David Jon Gilmour CBE (born March 6, 1946) is an English musician best known as the lead guitarist, one of the singers, and one of the main songwriters (with Roger Waters) in the band Pink Floyd. In addition to his work with Pink Floyd, Gilmour has also worked as a record producer for a variety of famous artists. Gilmour has been actively involved with many charity organisations over the course of his career. In 2003, he was appointed CBE for services to music.

David Gilmour (born 1949 in London, Ontario) is a Canadian novelist and television journalist.

He became managing editor of the Toronto International Film Festival in 1980, a post he held for four years. In 1986, he joined CBC Television as a film critic for The Journal, eventually becoming host of the program's Friday night arts and entertainment magazine. In 1990, he began hosting Gilmour on the Arts, an arts magazine series on CBC Newsworld.

He left the CBC in 1997 to concentrate on his writing. His 2005 novel A Perfect Night to Go to China won the 2005 Governor General's Award for English fiction, and is longlisted for the 2007 IMPAC Award. He is a graduate of Upper Canada College and the University of Toronto.

David Gilmour was the guitarist and, along with Roger Waters, lead vocalist for the progressive rock group Pink Floyd . Gilmour joined Pink Floyd in 1968, when he was asked to replace former frontman and guitarist Syd Barrett . Barrett was becoming increasingly difficult to work with (partly due to substance abuse), so Gilmour stepped in to fill the void. Gilmour’s contributions helped to define what would become known as the “Pink Floyd” sound. With Roger Waters , Gilmour co-wrote many of