Ohio has produced more presidents than any other US state. Those presidents from Ohio include W.H. Harrison, Grant, Hayes, Garfield, B. Harrison, McKinley, Taft, and Harding.
Virginia and Ohio were both birthplaces of 7 presidents. Ohio can claim 8 by adding Wm. Henry Harrison who lived in Ohio as an adult. However, Grant and Benjamin Harrison who were born in Ohio moved out of Ohio before they got into politics, so 8 may be an exaggeration.
Virginia, although there hasn't been a President from Virginia since 1920. Three Presidents were born in Virginia but officially resided somewhere else: (William Henry Harisson, Zachary Taylor and Woodrow Wilson).
The 8 presidents ("8 Jewels of Ohio" monument at statehouse) born or lived in Ohio are: Warren G. Harding, William Howard Taft, William Henry Harrison (9th--& 1st pres to die in office), Ulysses S. Grant (18th), Rutherford B. Hayes (19th), James A. Garfield (20th), Benjamin Harrison (23rd), and William McKinley (25th). William H. Harrison was not born in Ohio but lived in Ohio.
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virginia has 8,ohio 4 and 31 states have none.
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
By primary state affiliation, New York and Ohio have both sent 6 U.S. Presidents to Washington, but, by birth, 8 Presidents were born in what is now Virginia and 7 were born in Ohio. New York and Massacusetts are the 3rd-most popular birthplaces of U.S. Presidents, with 4 each.
Virgina (1,3,4,5,10); Massachusetts (2,6); Tennesee (7); New York (8) ; Ohio(9).
Virginia wins this contest with 8; Ohio is a close second with 7. However, William Henry Harrison, Taylor and Wilson left Virginia when they were children, so you might say only 5 presidents were really Virginians. As for Ohio, Grant did not live in Ohio after he left for college and Benjamin Harrison left Ohio when was 21 . However, the other five born in Ohio lived their lives in Ohio and held public office there.
The top home states of U. S. Presidents are...New York (8)Ohio (6)Virginia (5)Massachusetts (4)Tennessee, California, Texas and Illinois (3 each)(updated 20 Jan 2017)
There were 8 US Presidents that called Ohio their home and were elected as a resident of the state. There were two "Harrisons" so many people forget one or the other. William Henry Harrison (9th President) Ulysses S. Grant (18th President) Rutherford B. Hayes (19th President) James A. Garfield (20th President) Benjamin Harrison (23rd President) William McKinley (25th President) William Howard Taft (27th President) Warren G. Harding (29th President)
Virginia has the most presidents that were born there, with a total of 8. They are: George Washington, Woodrow Wilson, James Madison, James Monroe, William H Harrison, John Tyler, Thomas Jefferson, and Zachary Taylor.