Michael Bond
Novelist
Authored 26 installments of the popular Paddington Bear book series between 1958 and 2014. He also penned the Olga da Polga series and the Monsieur Pamplemousse series.
He developed a love for trains while visiting Reading Station as a child.
He sold over 35 million books in over 20 countries.
He married and had two children.
A 2014 film called Paddington was released based on Bond's books, featuring Ben Whishaw as the voice of Paddington.