America

The presidency involves plenty of responsibilities both practical and symbolic. That means anyone elected to this august office ends up praised for things they didn&#39;t actually do and condemned&nbsp;for things that aren&#39;t actually their responsibility. By all accounts, that&#39;s part of the job. Still, the sometimes-fickle, sometimes-accurate sentiments of the American public mean that popular <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/us-presidents-worthy-enough-to-wield-mjolnir/bailey-brown" target="_blank">presidents could wield Mjolnir</a>&nbsp;like a superhero&nbsp;while <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-10-worst-u-s-presidents" target="_blank">unpopular presidents</a> are subject to endless scrutiny and debate.

In the midst of a pandemic that has disrupted life around the world, it&#39;s worth asking just which former (or current) presidents the populace wishes could handle the crisis. If you could wave a magic wand, would you want someone to provide moral and spiritual comfort even if they come from a time before germ theory? Or would you&nbsp;hope for someone with the ability to mobilize a&nbsp;coherent and competent international effort in the tradition of a 20th or 21st century wartime president?

Which US Presidents Do You Wish Were In Charge Right Now?

US President

Tucker DeSaulnier

Whatcha thinkin' about? Instead of pennies for your thoughts, here are lists of interesting things to ponder while you gaze at your navel and explore the depths of your true self.

Things to Think About

What's really important? What's just fake news? Vote (on these lists and also in real elections) to make your voice heard.

Current Issues

Popular Opinion

More than ever, Americans have their finger on the pulse of social issues - and they aren&#39;t shy about expressing it.&nbsp;Social media has become a forum, allowing more Americans than ever to openly express&nbsp;their opinions about current events. While polling has the <a href="http://www.gallup.com/poll/189158/economy-tops-americans-minds-important-problem.aspx">economy in general</a> as the most vital social issue in America, it&#39;s far from the only thing&nbsp;that has&nbsp;Americans paying attention. If op-eds, political talk shows, and topics trending on social media&nbsp;are any indication, Americans today care about an incredibly&nbsp;diverse range of topics. We now live in an age where anyone can have their voice heard with just a few clicks. This means previously overlooked&nbsp;sociological concerns are ripe for examination - and some&nbsp;healthy debate.&nbsp;

What popular social issues do you care most about? There are those issues that hit closest to home. <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-important-education-issues/lauren-slocum" target="_blank">Educational issues</a> like student debt are a major concern. Civil rights, poverty, and access to affordable housing are current concerns that affect many in a direct, immediate fashion.&nbsp;Other societal problems represent larger - and often more existential - concerns.&nbsp;The environment, climate change, and the ethics of&nbsp;scientific research affect us all, but their implications are often felt in an indirect fashion. Nevertheless,&nbsp;you may still feel a passionate dedication to these types of causes. Here you will find examples of major social issues&nbsp;as well as names of types of different challenges society faces.&nbsp;

Where do you stand on the list of current social issues below? How do you think the United States,&nbsp;and the world in general,&nbsp;are doing at&nbsp;addressing them? Vote up the social issues that mean the most to you.&nbsp;

The Social Issues You Care About Most

General

Social Issues in America | List of Contemporary Social Problems

Mike Rothschild

Lists about the family, life, and tragic end of one of America's most popular and controversial figures, 35th President John F. Kennedy (1917-1963).

The Rise and Fall of Camelot

Explainer

On November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. Arguably the crime of the century, Kennedy&#39;s murder stunned&nbsp;the American people and set off an outpouring of grief around the world. But the days after JFK&#39;s assassination also involved additionally shocking events and dramatic moments, from his <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/jfk-funeral-small-poignant-details/jim-rowley" target="_blank">funeral service</a> to the search for his assassin.

In the immediate aftermath of the JFK assassination, Kennedy&#39;s alleged assassin, Lee Harvey&nbsp;Oswald, was&nbsp;shot to death live on American television. Oswald&#39;s background as a former resident of the Soviet Union, his Russian wife, and connections to communist Cuba added a cold war component to the assassination. The sketchy background of Oswald&#39;s assassin, Jack Ruby, also quickly&nbsp;fomented numerous conspiracy theories that became an integral part of any future discussion of JFK&#39;s&nbsp;assassination - one of these even claims <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/lincoln-kennedy-similarities-urban-legend/zach-seemayer" target="_blank">countless eerie coincidences</a> between Kennedy&#39;s life and that of Abraham Lincoln. What happened following the assassination of John F. Kennedy - arguably one of the world&#39;s most important leaders - &nbsp;had historical, political, and social implications that still reverberate today.&nbsp;&nbsp;

What Happened Immediately After JFK Was Assassinated?

Phil Gibbons

Lists about what's going on on Capitol Hill and in your own backyard.

US Government & Politics

Trending on Ranker

Laws named after victims remain a source of debate. While plenty of <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/crimes-by-rich-white-women/elle-tharp" target="_blank">brutal crimes</a> occur within any given year, only a very small percentage&nbsp;lead to changes to our legal system. When it comes to US laws created because of crimes, public outrage is key. Particularly <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/crimes-by-rich-white-women/elle-tharp" target="_blank">horrifying kidnappings</a>, murders, and suicides receive&nbsp;an unusual amount of press coverage, often resulting in&nbsp;the widespread backlash needed to pressure politicians into reforming the legal system.&nbsp;The crimes that resulted in new laws&nbsp;were already illegal when they were committed. The resulting legislation is usually seen&nbsp;as closing a loophole or addressing a unique aspect of the crime. However, there is much public debate on whether such laws are ethical or effective. People who have laws named after them are honored and memorialized, on the one hand, but critics argue such laws are often too reactionary to be truly effective.&nbsp;If you're unsure where you stand on the issue, browse this list. It will help you develop a more detailed understanding of how and why some crimes lead to new laws.&nbsp;

Every US Law Named After A Victim And What It Does

Jodi Smith

Exploring the life and end Abraham Lincoln, the tall lawyer in the top hat who served as the 16th President of the United States from March 1861 until he was taken out by an enemy in April 1865.

Lincoln the Liberator

Assassinations

On April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth shot Abraham Lincoln at Ford&#39;s Theatre in Washington, DC.&nbsp;Much has been written about <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/facts-about-john-wilkes-booth/stephanroget" target="_blank">Booth</a>&#39;s motivations: that he was a Confederate sympathizer, or&nbsp;suffering from professional jealousy, or simply wanted attention. Regardless, when Booth left Ford&#39;s Theatre that night, he had indelibly changed the course of history, slaying&nbsp;a man&nbsp;now considered one of the nation&#39;s <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-u-s-presidents-from-best-to-worst" target="_blank">greatest presidents</a>.

In the weeks, months, and years following the event, the nation grappled&nbsp;with the consequences of Booth&#39;s actions. But for Booth himself, the results were much more immediate. In John Wilkes Booth&#39;s final days, he ran. He ran for 13 days, from Ford&#39;s Theatre all the way to a small farm near Port Royal, VA. The search to find him&nbsp;was <a href="https://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/abraham-lincoln-assassination" target="_blank">one of the biggest manhunts</a> in history, with&nbsp;10,000 federal troops involved.&nbsp;

It&#39;s hard to say what kind of future Booth thought he had, or what he thought might happen to him if he were caught. But for nearly a fortnight&nbsp;days, from&nbsp;April 14-26, America held its breath and followed the thrilling hunt for the man who had slain President Lincoln.

A Timeline Of The Hunt For John Wilkes Booth

Quinn Armstrong

History

There are dozens of celebratory, and occasionally apocryphal, <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/crazy-teddy-roosevelt-stories/thaneeconomou" target="_blank">tales about President Theodore&nbsp;Roosevelt</a>&nbsp;- one of <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-u-s-presidents-from-best-to-worst" target="_blank">America’s most popular Presidents</a> - but the story of him and his brother, Elliott, is not one worthy of celebration. Any simple biography composed of Elliott Bulloch Roosevelt facts is filled with tragedy&nbsp;and - although many of the troubles in his life were self-inflicted -&nbsp;his brother conspired to further ruin him.Fearing a potential scandal due to Elliott’s alcoholism and womanizing, some contend that Teddy made moves to <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-teddy-roosevelt-diffused-a-scandal-by-destroying-his-brothers-marriage" target="_blank">protect his reputation</a>. He went so far as to exile Elliott to Paris and later rip him from his family and institutionalize him.&nbsp;This callous treatment of his younger brother helped preserve Theodore’s reputation long enough to win him the White House, but it also destroyed his brother’s life and ultimately led to his suicide at 34 years old.

Theodore Roosevelt Tried To Have His Own Brother Committed And Exiled – So He Wouldn't Embarrass Him

Theodore Roosevelt Tried To Have His Brother Elliott Roosevelt Committed And Exiled – So He Wouldn't Embarrass Him

Stephan Roget

Everything you didn't know about the so-called leaders of the free world, from their favorite foods to their pets' names.

U.S. Presidents

The death of a president is always a big deal, whether it is unexpected - such as John F. Kennedy&#39;s assassination - or predictable, like Ronald Reagan&#39;s death after suffering from Alzheimer&#39;s disease for ten years. While former presidents always get the full memorial Monty, the death of a sitting president can cause political upheaval as the successor takes the reigns. But just <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/two-term-presidents/mel-judson?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">how many US presidents</a> have died? Sure, you probably have a rough idea, but do you know the circumstances of their deaths and the legacy they left behind?&nbsp;

Looking to the past is crucial to understanding the present. And knowing how all the US presidents died - especially the ones that died in office - can shed some light on our current political situation. In total, 39 US presidents have passed on. Keep reading to learn about all the US president deaths that have happened since the inception of our country.

How All the Departed US Presidents Have Died

Mel Judson

Smarts

An intelligence quotient test (IQ test)&nbsp;is a series of standardized tests used to gauge and assess a person&#39;s intelligence. While most people will never take a formal IQ test,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/crazy-things-people-do-to-boost-iqs/cynthia-griffith" target="_blank">high IQs</a> have nevertheless always been a topic of public interest.

In recent history, US president IQs have been the&nbsp;subject of debate and discussion. This is in part due to&nbsp;Donald Trump&#39;s perpetual tweeting about his high IQ during the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/controversial-american-elections/kellen-perry" target="_blank">controversial election cycle</a> of 2016. This led people to wonder who the smartest and dumbest presidents were throughout history.&nbsp;

A president&#39;s IQ is rarely made public, and many United States presidents were born before the modern IQ test was invented. Nevertheless, many psychological studies have provided educated guesses of presidential IQ based on a variety of factors. When it comes to IQ scores, a score <a href="http://www.wilderdom.com/intelligence/IQWhatScoresMean.html" target="_blank">over 140 </a>is considered genius level.

Research indicates most presidents fall somewhere around 130, but&nbsp;that doesn&#39;t mean America has never had a genius in the Oval Office. There are outliers on either side, with many presidents&#39;&nbsp;IQs being higher or lower than average. If you&#39;re curious to learn where our presidents rank in terms of intellectual prowess, browse the list below.

All The US Presidents, Ranked By IQ

Lauren Slocum

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Few figures in&nbsp;history are as well-documented as those who have held the office of the presidency of the United States, and that means that the internet is already loaded with weird presidential trivia and countless strange presidential facts. But when it comes to presidential did-you-knows, there&rsquo;s weird and then there&rsquo;s weird - with some claims fully pushing the bounds of credulity.

There are endless apocryphal tales out there about each of the presidents, but the best stories are those that only sound made up, but are actually true. Nothing defines a <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/us-presidents-with-weird-hobbies/aaron-edwards" target="_blank">larger-than-life presidential personality</a> better than personal details so lurid that they&rsquo;re truly stranger than fiction. Quite literally speaking, you can&rsquo;t make this stuff up!

15 Facts About Presidents That Sound Made Up But Aren't

Person

Donald Trump is a business mogul and one of the most entertaining people in modern media. In 2020, he's also one of the most polarizing—and potentially dangerous—figures in world history. 

Trump's America

If you’ve been keeping up with <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/every-wtf-week-of-the-trump-administration/jacob-shelton" target="_blank">our weekly coverage</a> of the Trump&nbsp;administration’s seemingly interminable downward spiral, then you’ve no doubt noticed that the White House has a funny way of dealing with the past. Since the days of the campaign (and probably well before then if we're honest), Trump's understanding of American history has been spotty at best, which puts his press team in between a rock and a hard place when they have to attempt to translate his ramblings. Listening to Trump on history is like listening to a child talk about what they learned in school that day. His speeches are filled with incoherent ramblings that are baffling at best, and factually bankrupt at worst. The Trump administration has reconstructed history through their particular lens, and, by doing so, they whitewash significant events while attempting to turn America into a kind of GOP Disneyland. When Trump’s chief of staff John Kelly discussed the Civil War with Fox News, he pushed aside the notion that the war was fought over slavery – which it was – and claimed that it was about a &quot;lack of compromise.&quot; This line of thought is offensive on a molecular level, and it also shows the depths that the Trump White House will go to in order to realign history with its values. In a few instances, there have been <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/all-trump-staff-resignations-fired/melissa-sartore" target="_blank">Trump staff resignations</a> over how bad his employees have been at lying to the American people and the press, but unfortunately, everyone that’s left in the White House seems to be A-OK with just making stuff up. Steel yourself, and keep reading to find out all the ways that the Trump administration is wrong about history. Brought to you by the administration that coined &quot;alternative facts.&quot;

We Compiled Every Single Time A Trump Administration Official Got History Completely Wrong

Every Time Someone In The Trump Administration Got Their Historical Facts Plain Wrong

Jacob Shelton

Lists about notable people who were targeted for termination, the ways they were slayed, and their portrayals in the media.

Hits for Hire

On April 14, 1865, the assassination of Abraham Lincoln sent off shock waves throughout a United States that was crawling out of four years of civil war. Murdered by a Confederate sympathizer in a Washington, DC&nbsp;theater, the death of Abraham Lincoln shocked everyone. America&nbsp;would never be the same - it was the first presidential assassination in the nation’s history.As one of the most traumatic and significant events in American history, Lincoln’s assassination is also one of the most-taught subjects in schools across the country. Consequently, the vast majority of Americans know the basics of the story: Abraham Lincoln was <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/surviving-a-headshot/travis-morgan?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">shot in the head</a> by <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/facts-about-john-wilkes-booth/stephanroget">John Wilkes Booth</a>, an actor, just as the Civil War was coming to a close. The play Lincoln and his wife were seeing was Our American Cousin, a light comedy.But there are many shocking facts connected to Lincoln’s assassination that are a bit more surprising and obscure to the casual historian. The events of April 14, 1865, were simultaneously bigger and more tragic than most people realize. Many dramas were unfolding outside of Ford’s Theater before, during, and after that fateful, bloody night. And the horrors that happened in the presidential box continue to haunt the witnesses for the rest of their lives.

13 Fascinating Things You Didn't Know About Lincoln's Assassination

Setareh Janda

Lists about modern and historical heads of state and world leaders—their struggles, their actions, their eccentricities, and other things written about them by their admirers and their enemies.

The People in Power

Weird

The stone cold fact about being a dictator is that you get to be obsessed with whatever you want. Many strongmen have applied this to personal wealth, stockpiling vast hordes of cash, luxury goods, and homes. But sometimes dictators become fixated on things that are more unique. Often it&#39;s extremely unusual, but sometimes, it&#39;s as mundane as some food they like.

Fidel Castro was obsessed with ice cream and milk. Ugandan tyrant Idi Amin had a fixation with Scotland that bordered on demented. And Joseph Stalin spent the last years of his life doodling cryptic comments and jokes on classical nude drawings. Kim Jong Un reportedly has gorged himself on Swiss cheese to the point of crippling physical illness. Why did any of these dictators do these things? Because they could, of course.

Here are some of the most bizarre obsessions of dictators of the last century.

Bizarre Obsessions of Dangerous Dictators

Politician

Are you already an expert in everything America? Great! No need to read about these fascinating facts and important events that have shaped the U.S. as we know it today.

US History You Should Know

Every four years, the whole world stops to watch the United States presidential election. And every four years, we as a global collective ask, &quot;Wait, what&#39;s going on? Hold up, this candidate got the most votes - shouldn&#39;t they be the winner? What do you mean Florida&#39;s vote is more important?&quot; Yes, unlike any other democracy in the world, the most powerful office in the US&nbsp;is beholden not to the popular vote, but to 538 select voters dubbed the Electoral College. The complex system has led to some of the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/surprising-election-results-in-history/jacobybancroft" target="_blank">most surprising election victories in history</a>, and its function continues to elude foreigners and US nationals alike - so why does the Electoral College exist?

Well, the answer isn&#39;t simple. The nation&#39;s Founding Fathers debated a plethora of problems when ideating this new form of democracy - potentials for corruption, the destructive nature of political factions, and the undeniable capacity for large crowds of people to get swept up by populism, among many others - and the Founding Fathers tried their best to create an institution that&nbsp;guaranteed democratic governance over tyranny. But even with their best efforts, they weren&#39;t flawless, and neither was the government they created. The systems, beliefs, ideals, and the people who created them were often acting in contradiction; for example, the Electoral College was just one of many methods of rationalizing and balancing the ideals of democracy in a nation that was still largely reliant on the institution of slavery.

The United States, and the world as a whole, has changed dramatically since 1787 - so why do we still abide by a political system that has largely gone unchanged for the last <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/two-and-a-half-men-dark-behind-the-scenes-stories/zack-howe?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">two and a half</a> centuries? There are both good reasons against the Electoral College and good reasons to keep it, but what ultimately stops the country from replacing it or simply making minor adaptations is that the current system benefits those who have the power to change it.

The Actual Reasons The Electoral College Exists

Brenden Donnelly

Lists about some of the worst people to ever live and the very bad ways things they did when they let their power go to their heads.

Real Historical Villains

US History

Andrew Jackson has a complicated legacy. On the one hand, he was a populist hero and a venerated war general. On the other hand, he was a <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/every-president-who-owned-slaves/melissa-sartore" target="_blank">president who enslaved persons</a>, <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/everyday-life-on-the-trail-of-tears/rylee_en" target="_blank">&nbsp;killed thousands of Native Americans</a>, created an economic depression, and killed&nbsp;a man.

&quot;Old Hickory&quot; lived a mad&nbsp;life &mdash;&nbsp;eventually leading to a presidency where he gave some very questionable&nbsp;orders, said some very unusual&nbsp;things, and took other actions many deem as messed up. Maybe that&#39;s why he&#39;s referred to by some as <a href="http://theweek.com/articles/539274/andrew-jackson-americas-worst-great-president" target="_blank">&quot;America&#39;s worst &#39;great&#39; president.&quot;</a>

Infamous Things Andrew Jackson Did That Prove He Was A Terrible President

The 13 Most Messed Up Things Andrew Jackson Did

ThaneEconomou

Abraham Lincoln is often remembered in mythic, rather than human, terms. As poignant Abraham Lincoln facts show, however, the larger-than-life 16th president lived, laughed, and loved just like everyone else.

Born on February 12, 1809, Abraham Lincoln spent his childhood on the frontiers of Kentucky and Indiana&nbsp;before settling in Illinois in 1830 and building a law career. He met <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/sad-mary-todd-lincoln-facts/setareh-janda" target="_blank">Mary Todd</a>, a socialite from Kentucky, and married her in 1842. Over the course of their marriage, they had four sons.

After a series of political stumbles, Lincoln was elected to office in Illinois and the United States Congress. But his biggest political victory came in 1860&nbsp;when he was elected president of the United States. The Civil War dominated Lincoln&#39;s presidency. Though his Union Army defeated the Confederacy in 1865, Lincoln didn&#39;t live long enough to rebuild the nation he had spent years defending: <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/lincoln-assassination-facts/setareh-janda" target="_blank">John Wilkes Booth assassinated him</a> just days after much of the Confederate Army had surrendered.

Abraham Lincoln&#39;s role as the nation&#39;s leader through some of its darkest hours has secured his status as arguably the most revered president in American history. But heartbreaking facts about Abraham Lincoln reveal the flawed, complicated, and compelling human being behind the mythology.

Small But Poignant Facts We Just Learned About Abraham Lincoln

The <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/politicians-who-were-murdered/celebrity-lists" target="_blank">assassination</a> of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, is still one of the most hotly debated and controversial moments in American history. Unfortunately, those hoping the&nbsp;declassified&nbsp;JFK files – which began being made public in October 2017 –reveal the ultimate truth after all this time will be disappointed. The files aren’t any more conclusive than the official investigations that have been held, and they do nothing to dissuade those who continue to perpetuate conspiracy theories about “what really happened.” However, the files are chock full of all sorts of interesting government secrets and confidential documents, and there’s still plenty of wild, salacious stuff in them to feed&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/dark-kennedy-family-stories/lyra-radford" target="_blank">Kennedy conspiracies</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;snag the curiosity of the amateur historian.But what’s in the JFK files?

Here's Everything The Declassified JFK Files Reveal

Here's Everything That The Declassified JFK Files Reveal

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The worst U.S. presidents of all time, measured by their negative impact on the nation, its citizens health and happiness, and its future prosperity. (In some cases -&nbsp;such as the popular selections of Warren G. Harding and Richard Nixon -&nbsp;the negative view of the president and his administration is due to various scandals and perceived corruption within its ranks. Nixon remains the only president to step down from the office amid&nbsp;threats of impeachment.)

Much of a president&#39;s job -&nbsp;including serving as the figurative head of the American state and setting the nation&#39;s general legislative and diplomatic agenda -&nbsp;is sort of intangible and hard to evaluate in strict &quot;good vs. bad&quot; terms. This makes any list of the &quot;best&quot; or &quot;worst&quot; US presidents essentially subjective, and though there were administrations with a significant series of positive or negative outcomes, it&#39;s rarely clear just how much these had to do with the person in office and how many were simply due to accidents of fate or circumstance. Nonetheless, in particularly extraordinary cases -&nbsp;such as the administration of Abraham Lincoln, which kept the nation intact during the Civil War crisis, or the administration of Andrew Johnson immediately after that threatened the entire success of the Reconstruction project -&nbsp;it is clear which presidents did an overall good or bad job.

So who were the worst presidents of all time? We&#39;re ranking them here, based on your votes! When you&#39;ve had enough political negativity, be sure to check out Ranker&#39;s ultimate uplifting presidential list: <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-u-s-presidents-from-best-to-worst" target="_blank">The Best US Presidents</a>.

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The Worst U.S. Presidents

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The Greatest United States Presidents in history, ranked from best to worst. Who&#39;s the greatest U.S. 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&#39;s perceptions also change.

And be sure to check out Ranker&#39;s ultimate list of the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-10-worst-u-s-presidents">Worst-Ever US Presidents</a> as well, for comparison&#39;s sake.

Lyndon Johnson

The Greatest U.S. Presidents Of All Time

List of the Greatest Minds of All Time, throughout history. This list represents the most influential thinkers across various disciplines, ranked in a way that represents the power of their ideas and their impact on the world. The wisest men and women include <a href="/list/top-philosophers-ever-/jedralski">top philosophers,</a> physicists, <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/notable-poet_s)/reference">famous poets</a>, thinkers, teachers, physiologists, artists, inventors, engineers, <a href="/list/the-most-irreplaceable-ceos-in-the-world/ready-to-startup">the most irreplaceable CEOs in the world</a>, economists and politicians and those whose talents span across many fields of study.This list takes a historic perspective, so the greatest thinkers who are included on this list come from many different eras. The greatest minds of the 21st century may be quite different from great geniuses from the distant past, but each person should be judged within the context of the time that they were living. For example, inventing a new type of telephone in 2013 would not qualify one as &quot;the most brilliant mind of all time,&quot; but in 1876 when Alexander Graham Bell first patented the telephone, it was an act of genius not seen before. See Also: <a href="/crowdranked-list/the-most-influential-people-of-all-time">The Most Influential People of All Time.</a>

Isaac Newton

The Greatest Minds of All Time

Greatest Minds of All Time |  List of Genius Thinkers in History 

Walter Graves

Because of the internet&#39;s existence, nobody is safe and nothing is sacred, so here are the 16 daughters of notable politicians who have brought the drama. Some are fairly innocent, while others have good reason for being so controversial. To be fair, children of politicians can oftentimes find themselves in the limelight just as often as their parents when when they stray from being the perfect child. Paparazzi, news reporters, and entertainment TV love to jump at any chance they get to dog on these kids. Nevertheless, some of these politician&#39;s daughters were certainly up to no good, as you&#39;ll see from some of the stories below.&nbsp;

People are always searching for pics of Jenna Bush nude or Jenna Bush naked... that&#39;s just one example. When it comes to politics, everybody is fair game!

16 Scandalous Daughters of Politicians

The 16 Most Shameful Politician's Daughters

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Lists about America's 58th quadrennial  presidential election, which culminated in the election of 45th U.S. President Donald Trump.

2016 Election

Lists of our favorite celebrities and public figures who give just about everyone the warm fuzzies.

Wonderful People We All Love

Which celebrity would you actually vote for if they ran for President of the United States? Many celebrities, from Kanye West to Dwayne &quot;The Rock&quot; Johnson, have publicly considered running for president. However, which celebrity do you think would actually make a good president?

After Oprah&#39;s powerful Golden Globes speech in 2018, in which she slammed the mistreatment of women in the film industry, there was a lot of buzz&nbsp;online of her launching a 2020 bid. It didn&#39;t happen in 2020, but one can dream.&nbsp;There are plenty of other actors, rappers, and just plain famous people who could probably handle having their finger on the button. From Kim Kardashian to Stephen Colbert, and even Charlie Sheen, here&rsquo;s a definitive list of other celebrities who should run for President of the United States.

If you think about it, being President of the United States isn&rsquo;t all that different from being a regular celebrity. People with no knowledge of what you really do are constantly criticizing you, you spend most of your time on a private airplane, and you have a giant posse. If you&rsquo;re a famous person, you might as well run for president every four years. Worst case scenario, you actually win and have to figure out which member of your inner circle is going to be your chief of staff. Which celebs do you think make great presidential candidates?

Vote up the celebrities you think should run for President of the United States. Then check back to see if other fans agree!

Tina Fey

Celebrities Who Should Run for President

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200+ Celebrities Who Should Run for President of the United States, Ranked By Fans

It is often said that being a two-term president is the goal of most politicians in America. The politicians on this list of American presidents did just that. They ran successful re-election campaigns and joined this list of the best two term presidents in the history of the United States. So who did the best job? These re-elected presidents, from George Washington to Barack Obama, had two terms to prove themselves and your votes will determine who did the best job.Though some become lame duck presidents during their second terms as Commander in Chief, others began to find their groove and care less about the political ramifications of actually getting things done. Giving the president another shot at running the country is always an interesting move, and this list is here for you to upvote the one(s) you thought nailed it throughout their entire tenure in <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/pictures-of-the-oval-office-for-each-us-president/kellen-perry?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">the Oval Office</a>.How many two term presidents have served the American people? 13 so far! Be sure to upvote the USA presidents you thought were the best at the job during their two terms and take a look at those who weren't as lucky, joining the ranks of one term president&nbsp;instead.

The Best Two-Term U.S. Presidents

Two Term Presidents | US Presidents Who Served 2 Terms

Which likable politicians would be fun to have a few drinks with? Many politicians market themselves as regular folks you&#39;d want to sit down for a beer with. George W. Bush, for one, is thought to have won the 2004 election because of his &quot;regular guy&quot; appeal. An <a href="http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=N8FIAAAAIBAJ&amp;sjid=DIIMAAAAIBAJ&amp;pg=3170,3777471&amp;dq=who+would+you+rather+have+a+beer+with+bush+or+kerry&amp;hl=en" target="_blank">August, 2004 Zogy/Williams Identity Poll </a>found that 57.3% of undecided voters would rather have had a beer with Bush over his opponent John Kerry - despite the fact that Bush didn&#39;t actually drink. This was around the time Kerry was doing well in polls, and it might have caused a resurgence in Bush&#39;s popularity.

But when it comes right down to it, who are the politicians you like who you&#39;d *actually* want to hang out with over a few oat sodas, as opposed to the ones who just want to make you think that because it might get you to pick them? Maybe you&#39;d like to talk P90X with Paul Ryan, or get a front row seat for all manner of Joe Biden shenanigans?

In the spirit of Ranker&#39;s lists of both <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/famous-men-youd-want-to-have-a-beer-with/ariel-kana">famous men</a> and <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/famous-women-beer-list/greg">famous women</a> you&#39;d want to grab a beer with, here&#39;s a list of current political figures who&#39;d probably be fun to knock back a few adult beverages with. Vote up the ones who you think you&#39;d have a good time with, vote down the ones who&#39;d bore you to death, or even worse, try to convince you to vote for them!

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Famous Politicians You'd Want to Have a Beer With

Likable Politicians | Political Figures You'd Hang Out With

Here are the greatest United States Vice Presidents, ranked from best to worst. Vote up on the good VPs, and vote down on the bad ones.&nbsp;When America remembers&nbsp;the best&nbsp;vice presidents, names like Lyndon Johnson and Al Gore often come up. Although they had their mistakes, these VPs contributed much to their nation. Of course, there were U.S. Vice Presidents who utterly failed at their jobs. George H.W. Bush's Vice President Dan Quayle often made a fool of himself in the media (the &quot;potatoe&quot; incident).&nbsp;On November 8, 2016, Governor of Indiana Mike Pence was elected as the 48th&nbsp;Vice President. Appointed chairman of President Donald Trump's transition team, Vice President Mike Pence&nbsp;serves an important role as a mediator between the President and congressional Republicans.&nbsp;Don't forget to rerank this list and make your own version of the greatest U.S. Vice Presidents.