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 13 September 2024.

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 Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte (age 40 years, 244 days). The oldest person to assume office was Adolphe Thiers (age 74 years, 135 days).

The oldest living president is Valéry d'Estaing, born 2 February 1926 (aged ). The youngest living former president is Nicolas Sarkozy, born 28 January 1955 (aged ).

The longest-lived president was Émile Loubet, who died at the age of 90 years, 354 days. The oldest living president, Valéry d'Estaing, will tie Loubet if he lives to 21 January 2017. The shortest-lived president was Sadi Carnot, who died at the age of 56 years, 318 days.

French Presidents

#	President	Date of birth	Date of inauguration	Age at inauguration	End of term	Length of retirement	Date of death	Lifespan
1	Bonaparte, Louis-NapoleonLouis-Napoléon Bonaparte	1808-04-20(1808-04-20)20 April 1808	20 December 1848 (1848-12-20)	40-244	2 December 1852 (1852-12-02)	07,343 days	1873-01-099 January 1873(1873-01-09)	days ()
2	Thiers, AdolpheAdolphe Thiers	1797-04-18(1797-04-18)18 April 1797	31 August 1871 (1871-08-31)	74-135	24 May 1873 (1873-05-24)	01,563 days	1877-09-033 September 1877(1877-09-03)	days ()
3	de Mac-Mahon, PatricePatrice de Mac-Mahon	1808-07-13(1808-07-13)13 July 1808	24 May 1873 (1873-05-24)	64-315	30 January 1879 (1879-01-30)	05,373 days	1893-10-1616 October 1893(1893-10-16)	days ()
4	Grevy, JulesJules Grévy	1807-08-15(1807-08-15)15 August 1807	30 January 1879 (1879-01-30)	71-168	2 December 1887 (1887-12-02)	01,377 days	1891-09-099 September 1891(1891-09-09)	days ()
5	Carnot, MarieSadi Carnot	1837-08-11(1837-08-11)11 August 1837	3 December 1887 (1887-12-03)	50-114	25 June 1894 (1894-06-25)	00,000N/A	1894-06-2525 June 1894(1894-06-25)	days ()
6	Casimir-Perier, JeanJean Casimir-Perier	1847-11-08(1847-11-08)8 November 1847	27 June 1894 (1894-06-27)	46-231	16 January 1895 (1895-01-16)	04,436 days	1907-03-1111 March 1907(1907-03-11)	days ()
7	Faure, FelixFélix Faure	1841-01-30(1841-01-30)30 January 1841	17 January 1895 (1895-01-17)	53-352	16 February 1899 (1899-02-16)	00,000N/A	1899-02-1616 February 1899(1899-02-16)	days ()
8	Loubet, EmileÉmile Loubet	1838-12-31(1838-12-31)31 December 1838	18 February 1899 (1899-02-18)	60-049	18 February 1906 (1906-02-18)	08,706 days	1929-12-2020 December 1929(1929-12-20)	days ()
9	Fallieres, ArmandArmand Fallières	1841-11-06(1841-11-06)6 November 1841	18 February 1906 (1906-02-18)	64-104	18 February 1913 (1913-02-18)	06,698 days	1931-06-2222 June 1931(1931-06-22)	days ()
10	Poincare, RaymondRaymond Poincaré	1860-08-20(1860-08-20)20 August 1860	18 February 1913 (1913-02-18)	52-182	18 February 1920 (1920-02-18)	05,353 days	1934-10-1515 October 1934(1934-10-15)	days ()
11	Deschanel, PaulPaul Deschanel	1855-02-13(1855-02-13)13 February 1855	18 February 1920 (1920-02-18)	65-005	21 September 1920 (1920-09-21)	00,584 days	1922-04-2828 April 1922(1922-04-28)	days ()
12	Millerand, AlexandreAlexandre Millerand	1859-02-10(1859-02-10)10 February 1859	23 September 1920 (1920-09-23)	61-226	11 June 1924 (1924-06-11)	06,874 days	1943-04-077 April 1943(1943-04-07)	days ()
13	Doumergue, GastonGaston Doumergue	1863-08-01(1863-08-01)1 August 1863	13 June 1924 (1924-06-13)	60-317	13 June 1931 (1931-06-13)	02,197 days	1937-06-1818 June 1937(1937-06-18)	days ()
14	Doumer, PaulPaul Doumer	1857-03-22(1857-03-22)22 March 1857	13 June 1931 (1931-06-13)	74-083	7 May 1932 (1932-05-07)	00,000N/A	1932-05-077 May 1932(1932-05-07)	days ()
15	Lebrun, AlbertAlbert Lebrun	1871-08-29(1871-08-29)29 August 1871	10 May 1932 (1932-05-10)	60-255	10 July 1940 (1940-07-10)	03,526 days	1950-03-066 March 1950(1950-03-06)	days ()
16	Auriol, VincentVincent Auriol	1884-08-27(1884-08-27)27 August 1884	16 January 1947 (1947-01-16)	62-142	16 January 1954 (1954-01-16)	04,368 days	1966-01-011 January 1966(1966-01-01)	days ()
17	Coty, ReneRené Coty	1882-03-20(1882-03-20)20 March 1882	16 January 1954 (1954-01-16)	71-302	8 January 1959 (1959-01-08)	01,414 days	1962-11-2222 November 1962(1962-11-22)	days ()
18	de Gaulle, CharlesCharles de Gaulle	1890-11-22(1890-11-22)22 November 1890	8 January 1959 (1959-01-08)	68-047	28 April 1969 (1969-04-28)	00,560 days	1970-11-099 November 1970(1970-11-09)	days ()
19	Pompidou, GeorgesGeorges Pompidou	1911-07-05(1911-07-05)5 July 1911	20 June 1969 (1969-06-20)	57-349	2 April 1974 (1974-04-02)	00,000N/A	1974-04-022 April 1974(1974-04-02)	days ()
20	d'Estaing, ValeryValéry d'Estaing	1926-02-02(1926-02-02)2 February 1926	27 May 1974 (1974-05-27)	48-114	21 May 1981 (1981-05-21)	days	2024-09-13	days ()
21	Mitterrand, FrancoisFrançois Mitterrand	1916-10-26(1916-10-26)26 October 1916	21 May 1981 (1981-05-21)	64-207	17 May 1995 (1995-05-17)	00,236 days	1996-01-088 January 1996(1996-01-08)	days ()
22	Chirac, JacquesJacques Chirac	1932-11-29(1932-11-29)29 November 1932	17 May 1995 (1995-05-17)	62-169	16 May 2007 (2007-05-16)	00, days	2024-09-13	days ()
23	Sarkozy, NicolasNicolas Sarkozy	1955-01-28(1955-01-28)28 January 1955	16 May 2007 (2007-05-16)	52-108	15 May 2012 (2012-05-15)	00, days	2024-09-13	days ()
24	Hollande, FrançoisFrançois Hollande	1954-08-12(1954-08-12)12 August 1954	15 May 2012 (2012-05-15)	57-277	Incumbent	00,000	2024-09-13	days ()
#	President	Date of birth	Date of inauguration	Age at inauguration	End of term	Length of retirement	Date of death	Lifespan

This List contains:

Presidents	24
Living	4
Deceased	20

Months & Zodiacs

Order	President	Date of Birth	Zodiac sign
1	Nicolas Sarkozy	28 January	Aquarius
2	Félix Faure	30 January
3	Valéry d’Estaing	2 February
4	Alexandre Millerand	10 February
5	Paul Deschanel	13 February
6	René Coty	20 March	Pisces
7	Paul Doumer	22 March	Aries
8	Adolphe Thiers	16 April
9	Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte	20 April
10	Georges Pompidou	5 July	Cancer
11	Patrice de Mac-Mahon	13 July
12	Gaston Doumergue	1 August	Leo
13	Marie Carnot	11 August
14	François Hollande	12 August
15	Jules Grévy	15 August
16	Raymond Poincaré	20 August
17	Vincent Auriol	27 August	Virgo
18	Albert Lebrun	29 August
19	François Mitterrand	26 October	Scorpio
20	Armand Fallières	6 November
21	Jean Casimir-Perier	8 November
22	Charles de Gaulle	22 November	Sagittarius
23	Jacques Chirac	29 November
24	Émile Loubet	31 December	Capricorn

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, Nicolas Sarkozy

• Deaths by Century
  • 19th century: 1st, Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte; last, Felix Faure
  • 20th century: 1st, Jean Casimir-Perier; last, François Mitterrand
  • No president has died in the 21st century.

• Between the births of Adolphe Thiers in 1797 and Nicolas Sarkozy in 1955, a President has been born in every decade except for the 1810s, 1820s, 1900s and 1940s.

• 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 – is August.

• No president has been born in May, June or September.

See also

• List of Prime Ministers of Canada by longevity
• List of Australian Prime Ministers by age
• List of Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom by longevity