007 at 100

To mark the centenary of Ian Fleming's birth (28 May), let us mix you a vodka martini (shaken, not stirred), and introduce you to some 007-related lives.

• Ian Lancaster Fleming (1908–1964): the creator

• Sir Fitzroy Hew Royle Maclean (1911–1996): the model?

• Terence Herbert Young (1915–1994): the director

• Albert Romolo [Cubby] Broccoli (1909–1996): the producer

• Ernö Goldfinger (1902–1987): the rival, at least in name

• Ellen Chapman (1830/31–1899): with Pussy Galore

• J. James Bond (1819–1883): the forgotten Bond

Don't forget: all 56,000 people in the Oxford DNB are freely available online via nearly all public libraries across the United Kingdom, with many offering remote access from home (or any other computer).