Frederick William Evans (9 June 1808 – 6 March 1893) was a Shaker writer who served as an elder in the Mount Lebanon Shaker Society for many years.

His father settled in the United States in 1820, and apprenticed him to a hatter in New York.

A diligent student in his leisure hours, Evans was attracted by the theories of Robert Dale Owen and Charles Fourier.

After a brief return to Britain, he joined the Shaker community.

Evans was a vegetarian for sixty years.