Founding Fathers – United States Below is a list of the Founding Fathers of the USA: John Jay James Madison John Adams Samuel Adams Benjamin Franklin Josiah Bartlett Charles Carroll Samuel Chase Abraham Clark George Clymer Robert Morris Thomas Jefferson Francis Lightfoot Lee Richard Henry Lee Francis Lewis Philip Livingston Robert Livingston William G. Livingston Thomas Lynch Jr. Thomas M’Kean Arthur Middleton Lewis Morris John Morton Thomas Nelson Jr. Francis Hopkinson Robert Treat Paine John Witherspoon Patrick Henry Robert Carter Nicholas George Washington George Taylor Matthew Thornton George Walton William Whipple William Williams James Wilson Oliver Wolcott George Wythe Alexander Hamilton William Floyd Elbridge Gerry Button Gwinnett Lymon Hall John Hancock Benjamin Harrison John Hart Joseph Hewes Thomas Heyward Jr. William Hooper Stephen Hopkins Samuel Huntington