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The Greatest US Presidents Of All Time
List Rules
Only former U.S. Presidents. Vote based on their entire time in office.
The Greatest United States Presidents in history, ranked from best to worst. Who's the greatest US president? Anyone can vote on or make their own version of this collaborative list of the men who shaped American policy - a fascinating insight into all the US Presidents and how their presidencies were perceived. Who were the best presidents? We expect this list of the Chief Executives to change over time as history's perceptions also change.
And be sure to check out Ranker's ultimate list of the Worst-Ever US Presidents as well, for comparison's sake.
Ranked by
- 1Andrew Johnson, Hannibal Hamlin
- Birthplace: Hodgenville, Kentucky, United States of America
- Presidency: 16
- 2John Adams
- Birthplace: Virginia, United States of America
- Presidency: 1
- 3Charles W. Fairbanks
- Birthplace: Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States of America
- Presidency: 26
- 4Aaron Burr, George Clinton
- Birthplace: Shadwell, Virginia, United States of America
- Presidency: 3
- 5Richard Nixon
- Birthplace: Denison, Texas, United States of America
- Presidency: 34
- 6John Nance Garner, Henry A. Wallace, Harry S. Truman
- Birthplace: Hyde Park, New York, United States of America
- Presidency: 32
- 7George H. W. Bush
- Birthplace: Tampico, Illinois, USA
- Presidency: 40
- 8Lyndon B. Johnson
- Birthplace: USA, Massachussetts, Brookline
- Presidency: 35
- 9Alben W. Barkley
- Birthplace: Lamar, Missouri, USA
- Presidency: 33
- 10Thomas Jefferson
- Birthplace: Braintree, Massachusetts, USA
- Presidency: 2
- 11Elbridge Gerry, George Clinton
- Birthplace: Port Conway, Virginia, USA
- Presidency: 4
- 12Schuyler Colfax, Henry Wilson
- Birthplace: Point Pleasant, Ohio, United States of America
- Presidency: 18
- 13Daniel D. Tompkins
- Birthplace: Monroe Hall, Virginia, United States of America
- Presidency: 5
- 14Dan Quayle
- Birthplace: Milton, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Presidency: 41
- 15John C. Calhoun
- Birthplace: Braintree, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Presidency: 6
- 16Joe Biden
- Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
- Presidency: 44
- 17Martin Van Buren, John C. Calhoun
- Birthplace: Waxhaws
- Presidency: 7
- 18Charles G. Dawes
- Birthplace: Plymouth Notch, Vermont, Vermont, USA
- Presidency: 30
- 19Al Gore
- Birthplace: Hope, Arkansas, USA
- Presidency: 42
- 20George M. Dallas
- Birthplace: Pineville, North Carolina, USA
- Presidency: 11
- 21Mike Pence
- Birthplace: New York, New York, USA
- Presidency: 45
- 22Theodore Roosevelt, Garret Hobart
- Birthplace: Ohio, United States of America, United States, with Territories, Trumbull County
- Presidency: 25
- 23Dick Cheney
- Birthplace: New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
- Presidency: 43
- 24Chester A. Arthur
- Birthplace: Moreland Hills, Ohio, United States of America
- Presidency: 20
- 25Adlai Stevenson I, Thomas A. Hendricks
- Birthplace: Caldwell, New Jersey, United States of America
- Presidency: 22, 24
