The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) is pleased to announce that Mr. Iosif Rus, the oldest known living person in Romania and the oldest known living man in the the Balkans, celebrated his 111th birthday in Gherla, Cluj County, on 28 October 2026. Biography Iosif Rus was…

The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) is pleased to announce that Mr. William “Bill” Morgan, the second-oldest known living man in Australia, celebrated his 111th birthday in Melbourne, Victoria, on 23 October 2026. Bill Morgan was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, on 23 October 1915, to parents…

The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) is pleased to announce that Mrs. María del Pilar Salinas Zelaya, the oldest known living person and the oldest known person ever in Honduras, celebrated her 112th birthday in Catacamas, Olancho, on 12 October 2026. Maria del Pilar Salinas Zelaya was…

The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) is pleased to announce that Mrs. Edna Ellynore Moum (née Gundersen), the oldest known living person in Norway and the oldest known living nun in Europe, celebrated her 111th birthday in Larvik, Vestfold County, on 12 October 2026. Edna Ellynore Moum was…

The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) is pleased to announce that Mrs. Catherine Ferrell (née Spearman, formerly Williams), the second-oldest known living person in the USA and the oldest known living person in the U.S. state of North Carolina, celebrated her 114th birthday in Durham, North Carolina,…