Bono

==Awards and recognition==
{{see also|List of awards and nominations received by U2}}
Bono has won numerous awards with U2, including 22 [[Grammy Award]]s<ref name="Grammy">{{Cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/u2/7858|title=U2 Artist|website=[[Grammy Awards|Grammy.com]]|date=23 November 2020|access-date=11 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Quirky history of Grammy-winning songs |url=https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20200123-14-facts-about-the-grammy-songs-of-the-year-award |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=www.bbc.com}}</ref> and two [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song|Golden Globe Awards for Best Original Song]] (for "[[The Hands That Built America]]" in [[60th Golden Globe Awards|2003]] and "[[Ordinary Love (U2 song)|Ordinary Love]]" in [[71st Golden Globe Awards|2014]]).<ref name=HFPA>{{cite web|url=http://www1.hfpa.org/browse/member/28459 |title=Award Search&nbsp;– Bono |publisher=[[Hollywood Foreign Press Association]] |access-date=19 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926225607/http://www1.hfpa.org/browse/member/28459 |archive-date=26 September 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/2014/01/2014-golden-globe-best-song-u2-ordinary-love/|title=U2's Mandela Tribute 'Ordinary Love' Wins Best Song Golden Globe|work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|first=Kyle|last=McGovern|date=13 January 2014|access-date=21 July 2017|archive-date=21 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170621224557/http://www.spin.com/2014/01/2014-golden-globe-best-song-u2-ordinary-love/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2005, Bono was inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] as a member of U2, in the group's first year of eligibility.<ref name="RRHF">[http://www.rockhall.com/hof/inductee.asp?id=2348]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061123120147/http://www.rockhall.com/hof/inductee.asp?id=2348|date=23 November 2006}}</ref> Bono has been recognised by music critics on several rankings of greatest singers and [[frontmen]]. Among singers, ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' ranked him the 26th-greatest,<ref>{{cite magazine|title=100 Greatest Singers|magazine=[[Q (magazine)|Q]]|date=April 2007|issue=249}}</ref> ''[[Consequence of Sound]]'' ranked him the 32nd-greatest,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2016/10/the-100-greatest-singers-of-all-time/8/|title=The 100 Greatest Singers of All Time|website=[[Consequence of Sound]]|author=COS Staff|date=11 October 2016|access-date=1 September 2020}}</ref> and ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]'' ranked him 57th-greatest.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=100 Greatest Singers of All Time|magazine=[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]|date=October 1998|issue=59}}</ref> ''Rolling Stone'' ranked him the 32nd-greatest singer in 2008,<ref name="Lethem 67–108"/> and the 140th-greatest  in 2023.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-singers-all-time-1234642307/bono-13-1234642932/|title=The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=1 January 2023|access-date=2 April 2023}}</ref> Among frontmen, ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' ranked him the 9th-greatest lead singer in rock history,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-rock-singers-bands-lead-vocalists/|title=The 50 Greatest Rock Lead Singers of All Time|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|first1=Katie|last1=Atkinson|first2=Katie|last2=Bain|first3=Eric Renner|last3=Brown|display-authors=et al.|date=16 August 2023|access-date=19 August 2023}}</ref> ''[[Gigwise]]'' ranked him the 45th-greatest frontman,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gigwise.com/photos/100335/100-best-frontmen-of-all-time|title=The 100 greatest frontmen of all time|website=[[Gigwise]]|first1=Andrew|last1=Trendell|first2=Andy|last2=Morris|date=7 May 2015|access-date=2 April 2023}}{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and [[Steven Hyden]] of ''[[Uproxx]]'' ranked him the 16th-greatest lead singer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uproxx.com/indie/best-lead-singers-ranked/|title=The Best Lead Singers, Ranked|website=[[Uproxx]]|first=Steven|last=Hyden|author-link=Steven Hyden|date=28 April 2022|access-date=2 April 2023}}</ref> In 2015, ''Rolling Stone'' ranked Bono and the Edge at number 35 on its list of the [[Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time|100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-songwriters#bono-and-the-edge|title=The 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=13 August 2015|access-date=7 June 2017}}</ref>

In 2003, Bono received the [[Legion of Honour]] from the French government,<ref name="french-honors">{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bono-awarded-frances-highest-cultural-587619|title=Bono Awarded France's Highest Cultural Honor|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|first=Rhonda|last=Richford|date=17 July 2013|access-date=11 March 2021}}</ref> and the [[MusiCares Person of the Year]] award.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/bono-named-musicares-person-of-the-year-73931/|title=Bono Named MusiCares 'Person Of The Year'|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=7 October 2002|access-date=2 November 2022}}</ref> The following year he was awarded the [[Pablo Neruda]] International Presidential Medal of Honour from the Government of Chile.<ref>Langlois, F. (23 September 2004). [https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20071205034201/http://www.gg.ca/media/doc.asp?lang=e&DocID=4267 John Ralston Saul awarded the Pablo Neruda International Presidential Medal of Honour]. ''Governor General of Canada''. Retrieved 14 January 2007</ref> ''Time'' included Bono on its annual [[Time 100|''Time'' 100]] list of the most influential people in 2004<ref>{{Cite magazine |title =2004 Time 100 |magazine =Time |date =26 April 2004 |url =http://www.time.com/time/2004/time100/ |access-date =15 June 2007 |archive-date =19 April 2004 |archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20040419183655/http://www.time.com/time/2004/time100/ |url-status =dead }}</ref> and 2006.<ref>{{Cite magazine |title =2006 Time 100 |magazine =Time |year =2006 |url =http://www.time.com/time/2006/time100/ |page =84 |access-date =15 June 2007 |archive-date =2 May 2006 |archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20060502231929/http://www.time.com/time/2006/time100/ |url-status =dead }}</ref> In 2005, the magazine named him, [[Bill Gates|Bill]] and [[Melinda Gates]] the [[Time Person of the Year|Persons of the Year]].<ref name="time-samaritans"/> Also in 2005, he received the Portuguese [[Order of Liberty]] for his humanitarian work.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://visao.clix.pt/default.asp?CpContentId=327396 | archive-url=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20070818183816/http://visao.clix.pt/default.asp?CpContentId=327396 | url-status=dead | archive-date=18 August 2007 |title = Visão Online – Cultura – U2 em Lisboa}}</ref> That year Bono was also among the first three recipients of the [[TED Prize]], which grants each winner a "wish to change the world".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ted.com/participate/ted-prize |title=TED Prize |publisher=TED |access-date=22 September 2014}}</ref> Bono made three wishes,<ref name="bonowish">{{cite web |url=http://www.ted.com/pages/view/id/109 |title=TED Conference page |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517021513/http://www.ted.com/pages/view/id/109 |archive-date=17 May 2008 |access-date=5 September 2013}}</ref> the first two related to the One Campaign and the third that every hospital, health clinic, and school in Ethiopia could be connected to the Internet. TED rejected the third wish as being a sub-optimal way for TED to help Africa<ref name="bonowish"/> and instead organised a TED conference in Arusha, Tanzania. Bono attended the conference, which was held in June 2007.

In 2004, Bono was given an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the [[University of Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/news/recording-artistactivist-bono-deliver-commencement-address-university-pennsylvania |title=Penn News &#124; Recording Artist/Activist Bono to Deliver Commencement Address at University of Pennsylvania |publisher=Upenn.edu |date=15 March 2004 |access-date=5 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130908132710/http://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/news/recording-artistactivist-bono-deliver-commencement-address-university-pennsylvania |archive-date=8 September 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2007, Bono received several honours. At the [[38th NAACP Image Awards]], he won the Chairman's Award.<ref>[http://www.naacpimageawards.net/PDFs/Bono_Receives_38th_NIA_Chairmans_Award.pdf]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229112914/http://www.naacpimageawards.net/PDFs/Bono_Receives_38th_NIA_Chairmans_Award.pdf|date=29 February 2012}}</ref> He was named in the UK's [[British Honours System|New Year Honours List]] as an [[List of honorary British knights and dames#Professional, humanitarian and exploration|honorary]] [[Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire|Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire]].<ref name=122306BBC>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6206063.stm "Honorary knighthood for U2's Bono"]. ''[[BBC News]]''. (23 December 2006). Retrieved 14 January 2007</ref><ref name=122306RTE>[Unknown Author] (23 December 2006). Bono gets honorary knighthood. ''[[RTÉ News]]''. Retrieved 14 January 2007, from [http://www.rte.ie/news/2006/1223/bono.html RTE].</ref> He was formally granted honorary knighthood on 29 March in a ceremony at the residence of British Ambassador [[David Reddaway]] in Dublin, Ireland.<ref name="knighthood-ceremony">[Unknown Author], (29 March 2007). [http://www.today.com/id/17854722 Don't call him 'sir': U2's Bono knighted] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190728010054/http://www.today.com/id/17854722 |date=28 July 2019 }}. ''[[Associated Press]]''. Retrieved 29 March 2007.</ref> On 27 September, Bono and DATA received the [[Philadelphia Liberty Medal]] for their humanitarian efforts. While accepting the honour, Bono said, "When you are trapped by poverty, you are not free. When trade laws prevent you from selling the food you grew, you are not free." Bono donated the $100,000 prize to DATA; [[Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala]] accepted the prize on the organisation's behalf.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oklahoman.com/article/3135945/bono-gets-medal-for-his-work-in-africa|title=Bono Gets Medal for His Work in Africa|website=[[The Oklahoman]]|date=28 September 2007|access-date=10 March 2021}}</ref>

On 11 December 2008, Bono received the annual [[Man of Peace]] prize, which is awarded by several [[Nobel Peace Prize]] laureates in Paris, France.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/world/nobel-laureates-crown-u2s-bono-man-of-peace-20081213-6xp5.html |title=Nobel laureates crown U2's Bono 'man of peace' |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=13 December 2008 |access-date=10 March 2021}}</ref>

''Time'' ranked Bono 8th on its list of the "Most Influential Celebrities" in 2013; he was the only person from the music industry in the Top 10.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/dorothypomerantz/2013/03/14/oprah-winfrey-tops-our-list-of-the-most-influential-celebrities |title=Down, But Hardly Out: Oprah Winfrey Tops Forbes 2013 List Of The Most Influential Celebrities |newspaper=[[Forbes]] |date=14 March 2013 |access-date=5 September 2013 |first=Dorothy |last=Pomerantz}}</ref> In July 2013, he was honoured by the French government as a {{lang|fr|Commandeur de [[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres]]}}, the country's highest cultural honour.<ref name="french-honors"/>

In 2016, ''[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]]'' named him "Man of the Year", breaking the 26-year tradition that saw the "Woman of the Year" accolade reserved only for women. Bono was recognized for establishing a campaign called "Poverty is Sexist," which is "specifically aimed at helping the world's poorest women".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Amanpour|first1=Christiane|title=Bono Just Became Glamour's First Man of the Year|url=http://www.glamour.com/story/women-of-the-year-bono|access-date=3 November 2016|publisher=Glamour|date=1 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161102160643/http://www.glamour.com/story/women-of-the-year-bono|archive-date=2 November 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2018, he was the first recipient of the George W. Bush Medal for Distinguished Leadership, which was awarded by [[George W. Bush Presidential Center|Bush's Presidential Center]]; the honour was in recognition of Bono's humanitarian work against poverty and HIV/AIDS.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/9a9d51c4a7df4c829e2bb58bc9ed7d52|title=Bono gets new George W. Bush Medal for leadership|work=[[Associated Press]]|date=18 April 2018|access-date=10 March 2021}}</ref>

On 1 April 2022, Bono received the 2021 J. William Fulbright Prize for International Understanding from the [[Fulbright Program|Fulbright Association]] in recognition of his activist efforts.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/fulbright-prize-honors-bono-lead-singer-of-u2-activist-and-co-founder-of-one-and-red-301515535.html|title=Fulbright Prize Honors Bono, Lead Singer of U2, Activist, and Co-founder of ONE and (RED)|agency=[[PR Newswire]]|publisher=[[Fulbright Program|Fulbright Association]]|date=1 April 2022|access-date=8 May 2022}}</ref>
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