Francis Bacon
English philosopher and statesman proposed as Shakespeare's true author
Francis Bacon (English philosopher and statesman proposed as Shakespeare's true author) is discussed on podcasts in TMT.
Discussed in
Selects: Did Shakespeare really write all that stuff?Stuff You Should Know · May 30, 2026 · 56 min
Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant survey the Shakespeare authorship question, weighing the documentary evidence and alternative candidates such as Bacon, de Vere, Marlowe and Bassano.