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List of presidents of the United States by age facts for kids

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This article is all about how old U.S. Presidents were when they started their job, when they finished, and how long they lived. It also shows how long they lived after being president. For presidents who are still alive, their current age is shown.

How Old Were Presidents?

Age distribution graph United States Presidents
Age of U.S. presidents when assuming office

The rules for becoming a U.S. president say you must be at least 35 years old. Most presidents have been around 55 years old when they first took office.

The youngest person to become president was Theodore Roosevelt. He was 42 years old when he took over after William McKinley was assassinated. The oldest person to become president was Joe Biden, who was 78 years old.

John F. Kennedy was the youngest president when his time in office ended. He was 46 when he was assassinated. He also had the shortest life of any president. Joe Biden will be the oldest president when his term ends, at 82 years old.

James K. Polk had the shortest time after leaving office before he died. He passed away from cholera just a few months after his presidency ended, at age 53. He was the youngest president to die of natural causes.

Jimmy Carter has had the longest retirement of any president. He lived for many years after leaving office and was the first and only president to reach 100 years old! The youngest former president who is still alive today is Barack Obama, who is 63.

Presidential Age Data

This table shows important age details for each U.S. president. It includes their age when they started and ended their presidency, how long they lived after leaving office, and their total lifespan.


No. President Born Age at
start of presidency		 Age at
end of presidency		 Post-presidency
timespan		 Lifespan
Died Age
1 Washington, GeorgeGeorge Washington Feb 22, 1732 57 years, 67 days
Apr 30, 1789		 65 years, 10 days
Mar 4, 1797		 2 years, 285 days Dec 14, 1799 67 years, 295 days
2 Adams, JohnJohn Adams Oct 30, 1735 61 years, 125 days
Mar 4, 1797		 65 years, 125 days
Mar 4, 1801		 25 years, 122 days Jul 4, 1826 90 years, 247 days
3 Jefferson, ThomasThomas Jefferson Apr 13, 1743 57 years, 325 days
Mar 4, 1801		 65 years, 325 days
Mar 4, 1809		 17 years, 122 days Jul 4, 1826 83 years, 82 days
4 Madison, JamesJames Madison Mar 16, 1751 57 years, 353 days
Mar 4, 1809		 65 years, 353 days
Mar 4, 1817		 19 years, 116 days Jun 28, 1836 85 years, 104 days
5 Monroe, JamesJames Monroe Apr 28, 1758 58 years, 310 days
Mar 4, 1817		 66 years, 310 days
Mar 4, 1825		 6 years, 122 days Jul 4, 1831 73 years, 67 days
6 Adams, John QuincyJohn Quincy Adams Jul 11, 1767 57 years, 236 days
Mar 4, 1825		 61 years, 236 days
Mar 4, 1829		 18 years, 356 days Feb 23, 1848 80 years, 227 days
7 Jackson, AndrewAndrew Jackson Mar 15, 1767 61 years, 354 days
Mar 4, 1829		 69 years, 354 days
Mar 4, 1837		 8 years, 96 days Jun 8, 1845 78 years, 85 days
8 Van Buren, MartinMartin Van Buren Dec 5, 1782 54 years, 89 days
Mar 4, 1837		 58 years, 89 days
Mar 4, 1841		 21 years, 142 days Jul 24, 1862 79 years, 231 days
9 Harrison, William HenryWilliam Henry Harrison Feb 9, 1773 68 years, 23 days
Mar 4, 1841		 68 years, 54 days
Apr 4, 1841		 0 days Apr 4, 1841 68 years, 54 days
10 Tyler, JohnJohn Tyler Mar 29, 1790 51 years, 6 days
Apr 4, 1841		 54 years, 340 days
Mar 4, 1845		 16 years, 320 days Jan 18, 1862 71 years, 295 days
11 Polk, James K.James K. Polk Nov 2, 1795 49 years, 122 days
Mar 4, 1845		 53 years, 122 days
Mar 4, 1849		 103 days Jun 15, 1849 53 years, 225 days
12 Taylor, ZacharyZachary Taylor Nov 24, 1784 64 years, 100 days
Mar 4, 1849		 65 years, 227 days
Jul 9, 1850		 0 days Jul 9, 1850 65 years, 227 days
13 Fillmore, MillardMillard Fillmore Jan 7, 1800 50 years, 183 days
Jul 9, 1850		 53 years, 56 days
Mar 4, 1853		 21 years, 4 days Mar 8, 1874 74 years, 60 days
14 Pierce, FranklinFranklin Pierce Nov 23, 1804 48 years, 101 days
Mar 4, 1853		 52 years, 101 days
Mar 4, 1857		 12 years, 218 days Oct 8, 1869 64 years, 319 days
15 Buchanan, JamesJames Buchanan Apr 23, 1791 65 years, 315 days
Mar 4, 1857		 69 years, 315 days
Mar 4, 1861		 7 years, 89 days Jun 1, 1868 77 years, 39 days
16 Lincoln, AbrahamAbraham Lincoln Feb 12, 1809 52 years, 20 days
Mar 4, 1861		 56 years, 62 days
Apr 15, 1865		 0 days Apr 15, 1865 56 years, 62 days
17 Johnson, AndrewAndrew Johnson Dec 29, 1808 56 years, 107 days
Apr 15, 1865		 60 years, 65 days
Mar 4, 1869		 6 years, 149 days Jul 31, 1875 66 years, 214 days
18 Grant, Ulysses S.Ulysses S. Grant Apr 27, 1822 46 years, 311 days
Mar 4, 1869		 54 years, 311 days
Mar 4, 1877		 8 years, 141 days Jul 23, 1885 63 years, 87 days
19 Hayes, Rutherford B.Rutherford B. Hayes Oct 4, 1822 54 years, 151 days
Mar 4, 1877		 58 years, 151 days
Mar 4, 1881		 11 years, 319 days Jan 17, 1893 70 years, 105 days
20 Garfield, James A.James A. Garfield Nov 19, 1831 49 years, 105 days
Mar 4, 1881		 49 years, 304 days
Sep 19, 1881		 0 days Sep 19, 1881 49 years, 304 days
21 Arthur, Chester A.Chester A. Arthur Oct 5, 1829 51 years, 349 days
Sep 19, 1881		 55 years, 150 days
Mar 4, 1885		 1 year, 259 days Nov 18, 1886 57 years, 44 days
22 Cleveland, GroverGrover Cleveland Mar 18, 1837 47 years, 351 days
Mar 4, 1885		 51 years, 351 days
Mar 4, 1889		 4 years, 0 days Jun 24, 1908 71 years, 98 days
23 Harrison, BenjaminBenjamin Harrison Aug 20, 1833 55 years, 196 days
Mar 4, 1889		 59 years, 196 days
Mar 4, 1893		 8 years, 9 days Mar 13, 1901 67 years, 205 days
24 Cleveland, GroverGrover Cleveland Mar 18, 1837 55 years, 351 days
Mar 4, 1893		 59 years, 351 days
Mar 4, 1897		 11 years, 112 days Jun 24, 1908 71 years, 98 days
25 McKinley, WilliamWilliam McKinley Jan 29, 1843 54 years, 34 days
Mar 4, 1897		 58 years, 228 days
Sep 14, 1901		 0 days Sep 14, 1901 58 years, 228 days
26 Roosevelt, TheodoreTheodore Roosevelt Oct 27, 1858 42 years, 322 days
Sep 14, 1901		 50 years, 128 days
Mar 4, 1909		 9 years, 308 days Jan 6, 1919 60 years, 71 days
27 Taft, William HowardWilliam Howard Taft Sep 15, 1857 51 years, 170 days
Mar 4, 1909		 55 years, 170 days
Mar 4, 1913		 17 years, 4 days Mar 8, 1930 72 years, 174 days
28 Wilson, WoodrowWoodrow Wilson Dec 28, 1856 56 years, 66 days
Mar 4, 1913		 64 years, 66 days
Mar 4, 1921		 2 years, 336 days Feb 3, 1924 67 years, 37 days
29 Harding, Warren G.Warren G. Harding Nov 2, 1865 55 years, 122 days
Mar 4, 1921		 57 years, 273 days
Aug 2, 1923		 0 days Aug 2, 1923 57 years, 273 days
30 Coolidge, CalvinCalvin Coolidge Jul 4, 1872 51 years, 29 days
Aug 2, 1923		 56 years, 243 days
Mar 4, 1929		 3 years, 307 days Jan 5, 1933 60 years, 185 days
31 Hoover, HerbertHerbert Hoover Aug 10, 1874 54 years, 206 days
Mar 4, 1929		 58 years, 206 days
Mar 4, 1933		 31 years, 230 days Oct 20, 1964 90 years, 71 days
32 Roosevelt, Franklin D.Franklin D. Roosevelt Jan 30, 1882 51 years, 33 days
Mar 4, 1933		 63 years, 72 days
Apr 12, 1945		 0 days Apr 12, 1945 63 years, 72 days
33 Truman, Harry S.Harry S. Truman May 8, 1884 60 years, 339 days
Apr 12, 1945		 68 years, 257 days
Jan 20, 1953		 19 years, 341 days Dec 26, 1972 88 years, 232 days
34 Eisenhower, Dwight D.Dwight D. Eisenhower Oct 14, 1890 62 years, 98 days
Jan 20, 1953		 70 years, 98 days
Jan 20, 1961		 8 years, 67 days Mar 28, 1969 78 years, 165 days
35 Kennedy, John F.John F. Kennedy May 29, 1917 43 years, 236 days
Jan 20, 1961		 46 years, 177 days
Nov 22, 1963		 0 days Nov 22, 1963 46 years, 177 days
36 Johnson, Lyndon B.Lyndon B. Johnson Aug 27, 1908 55 years, 87 days
Nov 22, 1963		 60 years, 146 days
Jan 20, 1969		 4 years, 2 days Jan 22, 1973 64 years, 148 days
37 Nixon, RichardRichard Nixon Jan 9, 1913 56 years, 11 days
Jan 20, 1969		 61 years, 212 days
Aug 9, 1974		 19 years, 256 days Apr 22, 1994 81 years, 103 days
38 Ford, GeraldGerald Ford Jul 14, 1913 61 years, 26 days
Aug 9, 1974		 63 years, 190 days
Jan 20, 1977		 29 years, 340 days Dec 26, 2006 93 years, 165 days
39 Carter, JimmyJimmy Carter Oct 1, 1924 52 years, 111 days
Jan 20, 1977		 56 years, 111 days
Jan 20, 1981		 43 years, 344 days Dec 29, 2024 100 years, 89 days
40 Reagan, RonaldRonald Reagan Feb 6, 1911 69 years, 349 days
Jan 20, 1981		 77 years, 349 days
Jan 20, 1989		 15 years, 137 days Jun 5, 2004 93 years, 120 days
41 Bush, George H. W.George H. W. Bush Jun 12, 1924 64 years, 222 days
Jan 20, 1989		 68 years, 222 days
Jan 20, 1993		 25 years, 314 days Nov 30, 2018 94 years, 171 days
42 Clinton, BillBill Clinton Aug 19, 1946 46 years, 154 days
Jan 20, 1993		 54 years, 154 days
Jan 20, 2001		 24 years, 157 days
–
 78 years, 311 days
43 Bush, George W.George W. Bush Jul 6, 1946 54 years, 198 days
Jan 20, 2001		 62 years, 198 days
Jan 20, 2009		 16 years, 157 days
–
 78 years, 355 days
44 Obama, BarackBarack Obama Aug 4, 1961 47 years, 169 days
Jan 20, 2009		 55 years, 169 days
Jan 20, 2017		 8 years, 157 days
–
 63 years, 326 days
45 Trump, DonaldDonald Trump Jun 14, 1946 70 years, 220 days
Jan 20, 2017		 74 years, 220 days
Jan 20, 2021		 4 years, 157 days
–
 79 years, 12 days
46 Biden, JoeJoe Biden Nov 20, 1942 78 years, 61 days
Jan 20, 2021		 (Incumbent) (Incumbent)
–
 82 years, 218 days

Presidential Lifespan Timeline

This graph shows how long each U.S. president lived. They are listed in the order they served. If a president served two non-consecutive terms, like Grover Cleveland, they are listed by their first term.

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Presidential Age and Time in Office

This chart shows the age of each president. Living presidents are shown in green. The time they spent as president is shown in blue. The blue line at 35 years marks the youngest age you can be to become president.

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