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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.

Key
Template:Dagger Incumbent
Rank
Governor
Date of birth
Gubernatorial term(s)
State
Party
Lifespan
1 George Ariyoshi March 12 1926(1926-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1974–1986 Hawaii Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic 98 years, 342 days
2 George Nigh June 09 1927(1927-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1963
1979–1987
Oklahoma Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic 97 years, 253 days
3 Roy Romer October 31 1928(1928-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1987–1999 Colorado Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic 96 years, 109 days
4 Douglas Wilder January 17 1931(1931-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1990–1994 Virginia Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic 94 years, 31 days
5 Kenneth M. Curtis February 08 1931(1931-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1967–1975 Maine Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic 94 years, 9 days
6 Philip Noel June 06 1931(1931-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1973–1977 Rhode Island Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic 93 years, 256 days
7 Richard Riley January 02 1933(1933-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1979–1987 South Carolina Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic 92 years, 46 days
8 Frank Murkowski March 28 1933(1933-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 2002–2006 Alaska Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican 91 years, 326 days
9 Pete Wilson August 23 1933(1933-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1991–1999 California Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican 91 years, 178 days
10 Madeleine Kunin September 28 1933(1933-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1985–1991 Vermont Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic 91 years, 142 days
11 Michael Dukakis November 03 1933(1933-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1975–1979
1983–1991
Massachusetts Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic 91 years, 106 days
12 George Ryan February 24 1934(1934-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1999–2003 Illinois Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican 90 years, 359 days
13 Edward D. DiPrete July 08 1934(1934-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1985–1991 Rhode Island Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican 90 years, 224 days
14 Fob James September 15 1934(1934-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1979–1983
1995–1999
Alabama Democratic/
Republican
90 years, 155 days
15 Arne Carlson September 24 1934(1934-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1991–1999 Minnesota Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican 90 years, 146 days
16 Bob Martinez December 25 1934(1934-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1987–1991 Florida Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican 90 years, 54 days
17 Thomas Kean April 21 1935(1935-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1982–1990 New Jersey Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican 89 years, 302 days
18 James G. Martin December 11 1935(1935-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1985–1993 North Carolina Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican 89 years, 68 days
19 Joe Frank Harris February 16 1936(1936-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1983–1991 Georgia Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic 89 years, 1 day
20 Robert List September 01 1936(1936-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1979–1983 Nevada Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican 88 years, 169 days
21 Martha Layne Collins December 07 1936(1936-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1983–1987 Kentucky Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic 88 years, 72 days
22 Barbara Roberts December 21 1936(1936-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1991–1995 Oregon Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic 88 years, 58 days
N/A Carlos S. Camacho February 27 1937(1937-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1978–1982 Northern Mariana Islands Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic 87 years, 356 days
23 Jim Hunt May 16 1937(1937-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1977–1985
1993–2001
North Carolina Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic 87 years, 277 days
24 Paul E. Patton May 26 1937(1937-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1995–2003 Kentucky Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic 87 years, 267 days
25 Jay Rockefeller June 18 1937(1937-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1977–1985 West Virginia Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic 87 years, 244 days
26 Richard Bryan July 16 1937(1937-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1983–1989 Nevada Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic 87 years, 216 days
27 Dick Celeste November 11 1937(1937-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1983–1991 Ohio Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic 87 years, 98 days
28 Jerry Brown April 07 1938(1938-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1975–1983
2011–2019
California Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic 86 years, 316 days
29 Neil Abercrombie June 26 1938(1938-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 2010–2014 Hawaii Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic 86 years, 236 days
30 Bruce Babbitt June 27 1938(1938-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1978–1987 Arizona Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic 86 years, 235 days
31 Steve Cowper August 21 1938(1938-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1986–1990 Alaska Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic 86 years, 180 days
32 Allen I. Olson November 05 1938(1938-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1981–1985 North Dakota Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican 86 years, 104 days
33 Kay A. Orr January 02 1939(1939-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1987–1991 Nebraska Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican 86 years, 46 days
34 Kit Bond March 06 1939(1939-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1973–1977
1981–1985
Missouri Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican 85 years, 348 days
35 Martin J. Schreiber April 08 1939(1939-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1977–1979 Wisconsin Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic 85 years, 315 days
36 Chuck Robb June 26 1939(1939-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1982–1986 Virginia Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic 85 years, 236 days
37 Mike Castle July 02 1939(1939-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1985–1992 Delaware Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican 85 years, 230 days
38 John H. Sununu July 02 1939(1939-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1983–1989 New Hampshire Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican 85 years, 230 days
39 Garrey Carruthers August 29 1939(1939-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1987–1991 New Mexico Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican 85 years, 172 days
40 Mike Sullivan September 22 1939(1939-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1987–1995 Wyoming Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic 85 years, 148 days
41 Ben Cayetano November 14 1939(1939-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1994–2002 Hawaii Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic 85 years, 95 days
42 Gaston Caperton February 21 1940(1940-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1989–1997 West Virginia Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic 84 years, 362 days
43 Lamar Alexander July 03 1940(1940-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1979–1987 Tennessee Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican 84 years, 229 days
44 John W. Carlin August 03 1940(1940-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1979–1987 Kansas Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic 84 years, 198 days
45 Ted Kulongoski November 05 1940(1940-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 2003–2011 Oregon Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic 84 years, 104 days
46 David Boren April 21 1941(1941-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1975–1979 Oklahoma Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic 83 years, 302 days
47 Toney Anaya April 29 1941(1941-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1983–1987 New Mexico Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic 83 years, 294 days
48 Ben Nelson May 17 1941(1941-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1991–1999 Nebraska Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic 83 years, 276 days
49 Ted Strickland August 04 1941(1941-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 2007–2011 Ohio Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic 83 years, 197 days
N/A Carl Gutierrez October 15 1941(1941-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1995–2003 Guam Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic 83 years, 125 days
50 Tommy Thompson November 19 1941(1941-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1987–2001 Wisconsin Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican 83 years, 90 days
51 Bob Taft January 09 1942(1942-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1999–2007 Ohio Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican 83 years, 39 days
52 Butch Otter May 03 1942(1942-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 2007–2019 Idaho Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican 82 years, 290 days
53 John Ashcroft May 09 1942(1942-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1985–1993 Missouri Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican 82 years, 284 days
54 Parris Glendening June 11 1942(1942-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1995–2003 Maryland Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic 82 years, 251 days
55 James J. Blanchard August 08 1942(1942-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1983–1991 Michigan Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic 82 years, 193 days
56 Nathan Deal August 25 1942(1942-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 2011–2019 Georgia Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican 82 years, 176 days
N/A Sila María Calderón September 23 1942(1942-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 2001–2005 Puerto Rico Template:Party shading/Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico)|Popular Democratic 82 years, 147 days
57 Donald Carcieri December 16 1942(1942-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 2003–2011 Rhode Island Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican 82 years, 63 days
58 Gray Davis December 26 1942(1942-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1999–2003 California Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic 82 years, 53 days
59 Tony Knowles January 01 1943(1943-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1994–2002 Alaska Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic 82 years, 47 days
60 Robert J. Bentley February 03 1943(1943-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 2011–2017 Alabama Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican 82 years, 14 days
61 Jim Risch May 03 1943(1943-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 2006–2007 Idaho Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican 81 years, 290 days
62 Jim Guy Tucker June 13 1943(1943-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1992–1996 Arkansas Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic 81 years, 249 days
63 Bob Kerrey August 27 1943(1943-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1983–1987 Nebraska Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic 81 years, 174 days
64 Phil Bredesen November 21 1943(1943-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 2003–2011 Tennessee Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic 81 years, 88 days
N/A Joseph Franklin Ada December 03 1943(1943-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1987–1995 Guam Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican 81 years, 76 days
65 Ed Rendell January 05 1944(1944-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 2003–2011 Pennsylvania Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic 81 years, 43 days
66 Frank Keating February 10 1944(1944-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1995–2003 Oklahoma Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican 81 years, 7 days
67 Mike Hayden March 16 1944(1944-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1987–1991 Kansas Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican 80 years, 338 days
68 Angus King March 31 1944(1944-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1995–2003 Maine Template:Party shading/Independent|Independent 80 years, 323 days
N/A Pedro Rosselló April 05 1944(1944-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1993–2001 Puerto Rico Template:Party shading/New Progressive Party (Puerto Rico)|New Progressive 80 years, 318 days
69 Jim Geringer April 24 1944(1944-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1995–2003 Wyoming Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican 80 years, 299 days
70 Steve Beshear September 21 1944(1944-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 2007–2015 Kentucky Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic 80 years, 149 days
71 Jan Brewer September 26 1944(1944-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 2009–2015 Arizona Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican 80 years, 144 days
72 Bob Riley October 03 1944(1944-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 2003–2011 Alabama Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican 80 years, 137 days
73 Kay Ivey Template:Dagger October 15 1944(1944-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 2017–present Alabama Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican 80 years, 125 days
74 Donald DiFrancesco November 20 1944(1944-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 2001–2002 New Jersey Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican 80 years, 89 days
75 Jim Gibbons December 16 1944(1944-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 2007–2011 Nevada Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican 80 years, 63 days
76 Bob Miller March 30 1945(1945-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1989–1999 Nevada Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic 79 years, 324 days
77 George Pataki June 24 1945(1945-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1995–2006 New York Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican 79 years, 238 days
78 Bill Weld July 31 1945(1945-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1991–1997 Massachusetts Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican 79 years, 201 days
79 Fife Symington August 12 1945(1945-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1991–1997 Arizona Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican 79 years, 189 days
80 Tom Ridge August 26 1945(1945-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1995–2001 Pennsylvania Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican 79 years, 175 days
81 Jim Doyle November 23 1945(1945-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 2003–2011 Wisconsin Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic 79 years, 86 days
N/A Benigno Fitial November 27 1945(1945-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 2006–2013 Northern Mariana Islands Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican/Covenant 79 years, 82 days
82 Don Siegelman February 24 1946(1946-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1999–2003 Alabama Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic 78 years, 359 days
83 John D. Waiheʻe III May 19 1946(1946-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1986–1994 Hawaii Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic 78 years, 274 days
84 George W. Bush July 06 1946(1946-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1995–2000 Texas Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican 78 years, 226 days
85 Jim Edgar July 22 1946(1946-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1991–1999 Illinois Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican 78 years, 210 days
86 Ed Schafer August 08 1946(1946-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1992–2000 North Dakota Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican 78 years, 193 days
87 Bill Clinton August 19 1946(1946-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1979–1981
1983–1992
Arkansas Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic 78 years, 182 days
88 Christine Todd Whitman September 26 1946(1946-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1994–2001 New Jersey Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican 78 years, 144 days
89 Terry Branstad November 17 1946(1946-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1983–1999
2011–2017
Iowa Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican 78 years, 92 days
90 Richard Codey November 27 1946(1946-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 2002
2004–2006
New Jersey Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic 78 years, 82 days
91 Sonny Purdue December 20 1946(1946-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 2003–2011 Georgia Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican 78 years, 59 days
92 Mike Beebe December 28 1946(1946-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 2007–2015 Arkansas Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic 78 years, 51 days
93 Jon Corzine January 01 1947(1947-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 2006–2010 New Jersey Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic 78 years, 47 days
94 Mike DeWine Template:Dagger January 05 1947(1947-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 2019–present Ohio Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican 78 years, 43 days
95 Bev Perdue January 14 1947(1947-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 2009–2013 North Carolina Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic 78 years, 34 days
96 Tom Carper January 23 1947(1947-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1993–2001 Delaware Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic 78 years, 25 days
97 Mark Dayton January 26 1947(1947-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 2011–2019 Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor 78 years, 22 days
98 Jeanne Shaheen January 28 1947(1947-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1997–2003 New Hampshire Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic 78 years, 20 days
99 Judd Gregg February 14 1947(1947-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1989–1993 New Hampshire Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican 78 years, 3 days
N/A Togiola Tulafono February 28 1947(1947-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 2003–2013 American Samoa Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic 77 years, 355 days
100 John Kitzhaber March 05 1947(1947-Template:Pad2digit-Template:Pad2digit) 1995–2003
2011–2015
Oregon Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic 77 years, 349 days
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