- English physician and satirist, born in Holland.
- English compiler of a book of travels.
- Bernard de. ?1670–1733, English author, born in Holland, noted for his satire The Fable of the Bees (1723)
- Sir John. 14th century, English author of The Travels of Sir John Mandeville. The book claims to be an account of the author's journeys in the East but is largely a compilation from other works
