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 Ja Hyung Lee, who died in Canada at the age of 111 years, 169 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 2 Dec 2024 | 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 | |
| Shin Hyo Sik [11] | M | 1 Oct 1897? | fl.19 Dec 2007 | 110 years, 79+ days | ? | Chungbuk | |
| Pyo Clan [12] | F | 5 Oct 1896? | fl.7 Dec 2006 | 110 years, 64+ days | ? | Chungnam | |
| Kim Heung Soon [13] | M | 1895? | fl.May 2005 | 110 years, 0+ days | ? | Incheon | |
| Park Soo-mok [14] | M | 1911? | fl. 10 May 2021 | 110 years, 0+ days | ? | ? | |
South Korean emigrants supercentenarians[]
Deceased (Validated) Living Unvalidated
| Rank | Name | Sex | Birth | Death/ Last confirmed alive |
Age | Province of birth | Country of death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ja Hyung Lee | M | 27 Aug 1910 | 12 Feb 2022 | 111 years, 169 days | Busan |  CAN
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| Sun Choe | F | 28 May 1908 | fl.1 July 2019 | 111 years, 35+ days | ? |  USA
| |
| 2 | Pei Punson | F | 20 Mar 1886 | 4 May 1996 | 110 years, 45 days | ? |  JPN
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References[]
- ↑ 대전 '최고령' 114세 김금홍 할머니 별세 | 연합뉴스 Yonhap News (연합뉴스), 27 June 2013
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ Limbo (no updates within two years) - VERIFIED SUPERCENTENARIAN CASES --LISTED CHRONOLOGICALLY BY DEATH DATE Gerontology Research Group (Archived)
- ↑ 5월 가정의 달을 맞아 113세 만112세인 김원갑 옹을 찾아뵙고 효(孝)와 효(效)를 생각해 본다!!!
- ↑ 울산 최고령(111세) 김소윤 할머니 “백년을 살고 십년을 더 살아보니…” Ksilbo, 1 May 2018
- ↑ Death mention
- ↑ 총선현장 제주서 112세 할머니 투표 Yonhap News (연합뉴스), 11 April 2012
- ↑ 선거마다 소중한 한표…대구 최고령 유권자 112세 할머니 별세 Joong-ang Ilbo, 13 May 2021
- ↑ 김순이 FamilySearch
- ↑ 실제 나이 국내 최고령은 109세 최애기 할머니 Joong-ang Ilbo, 30 September 2004 • 112세, 우리나라 최고령 Hongseong Newspaper, 8 December 2006
- ↑ 충북도내 남자 최고령 신효식 할아버지 투표참가 inews365.com, 19 December 2007
- ↑ 421회 순간포착 세상에 이런 일이 AllVod, 7 December 2006
- ↑ 4.30 재보선 이모저모 Incheon Ilbo (dead link?)
- ↑ 버지인 박수목 씨는 현재 110세가. Dailyculture (PDF)