Yoko Ono Biography

- Is born under the astrological star sign of Aquarius.

- Translated into English, her name means “Ocean Child”

- Sir Elton John is the godfather of her son Sean.

- Is ranked no. 84 on VH1’s list of 100 Greatest Women in Rock N Roll.

- In 2003, at the age of 70, she topped the US dance music charts with a reworking of “Every Man Has A Woman Who Loves Him”.

- Is Honorary Ambassador of Peace for the Harvey Ball Foundation.

- After her husband John Lennon was shot dead, she took a photograph of his bloodstained glasses lying on the pavement; in 2002, this photograph sold for thousands of dollars.

- Is portrayed by actress Linda Ko in the bio-pic, The Linda MacCartney Story, made in 2000.

- Attended the same U.S. college - Sarah Lawrence College - as Linda McCartney.

- Is the main beneficiary of the John Lennon Estate, estimated to be worth £390 million.

- Set up the Imagine Appeal in 2005, and financed the complete rebuilding of Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool.