List of United States Presidents by longevity

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At 93 years, 165 days, Gerald Ford is the longest-lived President. He died on December 26, 2006.
At 93 years, 165 days, Gerald Ford is the longest-lived President. He died on December 26, 2006.
George H. W. Bush is the oldest President still living at age 82.
George H. W. Bush is the oldest President still living at age 82.
Bill Clinton is the youngest President still living at age 60.
Bill Clinton is the youngest President still living at age 60.
At 53 years, 225 days, James K. Polk is the shortest-lived President not to die in office.
At 53 years, 225 days, James K. Polk is the shortest-lived President not to die in office.
At 46 years, 177 days, John F. Kennedy is the youngest President to die.
At 46 years, 177 days, John F. Kennedy is the youngest President to die.

This is a list of United States Presidents by longevity. Two measures of the longevity are given; this is to allow for the differing number of leap days occurring within the life of each President. The first column is the number of days between date of birth and date of death, allowing for leap days; the second column breaks this number down into 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. George H. W. Bush is the current oldest President still living and the 8th longest lived President ever.

Rank President Date of birth Date of death Longevity
days years/days
1 Gerald Ford July 14, 1913 December 26, 2006 34,133 93y 165d
2 Ronald Reagan February 6, 1911 June 5, 2004 34,088 93y 120d
3 John Adams October 30, 1735 July 4, 1826 33,108 90y 247d
4 Herbert Hoover August 10, 1874 October 20, 1964 32,943 90y 71d
5 Harry Truman May 8, 1884 December 26, 1972 32,373 88y 232d
6 James Madison March 16, 1751 June 28, 1836 31,139 85y 93d
7 Thomas Jefferson April 13, 1743 July 4, 1826 30,386 83y 82d
8 George H. W. Bush June 12, 1924 30,250 82y 300d
9 Jimmy Carter October 1, 1924 30,139 82y 189d
10 Richard Nixon January 9, 1913 April 22, 1994 29,688 81y 103d
11 John Quincy Adams July 11, 1767 February 23, 1848 29,446 80y 227d
12 Martin Van Buren December 5, 1782 July 24, 1862 29,085 79y 231d
13 Dwight Eisenhower October 14, 1890 March 28, 1969 28,654 78y 165d
14 Andrew Jackson March 15, 1767 June 8, 1845 28,574 78y 85d
15 James Buchanan April 23, 1791 June 1, 1868 28,163 77y 39d
16 Millard Fillmore January 7, 1800 March 8, 1874 27,088 74y 60d
17 James Monroe April 28, 1758 July 4, 1831 26,729 73y 67d
18 William Taft September 15, 1857 March 8, 1930 26,471 72y 174d
19 John Tyler March 29, 1790 January 18, 1862 26,227 71y 295d
20 Grover Cleveland March 18, 1837 June 24, 1908 26,030 71y 98d
21 Rutherford Hayes October 4, 1822 January 17, 1893 25,673 70y 105d
22 William Harrison[1] February 9, 1773 April 4, 1841 24,890 68y 54d
23 George Washington February 22, 1732 December 14, 1799 24,756 67y 295d
24 Benjamin Harrison August 20, 1833 March 13, 1901 24,676 67y 205d
25 Woodrow Wilson December 28, 1856 February 3, 1924 24,507 67y 37d
26 Andrew Johnson December 29, 1808 July 31, 1875 24,320 66y 214d
27 Zachary Taylor[1] November 24, 1784 July 9, 1850 23,967 65y 227d
28 Franklin Pierce November 23, 1804 October 8, 1869 23,695 64y 319d
29 Lyndon Johnson August 27, 1908 January 22, 1973 23,524 64y 148d
30 Ulysses Grant April 27, 1822 July 23, 1885 23,098 63y 87d
31 Franklin Roosevelt[1] January 30, 1882 April 12, 1945 23,082 63y 72d
32 George W. Bush July 6, 1946 22,191 60y 276d
33 Bill Clinton August 19, 1946 22,147 60y 232d
34 Calvin Coolidge July 4, 1872 January 5, 1933 22,099 60y 185d
35 Theodore Roosevelt October 27, 1858 January 6, 1919 21,985 60y 71d
36 William McKinley[2] January 29, 1843 September 14, 1901 21,412 58y 228d
37 Warren Harding[1] November 2, 1865 August 2, 1923 21,091 57y 273d
38 Chester Arthur October 5, 1829 November 18, 1886 20,863 57y 44d
39 Abraham Lincoln[2] February 12, 1809 April 15, 1865 20,516 56y 62d
40 James Polk November 2, 1795 June 15, 1849 19,583 53y 225d
41 James Garfield[2] November 19, 1831 September 19, 1881 18,202 49y 304d
42 John Kennedy[2] May 29, 1917 November 22, 1963 16,978 46y 177d

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  1. ^ a b c d Died while in office.
  2. ^ a b c d Assassinated.

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