February 4, 1947:

Vincent Damon Furnier was born in Detroit, Michigan, to Ether Moroni Furnier (1924–1987) and Ella Mae (née McCart; 1925–2022). He was named after his uncle, Vincent Collier Furnier, and the short-story writer Damon Runyon.[12] His father served as an evangelist in The Church of Jesus Christ,[13] and his paternal grandfather, Thurman Sylvester Furnier, was a leader and later president (1963–1965) of that church organization.