Last updated on November 17th, 2021
The United States of America was founded on 4 July 1776. The United States has 50 states. The capital of the United States is Washington DC. It has had 46 Presidents until now. The name and other details pertaining to these Presidents are mentioned in the list below. We hope that this list will help you in gaining some important information regarding these U.S. presidents including their date of birth and death, their term in office, and their spouse.
| Serial | President | In office | Born | Died | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | George Washington | April 30, 1789 – March 4, 1797 | February 22, 1732 Popes Creek, Colony of Virginia, British America. | December 14, 1799 (aged 67) Mount Vernon, Virginia, U.S. | Martha Dandridge |
| 2. | John Adams | March 4, 1797 – March 4, 1801 | October 30, 1735 Braintree, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America (present-day Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.). | July 4, 1826 (aged 90) Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S. | Abigail Smith |
| 3. | Thomas Jefferson | March 4, 1801 – March 4, 1809 | April 13, 1743 Shadwell, Colony of Virginia, British America. | July 4, 1826 (aged 83) Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S. | Martha Wayles |
| 4. | James Madison | March 4, 1809 – March 4, 1817 | March 16, 1751 Port Conway, Colony of Virginia, British America. | June 28, 1836 (aged 85) Orange, Virginia, U.S. | Dolley Payne Todd |
| 5. | James Monroe | March 4, 1817 – March 4, 1825 | April 28, 1758 Monroe Hall, Colony of Virginia, British America. | July 4, 1831 (aged 73) New York City, New York, U.S. | Elizabeth Kortright |
| 6. | John Quincy Adams | March 4, 1825 – March 4, 1829 | July 11, 1767 Braintree, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America (now Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.). | February 23, 1848 (aged 80) Washington, D.C., U.S. | Louisa Johnson |
| 7. | Andrew Jackson | March 4, 1829 – March 4, 1837 | March 15, 1767 Waxhaw Settlement between the Provinces of North Carolina and South Carolina, British America. | June 8, 1845 (aged 78) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | Rachel Donelson |
| 8. | Martin Van Buren | March 4, 1837 – March 4, 1841 | Maarten Van Buren December 5, 1782 Kinderhook, New York, U.S. | July 24, 1862 (aged 79) Kinderhook, New York, U.S. | Hannah Hoes |
| 9. | William Henry Harrison | March 4, 1841 – April 4, 1841 | February 9, 1773 Charles City County, Colony of Virginia, British America. | April 4, 1841 (aged 68) White House, Washington, D.C., United States. | Anna Symmes |
| 10. | John Tyler | April 4, 1841 – March 4, 1845 | March 29, 1790 Charles City County, Virginia, U.S. | January 18, 1862 (aged 71) Richmond, Virginia, C.S. | Letitia Christian |
| 11. | James Knox Polk | March 4, 1845 – March 4, 1849 | James Knox Polk November 2, 1795 Pineville, North Carolina, U.S. | June 15, 1849 (aged 53) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | Sarah Childress |
| 12. | Zachary Taylor | March 4, 1849 – July 9, 1850 | November 24, 1784 Barboursville, Virginia, U.S. | July 9, 1850 (aged 65) White House, Washington, D.C., U.S. | Margaret Smith |
| 13. | Millard Fillmore | July 9, 1850 – March 4, 1853 | January 7, 1800 Moravia, New York, U.S. | March 8, 1874 (aged 74) Buffalo, New York, U.S. | Abigail Powers |
| 14. | Franklin Pierce | March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1857 | November 23, 1804 Hillsborough, New Hampshire, U.S. | October 8, 1869 (aged 64) Concord, New Hampshire, U.S. | Jane Appleton |
| 15. | James Buchanan | March 4, 1857 – March 4, 1861 | April 23, 1791 Cove Gap, Pennsylvania, U.S. | June 1, 1868 (aged 77) Wheatland, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (Unmarried) |
| 16. | Abraham Lincoln | March 4, 1861 – April 15, 1865 | February 12, 1809 Sinking Spring Farm, near Hodgenville, Kentucky, U.S. | April 15, 1865 (aged 56) Petersen House, Washington, D.C., U.S. | Mary Todd |
| 17. | Andrew Johnson | April 15, 1865 – March 4, 1869 | December 29, 1808 Raleigh, North Carolina. | July 31, 1875 (aged 66) Elizabethton, Tennessee. | Eliza McCardle |
| 18. | Ulysses Simpson Grant | March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1877 | Hiram Ulysses Grant April 27, 1822 Point Pleasant, Ohio, U.S. | July 23, 1885 (aged 63) Wilton, New York, U.S. | Julia Grant |
| 19. | Rutherford Birchard Hayes | March 4, 1877 – March 4, 1881 | Rutherford Birchard Hayes October 4, 1822 Delaware, Ohio, U.S. | January 17, 1893 (aged 70) Fremont, Ohio, U.S. | Lucy Webb |
| 20. | James Abram Garfield | March 4, 1881 – September 19, 1881 | James Abram Garfield November 19, 1831 Moreland Hills, Ohio, U.S. | September 19, 1881 (aged 49) Elberon, New Jersey, U.S. | Lucretia Rudolph |
| 21. | Chester Alan Arthur | September 19, 1881 – March 4, 1885 | Chester Alan Arthur October 5, 1829 Fairfield, Vermont, U.S. | November 18, 1886 (aged 57) Manhattan, New York, U.S. | Ellen Herndon |
| 22. | Stephen Grover Cleveland | March 4, 1885 – March 4, 1889 | Stephen Grover Cleveland March 18, 1837 Caldwell, New Jersey, U.S. | June 24, 1908 (aged 71) Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. | Frances Folsom |
| 23. | Benjamin Harrison | March 4, 1889 – March 4, 1893 | August 20, 1833 North Bend, Ohio, U.S. | March 13, 1901 (aged 67) Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | Caroline Scott |
| 24. | Stephen Grover Cleveland | March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1897 | Stephen Grover Cleveland March 18, 1837 Caldwell, New Jersey, U.S. | June 24, 1908 (aged 71) Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. | Frances Folsom |
| 25. | William McKinley | March 4, 1897 – September 14, 1901 | January 29, 1843 Niles, Ohio, U.S. | September 14, 1901 (aged 58) Buffalo, New York, U.S. | Ida Saxton |
| 26. | Theodore Roosevelt Jr. | September 14, 1901 – March 4, 1909 | Theodore Roosevelt Jr. October 27, 1858 New York City, New York, U.S. | January 6, 1919 (aged 60) Oyster Bay, New York, U.S. | Alice Lee |
| 27. | William Howard Taft | March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1913 | September 15, 1857 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | March 8, 1930 (aged 72) Washington, D.C., U.S. | Helen Herron |
| 28. | Thomas Woodrow Wilson | March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1921 | Thomas Woodrow Wilson December 28, 1856 Staunton, Virginia, U.S. | February 3, 1924 (aged 67) Washington, D.C., U.S. | Ellen Axson |
| 29. | Warren Gamaliel Harding | March 4, 1921 – August 2, 1923 | Warren Gamaliel Harding November 2, 1865 Blooming Grove, Ohio, U.S. | August 2, 1923 (aged 57) San Francisco, California, U.S. | Florence Kling |
| 30. | John Calvin Coolidge Jr. | August 2, 1923 – March 4, 1929 | John Calvin Coolidge Jr. July 4, 1872 Plymouth Notch, Vermont. | January 5, 1933 (aged 60) Northampton, Massachusetts. | Grace Goodhue |
| 31. | Herbert Hoover | March 4, 1929 – March 4, 1933 | Herbert Clark Hoover August 10, 1874 West Branch, Iowa, U.S. | October 20, 1964 (aged 90) New York City, New York, U.S. | Lou Henry |
| 32. | Franklin Delano Roosevelt | March 4, 1933 – April 12, 1945 | Franklin Delano Roosevelt January 30, 1882 Hyde Park, New York, U.S. | April 12, 1945 (aged 63) Warm Springs, Georgia, U.S. | Eleanor Roosevelt |
| 33. | Harry S. Truman | April 12, 1945 – January 20, 1953 | May 8, 1884 Lamar, Missouri, U.S. | December 26, 1972 (aged 88) Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | Bess Wallace |
| 34. | Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower | January 20, 1953 – January 20, 1961 | David Dwight Eisenhower October 14, 1890 Denison, Texas, U.S. | March 28, 1969 (aged 78) Washington, D.C., U.S. | Mamie Geneva Doud |
| 35. | John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy | January 20, 1961 – November 22, 1963 | John Fitzgerald Kennedy May 29, 1917 Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S. | November 22, 1963 (aged 46) Dallas, Texas, U.S. | Jacqueline Lee Bouvier |
| 36. | Lyndon Baines Johnson | November 22, 1963 – January 20, 1969 | Lyndon Baines Johnson August 27, 1908 Stonewall, Texas, U.S. | January 22, 1973 (aged 64) Stonewall, Texas, U.S. | Lady Bird Taylor |
| 37. | Richard Milhous Nixon | January 20, 1969 – August 9, 1974 | Richard Milhous Nixon January 9, 1913 Yorba Linda, California, U.S. | April 22, 1994 (aged 81) Manhattan, New York, U.S. | Pat Ryan |
| 38. | Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. | August 9, 1974 – January 20, 1977 | Leslie Lynch King Jr. July 14, 1913 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. | December 26, 2006 (aged 93) Rancho Mirage, California, U.S. | Betty Bloomer |
| 39. | James Earl Carter Jr. | January 20, 1977 – January 20, 1981 | James Earl Carter Jr. October 1, 1924 (age 93) Plains, Georgia, U.S. | Rosalynn Smith | |
| 40. | Ronald Wilson Reagan | January 20, 1981 – January 20, 1989 | Ronald Wilson Reagan February 6, 1911 Tampico, Illinois, U.S. | June 5, 2004 (aged 93) Bel Air, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Jane Wyman |
| 41. | George Herbert Walker Bush | January 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993 | George Herbert Walker Bush June 12, 1924 (age 93) Milton, Massachusetts, U.S. | Barbara Pierce | |
| 42. | William Jefferson Clinton | January 20, 1993 – January 20, 2001 | William Jefferson Blythe III August 19, 1946 (age 71) Hope, Arkansas, U.S. | Hillary Rodham | |
| 43.. | George Walker Bush | January 20, 2001 – January 20, 2009 | George Walker Bush July 6, 1946 (age 71) New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. | Laura Welch | |
| 44. | Barack Hussein Obama II | January 20, 2009 – January 20, 2017 | Barack Hussein Obama II August 4, 1961 (age 56) Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. | Michelle Obama | |
| 45. | Donald John Trump | January 20, 2017 | Donald John Trump June 14, 1946 (age 71) New York City | Melania Trump | |
| 46. | Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. | January 20, 2021 | Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. November 20, 1942 (age 78) Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Neilia Hunter (m. 1966; died 1972) Jill Jacobs (m. 1977) |
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1. George Washington
George Washington did not wear wooden dentures. What he actually wore was a set of false teeth made from ivory. Over time, hippopotamus ivory becomes discolored, which made them look like wood.
2. John Adams
John Adams was the first American president to live in the White House. Adams hated Thomas Jefferson so much that in his deathbed, his last words were, “Thomas Jefferson survives.” In truth, Jefferson did die on the same day as Adams but he did so a few hours earlier.
3. Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson’s love of French cuisine introduced him to ice cream. He served ice cream to guests in the White House, making the cool favorite a newsworthy item, which raised its popularity. Jefferson is also credited for making other foods popular, including mac ‘n’ cheese, Parmesan cheese, and French fries.
4. James Madison
James Madison’s fierce intelligence more than made up for his small stature (5’4″) and slight built. He finished a four-year course in just two years at the College of New Jersey (which is now Princeton University). He continued his studies for another year and is now considered the university’s first graduate student.
5. George Washington
George Washington may have famously crossed the Delaware but James Monroe actually did it first. He is the last US president who was never photographed and is also the first American president to be inaugurated outdoors. He also regarded the Constitution with suspicion, citing (among other things) that it allowed the government to impose taxes on people without their consent.
6. John Quincy Adams
During his inauguration, John Quincy Adams eschewed the powdered wig. He loved to dance and was once sent to a dance school in Europe by his father, who was not a graceful dancer himself. Adams was intelligent and sophisticated but he was also a simple man. He loved skinny-dipping and hated kissing during New Year’s eve celebrations.
7. Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson was a Revolutionary POW (prisoner of war). He bought The Hermitage, a plantation that came with nine slaves. When he left for the White House, it had over 150. He also liked to duel and once beat a man who was called Tennessee’s best shot. Jackson also lived with a bullet embedded in his body that caused him pain all his life.
8. Martin Van Buren
Martin Van Buren was called “Red Fox” because of his shrewdness as a politician. The stock market crash lost him a reelection and earned him the nickname, “Martin Van Ruin”. Unlike the presidents before him, he was born a U.S. citizen, not a British subject. His other nickname was Old Kinderhook and he used “OK” during his campaign, which popularized the expression.
9. William Henry Harrison
William Henry Harrison was the shortest-serving American president. He died just 32 days after his inauguration. He gave a rather lengthy inaugural speech in the cold rain without a hat or a coat. He suffered from a cold thereafter, which later became pneumonia.
10. John Tyler
John Tyler had the most number of (known) children (fifteen children over two marriages) of any US president. Because he took over from Harrison and was not elected, his political rivals called him, “His Accidency”.
11. James Polk
James Polk’s presidency allowed common folks to drop by the White House twice a week during his work hours to discuss, lobby, and even to ask for work. He was said to have been humorless and somber, and worked 12 hours a day. During his administration, he oversaw the construction of the Washington monument and introduced the postage stamp.
12. Zachary Taylor
Zachary Taylor was nominated for president by the Whig Party in 1848 in absentia and without his knowledge. During a visit to the Washington monument that was still being constructed, Taylor ate cherries, milk, and raw vegetables. He died a few days later of acute gastroenteritis while still serving as president.
13. Millard Fillmore
Millard Fillmore helped fund Commodore Matthew Perry’s voyage to Japan to start trade and he also prevented the takeover of the Hawaiian Islands by France. When the Library of Congress caught fire in 1851, Fillmore personally helped to put it out.
14. Franklin Pierce
When Franklin Pierce was inaugurated in 1853, he delivered his speech without reading, since he’d memorized it – the first US president to do so. When his young son died in an accident, Franklin became depressed and began to drink heavily. He is considered as one of the best looking American presidents.
15. James Buchanan
James Buchanan was the bachelor president. Because of his indecisiveness, he is considered as one of the weakest leaders in U.S. history. Historians blame his unwillingness to take a stand as a contributory factor to the Civil War. He tried to purchase Cuba from Spain but failed. When he left the White House, he declared himself as the “happiest man on Earth”.
16. Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was a wrestler and a pretty good one at that. Out of the 300 matches he was in, he was only beaten once. That is why his name is included in the Wrestling Hall of Fame. He and his wife also dabbled in seances in the White House.
17. Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson was a self-taught man who never went to school because of poverty. He was responsible for the valuable acquisition of Alaska from Russia. He also took care of a family of mice in the White House. He is the first of three US presidents to be impeached.
18. Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant’s real first name was Hiram. A benefactor’s mistake in Grant’s West Point application form gave him this iconic moniker and he was sometimes referred to as U.S. Grant. He and his wife Julia are buried in the largest mausoleum in the U.S. and Canada.
19. Rutherford Birchard Hayes
Rutherford Birchard Hayes started the Easter Egg Roll in the White House. He never served wine or alcohol during his presidency. Instead, his wife would give guests lemonade.
20. James Abram Garfield
When he was shot, Garfield’s doctors did not bother to wash their hands before attempting to remove the bullet from his abdomen. Garfield subsequently suffered from blood infection. Inventor Alexander Graham Bell made a metal detector to help find the bullet in Garfield’s body but failed.
21. Chester Alan Arthur
To help raise money to redecorate the White House, Chester Arthur sold numerous items, including an old pair of pants that belonged to Lincoln. He owned about 80 pairs of pants and was the first U.S. president to enjoy the services of a valet.
22. Stephen Grover Cleveland
Because of his height and the fact that his real name is Stephen, Grover Cleveland’s nickname was Big Steve. He won the presidency by a very narrow margin – 1,200 votes in New York.
23. Benjamin Harrison
Benjamin Harrison enjoyed the first use of electrical power in the White House. Because he was afraid of electric shock, he refused to touch the lights and had to sleep with the lights on.
24. William McKinley
William McKinley was the first US president to ride a car. He had a parrot named Washington Post. McKinley would whistle the first few notes of “Yankee Doodle” and the parrot would finish it.
25. Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt was supposed to have had a photographic memory. There are documented cases wherein Roosevelt could, indeed, recite poetry (even obscure ones) many years after having read the text.
26. William Howard Taft
William Howard Taft was the first of the US presidents to own an automobile. He also was the last president to keep a live cow in the White House lawns to supply milk. The cow was named Pauline.
27. Thomas Woodrow Wilson
Thomas Woodrow Wilson was instrumental in founding the League of Nations. For this, he received the 1919 Nobel Peace Prize. He is the face of the $100,000 bill.
28. William Harding
William Harding enjoyed the support of the biggest celebrities of his time – Al Jolson, Mary Pickford, and Douglas Fairbanks. He had a nickname for his penis – Jerry. He was pro-Prohibition but enjoyed drinking.
29. Calvin Coolidge
As a form of exercise, Calvin Coolidge would ride a mechanical horse, nicknamed Thunderbolt. When he grew tired of it, he used other fitness contraptions, including a vibrating machine to reduce belly fat.
30. Herbert Hoover
Herbert Hoover was a multi-millionaire, thanks to his former job as a partner at the Bewick, Moreing and Company mining firm. He was rich enough to donate his own salary as the president to charity.
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