List of Italian Presidents by longevity
This is a list of Italian Presidents by age. This table can be sorted to display Italian 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 roughly 72 years and 5 months. The youngest person to become president was Francesco Cossiga, at the age of 56 years, 342 days. The oldest person to become president was Sandro Pertini, at the age of 81 years, 287 days.
The oldest and only living former president is Giorgio Napolitano, born 29 June 1925 (aged 93 years, 105 days).
The longest-lived president was Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, who died at the age of 95 years, 282 days. Sandro Pertini was the second longest-lived. The oldest living president, Giorgio Napolitano, will tie Ciampi if he lives to 7 April 2021. The shortest-lived president was Antonio Segni, who died at the age of 81 years, 303 days.
Italian Presidents' ages
# |
President |
Date of birth |
Date of inauguration |
Age at inauguration |
End of term |
Length of retirement |
Date of death |
Lifespan |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Enrico De Nicola | 9 November 1877 | 1 January 1948 | 70 years, 53 days | 12 May 1948 | 4,159 days | 1 October 1959 | 29,910 days (81 years, 326 days) |
2 | Luigi Einaudi | 24 March 1874 | 12 May 1948 | 74 years, 49 days | 11 May 1955 | 2,364 days | 30 October 1961 | 31,996 days (87 years, 220 days) |
3 | Giovanni Gronchi | 10 September 1887 | 11 May 1955 | 67 years, 243 days | 11 May 1962 | 6,003 days | 17 October 1978 | 33,274 days (91 years, 37 days) |
4 | Antonio Segni | 2 February 1891 | 11 May 1962 | 71 years, 98 days | 6 December 1964 | 2,917 days | 1 December 1972 | 29,887 days (81 years, 303 days) |
5 | Giuseppe Saragat | 19 September 1898 | 29 December 1964 | 66 years, 101 days | 29 December 1971 | 6,009 days | 11 June 1988 | 32,772 days (89 years, 266 days) |
6 | Giovanni Leone | 3 November 1908 | 29 December 1971 | 63 years, 56 days | 15 June 1978 | 8,548 days | 9 November 2001 | 33,974 days (93 years, 6 days) |
7 | Sandro Pertini | 25 September 1896 | 9 July 1978 | 81 years, 287 days | 29 June 1985 | 1,701 days | 24 February 1990 | 34,119 days (93 years, 152 days) |
8 | Francesco Cossiga | 26 July 1928 | 3 July 1985 | 56 years, 342 days | 28 April 1992 | 6,685 days | 17 August 2010 | 29,972 days (82 years, 22 days) |
9 | Oscar Luigi Scalfaro | 9 September 1918 | 28 May 1992 | 73 years, 262 days | 15 May 1999 | 7,090 days | 29 January 2012 | 34,110 days (93 years, 142 days) |
10 | Carlo Azeglio Ciampi | 9 December 1920 | 18 May 1999 | 78 years, 160 days | 15 May 2006 | 4,533 days | 16 September 2016 | 34,980 days (95 years, 282 days) |
11 | Giorgio Napolitano | 29 June 1925 | 15 May 2006 | 80 years, 320 days | 14 January 2015 | 1,367 days | Living | 34,073 days (93 years, 105 days) |
12 | Sergio Mattarella | 23 July 1941 | 3 February 2015 | 73 years, 195 days | Incumbent | Incumbent | Living | 28,205 days (77 years, 81 days) |
# | President | Date of birth | Date of inauguration |
Age at inauguration |
End of term |
Length of retirement |
Date of death | Lifespan |
See also
- List of Presidents of the Italian Republic
- Lists of political office-holders by age