BONO

U2 frontman Bono grew up in Cedarwood Road in North Dublin. Despite the fact that he and his family have not lived there since the 1980s, throngs of tourists still continue to visit his old residence. Aside from the rockstar, the locale was also once home to other successful figures in the industry, such as the artist Guggi, Gavin Friday, and entrepreneur Rosaleen Blair. Bono even paid homage to his childhood home in one of the band’s songs.

Known to the neighborhood folks as Paul Hewson, they describe him as always having been very polite. The home he used to live in was bought by Tom and Kathleen Ryan in 1986. At the time, they didn’t know much about U2 but had a gut feeling that the band would be big someday. Well, the risk they took with their investment has certainly paid off!