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Former Presidents of the United States — 1789 to Present
Every individual who has served as President of the United States since 1789. Each former president links to a sourced profile with biographical facts, key accomplishments, election results, notable quotes, and external resources. Rows are grouped by century and listed chronologically.
18th-Century Presidents2
19th-Century Presidents22
Thomas Jefferson3rd president1801–1809Democratic-Republican
James Madison4th president1809–1817Democratic-Republican
James Monroe5th president1817–1825Democratic-Republican
John Quincy Adams6th president1825–1829Democratic-Republican
Andrew Jackson7th president1829–1837Democratic
Martin Van Buren8th president1837–1841Democratic
John Tyler10th president1841–1845Whig
William Henry Harrison9th president1841–1841Whig
James K. Polk11th president1845–1849Democratic
Zachary Taylor12th president1849–1850Whig
Millard Fillmore13th president1850–1853Whig
Franklin Pierce14th president1853–1857Democratic
James Buchanan15th president1857–1861Democratic
Abraham Lincoln16th president1861–1865Republican / National Union
Andrew Johnson17th president1865–1869Democratic / National Union
Ulysses S. Grant18th president1869–1877Republican
Rutherford B. Hayes19th president1877–1881Republican
Chester A. Arthur21st president1881–1885Republican
James A. Garfield20th president1881–1881Republican
Grover Cleveland22nd and 24th president1885–1897Democratic
Benjamin Harrison23rd president1889–1893Republican
William McKinley25th president1897–1901Republican
20th-Century Presidents17
Theodore Roosevelt26th president1901–1909Republican
William Howard Taft27th president1909–1913Republican
Woodrow Wilson28th president1913–1921Democratic
Warren G. Harding29th president1921–1923Republican
Calvin Coolidge30th president1923–1929Republican
Herbert Hoover31st president1929–1933Republican
Franklin D. Roosevelt32nd president1933–1945Democratic
Harry S. Truman33rd president1945–1953Democratic
Dwight D. Eisenhower34th president1953–1961Republican
John F. Kennedy35th president1961–1963Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson36th president1963–1969Democratic
Richard Nixon37th president1969–1974Republican
Gerald Ford38th president1974–1977Republican
Jimmy Carter39th president1977–1981Democratic
Ronald Reagan40th president1981–1989Republican
George H. W. Bush41st president1989–1993Republican
Bill Clinton42nd president1993–2001Democratic
21st-Century Presidents5
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