The following is a list of centenarians – specifically, people who became famous as explorers – known for reasons other than their longevity. For more lists, see lists of centenarians.
Name Lifespan Age NotabilityRiccardo Cassin 1909–2009 100 Italian mountaineerMarvin Creamer 1916–2020 104 American sailorHulda Crooks 1896–1997 101 American mountaineerAlexandra David-Néel 1868–1969 100 French explorer, anarchist, spiritualist, Buddhist and writerBuddhist Door: Who was Alexandra David-Neel? A Brief Story of a Buddhist AnarchistArdito Desio 1897–2001 104 Italian explorer, mountain climber, geologist and cartographerBiografia. arditodesio.itAlf Howard 1906–2010 104 Australian explorer, scientist and educatorHelge Ingstad 1899–2001 101 Norwegian explorerJean Malaurie 1922–2024 101 French explorer and anthropologist Dame Freya Stark 1893–1993 100 British explorer and travel writerNorman D. Vaughan 1905–2005 100 American Arctic explorerJean-Frédéric Waldeck c. 1766–1875 109? French explorerProject Muse: Jean-Frédéric Waldeck: Artist of Exotic Mexico reviewMiroslav Zikmund 1919–2021 101 Czech explorer and travel writer
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