List of presidents of the University of Toronto
# List of presidents of the University of Toronto

The University of Toronto has had 16 presidents since it was founded in 1827 as King's College.

## List of presidents

| Order | Name | Years in office | Title |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | The Right Rev. John Strachan | 1827–1848 | President of King's College |
| 2 | The Rev. John McCaul | 1848–1850 | President of King's College |
| 2 | The Rev. John McCaul | 1850–1853 | President of the University of Toronto |
| 2 | The Rev. John McCaul | 1853–1880 | Principal of University College |
| 3 | Sir Daniel Wilson | 1880–1889 | Principal of University College |
| 3 | Sir Daniel Wilson | 1889–1892 | President of the University of Toronto |
| 4 | James Loudon | 1892–1906 | President of the University of Toronto |
| 5 | Sir Robert Falconer | 1907–1932 | President of the University of Toronto |
| 6 | The Rev. Henry John Cody | 1932–1945 | President of the University of Toronto |
| 7 | The Hon. Sidney Earle Smith | 1945–1957 | President of the University of Toronto |
| 8 | Claude Bissell | 1958–1971 | President of the University of Toronto |
| 9 | John Robert Evans | 1972–1978 | President of the University of Toronto |
| 10 | James Milton Ham | 1978–1983 | President of the University of Toronto |
| 11 | David Strangway | 1983–1984 | President of the University of Toronto |
| 12 | George Connell | 1984–1990 | President of the University of Toronto |
| 13 | Robert Prichard | 1990–2000 | President of the University of Toronto |
| 14 | Robert Birgeneau | 2000–2004 | President of the University of Toronto |
| interim | Frank Iacobucci | 2004–2005 | President of the University of Toronto |
| 15 | David Naylor | 2005–2013 | President of the University of Toronto |
| 16 | Meric Gertler | 2013–present | President of the University of Toronto |
