List of German Presidents by longevity

This is a list of German Presidents since 1919 by longevity. Where the person in question is still living, the longevity is calculated up to .

Rank

President

Date of Birth

Date of Death

Longevity (Years/Days)

1

Karl Dönitz

September 16 1891

December 24 1980

89y 99d

2

Walter Scheel

July 8 1919

88y }}d

3

Richard von Weizsäcker

April 15 1920

87y }}d

4

Paul von Hindenburg

October 2 1847

August 2 1934

86y 304d

5

Theodor Heuss

January 31 1884

December 12 1963

79y 315d

6

Heinrich Lübke

October 14 1892

April 6 1972

79y 175d

7

Karl Carstens

December 14 1914

May 30 1992

77y 168d

8

Gustav Heinemann

July 23 1899

July 7 1976

76y 350d

9

Johannes Rau

January 16 1931

January 27 2006

75y 11d

10

Roman Herzog

April 5 1934

73y }}d

11

Horst Köhler

February 22 1943

64y }}d

12

Friedrich Ebert

February 4 1871

February 24 1925

54y 22d

See also

  • List of German Chancellors by longevity