Supercentenarian
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A supercentenarian is someone who has reached the age of 110 years. This age is achieved by about one in a thousand centenarian
s.
There are estimated to be 300 – 450 living supercentenarians in the world, though only about 80 individual verified living supercentenarians are known. A study conducted in 2010 showed that the countries with most supercentenarians were United States, United Kingdom, Japan, France and Italy.
The first verified supercentenarians in human history died in the late 19th century. Until the 1980s, the maximal age to be attained by supercentenarians was 114, but this has now been surpassed. To date, there are 7 undisputed cases of people who have lived to 116 years of age or older. The oldest verified person ever is Jeanne Calment
, who died in 1997 at the age of 122 years 164 days.
, editor of the Guinness World Records
, used the word in correspondence with age claims researcher A. Ross Eckler, Jr.
in 1976), and was further popularised in 1991 by William Strauss
and Neil Howe
in their book entitled Generations
. Early references tend to mean simply "someone well over 100", but the 110-and-over cutoff is the accepted criterion of demographers
. In the 19th century, the term ultracentenarian was used to describe someone well over 100, the cutoff being age 110 or 108.
have persisted from the earliest times in history, the earliest supercentenarian accepted by Guinness World Records
is Dutchman
Thomas Peters
(reportedly 1745-1857). Scholars such as French demographer Jean-Marie Robine
, however, consider Geert Adriaans Boomgaard
, also of the Netherlands, who turned 110 in 1898, to be the first verifiable case, as the alleged evidence for Peters has been 'lost'. In 1902 Margaret Ann Neve
became the first female supercentenarian.
If the case of Peters is discounted then the first documented 111th birthdays were celebrated in New York State in 1926, first by Louisa Thiers, and then Delina Filkins
of Herkimer County
. Delina Filkins later became the first person to reach 112, as well as 113. The Guinness World Records
accepted the claim of Martha Graham as the first ever 114-year-old. The Social Security Administration
recognizes Mathew Beard as having attained the same age in 1984, but the earliest fully validated case is that of Anna Eliza Williams
in 1987. However, the Gerontology Research Group has found a possible 115-year-old Augusta Holtz, who was born 3 August 1871 and turned 115 in 1986. Strong evidence has been found and the process of verification is in progress. She is reported to have died on 21 October 1986 at 115 years, 79 days.
Carrie C. White had been recognised by Guinness World Records
to have reached the age of 115 and 116. Because the claim is insecure, scholars believe it is possible that this extreme age may be milestones first achieved by Jeanne Calment
. Calment was also the first undisputed person to reach the ages of 117 to 122. She died aged 122 years 164 days - the longest lifespan documented beyond reasonable doubt. The next oldest person whose age is documented beyond reasonable doubt was Sarah Knauss
, who died in 1999 at the age of 119 years 97 days. The oldest undisputed man was Christian Mortensen
, who died aged 115 years 252 days in 1998.
The most verified people 115 or over living at the same time is four or possibly five (since the case of Anţica Butariu is disputed), this has happened thrice:
The longest period of time were there have been no living supercentenarian in the world (since the first verifiable case in the late 19th century) occurred between 14 October 1932, when Katherine Plunket
died, and 20 August 1952, when Betsy Baker
turned 110 - a period of nearly 20 years.
The first supercentenarian who lived in three different centuries was the first ever female supercentenarian, Margaret Ann Neve
(1792-1903). Neve was in fact the only supercentenarian born in the 18th century that lived into the 20th century. This is contrasted to the hundreds of verified supercentenarians that have lived from the 19th century into the 21st century.
Over 2,500 supercentenarians have been documented in history. It is likely that more have lived, but the majority of claims to have lived to this age do not have sufficient documentary support to be validated. This is slowly changing as those born after birth registration was standardized in more countries and parts of countries attain supercentenarian age.
Centenarian
A centenarian is a person who is or lives beyond the age of 100 years. Because current average life expectancies across the world are less than 100, the term is invariably associated with longevity. Much rarer, a supercentenarian is a person who has lived to the age of 110 or more, something only...
s.
There are estimated to be 300 – 450 living supercentenarians in the world, though only about 80 individual verified living supercentenarians are known. A study conducted in 2010 showed that the countries with most supercentenarians were United States, United Kingdom, Japan, France and Italy.
The first verified supercentenarians in human history died in the late 19th century. Until the 1980s, the maximal age to be attained by supercentenarians was 114, but this has now been surpassed. To date, there are 7 undisputed cases of people who have lived to 116 years of age or older. The oldest verified person ever is Jeanne Calment
Jeanne Calment
Jeanne Louise Calment was a French supercentenarian who had the longest confirmed human life span in history, living to the age of . She lived in Arles, France, for her entire life, and outlived both her daughter and grandson. She became especially well known from the age of 113, when the...
, who died in 1997 at the age of 122 years 164 days.
Etymology
The term "supercentenarian" has been in existence at least since the 1970s (Norris McWhirterNorris McWhirter
Norris Dewar McWhirter, CBE was a writer, political activist, co-founder of the Freedom Association, and a television presenter. He and his twin brother, Ross, were known internationally for the Guinness Book of Records, a book they wrote and annually updated together between 1955 and 1975...
, editor of the Guinness World Records
Guinness World Records
Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records , is a reference book published annually, containing a collection of world records, both human achievements and the extremes of the natural world...
, used the word in correspondence with age claims researcher A. Ross Eckler, Jr.
A. Ross Eckler, Jr.
Albert Ross Eckler, Jr. is a logologist and statistician, the son of statistician A. Ross Eckler. He received a B.A. from Swarthmore College and a Ph.D. in mathematics from Princeton University....
in 1976), and was further popularised in 1991 by William Strauss
William Strauss
William Strauss was an American author, historian, playwright, theater director, and lecturer. As a historian, he is known for his work with Neil Howe on social generations and for their theory of generational cycles in American history...
and Neil Howe
Neil Howe
Neil Howe is an American historian, economist, and demographer. He is best known for his work with William Strauss on social generations and generational cycles in American history. He is currently the president of LifeCourse Associates, a consulting company he founded with Strauss to apply...
in their book entitled Generations
Generations (book)
Generations is the first book by William Strauss and Neil Howe that describes a cyclical theory of history based on repeating generational archetypes. It examines Anglo-American history by dividing it into saecula, or seasonal cycles of history...
. Early references tend to mean simply "someone well over 100", but the 110-and-over cutoff is the accepted criterion of demographers
Demography
Demography is the statistical study of human population. It can be a very general science that can be applied to any kind of dynamic human population, that is, one that changes over time or space...
. In the 19th century, the term ultracentenarian was used to describe someone well over 100, the cutoff being age 110 or 108.
History
While claims of extreme ageLongevity claims
Longevity claims assert extreme human longevity. Those asserting lifespans of 110 years or more are referred to as supercentenarian. Many have either no official verification or are backed only by partial evidence...
have persisted from the earliest times in history, the earliest supercentenarian accepted by Guinness World Records
Guinness World Records
Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records , is a reference book published annually, containing a collection of world records, both human achievements and the extremes of the natural world...
is Dutchman
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
Thomas Peters
Thomas Peters (supercentenarian)
Thomas Peters was a Dutch supercentenarian. He is the earliest recorded supercentarian accepted by Guinness World Records. Originally in a footnote, the Peters case was later promoted although subsequent questions were raised about documentation. Indeed, it appears that if the documentation ever...
(reportedly 1745-1857). Scholars such as French demographer Jean-Marie Robine
Jean-Marie Robine
Jean-Marie Robine is a French demographer and gerontologist who is best known as being the co-validator of the Jeanne Calment case, the oldest verified supercentenarian of all time....
, however, consider Geert Adriaans Boomgaard
Geert Adriaans Boomgaard
Geert Adriaans Boomgaard is accepted by most demographic scholars as the first validated supercentenarian case on record...
, also of the Netherlands, who turned 110 in 1898, to be the first verifiable case, as the alleged evidence for Peters has been 'lost'. In 1902 Margaret Ann Neve
Margaret Ann Neve
Margaret Ann Neve, née Harvey of St. Peter Port, Guernsey, was the first recorded female supercentenarian, and the first supercentenarian of either sex in the 20th century. Neve was the only supercentenarian born in the 18th century who lived to the 20th century, and she was the first...
became the first female supercentenarian.
If the case of Peters is discounted then the first documented 111th birthdays were celebrated in New York State in 1926, first by Louisa Thiers, and then Delina Filkins
Delina Filkins
Delina Filkins, née Ecker was an American supercentenarian who was the earliest verified person to reach the ages of 112 and 113, in 1927 and 1928, respectively. Filkins was the first verified person to surpass the longest confirmed lifespan by two years...
of Herkimer County
Herkimer County, New York
Herkimer County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. It was created in 1791 north of the Mohawk River out of part of Montgomery County. As of the 2010 census, the population was 64,519. It is named after General Nicholas Herkimer, who died from battle wounds in 1777 after taking part...
. Delina Filkins later became the first person to reach 112, as well as 113. The Guinness World Records
Guinness World Records
Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records , is a reference book published annually, containing a collection of world records, both human achievements and the extremes of the natural world...
accepted the claim of Martha Graham as the first ever 114-year-old. The Social Security Administration
Social Security Administration
The United States Social Security Administration is an independent agency of the United States federal government that administers Social Security, a social insurance program consisting of retirement, disability, and survivors' benefits...
recognizes Mathew Beard as having attained the same age in 1984, but the earliest fully validated case is that of Anna Eliza Williams
Anna Eliza Williams
Anna Eliza Williams was a British supercentenarian and the oldest person in the world during 1987....
in 1987. However, the Gerontology Research Group has found a possible 115-year-old Augusta Holtz, who was born 3 August 1871 and turned 115 in 1986. Strong evidence has been found and the process of verification is in progress. She is reported to have died on 21 October 1986 at 115 years, 79 days.
Carrie C. White had been recognised by Guinness World Records
Guinness World Records
Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records , is a reference book published annually, containing a collection of world records, both human achievements and the extremes of the natural world...
to have reached the age of 115 and 116. Because the claim is insecure, scholars believe it is possible that this extreme age may be milestones first achieved by Jeanne Calment
Jeanne Calment
Jeanne Louise Calment was a French supercentenarian who had the longest confirmed human life span in history, living to the age of . She lived in Arles, France, for her entire life, and outlived both her daughter and grandson. She became especially well known from the age of 113, when the...
. Calment was also the first undisputed person to reach the ages of 117 to 122. She died aged 122 years 164 days - the longest lifespan documented beyond reasonable doubt. The next oldest person whose age is documented beyond reasonable doubt was Sarah Knauss
Sarah Knauss
Sarah DeRemer Knauss was an American supercentenarian considered the world's oldest living person by Guinness World Records from April 16, 1998, the date of the death of 117-year-old Canadian Marie-Louise Meilleur, until her own death...
, who died in 1999 at the age of 119 years 97 days. The oldest undisputed man was Christian Mortensen
Christian Mortensen
Thomas Peter Thorvald Kristian Ferdinand Mortensen , known as an adult as Christian Mortensen, was a Danish supercentenarian. At the time of his death he was 115 years and 252 days old—the longest fully authenticated lifespan of any male in history...
, who died aged 115 years 252 days in 1998.
The most verified people 115 or over living at the same time is four or possibly five (since the case of Anţica Butariu is disputed), this has happened thrice:
- From 17 June 1997 to 4 August 1997 Jeanne CalmentJeanne CalmentJeanne Louise Calment was a French supercentenarian who had the longest confirmed human life span in history, living to the age of . She lived in Arles, France, for her entire life, and outlived both her daughter and grandson. She became especially well known from the age of 113, when the...
, Marie-Louise MeilleurMarie-Louise MeilleurMarie-Louise Fébronie Meilleur was a French Canadian supercentenarian who, upon the death of Frenchwoman Jeanne Calment, became the oldest recognized living person. Meilleur is still the oldest validated Canadian ever.-Biography:...
, Sarah KnaussSarah KnaussSarah DeRemer Knauss was an American supercentenarian considered the world's oldest living person by Guinness World Records from April 16, 1998, the date of the death of 117-year-old Canadian Marie-Louise Meilleur, until her own death...
, Maggie Barnes and Anţica Butariu were all living at the age 115 or more. - From 16 August 1997 to 21 November 1997 Marie-Louise MeilleurMarie-Louise MeilleurMarie-Louise Fébronie Meilleur was a French Canadian supercentenarian who, upon the death of Frenchwoman Jeanne Calment, became the oldest recognized living person. Meilleur is still the oldest validated Canadian ever.-Biography:...
, Sarah KnaussSarah KnaussSarah DeRemer Knauss was an American supercentenarian considered the world's oldest living person by Guinness World Records from April 16, 1998, the date of the death of 117-year-old Canadian Marie-Louise Meilleur, until her own death...
, Maggie Barnes, Anţica Butariu and Christian MortensenChristian MortensenThomas Peter Thorvald Kristian Ferdinand Mortensen , known as an adult as Christian Mortensen, was a Danish supercentenarian. At the time of his death he was 115 years and 252 days old—the longest fully authenticated lifespan of any male in history...
were all living at the age of 115 or more. - From 31 October 2005 to 13 February 2006 Maria CapovillaMaría CapovillaMaría Esther Heredia de Capovilla was an Ecuadorian supercentenarian, and, at the time of her death at age 116 years 347 days, was recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest living person. She was the last remaining person born in the 1880s...
, Elizabeth BoldenElizabeth BoldenElizabeth "Lizzie" Bolden was an American supercentenarian woman who, at the time of her death at age 116 years and 118 days, was recognized by Guinness World Records as the then world's oldest living person. She was the last remaining documented person born in 1890. Bolden was the seventh...
, Bettie Wilson and Susie GibsonSusie GibsonSusie Elizabeth Gibson née Potts was an American supercentenarian and the third-oldest person in the world at the time of her death. She currently ranks as one of the 25 oldest validated persons of all time. Moreover, Susie was older than several 'world's oldest persons'...
were all living at the age of 115 or more.
The longest period of time were there have been no living supercentenarian in the world (since the first verifiable case in the late 19th century) occurred between 14 October 1932, when Katherine Plunket
Katherine Plunket
Katherine Plunket was an Irish aristocrat from County Louth, a prolific botanical artist and the oldest person in Irish history...
died, and 20 August 1952, when Betsy Baker
Betsy Baker (supercentenarian)
Betsy Russell Baker was the first listed supercentenarian in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's then-oldest person...
turned 110 - a period of nearly 20 years.
The first supercentenarian who lived in three different centuries was the first ever female supercentenarian, Margaret Ann Neve
Margaret Ann Neve
Margaret Ann Neve, née Harvey of St. Peter Port, Guernsey, was the first recorded female supercentenarian, and the first supercentenarian of either sex in the 20th century. Neve was the only supercentenarian born in the 18th century who lived to the 20th century, and she was the first...
(1792-1903). Neve was in fact the only supercentenarian born in the 18th century that lived into the 20th century. This is contrasted to the hundreds of verified supercentenarians that have lived from the 19th century into the 21st century.
Over 2,500 supercentenarians have been documented in history. It is likely that more have lived, but the majority of claims to have lived to this age do not have sufficient documentary support to be validated. This is slowly changing as those born after birth registration was standardized in more countries and parts of countries attain supercentenarian age.
Verified supercentenarians over 115-year-old
| Rank | Name | Sex | Birth date | Death date | Age | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeanne Calment Jeanne Calment Jeanne Louise Calment was a French supercentenarian who had the longest confirmed human life span in history, living to the age of . She lived in Arles, France, for her entire life, and outlived both her daughter and grandson. She became especially well known from the age of 113, when the... |
F | 21 February 1875 | 4 August 1997 | 122 years, 164 days | France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
| 2 | Sarah Knauss Sarah Knauss Sarah DeRemer Knauss was an American supercentenarian considered the world's oldest living person by Guinness World Records from April 16, 1998, the date of the death of 117-year-old Canadian Marie-Louise Meilleur, until her own death... |
F | 24 September 1880 | 30 December 1999 | 119 years, 97 days | United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
| 3 | Lucy Hannah Lucy Hannah Lucy Hannah née Terrell was an American supercentenarian. Hannah is the third-oldest person ever and the oldest black person ever, as well as the oldest living American at the time of her death... |
F | 16 July 1875 | 21 March 1993 | 117 years, 248 days | United States |
| 4 | Marie-Louise Meilleur Marie-Louise Meilleur Marie-Louise Fébronie Meilleur was a French Canadian supercentenarian who, upon the death of Frenchwoman Jeanne Calment, became the oldest recognized living person. Meilleur is still the oldest validated Canadian ever.-Biography:... |
F | 29 August 1880 | 16 April 1998 | 117 years, 230 days | Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
| 5 | María Capovilla María Capovilla María Esther Heredia de Capovilla was an Ecuadorian supercentenarian, and, at the time of her death at age 116 years 347 days, was recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest living person. She was the last remaining person born in the 1880s... |
F | 14 September 1889 | 27 August 2006 | 116 years, 347 days | Ecuador Ecuador Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border... |
| 6 | Tane Ikai Tane Ikai holds the record as the oldest undisputed person ever from Japan. She was also the oldest undisputed person ever from Asia.Ikai became Japan's oldest person at age 113 in 1992 following the death of 114-year-old Waka Shirahama. She outlived her daughter and three sons. Ikai moved to a retirement... |
F | 18 January 1879 | 12 July 1995 | 116 years, 175 days | Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
| 7 | Elizabeth Bolden Elizabeth Bolden Elizabeth "Lizzie" Bolden was an American supercentenarian woman who, at the time of her death at age 116 years and 118 days, was recognized by Guinness World Records as the then world's oldest living person. She was the last remaining documented person born in 1890. Bolden was the seventh... |
F | 15 August 1890 | 11 December 2006 | 116 years, 118 days | United States |
| 8 | Carrie C. White | F | 18 November 1874 | 14 February 1991 | 116 years, 88 days | United States |
| 9 | Kamato Hongo Kamato Hongo was a Japanese supercentenarian and apparently the world's oldest recognized living person from March 2002 until her death. Aged 116 years 45 days at the time of her death, she was the last remaining documented person born before 1889.-Biography:... |
F | 16 September 1887 | 31 October 2003 | 116 years, 45 days | Japan |
| 10 | Maggie Barnes | F | 6 March 1882 | 19 January 1998 | 115 years, 319 days | United States |
| 11 | Christian Mortensen Christian Mortensen Thomas Peter Thorvald Kristian Ferdinand Mortensen , known as an adult as Christian Mortensen, was a Danish supercentenarian. At the time of his death he was 115 years and 252 days old—the longest fully authenticated lifespan of any male in history... |
M | 16 August 1882 | 25 April 1998 | 115 years, 252 days | born Denmark Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark... died in the United States |
| 12 | Charlotte Hughes | F | 1 August 1877 | 17 March 1993 | 115 years, 228 days | United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
| 13 | Edna Parker Edna Parker Edna Ruth Parker was an American supercentenarian and, until her death, was recognized as the oldest person in the world following the death of Yone Minagawa of Japan on August 13, 2007. She assumed the title at age 114 years 115 days... |
F | 20 April 1893 | 26 November 2008 | 115 years, 220 days | United States |
| 14 | Margaret Skeete Margaret Skeete Margaret Skeete née Seward was an American supercentenarian and the oldest living American from 1993 to 1994. Skeete is the oldest person ever from Texas. She was 115 years 192 days old at the time of her death, and is the 15th oldest person ever as of October 2008... |
F | 27 October 1878 | 7 May 1994 | 115 years, 192 days | United States |
| 15 | Gertrude Baines Gertrude Baines Gertrude Baines was an American supercentenarian, who became the oldest recognized living person according to Guinness World Records on January 2, 2009, until her own death on September 11, 2009, at age 115 years 158 days... |
F | 6 April 1894 | 11 September 2009 | 115 years, 158 days | United States |
| 16 | Aniţica Butariu | F | 17 June 1882 | 21 November 1997 | 115 years, 157 days | Romania Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea... |
| 17 | Emiliano Mercado del Toro Emiliano Mercado del Toro Emiliano Mercado del Toro was, at age 115, the world's oldest person for six weeks, and the world's oldest man from November 19, 2004 until his own death on January 24, 2007. He is the oldest verified military veteran ever... |
M | 21 August 1891 | 24 January 2007 | 115 years, 156 days | Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an... |
| 18 | Bettie Wilson | F | 13 September 1890 | 13 February 2006 | 115 years, 153 days | United States |
| 19 | Julie Winnefred Bertrand Julie Winnefred Bertrand Julie Winnefred Bertrand was a Canadian supercentenarian who was the oldest living Canadian and the oldest verified living recognized woman at the time of her death at age 115 years 124 days.... |
F | 16 September 1891 | 18 January 2007 | 115 years, 124 days | Canada |
| 20 | Maria de Jesus Maria de Jesus Maria de Jesus dos Santos was a Portuguese supercentenarian who was the world's oldest verified living person for 37 days, until her death at 115 years 114 days. She assumed this status after the 26 November 2008 death of American Edna Parker, who was 115 years 220 days old... |
F | 10 September 1893 | 2 January 2009 | 115 years, 114 days | Portugal Portugal Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the... |
| 21 | Susie Gibson Susie Gibson Susie Elizabeth Gibson née Potts was an American supercentenarian and the third-oldest person in the world at the time of her death. She currently ranks as one of the 25 oldest validated persons of all time. Moreover, Susie was older than several 'world's oldest persons'... |
F | 31 October 1890 | 16 February 2006 | 115 years, 108 days | United States |
| 22 | Besse Cooper Besse Cooper Besse Berry Cooper is an American supercentenarian. After the death of the Brazilian supercentenarian Maria Gomes Valentim on June 21, 2011, Cooper became the world's oldest living person... |
F | 26 August 1896 | Living | Living in the United States | |
| 23 | Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper Hendrikje "Henny" van Andel-Schipper was the oldest person ever in the history of the Netherlands , and from 29 May 2004 was thought to be the oldest recognized person in the world until her death Hendrikje "Henny" van Andel-Schipper (née Schipper) (29 June 1890 – 30 August 2005) was the... |
F | 29 June 1890 | 30 August 2005 | 115 years, 62 days | Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... |
| 24 | Maude Farris-Luse Maude Farris-Luse Maude Farris-Luse, , also known as Maud Luse, was an American supercentenarian. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, she was the oldest person in the world from June 2001 until her death nine months later, at age 115 years, 56 days.-Birth, marriage and family:Maude Farris-Luse was born... |
F | 21 January 1887 | 18 March 2002 | 115 years, 56 days | United States |
| 25 | Marie Brémont Marie Brémont Marie Marthe Augustine Lemaitre Brémont was a French supercentenarian and the oldest recognized person in the world from November 2000 until her death. This means she was the oldest living person at the turn of the century, and the new millenium, and therefore the person with the earliest... |
F | 25 April 1886 | 6 June 2001 | 115 years, 42 days | France |
| 26 | Chiyono Hasegawa Chiyono Hasegawa is a Japanese supercentenarian. Aged , she is the oldest verified person in Japan since the death of Kama Chinen on 2 May 2010, and the oldest person in Asia. She is currently the 2nd oldest verified living person in the world behind American Besse Cooper. On 22 August 2011, Hasegawa became the... |
F | 20 November 1896 | Living | Living in Japan | |
| 27 | Annie Jennings Annie Jennings Annie Jennings, née Thomas was a British supercentenarian and the world's second oldest living person, after American Sarah Knauss, at Jennings' death at age 115 years 8 days. Jennings hailed from Chesterfield, Derbyshire where she celebrated her 114th birthday... |
F | 12 November 1884 | 20 November 1999 | 115 years, 8 days | United Kingdom |