Bono (disambiguation)

Bono (born Paul David Hewson in 1960) is an Irish musician, activist, and lead singer for the band U2.

Bono may also refer to:

  • Bono people, an Akan ethnic group of Ghana and Ivory Coast
  • Bono dialect, spoken by them
  • Bono state, an Akan state that existed from the 11th to the 18th centuries in what is now the Brong-Ahafo (Bono, Bono East and Ahafo) region of Ghana

People

As a surname

  • Alain Bono (born 1983), Cameroonian football player
  • Alex Bono (born 1994), an American football goalkeeper
  • Chaz Bono (born Chastity Bono in 1969), activist, writer, actor, musician and son of Sonny Bono and Cher
  • Edward de Bono (1933–2021), Maltese-British physician, writer, and consultant
  • Emilio De Bono (1866–1944), Italian general
  • José Bono (born 1950), Spanish politician, former president of Castile-La Mancha, minister of defence and President of the Congress of Deputies
  • Ken Bono (born 1984), Philippine basketball player
  • Laura Bono (born 1979), Italian singer
  • Mary Bono Mack (born 1961), politician, second wife of Sonny Bono, and current wife of Connie Mack IV
  • Matteo Bono (born 1983), Italian cyclist
  • Outel Bono (died 26 August 1973), Chadian medical doctor and politician, murdered in Paris
  • Sonny Bono (1935–1998), American record producer, singer, actor, and politician
  • Steve Bono (born 1962), former National Football League quarterback
  • Vincenza Bono Parrino (born 1942), Italian politician

As a nickname

Places

United States

Elsewhere

  • Bono region, a region within Ghana
  • Bono East region, a region within Ghana
  • Bono Manso, a former ancient trading town of the Brong-Ahafo region of Ghana
  • Bono, Italy, Sardinia
  • Bono, Morbihan, a commune in the Morbihan department in France
  • Bono, Indonesia, a village in Tulung, Klaten Regency, Central Java, Indonesia
  • Bono, Norway, a small country village in Norway built in the 16th century

Other uses

  • Bono Act, the Copyright Term Extension Act (United States), named for Sonny Bono
  • Bonobono, a Japanese manga series by Mikio Igarashi
  • Pro bono, a legal term
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