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- 1881–1922: Thomas W. Rhys Davids (1843–1922)
- 1922–1942: Caroline A. F. Rhys Davids (1857–1942)
- 1942–1950: William H. D. Rouse (1863–1950)
- 1950–1958: William Stede (1882–1958)
- 1959–1981: Isaline Blew Horner (1896–1981)
- 1981–1994: Kenneth R. Norman (1925–2020)
- 1994–2002: Richard Gombrich (1937–)
- 2002–2003: Lance Cousins (1942–2015)
- 2003–current: Rupert Gethin (1957–)
The Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Cambridge holds archives relating to previous Presidents: