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There are twelve, counting the current president ,Obama, but only two with ancestors that would be likely to wear green on St. Patrick's day. John F. Kennedy was the first President of 100% Catholic Irish heritage, Ronald Reaganwas of Catholic Irish ancestry (originally O'Reagan) but his family converted to Protestantism after moving to America.
There had been several Presidents of "Scotch-Irish", i.e. Protestant Irish ancestry, mostly from Northern Ireland, which is now a separate country from Eire and whose people have quite different ethnic backgrounds and languages.
The first was Andrew Jackson, followed by James K Polk, James Buchanan, Andrew Johnson, Chester Arthur, William McKinley, Woodrow Wilson, Harry S Truman ,Bill Clinton and Barack Obama on his mother's side. Both of Jackson's parents were actually born in Ireland, as was Chester Arthur's father.
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How many presidents were named Nathaniel?
No US presidents were named Nathaniel.
What US Presidents were Italian?
If you are referring to what US Presidents were born in Italy, then your answer is simple; a US President could not have been born in Italy. If a person was born in a country or region not in American control, then they cannot become a President, since in order to be President, you must be born in a US held area. If you are referring to how many Presidents have Italian heritage in their blood, I believe that the answer is zero. No US President as of right now has had any noticeable Italian lineage.
How many US presidents belonged to the GOP?
17
How many Irish people live in the US?
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Which presidents were minority presidents?
Obama's father was from Kenya and Kenyans are a definitely a minority in the US. Jackson's parents were from Ireland and the Irish are a minority in the US but not as rare as Kenyans. Four of Kennedy's great -grandparents were from Ireland. Two of Ronald Reagan's grandparents were born in England.
