Guess the Lesser-Known Presidents

Can you guess the names of the 16 least-known Presidents based on these hints?

Based on the 2014 Roediger and DeSoto survey of the least-memorable Presidents.

Not in chronological order

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Last updated: November 10, 2025

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Party	Hint	Answer
Dem	Not a native English speaker	Martin Van Buren
Rep	Famously quiet	Calvin Coolidge
Dem	Lifelong bachelor	James Buchanan
Whig	Hero of Tippecanoe	William H. Harrison
Rep	Only grandson of a previous President	Benjamin Harrison
Whig	Expelled from his own party	John Tyler
Rep	Preacher and supporter of civil rights	James Garfield
Whig	First to be elected without political experience	Zachary Taylor

Party	Hint	Answer
Rep	Infamous adulterer	Warren Harding
Whig	Later ran as a Know-Nothing	Millard Fillmore
Rep	Formerly a corrupt official	Chester Arthur
Dem	Got married in the White House	Grover Cleveland
Dem	President during Bleeding Kansas	Franklin Pierce
Rep	Oversaw the annexation of Hawai'i	William McKinley
Rep	Hero to Paraguay	Rutherford Hayes
Dem	Pledged to serve only one term	James K. Polk