List of oldest people from Belize

This is a list of the oldest known people from the Caribbean nation of Belize. From 1862 until 1973, Belize was known as British Honduras, and became fully independent in 1981.

The oldest known living person in Belize is Gilbert Ellis (born 1916), who is alive aged 109 years, 72 days, and the oldest known living woman in Belize is Cleotillda Bennet (born 1922), who is alive aged 103 years, 179 days.

The oldest known person ever from Belize is Gilbert Ellis (born 1916), and the oldest known woman to ever reside in Belize is Leonora Patnett (1913–2022), who died aged 108 years, 147 days.

List of oldest people from Belize (105+)

      Under 110       Living

						District / Country of
Rank	Name	Sex	Birth	Death	Age	birth	death
1	Gilbert Ellis	M	24 Sept 1916	Living	109 years, 72 days	Belize	Living in Belize
2	Leonora Patnett	F	13 Dec 1913	9 May 2022	108 years, 147 days	Belize	Belize
3	Agnes Quilter	F	16 Apr 1893	23 Jan 2001	107 years, 282 days	Belize	Belize
4	Cosme Duran	M	27 Sept 1918	Living	107 years, 69 days	Corozal	Living in Orange Walk
5	Albertha Smith	F	25 Dec 1913	24 Aug 2020	106 years, 243 days	Belize	Belize
6	Sophia Jones	F	28 Dec 1902	fl. 1 Jan 2009	106 years, 3+ days	Belize	Belize
7	Camila Espinosa	F	17 July 1908	fl. 19 July 2014	106 years, 2+ days	Cayo	Cayo
8	Miriam Tate	F	14 Feb 1914	fl. 16 Feb 2020	106 years, 2+ days	?	?
9	Sofia Manzanero	F	1 Aug 1919	1 Jun 2025	105 years, 304 days	Cayo	Cayo
10	James Rhaburn	M	31 Dec 1904	21 Mar 2010	105 years, 81 days	Belize	Belize
11	Viola Myles	F	24 Feb 1903	16 Mar 2008	105 years, 20 days	Belize	Belize

Oldest Belizean emigrants ever (105+)

						District / Country of
Rank	Name	Sex	Birth	Death	Age	birth	death
1	Alice Banner	F	13 Oct 1915	12 Nov 2024	109 years, 30 days	Belize	USA
2	Sam Martinez	M	18 Feb 1910	24 Aug 2016	106 years, 188 days	?	UK
3	Claude Cadogan	M	10 May 1915	20 Aug 2021	106 years, 102 days	Belize	JAM

Exaggerated claims

						District / Country of
Rank	Name	Sex	Birth	Death	Age	birth	death
–	Efigenia Cal	F	21 Sept 1915?/ 21 Sept 1929	Living	110 years, 75 days?/ 96 years, 75 days	Toledo	Living in Orange Walk
–	Ras Naphtalie	M	1904/1905?	2015	110 years, 0+ days?	JAM	?

Chronological list of the oldest living person in Belize since 2022

From	To	Name	Sex	Age when oldest	Lifespan	District of death
Un­known	9 May 2022	Leonora Patnett	F	N/A–108	13 Dec 1913 – 9 May 2022 108 years, 147 days	Belize
9 May 2022	Present (3 years, 210 days)	Gilbert Ellis	M	105–109*	Born 24 Sept 1916 109 years, 72 days	Living in Belize