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
• Bono Manso, capital of the Bono state

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 1975), 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
• Bone Oe, a village in Myanmar
• Yassine Bounou, Moroccan-Canadian football goalkeeper, nicknamed “Bono”.