Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930; Oxford DNB); writer. First published story, 'The Mystery of Sasassa Valley', published in Chambers's Edinburgh Journal in 1879. Published many short stories and novels; most famous for the Sherlock Holmes stories, beginning with A Study in Scarlet (1886). Also published non-fiction in the British Medical Journal. Joined the Society of Authors in 1890.
Sir John Scott Burdon Sanderson, baronet (1828–1905; Oxford DNB); pathologist and physiologist. Published many medical works. Appointed a Vice-President of the Society of Authors.
Sir (Samuel) Squire Sprigge (1860–1937; Oxford DNB); medical editor and author. Editor of The Lancet (1909); published articles on art and medicine, and books on medicine and the history of publishing. Appointed Secretary to the Society in 1889, taking over from James Stanley Little. Succeeded by George Herbert Thring in 1892. Chaired the Price of Novels Sub-Committee from 1909.
Sir Henry Thompson, first baronet (1820–1904; Oxford DNB); surgeon. Published primarily on urology, his medical specialty; also published two novels under the pseudonym Pen Oliver, Charley Kingston's Aunt (1885) and All But (1886). Appointed a Vice-President of the Society of Authors.