This is a list of Greek supercentenarians (people from Greece who have reached an age of 110 or over). So far, the oldest person ever in Greece was Ioanna Proiou-Dimitriadou (1911–2023) who died at the age of 111 years, 264 days, and the oldest known man ever in Greece was Konstantinos Papadamis (1900–2010) who died at the age of 109 years, 221 days. The oldest person ever born in Greece was Amalia Arvanetes (1903–2016) who died in the USA at the age of 113 years, 43 days, and the oldest Greek-born man ever was Gregory Pandazes (1873–1983) who died in the USA at the age of 110 years, 341 days.
- See also: List of oldest men from Greece
- See also: List of oldest living people in the Balkans
Oldest living people in Greece (106+)[]
Validated Under 110 Pending Unvalidated
Region / Country of | ||||||
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Rank | Name | Sex | Birth | Age | birth | residence |
1 | Paressa Orfanidou[1] | F | 18 Sept 1915 | 109 years, 299 days | ![]() |
Central Macedonia |
List of Greek supercentenarians[]
Deceased (Validated) Living (Validated) Pending Unvalidated
Region / Country of | |||||||
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Rank | Name | Sex | Birth | Death | Age | birth | death |
1 | Ioanna Proiou-Dimitriadou | F | 15 July 1911 | 5 Apr 2023 | 111 years, 264 days | North Aegean | North Aegean |
2 | Eugenia Vrantis | F | 26 Feb 1906 | 22 Aug 2017 | 111 years, 177 days | North Aegean | North Aegean |
3 | Anastasia Athanassoulas | F | 20 June 1898 | 15 Aug 2009 | 111 years, 56 days | Epirus | Epirus |
4 | Maria Papakyriakou | F | 18 July 1901 | 20 Jan 2012 | 110 years, 186 days | South Aegean | South Aegean |
5 | Lili Theotoka-Alivizatou | F | 20 Oct 1911 | 13 Jan 2022 | 110 years, 85 days | ![]() |
Attica |
Greek emigrant supercentenarians[]
Region / Country of | |||||||
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Rank | Name | Sex | Birth | Death | Age | birth | death |
1 | Amalia Arvanetes | F | 6 Feb 1903 | 20 Mar 2016 | 113 years, 43 days | Peloponnese | ![]() |
2 | Bertha Touriel | F | 2 Nov 1906 | 9 Aug 2018 | 111 years, 280 days | South Aegean | ![]() |
3 | Gregory Pandazes | M | 15 Jan 1873 | 22 Dec 1983 | 110 years, 341 days | North Aegean | ![]() |
4 | Maria Carpatachi | F | 14 Oct 1913 | 12 July 2024 | 110 years, 272 days | South Aegean | ![]() |
5 | Helen Stamelos | F | 30 Nov 1906 | 7 Aug 2017 | 110 years, 250 days | Central Greece | ![]() |
6 | Helen Gewlas | F | 17 Mar 1892 | 26 June 2002 | 110 years, 101 days | Thessaly | ![]() |
7 | Frank Fountas | M | 15 Aug 1898 | 4 Nov 2008 | 110 years, 81 days | Peloponnese | ![]() |
8 | Ioanna Lambropoulos | F | 8 May 1884 | 2 June 1994 | 110 years, 25 days | Peloponnese | ![]() |
9 | Ekaterini Tselios | F | 3 Feb 1905 | 24 Feb 2015 | 110 years, 21 days | Epirus | ![]() |
Chronological list of the oldest living person in Greece since 2007[]
From | To | Name | Sex | Age when oldest |
Lifespan | Region of death |
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Unknown | 9 Feb 2007 | Ekaterini Zacharopoulos | F | N/A–109 | 19 Feb 1897 – 9 Feb 2007 109 years, 355 days |
Attica |
9 Feb 2007 | 15 Aug 2009 (2 yrs, 186 days) |
Anastasia Athanassoulas | F | 108–111 | 20 June 1898 – 15 Aug 2009 111 years, 56 days |
Epirus |
15 Aug 2009 | 19 Mar 2010 (216 days) |
Elpida Moschopoulos | F | 109 | 23 May 1900 – 19 Mar 2010 109 years, 300 days |
Ionian Islands |
19 Mar 2010 | 4 Aug 2010 (138 days) |
Konstantinos Papadamis | M | 109 | 26 Dec 1900 – 4 Aug 2010 109 years, 221 days |
Peloponnese |
4 Aug 2010 | 20 Jan 2012 (1 yr, 169 days) |
Maria Papakyriakou | F | 109–110 | 18 July 1901 – 20 Jan 2012 110 years, 186 days |
South Aegean |
20 Jan 2012 | 25 Oct 2012 (279 days) |
Panagiota Kraniou | F | 108–109 | 21 July 1903 – 25 Oct 2012 109 years, 96 days |
Peloponnese |
25 Oct 2012 | 10 Sep 2013 (320 days) |
Lambis Kounoupas | M | 106–107 | 1 Nov 1905 – 10 Sep 2013 107 years, 314 days |
Crete |
10 Sep 2013 | 22 Aug 2017 (3 yrs, 346 days) |
Eugenia Vrantis | F | 107–111 | 26 Feb 1906 – 22 Aug 2017 111 years, 177 days |
North Aegean |
22 Aug 2017 | 20 Aug 2019 (1 yr, 363 days) |
Haido Katsara | F | 107–109 | 27 Mar 1910 – 20 Aug 2019 109 years, 146 days |
Thessaly |
20 Aug 2019 | 5 Apr 2023 (3 yrs, 228 days) |
Ioanna Proiou-Dimitriadou | F | 108–111 | 15 July 1911 – 5 Apr 2023 111 years, 264 days |
North Aegean |
5 Apr 2023 | 12 Nov 2023 (221 days) |
Kallistheni Meleonitou | F | 109 | 4 Jan 1914 – 12 Nov 2023 109 years, 312 days |
Attica |
12 Nov 2023 | 20 June 2024 (221 days) |
Magdalini Pavlidou | F | 108 | 28 June 1915 – 20 June 2024 108 years, 358 days |
Eastern Macedonia and Thrace |
20 June 2024 | Present (1 years, 24 days) |
Paressa Orfanidou | F | 108–109* | Born 18 Sep 1915 109 years, 299 days |
Living in Central Macedonia |
Chronological list of the oldest living men in Greece since 2010[]
From | To | Name | Age when oldest |
Lifespan | Region of death |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unknown | 4 Aug 2010 | Konstantinos Papadamis | N/A–109 | 26 Dec 1900 – 4 Aug 2010 109 years, 221 days |
Peloponnese |
4 Aug 2010 | 10 Sep 2013 (3 yrs, 37 days) |
Lambis Kounoupas | 104–107 | 1 Nov 1905 – 10 Sep 2013 107 years, 314 days |
Crete |
10 Sep 2013 | 20 June 2015 (1 yr, 283 days) |
Tryfon Sivenas | 107–108 | 1 July 1906 – 20 June 2015 108 years, 353 days |
Central Macedonia |
20 June 2015 | 20 Apr 2016 (305 days) |
Konstantinos Economidis | 106–107 | 1 July 1908 – 20 Apr 2016 107 years, 294 days |
Thessaly |
20 Apr 2016 | 6 Mar 2017 (320 days) |
Manolis Karastergios | 106–107 | 24 July 1909 – 6 Mar 2017 107 years, 225 days |
Western Macedonia |
6 Mar 2017 | 12 Nov 2018 (1 yr, 251 days) |
Antonis Sagonas | 106–108 | 30 Sep 1910 – 12 Nov 2018 108 years, 43 days |
Western Greece |
12 Nov 2018 | 4 Apr 2019 (143 days) |
Manolis Peponis | 108 | 28 Oct 1910 – 4 Apr 2019 108 years, 158 days |
Crete |
4 Apr 2019 | 25 Dec 2019 (100 days) |
Giannis Papadimitriou | 106–107 | 29 Mar 1912 – 25 Dec 2019 107 years, 271 days |
Attica |
25 Dec 2019 | 15 Mar 2021 (1 yr, 145 days) |
Stelios Fragiadoulakis | 107–108 | 15 Dec 1912 – 15 Mar 2021 108 years, 91 days |
Crete |
15 Mar 2021 | 25 Sep 2021 (194 days) |
Thomas Katsanos | 107 | 21 Feb 1914 – 25 Sep 2021 107 years, 216 days |
Thessaly |
25 Sep 2021 | 2 May 2023 (1 yr, 219 days) |
Georgios Koliopoulos | 106–108 | 20 Feb 1915 – 2 May 2023 108 years, 71 days |
Peloponnese |
2 May 2023 | 16 Feb 2025 (1 yr, 290 days) |
Alexandros Vatmanidis | 106–108 | 20 May 1916 – 16 Feb 2025 108 years, 272 days |
North Aegean |
16 Feb 2025 | 10 June 2025 (114 days) |
Georgios Daikos | 106 | 4 Aug 1918 – 10 June 2025 106 years, 310 days |
Attica |
10 June 2025 | Present (0 years, 34 days) |
Konstantinos Bardis | 106* | Born Oct/Dec 1918 106 years, 195 days+ |
Living in Attica |
References[]
- ↑ Σέρρες, Παρέσσα Ορφανίδου: Μια γιαγιά 106 ετών, πρόσφυγας πρώτης γενιάς από τον Πόντο, που μας έχει κλέψει την καρδιά Pontos News, 11 October 2021
108th birthday Sophia Kaitatzi on Facebook, 19 September 2023