List of longest-lived State leaders (born before 1900

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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), born prior to 1900, and whose ages are documented in reliable sources.

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No. Name State Position Birth Death Age
1 Celâl Bayar Flag of Turkey.svg Türkiye Prime Minister (1937–1939)
President (1950–1960)
1883 1986 103 years, 98 days
2 Antoine Pinay Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1974, 2020–present).svg France Prime Minister (1952–1953) 1891 1994 102 years, 343 days
3 Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg  Japan Prime Minister (1945) 1887 1990 102 years, 48 days
4 Willem Drees Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Prime Minister (1948–1958) 1889 1990 101 years, 314 days
5 Zhang Qun Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan Premier (1947–1948) 1889 1990 101 years, 219 days
6 Christopher Hornsrud Flag of Norway.svg Norway Prime Minister (1928) 1859 1960 101 years, 27 days
7 Gulzarilal Nanda Flag of India.svg India Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966) 1898 1998 99 years, 195 days
8 Clifford Campbell Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica Governor-General (1962–1973) 1892 1991 99 years, 92 days
9 Morarji Desai Flag of India.svg India Prime Minister (1977–1979) 1896 1995 99 years, 41 days
10 Joseph Paul-Boncour Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1974, 2020–present).svg France Prime Minister (1932–1933) 1873 1972 98 years, 237 days
11 Isidro Ayora Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg Ecuador President (1926–1931) 1879 1978 98 years, 203 days
12 Émile Reuter Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg Prime Minister (1918–1925) 1874 1973 98 years, 199 days
13 Borys Martos Flag of Ukraine (1917–1921).svg Ukraine Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1919) 1879 1977 98 years, 123 days
14 Artúr Görgei Flag of Hungary (1848-1849, 1867-1869).svg Hungary Acting Governor-President (1849) 1818 1916 98 years, 112 days
15 Venceslau Brás Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil President (1914–1918) 1868 1966 98 years, 78 days
16 Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg Hungary Prime Minister (1919) 1875 1973 98 years, 15 days
17 Wellington Koo Flag of China (1912–1928).svg China Acting Premier (1924)
Acting President (1926–1927)
1888 1985 97 years, 289 days
18 Baron Ignaz von Plener Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg Cisleithania
(Ensign of Austro-Hungarian civil fleet (1869-1918).svg Austria-Hungary)
Minister-President (1870) 1810 1908 97 years, 272 days
19 Domhnall Ua Buachalla Flag of Ireland.svg Irish Free State Governor-General (1932–1936) 1866 1963 97 years, 266 days
20 He Yingqin Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan Premier (1949) 1890 1987 97 years, 202 days
21 Alfredo Solf y Muro Flag of Peru.svg Peru Prime Minister (1939–1944) 1872 1969 97 years, 152 days
22 Camille Huysmans Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium Prime Minister (1946–1947) 1871 1968 96 years, 277 days
23 Federico Páez Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg Ecuador President (1935–1937) 1877 1974 96 years, 250 days
24 Vyacheslav Molotov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union Premier (1930–1941 1890 1986 96 years, 244 days
25 Alejandro Deustua Flag of Peru.svg Peru Prime Minister (1902) 1849 1945 96 years, 137 days
26 Pedro Lascuráin Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico President (1913) 1856 1952 96 years, 74 days
27 Federico Chaves Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay President (1949–1954) 1882 1978 96 years, 68 days
28 Fumio Gotō Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay Acting Prime Minister (1936) 1884 1980 96 years, 67 days
29 João Lins Cansanção Flag of The Empire of Brazil 1822-1889.png Brazil Prime Minister (1878–1880) 1810 1906 96 years, 37 days
30 Tomás Romero Pereira Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay Provisional President (1954) 1886 1982 95 years, 312 days
31 Juan José Estrada Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua President (1910–1911) 1872 1967 95 years, 191 days
32 Tahar Ben Ammar Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia Prime Minister (1956) 1889 19/85 95 years, 166 days
33 Paal Berg Flag of Norway.svg Norway Acting Head of State (1945) 1873 1968 95 years, 126 days
34 Philippe Pétain Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1974, 2020–present).svg France Prime Prime Minister (1940)
Chief of State (1940-1944)
1856 1951 95 years, 90 days
35 Hassan al-Hakim Flag of Syria (1930–1958, 1961–1963).svg Syria Prime Minister (1941-1942, 1951) 1886 1982 95 years, 89 days to 96 years, 88 days
36 Nguyễn Văn Tâm Flag of South Vietnam.svg South Vietnam Prime Minister (1952–1954) 1895 1990 95 years, 48 days
37 Guillermo Tell Villegas Pulido Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela Interim President (1892) 1854 1949 94 years, 362 days
José Luis Bustamante y Rivero Flag of Peru.svg Peru President (1945–1948) 1894 1989
39 Emilio Aguinaldo Flag of the Philippines (1898–1901).svg Philippines President (1899 – 1901) 1869 1964 94 years, 321 days
40 Constantin Ion Parhon Flag of Romania (1948–1952).svg Romania President (1948-1952) 1874 1969 94 years, 298 days
41 Emilio Bello Codesido Flag of Chile.svg Chile President (1925) 1868 1863 94 years, 233 days
42 Pedro de Aycinena y Piñol Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala President (1865) 1802 1897 94 years, 207 days
43 Georgios Athanasiadis-Novas State Flag of Greece (1863-1924 and 1935-1973).svg Greece Prime Minister (1965) 1893 1987 94 years, 182 days
44 Charles de Freycinet Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1974, 2020–present).svg France Prime Minister (1879–1880, 1882, 1886, 1890–1892) 1828 1923 94 years, 181 days
45 Charles Tupper Flag of the United Kingdom (3-5).svg Canada Prime Minister (1896) 1821 1915 94 years, 120 days
46 C. Rajagopalachari Flag of India.svg India Governor-General (1946–1950) 1878 1972 94 years, 15 days
47 Sir Mackenzie Bowell Flag of the United Kingdom (3-5).svg Canada Prime Minister (1894–1896) 1823 1917 93 years, 348 days
48 José Bordas Valdez Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic President (1913-1914) 1874 1968 93 years, 341 days
49 Tiburcio Carías Andino Flag of Honduras (1866-1949).svg Honduras President (1932–1949) 1876 1969 93 years, 283 days
50 Paolo Boselli Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg Italy Prime Minister (1916-1917, 1925-1926) 1838 1932 93 years, 276 days
51 François Denys Légitime Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti President (1888-1889) 1841 1935 93 years, 251 days
52 Alexander Bustamante Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica Prime Minister (1962-1967) 1884 1977 93 years, 163 days
53 Sandro Pertini Flag of Italy.svg Italy President (1978-1985) 1896 1990 93 years, 152 days
54 Pope Leo XIII Flag of the Holy See.svgHoly See Pope (1978-1903) 1810 1903 93 years, 140 days
55 Nikola Hristić Flag of Kingdom of Serbia from 1882-1918.pngSerbia Prime Minister (1867–1868, 1883–1884, 1888–1889, 1894–1895) 1818 1911 93 years, 108 days
56 William McKell Flag of Australia.svgAustralia Governor-General (1947–1953) 1891 1985 93 years, 107 days
57 Idris I Flag of Libya.svgLibya King (1951–1969) 1890 1983 93 years, 73 7.days
58 Lizardo Garcia Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svgEcuador President (1905-1906) 1844 1937 93 years, 33 days
59 Bernardino Machado Flag of Portugal.svgSerbia Prime Minister (1914, 1921)

President (1915-1917, 1925-1926)

1851 1944 93 years, 32 days
60 Félix Gouin Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1974, 2020–present).svgFrance Prime Minister (1946)

President (1946)

1884 1977 93 years, 21 days
61 Yun Posun Flag of South Korea (1949–1984).svg South Korea President (1960–1962) 1897 1990 92 years, 326 days
62 Harold Macmillan Flag of the United Kingdom (3-5).svg United Kingdom Prime Minister (1957–1963) 1894 1986 92 years, 322 days
63 Éamon de Valera Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Taoiseach (1937–1948, 1951–1954, 1957–1959)
President (1959–1973)|1883
1974 92 years, 319 days
64 Georges Theunis Flag of Belgium.svgBelgium Prime Minister (1921-1925, 1934-1935) 1873 1966 92 years, 310 days
65 Américo Tomás Flag of Portugal.svgPortugal President (1958–1974) 1894 1897 92 years, 303 days
66 Kiyoura Keigo Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svgJapan Prime Minister (1922-1924) 1850 1942 92 years, 223 days or 92 years, 264 days
67 Vittorio Emanuele Orlando Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svgItaly Prime Minister (1917-1919) 1860 1952 92 years, 196 days
68 Frank Forde Flag of Australia.svgAustralia Prime Minister (1945) 1890 1983 92 years, 194 days
69 Isaac Isaacs Flag of Australia.svgAustralia Governor-General (1931–1936) 1855 1948 92 years, 189 days
70 Mohammad Sa'ed Flag of Iran.svgIran Prime Minister (1944, 1948-1950) 1881 1973 92 years, 187 days
71 Cesare Merzagora Flag of Italy.svgItaly Acting President (1964) 1898 1991 92 years, 173 days
72 Ho Chong Flag of South Korea (1949–1984).svg South Korea Prime Minister (1960) 1896 1988 92 years, 163 days
73 Gustaf V Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden King (1907-1950) 1858 1950 92 years, 135 days
74 Khaled Chehab Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon Prime Minister (1938, 1952-1953) 1886 1978 92 years, 62 days
75 Ferruccio Parri Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svgItaly Prime Minister (1945) 1890 1981 91 years, 323 days
76 Alberto Rey de Castro y Romaña Flag of Peru (1884–1950).svg Peru Prime Minister (1934) 1869 1961 91 years, 321 days
77 HRH The Prince Arthur Flag of the United Kingdom (1-2).svgCanada Governor-General (1911–1916) 1850 1942 91 years, 260 days
78 Hjalmar Hammarskjöld Flag of Sweden.svgSweden Prime Minister (1714-1914) 1852 1963 91 years, 250 days
79 Eliodoro Villazón Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svgBolivia President (1909-1913) 1838 1939 91 years, 233 days
80 Stoyan Danev Flag of Bulgaria.svgBulgaria Prime Minister (1902-1903, 1913) 1848 1949 91 years, 183 days
81 Lajos Kossuth Flag of Hungary (1848-1849, 1867-1869; 3-2 aspect ratio).svgHungary Prime Minister (1849) 1802 1894 91 years, 182 days
83 Louis St. Laurent Flag of the United Kingdom (3-5).svgCanada Prime Minister (1948-1957) 1882 1973 91 years, 174 days
84 Alfredo Baquerizo Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg Ecuador+ Acting President (1912, 1931-1932)
President (1916-1920)
1859 1951 91 years, 173 days
85 Mehdi Frashëri Flag of Albania.svg Albania Prime Minister (1935-1938) 1872 1963 91 years, 86 days
86 Giovanni Gronchi Flag of Italy.svg Italy President (1955-1962) 1887 1978 91 years, 37 days
87 Eurico Gaspar Dutra Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil President (1946–1951) 1883 1974 91 years, 24 days
88 Bartolomé Blanche Flag of Chile.svg Chile Provisional President (1932) 1879 1970 91 years, 4 days
89 Emile Loubet Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1974, 2020–present).svg France President (1899-1906) 1839 1929 90 years, 355 days
90 Saionji Kinmochi Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg Japan Prime Minister (1908, 1911-1912) 1849 1940 90 years, 353 days
91 Gustaf VI Adolf Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden King (1950-1973) 1892 1973 90 years, 308 days
92 Tetsu Katayama Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg Japan Prime Minister (1947-1948) 1887 1978 90 years, 306 days
93 Mohsen Sadr Flag of Iran.svg Iran Prime Minister (1945) 1871 1963 90 years, 292 days to 91 years, 291 days
94 Charles Bathurst, 1st Viscount Bledisloe Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Governor-General (1930–1935) 1867 1958 90 years, 285 days
95 Sa`id Mufti Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan Prime Minister (1950, 1955, 1956) 1890 1989 90 years, 272 days
96 Nobusuke Kishi Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg Japan Prime Minister (1957–1960) 1896 1987 90 years, 267 days
97 Pandeli Evangjeli Flag of Albania.svg Albania Prime Minister (1921, 1930-1935) 1859 1949 90 years, 251 days
98 Enrico Celio Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland President (1943, 1958) 1889 1980 90 years, 249 days
99 Gonzalo Güell Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba Prime Minister (1958-1959) 1895 1985 90 years, 198 days
100 Alfred Georges Naccache Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon Prime Minister (1941- 1941)

President (1941-1943)

1888 1978 90 years, 146 days

Addendum

Uncertain DOB

Name State Position Birth Death Age
The following individuals might be older than #100–1 on this list, but their exact dates of birth are uncertain.
Hastings Banda Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi Prime Minister (1964–1966)
State President (1966–1994)
President of the Congress Party (1966–1993)
1898 1997 98 years, 325 days to 99 years, 324 days

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