who is on a dime

The person on the U.S. dime is Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United States. He has appeared on the dime since 1946, shortly after his death. Roosevelt was chosen for the dime because of his connection to the March of Dimes campaign, which raised funds to combat polio, a disease Roosevelt himself contracted at age 39. The dime's design, created by John R. Sinnock, features Roosevelt's profile on the obverse (heads) side, while the reverse shows a torch flanked by an olive branch and an oak branch symbolizing liberty, peace, strength, and independence