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A list of U.S. presidents grouped by primary state of residence and birth, with priority given to residence. Only 20 out of the 50 states are represented. Presidents with an asterisk (*) did not primarily reside in their respective birth states (they were not born in the state listed below).
Some vice presidents have been born in one state, but are commonly associated with another. New York was the birth state of eight vice presidents, the most of any state: George Clinton, Daniel D. Tompkins, Martin Van Buren, Millard Fillmore, Schuyler Colfax, William A. Wheeler, Theodore Roosevelt, and James S. Sherman.
The president of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States, [1] indirectly elected to a four-year term via the Electoral College. [2] Under the U.S. Constitution, the officeholder leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces. [3] The ...
One state by far leads as the state that has produced the most US presidents at birth, with eight of 43 commander-in-chiefs originally hailing from there.
The state with the most presidential burial sites is Virginia with seven. Since its 1789 establishment, 50 people have served as Vice President of the United States. Of these, 43 have died. The state with the most vice-presidential burial sites is New York with 10. Fifteen people have served as both president and as vice president.
Stuart Symington (1901–1988), first Air Force Secretary and U.S. Senator from Missouri; Larry Thompson (born 1945), United States Deputy Attorney General under George W. Bush; Harry S. Truman (1884–1972), vice president and 33rd President of the United States; George Turner (1850–1932), U.S. Senator and international arbitrator
A list of the most famous people from each U.S. state is based on a few specific metrics, including, crucially, the state the person was born in — even if that person was not closely associated ...
The Historical Sites table appears to list presidents in birth order rather than in order of office (I may add a column listing year born). That table and the Birth places table above it were moved here from a page titled List of Presidents of the United States by date and place of birth. I suggest restoring that article title.