REJUVENATION RESEARCH Volume 18, Number 1, 2015 ª Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. DOI: 10.1089/rej.2015.1678
Validated Worldwide Supercentenarians, Living and Recently Deceased: February 2015 Robert D. Young, Mark E. Muir, John M. Adams
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as at September 15, 2014. For more details or to support GRG’s work, please contact them at www.grg.org. Depending on the time required to process their cases, individuals who died in the prior calendar year are sometimes added to GRG’s files after the publication of this article. For completeness, we thus include a new table of persons deceased in 2013 whose status was validated after our last edition. As of January 1, 2015, there were 65 living supercentenarians on our list (63 females and 2 males), whereas 41 had died in 2014. Abbreviations in all tables are: EA, East Asian; BWI, black/white/Indian (Native American); B, black; H, Hispanic; W, white; F, female; M, male.
y definition, a validated supercentenarian is a properly documented centenarian who has lived to be at least the age of 110 years. These tables, based on records maintained by members of the Los Angeles Gerontology Research Group (GRG), continue the series published in Rejuvenation Research in 20131 and 2014,2 giving the latest list of living supercentenarians and those who have recently died. It should be emphasized that this list does not include all living supercentenarians, only those whose claim can be validated to the required standard; the true population is estimated to be in the region of 300–450 (worldwide). Also, due to funding limitations, addition to this list is currently restricted to those aged over 111 years
Living Supercenentarians Birthplace
Residence
Name
Born
Years Days
Race
Sex
1. Japan
Japan
Misao Okawa
March 5, 1898
116
302 EA
2. US (AR)
US (AR)
Gertrude Weaver
July 4, 1898
116
181 B/W/NA F
3. US (GA)
US (MI)
Jeralean Talley
May 23, 1899
115
223 B
F
4. US (AL)
US (NY)
Susannah Mushatt Jones
July 6, 1899
115
179 B
F
5. US (MA) 6. Italy
US (MA) Italy
161 W 33 W
F F
Jamaica
July 24, 1899 November 29, 1899 March 10, 1900
115 115
7. Jamaica
Bernice Madigan Emma MoranoMartinuzzi Violet Brown
114
297 B
F
8. Puerto Rico
US (FL)
Antonia Gerena Rivera Ethel Lang Nabi Tajima Blanche Cobb
May 19, 1900
114
227 H
F
May 27, 1900 August 4, 1900 September 8, 1900 October 30, 1900 December 24, 1900
114 114 114
219 W 150 EA 115 B
F F F
114
63 W
F
Melissa Page Tim Green/MHLW, Japan Mark Muir/Elias Leivaditis Mark Muir
114
8 W
F
Mark Muir
9. England (UK) England (UK) 10. Japan Japan 11. US (GA) US (FL) 12. Russia (Moldova) 13. US (MO)
US (NY)
Goldie Steinberg
US (OK)
Ora Holland
F
Validated by Anson Davis/MHLW, Japan Robert Young/Mark Muir/Kevin DeLong/Anson Davis/ Stefan Jamin Filipe Prista Lucas/ Mark Muir Robert Young/Filipe Prista Lucas/Stefan Gelow Robert Young Paolo Scarabaggio Anson Davis/Mark Muir/ Robert Young Robert Young
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Gerontology Research Group, Los Angeles, California.
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VALIDATED SUPERCENTENARIANS
Birthplace
Residence
97
Name
Born
Years Days
Race
Sex
14. Japan
Japan
Kiyoko Ishiguro
March 4, 1901
113
303 EA
F
15. Mexico
US (CA)
Dominga Velasco
113
234 H
F
16. France
France
Olympe Amaury
113
196 W
F
17. US (AR)
US (CA)
Ruby Clawson
113
170 W
F
18. Japan
Japan
Toshie Yorimitsu
19. France (French Guiana) 20. Japan
France Eudoxie Baboul (French Guiana)
May 12, 1901 June 19, 1901 July 15, 1901 September 30, 1901 October 1, 1901
21. US (WA)
US (WA)
22. Japan
Japan
Tou Tajiri
23. Spain
Spain
Ana Vela-Rubio
24. US (WI)
US (TX)
Bertha Harris
25. Japan
Japan
Mitsue Toyoda
26. Ireland (UK)
US (NY)
Kathleen Snavely
27. Japan
Japan
28. Japan
Japan
Matsuyo Kageyama October 10, 1901 Emma Otis October 22, 1901
113
93 EA
F
113
92 B
F
113
83 EA
F
113
71 W
F
113
70 EA
F
113
64 W
F
112
363 W
F
112
320 EA
F
112
319 W
F
Sugino Tamai
October 23, 1901 October 29, 1901 January 3, 1902 February 15, 1902 February 16, 1902 March 9, 1902
112
298 EA
F
Japan
Kitsuyo Yamamoto
March 12, 1902
112
295 EA
F
29. US (NH)
Italy
March 25, 1902
112
282 W
F
30. Japan
April 17, 1902
112
259 EA
F
31. Italy
Japan (Niigata) Italy
Marie-Josephine Gaudette Yukie Hino
216 W
F
Japan
May 30, 1902 August 7, 1902
112
32. Japan
Giuseppina Projetto-Frau Yoneno Kouno
112
147 EA
F
33. Italy
Italy
Rosa Pesce-Patrono
112
111 W
F
34. Japan
Japan (Okinawa)
Kiyo Oshiro
September 12, 1902 September 15, 1902
112
108 EA
F
35. US (PA)
US (MD)
Helen Wheat
112
107 W
F
36. Japan
Japan
Masa Iseri
112
104 EA
F
37. Japan
Japan (Miyagi) Japan
Masayo Ito
September 16, 1902 September 19, 1902 October 1, 1902
112
92 EA
F
112
78 EA
F
112
35 W/I
F
112
27 EA
F
111
364 EA
F
38. Japan
39. India (British) Australia (VIC) 40. Japan Japan (Kyoto) 41. Japan Japan (Fukuoka)
Ethel Farrell
Kane Tanaka
October 15, 1902 November 27, 1902 December 5, 1902 January 2, 1903
42. Japan
Japan (Kyoto)
Hama Takebayashi
January 5, 1903
111
361 EA
F
43. Germany (now Poland)
Germany
Johanna Klink
January 17, 1903
111
349 W
F
Gladys Hooper
January 18, 1903
111
348 W
F
44. England (UK) England (UK)
Sue Sato
Mutsuji Yamawaki
Validated by Anson Davis/MHLW, Japan L. Stephen Coles/ Robert Young Luc Le Lay Robert Young/Mark Muir/ L. Stephen Coles Anson Davis/MHLW, Japan Cyril Depoudent Anson Davis/MHLW, Japan Robert Young/Gabriel Ainsworth/Stefan Jamin Anson Davis/MHLW, Japan Emilio Ibanez/Miguel Quesada Kirk Van Sickle/Mark Muir/Robert Young Anson Davis/Tom Li/ MHLW, Japan Finbarr Conolly/Anson Davis/Mark Muir Anson Davis/MHLW, Japan Anson Davis/MHLW, Japan Paolo Scarabaggio Anson Davis/MHLW, Japan Paolo Scarabaggio Anson Davis/MHLW, Japan Paolo Scarabaggio Anson Davis/Michel Poulain/ MHLW, Japan Robert Young/ Mark Muir Anson Davis/MHLW, Japan Anson Davis/MHLW, Japan Anson Davis/MHLW, Japan Dr. John McCormack/ Anson Davis Anson Davis/MHLW, Japan Anson Davis/MHLW, Japan Anson Davis/MHLW, Japan Ulrich Koch/Waclaw Jan Kroczek/Stefan Jamin/Thomas Breining Anson Davis/Mark Muir/ Andrew Hooper (continued)
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Birthplace 45. Italy
Residence US (NY)
Name
Born
Years Days
Race
Sex
49. Italy
Italy
50. US (PA)
lives in US (FL)
Vincenza January 24, Balassone-Colucci 1903 Colombe February 5, Benoit-LeClerc 1903 Sakari Momoi February 5, 1903 Orma Slack February 19, 1903 Margherita February 21, Venzo-Rossi 1903 Elizabeth Delaney March 12, 1903
51. Japan
Japan (Aichi)
Yasutaro Koide
March 13, 1903
111
294 EA
M
52. Italy
Italy
March 20, 1903
111
287 W
F
53. Japan
Japan (Toyama)
Maria-Giuseppa Robucci-Nargiso Sue Hirano
March 20, 1903
111
287 EA
F
54. US (MN) 55. Japan
US (CO) Mayree Dougherty Japan (Yamaguchi) Yasuno Kawamoto
March 31, 1903 April 15, 1903
111 111
276 W 261 EA
F F
56. Japan
Japan (Ishikawa)
Iso Nakamura
April 23, 1903
111
253 EA
F
57. US (VA)
US (VA)
Lela Burden
May 7, 1903
111
239 B
F
58. France 59. France 60. Japan
France France Japan (Niigata)
Elisabeth Collot Georgette Leveille Kiyo Takahashi
June 21, 1903 June 28, 1903 July 1, 1903
111 111 111
194 W 187 W 184 EA
F F F
61. Japan
Japan (Fukuoka)
Moto Yamada
July 4, 1903
111
181 EA
F
62. Japan
Japan (Iwate)
Tae Ito
July 11, 1903
111
174 EA
F
63. France 64. France 65. US (GA)
France lives in France US (GA)
Honorine Rondello Lea Revault Ila Jones
July 28, 1903 111 August 7, 1903 111 August 21, 1903 111
157 W 147 W 133 W
F F F
46. Canada (QUE) Canada (QUE) 47. Japan
Japan (Saitama)
48. Canada (ONT) Canada (ONT)
Validated by
111
342 W
F
Paolo Scarabaggio/ Mark Muir Mark Muir/Anson Davis
111
330 W
F
111
330 EA
M
111
316 W
F
Tzen Wei Tseng/MHLW, Japan Anson Davis
111
314 W
F
Paolo Scarabaggio
111
295 W
F
Anson Davis/Mark Muir/ Robert Young Anson Davis/MHLW, Japan Paolo Scarabaggio Anson Davis/MHLW, Japan Mark Muir/Anson Davis Anson Davis/MHLW, Japan Tzen Wei Tseng/MHLW, Japan Anson Davis/Gretchen Rockwell Cyril Depoudent Antoine Demarais Anson Davis/MHLW, Japan Anson Davis/MHLW, Japan Anson Davis/MHLW, Japan Cyril Depoudent Cyril Depoudent John Sewell/Anson Davis/Robert Young
Supercentenarians Who Died in 2014 Birthplace England (UK)
Residence
Name
Born
Died
Years Days Race Sex
Validated by
327 W
F
Andrew Holmes
100 EA
F
Canada (NB)
England (UK) Dorothy February8, 1902 Jan. 1, 2014 111 Baldwin Japan Sei Yamashita October 10, Jan. 18, 2014 111 (Nagasaki) 1902 Canada (NB) Flora Thibodeau March 20, 1901 Jan. 22, 2014 112
308 W
F
Japan
Japan
116 EA
F
France
France
317 W
F
Martin Miet
Spain
Spain
112
165 W
F
Sweden
US (CA)
Natsuko Fujiwara Marguerite Conrad Francisca Garcia-Torres Esther Ecklund
Anson Davis/MHLW, Japan Robert Young/Mark Muir/Ghislain Trottier Tom Li/MHLW, Japan
112
135 W
F
US (AL)
US (MI)
110
252 W
M
Miguel Quesada/Emilio Ibanez/David Guarnizo Robert Young/ Mark Muir/L. Stephen Coles Mark Muir
Japan
111
250 EA
F
112
320 W
F
Anson Davis/MHLW, Japan Mark Muir/Anson Davis
112
135 W
F
Stefan Jamin
111
357 W
M
Paolo Scarabaggio
Japan
September 29, Jan. 23, 2014 112 1901 March 15, 1902 Jan. 26, 2014 111 September 13, 1901 October 28, 1901
Feb. 25, 2014 Mar. 12, 2014
Ethan Shelton
July 10, 1903
Japan
Tsuya Miura
July 24, 1902
US (ME)
US (NC)
Edna Bowman
June 3, 1901
Germany
Germany
Gertrud Henze
Italy
Italy
Arturo Licata
December 8, 1901 May 2, 1902
Mar. 19, 2014 Mar. 31, 2014 Apr. 19, 2014 Apr. 22, 2014 Apr. 24, 2014
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VALIDATED SUPERCENTENARIANS
Birthplace
Residence
AustriaPoland Hungary (now Poland) Canada Canada
Name
99
Born
Years Days Race Sex
Validated by
Aleksandra Dranka
October 3, 1903 Apr. 29, 2014
110
208 W
F
Waclaw Jan Kroczek
September 11, 1901 February 10, 1903
May 24, 2014 May 28, 2014
112
255 W
F
Ghislain Trottier
111
107 W
F
Emilio Ibanez/Miguel Quesada
December 1, 1901 Feb. 4, 1903
June 7, 2014
112
188 W
F
John McCormack
June 8, 2014
111
124 W
M
June 12, 2014 June 16, 2014 June 20, 2014 June 23, 2014 June 24, 2014 July 1, 2014 July 3, 2014
112
274 WW F
Stefan Jamin/Nadja Schramm/Waclaw Jan Kroczek Paolo Scarabaggio
112
312 EA
F
112
234 EA
F
112
16 EA
F
Spain
Spain
Scotland (UK)
Australia
Adea PellerinCormier Remei CompanyVentura Jane Gray
Poland (Russia) US (NY) (now Poland)
Dr. Alexander Imich
Italy
Italy
Japan
Japan
Rosa BandiniAlberghi Hanae Kimura
September 11, 1901 August 8, 1901
Japan
Japan
Hana Shindo
Japan
Japan
Sotomi Hara
October 29, 1901 June 7, 1902
England (UK)
England (UK) Dorothy Peel
US (GA) US (PA)
US (PA) US (PA)
US (DE)
US (DE)
Netherlands
Netherlands
Germany (now Poland) Belgium
Germany Belgium
Japan
Japan (Shiga)
Germany
Germany
Spain
Spain
Australia (NSW)
Australia (NSW)
Japan US (OK)
Japan (Kagawa) US (CA)
Shizue December 26, Matsuzaki 1902 Opal Thompson January 13, 1901
US (MI)
US (MI)
Helen Lettinga
Japan
Japan
Matsu Adachi
Spain
Spain
US (IA)
Canada (BC)
Adelaida GonzalezAlonso Merle Barwis
France
France
Jeanne Bournat
England (UK)
England (UK) Florence Pittaway US (MN) Anna Stoehr
US (IA)
Died
September 28, 1902 Anna Henderson March 5, 1900 Ida Schlesinger November 7, 1902 Myrtle Clifton November 19, 1902 Egbertje October 22, Leutscher-de 1902 Vries Margarete February 23, Ottmann 1903 Fanny Godin May 27, 1902
111
269 W
F
Anson Davis/MHLW, Japan Anson Davis/MHLW, Japan Anson Davis/MHLW, Japan Andrew Holmes
114 111
118 B 238 W
F F
Robert Young Robert Young
July 12, 2014 111
235 W
F
Mark Muir
August 14, 2014
111
296 W
F
Marco Wikkerink
111
175 W
F
112
103 W
F
111
151 EA
F
112
175 W
F
112
295 W
F
112
222 W
F
111
294 EA
F
113
280 W
F
111
261 W
F
Thomas Breining/ Waclaw Jan Kroczek Anthony Croes-Lacroix/ Peter Vermaelen Anson Davis/MHLW, Japan Ullrich Koch/Stefan Jamin/Thomas Breining Emilio Ibanez/Miguel Quesada John McCormack/ Guinness World Records Anson Davis/MHLW, Japan L. Stephen Coles/ Robert Young/Mark Muir Lori Feldman/NESS
111
307 EA
F
112
28 W
F
113
334 W
F
111
332 W
F
Anson Davis/MHLW, Japan Emilio Ibanez/ David Guarnizo/Miguel Quesada Chris Amos/Peter Vermaelen/Mark Muir Antoine Demarais
112
67 W
F
Melissa Page
114
67 W
F
Robert Young/Mark Muir
August 17, 2014 September 7, 2014 Shige Kitagawa April 15, 1903 September 13, 2014 Frieda Szwillus March 30, 1902 September 21, 2014 Maria Concha December 9, September Perez-Cidad 1901 30, 2014 Violet Robbins February 28, October 8, 1902 2014 October 16, 2014 October 20, 2014
February 6, October 25, 1903 2014 January 1, 1903 November 4, 2014 October 23, November 1903 20, 2014 December 23, 1900 January 22, 1903 October 15, 1902 October 15, 1900
November 22, 2014 December 20, 2014 December 21, 2014 December 21, 2014
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Supercentenarians Who Died in 2013 (Addendum) Birthplace
Residence
US (MI)
US (FL)
Japan
Japan (Yamagata) Italy
Italy
Name
Died
Beulah Christie August 25, 1901 January 20, 2013 Masa Katagiri January 26, March 22, 2013 1903 Lina Sansuini September 9, May 19, 2013 1902 Catherine December 8, June 16, 2013 Lawrence 1902 Shige Fukuhara March 28, 1903 August 28, 2013 Miyuki Kosaka
Australia Australia (Victoria) (NSW) Japan Japan (Nagasaki) Japan Japan (Ishiwaka) Japan Japan (Hokkaido) Japan Japan (Saga)
Shinobu Matsuda Kiyo Maeda
Japan
Japan (Akita)
Tomi Hirano
Japan
Japan (Shizuoka) Japan (Iwate)
Teru Sugita
Japan
Born
Saki Kanda
January 21, October 2, 2013 1903 October 8, 1902 November 26, 2013 January 5, 1903 November 27, 2013 March 18, 1903 November 28, 2013 October 5, 1902 November 30, 2013 March 26, 1903 December 26, 2013
Acknowledgments
Our contributors come from over 20 countries, including the USA, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium, Australia, Poland, and Japan. A complete list of contributors is available upon request. References
1. Gerontology Research Group. Validated worldwide supercentenarians, living and recently deceased. Rejuvenation Res 2013;16:82–84.
Years Days Race Sex 111 110
148 W 55 EA
F
Validated by
F
Mark Muir/L.Stephen Coles Tom Li/MHLW, Japan
110
252 W
F
Paolo Scarabaggio
110
190 W
F
Dr. John McCormack
110
153 EA
F
110
254 EA
F
111
49 EA
F
110
326 EA
F
110
285 EA
F
Anson Davis/MHLW, Japan Anson Davis/MHLW, Japan Anson Davis/MHLW, Japan Tzen Wei Tseng/MHLW, Japan Mark Muir/MHLW, Japan
111
56 EA
F
110
275 EA
F
Anson Davis/Tom Li/ MHLW, Japan Tom Li/MHLW, Japan
2. Gerontology Research Group. Validated worldwide supercentenarians, living and recently deceased. Rejuvenation Res 2014;17:80–83.
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