Last updated on January 29th2026
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. For the country45 men have served in 47 presidencies. 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 deaththeir term in officeand their spouse.
| Serial | President | In office | Born | Died | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | George Washington | April 301789 – March 41797 | February 221732 Popes CreekColony of VirginiaBritish America. | December 141799 (aged 67) Mount VernonVirginiaU.S. | Martha Dandridge |
| 2. | John Adams | March 41797 – March 41801 | October 301735 BraintreeProvince of Massachusetts BayBritish America (present-day QuincyMassachusettsU.S.). | July 41826 (aged 90) QuincyMassachusettsU.S. | Abigail Smith |
| 3. | Thomas Jefferson | March 41801 – March 41809 | April 131743 ShadwellColony of VirginiaBritish America. | July 41826 (aged 83) CharlottesvilleVirginiaU.S. | Martha Wayles |
| 4. | James Madison | March 41809 – March 41817 | March 161751 Port ConwayColony of VirginiaBritish America. | June 281836 (aged 85) OrangeVirginiaU.S. | Dolley Payne Todd |
| 5. | James Monroe | March 41817 – March 41825 | April 281758 Monroe HallColony of VirginiaBritish America. | July 41831 (aged 73) New York CityNew YorkU.S. | Elizabeth Kortright |
| 6. | John Quincy Adams | March 41825 – March 41829 | July 111767 BraintreeProvince of Massachusetts BayBritish America (now QuincyMassachusettsU.S.). | February 231848 (aged 80) WashingtonD.C.U.S. | Louisa Johnson |
| 7. | Andrew Jackson | March 41829 – March 41837 | March 151767 Waxhaw Settlement between the Provinces of North Carolina and South CarolinaBritish America. | June 81845 (aged 78) NashvilleTennesseeU.S. | Rachel Donelson |
| 8. | Martin Van Buren | March 41837 – March 41841 | Maarten Van Buren December 51782 KinderhookNew YorkU.S. | July 241862 (aged 79) KinderhookNew YorkU.S. | Hannah Hoes |
| 9. | William Henry Harrison | March 41841 – April 41841 | February 91773 Charles City CountyColony of VirginiaBritish America. | April 41841 (aged 68) White HouseWashingtonD.C.United States. | Anna Symmes |
| 10. | John Tyler | April 41841 – March 41845 | March 291790 Charles City CountyVirginiaU.S. | January 181862 (aged 71) RichmondVirginiaC.S. | Letitia Christian |
| 11. | James Knox Polk | March 41845 – March 41849 | James Knox Polk November 21795 PinevilleNorth CarolinaU.S. | June 151849 (aged 53) NashvilleTennesseeU.S. | Sarah Childress |
| 12. | Zachary Taylor | March 41849 – July 91850 | November 241784 BarboursvilleVirginiaU.S. | July 91850 (aged 65) White HouseWashingtonD.C.U.S. | Margaret Smith |
| 13. | Millard Fillmore | July 91850 – March 41853 | January 71800 MoraviaNew YorkU.S. | March 81874 (aged 74) BuffaloNew YorkU.S. | Abigail Powers |
| 14. | Franklin Pierce | March 41853 – March 41857 | November 231804 HillsboroughNew HampshireU.S. | October 81869 (aged 64) ConcordNew HampshireU.S. | Jane Appleton |
| 15. | James Buchanan | March 41857 – March 41861 | April 231791 Cove GapPennsylvaniaU.S. | June 11868 (aged 77) WheatlandLancasterPennsylvaniaU.S. | (Unmarried) |
| 16. | Abraham Lincoln | March 41861 – April 151865 | February 121809 Sinking Spring Farm, near HodgenvilleKentuckyU.S. | April 151865 (aged 56) Petersen House, WashingtonD.C.U.S. | Mary Todd |
| 17. | Andrew Johnson | April 151865 – March 41869 | December 291808 RaleighNorth Carolina. | July 311875 (aged 66) ElizabethtonTennessee. | Eliza McCardle |
| 18. | Ulysses Simpson Grant | March 41869 – March 41877 | Hiram Ulysses Grant April 271822 Point PleasantOhioU.S. | July 231885 (aged 63) WiltonNew YorkU.S. | Julia Grant |
| 19. | Rutherford Birchard Hayes | March 41877 – March 41881 | Rutherford Birchard Hayes October 41822 DelawareOhioU.S. | January 171893 (aged 70) FremontOhioU.S. | Lucy Webb |
| 20. | James Abram Garfield | March 41881 – September 191881 | James Abram Garfield November 191831 Moreland HillsOhioU.S. | September 191881 (aged 49) ElberonNew JerseyU.S. | Lucretia Rudolph |
| 21. | Chester Alan Arthur | September 191881 – March 41885 | Chester Alan Arthur October 51829 FairfieldVermontU.S. | November 181886 (aged 57) ManhattanNew YorkU.S. | Ellen Herndon |
| 22. | Stephen Grover Cleveland | March 41885 – March 41889 | Stephen Grover Cleveland March 181837 CaldwellNew JerseyU.S. | June 241908 (aged 71) PrincetonNew JerseyU.S. | Frances Folsom |
| 23. | Benjamin Harrison | March 41889 – March 41893 | August 201833 North BendOhioU.S. | March 131901 (aged 67) IndianapolisIndianaU.S. | Caroline Scott |
| 24. | Stephen Grover Cleveland | March 41893 – March 41897 | Stephen Grover Cleveland March 181837 CaldwellNew JerseyU.S. | June 241908 (aged 71) PrincetonNew JerseyU.S. | Frances Folsom |
| 25. | William McKinley | March 41897 – September 141901 | January 291843 NilesOhioU.S. | September 141901 (aged 58) BuffaloNew YorkU.S. | Ida Saxton |
| 26. | Theodore Roosevelt Jr. | September 141901 – March 41909 | Theodore Roosevelt Jr. October 271858 New York CityNew YorkU.S. | January 61919 (aged 60) Oyster BayNew YorkU.S. | Alice Lee |
| 27. | William Howard Taft | March 41909 – March 41913 | September 151857 CincinnatiOhioU.S. | March 81930 (aged 72) WashingtonD.C.U.S. | Helen Herron |
| 28. | Thomas Woodrow Wilson | March 41913 – March 41921 | Thomas Woodrow Wilson December 281856 StauntonVirginiaU.S. | February 31924 (aged 67) WashingtonD.C.U.S. | Ellen Axson |
| 29. | Warren Gamaliel Harding | March 41921 – August 21923 | Warren Gamaliel Harding November 21865 Blooming GroveOhioU.S. | August 21923 (aged 57) San FranciscoCaliforniaU.S. | Florence Kling |
| 30. | John Calvin Coolidge Jr. | August 21923 – March 41929 | John Calvin Coolidge Jr. July 41872 Plymouth NotchVermont. | January 51933 (aged 60) NorthamptonMassachusetts. | Grace Goodhue |
| 31. | Herbert Hoover | March 41929 – March 41933 | Herbert Clark Hoover August 101874 West BranchIowaU.S. | October 201964 (aged 90) New York CityNew YorkU.S. | Lou Henry |
| 32. | Franklin Delano Roosevelt | March 41933 – April 121945 | Franklin Delano Roosevelt January 301882 Hyde ParkNew YorkU.S. | April 121945 (aged 63) Warm SpringsGeorgiaU.S. | Eleanor Roosevelt |
| 33. | Harry S. Truman | April 121945 – January 201953 | May 81884 LamarMissouriU.S. | December 261972 (aged 88) Kansas CityMissouriU.S. | Bess Wallace |
| 34. | Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower | January 201953 – January 201961 | David Dwight Eisenhower October 141890 DenisonTexasU.S. | March 281969 (aged 78) WashingtonD.C.U.S. | Mamie Geneva Doud |
| 35. | John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy | January 201961 – November 221963 | John Fitzgerald Kennedy May 291917 BrooklineMassachusettsU.S. | November 221963 (aged 46) DallasTexasU.S. | Jacqueline Lee Bouvier |
| 36. | Lyndon Baines Johnson | November 221963 – January 201969 | Lyndon Baines Johnson August 271908 StonewallTexasU.S. | January 221973 (aged 64) StonewallTexasU.S. | Lady Bird Taylor |
| 37. | Richard Milhous Nixon | January 201969 – August 91974 | Richard Milhous Nixon January 91913 Yorba LindaCaliforniaU.S. | April 221994 (aged 81) ManhattanNew YorkU.S. | Pat Ryan |
| 38. | Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. | August 91974 – January 201977 | Leslie Lynch King Jr. July 141913 OmahaNebraskaU.S. | December 262006 (aged 93) Rancho MirageCaliforniaU.S. | Betty Bloomer |
| 39. | James Earl Carter Jr. | January 201977 – January 201981 | James Earl Carter Jr. October 11924 (age 93) PlainsGeorgiaU.S. | Rosalynn Smith | |
| 40. | Ronald Wilson Reagan | January 201981 – January 201989 | Ronald Wilson Reagan February 61911 TampicoIllinoisU.S. | June 52004 (aged 93) Bel AirLos AngelesCaliforniaU.S. | Jane Wyman |
| 41. | George Herbert Walker Bush | January 201989 – January 201993 | George Herbert Walker Bush June 121924 (age 93) MiltonMassachusettsU.S. | Barbara Pierce | |
| 42. | William Jefferson Clinton | January 201993 – January 202001 | William Jefferson Blythe III August 191946 (age 71) HopeArkansasU.S. | Hillary Rodham | |
| 43.. | George Walker Bush | January 202001 – January 202009 | George Walker Bush July 61946 (age 71) New HavenConnecticutU.S. | Laura Welch | |
| 44. | Barack Hussein Obama II | January 202009 – January 202017 | Barack Hussein Obama II August 41961 (age 56) HonoluluHawaiiU.S. | Michelle Obama | |
| 45. | Donald John Trump | January 202017-January 202021 | Donald John Trump June 141946 (age 71) New York City | Melania Trump | |
| 46. | Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. | January 202021-January 202025 | Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. November 201942 (age 78) ScrantonPennsylvaniaU.S. | Neilia Hunter (m. 1966; died 1972) Jill Jacobs (m. 1977) |
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| 47. | Donald John Trump | January 202025 | Donald John Trump June 141946 (age 71) New York City | Melania Trump |
1. George Washington
George Washington did not wear wooden dentures. What he actually wore was a set of false teeth made from ivory. Over timehippopotamus ivory becomes discoloredwhich 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 deathbedhis last words were“Thomas Jefferson survives.” In truthJefferson 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 Housemaking the cool favorite a newsworthy itemwhich raised its popularity. Jefferson is also credited for making other foods popularincluding mac ‘n’ cheeseParmesan cheeseand 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 suspicionciting (among other things) that it allowed the government to impose taxes on people without their consent.
6. John Quincy Adams
During his inaugurationJohn 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 Hermitagea plantation that came with nine slaves. When he left for the White Houseit 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 himhe was born a U.S. citizennot a British subject. His other nickname was Old Kinderhook and he used “OK” during his campaignwhich 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 thereafterwhich 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 electedhis 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 discusslobbyand even to ask for work. He was said to have been humorless and somberand worked 12 hours a day. During his administrationhe 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 constructedTaylor ate cherriesmilkand 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 1851Fillmore personally helped to put it out.
14. Franklin Pierce
When Franklin Pierce was inaugurated in 1853he delivered his speech without readingsince he’d memorized it – the first US president to do so. When his young son died in an accidentFranklin 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 indecisivenesshe 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 Househe 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 inhe 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. Insteadhis wife would give guests lemonade.
20. James Abram Garfield
When he was shotGarfield’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 HouseChester Arthur sold numerous itemsincluding 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 StephenGrover 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 shockhe 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 couldindeedrecite 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 thishe 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 JolsonMary Pickfordand Douglas Fairbanks. He had a nickname for his penis – Jerry. He was pro-Prohibition but enjoyed drinking.
29. Calvin Coolidge
As a form of exerciseCalvin Coolidge would ride a mechanical horsenicknamed Thunderbolt. When he grew tired of ithe used other fitness contraptionsincluding a vibrating machine to reduce belly fat.
30. Herbert Hoover
Herbert Hoover was a multi-millionairethanks to his former job as a partner at the BewickMoreing and Company mining firm. He was rich enough to donate his own salary as the president to charity.
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