•
Dracula by
Bram Stoker: A Russian ship, the
Demeter, having weighed anchor at
Varna, runs aground on the shores of
Whitby, North Yorkshire, England, during a fierce tempest. Whitby continues to celebrate its link with Dracula, as well as its Victorian gothic past • Beedle the Bard: In
J. K. Rowling's
Harry Potter wizarding world, he is the fictional author of
The Tales of Beedle the Bard. Beedle was born in Yorkshire in the 15th century. •
Robinson Crusoe: The title character from the novel by
Daniel Defoe is from York • Robin Ellacott,
Cormoran Strike's detective partner in the Cormoran Strike series by
Robert Galbraith, was raised in
Masham, North Yorkshire ==Others==