# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/john-entwistle
# Generated: 2026-08-13T10:36:55.620Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/john-entwistle"
name: "John Entwistle"
slug: "john-entwistle"
description: "John Alec Entwistle was an English singer, songwriter, musician, composer and record producer, best known as the bass guitarist for the rock band the Who. Entwistle's music career spanned over four decades. Nicknamed \"The Ox\" and \"Thunderfingers\", he was the band's only member with formal musical training and also provided backing and occasional lead vocals. Entwistle was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Who in 1990."
tagline: "English musician; bassist for The Who (1944–2002)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/John_Entwistle-2.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "GB"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1944-10-09"
deathDate: "2002-06-27"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           25.02614
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "http://www.johnentwistle.com"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump