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US Presidents by Birth Year

The presidency of the United States stands as one of the most influential and scrutinized roles in global leadership, with each president shaping the course of American history and impacting the world beyond. Since George Washington took office as the first president in 1789, the U.S. has seen 46 individuals serve as its head of state, each bringing unique backgrounds, philosophies, and policies to the role.

This list of U.S. presidents provides a chronological journey through American history, capturing how each leader responded to the challenges of their era. Spanning over two centuries, these presidencies reflect the changing priorities of the nation—from expansion and industrialisation in the 19th century to global leadership and digital transformation in the 21st.

Each administration has faced its own struggles, from civil conflict and economic crises to evolving civil rights issues and complex foreign policies.

Age at inauguration

Complete List of US Presidents

No. President Term Start Term End Party Election(s) Vice President(s)
1 George Washington April 30, 1789 March 4, 1797 Unaffiliated 1788, 1792 John Adams
2 John Adams March 4, 1797 March 4, 1801 Federalist 1796 Thomas Jefferson
3 Thomas Jefferson March 4, 1801 March 4, 1809 Democratic-Republican 1800, 1804 Aaron Burr, George Clinton
4 James Madison March 4, 1809 March 4, 1817 Democratic-Republican 1808, 1812 George Clinton, Elbridge Gerry
5 James Monroe March 4, 1817 March 4, 1825 Democratic-Republican 1816, 1820 Daniel D. Tompkins
6 John Quincy Adams March 4, 1825 March 4, 1829 Democratic-Republican, National Republican 1824 John C. Calhoun
7 Andrew Jackson March 4, 1829 March 4, 1837 Democratic 1828, 1832 John C. Calhoun, Martin Van Buren
8 Martin Van Buren March 4, 1837 March 4, 1841 Democratic 1836 Richard Mentor Johnson
9 William Henry Harrison March 4, 1841 April 4, 1841 Whig 1840 John Tyler
10 John Tyler April 4, 1841 March 4, 1845 Whig, Unaffiliated - Vacant
11 James K. Polk March 4, 1845 March 4, 1849 Democratic 1844 George M. Dallas
12 Zachary Taylor March 4, 1849 July 9, 1850 Whig 1848 Millard Fillmore
13 Millard Fillmore July 9, 1850 March 4, 1853 Whig - Vacant
14 Franklin Pierce March 4, 1853 March 4, 1857 Democratic 1852 William R. King
15 James Buchanan March 4, 1857 March 4, 1861 Democratic 1856 John C. Breckinridge
16 Abraham Lincoln March 4, 1861 April 15, 1865 Republican, National Union 1860, 1864 Hannibal Hamlin, Andrew Johnson
17 Andrew Johnson April 15, 1865 March 4, 1869 National Union, Democratic - Vacant
18 Ulysses S. Grant March 4, 1869 March 4, 1877 Republican 1868, 1872 Schuyler Colfax, Henry Wilson
19 Rutherford B. Hayes March 4, 1877 March 4, 1881 Republican 1876 William A. Wheeler
20 James A. Garfield March 4, 1881 September 19, 1881 Republican 1880 Chester A. Arthur
21 Chester A. Arthur September 19, 1881 March 4, 1885 Republican - Vacant
22 Grover Cleveland March 4, 1885 March 4, 1889 Democratic 1884 Thomas A. Hendricks
23 Benjamin Harrison March 4, 1889 March 4, 1893 Republican 1888 Levi P. Morton
24 Grover Cleveland March 4, 1893 March 4, 1897 Democratic 1892 Adlai Stevenson I
25 William McKinley March 4, 1897 September 14, 1901 Republican 1896, 1900 Garret Hobart, Theodore Roosevelt
26 Theodore Roosevelt September 14, 1901 March 4, 1909 Republican - Charles W. Fairbanks
27 William Howard Taft March 4, 1909 March 4, 1913 Republican 1908 James S. Sherman
28 Woodrow Wilson March 4, 1913 March 4, 1921 Democratic 1912, 1916 Thomas R. Marshall
29 Warren G. Harding March 4, 1921 August 2, 1923 Republican 1920 Calvin Coolidge
30 Calvin Coolidge August 2, 1923 March 4, 1929 Republican - Charles G. Dawes
31 Herbert Hoover March 4, 1929 March 4, 1933 Republican 1928 Charles Curtis
32 Franklin D. Roosevelt March 4, 1933 April 12, 1945 Democratic 1932, 1936, 1940, 1944 John Nance Garner, Henry A. Wallace, Harry S. Truman
33 Harry S. Truman April 12, 1945 January 20, 1953 Democratic - Alben W. Barkley
34 Dwight D. Eisenhower January 20, 1953 January 20, 1961 Republican 1952, 1956 Richard Nixon
35 John F. Kennedy January 20, 1961 November 22, 1963 Democratic 1960 Lyndon B. Johnson
36 Lyndon B. Johnson November 22, 1963 January 20, 1969 Democratic - Hubert Humphrey
37 Richard Nixon January 20, 1969 August 9, 1974 Republican 1968, 1972 Spiro Agnew, Gerald Ford
38 Gerald Ford August 9, 1974 January 20, 1977 Republican - Nelson Rockefeller
39 Jimmy Carter January 20, 1977 January 20, 1981 Democratic 1976 Walter Mondale
40 Ronald Reagan January 20, 1981 January 20, 1989 Republican 1980, 1984 George H. W. Bush
41 George H. W. Bush January 20, 1989 January 20, 1993 Republican 1988 Dan Quayle
42 Bill Clinton January 20, 1993 January 20, 2001 Democratic 1992, 1996 Al Gore
43 George W. Bush January 20, 2001 January 20, 2009 Republican 2000, 2004 Dick Cheney
44 Barack Obama January 20, 2009 January 20, 2017 Democratic 2008, 2012 Joe Biden
45 Donald Trump January 20, 2017 January 20, 2021 Republican 2016 Mike Pence
46 Joe Biden January 20, 2021 Incumbent Democratic 2020 Kamala Harris
47 Donald Trump January 20, 2025 Possibly never? Republican 2016, 2020 J.D. Vance