Ian Fleming(1908-1964)

This is a name you may not have heard of. However his story is more amazing than almost any other man's. Ian Fleming was a British spy during WWII. He was the mastermind behind Operation Goldeneye and Operation Mincemeat. In Operation mincemeat the British took a dead body, put it in the clothes of a British solder gave it a suitcase with documents to mislead the Nazis. After the war he stated on his most famous works, the James Bond books(recognize Operation Goldeneye now). He is thought of to be the inspiration for James Bond.