List of Governors of California by age

Below is a list of Governors of California by age.

Main article: Governor of California
Living as of 22 June 2020
Governor Date of birth Period of office
Pete Wilson (1933-08-23) August 23, 1933 1991–1999
Jerry Brown (1938-04-07) April 7, 1938 1975–1983, 2011–2019
Gray Davis (1942-12-26) December 26, 1942 1999–2003
Arnold Schwarzenegger (1947-07-30) July 30, 1947 2003–2011
Gavin Newsom (1967-10-10) October 10, 1967 2019–

The youngest person to become California Governor was J. Neely Johnson (30 years, 160 days). The oldest person to become Governor of California for the first time was Frank Merriam who became Governor on June 2, 1934 at 68 years, and 162 days old. The oldest Governor to be inaugurated overall was Jerry Brown on January 3, 2011, who became Governor at 72 years, 271 days old. Brown had previously been the sixth-youngest person to become Governor in 1975, and the youngest since the 1860s, at 36 years, 275 days old (his third term began 28 years to the day after his second term expired). The median age of accession is roughly 49 years, and 4 days which falls between William Irwin (20th) and Henry Markham (21st).

The oldest living former governor is Pete Wilson, born August 23, 1933 (aged 86 years, 304 days). The youngest living former California Governor is Arnold Schwarzenegger, born July 30, 1947 (aged 72 years, 328 days), followed by Gray Davis, born December 26, 1942 (aged 77 years, 179 days). Incumbent Governor Gavin Newsom, born October 10, 1967 (aged 52 years, 256 days) is the youngest of the five living governors.

The shortest-lived Governor was J. Neely Johnson, who died at the age of 47 years, 29 days. The longest-lived Governor was Ronald Reagan, who died at the age of 93 years and 120 days (Reagan was also the longest-lived U.S. President at the time of his death, but Gerald Ford, George H. W. Bush, and Jimmy Carter have since surpassed his record). Pat Brown was the second longest-lived, almost 3 years short of Reagan. The oldest living Governor, Pete Wilson, will tie Brown if he lives to June 19, 2024, and tie Reagan if he lives to December 21, 2026.

The Governor with the longest retirement is Peter H. Burnett. He left office on January 9, 1851, and died 44 years, and 128 days later on May 17, 1895. The Governor with the shortest retirement is Robert Waterman, who died on April 12, 1891, 94 days after leaving office on January 8, 1891.

# in office
 Governor
 # by age Date of birth
 Date of
inauguration		 Age at
inauguration
 End of
term		 Age at end
of term		 Date of death
 Length of
retirement
 Lifespan
1 Peter H. Burnett 9 November 15, 1807 December 20, 1849 42 years, 35 days January 9, 1851 43 years, 55 days May 17, 1895 44 years, 128 days 87 years, 183 days
2 John McDougall 4 January 1, 1818[1] January 9, 1851 33 years, 8 days January 8, 1852 34 years, 7 days March 30, 1866 14 years, 81 days 48 years, 88 days
3 John Bigler 19 January 8, 1805 January 8, 1852 47 years, 0 days January 9, 1856 51 years, 1 day November 29, 1871 15 years, 324 days 66 years, 325 days
4 J. Neely Johnson 1 August 2, 1825 January 9, 1856 30 years, 160 days January 8, 1858 32 years, 159 days August 31, 1872 14 years, 236 days 47 years, 29 days
5 John B. Weller 15 February 22, 1812 January 8, 1858 45 years, 320 days January 9, 1860 47 years, 321 days August 17, 1875 15 years, 220 days 63 years, 176 days
6 Milton Latham 3 May 23, 1827 January 9, 1860 32 years, 231 days January 14, 1860 32 years, 236 days March 4, 1882 22 years, 49 days 54 years, 285 days
7 John G. Downey 2 June 24, 1827 January 14, 1860 32 years, 204 days January 10, 1862 34 years, 200 days March 1, 1894 32 years, 50 days 66 years, 250 days
8 Leland Stanford 7 March 9, 1824 January 10, 1862 37 years, 307 days December 10, 1863 39 years, 276 days June 21, 1893 29 years, 193 days 69 years, 104 days
9 Frederick Low 5 June 30, 1828 December 10, 1863 35 years, 163 days December 5, 1867 39 years, 158 days July 21, 1894 26 years, 228 days 66 years, 21 days
10 Henry H. Haight 10 May 20, 1825 December 5, 1867 42 years, 199 days December 8, 1871 46 years, 202 days September 2, 1878 6 years, 268 days 53 years, 105 days
11 Newton Booth 16 December 30, 1825 December 8, 1871 45 years, 343 days February 27, 1875 49 years, 59 days July 14, 1892 17 years, 138 days 66 years, 197 days
12 Romualdo Pacheco 11 October 31, 1831 February 27, 1875 43 years, 119 days December 9, 1875 44 years, 39 days January 23, 1899 23 years, 45 days 67 years, 84 days
13 William Irwin 20 January 1, 1827[2] December 9, 1875 48 years, 342 days January 8, 1880 53 years, 7 days March 15, 1886 6 years, 66 days 59 years, 73 days
14 George C. Perkins 8 August 23, 1839 January 8, 1880 40 years, 138 days January 10, 1883 43 years, 140 days February 26, 1923 40 years, 47 days 83 years, 187 days
15 George Stoneman 34 August 8, 1822 January 10, 1883 60 years, 155 days January 8, 1887 64 years, 153 days September 5, 1894 7 years, 240 days 72 years, 28 days
16 Washington Bartlett 38 February 29, 1824 January 8, 1887 62 years, 314 days September 12, 1887[3] 63 years, 196 days September 12, 1887 N/A 63 years, 196 days
17 Robert Waterman 35 December 15, 1826 September 12, 1887 60 years, 271 days January 8, 1891 64 years, 24 days April 12, 1891 94 days 64 years, 118 days
18 Henry Markham 21 November 16, 1840 January 8, 1891 50 years, 53 days January 11, 1895 54 years, 56 days October 9, 1923 28 years, 271 days 82 years, 327 days
19 James Budd 12 May 18, 1851 January 11, 1895 43 years, 238 days January 4, 1899 47 years, 231 days July 30, 1908 9 years, 208 days 57 years, 73 days
20 Henry Gage 17 December 25, 1852 January 4, 1899 46 years, 10 days January 7, 1903 50 years, 13 days August 28, 1924 21 years, 234 days 71 years, 247 days
21 George Pardee 14 July 25, 1857 January 7, 1903 45 years, 166 days January 9, 1907 49 years, 168 days September 1, 1941 34 years, 235 days 84 years, 38 days
22 James Gillett 18 September 20, 1860 January 9, 1907 46 years, 111 days January 3, 1911 50 years, 105 days April 20, 1937 26 years, 107 days 76 years, 212 days
23 Hiram Johnson 13 September 2, 1866 January 3, 1911 44 years, 123 days March 15, 1917 50 years, 194 days August 6, 1945 28 years, 144 days 78 years, 338 days
24 William Stephens 31 December 26, 1859 March 15, 1917 57 years, 79 days January 8, 1923 63 years, 13 days April 25, 1944 21 years, 108 days 84 years, 121 days
25 Friend Richardson 30 December 1, 1865 January 9, 1923 57 years, 39 days January 4, 1927 61 years, 34 days September 6, 1943 16 years, 245 days 77 years, 279 days
26 C. C. Young 33 April 28, 1869 January 4, 1927 57 years, 251 days January 6, 1931 61 years, 253 days December 24, 1947 16 years, 352 days 78 years, 240 days
27 James Rolph 36 August 23, 1869 January 6, 1931 61 years, 136 days June 2, 1934[3] 64 years, 283 days June 2, 1934 N/A 64 years, 283 days
28 Frank Merriam 39 December 22, 1865 June 2, 1934 68 years, 162 days January 2, 1939 73 years, 11 days April 25, 1955 16 years, 113 days 89 years, 124 days
29 Culbert Olson 37 November 7, 1876 January 2, 1939 62 years, 56 days January 4, 1943 66 years, 58 days April 13, 1962 19 years, 99 days 85 years, 157 days
30 Earl Warren 23 March 19, 1891 January 4, 1943 51 years, 291 days October 5, 1953 62 years, 200 days July 9, 1974 20 years, 277 days 83 years, 112 days
31 Goodwin Knight 29 December 9, 1896 October 5, 1953 56 years, 300 days January 5, 1959 62 years, 27 days May 22, 1970 11 years, 137 days 73 years, 164 days
32 Edmund G. "Pat" Brown, Sr. 24 April 21, 1905 January 5, 1959 53 years, 259 days January 2, 1967 61 years, 256 days February 16, 1996 29 years, 45 days 90 years, 301 days
33 Ronald Reagan 26 February 6, 1911 January 2, 1967 55 years, 330 days January 7, 1975 63 years, 335 days June 5, 2004 29 years, 150 days 93 years, 120 days
34 Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown, Jr. (I) 6 April 7, 1938 January 7, 1975 36 years, 275 days January 3, 1983 44 years, 271 days N/A[4] 82 years, 76 days
35 George Deukmejian 25 June 6, 1928 January 3, 1983 54 years, 211 days January 7, 1991 62 years, 215 days May 8, 2018 27 years, 121 days 89 years, 336 days
36 Pete Wilson 32 August 23, 1933 January 7, 1991 57 years, 137 days January 4, 1999 65 years, 134 days 21 years, 170 days 86 years, 304 days
37 Gray Davis 27 December 26, 1942 January 4, 1999 56 years, 9 days November 17, 2003 60 years, 326 days 16 years, 218 days 77 years, 179 days
38 Arnold Schwarzenegger 28 July 30, 1947 November 17, 2003 56 years, 110 days January 3, 2011 63 years, 157 days 9 years, 171 days 72 years, 328 days
39 Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown, Jr. (II) 40 April 7, 1938 January 3, 2011 72 years, 271 days January 7, 2019 80 years, 275 days 1 year, 167 days 82 years, 76 days
40 Gavin Newsom 22 October 10, 1967 January 7, 2019 51 years, 89 days Incumbent 52 years, 256 days
# in office
 Governor
 # by age Date of birth
 Date of
inauguration		 Age at
inauguration
 End of
term		 Age at end
of term		 Date of death
 Length of
retirement
 Lifespan

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Oldest living Governors of California

Not all governors live to become the oldest of their time. Of the 34 deceased governors, 14 eventually became the oldest of their time, while 20 did not (including both governors who died in office, and 18 others). George C. Perkins became the oldest living governor when Romualdo Pacheco died in 1899 and remained so until his death in 1923, for a record single period of 24 years and 34 days. Henry Markham became the oldest living governor after the death of George C. Perkins, but he survived Perkins by only 225 days.

On one occasion the oldest living governor lost this distinction not by his death, but due to the inauguration of a governor who was older. Peter H. Burnett lost this distinction when John Bigler was inaugurated, but when Bigler died in 1871, Burnett regained it again until his own death in 1895 for a total record period of 25 years and 188 days.

Ronald Reagan was the oldest to acquire this distinction at the age of 85 years, and 10 days. Hiram Johnson, who was 78 years, and 338 days old when he died, was the oldest governor to die without ever acquiring this distinction. Goodwin Knight who died on May 22, 1970 was the most recent governor to die without ever acquiring this distinction.

Governor Period when oldest living governor Age Duration
Start dateEnd dateat startat end
Peter H. Burnett December 20, 1849 January 8, 1852 42 years, 35 days 44 years, 54 days 2 years, 19 days
John Bigler January 8, 1852 November 29, 1871 47 years, 0 days 66 years, 325 days 19 years, 325 days
Peter H. Burnett November 29, 1871 May 17, 1895 64 years, 14 days 87 years, 183 days 23 years, 169 days
Romualdo Pacheco May 17, 1895 January 23, 1899 63 years, 198 days 67 years, 84 days 3 years, 251 days
George C. Perkins January 23, 1899 February 26, 1923 59 years, 153 days 83 years, 187 days 24 years, 34 days
Henry Markham February 26, 1923 October 9, 1923 82 years, 102 days 82 years, 327 days 225 days
Henry Gage October 9, 1923 24 August 1924 70 years, 288 days 71 years, 243 days 320 days
George Pardee August 24, 1924 September 1, 1941 67 years, 30 days 84 years, 38 days 17 years, 8 days
William Stephens September 1, 1941 April 25, 1944 81 years, 249 days 84 years, 121 days 2 years, 237 days
Frank Merriam April 25, 1944 April 25, 1955 78 years, 121 days 89 years, 120 days 11 years, 0 days
Culbert Olson April 25, 1955 April 13, 1962 78 years, 169 days 85 years, 157 days 6 years, 353 days
Earl Warren April 13, 1962 July 9, 1974 71 years, 25 days 83 years, 112 days 12 years, 87 days
Pat Brown July 9, 1974 February 16, 1996 69 years, 79 days 90 years, 301 days 21 years, 222 days
Ronald Reagan February 16, 1996 June 5, 2004 85 years, 10 days 93 years, 120 days 8 years, 110 days
George Deukmejian June 5, 2004 May 8, 2018 75 years, 365 days 89 years, 336 days 13 years, 337 days
Pete Wilson May 8, 2018 – 84 years, 258 days – 2 years, 45 days
GovernorStart dateEnd dateAge at startAge at endDuration

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Notes
  1. McDougall was born in 1818, but his exact birthdate is unknown. All calculations here are made from January 1, 1818.
  2. Irwin was born in 1827, but his exact birthdate is unknown. All calculations here are made from January 1, 1827.
  3. Died in office on this date.
  4. Jerry Brown returned to office as governor in 2011.
  5. Updated daily according to UTC.
  6. Updated daily according to UTC.

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