As used here, the occupation of "First Lady" refers to the wife of any elected official, and not simply that of the President of the United States.
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Abigail Adams |
First Lady |
11-Nov-1744 |
28-Oct-1818 |
Wife of US President John Adams |
| Louisa Adams |
First Lady |
12-Feb-1775 |
15-May-1852 |
Wife of US President John Quincy Adams |
| Asma al-Assad |
First Lady |
11-Aug-1975 |
|
First Lady of Syria |
| Ellen Arthur |
First Lady |
30-Aug-1837 |
12-Jan-1880 |
Wife of US President Chester A. Arthur |
| Cherie Blair |
First Lady |
23-Sep-1954 |
|
Wife of Tony Blair |
| Eva Braun |
First Lady |
6-Feb-1912 |
30-Apr-1945 |
Adolf Hitler's mistress, then wife |
| Sarah Brown |
First Lady |
1963 |
|
Wife of Gordon Brown |
| Carla Bruni |
First Lady |
23-Dec-1967 |
|
First Lady of France |
| Hannah Van Buren |
First Lady |
8-Mar-1783 |
5-Feb-1819 |
Wife of US President Martin Van Buren |
| Barbara Bush |
First Lady |
8-Jun-1925 |
|
Wife of US President George H.W. Bush |
| Laura Bush |
First Lady |
4-Nov-1946 |
|
Wife of US President George W. Bush |
| Samantha Cameron |
First Lady |
18-Apr-1971 |
|
Wife of David Cameron |
| Rosalynn Carter |
First Lady |
18-Aug-1927 |
|
Wife of US President Jimmy Carter |
| Lynne Cheney |
First Lady |
14-Aug-1941 |
|
Wife of US Vice President Dick Cheney |
| Frances Cleveland |
First Lady |
21-Jul-1864 |
29-Oct-1947 |
Wife of US President Grover Cleveland |
| Hillary Clinton |
Politician |
26-Oct-1947 |
|
US Secretary of State |
| Grace Coolidge |
First Lady |
3-Jan-1879 |
8-Jul-1957 |
Wife of US President Calvin Coolidge |
| Kitty Dukakis |
First Lady |
26-Dec-1936 |
|
Wife of Michael Dukakis |
| Mamie Eisenhower |
First Lady |
14-Nov-1896 |
1-Nov-1979 |
Ike's First Lady |
| Abigail Fillmore |
First Lady |
13-Mar-1798 |
30-Mar-1853 |
Wife of US President Millard Fillmore |
| Betty Ford |
First Lady |
8-Apr-1918 |
8-Jul-2011 |
Former First Lady, founded Betty Ford Center |
| Lucretia Garfield |
First Lady |
19-Apr-1832 |
14-Mar-1918 |
Wife of US President James Garfield |
| Raisa Gorbachev |
First Lady |
5-Jan-1932 |
20-Sep-1999 |
First Lady of the Soviet Union |
| Tipper Gore |
First Lady |
19-Aug-1948 |
|
Estranged wife of Al Gore |
| Julia Grant |
First Lady |
26-Jan-1826 |
14-Dec-1902 |
Wife of US President Ulysses Grant |
| Florence Harding |
First Lady |
15-Aug-1860 |
21-Nov-1924 |
Wife of US President Warren G. Harding |
| Anna Harrison |
First Lady |
25-Jul-1775 |
25-Feb-1864 |
Wife of US President William Henry Harrison |
| Caroline Harrison |
First Lady |
1-Oct-1832 |
25-Oct-1892 |
Wife of US President Benjamin Harrison |
| Lucy Hayes |
First Lady |
28-Aug-1831 |
25-Jun-1889 |
Wife of US President Rutherford B. Hayes |
| Lou Hoover |
First Lady |
29-Mar-1874 |
7-Jan-1944 |
Wife of US President Herbert Hoover |
| Rachel Jackson |
First Lady |
Jun-1767 |
22-Dec-1828 |
Wife of US President Andrew Jackson |
| Martha Jefferson |
First Lady |
19-Oct-1748 |
8-Sep-1782 |
Wife of US President Thomas Jefferson |
| Eliza Johnson |
First Lady |
4-Oct-1810 |
15-Jan-1876 |
Wife of US President Andrew Johnson |
| Lady Bird Johnson |
First Lady |
22-Dec-1912 |
11-Jul-2007 |
Wife of US President Lyndon Baines Johnson |
| Madame Chiang Kai-Shek |
First Lady |
5-Mar-1898 |
23-Oct-2003 |
The Dragon Lady |
| Cristina Fernández de Kirchner |
Head of State |
19-Feb-1953 |
|
President of Argentina |
| Harriet Lane |
First Lady |
9-May-1830 |
3-Jul-1903 |
Niece of US President James Buchanan |
| Janet Langhart |
First Lady |
22-Dec-1941 |
|
Ex-First Lady of the Pentagon |
| Mary Todd Lincoln |
First Lady |
13-Dec-1818 |
16-Jul-1882 |
Wife of US President Abraham Lincoln |
| Dolley Madison |
First Lady |
20-May-1768 |
12-Jul-1849 |
Wife of US President James Madison |
| Imelda Marcos |
First Lady |
2-Jul-1929 |
|
Former First Lady of the Philippines |
| Ida McKinley |
First Lady |
8-Jun-1847 |
26-May-1907 |
Wife of US President William McKinley |
| Helen Stevenson Meyner |
Politician |
5-Mar-1928 |
2-Nov-1997 |
Congresswoman from New Jersey, 1975-78 |
| Elizabeth Monroe |
First Lady |
30-Jun-1768 |
23-Sep-1830 |
Wife of US President James Monroe |
| Pat Nixon |
First Lady |
16-Mar-1912 |
22-Jun-1993 |
Wife of US President Richard M. Nixon |
| Michelle Obama |
First Lady |
17-Jan-1964 |
|
Wife of Barack Obama |
| Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis |
First Lady |
28-Jul-1929 |
19-May-1994 |
Wife of John F. Kennedy |
| Evita Peron |
First Lady |
7-May-1919 |
26-Jul-1952 |
Don't cry for her |
| Isabel Peron |
Head of State |
4-Feb-1931 |
|
Dancer, President of Argentina, 1974-76 |
| Jane Pierce |
First Lady |
12-Mar-1806 |
2-Dec-1863 |
Wife of US President Franklin Pierce |
| Sarah Polk |
First Lady |
4-Sep-1803 |
14-Aug-1891 |
Wife of US President James K. Polk |
| Marilyn Quayle |
First Lady |
29-Jul-1949 |
|
Wife of Dan Quayle |
| Nancy Reagan |
First Lady |
6-Jul-1921 |
|
Wife of US President Reagan |
| Marjorie O. Rendell |
Judge |
20-Dec-1947 |
|
3rd Circuit Court of Appeals |
| Ann Romney |
First Lady |
16-Apr-1949 |
|
Wife of Mitt Romney |
| Edith Roosevelt |
First Lady |
6-Aug-1861 |
30-Sep-1948 |
Wife of US President Theodore Roosevelt |
| Eleanor Roosevelt |
First Lady |
11-Oct-1884 |
7-Nov-1962 |
First Lady under FDR |
| Nellie Ross |
Politician |
29-Nov-1876 |
19-Dec-1977 |
First woman elected Governor in America |
| Cécilia Sarkozy |
First Lady |
12-Nov-1957 |
|
Former First Lady of France |
| Maria Shriver |
Journalist |
6-Nov-1955 |
|
Married to Arnold Schwarzenegger |
| Helen Taft |
First Lady |
2-Jun-1861 |
22-May-1943 |
Wife of US President William Howard Taft |
| Margaret Taylor |
First Lady |
21-Sep-1788 |
14-Aug-1852 |
Wife of US President Zachary Taylor |
| Margaret Trudeau |
First Lady |
10-Sep-1948 |
|
Ex-Wife of Pierre Trudeau |
| Bess Truman |
First Lady |
13-Feb-1885 |
18-Oct-1982 |
First Lady under Harry S. Truman |
| Julia Gardiner Tyler |
First Lady |
23-Jul-1820 |
10-Jul-1889 |
Second wife of US President John Tyler |
| Letitia Tyler |
First Lady |
12-Nov-1790 |
10-Sep-1842 |
First wife of US President John Tyler |
| Lurleen Burns Wallace |
First Lady |
19-Sep-1926 |
7-May-1968 |
Wife and surrogate governor of George Wallace |
| Martha Washington |
First Lady |
2-Jun-1731 |
22-May-1802 |
Wife of US President George Washington |
| Edith Wilson |
First Lady |
15-Oct-1872 |
28-Dec-1961 |
Second wife of US President Woodrow Wilson |
| Ellen Wilson |
First Lady |
15-May-1860 |
6-Aug-1914 |
First wife of US President Woodrow Wilson |
