Bono

===Family life===
[[File:Bono and Ali Hewson at the 2022 Kennedy Center Honors Dinner (52542360179).jpg|thumb|left|Bono and his wife [[Ali Hewson]] at the 2022 [[Kennedy Center Honors]] Dinner]]
At the age of thirteen, Bono met [[Ali Hewson|Alison "Ali" Stewart]], who was one year below him at Mount Temple Comprehensive School.<ref name="ii-wonder">{{cite news | url=http://www.independent.ie/woman/celeb-news/ali-hewson-its-a-wonderful-life-being-mrs-bono-26765970.html | title=Ali Hewson: It's a wonderful life being Mrs Bono | first=Chrissie | last=Russell | newspaper=[[Irish Independent]] | location=Dublin | date=27 August 2011}}</ref><ref name="koot-8">Kootnikoff, David (2012), ''Bono: A Biography'', Santa Barbara, California, pp. 7–9.</ref> After the September 1974 death of Bono's mother, Iris, left him emotionally adrift and in conflict with his father and brother,<ref name="koot-8"/> Stewart began taking care of him.<ref name=MoreMagazine>{{cite news | last=Cunningham | first= Francine | date=October 1993 | title=Ali Hewson: In the Name of Love | magazine=[[More (magazine)|More]]}}</ref> In 1976, Bono and Stewart began dating.<ref name="ii-wonder"/><ref>Kootnikoff, David (2012), ''Bono: A Biography'', Santa Barbara, California, pp. 17–18.</ref> The pair split up briefly but reunited.<ref>Stokes, Niall (third edition, 2005). ''Into the Heart: The Stories Behind Every U2 Song''. New York: Thunder's Mouth Press p. 12.</ref> Their relationship became more serious as she accompanied him in his efforts to break through in the music industry, and by 1979 they were discussing marriage, conditional upon his career becoming established.<ref>Kootnikoff, David (2012), ''Bono: A Biography'', Santa Barbara, California, p. 28.</ref>

{{Quote box|width=25em|align=right|quote="Our marriage has worked because we like each other, because we talk to each other, and we are passionate about what we do. We allow each other to pursue our goals. I wouldn't want to be married to someone who wasn't happy with what they were doing in life, and B wouldn't either. I have learned a lot about what it means to be married, how great it can be if you persevere. We're very close. He says I'm very good with the dog whistle."|source=—Ali Hewson describing her marriage, 2005<ref name="sit_back_and_relax">{{cite news|last=Jones|first=Liz|title=Sit Back and Relax? Bono's Wife Can't|newspaper=[[London Evening Standard]]|date=2 March 2005|url=http://www.atu2.com/news/sit-back-and-relax-bonos-wife-cant.html}}</ref>}}

Stewart and Bono married on 31 August 1982<ref>{{Cite news | last=Miller | first=Frank | title=Bono's Wedding | newspaper=The Irish Press | date=1 September 1982}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet | number=1564946048300290049 | date=31 August 2022 | title=40 years ago today, Bono married his soulmate, Ali. | user=U2}}</ref> in a [[Church of Ireland]] ceremony<ref>Dunphy, Eamon (1987), ''Unforgettable Fire: The Story of U2'' New York: Warner Books, p. 201.</ref> at [[All Saints Church, Raheny|All Saints Church]] in her home area, [[Raheny]].<ref name=MoreMagazine/> The ceremony combined rituals of both conventional Protestantism and the Shalom Friendship Christian group that Bono and other U2 members had belonged to.<ref>Jobling, John (2014), ''U2: The Definitive Biography'', New York: Thomas Dunne Books, pp. 95–96.</ref> U2 was in debt to their record label [[Island Records]] so the couple could not afford a honeymoon, but the label's founder [[Chris Blackwell]] gave them use of the [[Goldeneye (estate)|Goldeneye estate]] he owned in [[Jamaica]].<ref>Stokes, ''Into the Heart'', p. 46.</ref> After returning to Ireland, the couple moved to a small [[mews house]] in [[Howth]], which they shared with the rest of U2.<ref>U2; McCormick, Neil (ed) (2006). ''U2 by U2''. London: HarperCollins, p. 130.</ref>

The couple have four children: daughters Jordan (born 10 May 1989) and [[Eve Hewson|Eve]] (born 7 July 1991) and sons Elijah Bob Patricius Guggi Q (born 17 August 1999) and John Abraham (born 20 May 2001).<ref name=IMDb>{{IMDb name|id=0095104|section=bio|name=Bono}}. Retrieved 19 November 2010.</ref> Elijah is the lead vocalist and guitarist in the rock band [[Inhaler (band)|Inhaler]],<ref name="Inhaler">{{cite web|url=https://www.radiox.co.uk/features/who-are-inhaler-band-bono-son-elijah-hewson/|title=Everything you need to know about Inhaler, featuring Bono's son Elijah Hewson|date=6 January 2020|work=[[Radio X (United Kingdom)|Radio X]]|access-date=10 January 2020}}</ref> while Eve is an established actress.<ref name="LATimes_BadSisters_EveH">{{Cite web |last=Dawn |first=Randee |date=2023-06-12 |title=Eve Hewson connects with her ambitious 'Bad Sisters' character |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/awards/story/2023-06-12/eve-hewson-connects-with-her-ambitious-bad-sisters-character |access-date=2023-09-07 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>