List of Presidents of the United States by date of birth

The following is a list of U.S. Presidents, organized by date of birth, plus additional lists of birth related statistics.

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United States Presidents by date of birth

OB = Order of Birth     OP = Order of Presidency     AP = Age when assumed Presidency
Note: As Grover Cleveland served two non-consecutive terms, he assumed office twice, as the 22nd and 24th President.
OB Name Date of Birth Birth Name OP Birthplace State of Birth AP
1 George Washington 02-22February 22, 1732 1 Pope's Creek Virginia 57
2 John Adams 10-30 October 30, 1735 John Adams, Jr. 2 Braintree Massachusetts 61
3 Thomas Jefferson 04-13 April 13, 1743 3 Goochland County Virginia 57
4 James Madison 03-16 March 16, 1751 James Madison, Jr. 4 Port Conway Virginia 57
5 James Monroe 04-28 April 28, 1758 5 Monroe Hall Virginia 58
7 John Quincy Adams 07-11 July 11, 1767 6 Braintree Massachusetts 57
6 Andrew Jackson 03-15 March 15, 1767 7 Waxhaws Region South/North Carolina 61
9 Martin Van Buren 12-05 December 5, 1782 8 Kinderhook New York 54
8 William Henry Harrison 02-09 February 9, 1773 9 Charles City County Virginia 68
11 John Tyler 03-29 March 29, 1790 John Tyler, Jr. 10 Charles City County Virginia 51
13 James K. Polk 11-02 November 2, 1795 James Knox Polk 11 Pineville North Carolina 49
10 Zachary Taylor 11-24 November 24, 1784 12 Barboursville Virginia 64
14 Millard Fillmore 01-07 January 7, 1800 13 Moravia New York 50
15 Franklin Pierce 11-23 November 23, 1804 14 Hillsborough New Hampshire 48
12 James Buchanan 04-23 April 23, 1791 James Buchanan, Jr. 15 Cove Gap Pennsylvania 65
17 Abraham Lincoln 02-12 February 12, 1809 16 Hardin County Kentucky 52
16 Andrew Johnson 12-29 December 29, 1808 17 Raleigh North Carolina 56
18 Ulysses S. Grant 04-27 April 27, 1822 Hiram Ulysses Grant 18 Point Pleasant Ohio 46
19 Rutherford B. Hayes 10-04 October 4, 1822 Rutherford Birchard Hayes 19 Delaware Ohio 54
21 James A. Garfield 11-19 November 19, 1831 James Abram Garfield 20 Moreland Hills Ohio 49
20 Chester A. Arthur 10-05 October 5, 1829 Chester Alan Arthur 21 Fairfield Vermont 51
23 Grover Cleveland 03-18 March 18, 1837 Stephen Grover Cleveland 22 Caldwell New Jersey 47
22 Benjamin Harrison 08-20 August 20, 1833 23 North Bend Ohio 55
23 Grover Cleveland 03-18 March 18, 1837 Stephen Grover Cleveland 24 Caldwell New Jersey 55
24 William McKinley 01-29 January 29, 1843 William McKinley, Jr. 25 Niles Ohio 54
27 Theodore Roosevelt 10-27 October 27, 1858 Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. 26 New York City New York 42
26 William Howard Taft 09-15 September 15, 1857 27 Cincinnati Ohio 51
25 Woodrow Wilson 12-28 December 28, 1856 Thomas Woodrow Wilson 28 Staunton Virginia 56
28 Warren G. Harding 11-02 November 2, 1865 Warren Gamaliel Harding 29 Blooming Grove Ohio 55
29 Calvin Coolidge 07-04 July 4, 1872 John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. 30 Plymouth Vermont 51
30 Herbert Hoover 08-10 August 10, 1874 Herbert Clark Hoover 31 West Branch Iowa 54
31 Franklin D. Roosevelt 01-30 January 30, 1882 Franklin Delano Roosevelt 32 Hyde Park New York 51
32 Harry S. Truman 05-08 May 8, 1884 33 Lamar Missouri 60
33 Dwight D. Eisenhower 10-14 October 14, 1890 David Dwight Eisenhower[1] 34 Denison Texas 62
38 John F. Kennedy 05-29 May 29, 1917 John Fitzgerald Kennedy 35 Brookline Massachusetts 43
34 Lyndon B. Johnson 08-27 August 27, 1908 Lyndon Baines Johnson 36 Stonewall Texas 55
36 Richard M. Nixon 01-09 January 9, 1913 Richard Milhous Nixon 37 Yorba Linda California 56
37 Gerald R. Ford 07-14 July 14, 1913 Leslie Lynch King, Jr. 38 Omaha Nebraska 61
40 Jimmy Carter 10-01 October 1, 1924 James Earl Carter, Jr. 39 Plains Georgia 52
35 Ronald Reagan 02-06 February 6, 1911 Ronald Wilson Reagan 40 Tampico Illinois 69
39 George H. W. Bush 06-12 June 12, 1924 George Herbert Walker Bush 41 Milton Massachusetts 64
42 Bill Clinton 08-19 August 19, 1946 William Jefferson Blythe III 42 Hope Arkansas 46
41 George W. Bush 07-06 July 6, 1946 George Walker Bush 43 New Haven Connecticut 54
43 Barack Obama 08-04 August 4, 1961 Barack Hussein Obama II 44 Honolulu Hawaii 47
George Washington, earliest born president (February 22, 1732)
Millard Fillmore, president born earliest in the calendar year (January 7, 1800)
Andrew Johnson, president born latest in the calendar year (December 29, 1808)

Births by century, decade and generation

Century

Eighteenth century • (14) 
George Washington (1732), John Adams (1735), Thomas Jefferson (1743), James Madison (1751), James Monroe (1758), Andrew Jackson (1767), John Quincy Adams (1767), William Henry Harrison (1773), Martin Van Buren (1782), Zachary Taylor (1784), John Tyler (1790), James Buchanan (1791), James K. Polk (1795), Millard Fillmore (1800)
Nineteenth century • (19) 
Franklin Pierce (1804), Andrew Johnson (1808), Abraham Lincoln (1809), Ulysses S. Grant (1822), Rutherford B. Hayes (1822), Chester A. Arthur (1829), James A. Garfield (1831), Benjamin Harrison (1833), Grover Cleveland (1837), William McKinley (1843), Woodrow Wilson (1856), William Howard Taft (1857), Theodore Roosevelt (1858), Warren G. Harding (1865), Calvin Coolidge (1872), Herbert Hoover (1874), Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882), Harry S. Truman (1884), Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890)
Twentieth century • (10) 
Lyndon B. Johnson (1908), Ronald Reagan (1911), Richard Nixon (1913), Gerald Ford (1913), John F. Kennedy (1917), George H. W. Bush (1924), Jimmy Carter (1924), George W. Bush (1946), Bill Clinton (1946), Barack Obama (1961)

Decade

1730s • George Washington (1732), John Adams (1735)
1740s • Thomas Jefferson (1743)
1750s • James Madison (1751), James Monroe (1758)
1760s • Andrew Jackson (1767), John Quincy Adams (1767)
1770s • William Henry Harrison (1773)
1780s • Martin Van Buren (1782), Zachary Taylor (1784)
1790s • John Tyler (1790), James Buchanan (1791), James K. Polk (1795)
1800s Millard Fillmore (1800), Franklin Pierce (1804), Andrew Johnson (1808), Abraham Lincoln (1809)
1810s • none
1820s • Ulysses S. Grant (1822), Rutherford B. Hayes (1822), Chester A. Arthur (1829)
1830s • James A. Garfield (1831), Benjamin Harrison (1833), Grover Cleveland (1837)
1840s • William McKinley (1843)
1850s • Woodrow Wilson (1856), William Howard Taft (1857), Theodore Roosevelt (1858)
1860s • Warren G. Harding (1865)
1870s • Calvin Coolidge (1872), Herbert Hoover (1874)
1880s • Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882), Harry S. Truman (1884)
1890s • Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890)
1900s Lyndon B. Johnson (1908)
1910s • Ronald Reagan (1911), Richard Nixon (1913), Gerald Ford (1913), John F. Kennedy (1917)
1920s • George H. W. Bush (1924), Jimmy Carter (1924)
1930s • none
1940s • George W. Bush (1946), Bill Clinton (1946)
1950s • none
1960s • Barack Obama (1961)

Generation

(According to the books by William Strauss and Neil Howe)

Liberty Generation • (1724-1741) 
George Washington (1732), John Adams (1735)
Republican Generation • (1742–1766) 
Thomas Jefferson (1743), James Madison (1751), James Monroe (1758)
Compromise Generation • (1767–1791) 
Andrew Jackson (1767), John Quincy Adams (1767), William Henry Harrison (1773), Martin Van Buren (1782), Zachary Taylor (1784), John Tyler (1790), James Buchanan (1791)
Transcendental Generation • (1792–1821) 
James K. Polk (1795), Millard Fillmore (1800), Franklin Pierce (1804), Andrew Johnson (1808), Abraham Lincoln (1809)
Gilded Generation • (1822–1842) 
Ulysses S. Grant (1822), Rutherford B. Hayes (1822), Chester A. Arthur (1829), James A. Garfield (1831), Benjamin Harrison (1833), Grover Cleveland (1837)
Progressive Generation • (1843–1859) 
William McKinley (1843), Woodrow Wilson (1856), William Howard Taft (1857), Theodore Roosevelt (1858)
Missionary Generation • (1860–1882) 
Warren G. Harding (1865), Calvin Coolidge (1872), Herbert Hoover (1874), Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882)
World War I Generation • (1883–1900) 
Harry S. Truman (1884), Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890)
World War II Generation • (1901–1924) 
Lyndon B. Johnson (1908), Ronald Reagan (1911), Richard Nixon (1913), Gerald Ford (1913), John F. Kennedy (1917), George H. W. Bush (1924), Jimmy Carter (1924)
Silent Generation • (1925–1942) 
none
Baby Boom Generation • (1943–1960) 
George W. Bush (1946), Bill Clinton (1946)
Generation X • (1961-1981)
Barack Obama (1961)

Born same year or same date

In same year

On the same date

Only one date, November 2, has been the birthday of more than one President– 11th President James K. Polk and 29th President Warren Harding. The birthday problem indicates that, on average, a birthday will be shared after about 25 presidents have served. The Polk–Harding birthday coincidence, the only one to date, occurred after 28 distinct presidents had served.

Born before predecessor(s)

7th President Andrew Jackson (born March 15, 1767)

Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days older than 6th President John Quincy Adams (born July 11, 1767)

9th President William Henry Harrison (born February 9, 1773)

Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. older than 8th President Martin van Buren (born December 5, 1782).

12th President Zachary Taylor (born November 24, 1784)

Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. older than 10th President John Tyler (born March 29, 1790)
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. older than 11th President James K. Polk (born November 2, 1795)

15th President James Buchanan, (born April 23, 1791)

Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. older than 11th President James K. Polk (born November 2, 1795)
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. older than 13th President Millard Fillmore (born January 7, 1800)
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. older than 14th President Franklin Pierce (born November 23, 1804)

17th President Andrew Johnson (born December 29, 1808)

Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days older than 16th President Abraham Lincoln (born February 12, 1809)

21st President Chester A. Arthur (born October 5, 1829)

Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. older than 20th President James A. Garfield (born November 19, 1831)

23rd President Benjamin Harrison (born August 20, 1833)

Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. older than 22nd President Grover Cleveland (born March 18, 1837)

27th President William Howard Taft (born September 15, 1857)

Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. older than 26th President Theodore Roosevelt (born October 27, 1858)

28th President Woodrow Wilson (born December 28, 1856)

Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days older than 27th President William Howard Taft (born September 15, 1857)
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. older than 26th President Theodore Roosevelt (born October 27, 1858)

36th President Lyndon Baines Johnson (born August 27, 1908)

Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. older than 35th President John F. Kennedy (born May 29, 1917)

37th President Richard Nixon (born January 9, 1913)

Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. older than 35th President John F. Kennedy (born May 29, 1917)

38th President Gerald Ford (born July 14, 1913)

Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. older than 35th President John F. Kennedy (born May 29, 1917)

40th President Ronald Reagan (born on February 6, 1911)

Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. older than 37th President Richard Nixon (born January 9, 1913)
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. older than 38th President Gerald Ford (born July 14, 1913)
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. older than 35th President John F. Kennedy (born May 29, 1917)
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. older than 39th President Jimmy Carter (born October 1, 1924)

41st President George H. W. Bush (born June 12, 1924)

Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days older than 39th President Jimmy Carter (born October 1, 1924)

43rd President George W. Bush (born July 6, 1946)

Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days older than 42nd President Bill Clinton (born August 19, 1946)

Head of state at time of birth

King of Great Britain

George II (1727-1760)

George Washington born February 22, 1732
John Adams born October 30, 1735
Thomas Jefferson born April 13, 1743
James Madison born March 16, 1751
James Monroe born April 28, 1758

George III (1760-1776*)
(" * " = This is the year 13 of Great Britain's North American colonies declared their independence.)

Andrew Jackson born March 15, 1767
John Quincy Adams born July 11, 1767
William Henry Harrison born February 9, 1773

President of the Continental Congress

Elias Boudinot (1782–1783)

Martin Van Buren born December 5, 1782

Position vacant (June-November 1784)

Zachary Taylor born November 24, 1784

President of the United States of America

George Washington (1789-1797)

John Tyler born March 29, 1790
James Buchanan born April 23, 1791
James K. Polk born November 2, 1795

John Adams (1797-1801)

Millard Fillmore born January 7, 1800

Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809)

Franklin Pierce born November 23, 1804
Andrew Johnson born December 29, 1808
Abraham Lincoln born February 12, 1809

James Monroe (1817-1825)

Ulysses S. Grant born April 27, 1822
Rutherford B. Hayes born October 4, 1822

Andrew Jackson (1829-1837)

Chester A. Arthur born October 5, 1829
James A. Garfield born November 19, 1831
Benjamin Harrison born August 20, 1833

Martin Van Buren (1837-1841)

Grover Cleveland born March 18, 1837

John Tyler (1841-1845)

William McKinley born January 29, 1843

Franklin Pierce (1853-1857)

Woodrow Wilson born December 28, 1856

James Buchanan (1857-1861)

William Howard Taft born September 15, 1857
Theodore Roosevelt born October 27, 1858

Andrew Johnson (1865-1869)

Warren G. Harding born November 2, 1865

Ulysses Simpson Grant (1869-1877)

Calvin Coolidge born July 4, 1872
Herbert Hoover born August 10, 1874

Chester Alan Arthur (1881-1885)

Franklin D. Roosevelt born January 30, 1882
Harry S. Truman born May 8, 1884

Benjamin Harrison (1889-1893)

Dwight David Eisenhower born October 14, 1890

Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909)

Lyndon Baines Johnson born August 27, 1908

William Howard Taft (1909-1913)

Ronald Reagan born February 6, 1911
Richard Nixon born January 9, 1913

Woodrow Wilson (1913-1921)

Gerald Ford born July 14, 1913
John F. Kennedy May 29, 1917

Calvin Coolidge (1923-1929)

George H. W. Bush born June 12, 1924
Jimmy Carter born October 1, 1924

Harry S. Truman (1945-1953)

George W. Bush born July 6, 1946
Bill Clinton born August 19, 1946

John F. Kennedy (1961-1963)

Barack Obama born August 4, 1961

Born in the same year as their Vice President

Born after their Vice President

  • President Thomas Jefferson (born April 13, 1743) was Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. younger than Vice President George Clinton (born July 26, 1739)
  • President James Madison (born March 16, 1751) was Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. younger than Vice President George Clinton (born July 26, 1739)
  • President James Madison (born March 16, 1751) was Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. younger than Vice President Elbridge Gerry (born July 17, 1744)
  • President Martin van Buren (born December 5, 1782) was 1 or 2 years, 49 days younger than Vice President Richard M. Johnson (born October 17, 1780 or 1781)
  • President James K. Polk (born November 2, 1795) was Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. younger than Vice President George M. Dallas (born July 10, 1792)
  • President Franklin Pierce (born November 23, 1804) was Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. younger than Vice President William R. King (born April 7, 1786)
  • President Abraham Lincoln (born February 12, 1809) was Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days younger than Vice President Andrew Johnson (born December 29, 1808)
  • President Ulysses S. Grant (born April 27, 1822) was Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. younger than Vice President Henry Wilson (born February 16, 1812)
  • President Rutherford B. Hayes (born October 4, 1822) was Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. younger than Vice President William Wheeler (born June 30, 1819)
  • President James A. Garfield (born November 19, 1831) was Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. younger than Vice President Chester A. Arthur (born October 5, 1829)
  • President Grover Cleveland (born March 18, 1837) was Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. younger than Vice President Thomas A. Hendricks (born September 7, 1819)
  • President Benjamin Harrison (born August 20, 1833) was Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. younger than Vice President Levi P. Morton (born May 16, 1824)
  • President Grover Cleveland (born March 18, 1837) was Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. younger than Vice President Adlai Stevenson I (born October 23, 1835)
  • President Theodore Roosevelt (born October 27, 1858) was Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. younger than Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks (born May 11, 1852)
  • President William Howard Taft (born September 17, 1857) was Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. younger than Vice President James S. Sherman (born October 24, 1855)
  • President Woodrow Wilson (born December 28, 1856) was Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. younger than Vice President Thomas R. Marshall (born March 14, 1854)
  • President Calvin Coolidge (born July 4, 1872) was Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. younger than Vice President Charles G. Dawes (born August 27, 1865)
  • President Herbert Hoover (born August 10, 1874) was Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. younger than Vice President Charles Curtis (born January 25, 1860)
  • President Franklin D. Roosevelt (born January 30, 1882) was Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. younger than Vice President John Nance Garner (born November 22, 1868)
  • President Harry Truman (born May 8, 1884) was Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. younger than Vice President Alben W. Barkley (born November 24, 1877)
  • President John F. Kennedy (born May 29, 1917) was Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. younger than Vice President Lyndon Baines Johnson (born August 27, 1908)
  • President Gerald Ford (born July 14, 1913) was Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. younger than Vice President Nelson A. Rockefeller (born July 8, 1908)
  • President George W. Bush (born July 6, 1946) is Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. younger than Vice President Dick Cheney (born January 30, 1941)
  • President Barack Obama (born August 4, 1961) is Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. younger than Vice President Joe Biden (born November 20, 1942)

Born after their wife

  • President George Washington (born February 22, 1732) was Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days younger than First Lady Martha Washington (born June 2, 1731)
  • President Millard Fillmore (born January 7, 1800) was Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. younger than First Lady Abigail Fillmore (born March 13, 1798)
  • President Benjamin Harrison (born August 20, 1833) was Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days younger than First Lady Caroline Harrison (born October 1, 1832)
  • President Warren G. Harding (born November 2, 1865) was Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. younger than First Lady Florence Harding (born August 15, 1860)
  • President Herbert Hoover (born August 10, 1874) was Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days younger than First Lady Lou Henry Hoover (born March 29, 1874)
  • President Richard Nixon (born January 9, 1913) was Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days younger than First Lady Pat Nixon (born March 16, 1912)

See also

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