List of Rectors and Presidents of the Free University of Berlin
The list of rectors at Freie Universität Berlin includes all persons who have held the office of Rector since it was founded in 1948 or who have been President of Freie Universität Berlin since 1969 .
20th century
| Surname | from | to |
|---|---|---|
| Friedrich Meinecke | 1948 | 1949 |
| Edwin Redslob | 1949 | 1950 |
| Hans Freiherr Kreß von Kressenstein | 1950 | 1952 |
| Georg Rohde | 1953 | 1953 |
| Ernst Eduard Hirsch | 1953 | 1955 |
| Andreas Paulsen | 1955 | 1957 |
| Gerhard Schenck | 1957 | 1959 |
| Eduard Neumann | 1959 | 1961 |
| Ernst Heinitz | 1961 | 1963 |
| Herbert Lüers | 1963 | 1965 |
| Hans-Joachim Lieber | 1965 | 1967 |
| Ewald Harndt | 1967 | 1969 |
| Rolf Kreibich | 1969 | 1976 |
| Eberhard Lämmert | 1976 | 1983 |
| Dieter Heckelmann | 1983 | 1991 |
| Johann Wilhelm Gerlach | 1991 | 1999 |
| Peter Gaehtgens | 1999 | 2003 |
21st century
| Surname | from | to |
|---|---|---|
| Dieter Lenzen | 2003 | 2010 |
| Peter-André Alt | 2010 | 2018 |
| Günter Ziegler | 2018 |