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The 27th president's facial hair was elegant, and it certainly made him look poised and powerful.
President William Howard Taft had arguably the most magnificent mustache of them all.
Teddy Roosevelt always had a rugged masculine aura about him, and his facial hair certainly helped.
Even after retirement, Grover Cleveland remained faithful to his mustache.
President Benjamin Harrison was a man who kept his full beard impeccable at all times.
Before turning gray, the 23rd president of the United States had blond hair.
President Theodore Roosevelt poses for a portrait, circa 1910s.
Only a man with such a cool stash could lead the US twice!
Not only did President Arthur have a stylish beard, he was also fashion-conscious and one of the most stylish presidents the country has ever seen.
The 19th US president rocked the longest beard in the White House.
President Hayes had reddish-blonde hair, which then turned gray.
The 16th president of the United States actually grew his famous beard after an 11-year-old girl wrote to him saying that "all the ladies like whiskers."
According to literary descriptions, Ulysses S. Grant had light brown hair, which then turned gray around the time he became president. Who can blame him?
If there is one US president with truly iconic facial hair, it's Abraham Lincoln.
General Ulysses S. Grant is known for leading the Union Army to victory in the American Civil War. We want to believe his mighty beard helped!
A military leader like Zachary Taylor had to sport some sort of facial hair in the mid 1800s.
John Quincy Adams sported sideburns for many years. The president had light brown hair that eventually turned gray.
Even before he was sworn in as America's eighth president, Martin Van Buren already rocked some respectable sideburns!
Speaking of sideburns, no other American president had such legendary ones as Martin Van Buren did during his time in office.
The 12th president of the US was all about bushy sideburns.
President Grover Cleveland had an admirable mustache.
President Chester A. Arthur had quite an exquisite combo consisting of a well-groomed mustache and full sideburns.
President Roosevelt was also known for his signature spectacles, which, together with his mustache, gave his face a distinctive look.
The 20th president of the United States is among the few American heads of state who did so throughout history.
President Garfield also rocked a pretty respectable full beard.
And becoming the sixth president of the United States was no reason for him to shave them off!
Of all the 45 men who served as presidents of the United States, only 12 of them had any kind of facial hair. John Quincy Adams was the first president to rock facial hair (sideburns, in his case), and the last was William Howard Taft (with his magnificent mustache). While facial hair fell out of favor over the years, particularly among presidential candidates, some of America's greatest presidents wouldn't look the same without it!
In this gallery, we look back at those presidents who rocked sideburns, mustaches, and beards. Click on to discover them all.
The history of facial hair among American presidents
From mustaches to beards
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Of all the 45 men who served as presidents of the United States, only 12 of them had any kind of facial hair. John Quincy Adams was the first president to rock facial hair (sideburns, in his case), and the last was William Howard Taft (with his magnificent mustache). While facial hair fell out of favor over the years, particularly among presidential candidates, some of America's greatest presidents wouldn't look the same without it!
In this gallery, we look back at those presidents who rocked sideburns, mustaches, and beards. Click on to discover them all.