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This is a list of supercentenarians born in 1882. As of 26 October 2025, 52 of them have been validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) and Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR).

There are 1 additional case on the list for which research has been made, but whose claim has not yet been reviewed and processed by the GRG. This category is referred to as ”unvalidated”. Unvalidated claims to 115+ may be found at Longevity claims.

Cohort extinction took place on 25 April 1998 when Danish-American Christian Mortensen died at the age of 115 years, 252 days, though the oldest validated person to die from the year 1882 was fellow American Maggie Barnes.

List

      Validated       Pending       Unvalidated

Rank Name Sex Birth Death Age Country
1 Maggie Barnes F 6 Mar 1882 19 Jan 1998 115 years, 319 days United StatesUSA
2 Christian Mortensen M 16 Aug 1882 25 Apr 1998 115 years, 252 days DenmarkDENUnited StatesUSA
3 Mary Ann Rhodes F 12 Aug 1882 3 Mar 1998 115 years, 203 days CanadaCAN
4 Carrie Lazenby F 9 Feb 1882 14 Sep 1996 114 years, 218 days United StatesUSA
5 Miriam Carpelan F 8 July 1882 22 June 1996 113 years, 350 days United KingdomUK United StatesUSA
6 Georgia Cooper F 19 Oct 1882 6 Oct 1995 112 years, 352 days United StatesUSA
7 Olive Alleshouse F 7 June 1882 13 May 1995 112 years, 340 days United StatesUSA
8 Emmaline Hancock F 3 Apr 1882 20 Oct 1994 112 years, 200 days United StatesUSA
9 Maria Mika F 23 May 1882 17 Nov 1994 112 years, 178 days Czech RepublicCZEAustriaAUT
10 Hulda Johansson F 24 Feb 1882 9 June 1994 112 years, 105 days SwedenSWE
11 Park Fountain Heard M 18 May 1882 18 Aug 1994 112 years, 92 days United StatesUSA
12 Susie Brunson F 25 Oct 1882 29 Nov 1994 112 years, 35 days United StatesUSA
13 Emma Galode F 22 Aug 1882 9 Sep 1994 112 years, 18 days CanadaCAN
14 Mae Ringer F 26 Feb 1882 16 Feb 1994 111 years, 355 days United StatesUSA
15 Yone Muranaka F 15 May 1882 3 Apr 1994 111 years, 323 days JapanJPNUnited StatesUSA
16 Martha Peck F 14 May 1882 31 Mar 1994 111 years, 321 days United StatesUSA
17 Margaret Johnson F 10 Jan 1882 28 Oct 1993 111 years, 291 days United StatesUSA
18 Barbara Poth F 10 May 1882 4 Jan 1994 111 years, 239 days HungaryHUNUnited StatesUSA
19 Annie Bannell F 12 Feb 1882 10 Sep 1993 111 years, 210 days United KingdomUK
20 Matsu Nakazato F 3 Feb 1882 3 Aug 1993 111 years, 181 days JapanJPN
21 Marie Bibeault F 31 Jan 1882 29 July 1993 111 years, 179 days CanadaCAN
Florence Deuchar F 18 Feb 1882 16 Aug 1993 111 years, 179 days United KingdomUK
23 Almeda Eshelman F 21 July 1882 10 Dec 1993 111 years, 142 days United StatesUSA
24 Maria-Anna Higelin F 18 Nov 1882 21 Mar 1994 111 years, 123 days FranceFRA
25 Ada Kilpatrick F 25 Nov 1882 22 Mar 1994 111 years, 117 days United StatesUSA
26 Andree Fehr-de Boulay F 7 Feb 1882 19 May 1993 111 years, 101 days FranceFRASwitzerlandSUI
27 Maria van Sprengel F 30 Jan 1882 22 Apr 1993 111 years, 82 days BelgiumBEL
28 Lou V. White F 14 Feb 1882 2 Apr 1993 111 years, 47 days United StatesUSA
29 Anna Williams F 20 Nov 1882 29 Dec 1993 111 years, 39 days United StatesUSA
30 Peter Solum M 3 May 1882 5 June 1993 111 years, 33 days United StatesUSA
31 Mathilda Fredach F 28 Feb 1882 16 Mar 1993 111 years, 16 days United StatesUSA
32 Johanna Zandstra-Giezen F 7 Sep 1882 16 Sep 1993 111 years, 9 days NetherlandsNED
33 Lizzie Lee F 8 Apr 1882 10 Mar 1993 110 years, 336 days United StatesUSA
34 Fusa Yamanashi F 3 May 1882 4 Apr 1993 110 years, 336 days JapanJPN
35 Kit St. Clair F 27 Dec 1882 19 Nov 1993 110 years, 327 days AustraliaAUS
36 Mary Snow F 9 Mar 1882 12 Jan 1993 110 years, 309 days United StatesUSA
37 Marguerite Daigle F 25 Jan 1882 9 Nov 1992 110 years, 289 days CanadaCAN
38 Ida Madison F 27 Mar 1882 20 Nov 1992 110 years, 238 days United StatesUSA
39 Ida Richardson F 3 July 1882 10 Feb 1993 110 years, 222 days United StatesUSA
40 Nora O’Barr F 25 Oct 1882 19 May 1993 110 years, 206 days United StatesUSA
41 Ume Ikeda F 1 Aug 1882 12 Jan 1993 110 years, 164 days JapanJPNUnited StatesUSA
42 Maria Sirianni F 1 Aug 1882 7 Jan 1993 110 years, 159 days ItalyITA
43 Etta North F 25 Sep 1882 5 Feb 1993 110 years, 133 days United StatesUSA
44 Evelyn Norris F 8 Oct 1882 8 Feb 1993 110 years, 123 days United KingdomUK United StatesUSA
45 Bessie Heller F 30 July 1882 30 Oct 1992 110 years, 92 days United StatesUSA
46 Marcella Osgood F 18 Dec 1882 18 Mar 1993 110 years, 90 days United StatesUSA
47 Maryetta Metcalf F 16 Aug 1882 11 Nov 1992 110 years, 87 days United StatesUSA
48 Bessie French F 8 July 1882 17 Sep 1992 110 years, 71 days CanadaCAN
49 Laura Carrier F 14 Jan 1882 9 Mar 1992 110 years, 55 days United StatesUSA
50 Gertie Nesbitt F 3 July 1882 5 Aug 1992 110 years, 33 days United KingdomUK AustraliaAUS
51 Mary Miller F 22 Jan 1882 21 Feb 1992 110 years, 30 days United StatesUSA
52 Mertie Hicks F 13 Oct 1882 19 Oct 1992 110 years, 6 days United StatesUSA

Incomplete Claims

Name Sex Birth Death Age Country
Anonymous (Okinawa) F 1882 Mar 1994 111 years, 60-364 days JapanJPN

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