Joe Biden's cat is named Willow, a gray and white American tabby adopted from Pennsylvania and named after First Lady Jill Biden's hometown of Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, who became the first feline resident of the White House since 2009 when she arrived in January 2022.
In January 2022, the Bidens adopted a gray shorthair tabby cat named Willow. The photo is an Official White House photograph by Erin Scott.
Joe and Jill Biden moved into the White House with two German Shepherds, Champ and Major. Major was the first shelter dog in the White House, while Champ returned to Washington, having joined the Biden family during Joe Biden's tenure as vice-president.
John F. Kennedy's family had a kitten named Tom Kitten, but the president was later diagnosed with allergies. A staff member at the White House assumed ownership and care of Tom Kitten as a result.
Socks Clinton ( c. 1989 – February 20, 2009) was the pet cat of the Clinton family, the first family of the United States from 1993 to 2001.
Tom Kitten was a gray cat, and per the AP “a cat of undetermined age and dubious background.” Unfortunately, JFK was very allergic to cat hair, so he was not at the White House for long. He was rehomed to Mrs. Kennedy's secretary, Mary Gallagher, where he lived the rest of his days.
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Winston Churchill was an animal lover and kept many pets. He had pet cats and dogs such as his bulldog Dodo, wartime cat Nelson, poodle Rufus and marmalade cat, Jock. He also kept a large variety of creatures on his estate, Chartwell, including butterflies, cows, fish, pigs and swans.
Einstein saw the value of leaning on our feline friends in moody or dark times as he said, “ There are two means of refuge from the misery of life: music and cats.” When it came to being a cat fancier — a famous one at that — he was not alone.
Jackie Kennedy with German Shepherd Clipper, who was said to be her favorite dog. Out of the whole pack, the dog that ended up taking to Jackie was Clipper, a German Shepherd. Often by the First Lady's side, Clipper was a gift from Joseph P. Kennedy, patriarch of the Kennedy family, and Jackie's Father-in-Law.
Bo (dog) Bo (October 9, 2008 – May 8, 2021) was a pet dog of the Obama family, the first family of the United States from 2009 until 2017.
Lincoln was the first president to bring felines into the White House. His cats Tabby and Dixie were gifts from Secretary of State William Seward. Lincoln was quite the cat person, even rescuing three motherless kittens while visiting General Grant during the Civil War.
Outdoorsman Theodore Roosevelt also had bears among his pets, as well as snakes, pigs, an owl, raccoon, badger, hyena, zebra and lion.
Musk has posted about a string of other pets he owns on Twitter, including two dogs and a cat. In 2018, he tweeted: "We have a big dog called Gatsby, a little dog called Marvin the Martian & a cat named Schrödinger." The cat's name refers to the infamous thought experiment created by Erwin Schrödinger in the 1930s.
“If a man aspired towards a righteous life, his first act of abstinence is from injury to animals,” said Sir Albert Einstein, and was himself known to own multiple pets but it was his cat Tiger who seemed to get the most attention.
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During the last advances of the Civil War while visiting General Grant, President Lincoln came across three motherless kittens. He took the three of them in his lap and remarked, “Kitties, thank God you are cats, and can't understand this terrible strife that is going on.”
Leonardo is quoted as saying: “The smallest feline is a masterpiece,” and cats appear in at least eleven of his drawings. Sadly, however, they never progress to become a feature of a painting.
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Grumpy Cat is quite possibly one of the most famous cats in history. She rose to fame in 2012 after a post of her face went viral on Reddit – at first, no-one believed her face hadn't been altered but in truth her grumpy markings were real. And soon everyone fell in love.
Norse for a cat is Loki. Bjorn – A popular name with Norse roots, it means “bear.” Extra points for naming your kitty “Bjorn Ironside,” of Viking legend, and portrayed in the hit show Vikings. Frode – Meaning, “clever and wise.” Garth – Meaning “keeper of the garden.” Geir – An old Norse name meaning “spearman.”
Delilah, which was about Freddie Mercury's favorite cat, was featured on the 1991 Queen album Innuendo. "Delilah was Freddie's favorite and the one he'd pick up and stroke the most often. When Freddie went to bed, it was Delilah he brought in with us.