Twelve US military Generals went on to become President of the US.  They were:  George Washington (six stars), Andrew Jackson (two stars), William Harrison (two stars), Zachary Taylor (two stars), Franklin Pierce (one star), Andrew Johnson (one star), James Garfield (one star), Ulysses Grant (four stars), Rutherford Hayes (two stars), Chester Arthur (one star), Benjamin Harrison (two stars), Dwight Eisenhower (five stars).