List of German presidents and chancellors by age
This is a list of German Presidents (since 1919) and Chancellors (since 1871) by age at death.
Where the person in question is still alive, the age is worked out up to August 31, 2024.
Presidents
Rank | President | Date of Birth | Date of Death | Longevity (Years/Days) |
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1 | Walter Scheel | 8 July 1919 | 24 August 2016 | 97 years, 47 days |
2 | Richard von Weizsäcker | 15 April 1920 | 31 January 2015 | 94 years, 291 days |
3 | Karl Dönitz | 16 September 1891 | 24 December 1980 | 89 years, 99 days |
4 | Paul von Hindenburg | 2 October 1847 | 2 August 1934 | 86 years, 304 days |
5 | Roman Herzog | 5 April 1934 | 10 January 2017 | 82 years, 280 days |
6 | Theodor Heuss | 31 January 1884 | 12 December 1963 | 79 years, 315 days |
7 | Joachim Gauck | 24 January 1940 | 84 years, 220 days | |
8 | Heinrich Lübke | 14 October 1894 | 6 April 1972 | 77 years, 175 days |
9 | Karl Carstens | 14 December 1914 | 30 May 1992 | 77 years, 168 days |
10 | Gustav Heinemann | 23 July 1899 | 7 July 1976 | 76 years, 350 days |
11 | Horst Köhler | 22 February 1943 | 81 years, 191 days | |
12 | Johannes Rau | 16 January 1931 | 27 January 2006 | 75 years, 11 days |
13 | Frank-Walter Steinmeier | 5 January 1956 | 68 years, 239 days | |
14 | Christian Wulff | 19 June 1959 | 65 years, 73 days | |
15 | Friedrich Ebert | 4 February 1871 | 28 February 1925 | 54 years, 24 days |
Chancellors
Rank | Chancellor | Date of Birth | Date of Death | Longevity (Years/Days) |
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1 | Helmut Schmidt | 23 December 1918 | 10 November 2015 | 96 years, 322 days |
2 | Konrad Adenauer | 5 January 1876 | 19 April 1967 | 91 years, 104 days |
3 | Lutz Schwerin von Krosigk | 22 August 1887 | 4 March 1977 | 89 years, 194 days |
4 | Franz von Papen | 29 October 1879 | 2 May 1969 | 89 years, 185 days |
5 | Helmut Kohl | 3 April 1930 | 16 June 2017 | 87 years, 74 days |
6 | Heinrich Brüning | 26 November 1885 | 30 March 1970 | 84 years, 124 days |
7 | Kurt Georg Kiesinger | 6 April 1904 | 9 March 1988 | 83 years, 338 days |
8 | Wilhelm Marx | 15 January 1863 | 5 August 1946 | 83 years, 202 days |
9 | Otto von Bismarck | 1 April 1815 | 30 July 1898 | 83 years, 120 days |
10 | Hans Luther | 10 March 1879 | 11 May 1962 | 83 years, 62 days |
11 | Chlodwig zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst | 31 March 1819 | 6 July 1901 | 82 years, 97 days |
12 | Bernhard von Bülow | 3 May 1849 | 28 October 1929 | 80 years, 178 days |
13 | Ludwig Erhard | 4 February 1897 | 5 May 1977 | 80 years, 90 days |
14 | Georg Michaelis | 8 September 1857 | 24 July 1936 | 78 years, 320 days |
15 | Willy Brandt | 18 December 1913 | 8 October 1992 | 78 years, 295 days |
16 | Joseph Wirth | 6 September 1879 | 3 January 1956 | 76 years, 119 days |
17 | Georg von Hertling | 31 August 1843 | 4 January 1919 | 75 years, 126 days |
18 | Gustav Bauer | 6 January 1870 | 16 September 1944 | 74 years, 254 days |
19 | Philipp Scheidemann | 26 July 1865 | 29 November 1939 | 74 years, 126 days |
20 | Constantin Fehrenbach | 11 January 1852 | 26 March 1926 | 74 years, 74 days |
21 | Gerhard Schröder | 7 April 1944 | 80 years, 146 days | |
22 | Leo von Caprivi | 24 February 1831 | 6 February 1899 | 67 years, 347 days |
23 | Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg | 29 November 1856 | 1 January 1921 | 64 years, 33 days |
24 | Angela Merkel | 17 July 1954 | 70 years, 45 days | |
25 | Maximilian von Baden | 10 July 1867 | 6 November 1929 | 62 years, 119 days |
26 | Wilhelm Cuno | 2 July 1876 | 3 January 1933 | 56 years, 185 days |
27 | Adolf Hitler | 20 April 1889 | 30 April 1945 | 56 years, 10 days |
28 | Hermann Müller | 18 May 1876 | 20 March 1931 | 54 years, 306 days |
29 | Friedrich Ebert | 4 February 1871 | 28 February 1925 | 54 years, 24 days |
30 | Kurt von Schleicher | 7 April 1882 | 30 June 1934 | 52 years, 84 days |
31 | Gustav Stresemann | 10 May 1878 | 3 October 1929 | 51 years, 146 days |