Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Performers · birth-card coordinate
Bono's Birth Card: The 9 of Diamonds
The Universal Provider
A birth card is a calendar coordinate for the month and day. It is not fortune-telling and does not predict a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction.
In the record
Paul David Hewson (born 10 May 1960), known by the nickname Bono ( BON-oh), is an Irish singer-songwriter and activist. The birth-card coordinate for May 10 is the 9 of Diamonds — a calendar position, not a forecast of the 2005 Performers with U2 induction.
Rock Hall record
- 2005 Performers — inducted member of U2
The 9 of Diamonds coordinate
Bono's birthday maps to the 9 of Diamonds (The Universal Provider). Card Blueprints treats that as a 365-day coordinate: solar value = 55 − (2 × month + day), and the year is unused. It is not a prediction about a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame vote and not a verdict on Bono. The card's own language, quoted as system copy rather than biography: You give in a way you can sustain, and you let someone give back.
Bono in the public record
He is a founding member, the lead vocalist, and primary lyricist of the rock band U2. Bono is known for his impassioned vocal style as well as his grandiose songwriting and performance style. His lyrics frequently include social and political themes, and religious imagery inspired by his Christian faith. Born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, he attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School where in 1976 he began dating his future wife, Alison Stewart, as well as forming, with schoolmates, the band that became U2. During U2's early years, Bono's lyrics contributed to the group's rebellious and spiritual tone. As the band matured, his lyrics became inspired more by personal experiences shared with the other members. As a member of U2, Bono has received 22 Grammy Awards and has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Aside from his music, Bono is an activist for social justice causes, both through U2 and as an individual.
Summarised from the lead section of the Wikipedia article Bono (CC BY-SA 4.0). No biographical facts were written for this page beyond that article.
Where the record meets the cards
Cards in Bono's fixed path
Birth card and karma
- 9♦ — Birth Card: The Universal Provider
- 5♦ — Karma — Environment: The Dynamic Entrepreneur
- Q♦ — Karma — Displacement: The Prosperous Nurturer
Life Spread (Mercury → Result / Cosmic Reward)
- 7♠ — Life Spread — Mercury
- K♣ — Life Spread — Mars
- J♦ — Life Spread — Jupiter
- 4♥ — Life Spread — Saturn
- 4♦ — Life Spread — Uranus
- 2♠ — Life Spread — Neptune
- 8♥ — Life Spread — Pluto
- 6♣ — Life Spread — Result / Cosmic Reward
Planetary ruling card, karma and Life Spread
Birth card from the month and day. Karma cards are fixed to the birth card. The planetary ruling card comes from the sun sign's ruling planet — the signs with two rulers carry two. The Life Spread is the birth card's fixed row of nine in the Life Spread — the cards that colour each 52-day period for life. Planetary period and long-range cards move year by year and are not shown on a static page.
No sentence in the sourced record shows a clear echo of the published language for 9♦, 5♦, Q♦, 2♣, K♥, A♠, 7♠, K♣, J♦, 4♥, 4♦, 2♠, 8♥, 6♣, 6♠, Q♥. None is claimed here. The coordinate rests on the calendar date alone, and this page does not forecast induction.
Also on the record
- He is particularly active in campaigning to fight extreme poverty and HIV/AIDS in Africa, for which he co-founded DATA, EDUN, the ONE Campaign, and Product Red.
- In pursuit of these causes, he has participated in benefit concerts and lobbied politicians and heads of state for relief.
- Bono has received numerous honours for his philanthropic efforts, including being named one of the Time Persons of the Year in 2005, being granted an honorary knighthood by Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom in 2007, being made a Commandeur of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of Arts and Letters) in 2013, and receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom in the United States in 2025.
- Bono has also attracted criticism for bypassing African businesses in his activist efforts and for tax avoidance in his personal finances.
Other inductees with this card
- Andy Taylor — 2022 Performers with Duran Duran
- Bill Haley — 1987 Performers; 2012 Performers with The Comets
- Dave Mason — 2004 Performers with Traffic
- David Ruffin — 1989 Performers with The Temptations
- Donovan — 2012 Performers
- Fuzzy Haskins — 1997 Performers with Parliament-Funkadelic
- Henry Fambrough — 2023 Performers with The Spinners
- Inspectah Deck — 2026 Performers with Wu-Tang Clan
- Lois Reeves — 1995 Performers with Martha and the Vandellas
- Michael Shrieve — 1998 Performers with Santana
- Nick Rhodes — 2022 Performers with Duran Duran
- Pete Willis — 2019 Performers with Def Leppard
- 5 more inductees share this card.
FAQ
- What is Bono's birth card?
- The 9 of Diamonds. May 10 maps to that card through the public Card Blueprints formula. The year of birth is not used.
- Does a birth card predict a Rock Hall induction?
- No. These pages are coordinates, not fortune-telling. A birth card names a calendar day in a 52-card year. It does not forecast awards, character, or fate.
- Where do Bono's dates come from?
- Birth date 1960-05-10 is the day-precision date on Bono's Wikipedia infobox, verified against Wikidata P569 (CC0, day precision, Gregorian preferred). The two sources match. Inductee identity comes from the Wikipedia Performers list, which cites RockHall.com. Year-only dates and Wikipedia↔Wikidata conflicts are dropped, not guessed. Page hooks and evidence come from the Wikipedia REST summary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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Sources: RockHall.com (induction record) + Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0 (Performers list, Bono) + Wikidata CC0 (Q834621). Birth date 1960-05-10 is the Wikipedia infobox day, verified against Wikidata P569 (match).