Francis Bacon (1561–1626) was an English Elizabethan philosopher, statesman and essayist.

Francis Bacon may also refer to:

• Francis Bacon (artist) (1909–1992), Irish-born English figurative painter
• Francis Bacon (cricketer) (1869–1915), English cricketer
• Francis Bacon (American football) (1894 – 1977), American football, baseball, and basketball player
• Francis Bacon (Ipswich MP) (1600–1663), English politician
• Francis Bacon (judge) (1587–1657), English judge
• Francis Thomas Bacon (1904–1992), English engineer who developed the hydrogen-oxygen fuel cell
• Francis M. Bacon (1835–1912), American woolen manufacturer and banker
• Francis T. Bacon (c. 1865–1909), supervising architect of the Illinois Central Railroad system

• Frank Bacon (disambiguation)