The following is a list of notable people who have attained the age of at least 110 years and are known for reasons other than just longevity. As such, this list does not include every person who has reached this age. For more specific lists of people (living or deceased) who are known for these reasons, see lists of centenarians.
For living people known just for their longevity, see List of oldest living people.
List of supercentenarians, the oldest and most notable living people (110+)
Name Sex Birth Death Age Nationality Continent Reason for notabilityMarita Camacho Quirós F 10 March 1911 20 June 2025 Costa Rican North America First Lady of Costa Rica; widow of President of Costa Rica Francisco Orlich BolmarcichMadeleine Dellamonica F 23 July 1912 Living French Europe EgyptologistLeila Denmark F 1 February 1898 1 April 2012 American North America Pediatrician who helped develop the pertussis vaccineMeyer, M.D., Charles R. "The Graying Physician" 'MMA Publications'. August 2006Virginia McLaurin F 12 March 1909 14 November 2022 American North America Community volunteer, seamstress, manager of a laundry and farmworker Note: McLaurin's birth date is disputed. Several sources have claimed she was 105 at the time of her death.Teresa Hsu F 7 July 1898 7 December 2011 Chinese-Singaporean Asia Charity worker, social worker, yoga teacher and nurse‘Mother Teresa’ dies aged 113 years old Ruth Apilado F 30 April 1908 15 August 2021 American North America Newspaper editor, novelist, anti-racism campaigner for African-American civil rights, magazine founder, and teacherIlie Ciocan M 10 June 1913 27 May 2026 Romanian Europe Soldier and World War II veteranShi Ping M 1 November 1911 29 June 2024 Chinese Asia Academic and political administratorLuisa Sánchez F 14 February 1884 5 October 1996 Cuban-American North America Mother of Elvera Sanchez, former mother-in-law of Sammy Davis Sr., grandmother of Sammy Jr.Alphaeus Philemon Cole M 12 July 1876 25 November 1988 American North America Artist, engraver and etcherAlphaeus Cole, a Portraitist, 112, The New York Times, 26 November 1988Lawrence Brooks M 12 September 1909 5 January 2022 American North America Longest-lived American World War II veteran F 30 September 1914 Living Russian Asia Agricultural worker, Hero of Socialist LabourStanisław Kowalski M 14 April 1910 5 April 2022 Polish Europe Masters athleteTheresa Bernstein F 1 March 1890 13 February 2002 Polish-American Europe-North America Artist and writerKatherine Plunket F 22 November 1820 14 October 1932 Anglo-Irish Europe Aristocrat, botanical illustrator and the oldest person ever to die in IrelandShivakumara Swami M 1 April 1907 21 January 2019 Indian Asia Humanitarian, spiritual leader and educatorMaria Pogonowska F 30 October 1897 15 July 2009 Polish-Israeli Europe-West Asia ScientistJuliana Young Koo F 26 September 1905 24 May 2017 Chinese-American Asia-North America DiplomatHerman Smith-Johannsen M 15 June 1875 5 January 1987 Norwegian-Canadian Europe-North America Cross-country skierJohannsen, Alice E.(1993). The Legendary Jackrabbit Johannsen. McGill-Queens University Press. Viola Fletcher F 10 May 1914 24 November 2025 American North America Longest-lived known survivor of the Tulsa race massacreDorothy BurnhamF 22 March 1915 Living American North America Civil rights activist and microbiologistFrederica Sagor Maas F 6 July 1900 5 January 2012 American North America Screenwriter, playwright, memoirist and authorQin Hanzhang M 19 February 1908 15 August 2019 Chinese Asia Engineer and scientistEdith Renfrow Smith F 14 July 1914 2 January 2026 American North America First African-American woman to graduate from Grinnell CollegeEmma Didlake F 13 March 1904 16 August 2015 American North America Soldier (Women's Army Auxiliary Corps)Oldest known U.S. veteran Emma Didlake dies, cnn.com; accessed 2 March 2018.Anne Baker F 14 May 1914 23 September 2025 British Europe Writer and fundraiserAlexander Imich M 4 February 1903 8 June 2014 Polish Europe Chemist, parapsychologist, zoologist and writerOldest Man in the World Dies in New York at 111Manolita Piña F 24 February 1883 11 June 1994 Spanish-Uruguayan Europe-South America Painter; widow of Joaquín Torres-GarcíaRuthie Tompson F 22 July 1910 10 October 2021 American North America Camera technician and animation checkerCecilia Seghizzi F 5 September 1908 22 November 2019 Italian Europe Composer, painter and teacherRam Nath Sharma M 5 November 1904 1 December 2015 Indian Asia JudgeLuís Torras M 29 December 1912 14 January 2024 Spanish Europe PainterSilas Simmons M 14 October 1895 29 October 2006 American North America Longest-lived American semi-professional and professional baseball playerZhou Youguang M 13 January 1906 14 January 2017 Chinese Asia Economist, banker, linguist, sinologist, Esperantist, publisher and "father of Pinyin"Nicholas Kao Se Tseien M 15 January 1897 11 December 2007 Chinese Asia Trappist priest and oldest person ever to have a cataract operationLeopold Vietoris M 4 June 1891 9 April 2002 Austrian Europe Mathematician and World War I veteran"Leopold Vietoris (1891–2002)", Heinrich Reitberger, Notices of the American Mathematical Society, November 2002, Vol. 49, No. 10Zoltan Sarosy M 23 August 1906 19 June 2017 Hungarian-Canadian Europe-North America Chess masterJames Clayton Flowers M 25 December 1915 Living American North America Tuskegee AirmanHuang Mulan F 9 July 1906 7 February 2017 Chinese Asia SpyWoman Hailed as 'Encyclopedia of CPC' Passes Away at Age of 110Laura Scales F 13 November 1879 12 June 1990 American North America Educator and Smith College deanLaura Woolsey Lord Scales Papers, 1870-1990Carla Porta Musa F 15 March 1902 10 October 2012 Italian Europe Essayist and poetDonald Rose M 24 December 1914 11 July 2025 British Europe World War II veteranMuazzez İlmiye Çığ F 20 June 1914 17 November 2024 Turkish Asia Archaeologist, sumerologist, assyriologist and writerMorrie Markoff M 11 January 1914 3 June 2024 American North America Blogger, writer, and artist; oldest known active blogger in the worldLucio Chiquito Caicedo M 22 May 1916 Living Colombia South America Engineer and degree holderBhante Dharmawara M 12 February 1889 26 June 1999 Cambodian Asia Theravada monk and educatorZhang Lixiong M 21 November 1913 2 April 2024 Chinese Asia Military officer and politicianElza Brandeisz F 18 September 1907 6 January 2018 Hungarian Europe Teacher and artist; humanitarian for Righteous Among the NationsAnita Mackey F 1 January 1914 16 April 2024 American North America Social workerCelebration of Life, Anita Mackey, a memorial service live-streamed by the Vallejo Drive Church SDA, via YouTubeLois Holden F 2 February 1910 5 May 2020 American North America Singer, member of the Gospel Stars, who released the first Motown album in the label's historyBruno Kant M 26 February 1916 29 May 2026 German Europe PriestAlice Herz-Sommer F 26 November 1903 23 February 2014 Czech Europe Classic pianist, music teacher and one of the oldest Holocaust survivorsAbby Crawford Milton F 6 February 1881 2 May 1991 American North America SuffragistZheng Ji M 6 May 1900 29 July 2010 Chinese Asia Nutritionist and biochemistEileen Ash F 30 October 1911 3 December 2021 British Europe Cricketer and spyObituary: Eileen Ash, 1911-2021, ecb.co.uk. Accessed 24 November 2022.Moon Fun Chin M 13 April 1913 9 May 2023 Chinese-American Asia-North American Chinese-American aviator and businessman; China National Aviation Corporation pilotYakup Satar M 11 March 1898 2 April 2008 Turkish Asia Last surviving Turkish veteran of World War Iyakup satar, ultime vétéran de l'Empire Ottoman, dernier survivant turque de la première guerre mondialeEileen Kramer F 8 November 1914 15 November 2024 Australian Oceania Dancer, artist, performer and choreographerNorman Spencer M 13 August 1914 16 August 2024 British Europe Film producer, production manager and screenwriterJane IsingF2 February 19022 February 2012110 years, 0 daysGerman-AmericanEurope-North America Economist
See also List of living centenarians List of oldest living people List of the verified oldest people
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