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 Peter Bonnington (born 1985), Formula One engineer Yassine Bounou (born 1991), Moroccan football player Places United States Bono, Arkansas, United States Bono, Ohio, United States Bono, Lawrence County, Indiana, United States Bono Township, Lawrence County, Indiana, United States Bono, Vermillion County, Indiana, United States Bono, Texas, 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