3. Like his creator, Ian Fleming, James Bond was educated at Eton.

2. James Bond’s father was Andrew Bond, a Scottish businessman. His mother was Monique Delacroix, from Switzerland.

1. Actually, it’s Sir Thomas, not Sir Sean. His full name is Thomas Sean Connery.

Fleming chose Bond’s name from a book he owned, Birds Of The West Indies, a study of Caribbean birds by James Bond published in 1936

4. The Bond family motto was “The world is not enough”.

5. Fleming chose Bond’s name from a book he owned, Birds Of The West Indies, a study of Caribbean birds by James Bond published in 1936.

6. Fleming said he chose it because it was “the dullest name I ever heard”.

7. The only Bond films to win Oscars are Skyfall (sound editing and original song), Goldfinger (sound effects) and Thunderball (visual effects).