People in Fiction
- 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 the 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.
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