Presidential Attractiveness

Who is the most attractive president?

Office of the Naval Aide

Portrait of 35th President John F. Kennedy at the White House in Washington, D.C., July 11, 1963. (Office of the Naval Aide to the President/National Archives/MCT)

President’s day is a time for us to celebrate our presidents and the things they have done for our country. But enough about that, let’s talk about the important stuff, like which presidents are the most attractive?

I have painstakingly and meticulously compiled this list along with some friends ranking the presidents by attractiveness. This has been a year-long project that started out as little joke in history class, but then it got very serious, very quickly. I used presidential portraits as references in the ranking, so I’m sorry if  some of these presidents were not exactly judged in their prime.

This project has spawned debates that have rocked some of my friendships to the very core, but the end result is worth it. There have been countless revisions and challenges to duel me over some rankings on this list. Now that this is published, I’ll open the door for more of that. If you have a problem with FDR being ranked so high tell me, (or comment below) but fair warning I will argue that polio may have affected his walking ability but it did not affect his looks.

Enjoy!

  1. JFK
  2. FDR
  3. Monroe
  4. Obama
  5. Clinton
  6. Madison
  7. Jefferson
  8. Teddy Roosevelt
  9. Pierce
  10. Lincoln
  11. Grant
  12. Wilson
  13. Reagan
  14. Tyler
  15. LBJ
  16. Ford
  17. Taylor
  18. Carter
  19. Coolidge
  20. Madison
  21. Eisenhower
  22. Polk
  23. Ben Harrison
  24. Truman
  25. H. W. Bush
  26. Henry Harrison
  27. Jackson
  28. Washington
  29. Hoover
  30. Garfield
  31. Harding
  32. Nixon
  33. W. Bush
  34. McKinley
  35. Buchanan
  36. Hayes
  37. Arthur
  38. Fillmore
  39. Van Buren
  40. Quincy Adams
  41. Cleveland
  42. Taft
  43. Adams