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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 the lead vocalist and primary lyricist of the rock band U2. Born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, he attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School where in 1976 he began dating his future wife, Alison Stewart, as well as forming, with schoolmates, the band that became U2. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bono has received more than 12,570,390 page views. His biography is available in 73 different languages on Wikipedia. Bono is the 164th most popular musician (down from 147th in 2019), the 32nd most popular biography from Ireland (down from 31st in 2019) and the most popular Irish Musician.

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

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  • 13M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.32

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 73

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.77

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.02

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Bono ranks 164 out of 2,662. Before him are Pete Best, György Cziffra, Stan Getz, Don Cherry, Rudolf Schenker, and Caetano Veloso. After him are Chris Slade, Anton Diabelli, Dave Brubeck, Björk, Cyndi Lauper, and Brian Eno.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Bono ranks 22. Before him are Sean Penn, Franco Baresi, Tilda Swinton, Hugo Weaving, Kim Ki-duk, and Jeffrey Dahmer. After him are Kenneth Branagh, Roland Ratzenberger, Rudi Völler, Isaac Herzog, Miguel Díaz-Canel, and Ebrahim Raisi.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Bono ranks 32 out of 501. Before him are John Field (1782), Joseph Murphy (1898), Lola Montez (1821), George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence (1449), Francis Beaufort (1774), and Cillian Murphy (1976). After him are Gabriel Byrne (1950), Bob Geldof (1951), Brendan (484), Rory Gallagher (1948), Edmund the Martyr (841), and Saint Gall (550).

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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), Paddy Moloney (1938), Sally Oldfield (1947), Aphex Twin (1971), Ronnie Drew (1934), Moya Brennan (1952), Larry Mullen Jr. (1961), Louis Walsh (1952), and Sharon Corr (1970).

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