Patriots were colonists of the Thirteen Colonies who rejected British rule during the American Revolution. Many Patriots served in multiple capacities.
Statesmen and office holders John Adams Ethan Allen John Dickinson Benjamin Franklin Alexander Hamilton John Hancock John Jay Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Kent Richard Henry Lee James Madison William Paca Jonathan Shipley
Businessmen and writers Samuel Adams Ethan Allen John Ames Alexander Hamilton Patrick Henry Elijah Parish Lovejoy Timothy Matlack Filippo Mazzei William Molineux James Otis Jr. Thomas Paine Molly Pitcher Samuel Prescott Paul Revere Roger Sherman Elkanah Watson
Military officers
Daniel Boone Peter Francisco John Gano Nathanael Greene Nathan Hale Elijah Isaacs John Paul Jones Henry Knox Marquis de Lafayette Charles Lee Benjamin Loxley Francis Marion Daniel Morgan Andrew Pickens John Parker Israel Putnam Daniel Shays Israel Shreve Arthur St. Clair Thomas Sumter James Mitchell Varnum Joseph Bradley Varnum Francis Vigo Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben George Washington Anthony Wayne Comfort Hoyt Sr.
African-American Patriots
Crispus Attucks William Flora Prince Hall James Armistead Lafayette Saul Matthews Salem Poor Peter Salem Jack Sisson Prince Whipple