アメリカ合衆国建国の父(アメリカがっしゅうこくけんこくのちち、ファウンディング・ファーザーズ、英: Founding Fathers of the United States)は、アメリカ合衆国独立宣言またはアメリカ合衆国憲法に署名した政治的指導者、あるいは愛国者達の指導者としてアメリカ独立戦争に関わった者達である。
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