I wouldn't say that they were his "hero's" because he was a contemporary of these men and had read their work.
Isaac newton, john Locke and Francis Bacon.
Francis Newton died in 1946.
Francis Newton was born in 1874.
Francis Newton Souza died in 2002.
Francis Newton Souza was born in 1924.
Francis Newton Littlejohn was born in 1908.
Francis Newton Littlejohn died in 2005.
Francis Newton Thorpe died in 1926.
Francis Newton Thorpe was born in 1857.
Thomas Newton died in 1782.
Thomas Newton was born in 1704.
Newton Thomas Sigel was born in 1955.