Joe Biden

Described as

46th President of the United States (2021–2025)

Other names

Joseph Robinette Biden Jr., Joseph Biden, Joseph R. Biden, Joseph Robinette Biden, Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr., Joseph R. Biden Jr., Joseph R. Biden, Jr., JRB, Joe R. Biden Jr., President Biden, Biden

Born

November 20, 1942 · 7 references

Born in

St. Mary's Hospital · 3 references

Name at birth

Joseph Robinette Biden Jr.

Citizen of

United States · 1 reference

Occupation

politician · 3 references; lawyer · 2 references; university teacher · 2 references; writer · 1 reference; diplomat · 1 reference; jurist · 1 reference

Positions held

Vice President of the United States (2009–2017); United States senator (1973–2009) · 1 reference; President of the United States (2021–2025) · 6 references; President-elect of the United States (2020–2021) · 80 references; council member (1970–1972) · 2 references

Political party

Democratic Party · 2 references

Worked for

University of Pennsylvania (2017–) · 1 reference; Widener University (1991–2008) · 1 reference

Education

Syracuse University (1965–1968) · 2 references; University of Delaware (1961–1965) · 1 reference; Archmere Academy (–1961) · 2 references; Garden City Collegiate

Teams

Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football · 1 reference

Sport

American football · 1 reference

Known for

Promises to Keep · 1 reference; Promise Me, Dad · 1 reference

Awards

Order of the Three Stars, 2nd Class; St. George's Order of Victory (2009); Order of Liberty (2017); Nishan-e-Pakistan · 1 reference; Hilal-e-Pakistan (2009) · 1 reference; Ellis Island Medal of Honor (1992) · 1 reference; Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st Class (2004) · 1 reference; Presidential Medal of Freedom (2017) · 1 reference; Grand Cross of the Order of Boyacá (2016) · 2 references; Laetare Medal (2016) · 1 reference; Time 100 (2 times) (2021, 2022) · 1 reference; Cross of Military Merit (2022) · 2 references; Walk of the Brave plaque (2023) · 1 reference; Grand Cross with collar of the Order of Vytautas the Great (2023) · 1 reference; Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2024) · 2 references

Field

law · 1 reference; politics · 1 reference

Spouse

Neilia Hunter (1966–1972) · 2 references; Jill Biden (1977–) · 1 reference

Children

Beau Biden · 2 references; Amy Biden · 1 reference; Hunter Biden · 2 references; Ashley Biden · 1 reference

Father

Joseph Robinette Biden Sr. · 1 reference

Mother

Jean Biden · 1 reference

Siblings

Valerie Biden Owens · 1 reference; James Biden · 1 reference; Francis Biden · 1 reference

Religion

Catholicism · 1 reference

Lived in

Claymont (1953–1954) · 4 references; Wilmington (1955–) · 1 reference; Arden (1954–1955) · 2 references; White House (2021–2025) · 1 reference

Height

1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) · 1 reference; 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) · 1 reference

Website

https://joebiden.com · 1 reference

Wikipedias with a page

278

Wikidata item Q6279 (wikidata.org/wiki/Q6279), public domain (CC0). Copied November 13, 2026.

Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American retired politician who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Delaware in the United States Senate from 1973 to 2009 and also served as the 47th vice president under President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2017.
Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Biden graduated from the University of Delaware in 1965 and the Syracuse University College of Law in 1968. He was elected to the New Castle County Council in 1970 and the U.S. Senate in 1972. As a senator, Biden chaired the Senate Judiciary Committee and Foreign Relations Committee. He drafted and led passage of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act and the Violence Against Women Act. Biden oversaw six U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearings, including contentious hearings for Robert Bork and Clarence Thomas. He opposed the Gulf War in 1991 but voted in favor of the Iraq War Resolution in 2002. Biden ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic presidential nomination in the 1988 and 2008 primaries. In 2008, Obama chose him as his running mate, and he served as a close advisor to Obama while vice president. In the 2020 presidential election, Biden chose Kamala Harris as his running mate, and they defeated Republican incumbents Donald Trump and Mike Pence.
As president, Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent recession. He signed bipartisan bills on infrastructure and manufacturing. Biden proposed the Build Back Better Act, part of which was incorporated into the Inflation Reduction Act passed in 2022. He appointed Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. In his foreign policy, the U.S. reentered the Paris Agreement. Biden withdrew U.S. troops from Afghanistan, which ended the war in Afghanistan, and the Taliban swiftly retook control. He responded to the Russian invasion of Ukraine by imposing sanctions on Russia and authorizing humanitarian and military aid to Ukraine. In 2022, Biden supported Finland's and Sweden's bids to join NATO. During the Gaza war, he condemned the actions of Hamas, gave Israel strong military and diplomatic support, sent humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, and backed a temporary ceasefire proposal before his presidency ended.
Concerns about Biden's age and health persisted throughout his presidency. He is the first president to turn 80 years old while in office. Biden initially ran for reelection in 2024, winning the Democratic primaries and becoming the party's presumptive nominee. After his performance in the first presidential debate, intensifying scrutiny from both political parties about his age and health led him to withdraw his candidacy. Biden entered office with majority support, but his approval ratings declined significantly during his presidency, particularly over concerns about inflation and immigration. He is the oldest living former U.S. president since the second inauguration of Donald Trump in 2025, the oldest living former U.S. vice president since Dick Cheney died in 2025, and the oldest person to have served as president.

Born, in its opening lines

November 20, 1942

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