George Fox (July 1624 – 13 January 1691) is an English Dissenter and a founder of the Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as the Quakers or Friends.

The son of a weaver from rural England, Fox was apprenticed to a cobbler.

Living in a time of great social upheaval and war, he rebels against the religious and political consensus by proposing an unusual and uncompromising approach to the Christian faith.

Abandoning his trade, he tours Britain as a dissenting preacher, for which he is often persecuted by the authorities who disapproved of his beliefs.

Fox marries Margaret Fell, the widow of one of his wealthier supporters; she is a leading Friend.

His ministry expands and he undertakes tours of North America and the Low Countries, between which he is imprisoned for over a year.

He spends the final decade of his life working in London to organize the expanding Quaker movement.

Though his movement attracts disdain from some, others such as William Penn and Oliver Cromwell view Fox with respect.

His journal, first published after his death, is known even among non-Quakers for its vivid account of his personal journey.