the ledger of connections
The Connections of Prince
American musician (1958–2016) Every person recorded alongside Prince in the archive: family, teachers, students, influences, and the contemporaries who shared the same years.
Family & Connections
People recorded alongside Prince in the ledgers of the archive.
- Parents
- John L. Nelson, Mattie Shaw
- Spouses
- Mayte Garcia, Manuela Testolini
- Children
- Amiir Gregory Nelson
- Siblings
- Tyka Nelson
- Influenced by
- James Brown, Jimi Hendrix, Little Richard, Stevie Wonder, George Clinton, Rick James, Joni Mitchell, Carlos Santana, Sly and the Family Stone, The Beatles
- Influenced
- Lady Gaga
Alive in the same years
Records in the archive whose lifetimes overlapped the years 1958 to 2016.
Contemporary era
Hal Finney
May 4, 1956 – August 28, 2014
American software developer (1956-2014)
Contemporary era
Nick Szabo
b. April 5, 1964
American computer scientist
Contemporary era
Adam Back
b. 1970
British cryptographer
Contemporary era
David Chaum
b. 1955
American computer scientist and cryptographer
Contemporary era
Vitalik Buterin
b. January 31, 1994
Russian-Canadian computer scientist
Contemporary era
Gavin Wood
b. April 22, 1980
Decentralized internet pioneer
Contemporary era
Joseph Lubin
b. 1964
Canadian-American entrepreneur
Contemporary era
Vlad Zamfir
b. March 1, 1974
Romanian actor
Contemporary era
Charles Hoskinson
b. November 5, 1987
American entrepreneur, founder of Cardano
Contemporary era
Billy Markus
b. 1983
Co-founder of Cryptocurreny Dogecoin
Contemporary era
Dan Larimer
b. c. 1950
Software developer; creator of BitShares, Steem and EOS.IO
Contemporary era
Jed McCaleb
b. 1975
American tech entrepreneur and philanthropist