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Lists Of Supercentenarians
The following is a list of lists of known supercentenarians (people who lived to be or are currently living at 110 years or more of age). Lists organised by geography * List of supercentenarians by continent *List of Italian supercentenarians * List of German supercentenarians * List of Belgian supercentenarians * List of Dutch supercentenarians *List of Irish supercentenarians * List of British supercentenarians * List of American supercentenarians * List of Canadian supercentenarians *List of Japanese supercentenarians *List of Spanish supercentenarians *List of Portuguese supercentenarians *List of supercentenarians in the Nordic countries **List of Danish supercentenarians ** List of Swedish supercentenarians **List of Norwegian supercentenarians ** List of Finnish supercentenarians Other lists * Lists of centenarians The following is a list of lists of well documented famous centenarians by categorized occupation (people who lived to be or are currently living at 100 year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supercentenarian
A supercentenarian (sometimes hyphenated as super-centenarian) is a person who has reached the age of 110 years. This age is achieved by about one in 1,000 centenarians. Supercentenarians typically live a life free of major age-related diseases until shortly before the maximum human lifespan is reached. Etymology The term "Supercentenarian", originally hyphenated as Super-centenarian, has existed since 1870. The terminology "Ultracentenarian", has also been used to describe someone over 100 years. Norris McWhirter, editor of ''Guinness World Records'', used the term in association with age claim's researcher A. Ross Eckler Jr. in 1976, and the term was further popularised in 1991 by William Strauss and Neil Howe in their book '' Generations''. The term "semisupercentenarian", has been used to describe someone from 105-109 originally the term "supercentenarian" was used to mean someone well over the age of 100, but 110 years and over became the cutoff point of accepted criteri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Japanese Supercentenarians
Japanese supercentenarians are citizens, residents or emigrants from Japan who have attained or surpassed the age of 110 years. , the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) had validated the longevity claims of 263 Japanese supercentenarians, most of whom are women. As of , it lists the oldest living Japanese person as Fusa Tatsumi (born in Ōsaka on 25 April 1907), aged . The oldest verified Japanese and Asian person ever is Kane Tanaka (1903–2022), who lived to the age of 119 years and 107 days, making her the second oldest validated person ever as well. Japan was also home to the world's oldest man ever, Jiroemon Kimura (1897–2013), who lived to the age of 116 years and 54 days. 100 oldest known Japanese Biographies Denzo Ishizaki was an elementary school teacher and town assembly member in his hometown Kansago, Ibaraki Prefecture. At the time of his death, Ishizaki had been the world's oldest living man for almost 18 weeks, as well as the 9th oldest living perso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Norwegian Supercentenarians
Norwegian supercentenarians are citizens, residents or emigrants from Norway who have attained or surpassed 110 years of age. The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) has validated the longevity claims of 17 Norwegian supercentenarians, including 12 residents and 5 emigrants. The oldest known Norwegian person was Maren Bolette Torp, who died in 1989, aged 112 years, 61 days. The oldest Norwegian man ever was Herman Smith-Johannsen, credited for introducing cross-country skiing to Canada and North America, who lived 111 years, 204 days between 1875 and 1987. Oldest Norwegian people ever The list including known and validated supercentenarians who died before 2015 was compiled by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). Later cases were sourced either from more recent GRG data, from administrative reports or from press coverage, as indicated in the table. Notes References {{Longevity Norwegian supercentenarians A supercentenarian (sometimes hyphenated as super-centenari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Swedish Supercentenarians
This is a list of Swedish supercentenarians (people from Sweden who have attained the age of at least 110 years). The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) has validated the age claims of 18 supercentenarians from Sweden (including 3 emigrants), the oldest of whom is Astrid Zachrison, who died the night of her 113th birthday (15 May 2008). Swedish supercentenarians Notes See also * List of supercentenarians in the Nordic countries A supercentenarian (sometimes hyphenated as super-centenarian) 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 t ... References {{Longevity Sweden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Danish Supercentenarians ...
This list comprises Danish supercentenarians (people from Denmark who have attained the age of at least 110 years), according to the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). The oldest Dane is Christian Mortensen, who emigrated to the United States in 1903, where he died on 25 April 1998, aged 115 years, 252 days. The oldest person to be born and die in Denmark is Karla Lindholm Jensen, who died on 10 December 2020, aged 112 years, 217 days. Danish supercentenarians Notes References {{Longevity Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Supercentenarians In The Nordic Countries
A supercentenarian (sometimes hyphenated as super-centenarian) 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 (theoretically estimated to be 126 years). European supercentenarians European supercentenarians are residents or emigrants from Europe who have attained or surpassed 110 years of age. , the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) had validated the longevity claims of more than 600 European supercentenarians. The oldest European ever, and the world's oldest person ever, was Frenchwoman Jeanne Calment, who lived to the age of 122 years and 164 days. This has been disputed by some researchers. 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 and 252 days. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Portuguese Supercentenarians
Portuguese supercentenarians are citizens, residents or emigrants from Portugal or its former colonies who have attained or surpassed 110 years of age. , the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) had validated the longevity claims of 9 Portuguese supercentenarians, including 7 residents and 2 emigrants. Maria de Jesus was the oldest Portuguese citizen whose age was validated; she lived 115 years and 114 days, from 1893 to 2009. Oldest known Portuguese people Biographies Maria do Couto Maia-Lopes Maria do Couto Maia-Lopes (24 October 1890 – 25 July 2005) is the 2nd longest-lived person to be documented in Portugal. She was born and lived in Grijó, in Vila Nova de Gaia, which is near the city of Porto. She remembered the day when the last king of Portugal, D. Manuel II, visited the nearby town of Espinho, on 23 November 1908. She had a total of eight daughters, seven grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. Her husband died in 194 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Spanish Supercentenarians
Spanish supercentenarians are citizens, residents or emigrants from Spain who have attained or surpassed 110 years of age. , the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) had validated the longevity claims of 45 Spanish supercentenarians, including 42 residents and 3 emigrants. More supercentenarians were identified by other studies and by news reports. The oldest Spanish person ever was Ana María Vela Rubio who died on 15 December 2017, aged 116 years and 47 days. The oldest known living person in Spain is Maria Branyas aged , who emigrated from the United States in 1915. She also is the oldest living person in the world as of 2023. 100 oldest known Spaniards Biographies Galo Leoz Galo Leoz (22 April 1879 – 23 January 1990) was a Spanish professor of ophtalmology at the Complutense University of Madrid. He performed pioneering studies on the degeneration and regeneration of optical nerves, and on cornea transplants. He received the Spanish and was president of the Spanis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Canadian Supercentenarians
This article lists Canadian supercentenarians (people from Canada who have attained the age of at least 110 years). The oldest verified Canadian person ever was Marie-Louise Meilleur, who died in 1998 aged 117 years, 230 days. As of , the oldest living person in Canada is Gertruda Gorecka, born 12 November 1911 in Poland, aged . 100 oldest known Canadians Biographies Sum Ying Fung Sum Ying Fung (née Eng, , 27 January 1899 – 6 December 2011), was a Chinese Canadian supercentenarian who was the oldest person in Canada in 2011. Sum Ying Eng was born in Wing On Village, Yanping, China in 1899. In 1926, she married Chong Lim Fung, who had been working in Canada since 1911. Chong Lim would travel to visit Sum Ying regularly in the ensuing years and they had three children. However, the Chinese Exclusion Act prevented her from joining her husband in Canada. In 1954, she emigrated to Canada under the sponsorship of her husband. The couple settled in Chinatown, Vancouver th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Supercentenarians By Continent
A supercentenarian (sometimes hyphenated as super-centenarian) 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 (theoretically estimated to be 126 years). European supercentenarians European supercentenarians are residents or emigrants from Europe who have attained or surpassed 110 years of age. , the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) had validated the longevity claims of more than 600 European supercentenarians. The oldest European ever, and the world's oldest person ever, was Frenchwoman Jeanne Calment, who lived to the age of 122 years and 164 days. This has been disputed by some researchers. 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 and 252 days. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of American Supercentenarians
American supercentenarians are citizens or residents of the United States who have attained or surpassed 110 years of age. , the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) had validated the longevity claims of 782 American supercentenarians. As of , it lists the oldest living American-born person as Spanish emigrant María Branyas Morera (born in San Francisco, California on March 4, 1907), aged . The oldest American resident is listed as Edie Ceccarelli (born in Willits, California on February 5, 1908), aged . The longest-lived person ever from the United States is Sarah Knauss, of Hollywood, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, who died on December 30, 1999, aged 119 years and 97 days. 100 oldest known Americans Below is a list of the 100 longest lived American supercentenarians according to the GRG and reliable sourcing. Biographies Ann Pouder Ann Pouder (née Ann Marie Alexander; April 8, 1807 – July 10, 1917) was one of the first modern recognized supercentenarians, living to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of British Supercentenarians
, the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) had validated the longevity claims of 154 British citizens who have become " supercentenarians", attaining or surpassing 110 years of age. This number including 23 emigrants who died in other nations. The oldest known British person ever is Charlotte Hughes, who died in 1993 at the age of 115 years and 228 days. The oldest man ever from the United Kingdom is Henry Allingham, who died in 2009 at the age of 113 years and 42 days. As of , the oldest person living in the United Kingdom is Ethel Caterham, born 21 August 1909, aged . 100 oldest British people ever Biographies Betsy Baker Betsy Baker (August 20, 1842 – October 24, 1955) was born Betsy Ann Russell in Great Brington, England, immigrated to the United States, settled in Nebraska, and became the world's oldest person. She lived for 65 years in Johnson County, where she was called "the Queen mother of the Johnson County Fair" in 1953. At age 107, she received a congratu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
