Belgian supercentenarians are citizens, residents or emigrants from Belgium who have attained or surpassed 110 years of age. The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) has validated the longevity claims of 20 Belgian supercentenarians, including 18 residents and 2 emigrants.
The oldest known Belgian person was Joanna Deroover, who died in 2002 aged 112 years 186 days. The oldest Belgian man ever was Jan Machiel Reyskens, who lived 111 years and 241 days from 1878 to 1990.
Oldest Belgian people ever
Rank Name Sex Birth date Death date Age Birthplace Place of death or residence 1 Joanna Deroover F 3 June 1890 6 December 2002 Flemish Brabant Flemish Brabant Yvonne Francier F 28 February 1913 2 September 2025 Brussels France 3 Fanny Godin F 27 May 1902 7 September 2014 Liège Flemish Brabant 4 Alicia Corveleyn F 8 January 1905 31 January 2017 West Flanders West Flanders 5 Julia Van Hool F 7 May 1909 29 April 2021 Antwerp Antwerp 6 Elisabeth De Proost F 5 February 1908 25 January 2020 Brussels Brussels 7 Adele Rodenstein F 3 September 1908 18 July 2020 Liège Germany 8 Maria Richard F 28 November 1900 11 October 2012 Luxembourg France 9 Jan Machiel Reyskens M 11 May 1878 7 January 1990 Limburg Netherlands 10 Marcelle Lévaz F 18 March 1911 13 November 2022 Liège Liège 11 Germaine Degueldre F 26 September 1900 11 May 2012 Hainaut Hainaut 12 Marietta Bouverne F 25 December 1908 3 August 2020 East Flanders East Flanders 13 Adrienne Ledent F 13 December 1899 23 June 2011 Luxembourg Luxembourg 14 Magda Janssens F 16 March 1912 18 September 2023 Antwerp Antwerp 15 Jan Goossenaerts M 30 October 1900 21 March 2012 Antwerp Antwerp 16 Anne de Sousberghe F 7 November 1904 12 February 2016 Brussels England, UK 17 Mariette Barszczewicz F 8 January 1909 4 April 2020 Liège Canada 18 Maria van Sprengel F 30 January 1882 22 April 1993 Antwerp Antwerp 19 Renee Tardy F 18 January 1910 21 February 2021 Hainaut Brussels 20 Bernardina van Dommelen F 15 March 1899 16 April 2010 Antwerp Antwerp 21 Fernande Everaert-De Raeve F 3 December 1906 6 December 2017 East Flanders East Flanders 22 Anna De Guchtenaere F 10 April 1904 6 April 2015 East Flanders East Flanders 23 Madeleine Dullier F 30 April 1907 20 April 2018 Hainaut Hainaut 24 Aimée Rensonnet F 18 January 1900 15 December 2010 Brussels Hainaut 25 Gabrielle Mélard F 31 July 1909 25 June 2020 Brussels Brussels 26 Romanie Pollet F 21 December 1898 17 October 2009 West Flanders Brussels 27 Anne-Marie Vandermersch F 14 December 1892 8 October 2003 Namur Brussels 28 Bertha Noë F 22 March 1911 27 November 2021 Flemish Brabant Flemish Brabant 29 Gabriëlle Demets F 26 August 1899 1 May 2010 West Flanders West Flanders 30 Lazarie Maes F 24 July 1910 25 March 2021 West Flanders West Flanders 31 José Van Zandijcke M 5 June 1912 28 December 2022 Antwerp France 32 Denise Waelbers F 26 September 1915 16 April 2026 Limburg Antwerp 33 Eva Philippet F 18 October 1905 6 May 2016 Hainaut Hainaut 34 Maria Pierson-Ledent F 20 June 1899 6 January 2010 Luxembourg Namur 35 Maria Irma Casteur-Vanderhaegen F 26 June 1887 11 November 1997 East Flanders East Flanders 36 Martha Wolf F 1 September 1904 18 December 2014 Liège Germany 37 Maria de Jaeger F 15 January 1901 30 April 2011 East Flanders East Flanders 38 Jeanne Vandenplas F 27 June 1916 Living Flemish Brabant Flemish Brabant 39 Catharina Ververs F 27 October 1888 24 January 1999 Flemish Brabant Flemish Brabant 40 Louis Marion M 10 October 1893 28 December 2003 Namur Namur 41 Rachel Neyt F 14 June 1909 14 August 2019 West Flanders West Flanders 42 Jeanne Pirenne-Lempereur F 8 April 1904 18 May 2014 Liège Liège 43 Marie de Ruyver F 10 February 1889 14 March 1999 East Flanders East Flanders 44 Felicitas Van Oudenhove F 6 December 1908 1 January 2019 East Flanders East Flanders
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