Number of presidents alive at each moment in United States history
Starting and ending events
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Names
Timespan
From: Apr 30, 1789 ·
First inauguration of George Washington To: Mar 4, 1797 ·
Inauguration of John Adams
1
Washington
7 years, 308 days
From: Mar 4, 1797 ·
Inauguration of John Adams To: Dec 14, 1799 ·
Death of George Washington
2
J. Adams
Washington
2 years, 285 days
From: Dec 14, 1799 ·
Death of George Washington To: Mar 4, 1801 ·
First inauguration of Thomas Jefferson
1
J. Adams
1 year, 80 days
From: Mar 4, 1801 ·
First inauguration of Thomas Jefferson To: Mar 4, 1809 ·
First inauguration of James Madison
2
Jefferson
J. Adams
8 years, 0 days
From: Mar 4, 1809 ·
First inauguration of James Madison To: Mar 4, 1817 ·
First inauguration of James Monroe
3
Madison
Jefferson
J. Adams
8 years, 0 days
From: Mar 4, 1817 ·
First inauguration of James Monroe To: Mar 4, 1825 ·
Inauguration of John Quincy Adams
4
Monroe
Madison
Jefferson
J. Adams
8 years, 0 days
From: Mar 4, 1825 ·
Inauguration of John Quincy Adams To: Jul 4, 1826 ·
Death of Thomas Jefferson
5
J. Q. Adams
Monroe
Madison
Jefferson
J. Adams
1 year, 122 days
From: Jul 4, 1826 ·
Death of Thomas Jefferson To: Jul 4, 1826 ·
Death of John Adams
4
J. Q. Adams
Monroe
Madison
J. Adams
5½ hours
From: Jul 4, 1826 ·
Death of John Adams To: Mar 4, 1829 ·
First inauguration of Andrew Jackson
3
J. Q. Adams
Monroe
Madison
2 years, 243 days
From: Mar 4, 1829 ·
First inauguration of Andrew Jackson To: Jul 4, 1831 ·
Death of James Monroe
4
Jackson
J. Q. Adams
Monroe
Madison
2 years, 122 days
From: Jul 4, 1831 ·
Death of James Monroe To: Jun 28, 1836 ·
Death of James Madison
3
Jackson
J. Q. Adams
Madison
4 years, 360 days
From: Jun 28, 1836 ·
Death of James Madison To: Mar 4, 1837 ·
Inauguration of Martin Van Buren
2
Jackson
J. Q. Adams
249 days
From: Mar 4, 1837 ·
Inauguration of Martin Van Buren To: Mar 4, 1841 ·
Inauguration of William Henry Harrison
3
Van Buren
Jackson
J. Q. Adams
4 years, 0 days
From: Mar 4, 1841 ·
Inauguration of William Henry Harrison To: Apr 4, 1841 ·
Death of William Henry Harrison and subsequent
Inauguration of John Tyler
4
W. H. Harrison
Van Buren
Jackson
J. Q. Adams
31 days
From: Apr 4, 1841 ·
Death of William Henry Harrison and subsequent
Inauguration of John Tyler To: Mar 4, 1845 ·
Inauguration of James K. Polk
4
Tyler
Van Buren
Jackson
J. Q. Adams
3 years, 334 days
From: Mar 4, 1845 ·
Inauguration of James K. Polk To: Jun 8, 1845 ·
Death of Andrew Jackson
5
Polk
Tyler
Van Buren
Jackson
J. Q. Adams
96 days
From: Jun 8, 1845 ·
Death of Andrew Jackson To: Feb 23, 1848 ·
Death of John Quincy Adams
4
Polk
Tyler
Van Buren
J. Q. Adams
2 years, 260 days
From: Feb 23, 1848 ·
Death of John Quincy Adams To: Mar 4, 1849 ·
Inauguration of Zachary Taylor
3
Polk
Tyler
Van Buren
1 year, 9 days
From: Mar 4, 1849 ·
Inauguration of Zachary Taylor To: June 15, 1849 ·
Death of James K. Polk
4
Taylor
Polk
Tyler
Van Buren
103 days
From: Jun 15, 1849 ·
Death of James K. Polk To: Jul 9, 1850 ·
Death of Zachary Taylor and subsequent
Inauguration of Millard Fillmore
3
Taylor
Tyler
Van Buren
1 year, 24 days
From: Jul 9, 1850 ·
Death of Zachary Taylor and subsequent
Inauguration of Millard Fillmore To: Mar 4, 1853 ·
Inauguration of Franklin Pierce
3
Fillmore
Tyler
Van Buren
2 years, 238 days
From: Mar 4, 1853 ·
Inauguration of Franklin Pierce To: Mar 4, 1857 ·
Inauguration of James Buchanan
4
Pierce
Fillmore
Tyler
Van Buren
4 years, 0 days
From: Mar 4, 1857 ·
Inauguration of James Buchanan To: Mar 4, 1861 ·
First inauguration of Abraham Lincoln
5
Buchanan
Pierce
Fillmore
Tyler
Van Buren
4 years, 0 days
From: Mar 4, 1861 ·
First inauguration of Abraham Lincoln To: Jan 18, 1862 ·
Death of John Tyler
6
Lincoln
Buchanan
Pierce
Fillmore
Tyler
Van Buren
320 days
From: Jan 18, 1862 ·
Death of John Tyler To: Jul 24, 1862 ·
Death of Martin Van Buren
5
Lincoln
Buchanan
Pierce
Fillmore
Van Buren
187 days
From: Jul 24, 1862 ·
Death of Martin Van Buren To: Apr 15, 1865 ·
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln and subsequent
Inauguration of Andrew Johnson
4
Lincoln
Buchanan
Pierce
Fillmore
2 years, 265 days
From: Apr 15, 1865 ·
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln and subsequent
Inauguration of Andrew Johnson To: Jun 1, 1868 ·
Death of James Buchanan
4
A. Johnson
Buchanan
Pierce
Fillmore
3 years, 47 days
From: Jun 1, 1868 ·
Death of James Buchanan To: Mar 4, 1869 ·
First inauguration of Ulysses S. Grant
3
A. Johnson
Pierce
Fillmore
276 days
From: Mar 4, 1869 ·
First inauguration of Ulysses S. Grant To: Oct 8, 1869 ·
Death of Franklin Pierce
4
Grant
A. Johnson
Pierce
Fillmore
218 days
From: Oct 8, 1869 ·
Death of Franklin Pierce To: Mar 8, 1874 ·
Death of Millard Fillmore
3
Grant
A. Johnson
Fillmore
4 years, 151 days
From: Mar 8, 1874 ·
Death of Millard Fillmore To: Jul 31, 1875 ·
Death of Andrew Johnson
2
Grant
A. Johnson
1 year, 145 days
From: Jul 31, 1875 ·
Death of Andrew Johnson To: Mar 4, 1877 ·
Inauguration of Rutherford B. Hayes
1
Grant
1 year, 216 days
From: Mar 4, 1877 ·
Inauguration of Rutherford B. Hayes To: Mar 4, 1881 ·
Inauguration of James A. Garfield
2
Hayes
Grant
4 years, 0 days
From: Mar 4, 1881 ·
Inauguration of James A. Garfield To: Sep 19, 1881 ·
Assassination of James A. Garfield and subsequent
Inauguration of Chester A. Arthur
3
Garfield
Hayes
Grant
199 days
From: Sep 19, 1881 ·
Assassination of James A. Garfield and subsequent
Inauguration of Chester A. Arthur To: Mar 4, 1885 ·
First inauguration of Grover Cleveland
3
Arthur
Hayes
Grant
3 years, 166 days
From: Mar 4, 1885 ·
First inauguration of Grover Cleveland To: Jul 23, 1885 ·
Death of Ulysses S. Grant
4
Cleveland
Arthur
Hayes
Grant
141 days
From: Jul 23, 1885 ·
Death of Ulysses S. Grant To: Nov 18, 1886 ·
Death of Chester A. Arthur
3
Cleveland
Arthur
Hayes
1 year, 118 days
From: Nov 18, 1886 ·
Death of Chester A. Arthur To: Mar 4, 1889 ·
Inauguration of Benjamin Harrison
2
Cleveland
Hayes
2 years, 106 days
From: Mar 4, 1889 ·
Inauguration of Benjamin Harrison To: Jan 17, 1893 ·
Death of Rutherford B. Hayes
3
B. Harrison
Cleveland
Hayes
3 years, 319 days
From: Jan 17, 1893 ·
Death of Rutherford B. Hayes To: Mar 4, 1897 ·
First inauguration of William McKinley
2
B. Harrison
Cleveland
4 years, 46 days
From: Mar 4, 1897 ·
First inauguration of William McKinley To: Mar 13, 1901 ·
Death of Benjamin Harrison
3
McKinley
B. Harrison
Cleveland
4 years, 9 days
From: Mar 13, 1901 ·
Death of Benjamin Harrison To: Sep 14, 1901 ·
Assassination of William McKinley and subsequent
First inauguration of Theodore Roosevelt
2
McKinley
Cleveland
185 days
From: Sep 14, 1901 ·
Assassination of William McKinley and subsequent
First inauguration of Theodore Roosevelt To: Jun 24, 1908 ·
Death of Grover Cleveland
2
T. Roosevelt
Cleveland
6 years, 284 days
From: Jun 24, 1908 ·
Death of Grover Cleveland To: Mar 4, 1909 ·
Inauguration of William Howard Taft
1
T. Roosevelt
253 days
From: Mar 4, 1909 ·
Inauguration of William Howard Taft To: Mar 4, 1913 ·
First inauguration of Woodrow Wilson
2
Taft
T. Roosevelt
4 years, 0 days
From: Mar 4, 1913 ·
First inauguration of Woodrow Wilson To: Jan 6, 1919 ·
Death of Theodore Roosevelt
3
Wilson
Taft
T. Roosevelt
5 years, 308 days
From: Jan 6, 1919 ·
Death of Theodore Roosevelt To: Mar 4, 1921 ·
Inauguration of Warren G. Harding
2
Wilson
Taft
2 years, 57 days
From: Mar 4, 1921 ·
Inauguration of Warren G. Harding To: Aug 2, 1923 ·
Death of Warren G. Harding and subsequent
First inauguration of Calvin Coolidge
3
Harding
Wilson
Taft
2 years, 151 days
From: Aug 2, 1923 ·
Death of Warren G. Harding and subsequent
First inauguration of Calvin Coolidge To: Feb 3, 1924 ·
Death of Woodrow Wilson
3
Coolidge
Wilson
Taft
185 days
From: Feb 3, 1924 ·
Death of Woodrow Wilson To: Mar 4, 1929 ·
Inauguration of Herbert Hoover
2
Coolidge
Taft
5 years, 29 days
From: Mar 4, 1929 ·
Inauguration of Herbert Hoover To: Mar 8, 1930 ·
Death of William Howard Taft
3
Hoover
Coolidge
Taft
1 year, 4 days
From: Mar 8, 1930 ·
Death of William Howard Taft To: Jan 5, 1933 ·
Death of Calvin Coolidge
2
Hoover
Coolidge
2 years, 303 days
From: Jan 5, 1933 ·
Death of Calvin Coolidge To: Mar 4, 1933 ·
First inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt
1
Hoover
58 days
From: Mar 4, 1933 ·
First inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt To: Apr 12, 1945 ·
Death of Franklin D. Roosevelt and subsequent
First inauguration of Harry S. Truman
2
F. D. Roosevelt
Hoover
12 years, 39 days
From: Apr 12, 1945 ·
Death of Franklin D. Roosevelt and subsequent
First inauguration of Harry S. Truman To: Jan 20, 1953 ·
First inauguration of Dwight D. Eisenhower
2
Truman
Hoover
7 years, 283 days
From: Jan 20, 1953 ·
First inauguration of Dwight D. Eisenhower To: Jan 20, 1961 ·
Inauguration of John F. Kennedy
3
Eisenhower
Truman
Hoover
8 years, 0 days
From: Jan 20, 1961 ·
Inauguration of John F. Kennedy To: Nov 22, 1963 ·
Assassination of John F. Kennedy and subsequent
First inauguration of Lyndon B. Johnson
4
Kennedy
Eisenhower
Truman
Hoover
2 years, 306 days
From: Nov 22, 1963 ·
Assassination of John F. Kennedy and subsequent
First inauguration of Lyndon B. Johnson To: Oct 20, 1964 ·
Death of Herbert Hoover
4
L. B. Johnson
Eisenhower
Truman
Hoover
333 days
From: Oct 20, 1964 ·
Death of Herbert Hoover To: Jan 20, 1969 ·
First inauguration of Richard Nixon
3
L. B. Johnson
Eisenhower
Truman
4 years, 92 days
From: Jan 20, 1969 ·
First inauguration of Richard Nixon To: Mar 28, 1969 ·
Death of Dwight D. Eisenhower
4
Nixon
L. B. Johnson
Eisenhower
Truman
67 days
From: Mar 28, 1969 ·
Death of Dwight D. Eisenhower To: Dec 26, 1972 ·
Death of Harry S. Truman
3
Nixon
L. B. Johnson
Truman
3 years, 281 days
From: Dec 26, 1972 ·
Death of Harry S. Truman To: Jan 22, 1973 ·
Death of Lyndon B. Johnson
2
Nixon
L. B. Johnson
27 days
From: Jan 22, 1973 ·
Death of Lyndon B. Johnson To: Aug 9, 1974 ·
Inauguration of Gerald Ford upon the
Resignation of Richard Nixon
1
Nixon
1 year, 199 days
From: Aug 9, 1974 ·
Inauguration of Gerald Ford upon the
Resignation of Richard Nixon To: Jan 20, 1977 ·
Inauguration of Jimmy Carter
2
Ford
Nixon
2 years, 164 days
From: Jan 20, 1977 ·
Inauguration of Jimmy Carter To: Jan 20, 1981 ·
First inauguration of Ronald Reagan
3
Carter
Ford
Nixon
4 years, 0 days
From: Jan 20, 1981 ·
First inauguration of Ronald Reagan To: Jan 20, 1989 ·
Inauguration of George H. W. Bush
4
Reagan
Carter
Ford
Nixon
8 years, 0 days
From: Jan 20, 1989 ·
Inauguration of George H. W. Bush To: Jan 20, 1993 ·
First inauguration of Bill Clinton
5
G. H. W. Bush
Reagan
Carter
Ford
Nixon
4 years, 0 days
From: Jan 20, 1993 ·
First inauguration of Bill Clinton To: Apr 22, 1994 ·
Death of Richard Nixon
6
Clinton
G. H. W. Bush
Reagan
Carter
Ford
Nixon
1 year, 92 days
From: Apr 22, 1994 ·
Death of Richard Nixon To: Jan 20, 2001 ·
First inauguration of George W. Bush
5
Clinton
G. H. W. Bush
Reagan
Carter
Ford
6 years, 273 days
From: Jan 20, 2001 ·
First inauguration of George W. Bush To: Jun 5, 2004 ·
Death of Ronald Reagan
6
G. W. Bush
Clinton
G. H. W. Bush
Reagan
Carter
Ford
3 years, 137 days
From: Jun 5, 2004 ·
Death of Ronald Reagan To: Dec 26, 2006 ·
Death of Gerald Ford
5
G. W. Bush
Clinton
G. H. W. Bush
Carter
Ford
2 years, 204 days
From: Dec 26, 2006 ·
Death of Gerald Ford To: Jan 20, 2009 ·
First inauguration of Barack Obama
4
G. W. Bush
Clinton
G. H. W. Bush
Carter
2 years, 25 days
From: Jan 20, 2009 ·
First inauguration of Barack Obama To: Jan 20, 2017 ·
Inauguration of Donald Trump
5
Obama
G. W. Bush
Clinton
G. H. W. Bush
Carter
8 years, 0 days
From: Jan 20, 2017 ·
Inauguration of Donald Trump To: Nov 30, 2018 ·
Death of George H. W. Bush
6
Trump
Obama
G. W. Bush
Clinton
G. H. W. Bush
Carter
1 year, 314 days
From: Nov 30, 2018 ·
Death of George H. W. Bush To: Jan 20, 2021 ·
Inauguration of Joe Biden
5
Trump
Obama
G. W. Bush
Clinton
Carter
2 years, 51 days
From: Jan 20, 2021 ·
Inauguration of Joe Biden To: (present )
6
Biden
Trump
Obama
G. W. Bush
Clinton
Carter
3 years, 183 days
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Names
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