Founding Fathers of the United States

The Founding Fathers of the United States, also known to some Americans as the Fathers of Our Country, the Forefathers, Framers or the Founders are the men who signed the Declaration of Independence, United States Constitution or otherwise participated in the American Revolution as leaders of the Patriots. The Founders were characterized, as a group, by remarkable intellectual ability, foresight and public-spiritedness.

List of Founding Fathers