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{{Short description|People with family name "Bacon"}}
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'''Bacon''' is an [[England|English]] [[surname]] originally from [[Duchy of Normandy|Normandy]] and [[England]].
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==Etymology==
Its [[etymology]] is uncertain, with {{ill|Richard Stephen Charnock|lt=Charnock|qid=Q47472271|s=1|v=sup}} favoring a derivation from a diminutive of [[Germanic languages|Germanic]] ''bach''  ("little stream, creek"){{sfnp|Charnock|1868}}{{refn|Cognate with [[Old Norse]] ''{{lang|non|bekkr}}'' which gave its name to [[Bec Abbey]] in Normandy.}} and others from an eponymous seigniory in [[Duchy of Normandy|Normandy]] or from a corruption of [[Beacon]].{{sfnp|Charnock|1868}} It is sometimes [[Folk etymology|folk etymologized]] from ''[[bacon]]''.<ref>{{Cite surname db|surname=Bacon|access-date=15 October 2015}}</ref>

==People==
* [[Albion Fellows Bacon]] (1865–1933), American reformer and writer
* [[Alice Bacon (disambiguation)|Alice Bacon]] (disambiguation)
** [[Alice Bacon, Baroness Bacon|Alice Martha Bacon]] (1909–1993), English politician and baroness
* [[Amanda Chantal Bacon]], American entrepreneur
* [[Anne Bacon]] ({{Ca|1528}}–1610), English scholar, translator, and lady of the British court
* [[Anthony Bacon (disambiguation)|Anthony Bacon]] (disambiguation)
** [[Anthony Bacon (British Army officer)|Anthony Bacon]] (1796–1864), British cavalry officer during the Napoleonic wars
** [[Anthony Bacon (industrialist)|Anthony Bacon]] (1718–1786), English-born merchant and industrialist
* [[Toni Frissell|Antoinette Frissell Bacon]] (1907–1988), American photographer; better known as Toni Frissell
* [[Arthur Bacon]] (1905–1942), English footballer
* [[Augustus O. Bacon|Augustus Octavius Bacon]] (1839–1914), American politician
* [[Benjamin Wisner Bacon]] (1860–1932), American theologian
* [[Benoit-Antoine Bacon]], Canadian neuropsychologist
* [[Bertha Bacon]] (1866–1922), British suffragette 
* [[Brady Bacon]] ({{Abbr|b.|born}} 1990), American race car driver
* {{ill|Sir Butts Bacon, 1st Baronet|lt=Butts Bacon|qid=Q75416614|s=1|v=sup}} (1580–1661), English politician; one of the [[Bacon baronets]]
* [[Cecil W Bacon|Cecil Walter Bacon]] (1905–1992), British artist and illustrator
* [[Charles Bacon (disambiguation)|Charles Bacon]] (disambiguation)
** [[Charles Bacon (sculptor)|Charles Bacon]] (1821–1886), English sculptor
* [[Charlotte Bacon (disambiguation)|Charlotte Bacon]] (disambiguation)
** [[Lady Charlotte Bacon|Charlotte Bacon]] (1801–1880), English aristocrat
* [[Chris Bacon (disambiguation)|Christopher Bacon]] (disambiguation)
** [[Chris Bacon (boxer)|Christopher Gerald Bacon]] ({{Abbr|b.|born}} 1969), Australian Olympic judoka and boxer
* [[Christylez Bacon]] ({{Abbr|b.|born}} 1986), American hip-hop musician
* [[Clara Latimer Bacon]] (1866–1948), American mathematician
* [[Clarrie Bacon|Clarence George "Clarrie" Bacon]] (1889–1954), English footballer; better known as Clarrie Bacon
* [[Cyril Bacon]] (1919–2001), English footballer
* [[Cyrus Bacon]] ({{Ca|1796}}–1873), American politician
* [[Everett Bacon|C. Everett "Ev" Bacon]] (1890–1989), American football player from Wesleyan University, in College Football Hall of Fame
* [[C. Shannon Bacon]] ({{Abbr|b.|born}} 1971 or 1972), American judge
* [[Daisy Bacon|Daisy Sarah Bacon]] (1898–1986), American magazine editor
* [[Daniel Bacon (disambiguation)|Daniel Bacon]] (disambiguation)
** [[Daniel S. Bacon|Daniel Stanton Bacon]] (1798–1866), American politician and judge
* [[David Bacon (disambiguation)|David Bacon]] (disambiguation)
** [[David Bacon (missionary)|David Bacon]] (1771–1817), American missionary and explorer
** [[David Bacon (photojournalist)|David Bacon]] ({{Abbr|b.|born}} 1948), American photojournalist
** [[David F. Bacon]] ({{Abbr|b.|born}} 1963), American computer programmer
* [[Delia Bacon]] (1811–1859), American Anti-Stratfordian
* [[Dick Bacon]] (1932–2000), nudist from Wisconsin
* [[Dolores Bacon]] (1870–1934), American novelist
* [[Don Bacon (disambiguation)|Donald Bacon]] (disambiguation)
** [[Don Bacon (microbiologist)|Donald Frederick Bacon]] (1926–2020), New Zealand microbiologist
** [[Don Bacon (baseball)|Donald John Bacon]] ({{Abbr|b.|born}} 1935), American baseball player and manager
** [[Don Bacon|Donald John Bacon]] ({{Abbr|b.|born}} 1963), American politician
* [[Dorothy Bacon]], American lawn and indoor bowls player
* [[Dorothy Carolin Bacon]] (1902–1998), American economist
* [[Dwayne Bacon]] ({{Abbr|b.|born}} 1995), American basketball player
* [[Edgar Bacon (disambiguation)|Edgar Bacon]] (disambiguation)
** [[Edgar Bacon|Edgar Hugh Bacon]] (1887–1963), British wrestler
* [[Edmund Bacon (disambiguation)|Edmund Bacon]] (disambiguation)
** [[Edmund Bacon (1785–1866)|Edmund Bacon]] (1785–1866), American business manager and overseer for Thomas Jefferson
** [[Edmund Bacon (architect)|Edmund Bacon]] (1910–2005), American urban planner
** [[Sir Edmund Bacon, 13th Baronet|Edmund Castell Bacon]] (1903–1982), knighted British landowner and businessman; one of the Bacon baronets
* [[Edward Bacon (disambiguation)|Edward Bacon]] (disambiguation)
** [[Edward Denny Bacon]] (1860–1938), knighted British philatelist and curator (1913–1938) of the Royal Philatelic Collection
** [[Edward Woolsey Bacon]] (1843–1887), American Congregational preacher and writer
* [[Edwin Munroe Bacon]] (1844–1916), American writer and editor
* [[Elijah W. Bacon|Elijah William Bacon]] ({{Ca|1836}}–1864), Union Army Medal of Honor recipient
* [[Elizabeth Bacon (disambiguation)|Elizabeth Bacon]] (disambiguation)
** [[Elizabeth Bacon (died 1621)|Elizabeth Bacon]] ({{Ca|1541}}–1621), English aristocrat
** [[Elizabeth D. Bacon|Elizabeth Daken Bacon]] (1844–1917), American suffragist and educator
* [[Emily Bacon]] (1891–1972), American pediatrician
* [[Ephraim Bacon]] ({{Ca|1780}}–1826), American church minister
* [[Ernest Bacon|Ernest Aubrey Bacon]] (1893–1966), British wrestler and civil servant
*[[Ernie Bacon|Ernest Frederick Bacon]] (1896–1972), English footballer
*[[Ernst Bacon|Ernst Lecher Bacon]] (1898–1990), American composer and pianis
*[[Eugen Bacon]], Tanzanian-Australian computer scientist and author of speculative fiction
*[[Eugenia Jones Bacon]] (1840–1920), American writer
* [[Eugenia M. Bacon|Eugenia McKenzie Bacon]] (1853–1933), American suffragist and public library advocate
* [[Eva Bacon]] (1909–1994), Australian socialist, feminist, and pacifist
* [[Evan Bacon]] ({{Abbr|b.|born}} 1997), American LEGO-artist and software developer
* [[Evelyn Bacon|Evelyn Louise Bacon]] ({{Abbr|b.|born}} 1949), Canadian politician
* [[Ezekiel Bacon]] (1776–1870), American politician
* [[Faith Bacon]] (1910 –1956), American dancer and actress
* [[Francis Bacon (disambiguation)|Francis Bacon]] (disambiguation)
** [[Francis Bacon]] (1561–1626), knighted and ennobled English lawyer, philosopher, statesman, and author
** [[Francis Bacon (artist)|Francis Bacon]] (1909–1992), Anglo-Irish painter
** [[Francis Thomas Bacon]] (1904–1992), British engineer
* [[Frank Bacon (disambiguation)|Frank Bacon]] (disambiguation)
** [[Frank Bacon (actor)|Frank Bacon]] (1864–1922), American actor and playwright
** [[Frank L. Bacon|Frank Leander Bacon]] (1841–1917), American politician
* [[Frederick Bacon (disambiguation)|Frederick Bacon]] (disambiguation)
** [[Fred Bacon|Frederick E. Bacon]] ({{Abbr|d.|died}} 1954) British runner 
** [[Frederick J. Bacon|Frederick James Bacon]] (1871–1948) American banjoist and banjo manufacturer 
** [[Frederick S. Bacon|Frederick Stanley Bacon]] (1877–1861) American Football coach
* [[Gareth Bacon|Gareth Andrew Bacon]] ({{Abbr|b.|born}} 1972), British Conservative politician
* [[Gaspar G. Bacon|Gaspar Griswold Bacon Sr.]] (1886–1947), American politician
* [[George Bacon (disambiguation)|George Bacon]] (disambiguation)
** [[George B. Bacon|George Blagden Bacon]] (1836–1876), American Congregational preacher and writer
** [[George Washington Bacon]] (1830–1922), American cartographer and publisher
* [[Georgeanna Woolsey|Georgeanna Muirson Woolsey Bacon]] (1833–1906), American author and nurse; better known as Georgeanna Woolsey
* [[Gertrude Bacon]] (1874–1949), British writer, aeronaut and botanist
* [[Guy Bacon]] (1936–2018), Canadian politician
* [[Helen H. Bacon|Helen Hazard Bacon]] (1919–2007), American classical philologist
* [[Henry Bacon (disambiguation)|Henry Bacon]] (disambiguation)
** [[Henry Bacon (painter)|Henry Bacon]] (1839–1912), American painter
** [[Henry Bacon]] (1866–1924), American architect
* [[Irving Bacon]] (1893–1965), American character actor
* [[James Bacon (disambiguation)|James Bacon]] (disambiguation)
** [[James Bacon (judge)|James Bacon]] (1798–1895), British judge
** [[Jim Bacon (politician)|James Alexander Bacon]] (1950–2004), Premier of Tasmania, Australia
** [[Jim Bacon (rugby)|James Arthur Bacon]] (1896–1968), Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer
* [[Bacon Brothers (gangsters)|Jamie, Jonathan, and Jarrod Bacon]], Canadian gangsters
* [[Janet Ruth Bacon]] (1891–1965), British educator
* [[Jaylen Bacon]] ({{Abbr|b.|born}} 1996), American sprinter
* [[Jean Bacon]] ({{Abbr|b.|born}} 1942), British computer scientist
* [[Jennifer Bacon]], American attorney, educator, and politician
* [[J. S. Bacon|Jeremiah S. Bacon]] (1858–1939), American politician
* [[Joanna Bacon]] ({{Abbr|b.|born}} 1962), British architect
* [[John Bacon (disambiguation)|John Bacon]] (disambiguation)
** [[John Baconthorpe|John Bacon]] ({{Ca|1290}}–1347), English Carmelite friar and philosopher better known as John Baconthorpe
** [[John Bacon (Massachusetts politician)|John Bacon]] (1728–1820), United States Representative from Massachusetts
** [[John Bacon (sculptor, born 1740)|John Bacon Sr.]] (1740–1799), British sculptor
** [[John Bacon (sculptor, born 1777)|John Bacon Jr.]] (1777–1859), British sculptor
** [[John E. Bacon (South Carolina politician)|John Edmund Bacon]] (1830–1897), American lawyer, politician, diplomat, and judge
** [[John Henry Frederick Bacon]] (1865–1914), British painter and illustrator
** [[John Mackenzie Bacon]] (1846–1904), English astronomer, aeronaut, and lecturer
** [[John M. Bacon|John Mosby Bacon]] (1844–1913), United States Army general
* [[Jono Bacon|Jonathan Edward James Bacon]] ({{Abbr|b.|born}} 1979), software engineer and Ubuntu Community Manager; better known as Jono Bacon
* [[Joséphine Bacon]] ({{Abbr|b.|born}} 1947), [[Innu]] poet
* [[Josephine Daskam Bacon]] (1876–1961), American writer
* [[Jules Bacon|Jules S. Bacon]] (1917–2007), American bodybuilder
* [[Kelyn Bacon|Kelyn Meher Bacon]] ({{Abbr|b.|born}} 1973), knighted British judge; also known as Kelyn Meher Bacon Darwin
* [[Ken Bacon (disambiguation)|Kenneth Bacon]] (disambiguation)
** [[Kenneth Bacon|Kenneth Hogate Bacon]] (1944–2009), American journalist
** [[Ken Bacon (politician)|Kenneth John Bacon]] ({{Abbr|b.|born}} 1944), Australian politician
* [[Katherine Bacon]] (1896–1982), English classical pianist
* [[Kevin Bacon (disambiguation)|Kevin Bacon]] (disambiguation)
** [[Kevin Bacon|Kevin Norwood Bacon]] ({{Abbr|b.|born}} 1958), American film actor
* [[Coy Bacon|Lander McCoy Bacon]] (1942&ndash;2008), American football defensive lineman; better known as Coy Bacon
* [[Lee Bacon]] ({{Abbr|b.|born}} 1979), American children's author
* [[Leonard Bacon (disambiguation)|Leonard Bacon]] (disambiguation)
** [[Leonard Bacon]] (1802–1881), American Congregational preacher and writer
** [[Leonard Bacon (poet)|Leonard Bacon]] (1887–1954), American poet, translator, and literary critic
* [[Lindo Bacon]], American nutritionist
* [[Lise Bacon]] (1934–2025), Canadian politician
* [[Liz Bacon]] ({{Abbr|b.|born}} 1963), Canadian professor of computer science
* [[Lloyd Bacon|Lloyd Francis Bacon]] (1889–1955), American actor
* [[Lori Bacon]] ({{Abbr|b.|born}} 1959), Canadian entrepreneur
* [[Louis Bacon (musician)|Louis Bacon]] (1904–1967), American jazz musician
* [[Louis Bacon|Louis Moore Bacon]] ({{Abbr|b.|born}} 1956), American hedge fund manager and billionaire
* [[Louisa Barwell|Louisa Mary Bacon]] (1800–1885), British musician and writer; better known as Louisa Barwell
* [[Lucy Bacon|Lucy Angeline Bacon]] (1857–1932), American artist
* [[Mabel Marks Bacon]] (1876 –1966), American hotelier
* [[Mae Bacon]] (1897–1981), British actress
* [[Mark R. Bacon|Mark Reeves Bacon]] (1852–1941), American politician
* [[Margaret Bacon (disambiguation)|Margaret Bacon]] (disambiguation)
** [[Peggy Bacon|Margaret Frances Bacon]] (1895–1987), American artist and author; better known as Peggy Bacon
* [[Greta Keller|Margaretha "Greta" Bacon]] (1903–1977), American singer; better known as Greta Keller
* [[Madi Bacon|Maria "Madi" Helena Bacon]] (1906–2001), American musician, choral conductor, educator, and athlete; better known as Madi Bacon
* [[Marjorie May Bacon]] (1902–1988), English printmaker and painter
* [[Mary Bacon]] (1948–1991), American thoroughbred jockey and model
* [[Mathew Bacon]] ({{Ca|1700|1775}}), British legal writer
* [[Matthew Bacon (cricketer)|Matthew Boyce Bacon]] ({{Abbr|b.|born}} 1993), New Zealand cricketer
* [[Max Bacon (disambiguation)|Max Bacon]] (disambiguation)
** [[Max Bacon]], British rock singer for [[Nightwing (band)|Nightwing]] and [[GTR (band)|GTR]]
** [[Max Bacon (politician)|Max E. Bacon]] ({{Abbr|b.|born}} 1941), Missouri jurist and legislator
* [[Michael Bacon (disambiguation)|Michael Bacon]] (disambiguation)
** [[Michael Bacon (musician)|Michael Bacon]] ({{Abbr|b.|born}} 1949), American musician
* [[Montagu Bacon]] (1688–1749), English scholar and critic
* [[Nathaniel Bacon (disambiguation)|Nathaniel Bacon]] (disambiguation)
** [[Nathaniel Bacon of Stiffkey|Nathaniel Bacon]] ({{abbr|d.|died}} 1622), English lawyer and politician
** [[Nathaniel Bacon (painter)|Nathaniel Bacon]] (1585–1627), knighted English painter, landowner and horticulturist
** [[Nathaniel Bacon (English politician)|Nathaniel Bacon]] (1593–1660), English politician
** [[Nathaniel Bacon (Virginia colonist)|Nathaniel Bacon]] (1647–1676), Virginia colonist and instigator of [[Bacon's Rebellion]]
* [[Nicholas Bacon (disambiguation)|Nicholas Bacon]] (disambiguation)
** [[Nicholas Bacon (Lord Keeper)|Nicholas Bacon]] (1510–1579), English politician during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I and Lord Keeper of the Great Seal
** [[Sir Nicholas Bacon, 1st Baronet, of Redgrave|Nicholas Bacon]] ({{Ca|1540}}–1624), English politician and the first man created a baronet; first of the Bacon baronets
** [[Nicholas Bacon (Ipswich MP)|Nicholas Bacon]] ({{Ca|1622}}–1687) English politician
** [[Sir Nicholas Bacon, 14th Baronet|Nicholas Hickman Ponsonby Bacon]] ({{Abbr|b.|born}} 1953), British baronet, lawyer, and Page of Honour to Queen Elizabeth II; one of the Bacon baronets
* [[Nick Bacon|Nicky Daniel Bacon]] (1945–2010), American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient; better known as Nick Bacon
* [[Orrin Bacon]] (1821–1893), American politician
* [[Paul Bacon (disambiguation)|Paul Bacon]] (disambiguation)
** [[Paul Bacon (politician)|Paul Bacon]] (1907–1999), French politician
* [[Percy Bacon Brothers|Percy Charles Haydon Bacon]], British stained-glass artist and sculptor
* [[Peter C. Bacon|Peter Child Bacon]] (1804–1886), American lawyer
* [[Phanuel Bacon]] (1700–1783), English playwright, poet, and author
* [[Philemon Bacon]] ({{Abbr|d.|died}} 1666), captain in the Royal Navy
* [[Philip Bacon|Philip John Bacon]] ({{Abbr|b.|born}} 1947), Australian art dealer and philanthropist
* [[Phoebe Bacon]] ({{Abbr|b.|born}} 2002), American swimmer
* [[Randall Bacon]], American actor and former football player
* [[Ranulph Bacon|Ranulph Robert Maunsell Bacon]] (1906–1988), British police officer
* [[Reginald Bacon|Reginald Hugh Spencer Bacon]] (1863–1952), Royal Navy admiral
* [[Richard Bacon (disambiguation)|Richard Bacon]] (disambiguation)
** [[Richard Bacon (politician)|Richard Michael Bacon]] ({{Abbr|b.|born}} 1962), British politician
** [[Richard Bacon (broadcaster)|Richard Paul Bacon]] ({{Abbr|b.|born}} 1975), English television and radio presenter
* [[Rick Bacon]] ({{Abbr|b.|born}} 1955), Canadian volleyball player
* [[Robert Bacon (disambiguation)|Robert Bacon]] (disambiguation)
** [[Robert Bacon (writer)|Robert Bacon]] ({{Abbr|d.|died}} 1248), English Dominican writer
** [[Robert Bacon]] (1860–1919), American diplomat
** [[Robert L. Bacon|Robert Low Bacon]] (1884–1938), American politician
* [[Roger Bacon (disambiguation)|Roger Bacon]] (disambiguation)
** [[Roger Bacon]] (1214–1295), Franciscan friar, English philosopher
* [[Romain Bacon]] ({{Abbr|b.|born}} 1990), French cyclist
* [[Ronald Bacon]] ({{Abbr|b.|born}} 1946), American respiratory therapist and politician
* [[Ronnie Bacon|Ronald Alfred Sydney Bacon]] (1935–2020), English footballer
* [[Ruth E. Bacon|Ruth Elizabeth Bacon]] (1908–1985), American foreign service officer
* [[Samuel Bacon]] (1781–1820), American lawyer, newspaper editor, and colonist
* [[Sarah Bacon]] ({{Abbr|b.|born}} 1996), American diver
* [[Scott Bacon]] ({{abbr|b.|born}} 1977), Australian politician, son of Jim Bacon
* [[Selden D. Bacon|Selden Daskam Bacon]] (1909–1992), Yale professor of sociology and alcoholism researcher
* [[Sosie Bacon|Sosie Ruth Bacon]] ({{abbr|b.|born}} 1992), American film actress
* [[Stanley Bacon|Stanley Vivian Bacon]] (1885–1952), British wrestler
* [[Steevi Bacon]], musician from London
* [[Sylvia Bacon|Sylvia A. Bacon]] (1931–2023), judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
* [[Thomas Bacon (disambiguation)|Thomas Bacon]] (disambiguation)
** [[Thomas Bacon (academic)|Thomas Bacon]] ({{Abbr|d.|died}} 1559), English academic
** [[Thomas Bacon (priest)|Thomas Bacon]] (1711/1712–1768), Anglican clergyman
** [[Thomas Rutherford Bacon]] (1850–1913), American Congregational preacher, writer, professor of history
* [[Tim Bacon|Timothy Alan Bacon]] (1964–2016), British actor and restaurateur
* [[Tony Bacon]], American table football player
* Venancio "Anciong" Bacon, inventor of [[Balintawak Eskrima]]
* [[Virginia Cleaver Bacon]] (1883–1930), Oregon State Librarian
* [[Virginia P. Bacon|Virginia Purdy Bacon]] (1853–1919), American heiress and art dealer
* [[Waine Bacon]] ({{Abbr|b.|born}} 1979), American football player
* [[Waller Bacon]] ({{Ca|1669}}–1734), British lawyer and Whig politician
* [[Walter Bacon (disambiguation)]], several people
* [[Wendy Bacon]] ({{Abbr|b.|born}} 1946), Australian academic, investigative journalist, and political activist
* [[William J. Bacon|William Johnson Bacon]] (1803–1889), American politician and judge
* [[William Thompson Bacon]] (1812–1881), American minister, editor, and author
* [[Winchel Bacon|Winchel Dailey Bacon]] (1816–1894), American politician
* [[W. Meredith Bacon]], American political scientist and LGBT rights activist
* [[Yehuda Bacon]] ({{Abbr|b.|born}} 1929), Israeli artist and Holocaust survivor

== Other people with the name "Bacon" ==

* [[Albert B. Fall|Albert Bacon Fall]] (1861–1944), American politician
* [[Anne Bacon Drury]] (1572–1624), English literary patron
* [[Bacon Rind]] ({{Ca|1860}}–1932), [[Osage Nation|Osage]] politician
* [[Camille Bacon-Smith]], American scholar and novelist
* [[Elizabeth Bacon Custer]] (1842–1933), American journalist and memoirist
* [[Florence Hannah Bacon Marsh]] (1881–1948), British botanist
* [[George Bacon Wood]] (1797–1879), American physician
* [[Harriet Bacon MacDonald]] (1865–1935), American musician
* [[John Bacon McDonald]] (1859–1927), United States Army general
* [[John Bacon Sawrey Morritt]] ({{Ca|1772}}–1843), British politician
* [[Joseph Bacon Fraser|Joseph Bacon Fraser Sr.]] (1895–1971), United States Army general
* [[Joseph Bacon Fraser Jr.]] (1926–2014), American architect
* [[June Bacon-Bercey]] (1928–2019), American meteorologist
* [[Linus B. Comins|Linus Bacon Comins]] (1817–1892), American politician
* [[Matthew Bacon Sellers Jr.]] (1869–1932), American inventor and scientist
* [[Peter Bacon Hales]] (1950–2014), American historian, professor, musician, and photographer
* [[Samuel Bacon Hillocks]] (1869–1937), Canadian politician, minister, and inventor
* [[Sarah Bacon Tunnicliff]] (1872–1957), American clubwoman
* [[Sydney Bacon Palmer]] (1890–1954), British clubman
* [[Thomas B. Fugate|Thomas Bacon Fugate]] (1899–1980), American politician
* [[Tilman B. Parks|Tilman Bacon Parks]] (1872–1950), American lawyer and politician
* [[Wilbur Bacon Camp]] (1860–1918), American architect
* [[Wilford Bacon Hoggatt]] (1865–1938), American naval officer and sixth Governor of the District of Alaska
* [[William B. Oliver|William Bacon Oliver]] (1867–1948), American politician
* [[William Bacon Stevens]] (1815–1887), American bishop
* [[William Bacon Wright]] (1830–1895), Confederate politician

== Fictional characters ==

* Abra Bacon, character in John Steinbeck's ''[[East of Eden (novel)|East of Eden]]''
* Don Bacon, the main antagonist of the mobile game ''[[Angry Birds Evolution]]''
* [[List of Grange Hill characters|Sam Bacon]], character in ''[[Grange Hill]]''

==Further lists==
* [[Ed Bacon (disambiguation)|Ed Bacon]] (disambiguation)
* [[General Bacon (disambiguation)|General Bacon]]
* [[Justice Bacon (disambiguation)]]
* [[Senator Bacon (disambiguation)|Senator Bacon]]
* [[Bacon baronets]], a position in the English peerage held by several Bacons

==See also==
* [[Bacon (disambiguation)]]

==References==
===Citations===
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===Bibliography===
* {{citation |last=Charnock |first=Richard Stephen |title=Ludus Patronymicus; or, The Etymology of Curious Surnames |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TGwCAAAAQAAJ |contribution=Bacon |contribution-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TGwCAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA4 |page=4 |location=London |publisher=Trübner & Co. |date=1868 }}.

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