2002 validations
List of supercentenarians validated in 2002 by the Gerontology Research Group.
| Name | Birthdate | Deathdate | Years | Days | Sex | Country of birth | Country of death | Source of validation | Application date | Acceptance date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelidonia Merosi | 1883-10-11 | 1995-12-10 | 112 | 60 | F | Italy | Italy | Guinness World Records/Giovanni Alunni | N/A | 2002-01-01 |
| Lucia Prata | 1883-10-20 | 1994-10-15 | 110 | 360 | F | Italy | USA (New York) | United States (SSA)/Kestenbaum study | N/A | 2002-01-04 |
| Maude Williams | 1883-10-23 | 1993-11-26 | 110 | 34 | F | USA (Ohio) | USA (Ohio) | B. Renee Ferguson/Robert Young | N/A | 2002-01-07 |
| Lucy Barney | 1883-11-20 | 1995-02-22 | 111 | 94 | F | USA (Massachusetts) | USA (Massachusetts) | United States (SSA)/Kestenbaum study | N/A | 2002-01-10 |
| Ethel Maunder | 1883-12-18 | 1994-02-11 | 110 | 55 | F | UK (England) | UK (England) | Roger Thatcher | N/A | 2002-01-13 |
| Marie-Therese Cau | 1884-01-09 | 1994-02-21 | 110 | 43 | F | France | France | Jean-Marie Robine/Laurent Toussaint | N/A | 2002-01-16 |
| Elizabeth Fisher | 1884-01-15 | 1996-08-03 | 112 | 201 | F | USA (Minnesota) | USA (Washington) | United States (SSA)/Kestenbaum study | N/A | 2002-01-19 |
| Sue Utagawa | 1884-01-19 | 1997-05-04 | 113 | 105 | F | Japan (Yamaguchi) | Japan (Yamaguchi) | MHLW Japan | N/A | 2002-01-22 |
| Nettie Johnson | 1884-01-22 | 1995-06-26 | 111 | 155 | F | USA (Arkansas) | USA (Arkansas) | United States (SSA)/Kestenbaum study | N/A | 2002-01-25 |
| Celestine Colombeau | 1884-02-17 | 1996-05-09 | 112 | 82 | F | France | France | Jean-Marie Robine/Laurent Toussaint | N/A | 2002-01-28 |
| Joan Riudavets Moll | 1889-12-15 | 2004-03-05 | 114 | 81 | M | Spain | Spain | Michel Poulain | N/A | 2002-01-31 |
| Hattie Bowden | 1884-02-18 | 1994-11-24 | 110 | 279 | F | USA (Illinois) | USA (Illinois) | United States (SSA)/Kestenbaum study | N/A | 2002-02-03 |
| Ida Keen | 1884-03-01 | 1994-09-24 | 110 | 207 | F | USA (Maine) | USA (California) | United States (SSA)/Kestenbaum study | N/A | 2002-02-06 |
| Milda Ellis | 1884-03-10 | 1994-06-25 | 110 | 107 | F | USA (Iowa) | USA (Illinois) | United States (SSA)/Kestenbaum study | N/A | 2002-02-09 |
| Ann Schrimshaw | 1884-03-13 | 1994-03-29 | 110 | 16 | F | UK (England) | UK (England) | Roger Thatcher | N/A | 2002-02-12 |
| Mabel Wickens | 1884-03-15 | 1994-04-23 | 110 | 39 | F | USA (Indiana) | USA (Indiana) | United States (SSA)/Kestenbaum study | N/A | 2002-02-15 |
| Suekiku Miyanaga | 1884-04-07 | 1998-06-20 | 114 | 74 | F | Japan (Kagoshima) | Japan (Kagoshima) | MHLW Japan | N/A | 2002-02-18 |
| Asa Takii | 1884-04-28 | 1998-07-31 | 114 | 94 | F | Japan (Hiroshima) | Japan (Hiroshima) | MHLW Japan | N/A | 2002-02-21 |
| Ioanna Lambropoulos | 1884-05-08 | 1994-06-02 | 110 | 25 | F | Kingdom of Greece (now Greece) | USA (Massachusetts) | United States (SSA)/Kestenbaum study | N/A | 2002-02-24 |
| Tase Matsunaga | 1884-05-11 | 1998-11-18 | 114 | 191 | F | Japan (Niigata) | Japan (Tokyo) | MHLW Japan | N/A | 2002-02-27 |
| Bradshaw Sims | 1884-05-15 | 1995-02-18 | 110 | 279 | F | USA (Missouri) | USA (California) | United States (SSA)/Kestenbaum study | N/A | 2002-03-02 |
| Lena Sloat | 1884-05-21 | 1994-11-27 | 110 | 190 | F | USA (Ohio) | USA (Ohio) | United States (SSA)/Kestenbaum study | N/A | 2002-03-05 |
| Luther Goding | 1884-07-01 | 1995-12-05 | 111 | 157 | M | USA (Nebraska) | USA (Nebraska) | E. A. Kral | N/A | 2002-03-08 |
| Charlotte Benkner | 1889-11-16 | 2004-05-14 | 114 | 180 | F | German Empire (now Germany) | USA (Ohio) | Robert Young | N/A | 2002-03-11 |
| Hazel Luther | 1889-12-11 | 2003-01-31 | 113 | 51 | F | USA (Massachusetts) | USA (Florida) | Robert Young | N/A | 2002-03-14 |
| Agnes Rich | 1892-01-20 | 2003-12-31 | 111 | 345 | F | USA (Nebraska) | USA (Georgia) | Elmer Altman Kral/Robert Young | N/A | 2002-03-17 |
| Marie Mougin | 1877-06-25 | 1987-11-17 | 110 | 145 | F | France | France | Jean-Marie Robine/Laurent Toussaint | N/A | 2002-03-20 |
| Maria Anna Higelin | 1882-11-18 | 1994-03-21 | 111 | 123 | F | France | France | Jean-Marie Robine | N/A | 2002-03-23 |
| Marie Bouvier | 1883-11-26 | 1993-12-30 | 110 | 34 | F | France | France | Jean-Marie Robine/Laurent Toussaint | N/A | 2002-03-26 |
| Sophie Dernoncourt | 1884-05-09 | 1994-06-07 | 110 | 29 | F | France | France | Jean-Marie Robine/Laurent Toussaint | N/A | 2002-03-29 |
| Marie-Helene Chanteperdrix | 1886-03-05 | 1998-03-09 | 112 | 4 | F | France | France | Jean-Marie Robine/Laurent Toussaint | N/A | 2002-04-01 |
| Seki Kitamura | 1886-11-23 | 1996-12-19 | 110 | 26 | F | Japan (Iwate) | Japan (Iwate) | IDL/Mie Yamada | N/A | 2002-04-04 |
| Maria Laborie | 1887-04-26 | 1997-11-22 | 110 | 210 | F | France | France | Jean-Marie Robine/Laurent Toussaint | N/A | 2002-04-07 |
| Takatoshi Odate | 1887-05-04 | 1997-07-15 | 110 | 72 | M | Japan (Kanagawa) | Japan (Kanagawa) | IDL/Tzen Wei Tseng | N/A | 2002-04-10 |
| Henriette Megevand | 1887-06-24 | 1999-01-07 | 111 | 197 | F | France | France | Jean-Marie Robine/Laurent Toussaint | N/A | 2002-04-13 |
| Hamano Yokoyama | 1887-09-12 | 1998-01-16 | 110 | 126 | F | Japan (Hiroshima) | Japan (Hiroshima) | MHLW Japan/Tzen Wei Tseng | N/A | 2002-04-16 |
| Juliette Merceron | 1888-04-23 | 1998-09-16 | 110 | 146 | F | France | France | Jean-Marie Robine/Laurent Toussaint | N/A | 2002-04-19 |
| Marie-Isabelle Tuffal | 1889-01-14 | 1999-11-12 | 110 | 302 | F | France | France | Jean-Marie Robine/Laurent Toussaint | N/A | 2002-04-22 |
| Anna Boulet | 1889-06-28 | 1999-10-19 | 110 | 113 | F | France | France | Jean-Marie Robine/Laurent Toussaint | N/A | 2002-04-25 |
| Annie Keeney | 1875-03-08 | 1985-03-12 | 110 | 4 | F | USA (Connecticut) | USA (Connecticut) | United States (SSA)/Kestenbaum study | N/A | 2002-04-28 |
| Marguerite Petit | 1883-07-03 | 1995-12-21 | 112 | 171 | F | German Empire (now France) | France | Jean-Marie Robine | N/A | 2002-05-01 |
| Grace Clawson | 1887-11-15 | 2002-05-28 | 114 | 194 | F | UK (England) | USA (Florida) | Robert Young | N/A | 2002-05-04 |
| Gengan Tonaki | 1884-10-30 | 1997-01-24 | 112 | 86 | M | Japan (Okinawa) | Japan (Okinawa) | Robert Young | N/A | 2002-05-07 |
| Maria Bigue | 1886-09-10 | 1998-03-12 | 111 | 183 | F | France | France | Jean-Marie Robine/Laurent Toussaint | N/A | 2002-05-10 |
| Mary Morrison | 1870-12-07 | 1980-12-15 | 110 | 8 | F | USA (Illinois) | USA (Illinois) | United States (SSA)/Kestenbaum study | N/A | 2002-05-13 |
| Nouria Hutin | 1884-07-12 | 1994-08-23 | 110 | 42 | F | France | France | Jean-Marie Robine | N/A | 2002-05-16 |
| Ellizabeth Page | 1884-07-22 | 1994-12-13 | 110 | 144 | F | USA (New York) | USA (Michigan) | United States (SSA)/Kestenbaum study | N/A | 2002-05-19 |
| Estella Foster | 1874-10-25 | 1986-03-05 | 111 | 131 | F | USA (Kansas) | USA (Idaho) | United States (SSA)/Kestenbaum study | N/A | 2002-05-22 |
| Elzona Maxey | 1875-11-30 | 1988-04-25 | 112 | 147 | F | USA (Kentucky) | USA (Oklahoma) | United States (SSA)/Kestenbaum study | N/A | 2002-05-25 |
| Kame Uei | 1892-05-08 | 2003-01-30 | 110 | 267 | F | Japan (Okinawa) | Japan (Okinawa) | MHLW Japan/D. Craig Willcox | N/A | 2002-05-28 |
| Alice Keller | 1876-03-19 | 1986-03-19 | 110 | 0 | F | USA (Pennsylvania) | USA (Pennsylvania) | United States (SSA)/Kestenbaum study | N/A | 2002-05-31 |
| Zoe Hiehle | 1879-08-19 | 1989-08-25 | 110 | 6 | F | UK (England) | USA (California) | United States (SSA)/Kestenbaum study | N/A | 2002-06-03 |
| Emma Verona Johnston | 1890-08-06 | 2004-12-01 | 114 | 117 | F | USA (Iowa) | USA (Ohio) | Robert Young | N/A | 2002-06-06 |
| Emile Fourcade | 1884-07-29 | 1995-12-29 | 111 | 153 | M | French Algeria (now Algeria) | France | Robert Young/Jean-Marie Robine | N/A | 2002-06-09 |
| Carrie Lazenby | 1882-02-09 | 1996-09-14 | 114 | 218 | F | USA (Georgia) | USA (Illinois) | United States (SSA)/Kestenbaum study | N/A | 2002-06-12 |
| Mabel Dehay | 1884-08-22 | 1994-09-30 | 110 | 39 | F | USA (Massachusetts) | USA (Massachusetts) | United States (SSA)/Kestenbaum study | N/A | 2002-06-15 |
| Clara Kirchner | 1884-10-03 | 1994-12-09 | 110 | 67 | F | USA (Nebraska) | USA (Nebraska) | E. A. Kral | N/A | 2002-06-18 |
| Lizzie Beevers | 1884-11-07 | 1996-08-04 | 111 | 271 | F | UK (England) | UK (England) | Roger Thatcher | N/A | 2002-06-21 |
| Della Norwood | 1884-10-26 | 1995-07-08 | 110 | 255 | F | USA (Mississippi) | USA (Illinois) | United States (SSA)/Kestenbaum study | N/A | 2002-06-24 |
| Helen Williams | 1884-10-29 | 1995-08-28 | 110 | 303 | F | USA (Michigan) | USA (California) | United States (SSA)/Kestenbaum study | N/A | 2002-06-27 |
| Jane Markle | 1883-10-10 | 1997-03-12 | 113 | 153 | F | USA (Pennsylvania) | USA (Pennsylvania) | United States (SSA)/Kestenbaum study | N/A | 2002-06-30 |
| Anders Engberg | 1892-07-01 | 2003-11-06 | 111 | 128 | M | Sweden | Sweden | Foti Tillo | N/A | 2002-07-03 |
| Etta Parker | 1884-11-03 | 1995-09-25 | 110 | 326 | F | USA (Maine) | USA (Massachusetts) | United States (SSA)/Kestenbaum study | N/A | 2002-07-06 |
| Annie Jennings | 1884-11-12 | 1999-11-20 | 115 | 8 | F | UK (England) | UK (England) | Roger Thatcher/Robert Young | N/A | 2002-07-09 |
| Maude Varnum | 1883-12-19 | 1993-12-21 | 110 | 2 | F | USA (Massachusetts) | USA (New Hampshire) | United States (SSA)/Kestenbaum study | N/A | 2002-07-12 |
| Edith Foster | 1884-07-03 | 1995-11-09 | 111 | 129 | F | USA (Alabama) | USA (Alabama) | United States (SSA)/Kestenbaum study | N/A | 2002-07-15 |
| Maude Neidig | 1884-08-01 | 1994-08-03 | 110 | 2 | F | USA (Pennsylvania) | USA (Pennsylvania) | United States (SSA)/Kestenbaum study | N/A | 2002-07-18 |
| Jessie Smith | 1885-01-28 | 1996-02-07 | 111 | 10 | F | USA (Illinois) | USA (Kansas) | United States (SSA)/Kestenbaum study | N/A | 2002-07-21 |
| Minnie Davenport | 1885-03-21 | 1996-01-19 | 110 | 304 | F | USA (Georgia) | USA (Georgia) | United States (SSA)/Kestenbaum study | N/A | 2002-07-24 |
| Estella Kingsbury | 1885-03-28 | 1996-02-20 | 110 | 329 | F | USA (Iowa) | USA (Iowa) | United States (SSA)/Kestenbaum study | N/A | 2002-07-27 |
| Bertha Flathers | 1885-03-30 | 1997-11-21 | 112 | 236 | F | USA (Minnesota) | USA (Minnesota) | United States (SSA)/Kestenbaum study | N/A | 2002-07-30 |
| Kathryn Bassich | 1885-07-26 | 1997-07-06 | 111 | 345 | F | USA (New York) | USA (New York) | United States (SSA)/Kestenbaum study | N/A | 2002-08-02 |
| Sarah Saggs | 1885-10-17 | 1997-02-15 | 111 | 121 | F | USA (Kansas) | USA (Kansas) | United States (SSA)/Kestenbaum study | N/A | 2002-08-05 |
| Susie Nelson | 1885-11-12 | 1997-10-18 | 111 | 340 | F | USA (Missouri) | USA (Missouri) | United States (SSA)/Kestenbaum study | N/A | 2002-08-08 |
| Lena McLachlan | 1886-01-13 | 1997-05-14 | 111 | 121 | F | USA (California) | USA (California) | United States (SSA)/Kestenbaum study | N/A | 2002-08-11 |
| Ardra Victor King | 1886-04-06 | 1996-04-23 | 110 | 17 | M | USA (Indiana) | USA (Missouri) | United States (SSA)/Kestenbaum study | N/A | 2002-08-14 |
| Makato Kinjo | 1888-08-07 | 1998-08-18 | 110 | 11 | F | Japan (Okinawa) | Japan (Okinawa) | MHLW Japan/Winn Cynar | N/A | 2002-08-17 |
| Marie-Louise Thurneyssen | 1888-08-21 | 1999-06-27 | 110 | 310 | F | France | France | Jean-Marie Robine/Laurent Toussaint | N/A | 2002-08-20 |
| Anna Brown | 1884-09-29 | 1997-01-05 | 112 | 98 | F | USA (Alabama) | USA (Florida) | United States (SSA)/Kestenbaum study | N/A | 2002-08-23 |
| Clarina Ragland | 1885-06-28 | 1997-02-18 | 111 | 235 | F | USA (North Carolina) | USA (Pennsylvania) | United States (SSA)/Kestenbaum study | N/A | 2002-08-26 |
| Fannie Miller | 1886-09-28 | 1997-02-28 | 110 | 153 | F | USA (North Carolina) | USA (South Carolina) | United States (SSA)/Kestenbaum study | N/A | 2002-08-29 |
| Allie Wilkerson | 1886-10-07 | 1997-10-21 | 111 | 14 | F | USA (Texas) | USA (Texas) | United States (SSA)/Kestenbaum study | N/A | 2002-09-01 |
| Martha Buford | 1886-10-16 | 1997-01-28 | 110 | 104 | F | USA (West Virginia) | USA (West Virginia) | United States (SSA)/Kestenbaum study | N/A | 2002-09-04 |
| Pearl Roberts | 1886-11-07 | 1997-01-21 | 110 | 75 | F | USA (Texas) | USA (Texas) | United States (SSA)/Kestenbaum study | N/A | 2002-09-07 |
| Louisa Delfino | 1886-12-10 | 1999-06-29 | 112 | 201 | F | Italy | USA (Ohio) | United States (SSA)/Kestenbaum study/Giovanni Alunni | N/A | 2002-09-10 |
| Carrie Davis | 1887-01-12 | 1997-07-09 | 110 | 178 | F | USA (Missouri) | USA (California) | United States (SSA)/Kestenbaum study | N/A | 2002-09-13 |
| Maria Sgroi | 1887-02-19 | 1998-01-23 | 110 | 338 | F | Italy | USA (New York) | United States (SSA)/Kestenbaum study | N/A | 2002-09-16 |
| Emma Godfrey | 1887-04-01 | 1997-07-09 | 110 | 99 | F | USA (Iowa) | USA (Iowa) | United States (SSA)/Kestenbaum study | N/A | 2002-09-19 |
| Maud Jones | 1887-04-06 | 1997-09-23 | 110 | 170 | F | USA (Colorado) | USA (California) | United States (SSA)/Kestenbaum study | N/A | 2002-09-22 |
| Lora Trueblood | 1887-05-07 | 1997-10-24 | 110 | 170 | F | USA (Indiana) | USA (Indiana) | United States (SSA)/Kestenbaum study | N/A | 2002-09-25 |
| Hester Payne | 1887-05-08 | 1997-12-19 | 110 | 225 | F | USA (Tennessee) | USA (New York) | United States (SSA)/Kestenbaum study | N/A | 2002-09-28 |
| Audrey Phillips | 1887-06-16 | 1997-09-20 | 110 | 96 | F | USA (Maryland) | USA (Maryland) | United States (SSA)/Kestenbaum study | N/A | 2002-10-01 |
| Bess Davis | 1887-09-03 | 1997-11-16 | 110 | 74 | F | USA (Missouri) | USA (Missouri) | United States (SSA)/Kestenbaum study | N/A | 2002-10-04 |
| Jessie Kettering | 1888-01-17 | 2000-05-11 | 112 | 115 | F | USA (Iowa) | USA (Iowa) | United States (SSA)/Kestenbaum study | N/A | 2002-10-07 |
| Linus Reinhart | 1892-07-28 | 2003-06-14 | 110 | 321 | M | USA (Ohio) | USA (Ohio) | Robert Young | N/A | 2002-10-10 |
| Anna Peskey | 1891-08-05 | 2003-05-14 | 111 | 282 | F | USA (South Dakota) | USA (South Dakota) | Robert Young | N/A | 2002-10-13 |
| Mary Parr | 1889-01-29 | 2002-10-29 | 113 | 273 | F | USA (Indiana) | USA (Florida) | Robert Young/Louis Epstein | N/A | 2002-10-16 |
| Mise Ito | 1890-11-06 | 2004-03-18 | 113 | 133 | F | Japan (Shizuoka) | Japan (Shizuoka) | MHLW Japan/Tamashiro Hiko | N/A | 2002-10-19 |
| Toyo Endo | 1892-02-13 | 2005-01-03 | 112 | 325 | F | Japan (Shizuoka) | Japan (Shizuoka) | Ken Matsuoka | N/A | 2002-10-22 |
| Aurelia Marotta | 1890-06-27 | 2003-10-04 | 113 | 99 | F | USA (Massachusetts) | USA (Massachusetts) | Robert Young | N/A | 2002-10-25 |
| Olav Hovatn | 1892-10-23 | 2003-04-26 | 110 | 185 | M | Norway | Norway | Dag Hoelseth | N/A | 2002-10-28 |
| Mary Christian | 1889-06-12 | 2003-04-20 | 113 | 312 | F | USA (Massachusetts) | USA (California) | Robert Young | N/A | 2002-10-31 |
| Elena Slough | 1889-07-04 | 2003-10-05 | 114 | 93 | F | USA (Pennsylvania) | USA (New Jersey) | Robert Young | N/A | 2002-11-03 |
| Kana Miyazato | 1892-09-27 | 2002-12-15 | 110 | 79 | F | Japan (Okinawa) | Japan (Okinawa) | MHLW Japan/Michel Poulain | N/A | 2002-11-06 |
| Susie Gibson | 1890-10-31 | 2006-02-16 | 115 | 108 | F | USA (Mississippi) | USA (Alabama) | Robert Young | N/A | 2002-11-09 |
| Asne Hustveit | 1879-12-02 | 1989-12-17 | 110 | 15 | F | Norway | Norway | Louis Epstein | N/A | 2002-11-12 |
| Frederique Noel | 1868-06-19 | 1979-04-14 | 110 | 299 | F | France | France | Jean-Marie Robine | N/A | 2002-11-15 |
| Lucy D’Abreu | 1892-05-24 | 2005-12-07 | 113 | 197 | F | British India (now India) | UK (Scotland) | Guinness World Records | N/A | 2002-11-18 |
| Anne Matthiesen | 1884-11-26 | 1996-03-19 | 111 | 114 | F | German Empire (now Denmark) | Denmark | Guinness World Records/Bernard Jeune | N/A | 2002-11-21 |
| Emma Taylor | 1891-09-15 | 2003-06-24 | 111 | 282 | F | USA (Montana) | USA (California) | Robert Young | N/A | 2002-11-24 |
| Claire O'Rourke | 1885-01-23 | 1996-06-26 | 111 | 155 | F | USA (California) | USA (California) | United States (SSA)/Kestenbaum study | N/A | 2002-11-27 |
| Irene Frank | 1881-10-01 | 1996-02-28 | 114 | 150 | F | USA (Texas) | USA (Texas) | United States (SSA)/Kestenbaum study | N/A | 2002-11-30 |
| Delvina Dahlheimer | 1888-12-31 | 2002-03-13 | 113 | 72 | F | USA (Minnesota) | USA (Minnesota) | Robert Young/Louis Epstein | N/A | 2002-12-03 |
| Helen Haward | 1884-11-24 | 1996-10-23 | 111 | 334 | F | UK (England) | UK (England) | Roger Thatcher | N/A | 2002-12-06 |
| Sara van Grondelle-Blom | 1892-12-06 | 2003-05-04 | 110 | 149 | F | Netherlands | Netherlands | Gert Jan Kuiper | N/A | 2002-12-09 |
| Ella Miller | 1884-12-06 | 2000-11-21 | 115 | 351 | F | USA (Tennessee) | USA (Virginia) | United States (SSA)/Kestenbaum study | N/A | 2002-12-12 |
| Anne-Marie Vandermersch | 1892-12-14 | 2003-10-08 | 110 | 298 | F | Belgium | Belgium | Michel Poulain/Gert Jan Kuiper | N/A | 2002-12-15 |
| Shizue Hasegawa | 1885-01-27 | 1997-07-31 | 112 | 185 | F | Japan (Aichi) | Japan (Aichi) | Yasuhiko Saito/Bert Kestenbaum | N/A | 2002-12-18 |
| Ada Cleggett | 1885-01-27 | 1995-12-08 | 110 | 315 | F | Australia (South Australia) | Australia (South Australia) | Louis Epstein | N/A | 2002-12-21 |
| Mabel Greenwald | 1885-02-07 | 1995-12-30 | 110 | 326 | F | USA (Ohio) | USA (Texas) | United States (SSA)/Kestenbaum study | N/A | 2002-12-24 |
| Adelia Mead | 1885-02-14 | 1995-11-10 | 110 | 269 | F | USA (New York) | USA (Nebraska) | United States (SSA)/E. A. Kral | N/A | 2002-12-27 |
| Yasu Akino | 1885-03-01 | 1999-02-12 | 113 | 348 | F | Japan (Shizuoka) | Japan (Shizuoka) | MHLW Japan | N/A | 2002-12-30 |
