# Who was the first POTUS who was younger than you? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 29, 2010, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-first-potus-who-was-younger-than-you/526862 "2010-01-29T07:07:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2010, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-first-potus-who-was-younger-than-you/526862/21 "2010-01-29T17:52:26Z")
Hasn’t happened yet, but I’m in the age bracket (early 40s) where it’ll start being a common occurence soon. ---
**Author:** ![Gagundathar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gagundathar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gagundathar)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2010, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-first-potus-who-was-younger-than-you/526862/22 "2010-01-29T17:53:06Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Actually, I think it would be Franklin Roosevelt who’d be next on the list. But I figured there weren’t going to be too many people here born before January 30, 1882. You figured WRONG, you little whippersnapper. \ Get off my lawn! Oh, and the first one is Obama. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2010, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-first-potus-who-was-younger-than-you/526862/23 "2010-01-29T17:58:21Z")
No one yet, but Obama is the first one within striking distance. He’s 5 years and 8 months older than me. ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2010, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-first-potus-who-was-younger-than-you/526862/24 "2010-01-29T18:04:42Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Actually, I think it would be Franklin Roosevelt who’d be next on the list. But I figured there weren’t going to be too many people here born before January 30, 1882. No. Going backwards from JFK: Ike (Eisenhower) (October 14, 1890) Harry S Truman (May 8, 1884) FDR (January 30, 1882) Hoover (August 10, 1874) Coolidge (July 4, 1872) Harding (November 2, 1865) Teddy Roosevelt (October 27, 1858) Taft and Wilson are the only ones missing from that list: they were both older than TR. ---
**Author:** ![74westy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/74westy/32/3950_2.png) [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2010, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-first-potus-who-was-younger-than-you/526862/25 "2010-01-29T19:02:53Z")
Obama’s not quite 5 months older than me so I guess it’ll probably be president Palin who is my little brother’s age. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2010, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-first-potus-who-was-younger-than-you/526862/26 "2010-01-29T20:24:41Z")
> [@](#): > > No. Going backwards from JFK: I’ll admit I didn’t do the math after Kennedy. ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2010, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-first-potus-who-was-younger-than-you/526862/27 "2010-01-29T20:28:20Z")
> [@Simplicio](#): > > Younger then you were when you were President **panache45** was president? Dang! ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2010, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-first-potus-who-was-younger-than-you/526862/28 "2010-01-29T20:39:21Z")
I’ve got more than 7 years on the current Prez. First I was older than my doctor. Then I was older than my dentist. Then I was older than my boss. Now I’m older than the Prez. On the other hand, I’m now eligible to retire! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Dave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/46a35a/32.png) [@Great\_Dave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Dave)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2010, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-first-potus-who-was-younger-than-you/526862/29 "2010-01-29T20:45:14Z")
> [@Jonathan\_Chance](#): > > None, yet. But it’s coming soon as I moved into my mid-40s. > > When it happened with baseball players it was a painful event. True that. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2010, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-first-potus-who-was-younger-than-you/526862/30 "2010-01-29T23:27:20Z")
Clinton. He and Bush (W) are about a year younger than I am. ---
**Author:** ![Maiira](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Maiira](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maiira)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2010, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-first-potus-who-was-younger-than-you/526862/31 "2010-01-29T23:52:29Z")
I’m going to be 23 on Monday, so, uh…none. It’ll happen, though. Just give it time. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![UncaStuart](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uncastuart/32/404_2.png) [@UncaStuart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncaStuart)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2010, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-first-potus-who-was-younger-than-you/526862/32 "2010-01-30T01:34:01Z")
I’m a year younger than Clinton. And wish I still had that much hair. ---
**Author:** ![74westy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/74westy/32/3950_2.png) [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2010, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-first-potus-who-was-younger-than-you/526862/33 "2010-01-30T03:05:08Z")
> [@Contrapuntal](#): > > **panache45** was president? Dang! Don’t blame me; I voted for Scald. ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2010, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-first-potus-who-was-younger-than-you/526862/34 "2010-01-30T03:08:26Z")
None yet but Obama is just over a year older than me so I suspect there won’t be many more I can say this about. ---
**Author:** ![Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4da419/32.png) [@Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gala_Matrix_Fire)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2010, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-first-potus-who-was-younger-than-you/526862/35 "2010-01-30T03:45:21Z")
If I’m understanding this right…Teddy Roosevelt. 42 when he took office. Of course, I was not born yet. Nor were my parents. By a long shot. ---
**Author:** ![Caprese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9a28c/32.png) [@Caprese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caprese)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2010, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-first-potus-who-was-younger-than-you/526862/36 "2010-01-30T11:56:02Z")
I am 55. I read the question as which President who was a contemporary of mine, and that would be Obama, and I did ruefully take notice of that during the campaign. Deceased Presidents would be [numerous](http://history1900s.about.com/od/worldleaders/a/youngpresidents.htm). ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2010, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-first-potus-who-was-younger-than-you/526862/37 "2010-01-30T12:37:37Z")
I turned 48 in December, so \*almost \*Mr. Obama. ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2010, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-first-potus-who-was-younger-than-you/526862/38 "2010-01-30T14:29:53Z")
Obama, by about six months. ---
**Author:** ![Lok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e8c25b/32.png) [@Lok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lok)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2010, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-first-potus-who-was-younger-than-you/526862/39 "2010-01-30T18:25:29Z")
None so far, Obama being almost a year older than me. But I did get to point out to my sister, that for the first time, our President was older than her. She was so _happy_ to hear that. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2010, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-first-potus-who-was-younger-than-you/526862/40 "2010-01-30T19:08:23Z")
> [@Lok](#): > > But I did get to point out to my sister, that for the first time, our President was older than her. What? Is your sister aging inversely? 😛 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-first-potus-who-was-younger-than-you/526862.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-first-potus-who-was-younger-than-you/526862.md?page=3)