George Washington Monument at his birthplace: Wakefield, Virginia

Presidential Facts – Months the Presidents were born in

What month were most of the Presidents born?

In February we celebrate President’s Day, but is it the month in which most of the Presidents were born? Here are the months in order of the most Presidential births during that month (the day they were born is in parenthesis next to the President’s name):

  • Six (6) October – Carter (1), Hayes (4), Arthur (5), Eisenhower (14), Teddy Roosevelt (27), John Adams (30)
  • Five (5) August – Obama (4), Hoover (10), Clinton (19), Benjamin Harrison (20), Lyndon Johnson (27)
  • Five (5) November – Polk (2), Harding (2), Garfield (19), Pierce (23), Taylor (24)
  • Four (4) January – Fillmore (7), Nixon (9), McKinley (29), Franklin Roosevelt (30)
  • Four (4) February – Reagan (6), WH Harrison (9), Lincoln (12), Washington (22)
  • Four (4) March – Jackson (15), Madison (16), Cleveland (18), Tyler (29)
  • Four (4) April – Jefferson (13), Buchanan (23), Grant (27), Monroe (28)
  • Four (4) July – Coolidge (4), George W. Bush (6), JQ Adams (11), Ford (14)
  • Three (3) December – Van Buren (5), Wilson (28), Andrew Johnson (29)
  • Two (2) May – Truman (8), Kennedy (29)
  • Two (2)June – George HW Bush (12), Trump (14)
  • One (1) –  September – Taft (15)

Sidenote: Only two (2) Presidents were born on the same day (but not the same year): James K. Polk and Warren G. Harding. They were born on November 2. Were any of the Presidents born on your birthday?

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