The person featured on the United States $10 bill is Alexander Hamilton. He was the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. His portrait on the bill is based on an 1805 painting by John Trumbull and is unique among U.S. currency because it faces to the left, unlike other denominations where the portrait faces right

. Hamilton never served as president, but he played a crucial role in shaping the U.S. financial system, including founding the first national bank and developing guidelines for constitutional interpretation. His image has been on the $10 bill since 1929, and he is one of only two non-presidents currently depicted on U.S. paper currency, the other being Benjamin Franklin on the $100 bill

. The reverse side of the $10 bill features the U.S. Treasury Building, reflecting Hamilton's legacy as the first Treasury Secretary