Birth name (and the other David Mitchell)

LOC authorities list Mitchell, David (David Stephen) for the novelist (LOC). He publishes as David Mitchell; Stephen is a middle name, not a separate alias. Readers searching "David Mitchell real name" sometimes confuse him with comedian David James Stuart Mitchell—this page is about the Cloud Atlas author only.

Novels and reputation

Mitchell's books include Ghostwritten, number9dream, Cloud Atlas (2004; Booker shortlist; later a film), Black Swan Green, The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet, The Bone Clocks, Slade House, and Utopia Avenue. He lived for years in Japan and often structures novels with nested or interlocking narratives (LOC; Bloomsbury profiles).

He remains an active literary novelist. This page sticks to public bibliographic facts.

Cloud Atlas paperback/hardcover The Bone Clocks Ghostwritten / Mitchell novels set

Why the "real name" question matters

Search interest in a celebrity's "real name" usually means a shortened everyday form, a middle name used as a handle, or a true stage/legal change. This page states which case applies and cites sources rather than gossip.

Readers comparing credits across IMDb, Wikipedia, and national filmographies sometimes find spelling variants (accents, hyphenation, maternal surnames). Where two reliable sources disagree on a middle name or exact birthplace wording, this draft notes both rather than inventing a single form.