011
6- He Inducted into the American Songwriters Hall of Fame (1984).
7- He obtained a Golden Globe Award for ‘Best Original Score’ for the film version of ‘Jonathan Livingston Seagull’.
8- He originally wanted to be a laboratory biologist
9- He wears shiny shirts adorned with beads on stage
10- He went to school with Barbra Streisand
11- He wrote his first song to impress his girlfriend – In 1961
12- He attended Abraham Lincoln High School
13- Diamond has released 32 studio albums throughout his career
14- He is Recipient of the 2011 Kennedy Center Honors, along with Barbara Cook, Yo-Yo Ma, Sonny Rollins and Meryl Streep.
15- His nickname was “The Jewish Elvis”