Bob Geldof

I find Bob Geldof endlessly fascinating because he refused to stay in his lane. As frontman of the Boomtown Rats he gave punk two of its sharpest UK number ones, and 'I Don't Like Mondays' still unsettles me decades later. But what earns my deepest respect is how he weaponized his fame for famine relief, browbeating an entire industry into action. He is abrasive, profane, and frequently right — a combination I admire. The knighthood and the Peabody sit oddly on a punk, yet somehow fit him perfectly. For me, Geldof proves that righteous anger, properly aimed, can outlast any hit single.

Name (English)

Bob Geldof

Name (Japanese)

ボブ・ゲルドフ

Reading

ぼぶ・げるどふ

Born

October 5, 1951 (age 74)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Rabbit

Origin

Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, Ireland

Occupation

singer-songwriter / actor / singer / writer / film actor

University

Blackrock College

Awards & achievements

• Peabody Awards
• Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
• 2005 North–South Prize
• Steiger Award
• The Nichols-Chancellor's Medal
• 2016 Patron’s Medal
• Amadeus Austrian Music Awards
• 2007 M100 Media Award

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttp://bobgeldof.com
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9C%E3%83%96%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B2%E3%83%AB%E3%83%89%E3%83%95

Tags

• County Dublin
• singer-songwriter
• actor
• singer

Last updated

2026-06-11

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