Bono

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Bono is an Irish singer, songwriter, and activist best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist of the rock band U2.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Bono canonical	386
Bono Vox	1
Bono's mother Iris Hewson	1
Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr.	1
Paul David Hewson	1
The Fly (Bono stage persona)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T183285 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Bono
Context triple: [U2, hasMember, Bono]

A. U2
U2 is an Irish rock band formed in Dublin in 1976, renowned for its anthemic sound, socially conscious lyrics, and global influence on popular music.
B. John Merrill
John Merrill was an American architect best known as a co-founder of the influential international architecture and engineering firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.
C. Paul Young
Paul Young is an American politician serving as the mayor of Memphis, Tennessee.
D. James Blunt
James Blunt is an English singer-songwriter and former British Army officer best known for his hit single "You're Beautiful" and the album "Back to Bedlam."
E. Brian Bilello
Brian Bilello is an American soccer executive best known for leading Major League Soccer’s New England Revolution as the club’s president.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Bono
Target entity description: Bono is an Irish singer, songwriter, and activist best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist of the rock band U2.

A. U2
U2 is an Irish rock band formed in Dublin in 1976, renowned for its anthemic sound, socially conscious lyrics, and global influence on popular music.
B. John Merrill
John Merrill was an American architect best known as a co-founder of the influential international architecture and engineering firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.
C. Paul Young
Paul Young is an American politician serving as the mayor of Memphis, Tennessee.
D. James Blunt
James Blunt is an English singer-songwriter and former British Army officer best known for his hit single "You're Beautiful" and the album "Back to Bedlam."
E. Brian Bilello
Brian Bilello is an American soccer executive best known for leading Major League Soccer’s New England Revolution as the club’s president.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	human ⓘ
activeYearsStart	1976 ⓘ
alias	Bono ⓘ surface form: Bono Vox
associatedAct	Passengers ⓘ U2 ⓘ
awardReceived	Golden Globe Award ⓘ Grammy Award ⓘ Order of the British Empire ⓘ surface form: Honorary Knighthood (KBE)
birthName	Bono self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Paul David Hewson
child	Elijah Hewson ⓘ Eve Hewson ⓘ John Abraham Hewson ⓘ Jordan Hewson ⓘ
coFounded	(RED) ⓘ ONE Campaign ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Ireland ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1960-05-10 ⓘ
dateOfMarriage	1982-08-21 ⓘ
ethnicity	Irish ⓘ
eyeCondition	glaucoma ⓘ
founded	DATA (Debt, AIDS, Trade, Africa) ⓘ
genre	alternative rock ⓘ post-punk ⓘ rock ⓘ
hasSibling	Norman Hewson ⓘ
honorificTitle	Order of the British Empire ⓘ surface form: Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
instrument	guitar ⓘ vocals ⓘ
knownFor	campaigning against poverty in Africa ⓘ humanitarian activism ⓘ lead vocalist of U2 ⓘ
languageSpoken	English ⓘ
memberOf	U2 ⓘ
name	Bono self-link ⓘ
notableWork	Achtung Baby ⓘ surface form: Achtung Baby (with U2) Songs of Experience ⓘ surface form: Songs of Experience (with U2) Songs of Innocence (with U2) ⓘ The Joshua Tree ⓘ surface form: The Joshua Tree (with U2) War (with U2) ⓘ
numberOfChildren	4 ⓘ
occupation	activist ⓘ musician ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ record producer ⓘ singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ
parent	Bob Hewson ⓘ Iris Hewson ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Dublin ⓘ surface form: Dublin, Ireland
politicalActivismFocus	HIV/AIDS awareness and treatment ⓘ debt relief for developing countries ⓘ fair trade ⓘ
positionInBand	lead vocalist of U2 ⓘ primary lyricist of U2 ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
residence	Dublin ⓘ surface form: Dublin, Ireland Nice, France ⓘ
spouse	Ali Hewson ⓘ
stageName	Bono self-link ⓘ
yearOfHonor	2007 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (391)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

48th Annual Grammy Awards → songOfTheYearWinnerSongwriters → Bono ⓘ

Exodus → featuresArtist → Bono ⓘ

The Joshua Tree 2017 Tour → includesBandMember → Bono ⓘ

Bad → composer → Bono ⓘ

Bad → lyricist → Bono ⓘ

Ordinary Love → composer → Bono ⓘ

Ordinary Love → lyricist → Bono ⓘ

If God Will Send His Angels → composer → Bono ⓘ

If God Will Send His Angels → lyricist → Bono ⓘ

Stories for Boys → composer → Bono ⓘ

Stories for Boys → lyricist → Bono ⓘ

11 O’Clock Tick Tock → writer → Bono ⓘ

11 O’Clock Tick Tock → hasMusicalArtistMember → Bono ⓘ

Out of Control → composer → Bono ⓘ

Out of Control → lyricist → Bono ⓘ

song "The Ground Beneath Her Feet" → vocalist → Bono ⓘ