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This is a list of Colombian supercentenarians (people from Colombia who claim to have reached the age of 110 or over).

So far, the oldest validated person ever in Colombia was Sofia Rojas (1907–2022) who died at the age of 114 years, 351 days, and the oldest known man ever in Colombia was Efrain Antonio Rios Garcia (1910–2024) who died at the age of 113 years, 282 days.[1]

This page lists Colombian supercentenarian claims under the claimed age of 115. Any false or exaggerated claimants that have reached their claimed 115th birthday can go to longevity claims.

Living Colombian supercentenarians[]

      Validated       Pending       Unvalidated

Department of
Rank Name Sex Birth Age birth residence
1 Julio Saldarriaga Hernandez M 3 Nov 1913 111 years, 10 days Antioquia Antioquia
2 Delia Maria Solano F 13 Jan 1914 110 years, 304 days Atlantico Atlantico
3 Armando Alvarino Thomas M 5 Mar 1914 110 years, 253 days Bolivar Santander
4 Maria Teresa Madrid F 18 Apr 1914 110 years, 209 days Antioquia Antioquia

List of Colombian supercentenarians[]

      Deceased (Validated)       Living (Validated)       Pending       Unvalidated

Department of
Rank Name Sex Birth Death Age birth death
1 Sofia Rojas F 13 Aug 1907 30 July 2022 114 years, 351 days Santander Santander
2 Carmen Jaramillo Chavarria F 17 May 1906 15 July 2020 114 years, 59 days Antioquia Antioquia
3 Juana Aritama F 24 June 1907 21 May 2021 113 years, 331 days Magdalena Magdalena
4 Efrain Antonio Rios Garcia M 4 Apr 1910 11 Jan 2024 113 years, 282 days Antioquia Antioquia
5 Francisca Mangonez Martinez F 4 July 1910 18 Mar 2024 113 years, 258 days Sucre Sucre
6 Eusebio Quintero Lopez M 6 Mar 1910 16 July 2023 113 years, 132 days Valle del Cauca Valle del Cauca
7 Benilda Ospino Altamar F 28 Dec 1897 24 Oct 2010 113 years, 0 days Magdalena Magdalena
8 Natalia Villanueva Ruiz F 24 Feb 1911 21 Dec 2023 112 years, 300 days Boyaca Antioquia
9 Alicia Castillo F 28 Jan 1906 25 Sept 2018 112 years, 240 days Cundinamarca Valle del Cauca
10 Transito Ayala F 13 Aug 1896 9 Oct 2008 112 years, 57 days Santander Capital District
11 Claudina Higuita de Robledo F 30 Oct 1910 20 Dec 2022 112 years, 51 days Antioquia Antioquia
12 Ana Sara Marquez de Ramirez F 25 July 1904 27 Aug 2016 112 years, 33 days Caldas Quindio
13 Magdalena Hernandez F 13 July 1900 20 July 2012 112 years, 7 days Santader Santader
14 Aurora Soto Rubio F 2 Feb 1903 8 Feb 2015 112 years, 6 days Antioquia Antioquia
15 Elida Calvo de Jimenez F 4 Aug 1904 16 June 2016 111 years, 313 days Atlantico Atlantico
16 Candelaria Padilla F 4 Oct 1911 22 June 2023 111 years, 261 days Cordoba Bolivar
17 Elena Torres F 17 Oct 1908 18 Feb 2020 111 years, 124 days Bolivar Bolivar
18 Daniel Guzman Garcia M 6 Feb 1897 21 May 2008 111 years, 105 days Tolima Valle del Cauca
19 Carmen Tulia Congote F 3 Nov 1911 14 Feb 2023 111 years, 103 days Antioquia Antioquia
20 Heroina Rivero Penaranda F 5 Mar 1904 20 May 2015 111 years, 76 days La Guajira La Guajira
21 Guillermo Antonio Mesa Sierra M 6 Aug 1910 20 Sept 2021 111 years, 45 days Antioquia Antioquia
22 Isabel Brito Guarin F 15 May 1905 18 June 2016 111 years, 34 days Quindio Risaralda
23 Alfonso Maria Rojas Perdomo M 31 May 1913 29 June 2024 111 years, 29 days Huila Huila
24 Elvira Montoya Ordonez F 13 July 1904 16 July 2015 111 years, 3 days Narino Narino
25 Julio Saldarriaga Hernandez M 3 Nov 1913 Living 111 years, 10 days Antioquia Antioquia
26 Rosa Morales de Sanchez F 31 Dec 1911 c.8 Dec 2022 110 years, c.342 days Antioquia Antioquia
27 Maria Estefania Mejia F 24 Jan 1907 20 Nov 2017 110 years, 300 days Antioquia Antioquia
28 Delia Maria Solano F 13 Jan 1914 Living 110 years, 304 days Atlantico Atlantico
29 Ana Felisa David Garcia F 15 Feb 1897 29 Nov 2007 110 years, 287 days Antioquia Antioquia
30 Mercedes Bedoya de Blanquiceth F 7 Jan 1905 25 Sept 2015 110 years, 261 days Cordoba Cordoba
31 Armando Alvarino Thomas M 5 Mar 1914 Living 110 years, 253 days Bolivar Santander
32 Clemencia Hormaza Gomez F 21 June 1911 13 Feb 2022 110 years, 237 days Valle del Cauca Valle del Cauca
33 Maria Teresa Madrid F 18 Apr 1914 Living 110 years, 209 days Antioquia Antioquia
34 Ana Joaquina Rivera de Muriel F 5 Sept 1910 11 Feb 2021 110 years, 159 days Antioquia Antioquia
35 Ana Rita Rojas F 31 Mar 1910 23 Aug 2020 110 years, 145 days Antioquia Risaralda
36 Adelfa Hernandez Lopez F 21 Oct 1901 18 Feb 2012 110 years, 120 days Antioquia Antioquia
37 Leonidas Arrieta de Rhenals F 22 Apr 1900 c.13 Aug 2010 110 years, c.113 days Bolivar Atlantico
38 Martha Castaneda F 16 Oct 1911 3 Feb 2022 110 years, 110 days Caldas Valle de Cauca
39 Melida Tascon de Holguin F 12 July 1911 26 Oct 2021 110 years, 106 days Valle del Cauca Valle del Cauca
40 Herminia Rosa Lopez F 21 Jan 1912 19 Apr 2022 110 years, 88 days Antioquia Antioquia
41 Anonymous F 8 Jan 1914 29 Mar 2024 110 years, 81 days Bolivar Bolivar
42 Maria Agustina Reyes de Florez F 8 Aug 1909 18 Oct 2019 110 years, 71 days Cordoba Cordoba
43 Clementina Saldarriaga Correa F 11 Aug 1902 15 Oct 2012  110 years, 65 days Antioquia Antioquia
44 Cleotilde Gomez de Carrillo F 3 Nov 1911 2 Jan 2022 110 years, 60 days Cundinamarca Capital District
45 Carmen Porras Florez de Carbonell F 2 Apr 1906 2 May 2016 110 years, 30 days Bolivar Atlantico
46 Graciela Quintero F 22 Aug 1914 14 Sept 2024 110 years, 23 days Antioquia Antioquia
47 Pastora Castro F 11 May 1908 30 May 2018 110 years, 19 days Antioquia Antioquia
48 Maria del Carmen Valencia F 23 Apr 1909 23 Apr 2019 110 years, 0 days Caldas Cundinamarca

Incomplete cases

Department of
Rank Name Sex Birth Death Age birth death
Ana de Jesus Salgado Alvarez F 4 Sept 1906 fl.1 Jan 2017 110 years, 119+ days Caldas Caldas
Trinidad Forero F 8 Dec 1909 fl.1 Jan 2020 110 years, 19+ days Boyaca Capital District
Rufina Rosero F 18 Oct 1910 fl.18 Oct 2020 110 years, 0+ days Narino Valle del Cauca

Questionable cases

Department of
Rank Name Sex Birth Death Age birth death
Carlos Julio Rincon Garzon M 24 Dec 1910? Living 113 years, 324 days? Norte de Santander Norte de Santander
Benedicta Rodriguez Roa F 4 Aug 1900? 21 May 2014 113 years, 290 days? Casanare Guaviare
Justina Chala Parra F 31 Dec 1909? 22 June 2023 113 years, 173 days? Choco Choco
Victor Francisco Ramirez M 30 Dec 1895? 15 Mar 2009 113 years, 75 days? Cundinamarca Cundinamarca
Matilde Pinto Gil F 14 Oct 1908? fl.24 Oct 2021 113 years, 10+ days? La Guajira La Guajira
Carmen Atencio F 25 July 1901? 10 June 2014 112 years, 320 days? La Guajira La Guajira
Juan de Dios Palacio M 8 Dec 1903? 27 May 2016 112 years, 171 days? Antioquia Antioquia
Felipa Cordoba Palacios F 24 Sept 1909? fl.1 Oct 2021 112 years, 10+ days? Choco Choco
Jose Espiritu Maldonado M 31 Dec 1906? 11 Nov 2018 111 years, 315 days? Arauca Arauca
Juan Antonio Blanchar M 31 Dec 1900? 31 Oct 2012 111 years, 305 days? La Guajira La Guajira
Delfina Avila Maestre F 28 Feb 1905? 4 May 2016 111 years, 66 days? Cesar Cesar
Angel Contreras M 31 Dec 1909? 10 Sept 2020 110 years, 254 days? Magdalena Magdalena
Ricardo Florez Castillo M 9 Apr 1910? ≈18 May 2020 110 years, ≈39 days? Cordoba Cordoba
Rosaura Cardozo F 13 Jan 1909? fl.13 Jan 2019 110 years, 0+ days? Tolima Tolima

Colombian emigrant supercentenarians[]

Department / Country of
Rank Name Sex Birth Death Age birth death
1 Isabel Castano Restrepo F 11 Jan 1906 6 Feb 2018 112 years, 26 days Caldas United StatesUSA
2 Sixta Tulia Aguinaga de Posada F 22 Apr 1907 6 Oct 2018 111 years, 166 days Antioquia United StatesUSA

Chronological list of the oldest living person in Colombia since 2008[]

      Validated       Under 110       Living       Pending       Unvalidated

From To Name Sex Age when
oldest
Lifespan Department
of death
Unknown 9 Oct 2008 Transito Ayala F 110–112 13 Aug 1896 – 9 Oct 2008
112 years, 57 days
Capital District
9 Oct 2008 28 Dec 2010
(2 yrs, 80 days)
Benilda Ospino Altamar F 110–113 28 Dec 1897 – 28 Dec 2010
113 years, 0 days
Magdalena
28 Dec 2010 20 July 2012
(1 yr, 205 days)
Magdalena Hernandez F 110–112 13 July 1900 – 20 July 2012
112 years, 7 days
Santander
20 July 2012 15 Oct 2012
(87 days)
Clementina Saldarriaga Correa F 109–110 11 Aug 1902 – 15 Oct 2012
110 years, 65 days
Antioquia
15 Oct 2012 8 Feb 2015
(2 yrs, 116 days)
Aurora Soto Rubio F 109–112 2 Feb 1903 – 8 Feb 2015
112 years, 6 days
Antioquia
8 Feb 2015 20 May 2015
(101 days)
Heroina Rivero Penaranda F 111 5 Mar 1904 – 20 May 2015
111 years, 76 days
La Guajira
20 May 2015 16 July 2015
(57 days)
Elvira Montoya Ordonez F 110–111 13 July 1904 – 16 July 2015
111 years, 3 days
Narino
16 July 2015 27 Aug 2016
(1 yr, 42 days)
Ana Sara Marquez de Ramirez F 110–112 25 July 1904 – 27 Aug 2016
112 years, 33 days
Quindio
27 Aug 2016 25 Sept 2018
(2 yrs, 29 days)
Alicia Castillo F 110–112 28 Jan 1906 – 25 Sept 2018
112 years, 240 days
Valle del Cauca
25 Sept 2018 15 July 2020
(1 yr, 294 days)
Carmen Emilia Jaramillo F 112–114 17 May 1906 – 15 July 2020
114 years, 59 days
Antioquia
15 July 2020 21 May 2021
(310 days)
Juana Aritama F 113 24 June 1907 – 21 May 2021
113 years, 331 days
Magdalena
21 May 2021 30 July 2022
(1 yr, 70 days)
Sofia Rojas F 113–114 13 Aug 1907 – 30 July 2022
114 years, 351 days
Santander
30 July 2022 16 July 2023
(351 days)
Eusebio Quintero Lopez M 112–113 6 Mar 1910 – 16 July 2023
113 years, 132 days
Valle del Cauca
16 July 2023 11 Jan 2024
(180 days)
Efrain Antonio Rios Garcia M 113 4 Apr 1910 – 11 Jan 2024
113 years, 282 days
Antioquia
11 Jan 2024 18 Mar 2024
(67 days)
Francisca Mangonez Martinez F 113 4 July 1910 – 18 Mar 2024
113 years, 258 days
Sucre
18 Mar 2024 29 June 2024
(103 days)
Alfonso Maria Rojas Perdomo M 110-111 Born 31 May 1913 - 29 June 2024
111 years, 29 days
Huila
29 Jun 2024 Present
(0 years, 137 days)
Julio Saldarriaga Hernandez M 110* Born 3 Nov 1913
111 years, 10 days
Living in
Antioquia

References[]

  1. World Supercentenarian Rankings List Gerontology Research Group
    GRG World Supercentenarian Rankings List Gerontology Research Group
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