This is a list of supercentenarians born in 1870. As of 5 November 2025, 15 of them have been validated by the GRG. One person is pending as of June 2025.
Cohort extinction took place on 13 October 1983 when Emma Wilson of the United States died at the age of 113 years, 154 days (since Mathew Beard's claimed age is now disputed).
List
Validated Validated (disputed) Unvalidated
| Rank | Name | Sex | Birth | Death | Age | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emma Wilson | F | 12 May 1870 | 13 Oct 1983 | 113 years, 154 days | |
| 2 | Mary Phil Cota | F | 5 July 1870 | 22 July 1982 | 112 years, 17 days | |
| 3 | Antonia Diaz Garcia | F | 11 May 1870 | 13 Sept 1981 | 111 years, 125 days | |
| Hannah Bradford | F | 28 Dec 1870 | 2 May 1982 | 111 years, 125 days | ||
| 5 | Sue Blanton | F | 3 Feb 1870 | 14 Apr 1981 | 111 years, 70 days | |
| 6 | Jennie Worden | F | 30 Dec 1870 | 19 Feb 1982 | 111 years, 51 days | |
| 7 | Ramona Agudin-Fernandez | F | 9 Mar 1870 | 12 Jan 1981 | 110 years, 309 days | |
| 8 | Bettie Bookout | F | 27 July 1870 | 17 Feb 1981 | 110 years, 205 days | |
| 9 | Gerarda Hurenkamp-Bosgoed | F | 5 Jan 1870 | 25 May 1980 | 110 years, 141 days | |
| 10 | Elisa Esnault | F | 10 Dec 1870 | 25 Apr 1981 | 110 years, 136 days | |
| 11 | Alice Empleton | F | 13 Sept 1870 | 7 Jan 1981 | 110 years, 116 days | |
| 12 | Mary Snyder | F | 6 Feb 1870 | 13 Apr 1980 | 110 years, 67 days | |
| 13 | Mary Morrison | F | 7 Dec 1870 | 15 Dec 1980 | 110 years, 8 days | |
| 14 | Sarah Smith | F | 1 Jan 1870 | 6 Jan 1980 | 110 years, 5 days | |
| 15 | Emma Crabtree | F | 11 Jan 1870 | 11 Jan 1980 | 110 years, 0 days |
Questionable Claims
| Name | Sex | Birth | Death | Age | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathew Beard | M | 9 July 1870? | 16 Feb 1985 | 114 years, 222 days? |
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References
- GRG World Supercentenarian Rankings List
- GRG Pending Cases List As of March 2015
| Supercentenarians by year of birth (V • E) |
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