Sigmund Freud

May 6,1856 - September 23, 1939

He was a neurologist who formed the idea and practice of psychoanalysis. Freud is known for the Oedipus Complex and the id, ego, and superego.

“I no longer believe that… the actor from Stratford was the author of the works that have been ascribed to him. Since reading Shakespeare Identified by J. Thomas Looney, I am almost convinced that the assumed name conceals the personality of Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford… The man of Stratford seems to have nothing at all to justify his claim, whereas Oxford has almost everything.” -Sigmund Freud

Hellen Keller

June 27, 1880 - June 1, 1968

She was a well known deaf-blind person. Keller was the first deaf-blind person to receive a bachelor of arts degree. Throughout her life she was a writer, political activist, and lecturer.

"It was my experience of tracing out th acrostic signatures wit the ten eyes of my fingers that opened this subject to me. When I found Francis Bacon's name clear and secure, I felt like a swimmer who, with no sense of danger, stands suddenly upright on a rock, and then sees in what a treacherous current he has been floating." -Hellen Keller

"But believe me, I am telling you plain matters of fact which you can verify yourself. You will be among the first to admit the evidence of Bacon's authorship of the plays when you see it." -Hellen Keller

Mark Twain(aka Samuel Clemens)

November 30, 1835 - April 21, 1910

He is the famous novelist who wrote the books The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

“Isn't it odd, when you think of it, that you may list all of the celebrated Englishmen, Irishmen, Scotchmen … clear back to the first Tudors — a list of five hundred names, shall we say? — and you can … learn the particulars of the lives of every one of them. Every one of them except one — the most famous, the most renowned — by far the most illustrious of them all — Shakespeare!” -Mark Twain

Malcolm X

May 19, 1925 - February 21, 1965

He was a Muslim minister and human rights activist. Due to the ideas of integration, he rejected the Civil Rights Movement, and promoted black supremacy along with the separation of races in the U.S.

“Another hot debate I remember I was in had to do with the identity of Shakespeare... The King James translation of the Bible is considered the greatest piece of literature in English… They say that from 1604 to 1611, King James got poets to translate, to write the Bible. Well, if Shakespeare existed, he was then the top poet around. But Shakespeare is nowhere reported connected with the Bible. If he existed, why didn’t King James use him?”        -Malcolm X