Dr. Rajendra Prasad: first and second President
Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan: third President
Dr. Zakir Husain: fourth President
Shri Varahagiri Venkata Giri: fifth President (acting, on Dr. Zakir Hussain's demise in office, 3 May 1969 - 20 July 1969)
Chief Justice Mohammad Hidayatullah: sixth President (in the interim when Giri was getting elected, 20 July1969 - 24 August 1969)
Shri Varahagiri Venkata Giri: seventh President (this time elected)
Dr. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed: eighth President
Shri B D Jatti: ninth President (acting, February 11, 1977 - July 25, 1977)
Dr. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy: tenth President
Giani Zail Singh: eleventh President
Shri R Venkataraman: twelfth President
Dr. Shanker Dayal Sharma: thirteenth President
Shri K. R. Narayanan: fourteenth President
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam : fifteenth President