David Gemmell
- Born
- 1 August 1948 (57 years old)
- Passed away
- 28 July 2006
- Place of birth
- London, England, UK
- Gender
- Male
David Andrew Gemmell (1948 – 2006) was a British author of heroic fantasy, best known for his debut novel, Legend. A former journalist and newspaper editor, Gemmell had his first work of fiction published in 1984. He went on to write over thirty novels.