Peter Granville "Pete" Farndon (12 June 1952 – 14 April 1983) was an
English bassist and founding member of the rock band
the Pretenders. Farndon attended
Hereford Cathedral School in his home city of
Hereford, before embarking on his musical career with the Pretenders. In addition to playing bass with the group, Farndon sang
backup vocals and
co-wrote two of the group's
songs ("The Wait" and "Space Invader"), before an increasing drug problem resulted in his being dismissed from the group on 14 June 1982.