List of German presidents by longevity
German Presidents' ages

List of German presidents by longevity

Section Title: German Presidents' ages
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#	President	Date of birth	Date of inauguration	Age at inauguration	End of term	Length of retirement	Date of death	Lifespan

1	Friedrich Ebert	4 February 1871	11 February 1919	48 years, 7 days	28 February 1925	N/A	28 February 1925	19,747 days (54 years, 24 days)

2	Paul von Hindenburg	2 October 1847	12 May 1925	77 years, 222 days	2 August 1934	N/A	2 August 1934	31,715 days (86 years, 304 days)

3	Karl Dönitz	16 September 1891	30 April 1945	53 years, 226 days	23 May 1945	12,999 days	24 December 1980	32,606 days (89 years, 99 days)

4	Theodor Heuss	31 January 1884	13 September 1949	65 years, 225 days	12 September 1959	1,552 days	12 December 1963	29,169 days (79 years, 315 days)

5	Heinrich Lübke	14 October 1894	13 September 1959	64 years, 334 days	30 June 1969	1,011 days	6 April 1972	28,298 days (77 years, 175 days)

6	Gustav Heinemann	23 July 1899	1 July 1969	69 years, 343 days	30 June 1974	738 days	7 July 1976	28,108 days (76 years, 350 days)

7	Walter Scheel	8 July 1919	1 July 1974	54 years, 358 days	30 June 1979	13,570 days	24 August 2016	35,477 days (97 years, 47 days)

8	Karl Carstens	14 December 1914	1 July 1979	64 years, 199 days	30 June 1984	2,891 days	30 May 1992	28,292 days (77 years, 168 days)

9	Richard von Weizsäcker	15 April 1920	1 July 1984	64 years, 77 days	30 June 1994	7,520 days	31 January 2015	34,624 days (94 years, 291 days)

10	Roman Herzog	5 April 1934	1 July 1994	60 years, 87 days	30 June 1999	6,404 days	10 January 2017	30,231 days (82 years, 280 days)

11	Johannes Rau	16 January 1931	1 July 1999	68 years, 166 days	30 June 2004	576 days	27 January 2006	27,405 days (75 years, 11 days)

12	Horst Köhler	22 February 1943	1 July 2004	61 years, 130 days	31 May 2010	2,769 days	27,339 days (74 years, 310 days)

13	Christian Wulff	19 June 1959	30 June 2010	51 years, 11 days	17 February 2012	2,142 days	21,378 days (58 years, 193 days)

14	Joachim Gauck	24 January 1940	18 March 2012	72 years, 54 days	18 March 2017	286 days	28,464 days (77 years, 339 days)

15	Frank-Walter Steinmeier	5 January 1956	19 March 2017	61 years, 73 days	Incumbent	Incumbent	22,639 days (61 years, 358 days)

#	President	Date of birth	Date of inauguration	Age at inauguration	End of term	Length of retirement	Date of death	Lifespan

Sentence(s)

Having lived to 97 years, 47 days, Walter Scheel is the longest-lived German President.

final_sentence: Having lived to 97 years, 47 days, Walter Scheel is the longest-lived German President.