Who Were the Youngest U.S. Presidents?
Who was the youngest person ever elected to the U.S. presidency?
- John F. Kennedy is right. He was elected in 1960 at the age of 43.
Who was the youngest person ever to become president?
- Theodore Roosevelt, who became president in 1901 at the age of 42 after the assassination of President William McKinley.
Who was the youngest person ever to be elected to two terms as president?
- Bill Clinton, who was elected to two terms as president in 1992 and 1996 at the ages of 46 and 50, respectively.
Who was the youngest person ever to be elected president without having previously served as vice president?
- Barack Obama, who was elected president in 2008 at the age of 47.
Who was the second youngest person ever to become president?
- Ulysses S. Grant, who became president in 1869 at the age of 46.
Who was the youngest person ever to serve as vice president?
- Al Gore, who was elected vice president in 1992 at the age of 44.
Who was the youngest person ever to become president after the death of a sitting president?
- Theodore Roosevelt, who became president in 1901 at the age of 42 after the assassination of President William McKinley.
Who was the youngest person ever to be inaugurated as president?
- John F. Kennedy, who was inaugurated in 1961 at the age of 43.
Who was the youngest person ever to be elected governor of a U.S. state?
- Bobby Jindal, who was elected governor of Louisiana in 2007 at the age of 36.
Who was the youngest person ever to be elected to the U.S. Senate?
- Barack Obama, who was elected to the U.S. Senate from Illinois in 2004 at the age of 43.
