Hearse carrying Gerald Ford's casket

Presidential Facts – Oldest Presidents

Who are the top ten oldest Presidents? Excluding the five living Presidents (Jimmy Carter (who is now the oldest President), Donald Trump, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama), here are the ten oldest Presidents:

  • George HW Bush 94 years, 171 days

  • Gerald Ford –  93 years, 165 days

  • Ronald Reagan – 93 years, 120 days

  • John Adams –  90 years, 247 days

  • Herbert Hoover – 90 years, 71 days

  • Harry Truman – 88 years, 232 days

  • James Madison – 85 years, 104 days

  • Thomas Jefferson – 83 years, 82 days

  • John Quincy Adams – 80 years, 227 days

  • Martin Van Buren 79 years, 231 days

Sidenote: The five living presidents (as of December 26, 2019) rank by age as follows: Jimmy Carter (95 years, 85 days), Donald Trump (73 years, 194 days), George W Bush (73 years, 172 days), Bill Clinton (73 years, 128 days), and Barack Obama (58 years, 143 days).

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