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Bono Irish musician and activist Bono (center) visiting a school near Maseru, Lesotho, in 2006, as part of an African tour to call attention to progress in providing treatment to HIV/AIDS patients.

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Also known as: Paul David Hewson
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Eve Rose Alterman
Freelance writer.
Eve Rose Alterman,
Eric Alterman
Distinguished Professor of English, Brooklyn College, City College of New York.
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Byname of:
Paul David Hewson
Born:
May 10, 1960, Dublin, Ireland (age 64)
Awards And Honors:
Presidential Medal of Freedom (2025)

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U2’s Bono Shares Heartfelt Thanks After Receiving Presidential Medal of Freedom • Jan. 6, 2025, 3:50 AM ET (Billboard)
Watch: Michael J Fox, Bono and Anna Wintour awarded Medal of Freedom • Jan. 5, 2025, 4:06 AM ET (BBC)
Biden awards Anna Wintour, George Soros and Bono with Medal of Freedom • Jan. 5, 2025, 1:10 AM ET (BBC)
Bono, Anna Wintour and Jane Goodall receive Presidential Medals of Freedom • Jan. 4, 2025, 4:58 AM ET (The Guardian)
Fact Check: Image of Bono and Bob Geldof holding Israeli flag is AI-generated • Dec. 25, 2024, 12:57 AM ET (Reuters)

Bono (born May 10, 1960, Dublin, Ireland) is the lead singer for the popular Irish rock band U2 and a prominent human rights activist. He was born of a Roman Catholic father and a Protestant mother (who died when he was just age 14). In Dublin in 1977, he and school friends David Evans (later “the Edge”), Larry Mullen, Jr., and Adam Clayton formed a band that would become U2. They shared a commitment not only to ambitious rock music but also to a deeply spiritual Christianity. Indeed, one of the few genuine threats to U2’s extraordinary longevity (a collaboration—with ...(100 of 684 words)

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