| Name: | Adam Clayton |
| Date of Birth: | March 13th, 1960 |
| Place of Birth: | Chinnot/Oxfordshire in England |
| Parents: | Jo and Brian Clayton |
| Siblings: | Sister Sarah and brother Sebastian |
| Marital Status: | single - few years ago he was engaged with super model Naomi Campell |
| Children: | none |
Adam Clayton was born in Chinner/Oxfordshire in England on March 13th, 1960. His sister Sarah Jane and his brother Sebastian were born in Dublin, because when Adam was five-year old. The family moved to Malahide in Ireland. He attended a private school there, which however he hated a lot. He wanted to make music and he wanted to have fun.
As he went to the Mount Temple High School he felt himself a little bit better, bacause there he could hang around with the other guys. Nevertheless he became referred from school.
After leaving school, he became the manager of the band which was set up freshly, but later he gave his job to Paul McGuinness.
Musically with his bass playing he is the heart of the band. He already had great success without the band, too. With Larry he recorded the film title of "Mission: Impossible".