Gavin Stamp was born on 15 March 1948 in Bromley, London, England, UK. He was married to Rosemary Hill and Alexandra Artley. He died on 30 December 2017 in the UK.
Architectural historian and notable buildings campaigner , he was a columnist in Private Eye under the pseudonym Piloti. He is the grandnephew of famed scientists Josiah Stamp and Sir Dudley Stamp.