# List of presidents of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

This article lists the presidents of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The included persons have served as President of the Church and prophet, seer, and revelator of the LDS Church.
| No. | Portrait | President of the Church | Birth | Ordination | Death | Length |
| 1 | | Joseph Smith | December 23, 1805 | April 6, 1830 (de facto) January 25, 1832 (de jure) | June 27, 1844(1844-06-27) (aged 38) | 14 years, 2 months (de facto) 12 years, 5 months (de jure) |
| | Church led by Brigham Young as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. | Church led by Brigham Young as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. | Church led by Brigham Young as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. | Church led by Brigham Young as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. | Church led by Brigham Young as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. | 3 years, 6 months |
| 2 | | Brigham Young | June 1, 1801 | December 27, 1847 | August 29, 1877(1877-08-29) (aged 76) | 29 years, 8 months |
| | Church led by John Taylor as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. | Church led by John Taylor as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. | Church led by John Taylor as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. | Church led by John Taylor as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. | Church led by John Taylor as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. | 3 years, 1 month |
| 3 | | John Taylor | November 1, 1808 | October 10, 1880 | July 25, 1887(1887-07-25) (aged 78) | 6 years, 9 months |
| | Church led by Wilford Woodruff as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. | Church led by Wilford Woodruff as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. | Church led by Wilford Woodruff as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. | Church led by Wilford Woodruff as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. | Church led by Wilford Woodruff as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. | 1 year, 8 months |
| 4 | | Wilford Woodruff | March 1, 1807 | April 7, 1889 | September 2, 1898(1898-09-02) (aged 91) | 9 years, 4 months |
| 5 | | Lorenzo Snow | April 3, 1814 | September 13, 1898 | October 10, 1901(1901-10-10) (aged 87) | 3 years, 1 month |
| 6 | | Joseph F. Smith | November 13, 1838 | October 17, 1901 | November 19, 1918(1918-11-19) (aged 80) | 17 years, 1 month |
| 7 | | Heber J. Grant | November 22, 1856 | November 23, 1918 | May 14, 1945(1945-05-14) (aged 88) | 26 years, 5 months |
| 8 | | George Albert Smith | April 4, 1870 | May 21, 1945 | April 4, 1951(1951-04-04) (aged 81) | 5 years, 10 months |
| 9 | | David O. McKay | September 8, 1873 | April 9, 1951 | January 18, 1970(1970-01-18) (aged 96) | 18 years, 9 months |
| 10 | | Joseph Fielding Smith | July 19, 1876 | January 23, 1970 | July 2, 1972(1972-07-02) (aged 95) | 2 years, 5 months |
| 11 | | Harold B. Lee | March 28, 1899 | July 7, 1972 | December 26, 1973(1973-12-26) (aged 74) | 1 year, 5 months |
| 12 | | Spencer W. Kimball | March 28, 1895 | December 30, 1973 | November 5, 1985(1985-11-05) (aged 90) | 11 years, 10 months |
| 13 | | Ezra Taft Benson | August 4, 1899 | November 10, 1985 | May 30, 1994(1994-05-30) (aged 94) | 8 years, 6 months |
| 14 | | Howard W. Hunter | November 14, 1907 | June 5, 1994 | March 3, 1995(1995-03-03) (aged 87) | 9 months |
| 15 | | Gordon B. Hinckley | June 23, 1910 | March 12, 1995 | January 27, 2008(2008-01-27) (aged 97) | 12 years, 10 months |
| 16 | | Thomas S. Monson | August 21, 1927 | February 3, 2008 | January 2, 2018(2018-01-02) (aged 90) | 9 years, 11 months |
| 17 | | Russell M. Nelson | September 9, 1924 | January 14, 2018 | Living; 100 years, 6 months | Current; 7 years, 1 month |