Woodrow Wilson

1856 – 1924 · died at about 68^[1][2]

Politics & Leadership

Fun Facts About Woodrow Wilson

• Woodrow Wilson is the only US president to have earned a Ph.D., awarded in history and government by Johns Hopkins University in 1886.^[1]
• Woodrow was Wilson's middle name: his full name was Thomas Woodrow Wilson, and Woodrow was his mother's maiden name.^[1]
• Wilson was the first sitting president to travel to Europe, going to lead the American delegation at the Paris Peace Conference after World War I.^[1]
• Wilson won the 1919 Nobel Peace Prize for founding the League of Nations, becoming the second sitting president to win it after Theodore Roosevelt.^[1][3][4]
• Wilson remarried while president, wedding the widow Edith Bolling Galt in 1915. Only John Tyler and Grover Cleveland had married in office before him.^[1]
• After a serious stroke in 1919, Wilson's inner circle hid how ill he was, while his wife and aides controlled what he read and who could see him.^[1]
• Woodrow Wilson was alive at the same time as Pope John Paul II — their lives overlapped for 4 years (1920–1924).^[1][2][5][6]
• Woodrow Wilson shares a birthday with Stan Lee: both were born on December 28.^[1][2][7][8]

Thomas Woodrow Wilson was the 28th president of the United States, serving from 1913 to 1921. He was the only Democrat to serve as president during the Progressive Era, when Republicans dominated the presidency and legislative branches. As president, Wilson made significant economic reforms and led the United States through World War I. He was the leading architect of the League of Nations, and his stance on foreign policy came to be known as Wilsonianism.^[1]

Contemporaries

John D. Rockefeller

68 yr overlap

Claude Monet

68 yr overlap

Thomas Edison

68 yr overlap

Antoni Gaudí

68 yr overlap

Sigmund Freud

68 yr overlap

Nikola Tesla

68 yr overlap

George Bernard Shaw

68 yr overlap

Sarah Bernhardt

67 yr overlap

Alexander Graham Bell

66 yr overlap

Emmeline Pankhurst

66 yr overlap

Max Planck

66 yr overlap

Arthur Conan Doyle

65 yr overlap

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Questions About Woodrow Wilson

When was Woodrow Wilson born?

Woodrow Wilson was born on December 28, 1856, and died on February 3, 1924.

How old was Woodrow Wilson at death?

Woodrow Wilson was born on December 28, 1856, and died on February 3, 1924, at age 67.

What was Woodrow Wilson known for?

Woodrow Wilson was known for: 28th US President, League of Nations. Thomas Woodrow Wilson was the 28th president of the United States, serving from 1913 to 1921. He was the only Democrat to serve as president during the Progressive Era, when Republicans dominated the presidency and legislative branches. As president, Wilson made significant economic reforms and led the United States through World War I. He was the leading architect of the League of Nations, and his stance on foreign policy came to be known as Wilsonianism.

Who was alive at the same time as Woodrow Wilson?

Woodrow Wilson's closest contemporary was John D. Rockefeller. Their lives overlapped for 68 years.