America’s Founding Fathers — including George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, James Monroe and Benjamin Franklin — together with several other key players of their time, structured the democratic government of the United States and left a legacy that has shaped the world.

People In This Group
John Hancock
(1737–1793)
James Madison
(1751–1836)

John Adams
(1735–1826)

Benjamin Franklin
(1706–1790)

George Washington
(1732–1799)

Patrick Henry
(1736–1799)

Thomas Jefferson
(1743–1826)

Alexander Hamilton
(C. 1755–1804)

Thomas Paine
(1737–1809)

Samuel Adams
(1722–1803)

Richard Henry Lee
(1732–1794)

John Dickinson
(1732–1808)

James Monroe
(1758–1831)

Roger Sherman
(1721–1793)

Benjamin Rush
(1746–1813)

George Mason
(1725–1792)

John Marshall
(1755–1835)

John Jay
(1745–1829)
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