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List of South Korean supercentenarian claims

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This is a list of South Korean claims to supercentenarian status. As of yet, none of these have been verified - they are all unverified. Claims between 115-130 are longevity claims and claims over 130 are longevity myths. The oldest validated person born in present-day South Korea is Unknown. The oldest validated South Korean-born man was Masawo Koge, who died in Japan at the age of 111 years, 355 days.

Living South Korean supercentenarian claims[]

Below is a list of the living supercentenarian claims from South Korea. Those that are unvalidated have provided no documents to support the age claimed.
      Unvalidated

Province of
Rank Name Sex Birth Age as of 18 Jan 2026 birth residence

List of South Korean supercentenarian claims (110-114)[]

      Deceased (Validated)       Living       Unvalidated

Province of
Rank Name Sex Birth Death/
Last
confirmed
alive 		Age birth death
Kim Geum-hong [1] F 22 Mar 1899? 26 Mar 2013 114 years, 4 days? Chungnam Daejeon
Baek Kyung-sun [2] F 4 Sept 1903? fl.12 July 2017 113 years, 311+ days ? Gyeongnam
Lee Sang-mook [3] F 17 Jan 1891 Jan/Jun 2004 113 years, 167+ days ? ?
Kim Won-gap [4] M Feb 1907 2020 113+ years ? ?
Kim So-yoon [5][6] F 1906/1907? 2019 112/113 years? Ulsan Ulsan
Shin Hang Nyeon [7] F 15 Jan 1901? 2013 112+ years ? Jeju
Moon Dae-jeon [8] F 7 June 1909? 13 May 2021 111 years, 340 days? South Jeolla Daegu
Kim Soon-i [9] F 8 Mar 1898? 27 Mar 2009 111 years, 19 days Gyeongbuk Gyeongbuk
Um Ok-gun [10] F 19 Nov 1895? 5 Dec 2006 111 years, 16 days? Chungnam Daejeon
Park Young-bae [11] F 1898? fl.9 June 2009 111 years, 0+ days? ? North Chungcheong
Shin Hyo Sik [12] M 1 Oct 1897? fl.19 Dec 2007 110 years, 79+ days ? Chungbuk
Pyo Clan [13] F 5 Oct 1896? fl.7 Dec 2006 110 years, 64+ days ? Chungnam
Jeong Bok-hee [14] F 8 Jan 1912? fl.4 Mar 2022 110 years, 55+ days? ? Ulsan
Yun Jae-nam [15] M 26 Apr 1904? fl.5 June 2014 110 years, 40+ days North Kyongsang Gangwon
Kim Heung Soon [16] M 1895? fl.May 2005 110 years, 0+ days ? Incheon
Park Soo-mok [17] M 1911? fl. 10 May 2021 110 years, 0+ days ? ?


List of South Korean semi-supercentenarian claims (105+)[]

Rank Name Sex Birth Death Age Province of birth Province of death
Choi Ae-gi F 18 Feb 1895 25 Jan 2005 109 years, 342 days South Jeolla Seoul
Lee El-sik[18] M 6 Oct 1897 1 May 2007 109 years, 207 days North Jeolla Seoul
Park Bok-soon[19] F Jan/Mar1899 fl.8 Apr 2008 109 years, 8+ days ? Jeju
Jeong Kyeong-mook[20] M 16 June 1914 fl.23 June 2023 109 years, 7+ days ? Seoul
Hudang So-young[21] F 17 Dec 1905 29 Sept 2014 108 years, 289 days ? ?
Seok Pansuong[22][23] M 28 Mar 1898 6 Dec 2006 108 years, 253 days ? Seo-gu
Kim Ip-bun[24] F July/Dec1909 fl.13 June 2018 108 years, 133+ days ? North Jeolla
Kim Jeong-ja[25] F May/Dec1915 fl.10 Apr 2024 108 years, 101+ days South Jeolla South Jeolla
Park Sahee[26][27] F 27 Aug 1912 19 Nov 2020 108 years, 84 days Jeolla Gyeongsangbuk-do
Yangchun Lee [1] F 8 Nov 1887 20 Jan 1996 108 years, 73 days ? Gyeonggi
Lee Myung-hong[28] F 12 Feb 1901 15 Mar 2009 108 years, 31 days Gyeongsangbuk-do Gyeongsangbuk-do
Anonymous F Jan 1912 4 Feb 2020 108 years, c.4 days ? Jeju
Lee Jeom-sul[29] F 1891 fl.2 Jan 2000 108 years, 2+ days ? Seoul
Park Jong-ok F 3 Mar 1913 fl.3 Mar 2021 108 years, 0+ days Chungcheongbuk-do Chungcheongbuk-do
Lee Soon-jin F 1912/1913 fl.21 June 2021 108 years, 0+ days ? ?
Park Seok-ran F 1915 fl.22 Aug 2023 108 years, 0+ days Seoul Seoul
Geum-ah Yoon F 1915 fl.27 Sept 2023 108 years, 0+ days ? South Gyeongsang
Cho Yeong-yeop[30][31] M 6 Nov 1904 12 Sept 2012 107 years, 312 days Gangwon Gangwon
Kim Mok-nan F 7 July 1914 fl.5 Mar 2022 107 years, 241+ days Gangwon Gangwon
No You-sang[32] M 29 Feb 1904 27 Sep 2011 107 years, 212 days North KoreaPRK Seoul
Lee Jeong-seon[33] F May 1902 21 July 2009 107 years, c.51 days ? South Gyeongsang
Park Woo-young[34] F 17 June 1900 9 July 2007 107 years, 22 days Gyeongsangbuk-do Cheonbu-ri
Heo Yun-seop M 1 Jan/25 Apr1910 fl.9 May 2017 107 years, 14+ days ? North Gyeongsang
Lee Gye-sun[35] F Jan 1908 fl.7 Jan 2015 107 years, 6+ days North Gyeongsang North Gyeongsang
Gong Mal-rye[36] F 19 Jan 1904 fl.19 Jan 2011 107 years, 0+ days South Jeolla South Jeolla
Lee Soon-dong[37] M 1917 fl.10 Apr 2024 107 years, 0+ days Busan Busan
Park Chang-jun [2] M 23 Nov 1882 22 July 1989 106 years, 241 days North Jeolla South Chungcheong
Hwang Gan-nan[38] F 2 Feb 1908 17 Aug 2014 106 years, 196 days Gyeonggi Gyeonggi
Chae Hong-in[39] F Aug 1916 fl.26 Nov 2022 106 years, 87+ days ? Busan
Sim Gyeong-rim[40] F 1899 fl.21 Dec 2005 106 years, 0+ days Gyeonggi Gyeonggi
Choi Don-chun[41] M 1911 fl.8 May 2017 106 years, 0+ days Gangwon Gangwon
Anonymous[42] F 1918 fl.14 Sept 2024 106 years, 0+ days ? Jeolla
Kim Byung-ki M 16 Apr 1916 1 Mar 2022 105 years, 319 days North KoreaPRK Seoul
Lee Young-su[43] M 16 Feb 1899 fl.1 Oct 2004 105 years, 226+ days ? Seoul
Lee Seok-cheol[44][45] M 20 Mar 1913 26 May 2018 105 years, 68 days Seoul North Gyeongsang
Gu Ik-gyun M 20 Mar 1908 8 Apr 2013 105 years, 19 days North KoreaPRK Seoul
Kim Young-bok[46] F 26 Feb 1919 fl.28 Feb 2024 105 years, 2+ days ? Daejeon
Min In-sook[47] F 1919 fl.19 Oct 2024 105 years, 0+ days Gyeongsangbuk-do Gyeongsangbuk-do


South Korean emigrants supercentenarians[]

      Deceased (Validated)       Living       Unvalidated

Rank Name Sex Birth Death/
Last
confirmed
alive 		Age Province of birth Country of death
1 Masawo Koge F 30 Apr 1913 20 Apr 2025 111 years,355 days Seoul JapanJPN
2 Ja Hyung Lee M 27 Aug 1910 12 Feb 2022 111 years, 169 days Busan CanadaCAN
Sun Choe F 28 May 1908 fl.1 July 2019 111 years, 35+ days ? United StatesUSA
3 Pei Punson F 20 Mar 1886 4 May 1996 110 years, 45 days ? JapanJPN

References[]

  1. ↑ 대전 '최고령' 114세 김금홍 할머니 별세 | 연합뉴스 Yonhap News (연합뉴스), 27 June 2013
  2. ↑ 43년간 며느리와 함께 살며 최장수 어르신으로 소문난 할머니 West Gyeongnam Newspaper, 12 July 2017 • 인간극장, 04년생 경순 할매 거창 114세 시어머니 백경순 할머니 며느리 서종순 사위 재혼 움딸 장혜경 세 여자의 이야기 Youtube (video no longer available)
  3. ↑ Limbo (no updates within two years) - VERIFIED SUPERCENTENARIAN CASES --LISTED CHRONOLOGICALLY BY DEATH DATE Gerontology Research Group (Archived)
  4. ↑ 5월 가정의 달을 맞아 113세 만112세인 김원갑 옹을 찾아뵙고 효(孝)와 효(效)를 생각해 본다!!!
  5. ↑ 울산 최고령(111세) 김소윤 할머니 “백년을 살고 십년을 더 살아보니…” Ksilbo, 1 May 2018
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  8. ↑ 선거마다 소중한 한표…대구 최고령 유권자 112세 할머니 별세 Joong-ang Ilbo, 13 May 2021
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  12. ↑ 충북도내 남자 최고령 신효식 할아버지 투표참가 inews365.com, 19 December 2007
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  15. ↑ 우리마을 최고령 - 윤재남 할머니(106세) Kado, 2 April 2010 • 고성 토성면사무소 110세 어르신 생일잔치 Kado, 26 May 2014 • 고성 최고령 윤재남 할머니 110번째 생일 Sorak News, 2 June 2014 • [투표소 이모저모 110세 할머니, 84세 딸과 ‘소중한 한표’] Kado, 5 June 2014
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  17. ↑ 버지인 박수목 씨는 현재 110세가. Dailyculture (PDF)
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