US Presidents — Key Facts
| First President | George Washington (1789–1797) |
| Current President | Donald Trump (2025–present, 47th term) |
| Total Individuals | 45 individuals (Trump served twice) |
| Presidential Term | 4 years (max 2 terms) |
| Youngest President | Theodore Roosevelt (age 42) |
| Oldest President | Joe Biden (age 82 when term ended) |
The President of the United States is the head of state and government and the commander-in-chief of the US Armed Forces. Since the adoption of the Constitution in 1789, there have been 47 presidential terms held by 45 distinct individuals, as Grover Cleveland served two non-consecutive terms (22nd and 24th) and Donald Trump similarly served as the 45th and 47th President.
US Presidents 1–10
1. George Washington (1789–1797) — Federalist. Founding Father and first president. 2. John Adams (1797–1801) — Federalist. 3. Thomas Jefferson (1801–1809) — Democratic-Republican. Author of the Declaration of Independence. 4. James Madison (1809–1817) — Democratic-Republican. “Father of the Constitution.” 5. James Monroe (1817–1825) — Democratic-Republican. 6. John Quincy Adams (1825–1829) — Democratic-Republican. 7. Andrew Jackson (1829–1837) — Democrat. 8. Martin Van Buren (1837–1841) — Democrat. 9. William Henry Harrison (1841) — Whig. Died 31 days into office. 10. John Tyler (1841–1845) — Whig.
US Presidents 11–20
11. James K. Polk (1845–1849). 12. Zachary Taylor (1849–1850). 13. Millard Fillmore (1850–1853). 14. Franklin Pierce (1853–1857). 15. James Buchanan (1857–1861). 16. Abraham Lincoln (1861–1865) — Republican. Led the Union through the Civil War; assassinated in office. 17. Andrew Johnson (1865–1869). 18. Ulysses S. Grant (1869–1877). 19. Rutherford B. Hayes (1877–1881). 20. James A. Garfield (1881) — Assassinated in office.
US Presidents 21–40
21. Chester A. Arthur (1881–1885). 22 & 24. Grover Cleveland (1885–1889, 1893–1897) — Only president to serve two non-consecutive terms. 23. Benjamin Harrison (1889–1893). 25. William McKinley (1897–1901) — Assassinated. 26. Theodore Roosevelt (1901–1909). 27. William Howard Taft (1909–1913). 28. Woodrow Wilson (1913–1921). 29. Warren G. Harding (1921–1923). 30. Calvin Coolidge (1923–1929). 31. Herbert Hoover (1929–1933). 32. Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933–1945) — Served four terms; died in office. 33. Harry S. Truman (1945–1953). 34. Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953–1961). 35. John F. Kennedy (1961–1963) — Assassinated. 36. Lyndon B. Johnson (1963–1969). 37. Richard Nixon (1969–1974) — Resigned due to Watergate. 38. Gerald Ford (1974–1977). 39. Jimmy Carter (1977–1981). 40. Ronald Reagan (1981–1989).
US Presidents 41–47
41. George H.W. Bush (1989–1993). 42. Bill Clinton (1993–2001). 43. George W. Bush (2001–2009). 44. Barack Obama (2009–2017) — First African American president. 45. Donald Trump (2017–2021) — Republican businessman; first president to be impeached twice. 46. Joe Biden (2021–2025) — Democrat; oldest person to serve as US president. 47. Donald Trump (2025–present) — First president in modern history to serve two non-consecutive terms.
