David Gilmour was born in Cambridge, England. His parents were Douglas and Sylvia Gilmour. At age 13, David was given his first guitar.
- David attended Cambridgeshire Highschool for Boys, where he met future Pink Floyd guitarist and vocalist Syd Barrett as well as Roger Waters who would be the bands future bassist. In September 1962, David studied modern english with Syd and Roger, and following that went to Cambridge Technical College.