MUSICIAN

Bono

1960 - Today

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Paul David Hewson (born 10 May 1960), known by the nickname Bono ( BON-oh), is an Irish singer-songwriter and activist. He is a founding member, the lead vocalist, and primary lyricist of the rock band U2. Bono is known for his impassioned vocal style as well as his grandiose songwriting and performance style. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bono has received more than 13,839,943 page views. His biography is available in 72 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 73 in 2019). Bono is the 179th most popular musician (down from 164th in 2019), the 31st most popular biography from Ireland (up from 32nd in 2019) and the most popular Irish Musician.

Bono is most famous for being the lead singer of the Irish rock band U2.

Memorability Metrics

  • 14M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 67.79

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 72

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.20

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.33

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Bono ranks 179 out of 3,175. Before him are Anton Diabelli, Lucio Dalla, Gilberto Gil, Bill Wyman, Ritchie Valens, and Vladimir Ashkenazy. After him are Rudolf Schenker, Duff McKagan, Bernard Haitink, Rory Gallagher, Muddy Waters, and Nam June Paik.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Bono ranks 27. Before him are Julianne Moore, Rudi Völler, Andreas Brehme, Ebrahim Raisi, Tilda Swinton, and Yoon Suk Yeol. After him are Kim Ki-duk, Roland Ratzenberger, Miguel Díaz-Canel, Stanley Tucci, Rafael Benítez, and Ivan Lendl.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Bono ranks 31 out of 549. Before him are Michael Collins (1890), Ernest Shackleton (1874), James Ussher (1581), Cillian Murphy (1976), Causantín mac Cináeda (836), and Iris Murdoch (1919). After him are Bertie Ahern (1951), Gabriel Byrne (1950), Brendan Gleeson (1955), Francis Beaufort (1774), John Field (1782), and Rory Gallagher (1948).

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Among MUSICIANS In Ireland

Among musicians born in Ireland, Bono ranks 1. After him are Rory Gallagher (1948), Dolores O'Riordan (1971), Gilbert O'Sullivan (1946), Sally Oldfield (1947), Aphex Twin (1971), Moya Brennan (1952), Ronnie Drew (1934), Larry Mullen Jr. (1961), Paddy Moloney (1938), Brian Downey (1951), and Louis Walsh (1952).

Irish born Musicians

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