Birth Firsts
The presidential firsts related to the births of the Presidents of the United States.
Please visit the Birth by State and Birth by Month fact pages to learn more.
| President | |
|---|---|
| First president born outside the original colonies | Abraham Lincoln |
| First president born west of the Mississippi River | Herbert Hoover |
| First president born outside the 48 contiguous states | Barack Obama |
| First president born in the 18th Century | George Washington |
| First president born in the 19th Century | Franklin Pierce |
| First president born in the 20th Century | John F. Kennedy |
| First president born a U.S. citizen | Martin Van Buren |
| First president born after the Declaration of Independence | Martin Van Buren |
| First president born after the ratification of the Constitution | John Tyler |
| First president born after the Civil War | Warren G. Harding |
| First president born after World War I | Jimmy Carter |
| First president born after World War II | Bill Clinton |
| First president born in a log cabin | Andrew Jackson |
| First president born in a hospital | Jimmy Carter |
| First president elected on his birthday | Warren G. Harding |
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