Writers from Bournemouth

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley was an English novelist who wrote the Gothic novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (1818), which is considered an early example of science fiction. She also edited and promoted the works of her husband, the Romantic poet and philosopher Percy Bysshe Shelley. Her father was the political philosopher William Godwin and her mother was the philosopher and women's rights advocate Mary Wollstonecraft.

Millie Bonnie Bongiovi, known professionally as Millie Bobby Brown, is a British actress and film producer. She gained international recognition for playing Eleven in the Netflix science fiction series Stranger Things (2016–2025), for which she received nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2018, Brown was featured in the Time 100 list of the world's most influential people. She was the youngest person ever appointed as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.

British poet and author (1880–1943)

British art historian and Soviet spy (1907-1983)

English author and curator

Canadian psychology professor (1943–2012)

British writer (1939–2018)

British writer (1898–1996)

English restaurant critic, television cook and writer (1909-1994)

British dramatist and screenwriter (1932–2021)

British economist (1912-2007)

British writer (1953-2017)

American essayist and memoirist

British writer (1912–1964)

British journalist