1) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963)
26 January 1950 to 12 May 1962 “First president, longest tenure (12 years)”
2) S. Radhakrishnan (1888-1975
13 May 1962 to13 May 1967 “He was the first President from South India.Teacher’s day is celebrated on 5 Sept. to honour his birthday.”
3) Dr. Zakir Hussain (1897-1969)
13 May 1967 to 3 May 1969 “President with the shortest tenure, first Muslim president
4) Varahagiri Venkata Giri (1894-1984)
3 May 1969 to 20 July 1969 “First acting president of India”
Mohammad Hidayatullah (1905-1992)
20 July 1969 to 24 August 1969 “Served as the Chief Justice of India, and was a recipient of the Order of the British Empire.”
Varahagiri Venkata Giri (1894-1984)
24 August 1969 to 24 August 1974 “Giri is the only person to have served as both an acting president and president of India.”
5) Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (1905-1977)
24 August 1974 to 11 February 1977 “second Indian president to die in office.”
Basappa Danappa Jatti (1912-2002)
11 February 1977 to 25 July 1977 “Served as acting President of India upon Ahmed’s death”
6) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1913-1996)
25 July 1977 to 25 July 1982 “Youngest to become president at 64 yr, the first president who did not become vice -president”
7) Giani Zail Singh (1916-1994)
25 July 1982 to 25 July 1987 “First Sikh President”
8) Ramaswamy Venkataraman (1910-2009)
25 July to 1987 25 July 1992 “Oldest to become President at 76 year”
9) Shankar Dayal Sharma (1918-1999)
25 July 1992 to 25 July 1997 “Sharma was Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh”
10) Kocheril Raman Narayanan (1921-2005)
25 July 1997 to 25 July 2002 “He was the first President from Kerala, and also the first Dalit President.”
11) A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (1931-2015)
25 July 2002 to 25 July 2007 “He was the first bachelor/Scientist president of India and the first Muslim President who completed his term.”
12) Pratibha Patil (1934)
25 July 2007 to25 July 2012 “The first woman to become the President of India.”
13) Pranab Mukherjee (1935-2020)
From 5 July 2012, “Served as the Foreign Minister, Defence Minister and Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission.”
14) Ram Nath Kovind (1945)
25 July 2017–Incumbent 14th President of India