Gemini on Question 17, Sep 20

Based on the original James Bond novels by Ian Fleming, James Bond's actual passport number is never stated.

While Fleming was famous for giving readers hyper-specific details about Bond's life—down to the exact model of his firearms, the specific caliber of his ammunition, the vintage of his champagne, and the exact number of gold bands on his custom Morland cigarettes—he never provided a numeric passport number.

However, Fleming did provide several consistent details about Bond's passports throughout the books:

• •The Type: He almost always travels on a standard, regular British passport rather than a diplomatic one (which M deemed too conspicuous).
• •The Profession: When traveling under his own name, his passport typically lists his profession as a "Company Director" or a representative of "Universal Export" (the long-standing cover company for MI6).
• •Aliases: Bond frequently uses forged passports provided by MI6's Q-Branch when traveling under assumed identities. Examples include traveling as "Peter Franks" in Diamonds Are Forever, "Sir Hilary Bray" in On Her Majesty's Secret Service, and "Mark Hazard" in The Man with the Golden Gun.

Even in From Russia, with Love, which features a highly detailed SMERSH dossier on Bond that lists his exact height (183 centimeters), weight (76 kilograms), eye color, and the locations of his scars, his passport number is notably absent from his file.

(Note: If you have seen passport numbers associated with Bond—such as on replica props—those originate entirely from the film franchise's art departments, not from Ian Fleming's text.)