MUSICIAN

David Gilmour

1946 - Today

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David Jon Gilmour ( GHIL-mor; born 6 March 1946) is an English guitarist, singer and songwriter who is a member of the rock band Pink Floyd. He joined in 1967, shortly before the departure of the founder member Syd Barrett. By the early 1980s, Pink Floyd had become one of the highest-selling and most acclaimed acts in music history. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Gilmour has received more than 12,171,544 page views. His biography is available in 64 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 62 in 2019). David Gilmour is the 38th most popular musician (up from 50th in 2019), the 209th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 246th in 2019) and the 16th most popular British Musician.

David Gilmour is most famous for being a guitarist and vocalist for the rock band Pink Floyd.

Memorability Metrics

  • 12M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 70.30

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 64

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.08

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.26

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, David Gilmour ranks 38 out of 3,175. Before him are Pete Townshend, Alexander Glazunov, Frank Zappa, Keith Richards, Giuseppe Tartini, and Sting. After him are Brian Wilson, Chuck Berry, André Rieu, Maria Anna Mozart, Ronnie James Dio, and Syd Barrett.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, David Gilmour ranks 26. Before him are Queen Anne-Marie of Greece, Rivellino, Diane Keaton, David Lynch, Dianne Wiest, and Gianni Versace. After him are Elfriede Jelinek, Hassanal Bolkiah, Susan Sarandon, Guus Hiddink, Tommy Lee Jones, and Syd Barrett.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, David Gilmour ranks 209 out of 8,785. Before him are Keith Richards (1943), Judi Dench (1934), Joe Cocker (1944), Anne Brontë (1820), Bernard Montgomery (1887), and Sting (1951). After him are Millvina Dean (1912), Edward the Elder (871), Empress Matilda (1102), Henry IV of England (1367), Ben Kingsley (1943), and C. S. Lewis (1898).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, David Gilmour ranks 16. Before him are Eric Clapton (1945), Brian May (1947), Roger Waters (1943), Pete Townshend (1945), Keith Richards (1943), and Sting (1951). After him are Syd Barrett (1946), Jimmy Page (1944), Roger Taylor (1949), Brian Jones (1942), John Deacon (1951), and Charlie Watts (1941).

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