Bono might be among the most well-known figures in the world, but the U2 frontman is far from the only member of his family to achieve global success.
Not only are U2's singer's children all grown up, but they’re also following in their dad’s famous footsteps.
Jordan Hewson
Bono's oldest daughter, Jordan, appears to have taken after her mother Ali and is an activist and entrepreneur based in New York City.
Born on May 10, 1989, Jordan has an undergraduate degree in political science and a Masters in creative writing from New York's prestigious Columbia University.
In 2016, Jordan launched the tech company Speakable, which utilises technology to make civic engagement easier to be a part of.
The company made international headlines in recent years thanks to their ‘Action Button’: an internet tool that makes it easier to engage with social and political issues, whether through commenting on social media or donating money.
In 2018, Jordan featured in the iconic September Issue of Vogue alongside 33 other international innovators, and in 2019 she landed on Forbes magazine’s 30 under 30 list with other prestigious young people from across the globe.
Eve Hewson
Perhaps the most recognisable of Bono's children is daughter Eve, who has been making waves in Hollywood in recent years.
Born on July 7, 1991, Eve says she always dreamt of being an actress and at the age of 18, she left Ireland to study at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts.
After earning her degree, Eve landed her first major role in 2011’s This Must Be the Place, starring Sean Penn, before going on to portray Nurse Lucy Elkins in the Cinemax TV series The Knick.
She later appeared in Steven Spielberg's Cold War movie Bridge of Spies, where she played the daughter of Tom Hanks, before landing the role of Maid Marian in a modern version of Robin Hood, starring Taron Egerton, Jamie Foxx, and Jamie Dornan.
She recently landed one of her biggest roles to date as Adele in the TV series Behind Her Eyes, the latest thriller to grip Netflix audiences with its chilling narrative and intriguing plotlines.
Although she likes to keep her love life private, Eve has been linked with a number of famous faces in the past. She dated One Tree Hill star James Lafferty from 2010 to 2015.
Before that romance, she was rumoured to have struck up a relationship with The Social Network actor Max Minghella.
Elijah Hewson
Born in August 1999, Elijah has followed in his father's footsteps after setting up his own rock band, Inhaler, with three of his friends from St Andrews College in Blackrock in 2012.
The group - comprised of Elijah, Robert Keating, Ryan McMahon and Josh Jenkinson - self-released their debut single "I Want You" in 2017 which caught the attention of record labels and they eventually signed a deal with Polydor Records.
They gained notice among music fans after supporting the likes of Blossoms and Noel Gallagher on tour in 2019 but since then, Inhaler have been going from strength to strength. They placed fifth in the BBC Sound of 2020 list and they were also named on the NME 100 for the same year.
Inhaler were due to embark on their biggest tour to date in 2020 before the Covid-19 pandemic put a stop to their plans and prior to the global stay-at-home orders, the band had been working toward recording their debut album in London.
Despite emulating his rock star father, Elijah once revealed that his parents weren’t actually on board with his dreams of being a singer and entertainer.
“At the beginning, they weren’t really. I mean, they wanted me to go to college, you know, like all of our parents,” he once told GQ. “I think they just kind of saw that I loved it and that we were good.”
John Hewson
Not much is known of Bono's youngest child John, who was born on May 21, 2001, with the 19-year-old choosing to stay out of the spotlight for the time being.
But given the success of his parents and siblings, we are sure it won't be long before John breaks out of his shell and begins blazing his own path to stardom.
Wife Ali Hewson
Bono met his future wife Alison Stewart from Raheny when they were both attending Mount Temple Comprehensive School in Dublin, Ireland.
The pair first struck up a romance when Bono walked her to the bus one day and he became Ali's first real boyfriend' when she was just 15 and he 16.
The couple said “I do” in the Old Guinness Church of Ireland in Raheny on August 21, 1982 when Bono was 22 and Ali was 21.
After U2 began to find global success, Ali decided to shelve her aspirations of becoming a nurse to support her new husband and his rock 'n' roll dreams.
She earned a degree from UCD for politics and sociology - sitting the exam just two weeks after giving birth to the couple's first child, Jordan.
Ali has since dedicated herself to humanitarian work after being inspired by her husband's performance at Live Aid in 1985.
In 1994, she became a patron of Chernobyl Children's Project International before becoming a director of the board in 2007.
Along with her activism, Ali has also co-founded two ethical businesses, EDUN in 2005 and NUDE Skincare in 2007, with the aim of encouraging trade in Africa and creating healthy, natural products using ethically sourced ingredients.
