For a list of the oldest currently serving state leaders, see Lists of state leaders by age.
For a list of the longest-lived state leaders, see List of longest-living state leaders.
This article lists the 100 Longest-known living or deceased heads of state or heads of government of sovereign states (often a president or prime minister) and cardinals, born no earlier than 1800, and whose ages are documented in reliable sources. Those currently living are in bold on light blue
. The longest-lived non acting state leader with known exact dates of birth and death was the Longest lived former state leader is the former Acting
Acting Ecuadorian President (1972-1976) Guillermo Rodríguez, whose currently 102 years 11 days.
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Ages are up to date November 15, 2025
State leaders currently living
| No. | Name | State | Position | Birth | Death | Age | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guillermo Rodríguez | Acting President (1972–1976) | 4 Nov 1923 | Alive | 102 years 11 days | |||
| 2 | Bernardino González Ruiz | Acting President (1963) | 11 Jan 1911 | 15 Mar 2012 | 101 years, 64 days | |||
| 3 | Telmo Vargas | Acting President (1966) | 9 Oct 1912 | 9 Aug 2013 | 100 years, 304 days | |||
| 4 | Francisco Morales Bermúdez | Prime Minister (1975) President (1975–1980) |
4 Oct 1921 | 14 Jul 2022 | 100 years, 283 days | |||
| 5 | Luis Echeverría | President (1970–1976) | 17 Jan 1922 | 8 Jul 2022 | 100 years, 172 days | |||
| 6 | Jimmy Carter | President (1977–1981) | 1 Oct 1924 | 29 Dec 2024 | 100 years, 89 days | |||
| 7 | Javier Pérez de Cuéllar | Prime Minister (2000–2001) | 19 Jan 1920 | 4 Mar 2020 | 100 years, 45 days | |||
| 8 | Johan Ferrier | President (1975–1980) | 12 May 1910 | 4 Jan 2010 | 99 years, 237 days | |||
| 9 | Clifford Campbell | Governor-General (1962–1973) | 28 Jun 1892 | 28 Sep 1991 | 99 years, 92 days | |||
| 10 | Howard Cooke | Governor-General (1991–2006) | 15 Nov 1915 | 11 Jul 2014 | 98 years, 240 days | |||
| 11 | Konstantinos Mitsotakis | Prime Minister (1990–1993) | 18 Oct 1917 | 29 May 2017 | 98 years, 223 days | |||
| 12 | Venceslau Brás | President (1914–1918) | 26 Feb 1868 | 15 May 1966 | 98 years, 78 days | |||
| 13 | Gabriel París Gordillo | President (1957–1958) | 8 Mar 1910 | 21 Mar 2008 | 98 years, 13 days | |||
| 14 | Ramón José Velásquez | President (1993-1994) | 28 Nov 1916 | 24 Jun 2014 | 97 years, 208 days | |||
| 15 | Arthur Foulkes | Governor-General (2010–2014) | 11 May 1928 | Alive | 97 years 188 days | |||
| 16 | Alfredo Solf y Muro | Prime Minister (1939–1944) | 15 Mar 1872 | 14 Aug 1969 | 97 years, 152 days | |||
| 17 | Patricio Aylwin | President (1990–1994) | 26 Nov 1918 | 19 Apr 2016 | 97 years, 145 days | |||
| 18 | Armando Villanueva | Prime Minister (1988–1989) | 25 Nov 1915 | 14 Apr 2013 | 97 years, 140 days | |||
| 19 | Martial Célestin | Prime Minister (1988) | 4 Oct 1913 | 4 Feb 2011 | 97 years, 123 days | |||
| 20 | Federico Páez | Jefe Supremo (1935-1937) | 4 Jun 1877 | 9 Feb 1974 | 96 years, 250 days | |||
| 21 | Pedro Richter Prada | Prime Minister (1979–1980) | 4 Jan 1921 | 14 Jul 2017 | 96 years, 191 days | |||
| 22 | Alejandro Deustua | Prime Minister (1902) | 22 Mar 1849 | 6 Aug 1945 | 96 years, 137 days | |||
| 23 | Orville Turnquest | Governor-General (1995–2001) | 19 Jul 1929 | Alive | 96 years 119 days | |||
| 24 | Pedro Lascuráin | President (1913) | 8 May 1856 | 21 Jul 1952 | 96 years, 74 days | |||
| 25 | Federico Chaves | President (1949–1954) | 15 Feb 1882 | 24 Aug 1978 | 96 years, 68 days | |||
| 26 | Mario Echandi Jiménez | President (1958–1962) | 17 Jun 1915 | 30 Jul 2011 | 96 years, 43 days | |||
| 27 | João Lins Cansanção | Prime Minister (1878–1880) | 10 Nov 1810 | 27 Dec 1906 | 96 years, 37 days | 26 Nov 2004 | 95 years, 346 days | |
| 28 | Joaquín Balaguer | President (1960–1962; 1966–1978; 1986–1996) | 1 Sep 1906 | 14 Jul 2002 | 95 years, 316 days | |||
| 29 | Tomás Romero Pereira | Provisional President (1954) | 4 Oct 1886 | 12 Aug 1982 | 95 years, 312 days | |||
| 30 | Belisario Betancur | President (1982–1986) | 4 Feb 1923 | 7 Dec 2018 | 95 years, 306 days | |||
| 31 | Efraín Goldenberg | Prime Minister (1994–1995) | 28 Dec 1929 | Alive | 95 years 323 days | |||
| 32 | Fred Degazon | President (1979–1980) | 4 Jan 1913 | 4 Oct 2008 | 95 years, 274 days | |||
| 33 | Violeta Chamorro | Member of the Junta of National Reconstruction (1979–1980) President (1990–1997) |
18 Oct 1929 | 14 Jun 2025 | 95 years, 202 days | |||
| 34 | Juan José Estrada | Acting President (1910–1911) | 1 Jan 1872 | 11 Jul 1967 | 95 years, 191 days | |||
| 35 | Antonio Imbert Barrera | President (1965) | 3 Dec 1920 | 31 May 2016 | 95 years, 180 days | |||
| 36 | José Sarney | President (1985–1990) | 24 Apr 1930 | Alive | 95 years 205 days |
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See Also[]
- List of longest-living state leaders
- List of longest-living state leaders from Africa, Asia and Oceania
- List of longest-living state leaders from Europe