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The Hottest US Presidents, Ranked

Ladies and gentlemen: It's time to rank the hottest US Presidents of all time. The leader of the free world is a powerful individual, and sure, power is attractive. But which of these potentates would be sexy without the the ability to veto laws? This gallery will show you pictures of all of the POTUSes of the past, with photos when available and oil paintings when not. It also features each President in their prime, before the tolls of the job claimed their metabolism, youthful glow, and lustrous hair (unless he was one of the guys who always wore a powdered wig, in which case he looks old in all of his portraits). Who was the hottest American President? Vote up the ones who get your red white and blue blood flowing and your pantaloons in a twist. While it may be difficult to separate personal politics from lusts of the flesh, try to be objective here. This list is only about raw physical appearance, not anyone's stance on abortion or the Tea Act of 1773. Consider that many of these brilliant and charming men were also athletes and military veterans. Actor-turned-politician Ronald Reagan was even nicknamed "The Gipper" after playing a strapping young football star in a 1940 film. At 42, JFK was famously the youngest man ever elected to the White House, but did you know that Theodore Roosevelt was 86 days younger when he assumed office following the assassination of William McKinley? Did you?? Also, 47-year-old Grover Cleveland - who was both the 22nd and 24th President - married a 21-year-old while in office, so make of that what you will. Rutherford B. Hayes looked like he could break your heart. A colored photograph of Ulysses S. Grant shows him looking a little like Michael Fassbender. College-age Richard Nixon is a dead ringer for Harvey Keitel. On the other end of the spectrum are some pretty doughy old dudes who may not have ever made it if their faces had been plastered all over magazines and TV (cough Martin Van Buren). Vote and rerank to make a definitive list of all the US Presidents, ranked most handsome to fugliest.

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  1. 1

    John F. Kennedy

    35th President In office January 3, 1953 – December 22, 1960

    73% upvoted
  2. 2

    Joe Biden

    46th President In office January 20, 2021 – January 20, 2025

    71% upvoted
  3. 3

    George W. Bush

    43rd President In office January 20, 2001 – January 20, 2009

    67% upvoted
  4. 4

    Barack Obama

    44th President In office January 20, 2009 - 2017

    64% upvoted
  5. 5

    Ronald Reagan

    40th President In office January 20, 1981 – January 20, 1989

    63% upvoted
  6. 6

    Rutherford B. Hayes

    19th President In office March 4, 1877 – March 4, 1881

    61% upvoted
  7. 7

    Ulysses S. Grant

    18th President In office March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1877

    58% upvoted
  8. 8

    George H. W. Bush

    41st President In office January 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993

    57% upvoted
  9. 9

    William McKinley

    25th President In office March 4, 1897 – September 14, 1901

    49% upvoted
  10. 10

    Theodore Roosevelt

    26th President In office September 14, 1901 – March 4, 1909

    46% upvoted