Photo: International Monetary Fund Photograph/Stephen Jaffe / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)

Bob Geldof

ボブ・ゲルドフ　/　ぼぶ・げるどふ

Singer-songwriter from Ireland

October 5, 1951 (age 74)　・　Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, Ireland

County Dublin
singer-songwriter
actor
singer

My Take

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.

Overview

Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof (; born 5 October 1951) is an Irish singer-songwriter, political activist, television producer and entrepreneur. He rose to prominence in the late 1970s as the lead singer of the Irish rock band the Boomtown Rats, who achieved popularity as part of the punk rock movement. The band had UK number one hits with his co-compositions "Rat Trap" and "I Don't Like Mondays".

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

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
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: singer-songwriter / actor / singer / writer / film actor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
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

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

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

Singer-songwriter — see all →　·　Actor — see all →　·　More people from Ireland →