The following is a list of centenarians known for reasons other than their longevity. For more lists, see lists of centenarians.

Name Lifespan Age Reason for NotabilityJohn Adams 1745–1849 104 American shoemaker, veteran of the American Revolution, and centenarian, who may be the earliest-born person to have been photographed alive although several other contenders are known (including Conrad Heyer, see below). Edward Allcard 1914–2017 102 English marine surveyorLoretta Alvarez 1892/1894–1996 102/104 Mexican-American Pascua Yaqui midwifeCarl Aschan 1906–2008 102 British spyEliza Jane Ashley 1917–2020 103 American chefRuth Bancroft 1908–2017 109 American landscape and garden designerElly Beinhorn 1907–2007 100 German pilotBlanche Blackwell 1912–2017 104 Jamaican heiressWerner Braun 1918–2018 100 Israeli photographerIsraeli Photojournalist Icon Werner Braun Dies at 100Helen Brockman 1902–2008 105 American fashion designer, author and professorSam Burston 1915–2015 100 Australian farmerEthel Bush 1916–2016 100 British police officer, recipient of the George MedalPaco Cano 1912–2016 103 Spanish photojournalistCynthia Chalk 1913–2018 104 Canadian photographerPearl Laska Chamberlain 1909–2012 103 American pilotJim Charlton 1911–2013 102 Canadian coin dealer and numismatic publisherOtis Clark 1903–2012 109 Hollywood butler and survivor of the Tulsa race massacreMolly Clutton-Brock 1912–2013 101 British therapist and youth workerMarthe Cohn 1920–2025 105 French author, spy and Holocaust survivorLady Ivy Cooke 1916–2017 100 Wife of the Governor-General of Jamaica"Lady Cooke Dies at 100", Jamaica Gleaner, 6 June 2017; accessed 29 November 2017. Paulette Coquatrix 1916–2018 102 French costume designerMort de Paulette Coquatrix, ancienne propriétaire de l'Olympia, Le Point, 29 May 2018; accessed 5 June 2018.Desideria Pasolini Dall'Onda 1920–2021 101 Italian gardener and conservationistObituary: Desideria Pasolini Dall'Onda, theartnewspaper.com. Accessed 29 March 2022.Glen Dawson 1912–2016 103 American rock climber and environmentalistCyril Demarne 1905–2007 101 British military firefighterMax Desfor 1913–2018 104 American Pulitzer Prize-winning photographerFormer AP photographer Max Desfor dies at 104, Fox News, 19 February 2018; accessed February 19, 2018.Luigi Caccia Dominioni 1913–2016 102 Italian architect and furniture designerDavid Douglas Duncan 1916–2018 102 American photojournalistGuy Eby 1918–2021 102 American airline captain; Mary Ellis 1917–2018 101 British ferry pilotAlbert Facchiano 1910–2011 101 American mobsterJohn Franzese 1917–2020 103 American mobsterHans Gericke 1912–2014 101 German architectAnn Hutchinson Guest 1918–2022 103 American-British dance notatorNotice of death of Ann Hutchinson Guest, tanznetz.de. Accessed April 16, 2022.Conrad Heyer 1749/1753–1856 102 or 106 American farmer, veteran of the American Revolutionary War, and centenarian who is often credited as being the earliest-born person to have been photographed alive although several other contenders are known (including John Adams, see above).Conrad Heyer profile, newmarketpressvt.com. Accessed September 13, 2025. Esther Hoffe 1906–2007 101 Czech-Israeli secretary and alleged mistress of Max BrodHuang Mulan 1906–2017 110 Chinese spyWoman Hailed as 'Encyclopedia of CPC' Passes Away at Age of 110Evelyn Bryan Johnson 1909–2012 102 American pilot and flight instructorTeresa Jungman 1907–2010 102 English socialiteAta Kandó 1913–2017 103 Hungarian-born Dutch photographerThorleif Karlsen 1909–2010 100 Norwegian police inspectorConstance Kent 1844–1944 100 English criminalEdith Kent 1908–2012 103 First British woman to be given equal pay; Thérèse Kleindienst 1916–2018 101 French librarianDécès de Thérèse Kleindienst (prom. 1939) Florence Knoll 1917–2019 101 American furniture designerEleanor Lambert 1903–2003 100 American fashion pioneerPhyllis Latour 1921–2023 102 South African-born British spy and Legion of Honour recipientThe Last Surviving Woman to have Served as a World War II British Spy Turns 100Arthur Lessac 1909–2011 101 American voice trainerDoris Lockness 1910–2017 106 American aviation pioneerVictor A. Lundy 1923–2024 101 American modernist architectVictor A. Lundy obituary, yourobserver.com. Accessed December 12, 2024.Tom Maguire 1892–1993 101 Irish Republican Army activist, commander and politicianRobert White, Ruairi O Bradaigh, The Life and Politics of an Irish Revolutionary, 2006.Sir Denis Mahon 1910–2011 100 British art collector and historianElizabeth Holloway Marston 1893–1993 100 British-born American attorney and psychologist.Karre Mastanamma 1911–2018 107 Indian internet chefWorld’s Oldest Celebrity Chef, an Indian Great-Grandma, Dies at 107Roberta McCain 1912–2020 108 American socialite, heiress, and mother of John McCainElizabeth Peet McIntosh 1915–2015 100 American spyCaptain Sir Tom Moore 1920–2021 100 English army officer and COVID-19 fundraiserMikhail Mukasei 1907–2008 101 Russian spyEric P. Newman 1911–2017 106 American numismatistOei Hui-lan 1889–1992 103 Indonesian socialite, style icon, and second wife of Wellington KooMaria Pasquinelli 1913–2013 100 Italian assassinJohn Penton 1925–2025 100 American professional motorcycle racer and businessmanhttps://chroniclet.com/news/442742/lorain-county-native-motorcycling-pioneer-john-penton-dies/Brunhilde Pomsel 1911–2017 106 German secretary and broadcasterStephanie Rader 1915–2016 100 American intelligence agentZus Ratulangi 1922–2025 102 Indonesian. Latest surviving member of Central Indonesian National Committee. Daughter of Sam RatulangiJens Risom 1916–2016 100 Danish-born American furniture designerEdward Rondthaler 1905–2009 104 American typographerDorothy Rungeling 1911–2018 106 Canadian pilotDorothy RungelingEd Russenholt 1890–1991 100 Canadian weathermanJoseph W. Schmitt 1916–2017 101 American aircraft mechanic and spacesuit technicianGo Seigen 1914–2014 100 Chinese-Japanese Go playerBernice Silver 1913–2020 106 American puppeteer"Bernice Silver, 106, New York, N.Y.", 2 July 2020, chabad.orgBabs Simpson 1913–2019 105 American fashion editor who worked at VogueMollie Sneden 1709–1810 101 American ferry operatorMorton Sobell 1917–2018 101 American spyMorton Sobell, Last Defendant in Rosenberg Spy Case, Is Dead at 101Paula Stafford 1920–2022 102 Australian fashion designerTchan Fou-li 1916–2018 102 Hong Kong photographer国际摄影大师陈复礼在香港病逝 享年103岁 [International photographer Tchan Fou-li died in Hong Kong at the age of 103] Terentia 98 BC–6 AD 103 Ancient Rome: wife of CiceroLen Vale-Onslow 1900–2004 103 British motorcycle builderWang Da-hong 1917–2018 100 Chinese-born Taiwanese architectNational Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall architect dies aged 100W. P. Watkins 1893–1995 101 English co-operator and writerJoseph Weil 1875–1976 100 American confidence manBlack Mike Winage 1870–1977 107 One of the original settlers in the Yukon during the Klondike Gold RushMichael Wright 1912–2018 105 Hong Kong architect

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