GERONTOLOGY RESEARCH GROUP
GRG World Supercentenarian Rankings List
Contact:
Waclaw Jan Kroczek, Administrator for Case Validation Reports: wjk.grg@gmail.com +48 600 109 523
Robert Young, Director Supercentenarian Research and Database Division: RYoung@grg.org (404) 807-0029
RankNameBirthdateCountry of birthLast residenceAgeGValidated byDate of applicationDate of validation
1Maria Branyas MoreraMar. 4, 1907USA (California)Spain116FRosa Moret Branyas/Nancy Branyas/Fabrizio Villatoro/Ilias Leivaditis/Miguel Quesada/Robert Young/Waclaw Jan Kroczek8/19/20176/28/2021
2Fusa TatsumiApr. 25, 1907JapanJapan (Osaka)116FMHLW, Japan/Takeo Inishie/Marco Wikkerink5/12/20178/13/2019
3Edith CeccarelliFeb. 5, 1908USA (California)USA (California)115FRobert Young/Evelyn Persico/Oliver Thorpe/Ilias Leivaditis/Waclaw Jan Kroczek2/5/20183/16/2022
4Tomiko ItookaMay 23, 1908Japan (Osaka)Japan (Hyogo)115FMHLW, Japan/Hiroshi Kai/Yu Li/Yumi Yamamoto9/9/20205/21/2022
5Inah Canabarro LucasJune 8, 1908BrazilBrazil115FJosemara Rocha/Robert Young/Ricardo Pereira Lago/Tiago Jose Silva/Gerson Dias/Irma Lucia Bassotto12/17/20206/8/2022
6Juan Vicente Perez MoraMay 27, 1909VenezuelaVenezuela114MGuinness World Records/Robert Young/Freddy Abreu/Fabrizio Villatoro/Stefan Maglov/Jeffrey Xu/Mattias C.05/27/201902/03/2023
7Elizabeth FrancisJuly 25, 1909USA (Louisiana)USA (Texas)114FRobert Young/Waclaw Jan Kroczek07/28/201901/16/2023
8Ethel CaterhamAug. 21, 1909UK (England)UK (England)114FOliver Trim/Waclaw Jan Kroczek02/29/202001/28/2023
9Okagi HayashiSept. 2, 1909JapanJapan (Gifu)114FYu Li/MHLW, Japan09/14/201902/09/2023
10Pearl BergOct. 1, 1909USA (Indiana)USA (California)113FRobert J. Berg/Judy Taback/Robert Young/Waclaw Jan Kroczek01/09/202002/06/2023
11Tane MatsubaraOct. 15, 1909JapanJapan (Hokkaido)113FMHLW, Japan/Yumi Yamamoto09/15/202001/22/2023
12Masa MatsumotoNov. 29, 1909Japan (Shiga)Japan (Kanagawa)113FMHLW, Japan/Yumi Yamamoto/Yu Li/Tom Li/Waclaw Jan Kroczek11/30/202002/24/2023
13Charlotte KretschmannDec. 3, 1909Germany (now Poland)Germany113FStefan Jamin/Thomas Breining/et al.03/19/202308/23/2023
14Katsugo TagoMar. 28, 1910Japan (Nagano)Japan (Tokyo)113FRobert Young/anonymous/MHLW, Japan08/11/202309/16/2023
15Kikue TairaApr. 26, 1910JapanJapan (Okinawa)113FMHLW, Japan/Yumi Yamamoto/Waclaw Jan Kroczek09/18/202003/05/2023
16Hisako ShiroishiMay 19, 1910JapanJapan (Saitama)113FMHLW, Japan/Yumi Yamamoto/Yu Li05/21/202103/11/2023
17Marie-Rose TessierMay 21, 1910FranceFrance113FSylvain Grosgeorge05/10/202306/15/2023
18Susana Gutierrez GodoyMay 24, 1910MexicoMexico113FFabrizio Villatoro/Stefan Maglov/Emilio Ibanez/Nicolas Ruiz Moreno06/30/202203/23/2023
19Domenica Ercolani-CristoforoJuly 3, 1910ItalyItaly113FAlfredo Nocera03/22/202304/22/2023
20Mabel MahJuly 4, 1910Canada (British Columbia)Canada (British Columbia)113FRobert Young/Oliver Trim/Waclaw Jan Kroczek/Jeffrey Xu/et al.08/01/202004/16/2023
21AnonymousJuly 31, 1910USAUSA113FAnonymous/Robert Young/Waclaw Jan Kroczek01/31/202304/19/2023
22Mine KondoSept. 1, 1910Japan (Aichi)Japan (Aichi)113FMHLW, Japan/Yumi Yamamoto/Yu Li09/04/202003/26/2023
23Naomi WhiteheadSept. 26, 1910USA (Georgia)USA (Pennsylvania)112FRobert Young/Waclaw Jan Kroczek/Ilias Leivaditis/Oliver Trim09/27/202003/17/2023
24Claudia Baccarini-BaldiOct. 13, 1910ItalyItaly112FAlfredo Nocera05/.04/202306/06/2023
25Clarabell DemersNov. 3, 1910USA (North Dakota)USA (North Dakota)112FWaclaw Jan Kroczek/Marilyn Hagerty11/03/202003/20/2023
Lucia Laura Sangenito-AbbondandoloNov. 22, 1910ItalyItaly112FAlfredo Nocera05/04/202306/09/2023
Andrée BertolettoJan. 1, 1911FranceFrance112FSylvain Grosgeorge08/08/202309/10/2023
Miyoko HiroyasuJan. 23, 1911JapanJapan (Oita)112FMHLW, Japan/Yumi Yamamoto05/04/202104/28/2023
Chiyo YamamotoFeb. 18, 1911JapanJapan (Kyoto)112FMHLW, Japan/Yumi Yamamoto04/15/202104/04/2023
Herlda SenhouseFeb. 28, 1911USA (West Virginia)USA (Massachusetts)112FRobert Young/Waclaw Jan Kroczek/Oliver Trim/Stefan Maglov/FabrizioVillatoro03/03/202104/07/2023
Edna StricklandMar. 6, 1911UK (England)UK (England)112FOliver Trim/Bryony Ashford/Paula Strickland02/02/202303/08/2023
Marita del Carmen Camacho QuirosMar. 10, 1911Costa RicaCosta Rica112FJennie Jimenez/Fabrizio Villatoro/Jeffrey Xu/Stefan Maglov/Miguel Quesada/et al.03/10/202105/22/2023
Lillian MoranMar. 18, 1911USA (North Dakota)USA (Minnesota)112FRobert Young/Waclaw Jan Kroczek03/28/202104/10/2023
Fumie MatsudaMar. 31, 1911JapanJapan (Hokkaido)112FMHLW, Japan/Yumi Yamamoto/Yu Li/Waclaw Jan Kroczek04/20/202105/07/2023
Hana SatoMay 1, 1911JapanJapan (Akita)112FMHLW, Japan/Yumi Yamamoto/Yu Li06/07/202105/10/2023
Mary HarrisMay 13, 1911USA (New York)USA (Tennessee)112FWaclaw Jan Kroczek/Oliver Trim/Robert Young05/27/202105/13/2023
Shigeko KagawaMay 28, 1911JapanJapan (Nara)112FMHLW, Japan/Yumi Yamamoto09/16/202105/16/2023
Andrée GuyonJune 6, 1911FranceFrance112FSylvain Grosgeorge08/18/202309/22/2023
Bonita GibsonJuly 4, 1911USA (Kansas)USA (Michigan)112FWaclaw Jan Kroczek/Oliver Trim/Robert Young07/07/202105/04/2023
Aline Elizabeth MilesJuly 17, 1911USA (District of Columbia)USA (Maryland)112FRobert Young/Oliver Trim/Waclaw Jan Kroczek06/06/202207/12/2023
Susie LewisAug. 11, 1911USA (Arkansas)USA (Illinois)112FRobert Young/Oliver Trim/Waclaw Jan Kroczek12/25/202108/11/2023
Mary Florence WalkerAug. 28, 1911UK (England)UK (England)112FOliver Trim02/02/202307/30/2023
Gisaburo SonobeNov. 6, 1911JapanJapan (Chiba)111MMHLW, Japan/Robert Young/Waclaw Jan Kroczek09/16/202209/19/2023
Helene SandvigNov. 25, 1911USA (North Dakota)USA (North Dakota)111FWaclaw Jan Kroczek/Oliver Trim/Robert Young12/25/202105/19/2023

Other validated living supercentenarians (validated living younger supercentenarians for who families, relatives, or institutions contacted the GRG directly and provided the scientific team with sufficient case documentation and consequently their ages have been proven using the modern scientific age validation criteria.

NameBirthdateCountry of birthLast residenceAgeGSource of validationApplication dateAcceptance date
Marie Guerne-GrafMar. 26, 1912SwitzerlandSwitzerland111FFlavio Stuber03/15/2023TBA
John TinniswoodAug. 26, 1912UK (England)UK (England)110MMarisa Tinniswood/Oliver Trim/Oliver Thorpe/Waclaw Jan Kroczek09/20/2022TBA

Validated supercentenarian deaths in 2023.

NameBirthdateDate of deathAgeGCounty of birthCountry of deathSource of validationDate of applicationDate of acceptance
Bessie HendricksNov. 7, 1907Jan. 3, 2023115 years, 57 daysFUSA (Iowa)USA (Iowa)Robert Young/Edward Schaffer/Waclaw Jan Kroczek11/7/201711/29/2019
Hide HamabeDec. 3, 1908Jan. 10, 2023114 years, 38 daysFJapan (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 daysFFranceFranceCyril Depoudent1/29/201610/26/2016
Annabelle HolblingerMar. 16, 1909Jan. 27, 2023113 years, 317 daysFUSA (New York)USA (Colorado)Robert Young/Waclaw Jan Kroczek03/18/201901/10/2023
Yasue OkaiNov. 25, 1908Feb. 6, 2023114 years, 73 daysFJapanJapan (Osaka)MHLW, Japan/Nobue Yoshida/Yu Li/Yumi Yamamoto10/26/201910/18/2022
Maria AulenbacherNov. 7, 1909Feb. 8, 2023113 years, 93 daysFGermanyUSA (South Carolina)Stefan Jamin01/12/202203/02/2023
Ada Thompson
Nov. 28, 1910Mar. 13, 2023112 years, 105 daysFUK (England)UK (England)Oliver Trim/Waclaw Jan Kroczek11/28/202002/18/2023
Mary Gwendoline MooreDec. 2, 1911Mar. 31, 2023111 years, 119 daysFUK (Wales)Australia (Queensland)Oliver Trim02/05/2023TBA
Miyao MashimaJuly 1, 1910Apr. 7, 2023112 years, 280 daysFJapanJapan (Nagano)MHLW, Japan/Yumi Yamamoto/anonymous09/15/202003/14/2023
Shina SekiOct. 1, 1909Apr. 25, 2023113 years, 206 daysFJapanJapan (Ibaraki)Shoichiro Morita/MHLW, Japan11/06/201901/25/2023
Margaret HollensheadApr. 22, 1911Apr. 28, 2023112 years, 6 daysFUSA (Kansas)USA (Kansas)Waclaw Jan Kroczek04/22/202104/25/2023
Nina WillisJan. 14, 1909May 17, 2023114 years, 123 daysFUSA (Georgia)USA (Georgia)Robert Young/Waclaw Jan Kroczek/Oliver Thorpe01/14/202001/04/2023
Hazel PlummerJune 19, 1908May 25, 2023114 years, 340 daysFUSA (Massachusetts)USA (Massachusetts)Robert Young/David Plummer/Waclaw Jan Kroczek/Oliver Thorpe/Alexander Woodle6/21/20186/26/2022
Velma HindsOct. 22, 1910June 8, 2023112 years, 229 days FUSA (Missouri)USA (Missouri)Waclaw Jan Kroczek/Susan Vankeirsbilck 10/22/202104/13/2023
Ada AvilaJan. 14, 1910June 11, 2023113 years, 148 daysFEcuadorUSA (Florida)Verdi Avila/Robert Young/Waclaw Jan Kroczek11/30/202002/27/2023
Louise LevyNov. 1, 1910July 17, 2023112 years, 258 daysFUSA (Ohio)USA (New York)Oliver Trim/Robert Young/Waclaw Jan Kroczek11/03/202204/01/2023
Kikuyo HonmaNov. 1, 1910Sept. 12, 2023112 years, 315 daysFJapanJapan (Niigata)MHLW, Japan/Yumi Yamamoto10/04/202103/29/2023

Limbo status – validated supercentenarians without recent alive status confirmation

NameBirthdateLast alive confirmationAgeGBirthplaceLast residenceSource of validationApplication dateAcceptance date
Kimiko OnoJune 20, 1908Sept. 2022114+FJapan (Wakayama)Japan (Osaka)MHLW, Japan/Hiroo Ono/Yu Li/Yumi Yamamoto11/25/20207/20/2022
Ushi MakishiFeb. 15, 1909Feb. 2023114+FJapan (Okinawa)Japan (Okinawa)MHLW, Japan/Yumi Yamamoto/Waclaw Jan Kroczek09/15/202002/21/2023

Pending cases – cases with partial or complete documentation suggesting the age claim may be validatable in the future.

NameBirthdateDate of deathAgeSCountry of birthLast residenceSource of validationApplication dateAcceptance date
Eusebio Quintero LopezMar. 6, 1910July 16, 2023113MColombiaColombiaSantiago Garcia Medina/Nicolas Ruiz Moreno/et al.05/24/2021
Efrain Antonio Rios GarciaApr. 4, 1910living113MColombiaColombiaSantiago Garcia Medina/et al.04/23/2021
Yuko SatoSept. 29, 1910living112FJapanJapan (Akita)MHLW, Japan/Waclaw Jan Kroczek09/15/2023
Fujiko MiharaDec. 13, 1910living112FJapanJapan (Ehime)MHLW, Japan/Waclaw Jan Kroczek09/12/2023
Rosa de VitaFeb. 8, 1911living112FItalyItalyM.E.06/18/2023
Natalia Villanueva RuizFeb. 24, 1911living112FColombiaColombiaSantiago Garcia Medina/Fabrizio Villatoro05/24/2021
Emi MiuraApr. 24, 1911living112FJapanJapan (Miyagi)MHLW, Japan/Yumi Yamamoto/Yu Li09/25/2021
Dolorez Maria Vasquez DiazMay 1, 1911living112FPanamaPanamaJeffrey Xu/Fabrizio Villatoro05/05/2021
Aline BlainAug. 10, 1911living112FFranceFranceSylvain Grosgeorge08/21/2023
Yuki NitsutaAug. 10, 1911living112FJapanJapan (Fukuoka)MHLW, Japan/Ryohei Asano/Yumi Yamamoto10/09/2021
Fuji TakashimaAug. 15, 1911living112FJapanJapan (Kanagawa)MHLW, Japan/Yumi Yamamoto/Yu Li09/01/2021
Hiro MatsumotoSept. 9, 1911living112FJapanJapan (Chiba)MHLW, Japan/Waclaw Jan Kroczek09/15/2023
Helen McKinnon DoanSept. 18, 1911living112FCanada (Ontario)Canada (Ontario)Oliver Trim09/18/2023
Asayo SatoSept. 22, 1911living112FJapanJapan (Saga)MHLW, Japan/Yumi Yamamoto/Yu Li10/03/2021
Mary KeirMar. 3, 1912living111FUK (Wales)UK (Wales)Oliver Trim02/08/2023
Anna GawlowskaJune 6, 1913living110FAustria-Hungary (now Poland)PolandWaclaw Jan Kroczek/Urszula Gawlowska06/06/2023
Karen Rigmor MoritzAug. 15, 1913living110FDenmarkDenmarkWaclaw Jan Kroczek08/15/2023

Click here to review the list of notable historical pending cases which are currently under review.

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