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Bono is credited as a singer-songwriter, entrepreneur and screenwriter. Bono was born on May 10, 1960 in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland. The age as of 2026 is 66. Awards on record include Knight of the Legion of Honour (2003), Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres (2013), Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (2007) and 5 more. The listed height is 168 cm.
My Take
Bono is easy to mock and hard to dismiss, and I find that tension genuinely admirable. Plenty of rock stars flirt with activism for an album cycle; he has spent decades absorbing the ridicule that comes with sustained, unglamorous advocacy while still fronting one of the biggest bands on earth. The awards list tells the story: alongside Grammys sit the TED Prize, the Legion of Honour, and a liberty medal, honors that have nothing to do with selling records. You can question his methods, but the persistence is real. I respect anyone who keeps showing up long after sincerity stopped being cool.
This take was written by generative AI, one per person, from publicly reported facts (editorial policy). It is a reading of the record, not reporting.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Bono
- Name (Japanese)
- ボノ
- Reading
- ぼの
- Born
- May 10, 1960 (age 66)
- Origin
- Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
- Height
- 168 cm
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter / entrepreneur / screenwriter / actor / manufacturer
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Rat
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- 2003 Knight of the Legion of Honour
- 2013 Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
- 2007 Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- 2003 MusiCares Person of the Year
- 2007 Philadelphia Liberty Medal
- 2005 TED Prize
- 2007 NAACP Image Award – Chairman's Award
- Grammy Awards
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.u2.com
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bono
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9C%E3%83%8E
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q834621
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Bono born?
Born May 10, 1960 (age 66).
Where is Bono from?
Bono is from Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland.
What does Bono do?
Bono works as singer-songwriter, entrepreneur, screenwriter, actor, manufacturer.
How tall is Bono?
Bono is 168 cm.
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