The President is the official head of state. The office was established in 1919 during the Weimar Republic and re-established in 1949 in West Germany.
In German the Chancellor was originally called Reichskanzler meaning "imperial chancellor". Since 1949 the title is Bundeskanzler meaning "federal chancellor" (the first female chancellor, Angela Merkel, has the title Bundeskanzlerin). Likewise, the President was originally Reichspräsident and then Bundespräsident after 1949.
| Name | Details | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Adolf | 1 chancellor | 1 |
| Angela | 1 chancellor | 1 |
| Bernhard | 1 chancellor | 1 |
| Chlodwig | 1 chancellor | 1 |
| Christian | 1 president | 1 |
| Constantin | 1 chancellor | 1 |
| Frank | 1 president | 1 |
| Franz | 1 chancellor | 1 |
| Friedrich | 1 chancellor, 1 chancellor/president | 2 |
| Georg | 3 chancellors | 3 |
| Gerhard | 1 chancellor | 1 |
| Gustav | 2 chancellors, 1 president | 3 |
| Hans | 1 chancellor | 1 |
| Heinrich | 1 chancellor, 1 president | 2 |
| Helmut | 2 chancellors | 2 |
| Hermann | 1 chancellor | 1 |
| Horst | 1 president | 1 |
| Joachim | 1 president | 1 |
| Johannes | 1 president | 1 |
| Joseph | 2 chancellors | 2 |
| Karl | 1 president | 1 |
| Konrad | 1 chancellor | 1 |
| Kurt | 2 chancellors | 2 |
| Leo | 1 chancellor | 1 |
| Ludwig | 1 chancellor | 1 |
| Lutz | 1 chancellor | 1 |
| Maximilian | 1 chancellor | 1 |
| Olaf | 1 chancellor | 1 |
| Otto | 1 chancellor | 1 |
| Paul | 1 president | 1 |
| Philipp | 1 chancellor | 1 |
| Richard | 1 president | 1 |
| Roman | 1 president | 1 |
| Theobald | 1 chancellor | 1 |
| Theodor | 1 president | 1 |
| Walter | 1 president, 1 chancellor/president | 2 |
| Wilhelm | 2 chancellors | 2 |
| Willy | 1 chancellor | 1 |