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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.

Oldest living people in Greece (106+)[]

      Validated       Under 110       Pending       Unvalidated

Region / Country of
Rank Name Sex Birth Age birth residence
1 Paressa Orfanidou[1] F 18 Sept 1915 109 years, 299 days TurkeyTUR Central Macedonia

List of Greek supercentenarians[]

      Deceased (Validated)       Living (Validated)       Pending       Unvalidated

Region / Country of
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 TurkeyTUR Attica

Greek emigrant supercentenarians[]

Region / Country of
Rank Name Sex Birth Death Age birth death
1 Amalia Arvanetes F 6 Feb 1903 20 Mar 2016 113 years, 43 days Peloponnese United StatesUSA
2 Bertha Touriel F 2 Nov 1906 9 Aug 2018 111 years, 280 days South Aegean United StatesUSA
3 Gregory Pandazes M 15 Jan 1873 22 Dec 1983 110 years, 341 days North Aegean United StatesUSA
4 Maria Carpatachi F 14 Oct 1913 12 July 2024 110 years, 272 days South Aegean ItalyITA
5 Helen Stamelos F 30 Nov 1906 7 Aug 2017 110 years, 250 days Central Greece AustraliaAUS
6 Helen Gewlas F 17 Mar 1892 26 June 2002 110 years, 101 days Thessaly United StatesUSA
7 Frank Fountas M 15 Aug 1898 4 Nov 2008 110 years, 81 days Peloponnese United StatesUSA
8 Ioanna Lambropoulos F 8 May 1884 2 June 1994 110 years, 25 days Peloponnese United StatesUSA
9 Ekaterini Tselios F 3 Feb 1905 24 Feb 2015 110 years, 21 days Epirus United StatesUSA

Chronological list of the oldest living person in Greece since 2007[]

From To Name Sex Age when
oldest
Lifespan Region of death
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

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