Question: who was the last person to become india's president who was born in 19th century

title: Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
text: His Excellency Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan 2nd President of India In office 14 May 1962 -- 13 May 1967 Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru Gulzarilal Nanda ( Acting ) Lal Bahadur Shastri Gulzarilal Nanda ( Acting ) Indira Gandhi Vice President Zakir Hussain Preceded by Rajendra Prasad Succeeded by Zakir Hussain 1st Vice President of India In office 26 January 1952 -- 12 May 1962 President Rajendra Prasad Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru Succeeded by Zakir Hussain Personal details ( 1888 - 09 - 05 ) 5 September 1888 Thiruttani , Madras Presidency , British India 17 April 1975 ( 1975 - 04 - 17 ) ( aged 86 ) Madras , Tamil Nadu , India Political party Independent Spouse ( s ) Sivakamu Children 5 ( daughters ) 1 ( son ) Alma mater University of Madras Profession Philosopher Professor Awards Bharat Ratna ( in 1954 )