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Pete Townshend

1945 - Today

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Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend (; born 19 May 1945) is an English musician. He is the co-founder, guitarist, keyboardist, second lead vocalist, principal songwriter and leader of the Who, one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s and 1970s. His aggressive playing style, poetic songwriting techniques and authorship of two rock operas with the Who, as well as other projects, have earned him critical acclaim. Townshend has written more than 100 songs for 12 of the Who's studio albums. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pete Townshend is the 265th most popular musician (down from 32nd in 2019), the 1,084th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 193rd in 2019) and the 61st most popular British Musician.

Pete Townshend is most famous for being the guitarist and songwriter for the British rock band The Who. He is also known for being the author of the rock opera Tommy.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Pete Townshend ranks 265 out of 3,175Before him are Rory Gallagher, John Cale, Dave Brubeck, Mike Portnoy, Slash, and Keith Moon. After him are Lalo Schifrin, Dinu Lipatti, Jacqueline du Pré, Karl Jenkins, Randy Jackson, and Luigi Tenco.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Pete Townshend ranks 97Before him are Eizo Yuguchi, Türkan Şoray, Frans Sammut, Svetlana Gerasimenko, Dirk Benedict, and Van Morrison. After him are Ferdi Tayfur, Jacqueline du Pré, Richard Thaler, Marthe Keller, Micheline Calmy-Rey, and Daniel Davis.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Pete Townshend ranks 1,084 out of 8,785Before him are Peter Tait (1831), Thomas Cavendish (1560), Anne of York (1475), Keith Moon (1946), George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon (1866), and Colin Baker (1943). After him are Alasdair MacIntyre (1929), Edward Burne-Jones (1833), Joseph Banks (1743), Jacqueline du Pré (1945), Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset (1506), and Sarah, Duchess of York (1959).

Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Pete Townshend ranks 61Before him are Ken Hensley (1945), Brian Eno (1948), Alan Parsons (1948), John Cale (1942), Slash (1965), and Keith Moon (1946). After him are Jacqueline du Pré (1945), Karl Jenkins (1944), Eddie Clarke (1950), Roy Harper (1941), Bill Wyman (1936), and Phil Taylor (1954).