No presidents were born in Chicago. Two presidents from Illinois were Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant but they were not born in Illinois. Ronald Reagan was born in Illinois but spent most of his life in California. Barack Obama is the first US president from Chicago but he was born in Hawaii.
No president of the US was born in Quincy, Illinois. There may have been some corporation presidents or college presidents or other president born there.
Ronald Reagan was born in Illinois but lived in California for most of his life. Barack Obama was born in Hawaii but was living in Illinois when he became president. Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky but was living in Illinois for much of his life. Ulysses Grant was born in Illinois.
Lincoln and Obama fit that profile.
Four US Presidents Abraham Lincoln James Garfield William McKinley John Kennedy
Virginia
Lincoln who spent most of his adult life there and Obama who worked there also,
By 2011 US Presidents have come from 18 different states. Including:OhioNew YorkMassachusettsTennesseeTexasCaliforniaIllinoisPennsylvaniaArkansasGeorgiaIndianaIowaLouisianaMichiganMissouriNew HampshireNew JerseyFor more information, see the Related Link.
There are four US Presidents on Mt Rushmore, not the four founding fathers. The Presidents are George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln.
There have been eight Virginian's as President of the United States. Ohio has had seven. Massachusetts and New York have each had four.
US Presidents have always been elected for a four year period
There are 8 states that have produced at least 2 Presidents. They are: 7 Presidents - New York 6 Presidents - Ohio 5 Presidents - Virginia 3 Presidents - Massachusetts, Tennessee, and California 2 Presidents - Illinois, and Indiana