Recognition

# In 2004 Bono was awarded the Pablo Neruda International Presidential Medal of Honour from the Government of Chile.

# Bono was a nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003, 2005 and 2006.

# Bono is the only person in history to be nominated for an Academy Award, Golden Globe, Grammy, and Nobel Peace Prize.

# Time named Bono one of the "100 Most Influential People" in their May 2004 special issue, and again in the 2006 Time 100 special issue.

# In 2005 Bono was named by Time as a Person of the Year along with Bill and Melinda Gates.

# In 2005 he received the Portuguese Order of Liberty for his humanitarian work.

# Bono was named in the United Kingdom's 2007 New Years Honours List as an honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire. He was formally granted knighthood on 29 March 2007 in a ceremony at the residence of British Ambassador David Reddaway in Dublin, Ireland.

# He is listed as one of the 100 Greatest Britons, a poll conducted by the general public.

# Bono received the NAACP Image Award's Chairman's Award in 2007.

# On May 24, 2007, the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia announced that Bono will receive the Philadelphia Liberty Medal on September 27, 2007 for his work to end world poverty and hunger.