How many Francis Bacons can you name off the top of your head NB I’m about to spoil the game

April 11, 2026 - 11:36 UTC

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I like that the one who got the name first remains Wikipedia’s default option.
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You ruined it for me now. You're the guy that says I don't know what happened but I think but he dies at the end, on TV shows 😆
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Some might say that such knowledge is power.
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France is bacon
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(PS My parents met while teaching at a school called Francis Bacon School, and evidently it was named after the philosopher and not the sadomasochistic artist but I like the idea that it might have been the woollens manufacturer)
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ooh, Mr Marsden is ringing a bell - did he teach Geography or was it Woodwork?
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I always liked to think the painter was a big Motown fan and so decided to call his son Smokey
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I worked with a web developer called Francis Bacon once.
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“I’m a big admirer of Francis Bacon!”

“The artist?”

“No, not that one.”

“The philosopher?”

“No, not him either”

“…”
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Several of these Bacons made reckless decisions in their life, but who was the rasher
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Mate.
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Francis Bacon (American football) (1894 – 1977) was a great all-rounder but critics bemoaned his streaky performances because of his lack of focus on a single discipline.
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Beer thieving micro-pig Frances Bacon one of the greats.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-32050503
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'Knowledge is power, France is bacon.'
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Collective noun should be a butty of Bacons
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This is what Bluesky is for.
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Three more:

Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon

Oh, nearly forgot one:

Francis Bacon
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PS the second from last was a total prick
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I forgot those ones
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Oh my god. That's a whole lot of Francises Bacon.
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A veritable breakfast of Bacon!
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The collective term for a group of Bacons is a rasher.
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Perhaps a prolific vampire
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nb (nota bacon)
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Either this is an online trend or a spooky coincidence, my daughter asked me the same thing a couple of days ago.
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😲
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Lardons is France’s Bacon
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I can't believe I didn't get Francis Bacon, but pretty proud of myself for getting Francis Bacon.
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It’s a compelling challenge I admit
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In Dorset we call this game How Many Thomas Hardy(e)s
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Can only ever think of that guy who thought people were saying 'France is bacon' and couldn't understand why nobody was talking about it more
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Beat me to it 😅
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