This is a list of Singaporean claims to semi-supercentenarian and supercentenarian statuses. As of yet, all these claims have remained unverified. Please do not add claims over 130. Those can go to longevity myths.
Background
In May 2023, state-owned newspaper, The Straits Times, reported that Singapore had an estimated 1,500 centenarians as of June 2020 [1], and later the same year, Netflix docuseries, Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones, named Singapore as the new Blue Zone.
There are therefore many centenarians and/or supercentenarians in Singapore who are not known to researchers, so the rankings may not be correct. The below categories rank individuals based on what is currently publicly accessible.
List of Singaporean supercentenarian claims
According to the Singapore Book of Records, the oldest person in Singapore's history was Yam Karicho, who died on 30 August 1977 at the age of 114.
Limbo (no reports in 2+ years)
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Rank | Name | Sex | Birth | Death | Age | birth | death |
Shariffa Seha binte Abdul Rahman [2] | F | Feb 1842 | fl.29 Sep 1960 | 118 years, 214+ days | SGP | East | |
Che Wadengi binte Mohamed Amin [3] | F | 1844/1845 | 27 Oct 1961 | 116 years, 0+ days | IDN | East | |
Fadilah Noor Abbe [4] | F | 1897 | 2012 | 115 years, 0+ days | IDN | East | |
Yam Karicho [5] | F | 26 Feb/10 Mar 1863 | 30 Aug 1977 | 114 years, 173+ days | IDN | Central | |
Lau Pay [6] | F | 1894 | fl.21 Nov 2008 | 114 years, 0+ days | CHN | North | |
Teresa Hsu Chih [7] | F | 7 July 1898 | 7 Dec 2011 | 113 years, 153 days | CHN | ? | |
Phang Mah Lee / Mdm Phang [8] | F | 12 Sept/13 Oct 1910 | Living | 114 years, 51 days+ | ? | North-East | |
Anonymous [9] | ? | 1901/1902 | fl.12 Jan 2015 | 113 years, 0+ days | ? | ? | |
Yang Chiow Sen / Yang Chaow-hsien [10] | M | 1837/1838 | fl.3 Apr 1951 | 113 years, 0+ days | CHN | ? | |
Cheng Mui Keow [11] | F | Apr 1902 | fl.12 Jan 2015 | 112 years, 257+ days | ? | ? | |
Li Zhuan / Lee Teck Anm [12] | M | Jan 1907 | 22 Jul 2019 | 112 years, 173-203 days | CHN | North-East | |
Tay Kiong [13] | F | 21 May 1890 | Oct 2002 | 112 years, 133+ days | CHN | East | |
Yuan Dong Xiu [14] | F | 1905/1906 | 23 Sep 2018 | 112 years, 0+ days | CHN | Central | |
Pan Qiurong [15] | F | 7 Jan/31 Dec 1909 | 6 Jan 2021 | 111 years, 6+ days | CHN | ? | |
Ibrahim Kipong [16] | M | 1875 | 6 Nov 1986 | 110 years, 310+ days | SGP | South | |
Yang Jin Gan [17] | F | 1912/1913 | 13 Jul 2023 | 110 years, 0+ days | ? | ? | |
Wang Ying Niang [18] | F | 1911/1912 | 28 Mar 2022 | 110 years, 0+ days | ? | West | |
Lau Cher Hian [19] | F | 1909/1910 | 21 Aug 2020 | 110 years, 0+ days | ? | ? | |
Oon Thow [20] | M | 1908 | 2018 | 110 years, 0+ days | CHN | ? | |
Ng Peck Eng [21] | F | 1904/1905 | 28 Nov 2015 | 110 years, 0+ days | ? | Central | |
Anthony Cher [22] | M | 1901 | 5 May 2011 | 110 years, 0+ days | ? | North | |
Alice Wei Swee Tong [23] | F | 1882/1883 | 22 Apr 1993 | 110 years, 0+ days | ? | Central |
List of Singaporean semi-supercentenarian claims (105+)
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Rank | Name | Sex | Birth | Death | Age | birth | death |
Wang Shue [24] | F | 25 Nov 1878 | 5 Oct 1988 | 109 years, 315 days | CHN | North-East | |
Joseph Anthonipillai Rajendram | M | 30 Apr 1889 | ? Feb 1999 | 109 years, 277+ days | LKA | East | |
Tan Chwee Cheng [25] | F | 1913/1914 | Jan 2023 | 109 years, 0+ days | ? | ? | |
Ng Ah Kiang [26] | M | 1912/1913 | 30 Jul 2022 | 109 years, 0+ days | ? | East | |
Su Rui Juan [27] | F | 1912/1913 | 24 Jun 2022 | 109 years, 0+ days | ? | East | |
Lam Lee [28] | F | 1904/1905 | 7 Jul 2014 | 109 years, 0+ days | SGP | North | |
Mohamed Ali bin Haji Osman [29] | M | 1829 | Dec 1938 | 108 years, 335+ days | SGP | ? | |
Yeo Iu [30] | F | Jan 1912 | fl.28 Apr 2020 | 108 years, 88-119 days | CHN | North | |
Chen Ko Lie [31] | M | 1915 | 25 Oct 2023 | 108 years, 0+ days | ? | ? | |
Huang Ying Dan [32] | F | 1913/1914 | 11 Feb 2022 | 108 years, 0+ days | ? | ? | |
Maria Mun Swee Heong [33] | F | 1910/1911 | 18 Feb 2019 | 108 years, 0+ days | ? | ? | |
Koh Ah Boh [34] | M | 1910 | 2018 | 108 years, 0+ days | ? | ? | |
Fu Pian Niang [35] | F | 1899/1900 | 20 Jun 2008 | 108 years, 0+ days | ? | North | |
Li Xian E [36] | F | 1899/1900 | 17 Jan 2008 | 108 years, 0+ days | ? | East | |
Lee York Sin [37] | M | 1883 | 28 Nov 1991 | 108 years, 0+ days | CHN | Central | |
Sholomo Raphael [38] | M | 1857 | 13 Nov 1965 | 108 years, 0+ days | ? | ? | |
Ng Lan Keng [39] | F | 1 Jan 1905 | 7 Oct 2012 | 107 years, 280 days | ? | ? | |
Grace Cheng Moeng Lian [40] | F | 17 Dec 1910 | 5 Jul 2018 | 107 years, 200 days | ? | ? | |
Su Zhangyu [41] | F | 1915 | 23 Jul 2022 | 107 years, 0+ days | CHN | ? | |
Lu Guifang [42] | F | 1913/1914 | 13 Dec 2021 | 107 years, 0+ days | ? | ? | |
Lu Xiuqing [43] | F | 1912/1913 | 31 Oct 2020 | 107 years, 0+ days | ? | ? | |
Lim Beak [44] | F | 1908 | fl.23 Oct 2015 | 107 years, 0+ days | CHN | ? | |
Chua Yeow Khiang [45] | F | 1908 | 14 Oct 2015 | 107 years, 0+ days | ? | ? | |
Leong Swee Yeng [46] | F | 1907 | fl.14 Mar 2014 | 107 years, 0+ days | MYS | ? | |
Chen Bi Xiang [47] | F | 1900/1901 | 12 Nov 2008 | 107 years, 0+ days | ? | West | |
Mah Bunga [48] | F | 1792 | Feb 1899 | 107 years, 0+ days | ? | ? | |
Anonymous [49] | F | 1770 | 25 Dec 1877 | 107 years, 0+ days | MYS | ? | |
Wu Hui Zhen [50] | F | 11 Nov 1916 | 7 Nov 2023 | 106 years, 362 days | CHN | Central | |
Wang Xianniang [51] | F | 1917 | 7 Dec 2023 | 106 years, 0+ days | ? | Central | |
Yeo Boon Chiang [52] | F | 1915/1916 | 27 Jul 2022 | 106 years, 0+ days | ? | North-East | |
Oon Chiew Seng [53] | F | 1916 | 31 Mar 2022 | 106 years, 0+ days | MYS | ? | |
Huang Hai [54] | F | 1914/1915 | 15 Jun 2021 | 106 years, 0+ days | ? | West | |
Chiun Hai Cheok [55] | F | 1914/1915 | 11 Feb 2021 | 106 years, 0+ days | ? | ? | |
Mary Teresa Chung June Moi [56] | F | 1912/1913 | 30 Nov 2019 | 106 years, 0+ days | ? | ? | |
Lin Chwee Sun [57] | F | 1912 | 8 Jan 2018 | 106 years, 0+ days | ? | East | |
Yip Ching Sim [58] | F | 1911 | 24 Jul 2017 | 106 years, 0+ days | CHN | Central | |
Ho So Chun [59] | F | 1911 | 24 Jun 2017 | 106 years, 0+ days | ? | ? | |
Wang Fa Niang [60] | F | 1901/1902 | 15 Feb 2008 | 106 years, 0+ days | ? | South | |
Thevathasan Gnanasundram [61] | F | 8 Jul 1918 | 16 Nov 2023 | 105 years, 131 days | ? | Central | |
Tjong Ah Pat [62] | F | Aug 1879 | 5 Sep 1984 | 105 years, 5+ days | CHN | ? | |
Cai Zhu [63] | F | 1919 | 10 Jun 2024 | 105 years, 0+ days | ? | East | |
Hong Yinxian [64] | F | 1919 | 3 May 2024 | 105 years, 0+ days | ? | West | |
Yeo Siow Guan [65] | M | 1919 | 23 Mar 2024 | 105 years, 0+ days | ? | Central | |
Kan Fei Kin [66] | F | 1919 | 27 Feb 2024 | 105 years, 0+ days | ? | East | |
Soh Lian Tee [67] | F | 1919 | 16 Jan 2024 | 105 years, 0+ days | SGP | ? | |
Foo See Tong [68] | M | 1918 | 10 Nov 2023 | 105 years, 0+ days | ? | West | |
Wang Guo Xiang [69] | F | 1917/1918 | 28 Jul 2023 | 105 years, 0+ days | ? | West | |
Maria Lai Keok Kwee [70] | F | 1917/1918 | 11 Feb 2023 | 105 years, 0+ days | ? | ? | |
Ng Ah Lua [71] | F | 1917 | 2022 | 105 years, 0+ days | ? | West | |
Jiang Shaoting [72] | M | 1916/1917 | 19 Jul 2022 | 105 years, 0+ days | ? | ? | |
Wang Ya Tie [73] | F | 1916/1917 | 4 Jul 2022 | 105 years, 0+ days | ? | North-East | |
Tim Kok Luan [74] | F | 1916/1917 | 31 May 2022 | 105 years, 0+ days | ? | ? | |
Xu Baozhang [75] | F | 1916/1917 | 7 May 2022 | 105 years, 0+ days | ? | North | |
Dai Xi [76] | F | 1915/1916 | 23 Jul 2021 | 105 years, 0+ days | ? | West | |
Cecilia Tan Siew Noy [77] | F | 1914/1915 | 21 Sep 2020 | 105 years, 0+ days | ? | ? | |
Chum Ai Haw [78] | F | 1914 | 5 Feb 2019 | 105 years, 0+ days | ? | Central | |
Chen Ming Yung [79] | M | 1912/1913 | 11 Oct 2018 | 105 years, 0+ days | ? | ? | |
Chwee Fong Lin [80] | F | 1912/1913 | 12 Mar 2018 | 105 years, 0+ days | ? | South | |
Goh Beng [81] | M | 1913 | 2018 | 105 years, 0+ days | ? | ? | |
Thio Suan Cheok [82] | F | 1912 | 24 Aug 2017 | 105 years, 0+ days | ? | North-East | |
Chen Zhen [83] | F | 1912 | 6 Feb 2017 | 105 years, 0+ days | ? | ? | |
Ann Ang Lian Geok [84] | F | 1911 | 29 Feb 2016 | 105 years, 0+ days | ? | East | |
Fung Choon Chiat [85] | F | 1909 | 27 Dec 2014 | 105 years, 0+ days | ? | South | |
Ng Yu Yee [86] | F | 1884/1885 | 29 Dec 1990 | 105 years, 0+ days | ? | ? | |
Chengammah Naidu [87] | F | 1882/1883 | 15 Aug 1988 | 105 years, 0+ days | ? | South | |
Huang Zhuo Xiu [88] | F | 1871/1872 | 19 Jul 1977 | 105 years, 0+ days | ? | Central |
References
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- ↑ At 100, she could still walk up to 10th floor The Straits Times, 30 June 2013 (Archived)
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111th birthday confirmation St. Luke's ElderCare on Facebook, 24 September 2021
TV appearance CNA Insider, 27 February 2023
TV appearance alternative cut CNA Insider, 18 March 2023 - ↑ Untitled The 110 Club, 12 January 2015
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Centenarian Married Them The Straits Times, 3 April 1951, Page 7 - ↑ A centenarian & a warrior Online Ageless, 28 March 2012
Untitled The 110 Club, 12 January 2015 - ↑ Lee Teck Anm Obituary Obits.sg, 24 July 2019
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人生潇洒走一回转眼过百年 108岁辞世的她勇于体验人生 redants.sg, 8 November 2023 - ↑ Wang Xianniang Obituary Obits.sg, 9 December 2023
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