America's Founding Fathers
Learn about our Revolutionary War heroes!

The Founding Fathers of America have some of the most intriguing and endearing stories that you will ever read. America's founders include the Signers of the Declaration of Independence, the Signers of the Constitution, Revolutionary War Generals and others.

On this page you will find the names of many of the patriots of the Revolutionary War and beyond. Under each category you can click on the names and go to the biography page for each person.

Who was Button Gwinnett?

Portrait of Button Gwinnett

Button Gwinnett is one of the most interesting but tragic of the Revolutionary War patriots. Mr. Gwinnett was born in England. He established a prosperous plantation in Georgia. After signing the Declaration of Independence, he became the second governor of the newly established State of Georgia. Tragically, due to an intense rivalry with General Lachlan MacIntosh, Mr. Gwinnett died in May of 1777 after the two fought in a public duel. Remarkably, Button Gwinnett's signature is one of the most valuable signatures in the world! Find out why and read more about Button Gwinnett here.

Signers of the Declaration of Independence

Signing of the Declaration of Independence

Signers from Georgia

Button Gwinnett
Lyman Hall
George Walton

Signers from North Carolina

William Hooper
Joseph Hewes
John Penn

Signers from South Carolina

Edward Rutledge
Thomas Heyward, Jr.
Thomas Lynch, Hr.
Arthur Middleton

Signers from Maryland

Samuel Chase
William Paca
Thomas Stone
Charles Carroll of Carrollton

Signers from Pennsylvania

Robert Morris
Benjamin Rush
Benjamin Franklin
John Morton
George Clymer
James Smith
George Taylor
James Wilson
George Ross

Signers from Delaware

Caesar Rodney
George Read
Thomas McKean

Signers from New York

William Floyd
Philip Livingston
Francis Lewis
Lewis Morris

Signers from New Hampshire

Josiah Bartlett
William Whipple
Matthew Thornton

Signers from Virginia

George Wythe
Richard Henry Lee
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Harrison
Thomas Nelson, Jr.
Francis Lightfoot Lee
Carter Braxton

Signers from New Jersey

Richard Stockton
John Witherspoon
Francis Hopkinson
John Hart
Abraham Clark
Signers from Massachusetts

John Hancock
Samuel Adams
John Adams
Robert Treat Paine
Elbridge Gerry

Signers from Rhode Island

Stephen Hopkins
William Ellery

Signers from Connecticut

Roger Sherman
Samuel Huntington
William Williams
Oliver Wolcott