American Founding Fathers
American Founding Fathers is a structured people dataset with 16 entries. Its fields include Name, State, Lifespan. The source values are preserved as a structured reference table.
Every row is shown below and is also available as CSV, JSON, or Excel.
Dataset details
- Table scope
- All 16 rows
- Fields
- 5 columns
- Source
- Community curated
- Data updated
- Apr 9, 2026
Included fields: Name, State, Lifespan, Primary Role, Known For.
The table contains every record in this dataset; the same records are available in each download format.
Preview observations
- State groups
- 5 distinct values
- Across 16 preview rows
Useful for
- Comparing Name, State, and Lifespan across people entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 16 downloadable records
Name↕ | State↕ | Lifespan↕ | Primary Role↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
George Washington | Virginia | 1732-1799 | Commander, 1st President | Led Continental Army, chaired Constitutional Convention, set two-term precedent |
Thomas Jefferson | Virginia | 1743-1826 | 3rd President | Drafted Declaration of Independence, Louisiana Purchase, founded University of Virginia |
Benjamin Franklin | Pennsylvania | 1706-1790 | Diplomat, Inventor | Secured French alliance, signed all four founding documents, bifocals and lightning rod |
John Adams | Massachusetts | 1735-1826 | 2nd President | Defended British soldiers after Boston Massacre, Treaty of Paris negotiator, died same day as Jefferson |
Alexander Hamilton | New York | 1755-1804 | 1st Treasury Secretary | Built US financial system, Federalist Papers, killed in duel by Aaron Burr |
James Madison | Virginia | 1751-1836 | 4th President | Father of the Constitution, wrote Bill of Rights, led US through War of 1812 |
John Jay | New York | 1745-1829 | 1st Chief Justice | Co-authored Federalist Papers, Jay Treaty with Britain, abolitionist governor of NY |
Samuel Adams | Massachusetts | 1722-1803 | Revolutionary Organizer | Sons of Liberty leader, organized Boston Tea Party, cousin of John Adams |
John Hancock | Massachusetts | 1737-1793 | President of Congress | Enormous signature on Declaration, wealthy merchant, first to sign |
Patrick Henry | Virginia | 1736-1799 | Orator, Governor | Give me liberty or give me death speech, Anti-Federalist, 1st governor of Virginia |
Thomas Paine | Pennsylvania | 1737-1809 | Pamphleteer | Wrote Common Sense and The American Crisis, radical republican, died in obscurity |
George Mason | Virginia | 1725-1792 | Delegate | Virginia Declaration of Rights, refused to sign Constitution over slavery and rights |
Roger Sherman | Connecticut | 1721-1793 | Delegate | Only man to sign all four founding documents, Connecticut Compromise architect |
Gouverneur Morris | Pennsylvania | 1752-1816 | Delegate | Wrote final draft of Constitution, penned We the People preamble, wooden leg |
James Wilson | Pennsylvania | 1742-1798 | Supreme Court Justice | Signed both Declaration and Constitution, legal theorist, died in debtors' confinement |
Robert Morris | Pennsylvania | 1734-1806 | Financier | Financed the Revolution, signed all three key documents, later imprisoned for debt |
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Frequently asked questions
How is American Founding Fathers organized?
The table starts in the source data's default order. You can sort and filter the loaded rows by the displayed fields.
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This dataset contains 16 entries, and every row is available in the table and in the downloadable files.
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