List of supercentenarians by continent


A supercentenarian is someone who has lived to or passed their 110th birthday. This age is achieved by about one in 1,000 centenarians. Anderson et al. concluded that supercentenarians live a life typically free of major age-related diseases until shortly before maximum human lifespan is reached.

European supercentenarians

European supercentenarians are residents or emigrants from Europe who have attained or surpassed 110 years of age., the Gerontology Research Group had validated the longevity claims of more than 600 European supercentenarians. The oldest living person in Europe is Frenchwoman Lucile Randon, born 11 February 1904, aged.
The oldest European ever, and the world's oldest person ever, was Frenchwoman Jeanne Calment who lived to the claimed age of 122 years, 164 days which, however, is disputed. The oldest undisputed European person ever was Italianwoman Emma Morano who lived to age 117 years, 137 days. The oldest European man ever was Christian Mortensen from Denmark, who emigrated to the United States where he died at the age of 115 years, 252 days. The oldest non-emigrant European man was Spaniard Joan Riudavets Moll, who lived 114 years and 81 days.
Beyond the 50 oldest Europeans in aggregate, there are more detailed lists of the oldest Belgian, British, Danish, Finnish, French, German, Irish, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish people.

Oldest European residents ever

Below is a list of the oldest 50 supercentenarians who have died or are living in Europe. The list including all known and validated supercentenarians who died before 2015 was compiled by the Gerontology Research Group. Later cases were sourced either from more recent GRG data, from administrative reports or from press coverage, as indicated in the table. Unranked entries have not yet been validated by the GRG.
RankNameSexBirth dateDeath dateAgeCountry
1Jeanne CalmentF21 February 18754 August 1997France
2Emma MoranoF29 November 189915 April 2017Italy
3Lucile RandonF11 February 1904LivingFrance
4Maria Giuseppa RobucciF20 March 190318 June 2019Italy
Maria KononovichF27 May 1904LivingBelarus
5Ana María Vela RubioF29 October 190115 December 2017Spain
6Giuseppina ProjettoF30 May 19026 July 2018Italy
7Charlotte HughesF1 August 187717 March 1993United Kingdom
8Jeanne BotF14 January 1905LivingFrance
9Maria de JesusF10 September 18932 January 2009Portugal
10Marie Josephine GaudetteF25 March 190213 July 2017Italy
11Hendrikje van Andel-SchipperF29 June 189030 August 2005Netherlands
12Marie BrémontF25 April 18866 June 2001France
13Annie JenningsF12 November 188420 November 1999United Kingdom
Katerina KarnarouF25 July 1905LivingGreece
14Eva MorrisF8 November 18852 November 2000United Kingdom
15Maria do Couto MaiaF24 October 189025 July 2005Portugal
16Venere PizzinatoF23 November 18962 August 2011Italy
17Ethel LangF27 May 190015 January 2015United Kingdom
18María Antonia CastroF10 June 188116 January 1996Spain
19Anna Eliza WilliamsF2 June 187327 December 1987United Kingdom
20Lydie VellardF18 March 187517 September 1989France
21Gabrielle des RobertF4 June 19043 December 2018France
22Camille LoiseauF13 February 189212 August 2006France
23Anne PrimoutF5 October 189026 March 2005France
24Geertje KuijntjesF19 July 190524 December 2019Netherlands
25Lucy Jane AskewF8 September 18839 December 1997United Kingdom
26María Carmen del LópezF3 April 18833 July 1997Spain
27Honorine RondelloF28 July 190319 October 2017France
28Joan Riudavets MollM15 December 18895 March 2004Spain
29Tekla JuniewiczF10 June 1906LivingPoland
30Florrie BaldwinF31 March 18968 May 2010United Kingdom
31Amy HulmesF5 October 188727 October 2001United Kingdom
32Anne Brasz-LaterF16 July 1906LivingNetherlands
33Marie-Louise TaterodeF17 July 1906LivingFrance
Marie Liguinen F26 March 19012 April 2015France
Gustav GernethM15 October 190522 October 2019Germany
34Marie-Thérèse BardetF2 June 18988 June 2012France
35Virginia DigheroF24 December 189128 December 2005Italy
36Maria Redaelli-GranoliF3 April 18992 April 2013Italy
37Grace Adelaide JonesF7 December 189914 November 2013United Kingdom
38Olive BoarF29 September 190428 August 2018United Kingdom
39Olympe AmauryF19 June 190112 May 2015France
40Bessie CammF20 June 190411 May 2018United Kingdom
41Rosa Ann ComfortF21 January 18796 November 1992United Kingdom
42Valentine LignyF22 October 1906LivingFrance
43Marcelle NarbonneF25 March 18981 January 2012France
44Anna BenericettiF22 March 190611 December 2019Italy
45Clémentine SolignacF7 September 189425 May 2008France
46Huguette MassonF27 June 19045 March 2018France
47Diega CammalleriF23 October 190515 June 2019Italy
48Carmen Figueiró-FreiríaF28 October 188325 May 1997Spain
49Manuela Fernández-FojacoF18 June 18956 January 2009Spain
50Lucy d'AbreuF24 May 18927 December 2005United Kingdom

Oldest European emigrants ever

Below is a list of the oldest five supercentenarians born in Europe who emigrated to another continent and either died or are still living there.
RankNameSexBirth dateDeath dateAgeCountry of birthCountry of death
1Dina ManfrediniF4 April 189717 December 2012ItalyUnited States
2Christian MortensenM16 August 188225 April 1998DenmarkUnited States
3Augusta HoltzF3 August 187121 October 1986GermanyUnited States
4Goldie SteinbergF30 October 190016 August 2015MoldovaUnited States
5Grace ClawsonF15 November 188728 May 2002United KingdomUnited States

African supercentenarians

This is an incomplete list of people born in Africa who have lived at least 110 years. Most of the listed persons were born in former colonies, that already maintained systematic birth records in the 19th century. Many other supercentenarian cases likely exist in Africa, but are not adequately documented.
NameSexBirth dateDeath dateAgeCountry of birthCountry of death
Adelina DominguesF19 February 188821 August 2002Cape VerdeUnited States
Anne PrimoutF5 October 189026 March 2005French AlgeriaFrance
Marcelle NarbonneF25 March 18981 January 2012French AlgeriaFrance
Marie-Isabelle DiazF22 February 189829 October 2011French AlgeriaRéunion
Julia Sinédia-CazourF12 July 18926 October 2005RéunionRéunion
Consuelo Moreno-LópezF5 February 189313 November 2004MoroccoUnited States
Emile FourcadeM29 July 188429 December 1995French AlgeriaFrance
Johanna BooysenF17 January 185716 June 1968South AfricaSouth Africa
Jean-Clémentis AmanoM7 October 190815 June 2019RéunionRéunion
Jeanne HueF2 October 18955 May 2006TunisiaFrance
Virginia MonteiroF28 March 18957 April 2005Cape VerdeUnited States

Asian supercentenarians

This is an incomplete list of supercentenarians who were born or died in Asia, or are living there. According to the Gerontology Research Group, the verified oldest Asian person ever was Nabi Tajima of Japan, who died on 21 April 2018, aged 117 years, 260 days. The verified oldest man is Jiroemon Kimura, also from Japan, who died on 12 June 2013, aged 116 years, 54 days. As of, the oldest living person in Asia is Kane Tanaka of Japan, born 2 January 1903, aged.
The vast majority of verified Asian cases of supercentenarians come from Japan, which has kept birth records for more than a century, while other Asian countries have historically been less meticulous about keeping such records. According to The Washington Post, China and India have many supercentenarians, but none are confirmed, as their governments did not track births prior to the early 1900s.

Japan

Notable supercentenarians from other Asian countries

Oldest known Asian emigrants

Supercentenarians in Oceania

Below is a list of supercentenarians who have died or are living in Oceania. The list including all known and validated supercentenarians who died before 2015 was compiled by the Gerontology Research Group. Later cases were sourced either from more recent GRG data, from administrative reports or from press coverage, as indicated in the table.


RankNameSexBirth dateDeath dateAgeCountry of birthCountry of death
or residence
1Christina CockF25 December 188722 May 2002AustraliaAustralia
2Beatrice MearsF4 March 18883 December 2001AustraliaAustralia
3Florence FinchF22 December 189310 April 2007United KingdomNew Zealand
4Ethel FarrellF27 November 190220 December 2015IndiaAustralia
5Molly YeomansF1 July 188830 May 2001AustraliaAustralia
6Caroline MockridgeF11 December 18746 November 1987AustraliaAustralia
7Myra NicholsonF14 December 189420 September 2007AustraliaAustralia
8Violet "Vi" RobbinsF28 February 19028 October 2014AustraliaAustralia
9E. Beatrice RileyF13 October 189615 May 2009AustraliaAustralia
10Margaret VivianF25 February 190621 September 2018United KingdomAustralia
11Jane GrayF1 December 19017 June 2014United KingdomAustralia
12Marie-Louise L'HuillierF26 June 189528 December 2007New Caledonia, FranceNew Caledonia
13Jessie HurleyF15 June 18906 August 2002AustraliaAustralia
14Miriam SchmiererF20 August 189929 September 2011AustraliaAustralia
15Myrtle JonesF18 April 189712 January 2009AustraliaAustralia
16Stella CorrellF23 December 18887 September 2000AustraliaAustralia
17Jane PiercyF2 September 18693 May 1981AustraliaAustralia
18Marjorie CookeF5 January 19061 September 2017AustraliaAustralia
19Thelma McLeodF13 February 190719 July 2018AustraliaAustralia
20Jack LockettM22 January 189125 May 2002AustraliaAustralia
21Eva McConnellF5 May 190115 August 2012AustraliaAustralia
22Alice LindsayF31 March 18931 July 2004AustraliaAustralia
23Mary WhitehurstF20 October 19052 January 2017United KingdomAustralia
24Madeline AndersonF4 May 190719 June 2018New ZealandNew Zealand
25Ada CleggettF27 January 18858 December 1995AustraliaAustralia
26Doreen WashingtonF24 May 18984 February 2009AustraliaAustralia
27Helen StamelosF30 November 19067 August 2017GreeceAustralia
28Agnes KluckhennF1 April 190924 November 2019United KingdomAustralia
29Maudie WilsonF23 March 190324 October 2013New ZealandNew Zealand
30Marie PiacentinoF25 November 188821 June 1999ItalyAustralia
31Dexter KrugerM13 January 1910LivingAustraliaAustralia
32Mary HurleyF4 May 188016 November 1990AustraliaAustralia
33Catherine LawrenceF8 December 190216 June 2013AustraliaAustralia
34Henry BurlingM1 May 180117 September 1911United KingdomNew Zealand
35Peg GriffinF25 May 19046 October 2014New ZealandNew Zealand
36Evelyn VigorF9 January 190626 April 2016AustraliaAustralia
37Jean McCarthyF4 May 190812 August 2018AustraliaAustralia
38John Campbell RossM11 March 18993 June 2009AustraliaAustralia
39Linda WigginsF17 September 19082 December 2018New ZealandNew Zealand
40Blanche CowardF17 December 190127 February 2012United KingdomAustralia
41Claude ChoulesM3 March 19015 May 2011United KingdomAustralia
42Ethel BoothF25 December 189018 February 2001New ZealandNew Zealand
43Phyllis LeeF3 November 190720 December 2017United KingdomAustralia
44Ada SharpF6 April 186115 May 1971AustraliaAustralia
45Avis SheedyF25 May 190825 June 2018AustraliaAustralia

North American supercentenarians

United States

Canada

Other North American countries and territories



RankNameSexBirth dateDeath dateAgeCountry of birthCountry of death
or residence
1Violet BrownF10 March 190015 September 2017British West IndiesJamaica
2Emiliano Mercado del ToroM21 August 189124 January 2007Puerto Rico, SpainPuerto Rico, USA
3Antonia Gerena RiveraF19 May 19002 June 2015Puerto Rico, USAPuerto Rico, USA
4Ramona Trinidad
Iglesias-Jordan
F31 August 188929 May 2004Puerto Rico, SpainPuerto Rico, USA
5Eugénie BlanchardF16 February 18964 November 2010Guadeloupe, FranceSaint Barthélemy, France
6Faustina Sarmiento-PupoF15 February 190516 September 2019CubaCuba
7Dominga VelascoF12 May 190111 October 2015MexicoUnited States
8Soledad MexiaF13 August 189930 August 2013MexicoUnited States
9Luce MacedF2 May 188625 February 2000GuadeloupeMartinique, France
10Clara Cedeño-TelloF12 August 190611 January 2020PanamaPanama
11Ursula KriggerF22 April 190210 September 2015Danish West IndiesU.S. Virgin Islands
12Julie MontabordF17 April 190618 July 2019MartiniqueMartinique
13James SisnettM22 February 190023 May 2013British West IndiesBarbados
14Bienvenida Vergara
Jaen de Cano
F6 April 19046 June 2017PanamaPanama
15Antonia Valderrama-OcampoF11 April 19079 June 2020MexicoMexico
16Irénise MoulonguetF6 November 190028 May 2013MartiniqueMartinique
17Ambrosia Acosta-TeranF21 February 190425 August 2016MexicoMexico
18Brigida DearroyoF7 October 188831 December 2000Puerto Rico, SpainPuerto Rico, USA
19Mathilde Octavie TafnaF16 March 18951 May 2007GuadeloupeGuadeloupe
20Millicent YearwoodF20 July 190722 August 2019British West IndiesBarbados
21Félicité JandiaF12 February 18817 December 1992GuadeloupeGuadeloupe
22Elvira Josefa ParedesF19 October 1908LivingPanamaPanama
23Rosalind HillF30 March 189918 January 2010British West IndiesUnited States
24Louise BilonF15 August 189625 January 2007MartiniqueMartinique
25Ismène BaffardF24 October 18984 March 2009GuadeloupeGuadeloupe
26Véronique Louis-SidneyF23 June 190013 August 2010MartiniqueMartinique

South American supercentenarians



RankNameSexBirth dateDeath dateAgeCountry of birthCountry of death
or residence
1Maria CapovillaF14 September 188927 August 2006EcuadorEcuador
2Francisca Celsa dos SantosF21 October 1904LivingBrazilBrazil
3Maria Gomes ValentimF9 July 189621 June 2011BrazilBrazil
4Noeme da Silveira FreitasF7 September 1905LivingBrazilBrazil
5Eudoxie BaboulF1 October 19011 July 2016French GuianaFrench Guiana
6Carmen Emilia JaramilloF17 May 190615 July 2020ColombiaColombia
7Luzia MohrsF23 March 190416 October 2017GermanyBrazil
8Alida Victória Grubba RudgeF10 July 190323 December 2016BrazilBrazil
9Casilda Benegas-GallegoF8 April 1907LivingParaguayArgentina
10Evangelista Luisa Lopez de ContarinoF21 June 1907LivingArgentinaArgentina
11Virginia Secundina MoyanoF17 May 190420 June 2017ArgentinaArgentina
12Luisa Roncoroni de BizzozeroF30 June 19031 September 2015ArgentinaArgentina
13Ana Sara Marquez de RamirezF25 July 190427 August 2016ColombiaColombia
14Nora EttoriF5 April 190722 August 2018BrazilItaly
15Manolita PiñaF24 February 188311 June 1994SpainUruguay
16Irene SinclairF23 September 19088 January 2020British GuianaUnited Kingdom
17Daniel Guzmán-GarcíaM6 February 189721 May 2008ColombiaColombia
18Moacyr Nunes BarrosoM31 March 190920 April 2020BrazilBrazil
19Zenson NakahodoM8 May 19086 March 2019JapanPeru
20Julia DoughertyF20 August 18934 December 2003PeruUnited States