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This is intended to be a list of every man in Belgium who has reached the age of 106 or over.

See also: List of Belgian supercentenarians
See also: List of oldest living people in Belgium

List of oldest Belgian men ever (106+)

      Validated       Under 110       Living       Pending       Unvalidated

Province / Country of
Rank Name Birth Death Age birth death
1 Jan Goossenaerts 30 Oct 1900 21 Mar 2012 111 years, 143 days Antwerp Antwerp
2 Louis Marion 10 Oct 1893 28 Dec 2003 110 years, 79 days Namur Namur
3 Jaak Broekx 6 Aug 1914 31 Oct 2023 109 years, 86 days Limburg Limburg
4 Sylvain Vallee 17 May 1912 25 July 2021 109 years, 69 days Hainaut Namur
5 Oscar Coulembier 31 Dec 1905 20 Dec 2014 108 years, 354 days Luxembourg West Flanders
6 Clement de Vos 18 Feb 1874 24 Jan 1983 108 years, 340 days East Flanders East Flanders
7 Jacques Clemens 11 July 1909 7 Mar 2018 108 years, 239 days NetherlandsNED Hainaut
8 Alfons Declerck 27 May 1917 Living 108 years, 255 days United KingdomUK West Flanders
9 Albert Libert 4 July 1917 13 Dec 2025 108 years,162 days East Flanders East Flanders
10 Maurice Stael 25 Sept 1911 24 Jan 2020 108 years, 121 days West Flanders West Flanders
11 Pierre Darcourt 23 Jan 1729 11 May 1837 108 years, 108 days Hainaut Hainaut
12 Jules-Leo Neijrinck 25 Feb 1886 2 Apr 1994 108 years, 36 days West Flanders West Flanders
13 Alfons Leempoels 1 Jan 1917 22 Nov 2024 107 years, 326 days Flemish Brabant Flemish Brabant
14 Jozef Kets 22 Apr 1917 14 Feb 2025 107 years, 298 days Antwerp Antwerp
15 Albert Van Raemdonck 6 July 1916 21 Apr 2024 107 years, 290 days East Flanders East Flanders
16 Kamiel Steyaert 13 May 1865 14 Jan 1973 107 years, 246 days East Flanders East Flanders
17 Jozef De Koker 15 Nov 1890 1 July 1998 107 years, 228 days East Flanders East Flanders
18 Benedictus Bellens 18 Nov 1916 28 May 2024 107 years, 192 days Antwerp Antwerp
19 Urbain Heyndrickx 2 Oct 1911 6 Mar 2019 107 years, 155 days East Flanders East Flanders
20 Josef Verbinnen 4 May 1918 Living 107 years, 278 days Flemish Brabant Flemish Brabant
21 Jef Smets 15 Apr 1914 9 Sept 2021 107 years, 147 days Antwerp Antwerp
22 Alfons Pauwels 8 May 1917 25 Aug 2024 107 years, 109 days Antwerp Limburg
23 Eugene Naniot 17 Sept 1878 10 Dec 1985 107 years, 84 days Hainaut Hainaut
24 Dictus Bomans 10 Mar 1885 27 May 1992 107 years, 78 days Limburg Limburg
25 M. H. 12 Aug 1906 15 Sept 2013 107 years, 34 days PolandPOL Brussels
26 Pieter Hinnisdaels 24 June 1873 25 July 1980 107 years, 31 days Limburg Limburg
27 Cyriel Van Doorsselaer 16 Mar 1913 19 Mar 2020 107 years, 3 days Flemish Brabant Flemish Brabant
28 Edmond Van Cauteren 1 Feb 1871 10 Jan 1978 106 years, 343 days East Flanders East Flanders
29 Camiel Verheye 7 Aug 1886 16 July 1993 106 years, 343 days West Flanders West Flanders
30 Duc Nhuan Pham 20 May 1915 19 Apr 2022 106 years, 334 days VietnamVIE Brussels
31 Renier Mussen 18 Feb 1914 14 Jan 2021 106 years, 331 days Limburg Limburg
32 Fons Biesemans 22 Dec 1914 8 Nov 2021 106 years, 321 days Antwerp Antwerp
33 Benedictus Moris 6 Feb 1919 fl dec 2025 fl 106 years, 298 days/106 years, 310 days Antwerp Antwerp
34 Marcel Duguet 22 July 1899 2 May 2006 106 years, 284 days Flemish Brabant Flemish Brabant
35 Emiel Carbon 28 Sept 1864 3 July 1971 106 years, 278 days West Flanders West Flanders
36 Gustave Leclercq 2 July 1911 5 Apr 2018 106 years, 277 days East Flanders West Flanders
37 Joannes Annemans 25 Feb 1902 19 Nov 2008 106 years, 268 days Antwerp Antwerp
38 Michel de Give 8 May 1913 27 Jan 2020 106 years, 264 days Hainaut Hainaut
39 Edmond Sabot 20 Mar 1919 8 Dec 2025 106 years, 263 days Luxembourg Luxembourg
40 Leon Lacroix 23 Nov 1909 1 Aug 2016 106 years, 252 days Liege Liege
41 Georges Nevejans 13 Apr 1899 14 Dec 2005 106 years, 245 days East Flanders East Flanders
42 Julien Sterckx 19 Sept 1870 30 Apr 1977 106 years, 223 days Flemish Brabant Flemish Brabant
43 Georges Van Steenkiste 8 May 1905 27 Nov 2011 106 years, 203 days West Flanders West Flanders
44 Georges Baekelandt 22 Dec 1895 9 July 2002 106 years, 199 days West Flanders West Flanders
45 Maurice Doclot 18 June 1915 26 Nov 2021 106 years, 161 days Hainaut Hainaut
46 Simon Lumens 9 May 1911 14 Oct 2017 106 years, 158 days Brussels Brussels
47 Armand Ledoyen 23 Feb 1897 4 July 2003 106 years, 131 days Liege Liege
48 Donato Di Pardo 26 Jan 1905 4 June 2011 106 years, 129 days ItalyITA Hainaut
49 Jos De Kort 8 Oct 1900 12 Feb 2007 106 years, 127 days Antwerp Antwerp
50 Ernest Van Den Broeck 1 June 1918 Living 107 years, 250 days Antwerp Antwerp
51 Emile Zacharie 3 June 1895 30 Sept 2001 106 years, 119 days Luxembourg Luxembourg
52 Fredor De Waele 2 Sept 1909 11 Dec 2015 106 years, 100 days East Flanders East Flanders
53 Pieter Willem 19 Feb 1871 28 May 1977 106 years, 98 days West Flanders West Flanders
54 Emiel Vanderhaegen 11 Apr 1888 17 July 1994 106 years, 97 days East Flanders East Flanders
55 Leon Schauvliege 26 Feb 1907 2 June 2013 106 years, 96 days West Flanders West Flanders
56 Polydoor Vandersypt 7 Sept 1878 24 Nov 1984 106 years, 78 days East Flanders East Flanders
57 Michiel-Leo Coghe 5 Apr 1895 19 June 2001 106 years, 75 days West Flanders West Flanders
58 Frans Biesemans 20 Nov 1896 3 Feb 2003 106 years, 75 days Antwerp Antwerp
59 Hector Ketels 31 Oct 1912 12 Jan 2019 106 years, 73 days West Flanders West Flanders
60 Pieter Kapers 6 Nov 1919 Living 106 years, 92 days Antwerp Antwerp
61 Aime Wille 1 Mar 1909 7 May 2015 106 years, 67 days East Flanders East Flanders
62 Antoine Pompe 9 Dec 1873 9 Feb 1980 106 years, 62 days Brussels Brussels
63 Andre Cavenaile 3 Sept 1905 2 Nov 2011 106 years, 60 days Hainaut Hainaut
64 Frans Meeus 8 Nov 1867 29 Dec 1973 106 years, 51 days Limburg Limburg
65 Flor Van Den Bergh 17 Nov 1894 1 Jan 2001 106 years, 45 days Antwerp Antwerp
66 Paul Henrard 29 Jan 1893 13 Mar 1999 106 years, 43 days Liege Liege
67 Adhemar Dehaen 17 Jan 1914 29 Feb 2020 106 years, 43 days Flemish Brabant Flemish Brabant
68 Fernand Beco 19 Mar 1904 17 Apr 2010 106 years, 29 days Brussels Brussels
69 Sylvain Hairson 23 June 1915 20 July 2021 106 years, 27 days Namur Namur
70 Raymond De Dobbeleer 20 July 1911 15 Aug 2017 106 years, 26 days Brussels Brussels
71 Jozef Steeno 16 Nov 1904 1 Dec 2010 106 years, 15 days Flemish Brabant Flemish Brabant
72 Rene Bouchez 16 Aug 1919 25 Aug 2025 106 years, 9 days Hainaut Hainaut

Oldest male Belgian emigrants ever (105+)

Province / Country of
Rank Name Birth Death Age birth death
1 Jan Machiel Reyskens 11 May 1878 7 Jan 1990 111 years, 241 days Limburg NetherlandsNED
2 Jose Van Zandijcke 5 June 1912 28 Dec 2022 110 years, 206 days Antwerp FranceFRA
3 Oscar Dubois 7 Sept 1879 25 June 1989 109 years, 291 days Hainaut United StatesUSA
4 Harry Fransman 25 Nov 1911 25 Sept 2020 108 years, 305 days Antwerp United KingdomUK
5 Edmond Meunier 16 Aug 1886 4 June 1995 108 years, 292 days Hainaut FranceFRA
6 Felix Van Dam 31 Jan 1906 1 July 2014 108 years, 151 days Antwerp VenezuelaVEN
7 Jos Wijnant 27 Mar 1902 26 June 2010 108 years, 91 days Antwerp NetherlandsNED
8 Petrus Van De Steene 25 Jan 1882 29 June 1989 107 years 155 days East Flanders CanadaCAN
9 Edward George 20 Apr 1904 26 Feb 2011 106 years, 312 days Limburg United StatesUSA
10 Lothar de Bary 14 Apr 1910 15 June 2016 106 years, 62 days Antwerp SwitzerlandSUI
11 Maurice Cappelle 10 Oct 1907 6 Dec 2013 106 years, 57 days West Flanders FranceFRA
12 Lucien Vandenplasse 12 Mar 1884 20 Mar 1990 106 years, 8 days Hainaut FranceFRA
13 Antoine Faucon 3 Mar 1911 5 Nov 2016 105 years, 247 days Hainaut FranceFRA
14 Alois Rombout 13 Oct 1890 20 Feb 1996 105 years, 130 days East Flanders United StatesUSA
15 Joseph Cujas 2 July 1889 17 Sept 1994 105 years, 77 days West Flanders United StatesUSA
16 Alois Janssens 21 June 1866 13 July 1971 105 years, 22 days Unknown United StatesUSA

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