This is a list of the Republican French heads of state who have not held the title "President of the Republic" since the final fall of House of Capet in 1848, as sorted by length of service.
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Title | Term of office | width=30% | Political Party (Political Coalition) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippe Pétain (1856–1951) | Chief of State | 11 July 1940 | 19 August 1944 | Independent | ||
| Charles de Gaulle (1890–1970) | Chairman of the Provisional Government | 20 August 1944 | 26 January 1946 | Independent | ||
| Louis-Eugène Cavaignac (1802–1857) | Chief of the Executive Power | 28 June 1848 | 20 December 1848 | Republican | ||
| Jacques-Charles Dupont de l'Eure (1767–1855) | Chairman of the Provisional Government | 26 February 1848 | 9 May 1848 | Moderate Republican | ||
| Félix Gouin (1884–1977) | Chairman of the Provisional Government | 26 January 1946 | 24 June 1946 | French Section of the Workers' International (Tripartisme) | ||
| Georges Bidault (1899–1983) | Chairman of the Provisional Government | 24 June 1946 | 28 November 1946 | Popular Republican Movement (Tripartisme) | ||
| Louis-Jules Trochu (1815–1896) | President of the Government of National Defense | 4 September 1870 | 22 January 1871 | Military | ||
| Léon Blum (1872–1950) | Chairman of the Provisional Government | 16 December 1946 | 22 January 1947 | French Section of the Workers' International (Tripartisme) | ||
| François Arago (1786–1853) | Chairman of the Executive Commission | 10 May 1848 | 24 June 1848 | Moderate Republican | ||
| Vincent Auriol (1884–1966) (interim) | President of the French Fourth Republic | 28 November 1946 | 16 December 1946 | French Section of the Workers' International (Tripartisme) | ||