List of Presidents of the United States facts for kids

This list includes all people who have been sworn as President of the United States.

List of presidents in the 18th century (1789-1800)

      None       Federalist      Democratic-Republican

№	President		State	Took office	Left office	Party	Term	Previous office	Vice President
1		George Washington (1732–1799)	Virginia	April 30, 1789	March 4, 1797	Independent	1 (1789)	Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army (1775–1783)		John Adams
							2 (1792)
2		John Adams (1735–1826)	Massachusetts	March 4, 1797	until March 4, 1801	Federalist	3 (1796)	Vice President		Thomas Jefferson

List of presidents in the 19th century (1801-1900)

      Federalist       Democratic       Democratic-Republican       Whig       Republican

№	Photograph	President	State	Took office	Left office	Party	Term	Previous office	Vice President
2		John Adams (1735–1826)	Massachusetts	since March 4, 1797	March 4, 1801	Federalist	3 (1796)	Vice President		Thomas Jefferson
3		Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)	Virginia	March 4, 1801	March 4, 1809	Democratic-Republican	4 (1800)	Vice President		Aaron Burr March 4, 1801 – March 4, 1805
							5 (1804)			George Clinton March 4, 1805 – April 20, 1812
4		James Madison (1751–1836)	Virginia	March 4, 1809	March 4, 1817	Democratic-Republican Party	6 (1808)	Secretary of State (1801–1809)
									Vacant April 20, 1812 – March 4, 1813
							7 (1812)			Elbridge Gerry March 4, 1813 – November 23, 1814
									Vacant November 23, 1814 – March 4, 1817
5		James Monroe (1758–1831)	Virginia	March 4, 1817	March 4, 1825	Democratic-Republican Party	8 (1816)	Secretary of State (1811–1817)		Daniel D. Tompkins
							9 (1820)
6		John Quincy Adams (1767–1848)	Massachusetts	March 4, 1825	March 4, 1829	Democratic-Republican Party	10 (1824)	Secretary of State (1817–1825)		John C. Calhoun March 4, 1825 – December 28, 1832
7		Andrew Jackson (1767–1845)	Tennessee	March 4, 1829	March 4, 1837	Democratic	11 (1828)	U.S. Senator (Class 2) from Tennessee (1823–1825)
									Vacant December 28, 1832 – March 4, 1833
							12 (1832)			Martin Van Buren March 4, 1833 – March 4, 1837
8		Martin Van Buren (1782–1862)	New York	March 4, 1837	March 4, 1841	Democratic	13 (1836)	Vice President		Richard Mentor Johnson
9		William Henry Harrison (1773–1841)	Ohio	March 4, 1841	April 4, 1841	Whig	14 (1840)	Minister to Colombia (1828–1829)		John Tyler
10		John Tyler (1790–1862)	Virginia	April 4, 1841	March 4, 1845	Whig April 4, 1841 – September 13, 1841		Vice President	Vacant
						Independent September 13, 1841 – March 4, 1845
11		James K. Polk (1795–1849)	Tennessee	March 4, 1845	March 4, 1849	Democratic	15 (1844)	Governor of Tennessee (1839–1841)		George M. Dallas
12		Zachary Taylor (1784–1850)	Louisiana	March 4, 1849	July 9, 1850	Whig	16 (1848)	U.S. Army Major general from the 1st Infantry Regiment (1846–1849)		Millard Fillmore
13		Millard Fillmore (1800–1874)	New York	July 9, 1850	March 4, 1853	Whig		Vice President	Vacant
14		Franklin Pierce (1804–1869)	New Hampshire	March 4, 1853	March 4, 1857	Democratic	17 (1852)	U.S. Army Brigadier general from the 9th Infantry Regiment (1847–1848)		William R. King March 4, 1853 – April 18, 1853
									Vacant April 18, 1853 – March 4, 1857
15		James Buchanan (1791–1868)	Pennsylvania	March 4, 1857	March 4, 1861	Democratic	18 (1856)	Minister to the United Kingdom (1853–1856)		John C. Breckinridge
16		Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)	Illinois	March 4, 1861	April 15, 1865	Republican	19 (1860)	U.S. Representative from Illinois' 7th (1847–1849)		Hannibal Hamlin March 4, 1861 – March 4, 1865
						Republican National Union	20 (1864)			Andrew Johnson March 4, 1865 – April 15, 1865
17		Andrew Johnson (1808–1875)	Tennessee	April 15, 1865	March 4, 1869	Democratic National Union Independent		Vice President	Vacant
18		Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885)	Illinois	March 4, 1869	March 4, 1877	Republican	21 (1868)	Commanding General of the U.S. Army (1864–1869)		Schuyler Colfax March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1873
							22 (1872)			Henry Wilson March 4, 1873 – November 22, 1875
									Vacant November 22, 1875 – March 4, 1877
19		Rutherford B. Hayes (1822–1893)	Ohio	March 4, 1877	March 4, 1881	Republican	23 (1876)	Governor of Ohio (1868–1872, 1876–1877)		William A. Wheeler
20		James A. Garfield (1831–1881)	Ohio	March 4, 1881	September 19, 1881	Republican	24 (1880)	U.S. Representative from Ohio's 19th (1863–1881)		Chester A. Arthur
21		Chester A. Arthur (1829–1886)	New York	September 19, 1881	March 4, 1885	Republican		Vice President	Vacant
22		Grover Cleveland (1837–1908)	New York	March 4, 1885	March 4, 1889	Democratic	25 (1884)	Governor of New York (1883–1885)		Thomas A. Hendricks March 4, 1885 – November 25, 1885
									Vacant November 25, 1885 – March 4, 1889
23		Benjamin Harrison (1833–1901)	Indiana	March 4, 1889	March 4, 1893	Republican	26 (1888)	U.S. Senator (Class 1) from Indiana (1881–1887)		Levi P. Morton
24		Grover Cleveland (1837–1908)	New York	March 4, 1893	March 4, 1897	Democratic	27 (1892)	President (1885–1889)		Adlai Stevenson
25		William McKinley (1843–1901)	Ohio	March 4, 1897	until September 14, 1901	Republican	28 (1896)	Governor of Ohio (1892–1896)		Garret Hobart March 4, 1897 – November 21, 1899
									Vacant November 21, 1899 – March 4, 1901
							29 (1900)			Theodore Roosevelt of New York March 4, 1901 – September 14, 1901

List of presidents in the 20th century (1901-2000)

      Democratic       Republican

№	President		State	Took office	Left office	Party	Term	Previous office	Vice President
25		William McKinley (1843–1901)	Ohio	since March 4, 1897	September 14, 1901	Republican	28 (1896)	Governor of Ohio (1892–1896)		Garret Hobart March 4, 1897 – November 21, 1899
									Vacant November 21, 1899 – March 4, 1901
							29 (1900)			Theodore Roosevelt of New York March 4, 1901 – September 14, 1901
26		Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919)	New York	September 14, 1901	March 4, 1909	Republican		Vice President	Vacant September 14, 1901 – March 4, 1905
							30 (1904)			Charles W. Fairbanks March 4, 1905 – March 4, 1909
27		William Howard Taft (1857–1930)	Ohio	March 4, 1909	March 4, 1913	Republican	31 (1908)	Secretary of War (1904–1908)		James S. Sherman March 4, 1909 – October 30, 1912
									Vacant October 30, 1912 – March 4, 1913
28		Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924)	New Jersey	March 4, 1913	March 4, 1921	Democratic	32 (1912)	Governor of New Jersey (1911–1913)		Thomas R. Marshall
							33 (1916)
29		Warren G. Harding (1865–1923)	Ohio	March 4, 1921	August 2, 1923	Republican	34 (1920)	U.S. Senator (Class 3) from Ohio (1915–1921)		Calvin Coolidge
30		Calvin Coolidge (1872–1933)	Massachusetts	August 2, 1923	March 4, 1929	Republican		Vice President	Vacant August 2, 1923 – March 4, 1925
							35 (1924)			Charles G. Dawes March 4, 1925 – March 4, 1929
31		Herbert Hoover (1874–1964)	California	March 4, 1929	March 4, 1933	Republican	36 (1928)	Secretary of Commerce (1921–1928)		Charles Curtis
32		Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945)	New York	March 4, 1933 (1933-03-04)	April 12, 1945 (1945-04-12)	Democratic	37 (1932)	Governor of New York (1929–1932)		John Nance Garner March 4, 1933 – January 20, 1941
							38 (1936)
							39 (1940)			Henry A. Wallace January 20, 1941 – January 20, 1945
							40 (1944)			Harry S. Truman January 20, 1945 – April 12, 1945
33		Harry S. Truman (1884–1972)	Missouri	April 12, 1945	January 20, 1953	Democratic		Vice President	Vacant April 12, 1945 – January 20, 1949
							41 (1948)			Alben W. Barkley January 20, 1949 – January 20, 1953
34		Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890–1969)	New York	January 20, 1953	January 20, 1961	Republican	42 (1952)	Supreme Allied Commander Europe (1949–1952)		Richard Nixon
							43 (1956)
35		John F. Kennedy (1917–1963)	Massachusetts	January 20, 1961	November 22, 1963	Democratic	44 (1960)	U.S. Senator (Class 1) from Massachusetts (1953–1960)		Lyndon B. Johnson
36		Lyndon B. Johnson (1908–1973)	Texas	November 22, 1963	January 20, 1969	Democratic		Vice President	Vacant November 22, 1963 – January 20, 1965
							45 (1964)			Hubert Humphrey January 20, 1965 – January 20, 1969
37		Richard Nixon (1913–1994)	California	January 20, 1969	August 9, 1974	Republican	46 (1968)	Vice President (1953–1961)		Spiro Agnew January 20, 1969 – October 10, 1973
							47 (1972)
									Vacant October 10, 1973 – December 6, 1973
										Gerald Ford December 6, 1973 – August 9, 1974
38		Gerald Ford (1913–2006)	Michigan	August 9, 1974	January 20, 1977	Republican		Vice President	Vacant August 9, 1974 – December 19, 1974
										Nelson Rockefeller December 19, 1974 – January 20, 1977
39		Jimmy Carter (born 1924)	Georgia	January 20, 1977	January 20, 1981	Democratic	48 (1976)	Governor of Georgia (1971–1975)		Walter Mondale
40		Ronald Reagan (1911–2004)	California	January 20, 1981	January 20, 1989	Republican	49 (1980)	Governor of California (1967–1975)		George H. W. Bush
							50 (1984)
41		George H. W. Bush (1924–2018)	Texas	January 20, 1989	January 20, 1993	Republican	51 (1988)	Vice President		Dan Quayle
42		Bill Clinton (born 1946)	Arkansas	January 20, 1993	until January 20, 2001	Democratic	52 (1992)	Governor of Arkansas (1979–1981, 1983–1992)		Al Gore
							53 (1996)

List of presidents in the 21st century (2001-present)

      Democratic       Republican

№	President		State	Took office	Left office	Party	Term	Previous office	Vice President
42		Bill Clinton (born 1946)	Arkansas	since January 20, 1993	January 20, 2001	Democratic	52 (1992)	Governor of Arkansas (1979–1981, 1983–1992)		Al Gore
							53 (1996)
43		George W. Bush (born 1946)	Texas	January 20, 2001	January 20, 2009	Republican	54 (2000)	Governor of Texas (1995–2000)		Dick Cheney
							55 (2004)
44		Barack Obama (born 1961)	Illinois	January 20, 2009	January 20, 2017	Democratic	56 (2008)	U.S. Senator (Class 3) from Illinois (2005–2008)		Joe Biden
							57 (2012)
45		Donald J. Trump (born 1946)	Florida	January 20, 2017	January 20, 2021	Republican	58 (2016)	Chairman of The Trump Organization (1971–2017)		Mike Pence
46		Joe Biden (born 1942)	Delaware	January 20, 2021	Incumbent	Democratic	59 (2020)	Vice President (2009–2017)		Kamala Harris

Living former presidents

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  Jimmy Carter
  (1977 – 1981)
  (1924-10-01) October 1, 1924
  

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  Bill Clinton
  (1993 – 2001)
  (1946-08-19) August 19, 1946
  

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  George W. Bush
  (2001 – 2009)
  (1946-07-06) July 6, 1946
  

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  Barack Obama
  (2009 – 2017)
  (1961-08-04) August 4, 1961
  

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  Donald Trump
  (2017 – 2021)
  (1946-06-14) June 14, 1946
  

Presidents Donald Trump, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter during the funeral of George H. W. Bush December 5, 2018.