Facial Hair
- Eleven presidents have had facial hair.
- John Quincy Adams was the first president to have facial hair.
- William H. Taft was the last president to have facial hair.
- Just before his election Abraham Lincoln received a letter from Grace Bedell, an 11-year old from Westfield, NY, convincing him to grow whiskers. Eventually he did, becoming the first president to wear a beard.
| Rank | # | President | # Presidents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beard | 5 | |
| 16 | Abraham Lincoln | ||
| 18 | Ulysses S. Grant | ||
| 19 | Rutherford B. Hayes | ||
| 20 | James A. Garfield | ||
| 23 | Benjamin Harrison | ||
| 2 | Mustache | 4 | |
| 21 | Chester A. Arthur | ||
| 22 & 24 | Grover Cleveland | ||
| 26 | Theodore Roosevelt | ||
| 27 | William H. Taft | ||
| 3 | Sideburns | 2 | |
| 6 | John Quincy Adams | ||
| 8 | Martin Van Buren |
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