Oldest living U.S. governors[]
These are the 100 oldest living United States governors, current or former. The longevity in this table is calculated as of Template:FULLDATE. Territorial governors are included but not ranked.
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Template:Dagger | Incumbent |
Rank |
Governor |
Date of birth |
Gubernatorial term(s) |
State |
Party |
Lifespan |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | George Ariyoshi | March 12 1926 | 1974–1986 | Hawaii | Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic | 98 years, 342 days |
2 | George Nigh | June 09 1927 | 1963 1979–1987 |
Oklahoma | Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic | 97 years, 253 days |
3 | Roy Romer | October 31 1928 | 1987–1999 | Colorado | Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic | 96 years, 109 days |
4 | Douglas Wilder | January 17 1931 | 1990–1994 | Virginia | Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic | 94 years, 31 days |
5 | Kenneth M. Curtis | February 08 1931 | 1967–1975 | Maine | Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic | 94 years, 9 days |
6 | Philip Noel | June 06 1931 | 1973–1977 | Rhode Island | Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic | 93 years, 256 days |
7 | Richard Riley | January 02 1933 | 1979–1987 | South Carolina | Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic | 92 years, 46 days |
8 | Frank Murkowski | March 28 1933 | 2002–2006 | Alaska | Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican | 91 years, 326 days |
9 | Pete Wilson | August 23 1933 | 1991–1999 | California | Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican | 91 years, 178 days |
10 | Madeleine Kunin | September 28 1933 | 1985–1991 | Vermont | Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic | 91 years, 142 days |
11 | Michael Dukakis | November 03 1933 | 1975–1979 1983–1991 |
Massachusetts | Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic | 91 years, 106 days |
12 | George Ryan | February 24 1934 | 1999–2003 | Illinois | Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican | 90 years, 359 days |
13 | Edward D. DiPrete | July 08 1934 | 1985–1991 | Rhode Island | Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican | 90 years, 224 days |
14 | Fob James | September 15 1934 | 1979–1983 1995–1999 |
Alabama | Democratic/ Republican |
90 years, 155 days |
15 | Arne Carlson | September 24 1934 | 1991–1999 | Minnesota | Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican | 90 years, 146 days |
16 | Bob Martinez | December 25 1934 | 1987–1991 | Florida | Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican | 90 years, 54 days |
17 | Thomas Kean | April 21 1935 | 1982–1990 | New Jersey | Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican | 89 years, 302 days |
18 | James G. Martin | December 11 1935 | 1985–1993 | North Carolina | Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican | 89 years, 68 days |
19 | Joe Frank Harris | February 16 1936 | 1983–1991 | Georgia | Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic | 89 years, 1 day |
20 | Robert List | September 01 1936 | 1979–1983 | Nevada | Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican | 88 years, 169 days |
21 | Martha Layne Collins | December 07 1936 | 1983–1987 | Kentucky | Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic | 88 years, 72 days |
22 | Barbara Roberts | December 21 1936 | 1991–1995 | Oregon | Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic | 88 years, 58 days |
N/A | Carlos S. Camacho | February 27 1937 | 1978–1982 | Northern Mariana Islands | Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic | 87 years, 356 days |
23 | Jim Hunt | May 16 1937 | 1977–1985 1993–2001 |
North Carolina | Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic | 87 years, 277 days |
24 | Paul E. Patton | May 26 1937 | 1995–2003 | Kentucky | Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic | 87 years, 267 days |
25 | Jay Rockefeller | June 18 1937 | 1977–1985 | West Virginia | Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic | 87 years, 244 days |
26 | Richard Bryan | July 16 1937 | 1983–1989 | Nevada | Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic | 87 years, 216 days |
27 | Dick Celeste | November 11 1937 | 1983–1991 | Ohio | Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic | 87 years, 98 days |
28 | Jerry Brown | April 07 1938 | 1975–1983 2011–2019 |
California | Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic | 86 years, 316 days |
29 | Neil Abercrombie | June 26 1938 | 2010–2014 | Hawaii | Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic | 86 years, 236 days |
30 | Bruce Babbitt | June 27 1938 | 1978–1987 | Arizona | Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic | 86 years, 235 days |
31 | Steve Cowper | August 21 1938 | 1986–1990 | Alaska | Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic | 86 years, 180 days |
32 | Allen I. Olson | November 05 1938 | 1981–1985 | North Dakota | Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican | 86 years, 104 days |
33 | Kay A. Orr | January 02 1939 | 1987–1991 | Nebraska | Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican | 86 years, 46 days |
34 | Kit Bond | March 06 1939 | 1973–1977 1981–1985 |
Missouri | Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican | 85 years, 348 days |
35 | Martin J. Schreiber | April 08 1939 | 1977–1979 | Wisconsin | Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic | 85 years, 315 days |
36 | Chuck Robb | June 26 1939 | 1982–1986 | Virginia | Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic | 85 years, 236 days |
37 | Mike Castle | July 02 1939 | 1985–1992 | Delaware | Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican | 85 years, 230 days |
38 | John H. Sununu | July 02 1939 | 1983–1989 | New Hampshire | Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican | 85 years, 230 days |
39 | Garrey Carruthers | August 29 1939 | 1987–1991 | New Mexico | Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican | 85 years, 172 days |
40 | Mike Sullivan | September 22 1939 | 1987–1995 | Wyoming | Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic | 85 years, 148 days |
41 | Ben Cayetano | November 14 1939 | 1994–2002 | Hawaii | Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic | 85 years, 95 days |
42 | Gaston Caperton | February 21 1940 | 1989–1997 | West Virginia | Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic | 84 years, 362 days |
43 | Lamar Alexander | July 03 1940 | 1979–1987 | Tennessee | Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican | 84 years, 229 days |
44 | John W. Carlin | August 03 1940 | 1979–1987 | Kansas | Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic | 84 years, 198 days |
45 | Ted Kulongoski | November 05 1940 | 2003–2011 | Oregon | Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic | 84 years, 104 days |
46 | David Boren | April 21 1941 | 1975–1979 | Oklahoma | Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic | 83 years, 302 days |
47 | Toney Anaya | April 29 1941 | 1983–1987 | New Mexico | Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic | 83 years, 294 days |
48 | Ben Nelson | May 17 1941 | 1991–1999 | Nebraska | Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic | 83 years, 276 days |
49 | Ted Strickland | August 04 1941 | 2007–2011 | Ohio | Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic | 83 years, 197 days |
N/A | Carl Gutierrez | October 15 1941 | 1995–2003 | Guam | Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic | 83 years, 125 days |
50 | Tommy Thompson | November 19 1941 | 1987–2001 | Wisconsin | Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican | 83 years, 90 days |
51 | Bob Taft | January 09 1942 | 1999–2007 | Ohio | Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican | 83 years, 39 days |
52 | Butch Otter | May 03 1942 | 2007–2019 | Idaho | Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican | 82 years, 290 days |
53 | John Ashcroft | May 09 1942 | 1985–1993 | Missouri | Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican | 82 years, 284 days |
54 | Parris Glendening | June 11 1942 | 1995–2003 | Maryland | Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic | 82 years, 251 days |
55 | James J. Blanchard | August 08 1942 | 1983–1991 | Michigan | Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic | 82 years, 193 days |
56 | Nathan Deal | August 25 1942 | 2011–2019 | Georgia | Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican | 82 years, 176 days |
N/A | Sila María Calderón | September 23 1942 | 2001–2005 | Puerto Rico | Template:Party shading/Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico)|Popular Democratic | 82 years, 147 days |
57 | Donald Carcieri | December 16 1942 | 2003–2011 | Rhode Island | Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican | 82 years, 63 days |
58 | Gray Davis | December 26 1942 | 1999–2003 | California | Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic | 82 years, 53 days |
59 | Tony Knowles | January 01 1943 | 1994–2002 | Alaska | Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic | 82 years, 47 days |
60 | Robert J. Bentley | February 03 1943 | 2011–2017 | Alabama | Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican | 82 years, 14 days |
61 | Jim Risch | May 03 1943 | 2006–2007 | Idaho | Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican | 81 years, 290 days |
62 | Jim Guy Tucker | June 13 1943 | 1992–1996 | Arkansas | Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic | 81 years, 249 days |
63 | Bob Kerrey | August 27 1943 | 1983–1987 | Nebraska | Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic | 81 years, 174 days |
64 | Phil Bredesen | November 21 1943 | 2003–2011 | Tennessee | Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic | 81 years, 88 days |
N/A | Joseph Franklin Ada | December 03 1943 | 1987–1995 | Guam | Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican | 81 years, 76 days |
65 | Ed Rendell | January 05 1944 | 2003–2011 | Pennsylvania | Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic | 81 years, 43 days |
66 | Frank Keating | February 10 1944 | 1995–2003 | Oklahoma | Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican | 81 years, 7 days |
67 | Mike Hayden | March 16 1944 | 1987–1991 | Kansas | Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican | 80 years, 338 days |
68 | Angus King | March 31 1944 | 1995–2003 | Maine | Template:Party shading/Independent|Independent | 80 years, 323 days |
N/A | Pedro Rosselló | April 05 1944 | 1993–2001 | Puerto Rico | Template:Party shading/New Progressive Party (Puerto Rico)|New Progressive | 80 years, 318 days |
69 | Jim Geringer | April 24 1944 | 1995–2003 | Wyoming | Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican | 80 years, 299 days |
70 | Steve Beshear | September 21 1944 | 2007–2015 | Kentucky | Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic | 80 years, 149 days |
71 | Jan Brewer | September 26 1944 | 2009–2015 | Arizona | Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican | 80 years, 144 days |
72 | Bob Riley | October 03 1944 | 2003–2011 | Alabama | Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican | 80 years, 137 days |
73 | Kay Ivey Template:Dagger | October 15 1944 | 2017–present | Alabama | Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican | 80 years, 125 days |
74 | Donald DiFrancesco | November 20 1944 | 2001–2002 | New Jersey | Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican | 80 years, 89 days |
75 | Jim Gibbons | December 16 1944 | 2007–2011 | Nevada | Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican | 80 years, 63 days |
76 | Bob Miller | March 30 1945 | 1989–1999 | Nevada | Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic | 79 years, 324 days |
77 | George Pataki | June 24 1945 | 1995–2006 | New York | Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican | 79 years, 238 days |
78 | Bill Weld | July 31 1945 | 1991–1997 | Massachusetts | Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican | 79 years, 201 days |
79 | Fife Symington | August 12 1945 | 1991–1997 | Arizona | Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican | 79 years, 189 days |
80 | Tom Ridge | August 26 1945 | 1995–2001 | Pennsylvania | Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican | 79 years, 175 days |
81 | Jim Doyle | November 23 1945 | 2003–2011 | Wisconsin | Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic | 79 years, 86 days |
N/A | Benigno Fitial | November 27 1945 | 2006–2013 | Northern Mariana Islands | Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican/Covenant | 79 years, 82 days |
82 | Don Siegelman | February 24 1946 | 1999–2003 | Alabama | Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic | 78 years, 359 days |
83 | John D. Waiheʻe III | May 19 1946 | 1986–1994 | Hawaii | Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic | 78 years, 274 days |
84 | George W. Bush | July 06 1946 | 1995–2000 | Texas | Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican | 78 years, 226 days |
85 | Jim Edgar | July 22 1946 | 1991–1999 | Illinois | Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican | 78 years, 210 days |
86 | Ed Schafer | August 08 1946 | 1992–2000 | North Dakota | Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican | 78 years, 193 days |
87 | Bill Clinton | August 19 1946 | 1979–1981 1983–1992 |
Arkansas | Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic | 78 years, 182 days |
88 | Christine Todd Whitman | September 26 1946 | 1994–2001 | New Jersey | Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican | 78 years, 144 days |
89 | Terry Branstad | November 17 1946 | 1983–1999 2011–2017 |
Iowa | Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican | 78 years, 92 days |
90 | Richard Codey | November 27 1946 | 2002 2004–2006 |
New Jersey | Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic | 78 years, 82 days |
91 | Sonny Purdue | December 20 1946 | 2003–2011 | Georgia | Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican | 78 years, 59 days |
92 | Mike Beebe | December 28 1946 | 2007–2015 | Arkansas | Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic | 78 years, 51 days |
93 | Jon Corzine | January 01 1947 | 2006–2010 | New Jersey | Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic | 78 years, 47 days |
94 | Mike DeWine Template:Dagger | January 05 1947 | 2019–present | Ohio | Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican | 78 years, 43 days |
95 | Bev Perdue | January 14 1947 | 2009–2013 | North Carolina | Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic | 78 years, 34 days |
96 | Tom Carper | January 23 1947 | 1993–2001 | Delaware | Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic | 78 years, 25 days |
97 | Mark Dayton | January 26 1947 | 2011–2019 | Minnesota | Democratic–Farmer–Labor | 78 years, 22 days |
98 | Jeanne Shaheen | January 28 1947 | 1997–2003 | New Hampshire | Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic | 78 years, 20 days |
99 | Judd Gregg | February 14 1947 | 1989–1993 | New Hampshire | Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican | 78 years, 3 days |
N/A | Togiola Tulafono | February 28 1947 | 2003–2013 | American Samoa | Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic | 77 years, 355 days |
100 | John Kitzhaber | March 05 1947 | 1995–2003 2011–2015 |
Oregon | Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic | 77 years, 349 days |