Inspirations for James Bond(a fictional character created in 1953) included 16 separate people born in the 1880s.
A number of real-life inspirations have been suggested for James Bond, the fictional character created in 1953 by British author, journalist and Naval Intelligence officer Ian Fleming; Bond appeared in twelve novels and nine short stories by Fleming, as well as a number of continuation novels and twenty-six films, with seven actors playing the role of Bond. R.H. Bruce Lockhart 2 September 1887 - 27 February 1970 Sidney Cotton 17 June 1894  13 February 1969 Patrick Dalzel-Job 1 June 1913  14 October 2003 Wilfred (Biffy) Dunderdale 24 December 1899  13 November 1990 Peter Fleming 31 May 1907  18 August 1971 Sandy Glen 18 April 1912  6 March 2004 Duane Hudson 11 August 1910  1 November 1995 Fitzroy Maclean 11 March 1911  15 June 1996 Michael Mason  Merlin Minshall 21 December 1906  3 September 1987 Conrad O'Brien-ffrench 19 November 1893  23 October 1986 Dusko Popov 10 July 1912  10 August 1981 Sidney Reilly 24 March 1873  5 November 1925 Peter Smithers 9 December 1913  8 June 2006 William Stephenson 23 January 1897  31 January 1989 Forest Yeo-Thomas 17 June 1902  26 February 1964 Besides real life individuals, James Bond was also inspired by one of Dennis Wheatley's characters; the secret agent Gregory Sallust, based on Wheatley's late friend Gordon Eric Gordon-Tombe. 
