Who is on the dollar bill?

George Washington is pictured on the front of the dollar bill. He was the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. The bill is signed by the treasurer and the secretary of the treasury, and features the location where the bill was printed.

Gilbert Stuart painted the portrait of Washington used on the $1 bill. The back of the bill features multiple phrases and images, some of which are an unfinished pyramid and a bald eagle. The bill is referred to by multiple names, including a one, a single, a buck, a bone and a bill.