Here’s a clear, up‑to‑date list of all presidents of the United States from 1 to 47, including Donald Trump’s current second term as of 2026.

Full list of U.S. presidents

  1. George Washington (1789–1797)
  1. John Adams (1797–1801)
  1. Thomas Jefferson (1801–1809)
  1. James Madison (1809–1817)
  1. James Monroe (1817–1825)
  1. John Quincy Adams (1825–1829)
  1. Andrew Jackson (1829–1837)
  1. Martin Van Buren (1837–1841)
  1. William Henry Harrison (1841)
  1. John Tyler (1841–1845)
  1. James K. Polk (1845–1849)
  1. Zachary Taylor (1849–1850)
  1. Millard Fillmore (1850–1853)
  1. Franklin Pierce (1853–1857)
  1. James Buchanan (1857–1861)
  1. Abraham Lincoln (1861–1865)
  1. Andrew Johnson (1865–1869)
  1. Ulysses S. Grant (1869–1877)
  1. Rutherford B. Hayes (1877–1881)
  1. James A. Garfield (1881)
  1. Chester A. Arthur (1881–1885)
  1. Grover Cleveland (1885–1889)
  1. Benjamin Harrison (1889–1893)
  1. Grover Cleveland (1893–1897) – non‑consecutive second term
  1. William McKinley (1897–1901)
  1. Theodore Roosevelt (1901–1909)
  1. William Howard Taft (1909–1913)
  1. Woodrow Wilson (1913–1921)
  1. Warren G. Harding (1921–1923)
  1. Calvin Coolidge (1923–1929)
  1. Herbert Hoover (1929–1933)
  1. Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933–1945)
  1. Harry S. Truman (1945–1953)
  1. Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953–1961)
  1. John F. Kennedy (1961–1963)
  1. Lyndon B. Johnson (1963–1969)
  1. Richard Nixon (1969–1974)
  1. Gerald Ford (1974–1977)
  1. Jimmy Carter (1977–1981)
  1. Ronald Reagan (1981–1989)
  1. George H. W. Bush (1989–1993)
  1. Bill Clinton (1993–2001)
  1. George W. Bush (2001–2009)
  1. Barack Obama (2009–2017)
  1. Donald Trump – 1st term (2017–2021)
  1. Joe Biden (2021–2025)
  1. Donald Trump – 2nd term (2025–present, incumbent)

Mini sections and quick scoop

  • There have been 46 individuals serving in the presidency but 47 presidencies , because Grover Cleveland served two non‑consecutive terms and gets counted as both 22 and 24.
  • As of early 2026, the current president is Donald Trump , serving his second, non‑consecutive term (first was 45th, now 47th).

You can think of this timeline as a story arc running from Washington’s founding era, through the Civil War (Lincoln), the World Wars (Wilson and Franklin D. Roosevelt), the Cold War (Truman through George H. W. Bush), and into the modern polarized media age with presidents like Clinton, Obama, Trump, and Biden shaping today’s debates.

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      <th>Notes</th>
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    <tr><td>1</td><td>George Washington</td><td>1789–1797</td><td>First U.S. president</td></tr>
    <tr><td>2</td><td>John Adams</td><td>1797–1801</td><td></td></tr>
    <tr><td>3</td><td>Thomas Jefferson</td><td>1801–1809</td><td>Principal author of Declaration of Independence</td></tr>
    <tr><td>4</td><td>James Madison</td><td>1809–1817</td><td></td></tr>
    <tr><td>5</td><td>James Monroe</td><td>1817–1825</td><td>Monroe Doctrine era</td></tr>
    <tr><td>6</td><td>John Quincy Adams</td><td>1825–1829</td><td>Son of John Adams</td></tr>
    <tr><td>7</td><td>Andrew Jackson</td><td>1829–1837</td><td>Jacksonian democracy period</td></tr>
    <tr><td>8</td><td>Martin Van Buren</td><td>1837–1841</td><td></td></tr>
    <tr><td>9</td><td>William Henry Harrison</td><td>1841</td><td>Died in office</td></tr>
    <tr><td>10</td><td>John Tyler</td><td>1841–1845</td><td>First vice president to succeed on death of a president</td></tr>
    <tr><td>11</td><td>James K. Polk</td><td>1845–1849</td><td></td></tr>
    <tr><td>12</td><td>Zachary Taylor</td><td>1849–1850</td><td>Died in office</td></tr>
    <tr><td>13</td><td>Millard Fillmore</td><td>1850–1853</td><td></td></tr>
    <tr><td>14</td><td>Franklin Pierce</td><td>1853–1857</td><td></td></tr>
    <tr><td>15</td><td>James Buchanan</td><td>1857–1861</td><td></td></tr>
    <tr><td>16</td><td>Abraham Lincoln</td><td>1861–1865</td><td>Led U.S. through Civil War; assassinated</td></tr>
    <tr><td>17</td><td>Andrew Johnson</td><td>1865–1869</td><td>Impeached by House</td></tr>
    <tr><td>18</td><td>Ulysses S. Grant</td><td>1869–1877</td><td>Civil War Union general</td></tr>
    <tr><td>19</td><td>Rutherford B. Hayes</td><td>1877–1881</td><td></td></tr>
    <tr><td>20</td><td>James A. Garfield</td><td>1881</td><td>Assassinated</td></tr>
    <tr><td>21</td><td>Chester A. Arthur</td><td>1881–1885</td><td></td></tr>
    <tr><td>22</td><td>Grover Cleveland</td><td>1885–1889</td><td>First non-consecutive-term president</td></tr>
    <tr><td>23</td><td>Benjamin Harrison</td><td>1889–1893</td><td></td></tr>
    <tr><td>24</td><td>Grover Cleveland</td><td>1893–1897</td><td>Counts again as 24th president</td></tr>
    <tr><td>25</td><td>William McKinley</td><td>1897–1901</td><td>Assassinated</td></tr>
    <tr><td>26</td><td>Theodore Roosevelt</td><td>1901–1909</td><td>Square Deal, national parks expansion</td></tr>
    <tr><td>27</td><td>William Howard Taft</td><td>1909–1913</td><td>Later Chief Justice of Supreme Court</td></tr>
    <tr><td>28</td><td>Woodrow Wilson</td><td>1913–1921</td><td>World War I leadership</td></tr>
    <tr><td>29</td><td>Warren G. Harding</td><td>1921–1923</td><td>Died in office</td></tr>
    <tr><td>30</td><td>Calvin Coolidge</td><td>1923–1929</td><td>"Silent Cal"</td></tr>
    <tr><td>31</td><td>Herbert Hoover</td><td>1929–1933</td><td>Beginning of Great Depression</td></tr>
    <tr><td>32</td><td>Franklin D. Roosevelt</td><td>1933–1945</td><td>Only four-term president, New Deal, WWII</td></tr>
    <tr><td>33</td><td>Harry S. Truman</td><td>1945–1953</td><td>End of WWII, start of Cold War</td></tr>
    <tr><td>34</td><td>Dwight D. Eisenhower</td><td>1953–1961</td><td>Former WWII general</td></tr>
    <tr><td>35</td><td>John F. Kennedy</td><td>1961–1963</td><td>Assassinated in 1963</td></tr>
    <tr><td>36</td><td>Lyndon B. Johnson</td><td>1963–1969</td><td>Great Society, Vietnam escalation</td></tr>
    <tr><td>37</td><td>Richard Nixon</td><td>1969–1974</td><td>Resigned after Watergate</td></tr>
    <tr><td>38</td><td>Gerald Ford</td><td>1974–1977</td><td>Pardoned Nixon</td></tr>
    <tr><td>39</td><td>Jimmy Carter</td><td>1977–1981</td><td>Camp David Accords</td></tr>
    <tr><td>40</td><td>Ronald Reagan</td><td>1981–1989</td><td>Reaganomics, end-phase of Cold War</td></tr>
    <tr><td>41</td><td>George H. W. Bush</td><td>1989–1993</td><td>Gulf War</td></tr>
    <tr><td>42</td><td>Bill Clinton</td><td>1993–2001</td><td>Economic expansion of 1990s</td></tr>
    <tr><td>43</td><td>George W. Bush</td><td>2001–2009</td><td>9/11 and Iraq War</td></tr>
    <tr><td>44</td><td>Barack Obama</td><td>2009–2017</td><td>First African American president</td></tr>
    <tr><td>45</td><td>Donald Trump</td><td>2017–2021</td><td>First term</td></tr>
    <tr><td>46</td><td>Joe Biden</td><td>2021–2025</td><td>COVID-19 recovery period</td></tr>
    <tr><td>47</td><td>Donald Trump</td><td>2025–present</td><td>Second, non-consecutive term</td></tr>
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TL;DR: The United States has had 47 presidencies (46 people), from George Washington in 1789 to Donald Trump, who is serving his second, non‑consecutive term as president as of 2026.

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