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This is a list of supercentenarians born in 1875. As of 19 January 2026, 32 of them have been validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).

Cohort extinction took place on 4 August 1997 when Jeanne Calment of France died at the age of 122 years, 164 days. As of 2026, 1875 remains the year in which the oldest validated human being in history was born.

List

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Rank Name Sex Birth Death Age Country
1 Jeanne Calment F 21 Feb 1875 4 Aug 1997 122 years, 164 days FranceFRA
2 Delphia Welford F 9 Sep 1875 14 Nov 1992 117 years, 66 days United StatesUSA
3 Mary Royster F 15 Apr 1875 28 Dec 1989 114 years, 257 days United StatesUSA
4 Lydie Vellard F 18 Mar 1875 17 Sep 1989 114 years, 183 days FranceFRA
5 Loretta Sheehan F 7 Dec 1875 9 Mar 1989 113 years, 92 days United StatesUSA
6 Orpha Nusbaum F 13 Aug 1875 30 Mar 1988 112 years, 230 days United StatesUSA
7 Elzona Maxey F 30 Nov 1875 25 Apr 1988 112 years, 147 days United StatesUSA
8 Bertha Blair F 30 Dec 1875 9 Feb 1988 112 years, 41 days United StatesUSA
9 Margaret Taylor F 21 Apr 1875 30 Mar 1987 111 years, 343 days United KingdomUK United StatesUSA
10 Joe Thomas M 1 May 1875 14 Dec 1986 111 years, 227 days United StatesUSA
11 Herman Smith-Johannsen M 15 June 1875 5 Jan 1987 111 years, 204 days NorwayNORCanadaCAN
12 Johanna Frank F 15 Sep 1875 24 Nov 1986 111 years, 70 days GermanyGERUnited StatesUSA
13 Annie Cawthorne F 18 Jan 1875 18 Mar 1986 111 years, 59 days United StatesUSA
14 Ine Tsugawa F 3 Apr 1875 21 May 1986 111 years, 48 days JapanJPN
15 Charlotte Pritchett F 8 Feb 1875 24 Dec 1985 110 years, 319 days United StatesUSA
16 Maude Snyder F 11 Nov 1875 3 Sep 1986 110 years, 296 days United StatesUSA
17 Lilly Barnes F 5 Nov 1875 6 May 1986 110 years, 182 days United StatesUSA
18 Mary Ann Essery F 14 July 1875 4 Jan 1986 110 years, 174 days United KingdomUK CanadaCAN
19 Margaretha Eijken F 12 Nov 1875 1 May 1986 110 years, 170 days NetherlandsNED
20 Laura Jobe F 5 Jan 1875 21 June 1985 110 years, 167 days United StatesUSA
21 Amelia Schmidt F 7 Sep 1875 17 Feb 1986 110 years, 163 days United StatesUSA
22 Anna Trembly F 3 Dec 1875 8 Apr 1986 110 years, 126 days United StatesUSA
23 Annie Keaton F 6 Nov 1875 22 Feb 1986 110 years, 108 days United StatesUSA
24 Ida Ellington Williams F 1 July 1875 21 Sep 1985 110 years, 82 days United StatesUSA
25 Peter Traut M 3 Nov 1875 21 Jan 1986 110 years, 79 days RussiaRUSUnited StatesUSA
26 Ida Bowman F 31 Mar 1875 6 May 1985 110 years, 36 days CanadaCAN
Dicie Dodson F 23 July 1875 28 Aug 1985 110 years, 36 days United StatesUSA
28 Pearl Wolcott F 13 July 1875 16 Aug 1985 110 years, 34 days United StatesUSA
Anna Rohling F 12 July 1875 15 Aug 1985 110 years, 34 days Czech RepublicCZEUnited StatesUSA
30 Louisa Hatcher F 10 Aug 1875 2 Sep 1985 110 years, 23 days United StatesUSA
31 Mary Lawrence F 28 Oct 1875 12 Nov 1985 110 years, 15 days United StatesUSA
32 Annie Keeney F 8 Mar 1875 12 Mar 1985 110 years, 4 days United StatesUSA


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