List of French Presidents by longevity

This is a list of Presidents of France by age. This table can be sorted to display the Presidents by name, order of office, date of birth, age at inauguration, length of retirement, or lifespan.

Two measures of longevity are given; this is to allow for the differing number of leap days occurring within the life of each President. The first figure is the number of days between date of birth and date of death, allowing for leap days; in parentheses the same period given in years and days, with the years being the number of whole years the President lived, and the days being the remaining number of days after his last birthday. Where the president in question is still living, the longevity is calculated up to 12 October 2018.

Overview

The median age of accession is 61 years and 7 months, which is how old Alexandre Millerand was when he was inaugurated. The youngest person to assume office was Emmanuel Macron (age 39 years, 144 days). The oldest person to assume office was Adolphe Thiers (age 74 years, 135 days).

The oldest living former president is Valéry d'Estaing, born 2 February 1926 (aged 92 years, 252 days). He is also the longest-lived president since 21 January 2017 he tied Émile Loubet, who died at the age of 90 years, 354 days. The youngest living former president is Nicolas Sarkozy, born 28 January 1955 (aged 63 years, 257 days). The youngest living president is the incumbent, Emmanuel Macron, born 21 December 1977 (aged 40 years, 295 days). The shortest-lived president was Sadi Carnot, who was killed in office at the age of 56 years, 318 days.

Valéry Giscard d'Estaing has the distinction of having the longest retirement of any former president, currently at 37 years, 144 days since leaving office on 21 May 1981. He surpassed the previous record, held by Émile Loubet (23 years, 305 days) on 22 March 2005. The president with the shortest retirement is François Mitterrand, who died on 8 January 1996, 236 days after he left office on 17 May 1995.

French Presidents

#
 President
 Date of birth
 Date of
inauguration		 Age at
inauguration		 End of term Length of
retirement		 Date of death
 Lifespan
1 Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte 20 April 1808 20 December 1848 40 years, 244 days 2 December 1852[1] 20 years, 38 days[2] 9 January 1873 23,640 days (64 years, 264 days)
2 Adolphe Thiers 18 April 1797 31 August 1871 74 years, 135 days 24 May 1873 4 years, 102 days 3 September 1877 29,357 days (80 years, 138 days)
3 Patrice de Mac-Mahon 13 July 1808 24 May 1873 64 years, 315 days 30 January 1879 14 years, 259 days 16 October 1893 31,141 days (85 years, 95 days)
4 Jules Grévy 15 August 1807 30 January 1879 71 years, 168 days 2 December 1887 3 years, 281 days 9 September 1891 30,706 days (84 years, 25 days)
5 Sadi Carnot 11 August 1837 3 December 1887 50 years, 114 days 25 June 1894 N/A[3] 25 June 1894 20,772 days (56 years, 318 days)
6 Jean Casimir-Perier 8 November 1847 27 June 1894 46 years, 231 days 16 January 1895[4] 12 years, 54 days 11 March 1907 21,672 days (59 years, 123 days)
7 Félix Faure 30 January 1841 17 January 1895 53 years, 352 days 16 February 1899 N/A[5] 16 February 1899 21,201 days (58 years, 17 days)
8 Émile Loubet 31 December 1838 18 February 1899 60 years, 49 days 18 February 1906 23 years, 305 days 20 December 1929 33,226 days (90 years, 354 days)
9 Armand Fallières 6 November 1841 18 February 1906 64 years, 104 days 18 February 1913 18 years, 124 days 22 June 1931 32,734 days (89 years, 228 days)
10 Raymond Poincaré 20 August 1860 18 February 1913 52 years, 182 days 18 February 1920 14 years, 239 days 15 October 1934 27,083 days (74 years, 56 days)
11 Paul Deschanel 13 February 1855 18 February 1920 65 years, 5 days 21 September 1920[4] 1 year, 219 days 28 April 1922 24,545 days (67 years, 74 days)
12 Alexandre Millerand 10 February 1859 23 September 1920 61 years, 226 days 11 June 1924[4] 18 years, 300 days 7 April 1943 30,736 days (84 years, 56 days)
13 Gaston Doumergue 1 August 1863 13 June 1924 60 years, 317 days 13 June 1931 6 years, 5 days 18 June 1937 26,984 days (73 years, 321 days)
14 Paul Doumer 22 March 1857 13 June 1931 74 years, 83 days 7 May 1932 N/A[3] 7 May 1932 27,439 days (75 years, 46 days)
15 Albert Lebrun 29 August 1871 10 May 1932 60 years, 255 days 10 July 1940[6] 9 years, 239 days 6 March 1950 28,678 days (78 years, 189 days)
16 Vincent Auriol 27 August 1884 16 January 1947 62 years, 142 days 16 January 1954 11 years, 350 days 1 January 1966 29,711 days (81 years, 127 days)
17 René Coty 20 March 1882 16 January 1954 71 years, 302 days 8 January 1959 3 years, 318 days 22 November 1962 29,466 days (80 years, 247 days)
18 Charles de Gaulle 22 November 1890 8 January 1959 68 years, 47 days 28 April 1969[4] 1 year, 195 days 9 November 1970 29,206 days (79 years, 352 days)
19 Georges Pompidou 5 July 1911 20 June 1969 57 years, 349 days 2 April 1974 N/A[5] 2 April 1974 22,917 days (62 years, 271 days)
20 Valéry Giscard d'Estaing 2 February 1926 27 May 1974 48 years, 114 days 21 May 1981 37 years, 144 days 33,855 days (92 years, 252 days)
21 François Mitterrand 26 October 1916 21 May 1981 64 years, 207 days 17 May 1995 236 days 8 January 1996 28,928 days (79 years, 74 days)
22 Jacques Chirac 29 November 1932 17 May 1995 62 years, 169 days 16 May 2007 11 years, 149 days 31,363 days (85 years, 317 days)
23 Nicolas Sarkozy 28 January 1955 16 May 2007 52 years, 108 days 15 May 2012 6 years, 150 days 23,268 days (63 years, 257 days)
24 François Hollande 12 August 1954 15 May 2012 57 years, 277 days 14 May 2017 1 year, 151 days 23,437 days (64 years, 61 days)
25 Emmanuel Macron 21 December 1977 14 May 2017 39 years, 144 days Incumbent 14,905 days (40 years, 295 days)
# President Date of birth Date of
inauguration		 Age at
inauguration		 End of term Length of
retirement		 Date of death Lifespan
  1. ↑ Became Emperor of the French on this date.
  2. ↑ Including time spent as Emperor.
  3. 1 2 Assassinated.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Resigned.
  5. 1 2 Died in office (not assassinated).
  6. ↑ Deposed.

This List contains:

Presidents 25
Living 5
Deceased 20

Months & Zodiacs

OrderPresidentDate of BirthZodiac sign
1Nicolas Sarkozy28 JanuaryAquarius
2Félix Faure30 January
3Valéry d’Estaing2 February
4Alexandre Millerand10 February
5Paul Deschanel13 February
6René Coty20 MarchPisces
7Paul Doumer22 MarchAries
8Adolphe Thiers16 April
9Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte20 April
10Georges Pompidou5 JulyCancer
11Patrice de Mac-Mahon13 July
12Gaston Doumergue1 AugustLeo
13Marie Carnot11 August
14François Hollande12 August
15Jules Grévy15 August
16Raymond Poincaré20 August
17Vincent Auriol27 AugustVirgo
18Albert Lebrun29 August
19François Mitterrand26 OctoberScorpio
20Armand Fallières6 November
21Jean Casimir-Perier8 November
22Charles de Gaulle22 NovemberSagittarius
23Jacques Chirac29 November
24Emmanuel Macron21 DecemberCapricorn
25Émile Loubet31 December

Oldest living Presidents of France

Not all presidents live to become the oldest of their time. Of the 20 deceased presidents, 17 eventually became the oldest of their time, while 3 did not (Raymond Poincaré, Paul Deschanel, and Gaston Doumergue being the only exceptions). Émile Loubet became the oldest living president when Félix Faure died in 1899 and remained so until his death in 1929, for a record 30 years, 307 days. If Valéry Giscard d'Estaing is still alive on 24 September 2019, he will surpass Loubet's record, and become the oldest living president for the longest period of time. Jean Casimir-Perier became the oldest living president after the death of Marie Carnot, but he held this distinction for only 206 days.

On four occasions the oldest living president lost this distinction not by his death, but due to the inauguration of a president who was older. Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte lost this distinction when Adolphe Thiers was inaugurated. Jean Casimir-Perier lost this distinction when Félix Faure was inaugurated. Vincent Auriol lost this distinction when René Coty was inaugurated, but when Coty died in 1962, Auriol regained it again until his own death in 1966 for a total period of 6 years, 356 days. Valéry Giscard d'Estaing lost this distinction when François Mitterrand was inaugurated, but regained it again when Mitterrand died. Consequently, d'Estaing too was the oldest living president twice: first from 1974 to 1981 (after the death of Georges Pompidou), and a second time since Mitterand's death in 1996 for a total period so far of 29 years, 326 days.

Armand Fallières was the oldest to acquire this distinction at the age of 88 years, 44 days. Raymond Poincaré, who was 74 years, 56 days old when he died, was the oldest president to die without ever acquiring this distinction. Gaston Doumergue, who died on 18 June 1937 at 73 years, 321 days old is the most recent president to die without ever acquiring this distinction.

President Became oldest living president Ceased to be oldest living president Age at start date Age at end date Duration (years, days)
Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte 20 December 1848 31 August 1871 40 years, 244 days 63 years, 133 days 22 years, 254 days
Adolphe Thiers 31 August 1871 3 September 1877 74 years, 135 days 80 years, 138 days 6 years, 3 days
Jules Grévy 3 September 1877 9 September 1891 70 years, 19 days 84 years, 25 days 14 years, 6 days
Patrice de Mac-Mahon 9 September 1891 16 October 1893 83 years, 88 days 85 years, 125 days 2 years, 37 days
Marie Carnot 16 October 1893 25 June 1894 56 years, 66 days 56 years, 318 days 252 days
Jean Casimir-Perier 25 June 1894 17 January 1895 46 years, 229 days 47 years, 70 days 206 days
Félix Faure 17 January 1895 16 February 1899 53 years, 352 days 58 years, 17 days 4 years, 30 days
Émile Loubet 16 February 1899 20 December 1929 60 years, 47 days 90 years, 354 days 30 years, 307 days
Armand Fallières 20 December 1929 22 June 1931 88 years, 44 days 89 years, 228 days 1 year, 184 days
Paul Doumer 22 June 1931 7 May 1932 74 years, 92 days 75 years, 46 days 320 days
Alexandre Millerand 7 May 1932 7 April 1943 73 years, 87 days 84 years, 56 days 10 years, 335 days
Albert Lebrun 7 April 1943 6 March 1950 71 years, 221 days 78 years, 189 days 6 years, 333 days
Vincent Auriol 6 March 1950 16 January 1954 65 years, 191 days 69 years, 142 days 3 years, 316 days
René Coty 16 January 1954 22 November 1962 71 years, 302 days 80 years, 247 days 8 years, 310 days
Vincent Auriol 22 November 1962 1 January 1966 78 years, 87 days 81 years, 127 days 3 years, 40 days
Charles de Gaulle 1 January 1966 9 November 1970 75 years, 33 days 79 years, 345 days 4 years, 312 days
Georges Pompidou 9 November 1970 2 April 1974 59 years, 127 days 62 years, 271 days 3 years, 144 days
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing 2 April 1974 21 May 1981 48 years, 59 days 48 years, 59 days 7 years, 49 days
François Mitterrand 21 May 1981 8 January 1996 64 years, 207 days 79 years, 74 days 14 years, 232 days
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing 8 January 1996 Current oldest living president 69 years, 340 days Current oldest living president 22 years, 277 days
President Became oldest living president Ceased to be oldest living president Age at start date Age at end date Duration (years, days)

Trivia

  • Births by Century
    • 18th century: 1st (and only), Adolphe Thiers
    • 19th century: 1st, Jules Grevy; last, Charles de Gaulle
    • 20th century: 1st, Georges Pompidou; most recent, Emmanuel Macron
  • Deaths by Century
    • 19th century: 1st, Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte; last, Felix Faure
    • 20th century: 1st, Jean Casimir-Perier; last, François Mitterrand
    • No president as of yet, has died in the 21st century.
  • Between the births of Adolphe Thiers in 1797 and Emmanuel Macron in 1977, a President has been born in every decade except for the 1810s, 1820s, 1900s, 1940s and 1960s.
  • Between the deaths of Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte in 1873 and François Mitterrand in 1996, a President has died in every decade except for the 1880s, 1910s, 1980s and 2000s.
  • The months with the most presidential births – seven – in August.
  • No president as of yet, has been born in May, June, or September.
  • The months with the most presidential deaths – three – each in January, April, and June
  • No president as of yet, has died in July or August

See also

  • Lists of political office-holders by age
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