| Name | Tenure |
|---|---|
| Dr Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963) | January 26, 1950 – May 13, 1962 |
| Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975) | May 13, 1962 – May 13, 1967 |
| Dr Zakir Hussain (1897-1969) | May 13, 1967 – May 03, 1969 |
| Varahagiri Venkatagiri (1884-1980) (Acting) | May 03, 1969 – July 20, 1969 |
| Justice Mohammad Hidayatullah (1905-1992) (Acting) | July 20, 1969 – August 24, 1969 |
| Varahagiri Venkatagiri (1884-1980) | August 24, 1969 – August 24, 1974 |
| Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (1905-1977) | August 24, 1974 – February 11, 1977 |
| B.D. Jatti (1913-2002) (Acting) | February 11, 1977 – July 25, 1977 |
| Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1913-1996) | July 25, 1977 – July 25, 1982 |
| Giani Zail Singh (1916-1994) | July 25, 1982 – July 25, 1987 |
| R. Venkataraman (1910-2009) | July 25, 1987 – July 25, 1992 |
| Dr Shankar Dayal Sharma (1918-1999) | July 25, 1992 – July 25, 1997 |
| K.R. Narayanan (1920-2005) | July 25, 1997 – July 25, 2002 |
| Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (1931-2015) | July 25, 2002 – July 25, 2007 |
| Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil (Birth-1934) | July 25, 2007 – July 25, 2012 |
| Shri Pranab Mukherjee (Birth-1935) | July 25, 2012 – July 25, 2017 |
| Shri Ram Nath Kovind (Birth-1945) | July 25, 2017 – Incumbent |