This category is for pardons or commutations by the President of the United States to people accused of or convicted of criminal activity. Pardons can be given to prevent the prosecution of a criminal offense, or to mitigate the punishment for an offense for which a person has been convicted, to restore civil rights to a convicted person or to erase the conviction altogether.

For the category of persons granted clemency in the form of a commutation, see Category:Recipients of American presidential clemency.