Who Was President When I Was Born?
Enter your birth date, or any date since 1789, to see who was President of the United States that day, along with the vice president, party and term dates. You also get every president who has served during your lifetime and how long you lived under each one.
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Terms begin at noon on Inauguration Day (March 4 until 1933, January 20 from 1937). If you were born on a day the presidency changed hands, both presidents are shown. Calculated in your browser; nothing is sent anywhere.
How to use the Who Was President When I Was Born?
- Enter your birth date in the date box, or tap one of the example dates.
- Press Find president (results also update as soon as you change the date).
- Read the result card: president, vice president, party, term and how long they had been in office.
- Scroll to the lifetime table to see every president since your birth and your age when each took office.
- Copy or download the result to share it or keep it for a birthday card or school project.
How the president on a given date is found
Each presidency has an official start and end date. A full term starts at noon on Inauguration Day and lasts four years. The 20th Amendment moved Inauguration Day from March 4 to January 20, starting with Franklin D. Roosevelt's second inauguration in 1937. When a president dies or resigns, the vice president becomes president immediately, so the new presidency starts that same day.
The tool checks which presidency covers your date and then which vice president was in office within that presidency. On a handover day, such as January 20, 1981 or November 22, 1963, two presidents served on the same calendar day, so both are shown.
Presidents by birth date since 1929
If you were born between these dates, this was the president on your birthday. The first and last day of each range is a handover day.
| Born between | President | Party | Vice president(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 1929 – Mar 4, 1933 | Herbert Hoover (31st) | Republican | Charles Curtis |
| Mar 4, 1933 – Apr 12, 1945 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (32nd) | Democratic | John Nance Garner, Henry A. Wallace, Harry S. Truman |
| Apr 12, 1945 – Jan 20, 1953 | Harry S. Truman (33rd) | Democratic | Vacant until 1949, then Alben W. Barkley |
| Jan 20, 1953 – Jan 20, 1961 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (34th) | Republican | Richard Nixon |
| Jan 20, 1961 – Nov 22, 1963 | John F. Kennedy (35th) | Democratic | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Nov 22, 1963 – Jan 20, 1969 | Lyndon B. Johnson (36th) | Democratic | Vacant until 1965, then Hubert Humphrey |
| Jan 20, 1969 – Aug 9, 1974 | Richard Nixon (37th) | Republican | Spiro Agnew, then Gerald Ford (from Dec 6, 1973) |
| Aug 9, 1974 – Jan 20, 1977 | Gerald Ford (38th) | Republican | Vacant until Dec 19, 1974, then Nelson Rockefeller |
| Jan 20, 1977 – Jan 20, 1981 | Jimmy Carter (39th) | Democratic | Walter Mondale |
| Jan 20, 1981 – Jan 20, 1989 | Ronald Reagan (40th) | Republican | George H. W. Bush |
| Jan 20, 1989 – Jan 20, 1993 | George H. W. Bush (41st) | Republican | Dan Quayle |
| Jan 20, 1993 – Jan 20, 2001 | Bill Clinton (42nd) | Democratic | Al Gore |
| Jan 20, 2001 – Jan 20, 2009 | George W. Bush (43rd) | Republican | Dick Cheney |
| Jan 20, 2009 – Jan 20, 2017 | Barack Obama (44th) | Democratic | Joe Biden |
| Jan 20, 2017 – Jan 20, 2021 | Donald Trump (45th) | Republican | Mike Pence |
| Jan 20, 2021 – Jan 20, 2025 | Joe Biden (46th) | Democratic | Kamala Harris |
| Jan 20, 2025 – present | Donald Trump (47th) | Republican | JD Vance |
Unusual cases worth knowing
- Two presidents counted twice. Grover Cleveland was the 22nd and 24th president, and Donald Trump is the 45th and 47th, because each served two terms that were not back to back.
- A president nobody elected. Gerald Ford became vice president by appointment in 1973 and president when Richard Nixon resigned in 1974, so he was never elected to either office.
- Empty vice presidency. Before 1967 the vice presidency stayed empty whenever its holder died, resigned or moved up, which happened 16 times. Births in those periods show "Vacant".
- The shortest presidency. William Henry Harrison died on April 4, 1841, one month after his inauguration, so only people born in March or early April 1841 had him as their birth president.
- The longest presidency. Franklin D. Roosevelt served from 1933 until his death in 1945, more than 12 years, the only president elected more than twice. The 22nd Amendment (1951) now limits presidents to two elected terms.
Frequently asked questions
How do I find out who was president when I was born?
Enter your date of birth in the tool. It compares the date with the official start and end of every US presidency since George Washington took office on April 30, 1789 and shows the president, vice president, party and term that were in effect on that day.
What if I was born on Inauguration Day?
A new term begins at noon on Inauguration Day, which has been January 20 since 1937 and was March 4 before that. If you were born that morning, the outgoing president was still in office; if you were born after noon, the new president was. The tool shows both presidents for these handover days.
Why is the vice president sometimes shown as vacant?
Until the 25th Amendment was ratified in 1967 there was no way to fill a vice presidential vacancy mid-term. When a vice president died, resigned or became president, the office stayed empty until the next inauguration. Since 1967 a president can nominate a new vice president, as happened with Gerald Ford in 1973 and Nelson Rockefeller in 1974.
How many presidents have there been?
Donald Trump's second term, which began on January 20, 2025, is the 47th presidency. Grover Cleveland and Donald Trump each served two non-consecutive terms and are counted twice, so 45 different people have held the office.
How is the share of my life by party calculated?
The tool adds up the days from your birth to today that fell under each president and groups them by the president's party. Presidents from the Federalist, Whig, Democratic-Republican and other early parties are grouped as Other.
How is the number of elections I could vote in counted?
It counts presidential elections, held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November every four years, that took place on or after the date you reached voting age: 18 for elections from 1972, after the 26th Amendment, and 21 for earlier elections, which was the age in most states. It does not check citizenship or registration.
Does this work for dates other than birthdays?
Yes. Enter any date from 1789 to today, such as a wedding, a graduation or a historical event, to see who was president then and every president since.
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