This is a list of the Commandants of the Marine Corps in order of longevity. There are currently thirty-three Commandants on the list and eight living Commandants. The list is in descending order and is correct as of August 20, 2024. The oldest Commandant is Wallace M. Greene (1907 - 2003), who died at the age of 95 years, 71 days. The oldest living Commandant is Alfred M. Gray. He is currently 96 years, 59 days old and has held the title of oldest living Commandant since October 30, 2008.
To account for the different number of leap days within the life of each Commandant, two measures of longevity are given. The first is the number of whole years the Commandant lived, and the number of days past their last birthday. The second lists the total number of days lived by the Commandant.
List
editRank |
Commandant |
Date of Birth |
Date of Death |
Longevity (Years, Days) |
Longevity (Days) |
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1 | Wallace M. Greene | December 27, 1907 | March 8, 2003 | 95 years, 71 days | 34,770 days |
2 | Lemuel C. Shepherd | February 10, 1896 | August 6, 1990 | 94 years, 177 days | 34,510 days |
3 | Robert H. Barrow | February 5, 1922 | October 30, 2008 | 86 years, 268 days | 31,679 days |
4 | Leonard F. Chapman | November 3, 1913 | January 6, 2000 | 86 years, 64 days | 31,475 days |
5 | Alexander Vandegrift | March 13, 1887 | May 8, 1973 | 86 years, 56 days | 31,467 days |
6 | Thomas Holcomb | August 5, 1879 | May 24, 1965 | 85 years, 292 days | 31,338 days |
7 | Louis H. Wilson | February 11, 1920 | June 21, 2005 | 85 years, 130 days | 31,177 days |
8 | George F. Elliott | November 30, 1846 | November 4, 1931 | 84 years, 339 days | 31,019 days |
9 | Alfred M. Gray | June 22, 1928 | Living | 96 years, 59 days | 35,123 days |
10 | Paul X. Kelley | November 11, 1928 | Living | 95 years, 283 days | 34,981 days |
11 | David M. Shoup | December 30, 1904 | January 13, 1983 | 78 years, 14 days | 28,503 days |
12 | Clifton B. Cates | August 31, 1893 | June 4, 1970 | 76 years, 277 days | 28,035 days |
13 | Carl E. Mundy | July 16, 1935 | Living | 89 years, 35 days | 32,543 days |
14 | Archibald Henderson | January 21, 1783 | January 6, 1859 | 75 years, 350 days | 27,743 days |
15 | John A. Lejeune | January 10, 1867 | November 20, 1942 | 75 years, 314 days | 27,707 days |
16 | Charles Heywood | October 3, 1839 | February 26, 1915 | 75 years, 146 days | 27,539 days |
17 | Jacob Zeilin | July 16, 1806 | November 18, 1880 | 74 years, 125 days | 27,154 days |
18 | John H. Russell | November 14, 1872 | March 6, 1947 | 74 years, 112 days | 27,139 days |
19 | John Harris | May 20, 1793 | May 12, 1864 | 70 years, 358 days | 25,924 days |
20 | George Barnett | December 9, 1859 | April 27, 1930 | 70 years, 139 days | 25,706 days |
21 | Robert E. Cushman | December 24, 1914 | January 2, 1985 | 70 years, 9 days | 25,577 days |
22 | Charles C. Krulak | March 4, 1942 | Living | 82 years, 169 days | 30,120 days |
23 | William P. Biddle | December 15, 1853 | February 24, 1923 | 69 years, 71 days | 25,272 days |
24 | James L. Jones | December 19, 1943 | Living | 80 years, 245 days | 29,465 days |
25 | Ben H. Fuller | February 27, 1870 | June 8, 1937 | 67 years, 101 days | 24,572 days |
26 | Michael Hagee | December 1, 1944 | Living | 79 years, 263 days | 29,117 days |
27 | James F. Amos | November 12, 1946 | Living | 77 years, 282 days | 28,406 days |
28 | Charles G. McCawley | January 29, 1827 | October 13, 1891 | 64 years, 257 days | 23,633 days |
29 | James T. Conway | December 26, 1947 | Living | 76 years, 238 days | 27,997 days |
30 | Randolph M. Pate | February 11, 1898 | July 31, 1961 | 63 years, 170 days | 23,180 days |
31 | Wendell C. Neville | May 12, 1870 | July 8, 1930 | 60 years, 57 days | 21,971 days |
32 | Franklin Wharton | July 23, 1767 | September 1, 1818 | 51 years, 40 days | 18,667 days |
33 | William W. Burrows | January 16, 1758 | March 13, 1805 | 47 years, 56 days | 17,222 days |
Commandants of the Marine Corps | 33 |
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Living | 8 |
Deceased | 25 |