- Attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois.
- Ran for President in 1968 as a write-in candidate.
- He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Live Theatre at 1650 Vine Street in Hollywood, California on February 2, 2015.
- He was awarded a star on the St. Louis Walk of Fame at 6611 Delmar Boulevard in St. Louis, Missouri on May 21, 1995.
- Warmed up crowds for Martin Luther King Jr. at civil rights rallies.
- Attended and graduated from Sumner High School in St. Louis, Missouri.
- He was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.
- Interviewed in "The Great Comedians Talk About Comedy" by Larry Wilde (1968).
- Father of Ayanna Gregory and Yohance Gregory.
- Brother of Delores Gregory and Ron Gregory.
- Dick Gregory passed away on August 19, 2017, two months away from what would have been his 85th birthday on October 12.
- Was friends with Bill Duke.
- Was on the track team during college, that is where he met his wife Lillian.
- Joe Morton performs a one-may play about Gregory titled "Turn Me Loose.".
- Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith, pg. 194-195. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387
- Son Christian Gregory is a chiropractor based in Washington, DC.
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