List of notable signatories
Notable signatories: 20.
| Name | Position and affiliation, or personal comment | Date signed |
|---|---|---|
| Alan K. Austin | Producer of documentary "The Shakespeare Mystery," Frontline (PBS). Author of novels "The Adagio" and (due in 2010) "A Walking Shadow" (involving Edward DeVere) |
09/10/07 |
| Mr. Michael William Cecil | 8th Marquess of Exeter, 17th Earl of Exeter, 18th Baron Burghley |
04/24/07 |
| Charles Champlin | Former Arts Critic Emeritus, Los Angeles Times; founding member of the Shakespeare Authorship Roundtable of Los Angeles. |
04/17/07 |
| Barry R. Clarke, M.Sc. | Daily Telegraph puzzlist; author, "Challenging Logic Puzzles Mensa" (Sterling: 2003), and "The Shakespeare Puzzle" (Lulu: 2008), which argues for Francis Bacon |
09/09/07 |
| Dr. Keir C. Cutler, Ph.D. | Actor, playwright; doctorate in theatre. Adapted Mark Twain's "Is Shakespeare Dead?" Performed it across Canada, and it was televised nationally. |
09/09/07 |
| Roland Emmerich | Film Director, Producer, Writer: I have serious doubts over the Stratford man’s claim to the authorship of the plays attributed to him. |
10/01/07 |
| Mr. Louis Fantasia | President, Deep Springs College. Personally, I believe Shakespeare is Shakespeare; but I welcome the discussion. |
04/30/07 |
| Robin Fox | University Professor of Social Theory, Rutgers University. The negative case is overwhelming, and the case for Oxford is strong. http://www.robinfoxbooks.com |
04/11/07 |
| Mr. Gareth L. Howell, J.D. | President, World Affairs Council, Greater Cincinnati, formerly Director of Programs, United Nations International Training Center, Torino, Italy, |
10/12/07 |
| Jeremy Irons | Actor |
10/10/07 |
| Sir Derek Jacobi | Shakespearian Actor |
04/18/07 |
| Ekkehart R.A. Krippendorff, Ph.D. | Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Free University of Berlin; Shakespeare scholar, author of two monographs: "Politics in Sh's Dramas" and "Sh's Comedies" |
04/20/10 |
| Dr. Mark Andrew Morris, Ph.D. | Visiting Scholar-in-Residence, Faculty of Arts, University of Alberta. As Canada's most-performed librettist, I cannot believe the Stratford man was the author. |
09/09/07 |
| Justice Sandra Day O'Connor (Ret.) | U.S. Supreme Court Justice (Ret.) |
05/24/09 |
| Michael D. Rubbo, M.A. | Director, "Much Ado About Something," award-winning documentary on the case for Christopher Marlowe; co-winner, Hoffman prize. Former lecturer on film, Harvard. |
09/17/07 |
| Mr. Mark Rylance | Actor; Artistic Director, Shakespeare's Globe Theatre 1995-2006; Associate Artist, Royal Shakespeare Company; Chairman, The Shakespearean Authorship Trust. |
04/02/07 |
| Prof. Jack M. Shuttleworth, Ph.D. | Professor of English, Emeritus, United States Air Force Academy; long time Oxfordian; editing the Oxfordian edition of Hamlet. |
04/07/09 |
| Dean Keith Simonton, Ph.D. | Distinguished Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Psychology, University of California at Davis; Sir Francis Galton Award for the Study of Creativity, 1996. |
04/07/07 |
| John Paul Stevens | Justice, U.S. Supreme Court |
07/01/09 |
| Mr. Michael York, M.A. | Actor and author, "A Shakespearean Actor Prepares" |
09/27/07 |