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List of oldest people from Romania

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This is a list of the oldest people from Romania and list of the Romanian supercentenarians (people from Romania who have reached an age of 110 or over). So far, the oldest validated person ever in Romania is Ilie Ciocan (1913–present) who is alive at the age of 111 years, 220 days.

Currently, the oldest living person in Romania is world war II veteran Ilie Ciocan (born 10 June 1913) aged 111 years, 220 days, and the oldest known living woman in Romania is Paladia Noja (born 20 July 1915) aged 109 years, 180 days.

Oldest living people in Romania (106+)[]

      Validated       Under 110       Pending       Unvalidated

County / Country of
Rank Name Sex Birth Age birth residence
1 Ilie Ciocan[1] M 10 June 1913 111 years, 220 days Vâlcea Vâlcea
2 Paladia Noja[2] F 20 July 1915 109 years, 180 days Alba Alba
3 Iosif Rus[3] M 28 Oct 1915 109 years, 80 days Cluj Cluj
4 Elena Herghelegiu[4] F 27 Jan 1916 108 years, 354 days Bacău Bacău
5 Ioana Lungu[5] F 7 Apr 1916 108 years, 284 days Mehedinți Mehedinți
6 Maria Pinzariu[6] F 1 Aug 1916 108 years, 168 days Botoșani Botoșani
7 Viorica Vetian[7] F 3 Oct 1916 108 years, 105 days Mureș Mureș
8 Anonymous[8] F 25 Sept 1917 107 years, 113 days Bucharest Bucharest
9 Ana Ianchici[9] F 10 Feb 1918 106 years, 340 days Arad Arad
10 Ion Banu[10] M 1 Aug 1918 106 years, 168 days Dâmbovița Dâmbovița
11 Ida Szekely[11] F 17 Oct 1918 106 years, 91 days Cluj Cluj
12 Anica Bistriceanu[12] F 21 Dec 1918 106 years, 26 days Dolj Dolj

List of oldest people from Romania (108+)[]

      Validated       Under 110       Living       Pending       Unvalidated

County / Country of
Rank Name Sex Birth Death Age birth death
1 Ilie Ciocan[13] M 10 June 1913 Living 111 years, 220 days Vâlcea Vâlcea
2 Dumitru Comanescu[14] M 21 Nov 1908 27 June 2020 111 years, 219 days Prahova Bucharest
3 Maria Tudor[15] F 21 Sept 1905 22 Mar 2016 110 years, 183 days Tulcea Tulcea
4 Elena Lungoci[16] F 14 Jan 1895 26 Dec 2004 109 years, 347 days Iași Argeș
5 Paladia Noja[17] F 20 July 1915 Living 109 years, 180 days Alba Alba
6 Iosif Rus[18] M 28 Oct 1915 Living 109 years, 80 days Argeș Argeș
7 Maria Mihai[19] F 5 Jan 1913 2 Feb 2022 109 years, 28 days Călăraşi Călăraşi
8 Constantin Hertoiu[20] M 28 Feb 1914 28 Feb 2023 109 years, 0 days Vâlcea Vâlcea
9 Ioan Lascau[21] M 25 Feb 1912 15 Feb 2021 108 years, 356 days Cluj Cluj
10 Elena Herghelegiu[22] F 27 Jan 1916 Living 108 years, 354 days Bacău Bacău
11 Vasile Stamateanu[23] M 2 Feb 1912 28 Dec 2020 108 years, 329 days Iași Botoșani
12 Viorica Hogas[24] F 9 Feb 1915 25 Nov 2023 108 years, 289 days Suceava Suceava
13 Margit Szemenyei[25] F 15 Aug 1907 26 May 2016 108 years, 285 days Arad Caraș-Severin
14 Ioana Lungu[26] F 7 Apr 1916 Living 108 years, 284 days Mehedinți Mehedinți
15 Sofia Vrabie[27] F 29 Sept 1908 16 May 2017 108 years, 229 days Bacău Bacău
16 Gheorghe Covaci[28] M 23 July 1905 15 Jan 2014 108 years, 176 days Cluj Arad
17 Maria Pinzariu[29] F 1 Aug 1916 Living 108 years, 168 days Botoșani Botoșani
18 Constantin Nastase[30] M 3 June 1915 30 Oct 2023 108 years, 149 days Argeș Argeș
19 Elena Sireteanu[31] F 29 Feb 1908 24 July 2016 108 years, 146 days Iași Iași
20 Traian Grancea[32] M 24 Dec 1905 18 May 2014 108 years, 145 days Sibiu Sibiu
21 Dumitrascu Lacatusu[33] M 22 Mar 1891 13 Aug 1999 108 years, 144 days Covurlui Bucharest
22 Viorica Vetian[34] F 3 Oct 1916 Living 108 years, 105 days Mureș Mureș
23 Alexandru Zamfirescu[35] M 23 July 1912 20 Sept 2020 108 years, 59 days Argeș Argeș
24 Augustin Rus[36] M 5 Apr 1910 2 June 2018 108 years, 58 days Bistrița-Năsăud Bistrița-Năsăud
25 Ion Mihaila[37] M 11 Aug 1916 2 Oct 2024 108 years, 52 days Giurgiu Giurgiu

Incomplete cases

County / Country of
Rank Name Sex Birth Death Age birth death
UR Ileana Cardos[38] F 31 Dec 1904 fl.1 Feb 2013 108 years, 32+ days Satu Mare Satu Mare

Romanian emigrant supercentenarians[]

County / Country of
Rank Name Sex Birth Death Age birth death
1 Istvanne Fejes F 15 Feb 1911 17 Dec 2022 111 years, 305 days Maramureș HungaryHUN
2 Barbara Poth F 10 May 1882 4 Jan 1994 111 years, 239 days Timiș United StatesUSA
3 Maria Corba F 15 Aug 1878 8 Mar 1989 110 years, 205 days Caraș-Severin GermanyGER
4 Rosina Neubauer F 11 Oct 1909 13 Nov 2019 110 years, 33 days Brașov GermanyGER

Chronological list of the oldest living person in Romania since 2010[]

From To Name Sex Age when
oldest 		Lifespan County of
death
Un­known 10 Dec 2010 Marton Mihaly M 107 28 Feb 1903 – 10 Dec 2010
107 years, 285 days 		Mureș
10 Dec 2010 12 Sept 2011
(276 days) 		Nicolae Dumitrescu M 106–107 1 Mar 1904 – 12 Sept 2011
107 years, 195 days 		Bucharest
12 Sept 2011 fl.1 Feb 2013
(Unknown) 		Ileana Cardos F 106–108 31 Dec 1904 – fl.1 Feb 2013
108 years, 32+ days 		Satu Mare
fl.1 Feb 2013 15 Jan 2014
(Unknown) 		Gheorghe Covaci M 107–108 23 July 1905 – 15 Jan 2014
108 years, 176 days 		Arad
15 Jan 2014 22 Mar 2016
(2 yrs, 67 days) 		Maria Tudor F 108–110 21 Sept 1905 – 22 Mar 2016
110 years, 183 days 		Tulcea
22 Mar 2016 26 May 2016
(65 days) 		Margit Szemenyei F 108 15 Aug 1907 – 26 May 2016
108 years, 285 days 		Caraș-Severin
26 May 2016 24 July 2016
(59 days) 		Elena Siriteanu F 108 29 Feb 1908 – 24 July 2016
108 years, 146 days 		Iaşi
24 July 2016 16 May 2017
(294 days) 		Sofia Vrabie F 107–108 29 Sept 1908 – 16 May 2017
108 years, 229 days 		Bacău
16 May 2017 27 June 2020
(3 yrs, 42 days) 		Dumitru Comanescu M 108–111 21 Nov 1908 – 27 June 2020
111 years, 219 days 		Bucharest
27 June 2020 28 Dec 2020
(184 days) 		Vasile Stamateanu M 108 2 Feb 1912 – 28 Dec 2020
108 years, 329 days 		Iaşi
28 Dec 2020 15 Feb 2021
(49 days) 		Ioan Lascau M 108 25 Feb 1912 – 15 Feb 2021
108 years, 356 days 		Cluj
15 Feb 2021 2 Feb 2022
(352 days) 		Maria Mihai F 108–109 5 Jan 1913 – 2 Feb 2022
109 years, 28 days 		Călărași
2 Feb 2022 Present
(2 years, 348 days) 		Ilie Ciocan M 108–111* Born 10 June 1913
111 years, 220 days 		Living in
Vâlcea

Chronological list of the oldest living man in Romania since 2010[]

From To Name Age when
oldest 		Lifespan County of
death
Un­known 10 Dec 2010 Marton Mihaly 106–107 28 Feb 1903 – 10 Dec 2010
107 years, 285 days 		Mureș
10 Dec 2010 12 Sept 2011
(276 days) 		Nicolae Dumitrescu 106–107 1 Mar 1904 – 12 Sept 2011
107 years, 195 days 		Bucharest
12 Sept 2011 fl.1 July 2012
(Unknown) 		Ion Nedelcu 106–107 21 Mar 1905 – fl.1 July 2012
107 years, 102+ days 		Prahova
fl.1 July 2012 8 Mar 2013
(Unknown) 		Nicolae Pasculescu 107 13 June 1905 – 8 Mar 2013
107 years, 268 days 		Timiș
8 Mar 2013 15 Jan 2014
(313 days) 		Gheorghe Covaci 107–108 23 July 1905 – 15 Jan 2014
108 years, 176 days 		Arad
15 Jan 2014 18 May 2014
(123 days) 		Traian Grancea 108 24 Dec 1905 – 18 May 2014
108 years, 145 days 		Sibiu
18 May 2014 fl.2 Feb 2016
(Unknown) 		Achile Zdru 107 8 May 1908 – fl.2 Feb 2016
107 years, 270+ days 		Bucharest
fl.2 Feb 2016 27 June 2020
(Unknown) 		Dumitru Comanescu 107–111 21 Nov 1908 – 27 June 2020
111 years, 219 days 		Bucharest
27 June 2020 28 Dec 2020
(184 days) 		Vasile Stamateanu 108 2 Feb 1912 – 28 Dec 2020
108 years, 329 days 		Iaşi
28 Dec 2020 15 Feb 2021
(49 days) 		Ioan Lascau 108 25 Feb 1912 – 15 Feb 2021
108 years, 356 days 		Cluj
15 Feb 2021 Present
(3 years, 335 days) 		Ilie Ciocan 107–111* Born 10 June 1913
111 years, 220 days 		Living in
Vâlcea

References[]

  1. ↑ World Supercentenarian Rankings List Gerontology Research Group
  2. ↑ Secretul longevităţii celui mai vârstnic locuitor din Alba. Cum a ajuns tanti Noja la 108 ani Ziarul Unirea, 21 July 2023
  3. ↑ Veteran de război din Gherla, a împlinit 107 ani. A fost premiat de Primărie Cluj24, 28 October 2022
  4. ↑ 108 ANI de viață YouTube, 16 May 2016
  5. ↑ 106th birthday Ralu Dacian Cojocaru on Facebook, 7 April 2022 • 108th birthday A N C M R R Filiala Județeană "Decebal" Mehedinți on Facebook, 6 April 2024
  6. ↑ Cel mai în vârstă locuitor dintr-o comună din Botoșani a primit distincție din partea ÎPS Teofan. Bunicuța Maria împlinește, la 1 august, 107 ani Botosani News, 31 July 2023 • Cum arată gospodăria unei bunici din Botoșani la 108 ani. Doamna Maria își sărbătorește, astăzi, ziua de naștere Botosani News, 1 August 2024
  7. ↑ VIORICA VEŢIAN LA 105 ANI A PARTICIPAT LA PARASTASUL DE UN AN AL NEPOATEI SALE ! Visele nu au termen limita, 3 October 2021 • 107th birthday Visele nu au termen limita on Facebook, 4 October 2022 • (108th birthday confirmed privately)
  8. ↑ (107th birthday confirmed privately)
  9. ↑ 106th birthday Calin Bibart on Facebook, 10 February 2024
  10. ↑ Veteranul de război Ion Banu a împlinit 106 ani Glasul Cetății, 2 August 2024
  11. ↑ Meglátogattuk Erdély egyik legidősebb lakóját, a 105 éves aranyosszéki Ida nénit Krónika, 17 November 2023
  12. ↑ 106th birthday Gazeta de Calafat on Facebook, 21 December 2024
  13. ↑ Ilie Ciocan, cel mai vârstnic veteran de război din țară, împlinește 110 ani Editia de Dimineata, 28 May 2023
  14. ↑ A murit Dumitru Comănescu, românul care timp de o lună a fost cel mai vârstnic bărbat din lume Digi24.ro, 27 June 2020
  15. ↑ La mulţi ani! Cea mai longevivă femeie din judeţul Tulcea a sărbătorit 110 ani Adevarul, 9 September 2013
  16. ↑ Una dintre cele mai longevive femei din Romania traieste in Arges Ziarul de iasi, 14 August 2003
    La 109 ani, e cea mai varstnica pensionara libertatea, 3 October 2004
  17. ↑ Noja Paladia, cea mai vârstnică persoană din Cugir a împlinit 108 ani Cugir info, 21 July 2023
  18. ↑ Cel mai vârstnic general al Fostul profesor Iosif Rus din Gherla a împlinit 108 ani. Este veteran de război Cluj24.ro, 28 October 2023
  19. ↑ O femeie din comuna Independența a împlinit 100 de ani Media Calarasi, 5 January 2013
  20. ↑ Veteranul de război Constantin Herțoiu a împlinit astăzi 108 ani Glasul Cetății, 28 February 2022
  21. ↑ Cu o săptămână înainte de a împlini vârsta de 109 ani, cel mai bătrân om din comuna Luna a plecat la Ceruri! Refleqt Media, 15 February 2021
  22. ↑ 108 ANI de viață YouTube, 16 May 2016
  23. ↑ A murit cel mai în vârstă veteran de război din județul Iași. Căpitanul Vasile Stămăteanu avea 108 ani News Pascani, 28 December 2020
  24. ↑ Cea mai în vârstă persoană din județ, Viorica Hogaș, a împlinit 108 ani Monitorul de Suceava, 9 February 2023
  25. ↑ 109 éves korában meghalt Szemenyei Margit Media Tica, 26 May 2016
  26. ↑ 106th birthday Ralu Dacian Cojocaru on Facebook, 7 April 2022 • 108th birthday A N C M R R Filiala Județeană "Decebal" Mehedinți on Facebook, 6 April 2024
  27. ↑ A murit cel mai bătrân cetățean al Bacăului. Avea 108 ani Ziarul de Bacău, 16 May 2017
  28. ↑ Cel mai batran barbat din judetul Arad a murit la 108 ani! Aradon, 16 January 2014
  29. ↑ Cum arată gospodăria unei bunici din Botoșani la 108 ani. Doamna Maria își sărbătorește, astăzi, ziua de naștere Botosani News, 1 August 2024
  30. ↑ Cel mai vârstnic General al Armatei Române a trecut la cele veșnice la 108 ani Glasul Cetății, 30 October 2023
  31. ↑ A murit cea mai varstnica ieseanca din judet Bună Ziua Iași, 25 July 2016
  32. ↑ CEL MAI BĂTRÂN SUPRAVIEŢUITOR al Holocaustului A MURIT la vârsta de 108 ani libertatea, 20 May 2014
  33. ↑ Dumitraşcu Lăcătuşu Wikipedia
  34. ↑ VIORICA VEŢIAN LA 105 ANI A PARTICIPAT LA PARASTASUL DE UN AN AL NEPOATEI SALE ! Visele nu au termen limita, 3 October 2021 • VIORICA VEŢIAN, PRIMA LUPTĂTOARE PENTRU CREDINŢĂ PREMIATĂ CU DISTINCŢIA „FIBULA DE LA SUSENI„ Visele nu au termen limita, 18 February 2022
  35. ↑ A fost salvat de la moarte de Ceauşescu Ziare, 2 June 2018
    Veteranul de război Alexandru Zamfirescu a încetat din viaţă la 108 ani Jurnalul de Arges, 24 September 2020
  36. ↑ Cel mai bătrân om din Bistrița a murit. Augustin Rus s-a stins la 108 ani libertatea, 3 June 2018
  37. ↑ Cel mai longeviv giurgiuvean a împlinit astăzi 108 ani. La Mulţi Ani, domnule Ion Mihăilă! Primăria Municipiului Giurgiu, 11 August 2024
  38. ↑ Felicitată de conducerea Primăriei Satu Mare, la 108 ani! PortalSM, 30 January 2013
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