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The Who

English rock band
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Summary

The Who is a musical group[1]. It ranks in the top 0.28% of musical group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40,654 views/month, #57 of 20,490).[2]

Key Facts

  • Notable work: Tommy[3], Who's Next[4], Baba O'Riley[5]
  • Award received: Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award[6], Rock and Roll Hall of Fame[7]
  • Influenced by: James Brown[8], Mose Allison[9], The Kinks[10], Jimi Hendrix[11], Ludwig van Beethoven[12]
  • Country: United Kingdom[13]
  • Genre: art rock[14], hard rock[15], rhythm and blues[16], rock music[17], progressive rock[18], classic rock[19]
  • Record label: Warner Bros. Records[20], Atco Records[21], Brunswick Records[22], Decca[23], Polydor[24]
  • Discography: The Who discography[25]
  • Commons category: The Who[26]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[27]
  • Has part(s): Roger Daltrey[28], Pete Townshend[29], John Entwistle[30], Keith Moon[31], Kenney Jones[32]
  • Inception: February 1, 1964[33]
  • Location of formation: London[34]
  • Official website: https://thewho.com[35]
  • IPA transcription: ˈhu[36]
  • Topic's main category: Category:The Who[37]
  • Commons gallery: The Who[38]
  • Participant in: Monterey International Pop Festival[39], Woodstock Festival[40], Isle of Wight Festival 1970[41], Isle of Wight Festival 1969[42], Live Aid[43]
  • Replaces: The High Numbers[44]
  • Topic has template: Template:The Who[45]
  • Official name: The Who[46]
  • Start of work period: 1964[47]

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Group[48]

  • Country: GB[49]

  • Began / founded: 1964-02[50]

  • Genre(s): art rock, classic rock, freakbeat, hard rock, mod, pop rock, rock, rock opera[51]

  • Community tags: art rock, british, british invasion, classic rock, freakbeat, hard rock, mod, pop rock, rock, rock groups, rock opera[52]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 9fdaa16b-a6c4-4831-b87c-bc9ca8ce7eaa[53]

Why It Matters

The Who has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]

It has been cited as an influence by Oasis[56], a rock band[57], founded in 1991[58]; Jimi Hendrix[59], a singer[60], 1942–1970[61], of United States[62], awarded the UK Music Hall of Fame[63]; Queen[64], a musical group[65], founded in 1970[66]; U2[67], a musical group[68], founded in 1976[69]; Green Day[70], a musical group[71], founded in 1982[72]; and Rush[73], a musical group[74], founded in 1968[75].

FAQs

What awards did The Who receive?

Honors received include Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award[6] and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame[7].

Who did The Who influence?

The Who has been cited as an influence by Oasis[56], Jimi Hendrix[59], Queen[64], and U2[67].

Related Entities

Bryan Adams CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Decca Electric Light Orchestra James Brown Jimi Hendrix John Entwistle Keith Moon Kiss London Ludwig van Beethoven Pete Townshend Pixies Polydor Queen Ramones Roger Daltrey Rush The Kinks The Stooges Thin Lizzy U2 United Kingdom Van Halen

References

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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [48] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [49] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [50] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [51] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [52] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [53] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [54] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [55] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic has template → Template:The Who
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