GERONTOLOGY RESEARCH GROUP
GRG World Supercentenarian Rankings List
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Waclaw Jan Kroczek, Administrator for Case Validation Reports: wjk.grg@gmail.com +48 600 109 523
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RankNameBirthdateCountry of birthLast residenceAgeValidated byDate of applicationDate of validation
1Maria Branyas MoreraMar. 4, 1907USA (California)Spain116Rosa Moret Branyas/Nancy Branyas/Fabrizio Villatoro/Ilias Leivaditis/Miguel Quesada/Robert Young/Waclaw Jan Kroczek8/19/20176/28/2021
2Fusa TatsumiApr. 25, 1907JapanJapan (Osaka)115MHLW, Japan/Takeo Inishie/Marco Wikkerink5/12/20178/13/2019
3Edith CeccarelliFeb. 5, 1908USA (California)USA (California)115Robert Young/Evelyn Persico/Oliver Thorpe/Ilias Leivaditis/Waclaw Jan Kroczek2/5/20183/16/2022
4Tomiko ItookaMay 23, 1908Japan (Osaka)Japan (Hyogo)114MHLW, Japan/Hiroshi Kai/Yu Li/Yumi Yamamoto9/9/20205/21/2022
5Inah Canabarro LucasJune 8, 1908BrazilBrazil114Josemara Rocha/Robert Young/Ricardo Pereira Lago/Tiago Jose Silva/Gerson Dias/Irma Lucia Bassotto12/17/20206/8/2022
6Hazel PlummerJune 19, 1908USA (Massachusetts)USA (Massachusetts)114Robert Young/David Plummer/Waclaw Jan Kroczek/Oliver Thorpe/Alexander Woodle6/21/20186/26/2022
7Nina WillisJan. 14, 1909USA (Georgia)USA (Georgia)114Robert Young/Waclaw Jan Kroczek/Oliver Thorpe01/14/202001/04/2023
8Ushi MakishiFeb. 15, 1909Japan (Okinawa)Japan (Okinawa)114MHLW, Japan/Yumi Yamamoto/Waclaw Jan Kroczek09/15/202002/21/2023
9Juan Vicente Perez MoraMay 27, 1909VenezuelaVenezuela113Guinness World Records/Robert Young/Freddy Abreu/Fabrizio Villatoro/Stefan Maglov/Jeffrey Xu/Mattias C.05/27/201902/03/2023
10Elizabeth FrancisJuly 25, 1909USA (Louisiana)USA (Texas)113Robert Young/Waclaw Jan Kroczek07/28/201901/16/2023
Ethel CaterhamAug. 21, 1909UK (England)UK (England)113Oliver Trim/Waclaw Jan Kroczek02/29/202001/28/2023
Okagi HayashiSept. 2, 1909JapanJapan (Gifu)113Yu Li/MHLW, Japan09/14/201902/09/2023
Pearl BergOct. 1, 1909USA (Indiana)USA (California)113Robert J. Berg/Judy Taback/Robert Young/Waclaw Jan Kroczek01/09/202002/06/2023
Shina SekiOct. 1, 1909JapanJapan (Ibaraki)113Shoichiro Morita/MHLW, Japan11/06/201902/08/2023
Tane MatsubaraOct. 15, 1909JapanJapan (Hokkaido)113MHLW, Japan/Yumi Yamamoto09/15/202002/10/2023
Masa MatsumotoNov. 29, 1909Japan (Shiga)Japan (Kanagawa)113MHLW, Japan/Yumi Yamamoto/Yu Li/Tom Li/Waclaw Jan Kroczek11/30/202002/24/2023
Ada AvilaJan. 14, 1910EcuadorUSA (Florida)113Verdi Avila/Robert Young/Waclaw Jan Kroczek11/30/202002/27/2023
Kikue TairaApr. 26, 1910JapanJapan (Okinawa)112MHLW, Japan/Yumi Yamamoto/Waclaw Jan Kroczek09/18/202003/05/2023
Hisako ShiroishiMay 19, 1910JapanJapan (Saitama)112MHLW, Japan/Yumi Yamamoto/Yu Li05/21/202103/11/2023
Miyao MajimaJuly 1, 1910JapanJapan (Nagano)112MHLW, Japan/Yumi Yamamoto/anonymous09/15/202003/14/2023
Naomi WhiteheadSept. 26, 1910USA (Georgia)USA (Pennsylvania)112Robert Young/Waclaw Jan Kroczek/Ilias Leivaditis/Oliver Trim09/27/202003/17/2023
Clarabell DemersNov. 3, 1910USA (North Dakota)USA (North Dakota)112Waclaw Jan Kroczek/Marilyn Hagerty11/03/202003/20/2023
Edna StricklandMar. 6, 1911UK (England)UK (England)112Oliver Trim/Bryony Ashford/Paula Strickland02/02/202303/08/2023

Validated supercentenarian deaths in 2023.

NameBirthdateDate of deathAgeCounty of birthCountry of deathSource of validationDate of applicationDate of acceptance
Bessie HendricksNov. 7, 1907Jan. 3, 2023115 years, 57 daysUSA (Iowa)USA (Iowa)Robert Young/Edward Schaffer/Waclaw Jan Kroczek11/7/201711/29/2019
Hide HamabeDec. 3, 1908Jan. 10, 2023114 years, 38 daysJapan (Miyazaki)Japan (Miyazaki)MHLW, Japan/Yumi Yamamoto/Sachiko Hamabe/Yu Li1/14/202011/5/2022
Lucile Randon (sister Andre)Feb. 11, 1904Jan. 17, 2023118 years, 340 daysFranceFranceCyril Depoudent1/29/201610/26/2016
Annabelle HolblingerMar. 16, 1909Jan. 27, 2023113 years, 317 daysUSA (New York)USA (Colorado)Robert Young/Waclaw Jan Kroczek03/18/201901/10/2023
Maria AulenbacherNov. 7, 1909Feb. 8, 2023113 years, 93 daysGermanyUSA (South Carolina)Stefan Jamin01/12/202203/02/2023
Ada Thompson
Nov. 28, 1910Mar. 13, 2023112 years, 105 daysUK (England)UK (England)Oliver Trim/Waclaw Jan Kroczek11/28/202002/18/2023

Limbo cases – validated cases without alive status confirmation

NameBirthdateLast alive confirmationAgeBirthplaceLast residenceSource of validationApplication dateAcceptance date
Kimiko OnoJune 20, 1908Sept. 2022114+Japan (Wakayama)Japan (Osaka)MHLW, Japan/Hiroo Ono/Yu Li/Yumi Yamamoto11/25/20207/20/2022
Yasue OkaiNov. 25, 1908Nov. 2022113+Japan (Osaka)Japan (Osaka)MHLW, Japan/Nobue Yoshida/Yu Li/Yumi Yamamoto10/26/201910/18/2022