Joe Biden, the current President of the United States, was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in 1942.
Joe Biden, born Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr. on November 20, 1942 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S., is the 46th President of the United States and the 47th Vice President of the United States (2009–17) in President Barack Obama's Democratic administration. He previously served in the United States Senate from 1973 to 2009.
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