the frontman of U2 as the most well-known Irish person in history. Originally from Dublin, Bono was born Paul David Hewson on May 10, 1960. He joined U2 while still in secondary school, but the band’s breakthrough album, The Joshua Tree, catapulted them to international fame.
Paul David Hewson, an Irish singer-songwriter and campaigner, goes under the moniker “Bono.” He is the rock group U2’s lead vocalist and main lyricist.
Since 1976, he has led the rock group U2 as their lead vocalist. In 2005, U2 was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and has won 22 Grammy Awards to date.
