Person in history
King Von
King Von, American rapper (died 2020)
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1994 · August 9
- Died
- 2020 · November 6Aged about 26
- Known as
- rapper, songwriter. Citizenship: United States
- Born
- 32nd anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Dayvon Daquan Bennett, known professionally as King Von, was an American rapper and street gangster from Chicago, Illinois. He was affiliated with the Black Disciples gang of South Side, Chicago, and was an exemplary figure of drill music, a subcategory of hip-hop originating from the area.
Early life
Educated at: Hyde Park Academy High School and South Suburban College.
Early life Dayvon Daquan Bennett was born on August 9, 1994, in Chicago, Illinois. [ 1 ] He had six half-siblings from his father, Walter E. Bennett, and three siblings from his mother, Taesha. He was raised mostly by his mother in the Parkway Garden Homes , an area more commonly known as "O'Block", located on Chicago's South Side within the Greater Grand Crossing community area . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] His relationship with his father was inconsistent due to his father's incarcerations.
Path and career
Career 2017–2019: Career beginnings and Grandson, Vol. 1 Main article: Grandson, Vol. 1 Upon Von's release from jail in December 2017, fellow rapper Lil Durk signed Von to Durk's Only the Family label. [ 1 ] Von then released a series of singles. The first of these singles was "Beat Dat Body", which featured fellow late Chicago rapper THF Zoo , [ 2 ] and was released on June 17, 2018. [ 3 ] Von subsequently appeared on the Lil Durk Presents: Only The Family Involved album,
Why this date
King Von appears on our August 9 calendar for 1994 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1994.
- May 17Malawi
- January 1Far-left politics
- November 21994 Durunka floods and lightning strike
- May 241993 World Trade Center bombing
- February 5Markale massacres
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1994Nene MacdonaldMay 11
- 1994Isaah YeoNovember 6
- 1994Denyse TontzSeptember 17
- 1994Brahim DarriSeptember 14
- 1994Krasimir StanoevSeptember 14
- 1994Nicky CaseSeptember 11
- 1994RM (musician)September 12
- 1994Hagos GebrhiwetMay 11
Sources
Cite this page
“King Von”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/king-von, accessed October 28, 2026.
Cite the underlying source as well — the source links above go to the record this entry is adapted from.
Questions about King Von
When was King Von born?
August 9 1994.
When did King Von die?
November 6 2020, aged about 26.
How is age at death calculated?
From the birth and death years we hold. Where only years are known the figure can be a year out, so it is given as “about”.
Who else was born on August 9?
Stuart McInally, İshak Doğan, Alexa Bliss and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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