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Carlos Julio Rincon Garzon

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Carlos Julio Rincon Garzon
Carlos Julio Rincon Garzon
Rincon Garzon on his 105th birthday in 2020 (claimed 110th).
Birth: 24 December 1915
Convencion, Norte de Santander, Colombia
Death: 24 December 2025
Ocana, Norte de Santander, Colombia
Age: 110 years, 0 days
Country: ColombiaCOL
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Carlos Julio Rincon Garzon (Spanish: Rincón Garzón; 24 December 1915 – 24 December 2025) was a Colombian supercentenarian whose age is currently unvalidated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). At the time of his death, he was the oldest known living man in Colombia for the final day of his life.

Biography[]

Early life[]

Carlos Julio Rincon Garzon was born in Convencion, Norte de Santander, Colombia on 24 December 1915 (claimed 1910). Faced with adversity at a young age - his mother died when he was just 4, and he never met his father - he learned to be independent and self-sufficient early on. He lived a nomadic lifestyle, playing music for people with his guitar while traveling across Colombia.

He first married at a younger age, having three children, with one dying as a baby. His wife left him shortly there after, leaving him to raise his two boys alone. Many years later, he met Doña Leonor Lozano, who was 28 years his junior. They married in the 1950s, having nine children together. They remained married until her death in 2014.

Rincon Garzon spent much of his career as a farmer, but fell on hard times when his farm was seized by the bank. They relocated to the neighborhood of La Pinuela in Cocorná, Antioquia, Colombia, where he remained for the rest of his life. He was witness to many technological advancements throughout his long life, remembering the first time he saw an airplane, recalling the commotion as people in the village screamed at the loud noise the engine produced, thinking the world was ending. He also remembered the construction of the first train tracks in the Cesar region, and personally felt that the train would be dangerous to pedestrians crossing the tracks. He considered the cellphone to be the greatest invention of his lifetime.

Later Life[]

Each of Rincon Garzon's birthdays have been proudly celebrated by his entire large family, with his recent birthdays garnering some attention in the Colombian media. His 105th year (claimed 110th) was to be met with great fanfare, but the coronavirus pandemic left the party to be celebrated mostly digitally.

On 13 March 2021 at the age of 105 (claimed 110), Rincon Garzon received his first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, making him one of the oldest people to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

In May 2022 at the age of 106 (claimed 111), he voted at the Colombian presidential election.

On his 109th birthday in 2024 (claimed 114th), it was reported that Rincon Garzon had faked a seizure at the age of 95 (claimed 100) to see how his family might react to his death. At the age of 110 (claimed 115), Rincon Garzon was still able to walk unassisted.

In December 2025, he celebrated his 110th birthday (claimed 115th) and became a supercentenarian.

On 23 December 2025, following the death of 110-year-old Adolfo Camacho Ripoll, he became the oldest known living man in Colombia for one day. Although he was not the oldest living Colombian-born man as Luis Cano of the United States was older.

Carlos Julio Rincon Garzon died in Ocana, Norte de Santander, Colombia on 24 December 2025, his 110th birthday (claimed 115th). 9 of his 12 children were alive at the time of his 105th birthday in 2020 (claimed 110th), and he has 45 grandchildren, 43 great-grandchildren, and six great-great-grandchildren.

Age Issues[]

Researchers on The 110 Club discovered that Rincon Garzon's ID card and late life documentation supported him being born in 1915. However, since early life documentation has not been found, it cannot be considered definite proof as to whether he was born in 1915 or 1910. As of 2025, his age remains unproven, but it's very unlikely that Rincon Garzon was 115, which makes the 1915 birthdate more realistic.

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Colombia's Oldest Living Man Titleholders (V • E)

Daniel Guzman Garcia • Laureano Mesa Mesa • Ricardo Marriaga • Eusebio Quintero Lopez • Efrain Antonio Rios Garcia • Alfonso Maria Rojas Perdomo • Julio Saldarriaga Hernandez • Adolfo Camacho Ripoll • Carlos Julio Rincon Garzon • Lucio Chiquito Caicedo

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