Ronald Reagan was born in the state of Illinois.
Ronald Wilson Reagan (1911-2004) was an American actor and politician, the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and the 33rd governor of the state of California between 1967 and 1975.
Born in Tampico, Illinois, Reagan moved to Los Angeles, California, in 1928, where he worked as an actor, was president of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and spokesman for General Electric. His initiation into politics occurred during his work at GE; originally a member of the Democratic Party, he changed to the Republican Party in 1962 at the age of 51. After giving an enthusiastic speech in support of the 1964 presidential candidacy of Barry Goldwater, he was persuaded to achieve the governorship of California, winning it two years later and for the second time in 1970. He was defeated in his race for the presidential republican nomination in 1968 and in 1976, but he won both the nomination and the elections in 1980, becoming President of the United States of America.
