List of Presidents of the United States by age

This is a list of Presidents of the United States by age. The first table charts the age of each United States President at the time of presidential inauguration (first inauguration if elected to multiple and consecutive terms), upon leaving office, and at the time of death. Each president's lifespan (age at death) is measured in two ways, to allow for the differing number of leap days that each experienced. The first figure is the number of days between the President's date of birth and date of death, allowing for leap days; in parentheses, the same period is given in years and days, with the years being the number of whole years that the president lived, and the days being the number of days since the last birthday. Where the President is still living, lifespan is calculated up to December 14, 2016. The second table includes those presidents who had the distinction among their peers of being the oldest living president, and charts both when they became and ceased to be oldest living.

Overview

Age of presidents when assuming office approximately follows a bell curve (mean age marked by red line, c. 55 years)

The average age of accession is 54 years and 11 months, which falls between Herbert Hoover (22nd) and Lyndon B. Johnson (23rd). The youngest person to assume office was Theodore Roosevelt, who became president following William McKinley's assassination, at the age of 42 years, 322 days. The youngest president elected to office was John F Kennedy, who assumed office at the age of 43 years, 236 days, who was also the youngest to leave office when he was assassinated, at the age of 46 years, 177 days. The oldest president to assume office will be president-elect Donald Trump, who will be 70 years, 220 days old when he assumes office. Ronald Reagan was the oldest in office, at the age of 77 years, 349 days when he left office.

The oldest living president is George H. W. Bush, born June 12, 1924 (aged 92 years, 185 days). Jimmy Carter is the second-oldest, 111 days younger than Bush. Carter was born October 1, 1924 (aged 92 years, 74 days). The youngest living former president is Bill Clinton, born August 19, 1946 (aged 70 years, 117 days), followed by George W. Bush, 44 days older, born July 6, 1946 (aged 70 years, 161 days). The youngest living president is the incumbent, Barack Obama, born August 4, 1961 (aged 55 years, 132 days).

The longest-lived president was Gerald Ford, who died at the age of 93 years and 165 days. Ronald Reagan was the second longest-lived, 45 days fewer than Ford. The shortest-lived president was John F. Kennedy, who was assassinated at the age of 46 years and 177 days. The shortest-lived president to die a natural death was James K. Polk, who died of cholera at the age of 53 years and 225 days. The president with the longest retirement is Jimmy Carter, at 13,112 days. Carter achieved this record on September 8, 2012, surpassing Herbert Hoover, who died 11,553 days after leaving the presidency. The president with the shortest retirement was James K. Polk, who died 103 days after leaving the presidency.

The greatest number of presidents alive at any given time, including the incumbent, has been six. This has occurred three times. The first (including Martin Van Buren, John Tyler, Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan and Abraham Lincoln) took place between Lincoln's inauguration on March 4, 1861 and Tyler's death on January 18, 1862. The second (including Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton) took place between Clinton's inauguration on January 20, 1993 and Nixon's death on April 22, 1994. The third (and longest, including Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush) took place between G.W. Bush's inauguration on January 20, 2001 and Reagan's death on June 5, 2004.

Six U.S. Presidents have lived into their 90s. They are (in order of birth):

Official Presidential portrait of John Adams (by John Trumbull, circa 1792).
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President Hoover portrait.
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Official Portrait of President Reagan 1981.
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President Gerald R. Ford 1974.
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George H. W. Bush, President of the United States, 1989 official portrait.
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President James Earl "Jimmy" Carter.
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List of Presidents by age

# President Birth date Presidency
start date		 Age at
start date		 Presidency
end date		 Age at
end date		 Post-presidency
timespan		 Death Date Lifespan
1 Washington, GeorgeGeorge Washington Feb 22, 1732[lower-alpha 1] Apr 30, 1789 57 years, 67 days Mar 4, 1797 65 years, 10 days 1,015 days
(2 years, 285 days)		 Dec 14, 1799 67 years, 295 days
(24,767 days)
2 John Adams Oct 30, 1735[lower-alpha 1] Mar 4, 1797 61 years, 125 days Mar 4, 1801 65 years, 125 days 9,253 days
(25 years, 122 days)		 Jul 4, 1826 90 years, 247 days
(33,119 days)
3 Jefferson, ThomasThomas Jefferson Apr 13, 1743[lower-alpha 1] Mar 4, 1801 57 years, 325 days Mar 4, 1809 65 years, 325 days 6,331 days
(17 years, 122 days)		 Jul 4, 1826 83 years, 82 days
(30,397 days)
4 Madison, JamesJames Madison Mar 16, 1751[lower-alpha 1] Mar 4, 1809 57 years, 353 days Mar 4, 1817 65 years, 353 days 7,056 days
(19 years, 116 days)		 Jun 28, 1836 85 years, 104 days
(31,150 days)
5 Monroe, JamesJames Monroe Apr 28, 1758 Mar 4, 1817 58 years, 310 days Mar 4, 1825 66 years, 310 days 2,313 days
(6 years, 122 days)		 Jul 4, 1831 73 years, 67 days
(26,729 days)
6 John Q. Adams Jul 11, 1767 Mar 4, 1825 57 years, 236 days Mar 4, 1829 61 years, 236 days 6,930 days
(18 years, 356 days)		 Feb 23, 1848 80 years, 227 days
(29,446 days)
7 Jackson, AndrewAndrew Jackson Mar 15, 1767 Mar 4, 1829 61 years, 354 days Mar 4, 1837 69 years, 354 days 3,018 days
(8 years, 96 days)		 Jun 8, 1845 78 years, 85 days
(28,574 days)
8 Van Buren, MartinMartin Van Buren Dec 5, 1782 Mar 4, 1837 54 years, 89 days Mar 4, 1841 58 years, 89 days 7,812 days
(21 years, 142 days)		 Jul 24, 1862 79 years, 231 days
(29,085 days)
9 Harrison, William H.William H. Harrison Feb 9, 1773 Mar 4, 1841 68 years, 23 days Apr 4, 1841[lower-alpha 2] 68 years, 54 days 0 days Apr 4, 1841 68 years, 54 days
(24,890 days)
10 Tyler, JohnJohn Tyler Mar 29, 1790 Apr 4, 1841 51 years, 6 days Mar 4, 1845 54 years, 340 days 6,164 days
(16 years, 320 days)		 Jan 18, 1862 71 years, 295 days
(26,227 days)
11 Polk, James K.James K. Polk Nov 2, 1795 Mar 4, 1845 49 years, 122 days Mar 4, 1849 53 years, 122 days 103 days Jun 15, 1849 53 years, 225 days
(19,583 days)
12 Taylor, ZacharyZachary Taylor Nov 24, 1784 Mar 4, 1849 64 years, 100 days Jul 9, 1850[lower-alpha 2] 65 years, 227 days 0 days Jul 9, 1850 65 years, 227 days
(23,967 days)
13 Fillmore, MillardMillard Fillmore Jan 7, 1800 Jul 9, 1850 50 years, 183 days Mar 4, 1853 53 years, 56 days 7,674 days
(21 years, 4 days)		 Mar 8, 1874 74 years, 60 days
(27,088 days)
14 Pierce, FranklinFranklin Pierce Nov 23, 1804 Mar 4, 1853 48 years, 101 days Mar 4, 1857 52 years, 101 days 4,601 days
(12 years, 218 days)		 Oct 8, 1869 64 years, 319 days
(23,695 days)
15 Buchanan, JamesJames Buchanan Apr 23, 1791 Mar 4, 1857 65 years, 315 days Mar 4, 1861 69 years, 315 days 2,646 days
(7 years, 89 days)		 Jun 1, 1868 77 years, 39 days
(28,163 days)
16 Lincoln, AbrahamAbraham Lincoln Feb 12, 1809 Mar 4, 1861 52 years, 20 days Apr 15, 1865[lower-alpha 2] 56 years, 62 days 0 days Apr 15, 1865 56 years, 62 days
(20,516 days)
17 Johnson, AndrewAndrew Johnson Dec 29, 1808 Apr 15, 1865 56 years, 107 days Mar 4, 1869 60 years, 65 days 2,340 days
(6 years, 149 days)		 Jul 31, 1875 66 years, 214 days
(24,320 days)
18 Grant, Ulysses S.Ulysses S. Grant Apr 27, 1822 Mar 4, 1869 46 years, 311 days Mar 4, 1877 54 years, 311 days 3,063 days
(8 years, 141 days)		 Jul 23, 1885 63 years, 87 days
(23,098 days)
19 Hayes, Rutherford B.Rutherford B. Hayes Oct 4, 1822 Mar 4, 1877 54 years, 151 days Mar 4, 1881 58 years, 151 days 4,337 days
(11 years, 319 days)		 Jan 17, 1893 70 years, 105 days
(25,673 days)
20 Garfield, James A.James A. Garfield Nov 19, 1831 Mar 4, 1881 49 years, 105 days Sep 19, 1881[lower-alpha 2] 49 years, 304 days 0 days Sep 19, 1881 49 years, 304 days
(18,202 days)
21 Arthur, Chester A.Chester A. Arthur Oct 5, 1829 Sep 19, 1881 51 years, 349 days Mar 4, 1885 55 years, 150 days 624 days
(1 year, 259 days)		 Nov 18, 1886 57 years, 44 days
(20,863 days)
22 Cleveland, GroverGrover Cleveland Mar 18, 1837 Mar 4, 1885 47 years, 351 days Mar 4, 1889 51 years, 351 days 5,590 days[lower-alpha 3]
(15 years, 112 days)		 Jun 24, 1908 71 years, 98 days
(26,030 days)
23 Harrison, BenjaminBenjamin Harrison Aug 20, 1833 Mar 4, 1889 55 years, 196 days Mar 4, 1893 59 years, 196 days 2,930 days
(8 years, 9 days)		 Mar 13, 1901 67 years, 205 days
(24,676 days)
24 Cleveland, GroverGrover Cleveland Mar 18, 1837 Mar 4, 1893 55 years, 351 days Mar 4, 1897 59 years, 351 days 5,590 days[lower-alpha 3]
(15 years, 112 days)		 Jun 24, 1908 71 years, 98 days
(26,030 days)
25 McKinley, WilliamWilliam McKinley Jan 29, 1843 Mar 4, 1897 54 years, 34 days Sep 14, 1901[lower-alpha 2] 58 years, 228 days 0 days Sep 14, 1901 58 years, 228 days
(21,412 days)
26 Roosevelt, TheodoreTheodore Roosevelt Oct 27, 1858 Sep 14, 1901 42 years, 322 days Mar 4, 1909 50 years, 128 days 3,595 days
(9 years, 308 days)		 Jan 6, 1919 60 years, 71 days
(21,985 days)
27 Taft, William H.William H. Taft Sep 15, 1857 Mar 4, 1909 51 years, 170 days Mar 4, 1913 55 years, 170 days 6,213 days
(17 years, 4 days)		 Mar 8, 1930 72 years, 174 days
(26,471 days)
28 Wilson, WoodrowWoodrow Wilson Dec 28, 1856 Mar 4, 1913 56 years, 66 days Mar 4, 1921 64 years, 66 days 1,066 days
(2 years, 336 days)		 Feb 3, 1924 67 years, 37 days
(24,507 days)
29 Harding, Warren G.Warren G. Harding Nov 2, 1865 Mar 4, 1921 55 years, 122 days Aug 2, 1923[lower-alpha 2] 57 years, 273 days 0 days Aug 2, 1923 57 years, 273 days
(21,091 days)
30 Coolidge, CalvinCalvin Coolidge Jul 4, 1872 Aug 2, 1923 51 years, 29 days Mar 4, 1929 56 years, 243 days 1,403 days
(3 years, 307 days)		 Jan 5, 1933 60 years, 185 days
(22,099 days)
31 Hoover, HerbertHerbert Hoover Aug 10, 1874 Mar 4, 1929 54 years, 206 days Mar 4, 1933 58 years, 206 days 11,553 days
(31 years, 230 days)		 Oct 20, 1964 90 years, 71 days
(32,943 days)
32 Roosevelt, Franklin D.Franklin D. Roosevelt Jan 30, 1882 Mar 4, 1933 51 years, 33 days Apr 12, 1945[lower-alpha 2] 63 years, 72 days 0 days Apr 12, 1945 63 years, 72 days
(23,082 days)
33 Truman, Harry S.Harry S. Truman May 8, 1884 Apr 12, 1945 60 years, 339 days Jan 20, 1953 68 years, 257 days 7,280 days
(19 years, 341 days)		 Dec 26, 1972 88 years, 232 days
(32,373 days)
34 Eisenhower, Dwight D.Dwight D. Eisenhower Oct 14, 1890 Jan 20, 1953 62 years, 98 days Jan 20, 1961 70 years, 98 days 2,989 days
(8 years, 67 days)		 Mar 28, 1969 78 years, 165 days
(28,654 days)
35 Kennedy, John F.John F. Kennedy May 29, 1917 Jan 20, 1961 43 years, 236 days Nov 22, 1963[lower-alpha 2] 46 years, 177 days 0 days Nov 22, 1963 46 years, 177 days
(16,978 days)
36 Johnson, Lyndon B.Lyndon B. Johnson Aug 27, 1908 Nov 22, 1963 55 years, 87 days Jan 20, 1969 60 years, 146 days 1,463 days
(4 years, 2 days)		 Jan 22, 1973 64 years, 148 days
(23,524 days)
37 Nixon, RichardRichard Nixon Jan 9, 1913 Jan 20, 1969 56 years, 11 days Aug 9, 1974[lower-alpha 4] 61 years, 212 days 7,196 days
(19 years, 256 days)		 Apr 22, 1994 81 years, 103 days
(29,688 days)
38 Ford, GeraldGerald Ford Jul 14, 1913 Aug 9, 1974 61 years, 26 days Jan 20, 1977 63 years, 190 days 10,932 days
(29 years, 340 days)		 Dec 26, 2006 93 years, 165 days
(34,133 days)
39 Carter, JimmyJimmy Carter Oct 1, 1924 Jan 20, 1977 52 years, 111 days Jan 20, 1981 56 years, 111 days 13,112 days
(35 years, 329 days)		 92 years, 74 days
(33,677 days)
40 Reagan, RonaldRonald Reagan Feb 6, 1911 Jan 20, 1981 69 years, 349 days Jan 20, 1989 77 years, 349 days 5,615 days
(15 years, 137 days)		 Jun 5, 2004 93 years, 120 days
(34,088 days)
41 Bush, George H. W.George H. W. Bush Jun 12, 1924 Jan 20, 1989 64 years, 222 days Jan 20, 1993 68 years, 222 days 8,729 days
(23 years, 329 days)		 92 years, 185 days
(33,788 days)
42 Clinton, BillBill Clinton Aug 19, 1946 Jan 20, 1993 46 years, 154 days Jan 20, 2001 54 years, 154 days 5,807 days
(15 years, 329 days)		 70 years, 117 days
(25,685 days)
43 Bush, George W.George W. Bush Jul 6, 1946 Jan 20, 2001 54 years, 198 days Jan 20, 2009 62 years, 198 days 2,885 days
(7 years, 329 days)		 70 years, 161 days
(25,729 days)
44 Obama, BarackBarack Obama Aug 4, 1961 Jan 20, 2009 47 years, 169 days Scheduled:
Jan 20, 2017		 55 years, 169 days 55 years, 132 days
(20,221 days)
45 Trump, DonaldDonald Trump (elect) Jun 14, 1946 Scheduled:
Jan 20, 2017		 70 years, 220 days 70 years, 183 days
(25,751 days)
# President Birth date Presidency
start date		 Age at
start date		 Presidency
end date		 Age at
end date		 Post-presidency
timespan		 Death date Lifespan

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Birthdate as changed to New Style.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Died in office.
  3. 1 2 Cleveland was retired for 1,461 days between his two terms (1889–1893), and then another 4,129 days from the end of his 2nd term (1897) until his death (1908).
  4. ↑ Resigned from office.

Timeline of oldest living Presidents

Of the 43 persons who have served as president, 24 have become the oldest such individual of their time. Herbert Hoover became the oldest living president (while still president himself) when Calvin Coolidge died in January 1933, and retained this distinction until his death 31 years later. Lyndon B. Johnson became the oldest living president upon the death of Harry S. Truman in December 1972, but outlived him by only 27 days. On three occasions the oldest living president lost this distinction, not by his death, but due to the nation electing a president who was older. Theodore Roosevelt lost this distinction when William Taft was inaugurated, then four years later Taft lost it when Woodrow Wilson was inaugurated. More recently, Richard Nixon ceased being the oldest living president when Ronald Reagan was inaugurated. Furthermore, although Theodore Roosevelt was the youngest ever to become both the oldest living president (at age 50) and a former president (at age 51), he was the only living president or former president by the end of his term. Consequently, Taft was the oldest living president twice: first during his presidency (having succeeded the younger Roosevelt), and a second time after Wilson (his successor as president but an older man) died. Gerald Ford was the oldest to acquire this distinction (at age 90).

President Became oldest living president Ceased to be oldest living president Age at
start date		 Age at
end date		 Duration
(years, days)		 Duration (days)
Washington, GeorgeGeorge Washington April 30, 1789 December 14, 1799 57 years, 67 days 67 years, 295 days 10 years, 228 days 3,880 days
Adams, JohnJohn Adams December 14, 1799 July 4, 1826 64 years, 45 days 90 years, 247 days 26 years, 202 days 9,698 days
Madison, JamesJames Madison July 4, 1826 June 28, 1836 75 years, 110 days 85 years, 104 days 9 years, 360 days 3,647 days
Jackson, AndrewAndrew Jackson June 28, 1836 June 8, 1845 69 years, 105 days 78 years, 85 days 8 years, 345 days 3,267 days
Adams, John QuincyJohn Quincy Adams June 8, 1845 February 23, 1848 77 years, 332 days 80 years, 227 days 2 years, 260 days 990 days
Van Buren, MartinMartin Van Buren February 23, 1848 July 24, 1862 65 years, 80 days 79 years, 231 days 14 years, 151 days 5,265 days
Buchanan, JamesJames Buchanan July 24, 1862 June 1, 1868 71 years, 92 days 77 years, 39 days 5 years, 313 days 2,139 days
Fillmore, MillardMillard Fillmore June 1, 1868 March 8, 1874 68 years, 146 days 74 years, 60 days 5 years, 280 days 2,106 days
Johnson, AndrewAndrew Johnson March 8, 1874 July 31, 1875 65 years, 69 days 66 years, 214 days 1 year, 145 days 510 days
Grant, Ulysses S.Ulysses S. Grant July 31, 1875 July 23, 1885 53 years, 95 days 63 years, 87 days 9 years, 357 days 3,645 days
Hayes, Rutherford B.Rutherford B. Hayes July 23, 1885 January 17, 1893 62 years, 292 days 70 years, 105 days 7 years, 178 days 2,735 days
Harrison, BenjaminBenjamin Harrison January 17, 1893 March 13, 1901 59 years, 150 days 67 years, 205 days 8 years, 55 days 2,976 days
Cleveland, GroverGrover Cleveland March 13, 1901 June 24, 1908 63 years, 360 days 71 years, 98 days 7 years, 103 days 2,660 days
Roosevelt, TheodoreTheodore Roosevelt June 24, 1908 March 4, 1909 49 years, 241 days 50 years, 128 days 253 days 253 days
Taft, William HowardWilliam Howard Taft March 4, 1909 March 4, 1913 51 years, 170 days 55 years, 170 days 4 years, 0 days 1,461 days
Wilson, WoodrowWoodrow Wilson March 4, 1913 February 3, 1924 56 years, 66 days 67 years, 37 days 10 years, 336 days 3,988 days
Taft, William HowardWilliam Howard Taft February 3, 1924 March 8, 1930 66 years, 141 days 72 years, 174 days 6 years, 33 days 2,225 days
Coolidge, CalvinCalvin Coolidge March 8, 1930 January 5, 1933 57 years, 247 days 60 years, 185 days 2 years, 303 days 1,034 days
Hoover, HerbertHerbert Hoover January 5, 1933 October 20, 1964 58 years, 148 days 90 years, 71 days 31 years, 289 days 11,611 days
Truman, Harry S.Harry S. Truman October 20, 1964 December 26, 1972 80 years, 165 days 88 years, 232 days 8 years, 67 days 2,989 days
Johnson, Lyndon B.Lyndon B. Johnson December 26, 1972 January 22, 1973 64 years, 121 days 64 years, 148 days 27 days 27 days
Nixon, RichardRichard Nixon January 22, 1973 January 20, 1981 60 years, 13 days 68 years, 11 days 7 years, 364 days 2,920 days
Reagan, RonaldRonald Reagan January 20, 1981 June 5, 2004 69 years, 349 days 93 years, 120 days 23 years, 137 days 8,537 days
Ford, GeraldGerald Ford June 5, 2004 December 26, 2006 90 years, 327 days 93 years, 165 days 2 years, 204 days 934 days
Bush, George H. W.George H. W. Bush December 26, 2006 Current 82 years, 197 days Current 9 years, 354 days 3,641 days
President Became oldest living president Ceased to be oldest living president Age at
start date		 Age at
end date		 Duration
(years, days)		 Duration
(days)

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