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Pete Townshend is listed as a singer-songwriter, guitarist and singer. Pete Townshend was born on May 19, 1945 in London, United Kingdom. The age as of 2026 is 81. Education on record includes Ealing Art College. Awards on record include Kennedy Center Honors and Tony Award for Best Original Score (1993).
My Take
For me, Pete Townshend is rock's great contradiction: the man who smashed guitars on stage was also the genre's most rigorous intellectual. Anyone can write a hit; Townshend wrote My Generation and then dared to build entire operas like Tommy out of three-chord fury, treating teenage rage as serious literature. The windmill arm gets the photographs, but it is the songwriting brain I keep returning to — anxious, searching, never satisfied even after Kennedy Center Honors and a Tony. That restlessness is the engine of his art. Among the sixties' guitar heroes, he is the one whose ideas still feel unfinished, and I mean that as the highest compliment.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Pete Townshend
- Name (Japanese)
- ピート・タウンゼント
- Reading
- ぴーと・たうんぜんと
- Born
- May 19, 1945 (age 81)
- Origin
- London, United Kingdom
- Height
- 183 cm
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter / guitarist / singer / composer / banjoist
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Rooster
2. Background
- University
- Ealing Art College
Awards & achievements
- Kennedy Center Honors
- 1993 Tony Award for Best Original Score
3. Works & records
Filmography / notable works
| Category | Title |
|---|---|
| Notable work | Won't Get Fooled Again |
| Notable work | My Generation |
| Notable work | Pinball Wizard |
| Notable work | Tommy |
4. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.petetownshend.co.uk
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/yaggerdang/
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete%20Townshend
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%94%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%82%BF%E3%82%A6%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26933
5. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Pete Townshend born?
Pete Townshend was born on May 19, 1945 and is 81 years old.
Where is Pete Townshend from?
Pete Townshend is from London, United Kingdom.
What does Pete Townshend do?
Pete Townshend works as singer-songwriter, guitarist, singer, composer, banjoist.
How tall is Pete Townshend?
Pete Townshend is 183 cm tall.
Where did Pete Townshend study?
Pete Townshend attended Ealing Art College.
What is Pete Townshend known for?
Pete Townshend's notable works include Won't Get Fooled Again, My Generation, Pinball Wizard.
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