This is a list of the world's individuals who survived the longest after being widowed.
Living people widowed for 40+ years[]
Validated Pending Unvalidated Under 110
| Name | Sex | Birth | Current age | Date Widowed | Years Widowed | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marie-Rose Tessier | F | 21 May 1910 | 115 years, 248 days | 1944 | 80+ years | |
| Marjorie Hodnett | F | 1 Apr 1914 | 111 years, 298 days | 1955/1957 | 67/69+ years | |
| Santos Fierro | F | 22 Jul 1913 | 112 years, 186 days | 1966 | 58+ years | |
| Anna Natella | F | 21 Nov 1912 | 113 years, 64 days | Apr 1974 | 51+ years | |
| Naomi Whitehead | F | 26 Sep 1910 | 115 years, 120 days | 1979 | 45+ years |
Oldest widowed people (Without Remarrying) - 60+ years[]
Validated Pending Unvalidated Under 110
| Name | Sex | Birth | Death | Age | Date Widowed | Years Widowed | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maria L Rodriguez [1] | F | 4 Aug 1900 | 5 Aug 2011 | 111 years, 1 day | 1919 | 95 | |
| Iris Estay | F | 3 Sep 1910? | 26 Nov 2021 | 111 years, 84 days? | 14 Jan 1928? | 93 years, 316 days? | |
| Martha Rein | F | 17 Aug 1874 | 6 Jan 1987 | 112 years, 142 days | 1895 | 91+ years | |
| Shi Ping | M | 1 Nov 1911 | 29 Jun 2024 | 112 years, 241 days | 20 Jan 1935 | 89 years, 161 days | |
| Amalia López Celis | F | 18 Sep 1900 | 16 July 2014 | 113 years, 301 days | 1928 | 85-86 | |
| Cedelice Morin [2][3] | F | 12 Jul 1851 | 17 Jul 1959 | 108 years, 5 days | Sep 1873 | 85+ years | |
| Mary Kelly | F | 7 Jun 1851 | 30 Dec 1964 | 113 years, 206 days | 6 Dec 1880 | 84 years, 24 days | |
| Misao Okawa | F | 5 Mar 1898 | 1 Apr 2015 | 117 years, 27 days | 20 Jun 1931 | 83 years, 285 days | |
| Calista Fowler [4][5] | F | 28 Aug 1831 | 26 Jun 1938 | 106 years, 302 days | 7 Mar 1855 [6][7][8] | 83 years, 111 days | |
| Zelma Brombin [9] | F | 7 July 1921 | 1 Sept 2025 | 104 years, 56 days | 31 Jan 1943 | 82 years, 213 days | |
| Anne Brasz-Later | F | 16 Jul 1906 | 2 Sep 2020 | 114 years, 48 days | 3 June 1938 | 82 years, 91 days | |
| Elizabeth Quintard [10] | F | 1830? | 6 Jan 1934 | 103 years? | 1852? | 82+ years[11] | |
| Estella C. Oliver [12] | F | 20 Jun 1893 | 1 Jun 2004 | 110 years, 347 days | 1922[13] | 82+ years | |
| Berthe Mourey | F | 21 Nov 1902 | 10 Mar 2013 | 110 years, 109 days | 1931 | 82+ years | |
| Odette Ambülher | F | 17 Sep 1901 | 31 Dec 2012 | 111 years, 105 days | 1931 | 81+ years | |
| Reine Goix | F | 27 Feb 1904 | 31 Mar 2014 | 110 years, 32 days | 1932 | 81+ years | |
| Virginia McLaurin | F | 12 March 1909? | 14 Nov 2022 | 113 years, 247 days? | 1941 | 81+ years | |
| Milka Baukovic | F | 5 Feb 1915 | 23 Jan 2026 | 110 years, 352 days | 8 May 1945 | 80 years, 260 days | |
| Eva Mae Dowdy [14] | F | 13 Jan 1899 | 1 Jan 2000 | 100 years, 353 days | 24 May 1919 | 80+ years | |
| Mary Bailey | F | 17 Dec 1902 | 13 June 2013 | 110 years, 178 days | 1932 | 80+ years | |
| Helen Jackson | F | 3 Aug 1919 | 16 Dec 2020 | 101 years, 135 days | 1939 | 80+ years | |
| Annamah Abukutty | F | 31 Mar 1911 | 1 Jun 2022 | 111 years, 62 days | 1942/1943 | 79/80+ years | |
| Annie E Owens [15][16] | F | 16 Jan 1857 | 4 Sep 1959 | 102 years, 231 days | 1879 | 79+ years | |
| Gertrude Gilham | F | 14 Jul 1886 | 3 Oct 1996 | 110 years, 81 days | Feb 1916 | 79+ years | |
| Shinobu Hayashi | F | 15 Mar 1909 | 25 Jan 2023 | 113 years, 316 days | 1943 | 79+ years | |
| Anna Kutt | F | 18 Feb 1911 | 10 Dec 2018 | 107 years, 295 days | 1938 | 79+ years | |
| Eva Grafunder | F | 17 Jun 1903 | 14 Jul 2013 | 110 years, 27 days | 1934 | 78+ years | |
| Helma Graham | F | 28 Jun 1904 | 6 Oct 2015 | 111 years, 100 days | 1936 | 78+ years | |
| Hide Hamabe | F | 3 Dec 1908 | 10 Jan 2023 | 114 years, 38 days | 1944 | 78+ years | |
| Ida Zoccarato | F | 24 May 1909 | 16 Jan 2022 | 112 years, 237 days | 1943 | 78+ years | |
| Effie Baus [17][18] | F | 3 Jul 1861 | 20 Nov 1966 | 105 years, 140 days | 14 Jun 1889 [19] | 77 years, 159 days | |
| Vera Price | F | 16 Dec 1904 | 9 May 2015 | 110 years, 144 days | 1937/1938 | 77+ years | |
| Robert Marchand | M | 26 Nov 1911 | 22 May 2021 | 109 years, 177 days | 1943 | 77+ years | |
| Chrisoula Zafiridou [20] | F | 8 Feb 1927 | 9 Feb 2024 | 97 years, 1 day | 1946 | 77+ years | |
| Hendrikje Kraal-Steenbergen [21] | F | 31 Jan 1915 | 7 Apr 2019 | 104 years, 66 days | 9 May 1942 | 76 years, 333 days | |
| Marion Williams [22][23] | F | 29 Jan 1910 | 31 Aug 2014 | 104 years, 214 days | 1937 [24] | 76+ years | |
| Carmen Pacheco de Carrasco | F | 26 Nov 1901 | 16 Jan 2013 | 111 years, 51 days | 3 June 1937 | 75 years, 227 days | |
| Qian Xingrong | F | 1 Jan 1899? | 16 Nov 2009 | 110 years, 319 days | 1933 | 75+ years | |
| Margarida Blanco | F | 19 Feb 1908? | 19 August 2025 | 117 years, 181 days? | 1949 | 75+ years | |
| Angele Legloire | F | 10 Feb 1910 | 19 Feb 2020 | 110 years, 9 days | 1944 | 75+ years | |
| Ambrosia De Pauw [25] | F | 31 Aug 1911 | 19 May 2020 | 108 years, 262 days | 1944 | 75+ years | |
| Margaret Bunnell [26] | F | 10 Jul 1894 | 5 Nov 1993[27] | 99 years, 118 days | 10 Nov 1918 | 74 years, 360 days | |
| Carrie Van Ningen [28] | F | 16 Feb 1871 | 29 Nov 1970 | 99 years, 286 days | 18 Mar 1896 | 74 years, 256 days | |
| Mabel Russell Black | F | 10 Jun 1869[29] | 22 Aug 1969[30] | 100 years, 73 days | 27 Dec 1894[31] | 74 years, 238 days | |
| Valentine Ligny | F | 22 Oct 1906 | 4 Jan 2022 | 115 years, 74 days | 27 July 1947 | 74 years, 161 days | |
| Florence Pannell | F | 26 Dec 1868 | 20 Oct 1980 | 111 years, 299 days | 1905 | 74+ years | |
| Mollie Beard | F | 4 May 1893 | 3 Sep 2003 | 110 years, 122 days | 1928 | 74+ years | |
| Kimi Kawasaki | F | 24 Mar 1909 | 10 Dec 2022 | 113 years, 261 days | 1947 | 74+ years | |
| Mary Louise Williams [32] | F | 25 Dec 1841 | 19 May 1936 | 94 years, 146 days | 1862 | 73+ years | |
| Rosalia Hasenkampf | F | 15 Oct 1889 | 10 July 2002 | 112 years, 282 days | 1928 | 73+ years | |
| Rosa Beckner | F | 11 Nov 1903 | 7 Feb 2015 | 111 years, 88 days | 1941 | 73+ years | |
| Ethel Hooper [33] | F | 29 July 1899 | 30 Mar 2008[34] | 108 years, 245 days | 23 Sep 1935[35] | 72 years, 189 days | |
| Catherine Grow | F | 25 Mar 1837 | 19 Feb 1938 | 100 years, 331 days | 16 Oct 1865[36] | 72 years, 126 days | |
| Jershua Moor | F | 29 Sep 1791 | 28 Nov 1889 | 98 years, 122 days | 1816? | 72+ years[37] | |
| Floried Hillers | F | 1 Jan 1872 | 15 Apr 1983 | 111 years, 104 days | 1910 | 72+ years | |
| Li Chun | F | 22 Apr 1896? | 18 Mar 2009 | 112 years, 330 days | 1936 | 72+ years | |
| Elisabeth Tränkner | F | 11 Aug 1906 | 7 Nov 2018 | 112 years, 88 days | 1945 | 72+ years | |
| Alberta Martin | F | 4 Dec 1906 | 31 May 2004 | 97 years, 179 days+ | 1931 | 72+ years | |
| Stephanie Gaspic | F | 1913? | 30 Mar 2011 | 97 years, 89 days+ | 1938? | 72+ years[38] | |
| Maudie Hopkins | F | 7 Dec 1914 | 17 Aug 2008 | 93 years, 254 days | 12 Feb 1937 | 71 years, 187 days | |
| Audrey Stratton | F | 18 Feb 1900 | 3 June 2010 | 110 years, 105 days | 1938 | 71+ years | |
| Agnes G Nelson [39] | F | 3 May 1918 | 20 June 2020 | 102 years, 30 days | 22 Feb 1950 | 70 years, 101 days | |
| Marie-Louise Jeancard | F | 5 Sept 1876 | 25 Nov 1988 | 112 years, 81 days | 1917 | 70+ years | |
| Vonnie Looney | F | 4 May 1893 | 3 Sep 2003 | 110 years, 122 days | 1932 | 70+ years | |
| Mabel Mah | F | 4 July 1910 | 30 Jan 2024 | 113 years, 210 days | 1953 | 70+ years | |
| Elizabeth Peters | F | 19 Apr 1919 | fl. 21 April 2022 | 106 years, 229 days | 1951 | 70+ years | |
| Fannie Lou Mettauer [40] | F | 21 July 1903 | 10 July 1996 | 92 years, 355 days | 25 Sep 1926 | 69 years, 289 days | |
| Fanni Gyarmati [41] | F | 8 Sept 1912 | 15 Feb 2014 | 101 years, 160 days | 4/9 Nov 1944[42] | 69 years, 98/103 days | |
| Emma Tillman | F | 22 Nov 1892 | 28 Jan 2007 | 114 years, 67 days | 1937 | 69+ years[43] | |
| Edna Parker | F | 20 Apr 1893 | 26 Nov 2008 | 115 years, 220 days | 1938 | 69+ years | |
| Berta Zeisler | F | 2 Feb 1900 | 1 Dec 2010 | 110 years, 302 days | 1940 | 69+ years | |
| Armida Sholar | F | 9 Aug 1905 | 4 Apr 2017 | 111 years, 238 days | 1947 | 69+ years | |
| Josefine Ollmann | F | 11 Nov 1908 | 16 July 2022 | 113 years, 247 days | 1952 | 69+ years | |
| Vivian Forst | F | 25 June 1911 | 23 Feb 2023 | 111 years, 243 days | 1953 | 69+ years | |
| Atilana Garcia Holgado | F | 5 Oct 1912 | 17 July 2023 | 110 years, 285 days | 1953? | 69+ years | |
| Elizabeth Barnhisel [44] | F | 21 Sept 1830 | 13 May 1934 | 103 years, 234 days | 12 July 1865 | 68 years, 305 days | |
| Maria Rodriguez Sanchez | F | 24 Jan 1913 | 21 Dec 2023 | 110 years, 331 days | 1955 | 67+ years | |
| Abby Milton | F | 6 Feb 1881 | 2 May 1991 | 110 years, 85 days | 1924 | 66+ years | |
| Jean Cunningham | F | 19 July 1910? | 18 Aug 2020 | 110 years, 30 days | 1953 | 66+ years | |
| Luigia Ruggeri [45] | F | 22 Oct 1912 | 6 Apr 2020 | 107 years, 167 days | 1953 | 66+ years | |
| Rosaria Caleca | F | 5 Feb 1895 | 6 May 2007 | 112 years, 90 days | 1941 | 65+ years | |
| Sarah Spires | F | 10 Apr 1910 | 10 Jan 2022 | 111 years, 275 days | 1956 | 65+ years | |
| Maria Gomes Valentim | F | 9 July 1896 | 21 June 2011 | 114 years, 347 days | 1946 | 64+ years | |
| Maria Dolores Ferreira | F | 22 July 1902 | 31 July 2013 | 111 years, 9 days | 1948 | 64+ years | |
| Pauline Hapes | F | 15 June 1913 | 27 July 2025 | 112 years, 42 days | 1961 | 63+ years | |
| Lorena Pisani [46] | F | 26 Mar 1924 | 18 Aug 2024 | 100 years, 145 days | 1960 | 63+ years | |
| Laura di Pietro [47] | F | 23 Nov 1930 | 25 July 2018 | 87 years, 244 days | 8 Aug 1956 | 61 years, 351 days | |
| Maria Farrugia | F | 7 Mar 1912 | 23 Dec 2024 | 112 years, 291 days | 1962 | 61+ years |
Oldest widowed people (From First Spouse) - 70+ years[]
Validated Pending Unvalidated Under 110
| Name | Sex | Birth | Death | Age | Date First Spouse Died | Years Widowed | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magda Janssens | F | 16 Mar 1912 | 18 Sept 2023 | 111 years, 186 days | 23 Apr 1937 | 86 years, 148 days | |
| Marie-Louise Meilleur | F | 29 Aug 1880 | 16 Apr 1998 | 117 years, 230 days | 1911/1912 | 86+ years | |
| Anna Stephan | F | 25 Mar 1892 | 3 Aug 2003 | 111 years, 131 days | between 1913/1918[48] | 84+ years | |
| Elena Slough | F | 4 July 1889 | 5 Oct 2003 | 114 years, 93 days | 1918 | 84+ years | |
| Bettie Wilson | F | 13 Sept 1890 | 13 Feb 2005 | 115 years, 153 days | 1920 | 84+ years | |
| Eunice Bowman | F | 23 Aug 1898 | 16 July 2010 | 111 years, 327 days | 1928 | 81+ years | |
| Ida Schlesinger | F | 7 Nov 1902 | 3 July 2014 | 111 years, 238 days | 1932 | 81+ years | |
| Catherine Dion | F | 26 July 1901 | 21 June 2012 | 110 years, 331 days | 1931 | 80+ years | |
| Elvira de Jesus Caldeira | F | 27 July 1886 | 5 June 1998 | 111 years, 313 days | 1921 | 76+ years | |
| Mary Strother | F | 29 Aug 1886 | 1 Nov 1996 | 110 years, 64 days | 1920 | 75+ years | |
| Françoise Bodin | F | 23 Mar 1773 | 28 Dec 1699 | 73+ years | |||
| Paulette Magne-Ducamin | F | 21 Apr 1912 | 12 Jan 2024 | 111 years, 266 days | 1950 | 73+ years |
Oldest widowed males - 35+ years[]
Validated Pending Unvalidated Under 110
| Name | Birth | Death | Age | Date First Spouse Died | Years Widowed | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shi Ping | 1 Nov 1911 | 29 June 2024 | 112 years, 241 days | 20 Jan 1935 | 89 years, 161 days | |
| Robert Marchand | 26 Nov 1911 | 22 May 2021 | 109 years, 177 days | 1943 | 77+ years | |
| Zivan Popovic | 30 Jan 1917 | 12 Jan 2024 | 106 years, 347 days | 1950 | 73+ years | |
| Walter Breuning | 21 Sept 1896 | 14 Apr 2011 | 114 years, 205 days | 1957 | 53+ years | |
| Henryk Kozubski | 10 Dec 1911 | 4 Feb 2021 | 109 years, 56 days | 1971 | 49+ years | |
| Tom MacIver | 13 June 1907 | 18 Apr 2014 | 106 years, 309 days | 1965 | 48+ years | |
| Tripolino Giannini | 20 Aug 1912 | 31 Dec 2023 | 111 years, 133 days | 11 July 1982 | 41 years, 173 days | |
| Henry Allingham | 6 June 1896 | 18 July 2009 | 113 years, 42 days | 1970 | 38+ years |
Possible inclusions[]
Yone Minagawa (widowed at a "young age")
Chie Kanna (husband died in WWII)
Yolanda Gugliotti (husband died in the 1940s)
Elzbieta Rogala (husband died "shortly after WWII)
Bessie Camm (remarried in 1949)
Sai Maehara ("widowed shortly after World War II")
Maria Carmen Nouche Porro ("widowed during the Spanish Civil War")
Jeronimo Garcia ("He married, but was widowed a year later")
Sadie King ("was widowed very early")
Kauloa Kekahuna (possibly widowed for 70 years) [49]
Katherine of Desmond ("lived as a widow for 70 years")[50]
Cambell Laird ("was a widow for 70 years") [51]
Elizabeth Harding ("had been a widow for 70 years")[52]
Jane Leeper Harrison ("was a widow for 70 years")[53]
Eleanor Saunders ("having been a widow for 73 years")[54]
Vi Butler ("A widow for 73 years") [55]
Hester Fox ("had been a widow for 76 years")[56]
Mrs. Hamilton ("has thus been a widow for 74 years")[57]
- ↑ Irving woman in exclusive company as she nears 111th birthday The Dallas Morning News, 12 July 2011
- ↑ 106-Year-Old Calls Routine Her 'Secret' The Gazette, 10 July 1957
- ↑ Mrs. Elzear Morin Dies at Age 108 The Ottawa Journal, 18 July 1959
- ↑ Elgin Woman Celebrates Birthday, Minds Business The Daily Chronicle, 28 August 1937
- ↑ Calista Sherburne Fowler (1831-1938) Find a Grave
- ↑ Woman Of 105 Votes LincolnJournal Star, 4 November 1936
- ↑ Obituary for Calista Fowler
- ↑ Milo C. Fowler (1827-1855) Find a Grave
- ↑ Lena muore a 104 anni, era l'ultima vedova di guerra: «È stata il simbolo di una generazione» Il Gazzettino, 3 September 2025
- ↑ Reputed Oldest Woman In State Dies At Age 104 Hartford Courant, 8 January 1934
- ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant/50216180/
- ↑ Longtime N.Y. teacher dies at the age of 110 Tampa Bay Times, 4 June 2004
- ↑ https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2004/06/04/longtime-n-y-teacher-dies-at-the-age-of-110/
- ↑ Eva Mae Bryan Dowdy (1899-2000) Find a Grave
- ↑ Annie Elizabeth Thompson Owens (1857-1959) Find a Grave
- ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution-she-is-still-be/151787047/
- ↑ Effie T Kissinger Baus (1861-1966) Find a Grave
- ↑ 105th Birthday Kitsap Sun, 6 July 1966
- ↑ Jacob J. Baus (1859-1889) Find a Grave
- ↑ Chrisoula Zafiridou Obituary
- ↑ www.historieruinerwold.nl/cgi-bin/knipsels.pl?type=img&file=knipsels/100pct/49721.jpg
- ↑ Death Notice Telegraph & Argus, 8 September 2014
- ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/20369755:61596 1939 register
- ↑ Tributes paid to 'remarkable' Bradford headmistress Telegraph & Argus, 5 September 2014
- ↑ Ambrosia De Pauw (1911-) Belgische eeuwelingen, 28 September 2018
- ↑ THE BUNNELL/BONNELL NEWSLETTER
- ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1140924:4124
- ↑ Carrie Van Ningen Obit Argus-Leader, 30 November 1970
- ↑ Woman Celebrates 100th Birthday 9 June 1969
- ↑ Obituary for Mabel Russell Black The Buffalo News, 23 August 1969
- ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/228093:2552
- ↑ Mary Louise “Mollie” Blake Williams (1941-1936) Find a Grave
- ↑ Oldest Person in the World
- ↑ Obituary for Ethel Marlowe HOOPER The Sacramento Bee, 16 April 2008
- ↑ Herbert Hayes Hooper (1896-1935) Find a Grave
- ↑ Catherine (Hartley) Grow (1837 - 1938) WikiTree
- ↑ https://ia800403.us.archive.org/31/items/wheatgenealogyhi02whea/wheatgenealogyhi02whea.pdf, page 148
- ↑ https://www.courant.com/obituaries/stephanie-gaspic-wethersfield-rocky-hill-newington-ct/
- ↑ Obituary Clugstone-Tibbitts Funeral Home
- ↑ <èhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/130778326/fannie-lou-mettauer Fannie Lou Day Mettauer] Find a Grave
- ↑ Fanni Gyarmati - obituary The Telegraph, 21 February 2014
- ↑ Miklós Radnóti Wikipedia
- ↑ https://www.courant.com/2007/01/30/oldest-person-dead-at-114/
- ↑ Elizabeth (Hoffman) Barnhisel (1830 - 1934) WikiTree
- ↑ Col San Martino in lutto per nonna Gigetta: se n’è andata la nonna di tutti, era la più anziana del Comune Qdpnews, 6 April 2020
- ↑ È morta a cento anni la maestra Lorena Anselmi Noli Pisani Tusciaweb.eu, 19 August 2024
- ↑ [https://pochestorie.corriere.it/2018/07/25/marcinelle-addio-allultima-vedova-bambina/ Marcinelle, addio all’ultima “vedova bambina”] Corriere della Sera, 25 July 2018
- ↑ https://rp-online.de/panorama/111-jahre-anna-stephan-ist-die-aelteste-deutsche_aid-8613845
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/1929/10/06/archives/hawaiian-woman-dies-at-age-of-115-a-widow-for-70-years-mrs-kk.html
- ↑ https://www.demogr.mpg.de/books/odense/6/03.htm
- ↑ https://yannatry.blogspot.com/2010/06/john-o-groats.html
- ↑ https://www.islingtongazette.co.uk/lifestyle/21232705.week-60-years-ago-caledonian-road-landlord-rips-lazy-tenants/
- ↑ https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~harrisonrep/genealogy/hhdocs/83dechh.htm
- ↑ https://issuu.com/rgs-it/docs/war_years_exhibition_book_-_if_prin, page 50-51
- ↑ https://thegoodlifesurbiton.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/10-oct-nov-17.pdf
- ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=WG8_5MDHWv4C&pg=RA1-PA655&lpg=RA1-PA655&dq=%22widow+for+76+years%22&source=bl&ots=9qFYfM9uHT&sig=ACfU3U0uZ6Cq8q2KxSqcrv44LmmgfWZmzw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwim57Oa77mHAxVEMlkFHTI3BTYQ6AF6BAgeEAM#v=onepage&q=%22widow%20for%2076%20years%22&f=false
- ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=OlpJAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA211&lpg=PA211&dq=%22widow+for+74+years%22&source=bl&ots=YJzhgVIBG6&sig=ACfU3U2HtIGs6KKlmYth-1GDtjdQmQOb3A&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjZgcj58bmHAxUWFVkFHYavCDgQ6AF6BAgcEAM#v=onepage&q=%22widow%20for%2074%20years%22&f=false