Polk, James
1845-49
1845-49
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Taylor, Zachary
1849-50Comment
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Fillmore, Millard
1850-53Comment
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Pierce, Franklin
1853-57Comment
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Buchanan, James
1857-61Comment
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Lincoln, Abraham
1861-65Comment
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Johnson, Andrew
1865-69
(later started Johnson & Johnson with cousin Filbert)Comment
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Grant, Ulysses S.
1869-77
(Son Cary went on to movie fame in Hollywood, but they never got along)Comment
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Hayes, Rutherford B.
1877-81
(Inspiration for Wesley Snipes character Willie "Mays" Hayes, we assume in name only)Comment
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Originally posted by spunky
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Garfield, James
1881
(You thought I was going to mention the cartoon cat. I'm not)Comment
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Arthur, Chester
1881-85
(Sister Bea starred in the Golden Girls at age 147)Comment
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Cleveland, Grover
1885-89
(Neither the city nor the Sesame Street character were named after him. And we bet he'd be happy about that)Comment
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Harrison, Benjamin
1889-93
(Great-great grandson Marvin is a pretty decent wide receiver for the Colts.)Comment
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Originally posted by spunky
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Cleveland, Grover
1893-97
(Mr.Cleveland returned to correct us: The character on Sesame Street was in fact named after him. We stand corrected)Comment
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McKinley, William
1897-1901
(If he were still alive I'd lay 5-1 odds he couldn't win a race with the mountain named after him.)Comment
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Roosevelt, Theodore
1901-09
(Contrary to popular opinion, his name is pronounced Roose - a - vehlt -- like "goose". Come to think of it, he did eat a lot of fowl)Comment
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Taft, William H.
1909-13
(The "H" stands for "Handy")Comment
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Wilson, Woodrow
1913-21
(It's a fair bet he'll be the last US president to be named "Woodrow")Comment
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Originally posted by spunky
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Originally posted by spunky
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Harding, Warren
1921-23
(Grandaughter Tonya was a pro figure skater and boxer. They say she got her "competitive spirit" from grandpa. I see she got his looks)Comment
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Coolidge, Calvin
1923-29
(His nickname in high school was "Cooly C". It is said he also had a b-boy stance)Comment
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Originally posted by spunky
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