| Name | Tenure |
| Dr Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963) | 26 January 1950-13 May 1962 |
| Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975) | 13 May 1962-13 May 1967 |
| Dr Zakir Hussain (1897-1969) | 13 May 1967-3 May 1969 |
| Varahagiri Venkatagiri (1884-1980) (Acting) | 3 May 1969-20 July 1969 |
| Justice Mohammad Hidayatullah (1905-1992) (Acting) | 20 July 1969-24 August 1969 |
| Varahagiri Venkatagiri (1884-1980) | 24 August 1969-24 August 1974 |
| Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (1905-1977) | 24 August 1974-11 February 1977 |
| B.D. Jatti (1913-2002) (Acting) | 11 February 1977-25 July 1977 |
| Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1913-1996) | 25 July 1977-25 July 1982 |
| Giani Zail Singh (1916-1994) | 25 July 1982-25 July 1987 |
| R. Venkataraman (B-1910) | 25 July 1987-25 July 1992 |
| Dr Shankar Dayal Sharma (1918-1999) | 25 July 1992-25 July 1997 |
| K.R. Narayanan (1920-2005) | 25 July 1997-25 July 2002 |
| Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (Birth-1931) | 25 July 2002-25 July 2007 |
| Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil (Birth-1934) | 25 July 2007 - 25 July 2012 |
| Pranab Mukherjee (Birth-1935) | 25 July 2012 - till date |
