List of Presidents of the United States by date of birth

The following are two lists of U.S. Presidents, organized by date of birth and birthday.

Birthday

OB = Order of Birth     OD = Order of Death     Cen = Century     OO = Order of Office     SA = State Abbreviation     AA = Age at Ascension

OB OD Name Date of Birth Birth Name Cen OO Birthplace SA AA 1 1 Washington, GeorgeGeorge Washington 1732-02-22February 22, 1732 18th 1 Pope's Creek, Virginia VA 57 2 3 Adams, JohnJohn Adams 1735-10-30 October 30, 1735 John Adams, Jr. 18th 2 Braintree, Massachusetts MA 61 3 2 Jefferson, ThomasThomas Jefferson 1743-04-13 April 13, 1743 18th 3 Goochland County, Virginia VA 57 4 5 Madison, JamesJames Madison 1751-03-16 March 16, 1751 James Madison, Jr. 18th 4 Port Conway, Virginia VA 57 5 4 Monroe, JamesJames Monroe 1758-04-28 April 28, 1758 18th 5 Westmoreland County, Virginia VA 58 7 8 Adams, John Q.John Quincy Adams 1767-07-11 July 11, 1767 18th 6 Braintree, Massachusetts MA 57 6 7 Jackson, AndrewAndrew Jackson 1767-03-15 March 15, 1767 18th 7 Waxhaw, North Carolina NC 61 9 12 Van Buren, MartinMartin Van Buren 1782-12-05 December 5, 1782 18th 8 Kinderhook, New York NY 54 8 6 Harrison, WilliamWilliam Henry Harrison 1773-02-09 February 9, 1773 18th 9 Charles City County, Virginia VA 68 11 11 Tyler, JohnJohn Tyler 1790-03-29 March 29, 1790 John Tyler, Jr. 18th 10 Charles City County, Virginia VA 51 13 9 Polk, JamesJames Knox Polk 1795-11-02 November 2, 1795 18th 11 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina NC 49 10 10 Taylor, ZacharyZachary Taylor 1784-11-24 November 24, 1784 18th 12 Orange County, Virginia VA 64 14 16 Fillmore, MillardMillard Fillmore 1800-01-07 January 7, 1800 18th 13 Cayuga County, New York NY 50 15 15 Pierce, FranklinFranklin Pierce 1804-11-23 November 23, 1804 19th 14 Hillsborough, New Hampshire NH 48 12 14 Buchanan, JamesJames Buchanan 1791-04-23 April 23, 1791 James Buchanan, Jr. 18th 15 Cove Gap, Pennsylvania PA 65 17 13 Lincoln, AbrahamAbraham Lincoln 1809-02-12 February 12, 1809 19th 16 Hardin County, Kentucky KY 52 16 17 Johnson, AndrewAndrew Johnson 1808-12-29 December 29, 1808 19th 17 Raleigh, North Carolina NC 56 18 19 Grant, UlyssesUlysses Simpson Grant 1822-04-27 April 27, 1822 Hiram Ulysses Simpson Grant 19th 18 Point Pleasant, Ohio OH 46 19 21 Hayes, RutherfordRutherford Birchard Hayes 1822-10-04 October 4, 1822 19th 19 Delaware, Ohio OH 54 21 18 Garfield, JamesJames Abram Garfield 1831-11-19 November 19, 1831 19th 20 Moreland Hills, Ohio OH 49 20 20 Arthur, ChesterChester Alan Arthur 1829-10-05 October 5, 1829 19th 21 Fairfield, Vermont VT 51 23 24 Cleveland, GroverGrover Cleveland 1837-03-18 March 18, 1837 Stephen Grover Cleveland 19th 22 Caldwell, New Jersey NJ 47 22 22 Harrison, BenjaminBenjamin Harrison 1833-08-20 August 20, 1833 19th 23 North Bend, Ohio OH 55 23 24 Cleveland, GroverGrover Cleveland 1837-03-18 March 18, 1837 Stephen Grover Cleveland 19th 24 Caldwell, New Jersey NJ 47 24 23 McKinley, WilliamWilliam McKinley 1843-01-29 January 29, 1843 William McKinley, Jr. 19th 25 Niles, Ohio OH 54 27 25 Roosevelt, TheodoreTheodore Roosevelt 1858-10-27 October 27, 1858 Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. 19th 26 New York, New York NY 42 26 28 Taft, William HowardWilliam Howard Taft 1857-09-15 September 15, 1857 19th 27 Cincinnati, Ohio OH 51 25 27 Wilson, WoodrowWoodrow Wilson 1856-12-28 December 28, 1856 Thomas Woodrow Wilson 19th 28 Staunton, Virginia VA 56 28 26 Harding, WarrenWarren Gamaliel Harding 1865-11-02 November 2, 1865 19th 29 Corsica near Blooming Grove, Ohio OH 55 29 29 Coolidge, CalvinCalvin Coolidge 1872-07-04 July 4, 1872 John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. 19th 30 Plymouth, Vermont VT 51 30 32 Hoover, HerbertHerbert Clark Hoover 1874-08-10 August 10, 1874 19th 31 West Branch, Iowa IA 54 31 30 Roosevelt, FranklinFranklin Delano Roosevelt 1882-01-30 January 30, 1882 19th 32 Hyde Park, New York NY 51 32 34 Truman, HarryHarry S. Truman 1884-05-08 May 8, 1884 19th 33 Lamar, Missouri MO 60 33 33 Eisenhower, DwightDwight David Eisenhower 1890-10-14 October 14, 1890 David Dwight Eisenhower 19th 34 Denison, Texas TX 62 38 31 Kennedy, JohnJohn Fitzgerald Kennedy 1917-05-29 May 29, 1917 20th 35 Brookline, Massachusetts MA 43 34 35 Johnson, LyndonLyndon Baines Johnson 1908-08-27 August 27, 1908 20th 36 Stonewall, Texas TX 55 36 36 Nixon, RichardRichard Milhous Nixon 1913-01-09 January 9, 1913 20th 37 Yorba Linda, California CA 56 37 38 Ford, GeraldGerald Rudolph Ford 1913-07-14 July 14, 1913 Leslie Lynch King, Jr. 20th 38 Omaha, Nebraska NE 61 40 ALIVE Carter, JimmyJames Earl (Jimmy) Carter 1924-10-01 October 1, 1924 James Earl Carter, Jr. 20th 39 Plains, Georgia GA 52 35 37 Reagan, RonaldRonald Wilson Reagan 1911-02-06 February 6, 1911 20th 40 Tampico, Illinois IL 69 39 ALIVE Bush, George H.W.George Herbert Walker Bush 1924-06-12 June 12, 1924 20th 41 Milton, Massachusetts MA 64 42 ALIVE Clinton, BillWilliam Jefferson (Bill) Clinton 1946-08-19 August 19, 1946 William Jefferson Blythe III 20th 42 Hope, Arkansas AR 46 41 ALIVE Bush, George W.George Walker Bush 1946-07-06 July 6, 1946 20th 43 New Haven, Connecticut CT 54 43 ALIVE Obama, BarackBarack Hussein Obama 1961-08-4 August 4, 1961 Barack Hussein Obama II 20th 44 Honolulu, Hawaii HI 47 The unique case of Grover Cleveland allows him to hold two spots on the Order of Office list (22nd and 24th), while only one spot on the Order of Birth list (23rd). Months and Zodiacs Order President Date of Birth Zodiac sign 1 Millard Fillmore January 7 Capricorn (see Dec.) 2 Richard Nixon January 9 3 William McKinley January 29 Aquarius 4 Franklin D. Roosevelt January 30 5 Ronald Reagan February 6 6 William Henry Harrison February 9 7 Abraham Lincoln February 12 8 George Washington February 22 Pisces 9 Andrew Jackson March 15 10 James Madison March 16 11 Grover Cleveland March 18 12 John Tyler March 29 Aries 13 Thomas Jefferson April 13 14 James Buchanan April 23 Taurus 15 Ulysses S. Grant April 27 16 James Monroe April 28 17 Harry Truman May 8 18 John F. Kennedy May 29 Gemini 19 George H. W. Bush June 12 20 Calvin Coolidge July 4 Cancer 21 George W. Bush July 6 22 John Quincy Adams July 11 23 Gerald Ford July 14 24 Barack Obama August 4 Leo 25 Herbert Hoover August 10 26 Bill Clinton August 19 27 Benjamin Harrison August 20 28 Lyndon Johnson August 27 Virgo 29 William Howard Taft September 15 30 Jimmy Carter October 1 Libra 31 Rutherford B. Hayes October 4 32 Chester Arthur October 5 33 Dwight Eisenhower October 14 34 Theodore Roosevelt October 27 Scorpio 35 John Adams October 30 36/37 Warren Harding November 2 James K. Polk 38 James Garfield November 19 39 Franklin Pierce November 23 Sagittarius 40 Zachary Taylor November 24 41 Martin Van Buren December 5 42 Woodrow Wilson December 28 Capricorn (see Jan.) 43 Andrew Johnson December 29

George Washington, the President who was born the earliest (February 22, 1732)

Millard Fillmore, the president who was born earliest in the calendar year (January 7, 1800)

Andrew Johnson, the president who was born latest in the calendar year (December 29, 1808)

Born on the same date

Only one date, November 2, has the birthday of more than one President (Harding and Polk), though separated by seventy years.

Most and fewest births by month

Six presidents - John Adams, Rutherford B. Hayes, Chester A. Arthur, Theodore Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower and Jimmy Carter, were born in the month of October.

Only one president each - George H.W. Bush and William Howard Taft, was born in the months June and September respectively.

Each of the last four presidents, George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama was born during the summer months.

Between the births of George Washington in 1732 and Barack Obama in 1961, a president has been born in every decade except for the 1810s, 1930s and 1950s.

World War Births

Only one president was born during World War I: John F. Kennedy

No presidents were born during World War II.

Births by Century

In total there have been:

• 14 born in the 18th century.
• 19 born in the 19th century.
• 10 born in the 20th century.

Born in the same year

10 presidents have been born in the same year as another.

• Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams were both born in 1767.
• Ulysses S. Grant and Rutherford B. Hayes were both born in 1822.
• Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford were both born in 1913.
• George H. W. Bush and Jimmy Carter were both born in 1924.
• George W. Bush and Bill Clinton were both born in 1946.

All pairs except the fourth were direct predecessor - direct successor pairs. George H. W. Bush directly succeeded Ronald Reagan, who was the direct successor of Jimmy Carter. Also, in three pairs, the successor was older by days and Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford were the only pair who were both a Presidential and Vice Presidential Pair, as Nixon served under Dwight David Eisenhower and Ford served under Nixon.

Born after a successor/s

• 7th President Andrew Jackson was born on March 15, 1767 while his predecessor, 6th President John Quincy Adams was born on July 11, 1767, making him 118 days older than his predecessor.
• 9th President William Henry Harrison was born on February 9, 1773 while his predecessor, 8th President Martin van Buren was born on December 3, 1782, making him &100000000000000090000009 years, &10000000000000297000000297 days days older than his predecessor.
• 12th President Zachary Taylor was born on November 24, 1784 while his two predecessors, 10th President John Tyler and 11th President James K. Polk, were born on March 29, 1790 and November 2, 1795, making him &100000000000000050000005 years, &10000000000000125000000125 days older than the former and &1000000000000001000000010 years, &10000000000000343000000343 days older than the latter.
• 15th President James Buchanan was born on April 23, 1791 while his three predecessors, 11th President James K. Polk, 13th President Millard Fillmore and 14th President Franklin Pierce were born on November 2, 1795, January 7, 1800 and November 23, 1804, making him &100000000000000040000004 years, &10000000000000193000000193 days older than the former, &100000000000000080000008 years, &10000000000000259000000259 days older than the medial and &1000000000000001300000013 years, &10000000000000214000000214 days older than the latter.
• 17th President Andrew Johnson was born on December 29, 1808 while his predecessor, 16th President Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809, making him 45 days older than his predecessor.
• 21st President Chester A. Arthur was born on October 5, 1829 while his predecessor, 20th President James A. Garfield was born on November 19, 1831, making him &100000000000000020000002 years, &1000000000000004500000045 days older than his predecessor.
• 27th President William Howard Taft was born on September 15, 1857 while his predecessor, 26th President Theodore Roosevelt was born on October 27, 1858, making him &100000000000000010000001 year, &1000000000000004200000042 days older than his predecessor.
• 28th President Woodrow Wilson was born on December 28, 1856 while his two predecessors, 26th President Theodore Roosevelt and 27th President William Howard Taft were born on October 27, 1858 and September 17, 1857, making him &100000000000000010000001 year, &10000000000000303000000303 days older than the former and 261 days older than the latter.
• 36th President Lyndon Baines Johnson was born on August 27, 1908 while his predecessor, 35th President John F. Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917, making him &100000000000000080000008 years, &10000000000000275000000275 days older than his predecessor.
• 37th President Richard Nixon was born on January 9, 1913 while his predecessor, 35th President John F. Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917, making him &100000000000000040000004 years, &10000000000000140000000140 days older than his predecessor.
• 38th President Gerald Ford was born on July 14, 1913 while his predecessor, 35th President John F. Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917, making him &100000000000000030000003 years, &10000000000000319000000319 days older than his predecessor.
• 40th President Ronald Reagan was born on February 6, 1911 while his four predecessors, 35th President John F. Kennedy, 37th President Richard Nixon, 38th President Gerald Ford and 39th President were born on May 29, 1917, January 9, 1913, July 14, 1913 and October 1, 1924 respectively, making him &100000000000000060000006 years, &10000000000000112000000112 days older than the former, &100000000000000010000001 year, &10000000000000338000000338 days older than the first medial, &100000000000000020000002 years, &10000000000000158000000158 days older than the second medial and &1000000000000001300000013 years, &10000000000000238000000238 days older than the latter.
• 41st President George H. W. Bush was born on June 12, 1924 while his predecessor, 39th President Jimmy Carter was born on October 1, 1924, making him 111 days older than his predecessor.
• 43rd President George W. Bush was born on July 6, 1946 while his predecessor, 42nd President Bill Clinton was born on August 19, 1946, making him 44 days older than his predecessor.

Born during other Presidents' administrations

George Washington (1789-1797)

John Tyler born March 29, 1790

James Buchanan born April 23, 1791

James Knox 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 Simpson Grant born April 27, 1822

Rutherford Birchard Hayes born October 4, 1822

Andrew Jackson (1829-1837)

Chester Alan Arthur born October 5, 1829

James Abram 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 Gamaliel Harding born November 2, 1865

Ulysses Simpson Grant (1869-1877)

Calvin Coolidge born July 4, 1872

Herbert Clark Hoover born August 10, 1874

Chester Alan Arthur (1881-1885)

Franklin Delano 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 Wilson Reagan born February 6, 1911

Richard Milhous Nixon born January 9, 1913

Woodrow Wilson (1913-1921)

Gerald Rudolph Ford born July 14, 1913

John Fitzgerald Kennedy May 29, 1917

Calvin Coolidge (1923-1929)

George Herbert Walker Bush born June 12, 1924

James Earl (Jimmy) Carter born October 1, 1924

Harry S. Truman (1945-1953)

George Walker Bush born July 6, 1946

William Jefferson (Bill) Clinton born August 19, 1946

John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1961-1963)

Barack Hussein Obama born August 4, 1961

Born in the same year as their Vice President/s

• Abraham Lincoln and his first Vice President Hannibal Hamlin were both born in 1809.
• Richard Nixon and his second Vice President Gerald Ford were both born in 1913.

Born after their Vice Presidents

• Vice President George Clinton was born on July 26, 1739 while his Presidents Thomas Jefferson and James Madison were born on April 13, 1743 and March 16, 1751 respectively, making him &100000000000000030000003 years, &10000000000000261000000261 days days older than the former and &1000000000000001100000011 years, &10000000000000233000000233 days days older than the latter.
• Vice President Elbridge Gerry was born on July 17, 1744 while his President James Madison was born on March 16, 1751, making him &100000000000000060000006 years, &10000000000000242000000242 days days older than his President.
• Vice President Richard M. Johnson was born on October 17, either in 1780 or 1781, while his President Martin van Buren was born on December 3, 1782, making him &100000000000000020000002 years, &1000000000000004700000047 days or &100000000000000010000001 year, &1000000000000004700000047 days days older than his President.
• Vice President George M. Dallas was born on July 10, 1792 while his President James K. Polk was born on November 2, 1795, making him &100000000000000030000003 years, &10000000000000115000000115 days days older than his President.
• Vice President William R. King was born on April 7, 1786 while his President Franklin Pierce was born on November 23, 1804, making him &1000000000000001800000018 years, &10000000000000230000000230 days days older than his President.
• Vice President Andrew Johnson was born on December 29, 1808 while his President Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809, making him 45 days older than his President.

Born after their wives

• First Lady Martha Washington was on June 2, 1731 and her husband President George Washington on February 22, 1732, making her 265 days older than her husband.
• First Lady Abigail Fillmore was born on March 13, 1798 and her husband President Millard Fillmore on January 7, 1800, making her &100000000000000010000001 year, &10000000000000301000000301 days older than her husband.
• First Lady Caroline Harrison was born on October 1, 1832 and her husband President Benjamin Harrison on August 20, 1833, making her 323 days older than her husband.
• First Lady Florence Harding was born on August 15, 1860 and her husband President Warren G. Harding on November 2, 1865, making her &100000000000000050000005 years, &1000000000000007900000079 days older than her husband.
• First Lady Lou Henry Hoover was born on March 29, 1874 and her husband President Herbert Hoover on August 10, 1874, making her 134 days older than her husband.
• First Lady Pat Nixon was born on March 16, 1912 and her husband President Richard Nixon on January 9, 1913, making her 299 days older than her husband.

See also

• List of United States Presidents by date of death
• List of United States Presidents