A List of the Presidents of the United States

Here, in classic chronological order, is a list of those who have held the office of President of the United States of America from 1789 to the present.

Yes, Grover Cleveland is listed twice. He served two non-consecutive terms, and so is both the 22nd and 24th president. That’s why, though 44 people have been president, Joe Biden is now considered the 46th president.

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George Washington, President #1

1. George Washington (1789-1797)

John Adams, President #2

2. John Adams (1797-1801)

Thomas Jefferson, President #3

3. Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809)

James Madison, President #4

4. James Madison (1809-1817)

James Monroe, President #5

5. James Monroe (1817-1825)

John Quincy Adams, President #6

6. John Quincy Adams (1825-1829)

Andrew Jackson, President #7

7. Andrew Jackson (1829-1837)

Martin Van Buren, President #8

8. Martin Van Buren (1837-1841)

William Henry Harrison, President #9

9. William Henry Harrison (1841-1841)

John Tyler, President #10

10. John Tyler (1841-1845)

James Polk, President #11

11. James Polk (1845-1849)

Zachary Taylor, President #12

12. Zachary Taylor (1849-1850)

Millard Fillmore, President #13

13. Millard Fillmore (1850-1853)

Franklin Pierce, President #14

14. Franklin Pierce (1853-1857)

James Buchanan, President #15

15. James Buchanan (1857-1861)

Abraham Lincoln, President #16

16. Abraham Lincoln (1861-1865)

Andrew Johnson, President #17

17. Andrew Johnson (1865-1869)

Ulysses S. Grant, President #18

18. Ulysses S. Grant (1869-1877)

Rutherford B. Hayes, President #19

19. Rutherford B. Hayes (1877-1881)

James Garfield, President #20

20. James Garfield (1881)

Chester A. Arthur, President #21

21. Chester Alan Arthur (1881-1885)

Grover Cleveland, President #22 and #24

22. Grover Cleveland (1885-1889)

Benjamin Harrison, President #23

23. Benjamin Harrison (1889-1893)

Grover Cleveland, President #22 and #24

24. Grover Cleveland (1893-1897)

William McKinley, President #25

25. William McKinley (1897-1901)

Theodore Roosevelt, President #26

26. Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909)

William H. Taft, President #27

27. William H. Taft (1909-1913)

Woodrow Wilson, President #28

28. Woodrow Wilson (1913-1921)

Warren Harding, President #29

29. Warren G. Harding (1921-1923)

Calvin Coolidge, President #30

30. Calvin Coolidge (1923-1929)

Herbert Hoover, President #31

31. Herbert Hoover (1929-1933)

Franklin D. Roosevelt, President #32

32. Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1945)

Harry Truman, President #33

33. Harry S. Truman (1945-1953)

Dwight Eisenhower, President #34

34. Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961)

John F. Kennedy, President #35

35. John F. Kennedy (1961-1963)

Lyndon B. Johnson, President #36

36. Lyndon B. Johnson (1963-1969)

Richard Nixon

37. Richard M. Nixon (1969-1974)

Gerald Ford

38. Gerald Ford (1974-1977)

Jimmy Carter, President #39

39. Jimmy Carter (1977-1981)

Ronald Reagan, President #40

40. Ronald Reagan (1981-1989)

George Bush the Elder, President #41

41. George Bush the Elder (1989-1993)

Bill Clinton, President #42

42. Bill Clinton (1993-2001)

George W. Bush, President #43

43. George W. Bush (2001-2009)

Barack Obama, President #44

44. Barack Obama (2009-2017)

Donald Trump, President #45

45. Donald Trump (2017-2021)

Joseph Biden, President #46

46. Joe Biden (2021-present)

 

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