List of supercentenarians born in 1885

This is a list of supercentenarians born in 1885. As of 8 December 2024, 51 of them have been validated by the GRG or MPIDR. 3 people are currently pending as of January 2015, which means that there is sufficient evidence to support the claims, but the validation process has not yet been completed.

There are 9 additional cases on the list for which research has been made, but whose claims have not yet been reviewed and processed by the GRG. This category is referred to as ”unvalidated”.

Cohort extinction took place on 2 November 2000 when Eva Morris of United Kingdom died at the age of 114 years, 360 days.

List

      Validated       Pending       Unvalidated

Rank	Name	Sex	Birth	Death	Age	Country
1	Eva Morris	F	8 Nov 1885	2 Nov 2000	114 years, 360 days	UK
2	Myrtle Dorsey	F	22 Nov 1885	25 June 2000	114 years, 216 days	USA
3	Minnie Ward	F	19 Nov 1885	2 Dec 1999	114 years, 13 days	USA
4	Yasu Akino	F	1 Mar 1885	12 Feb 1999	113 years, 348 days	JPN
	Donald Butler	M	21 Aug 1885	27 Dec 1998	113 years, 128 days	USA
5	Walter Richardson	M	7 Nov 1885	25 Dec 1998	113 years, 48 days	USA
6	Ruby Gilliam	F	21 Sept 1885	22 Oct 1998	113 years, 31 days	UK
7	Tase Hayasaka	F	1 July 1885	23 July 1998	113 years, 22 days	JPN
8	Cristina Collado	F	6 Nov 1885	22 Nov 1998	113 years, 16 days	PRI,USA USA
9	Bertha Flathers	F	30 Mar 1885	21 Nov 1997	112 years, 236 days	USA
10	Laura Foote	F	16 June 1885	2 Feb 1998	112 years, 231 days	USA
11	Mary Arp	F	4 July 1885	18 Jan 1998	112 years, 198 days	USA
12	Shizue Hasegawa	F	27 Jan 1885	31 July 1997	112 years, 185 days	JPN
13	Nellie Richards	F	14 Aug 1885	13 Jan 1998	112 years, 152 days	USA
14	Clara Mackenzie	F	7 Oct 1885	5 Mar 1998	112 years, 149 days	CANUSA
15	Kathryn Bassich	F	26 July 1885	6 July 1997	111 years, 345 days	USA
16	Susie Nelson	F	12 Nov 1885	18 Oct 1997	111 years, 340 days	USA
17	Arthur Nash	M	7 Jan 1885	4 Nov 1996	111 years, 302 days	UK CAN
18	Masaki Moriyama	F	21 Dec 1885	14 Sept 1997	111 years, 267 days	JPN
19	Mary Heitzig	F	13 Apr 1885	30 Dec 1996	111 years, 261 days	USA
UR	Minnie Mudie	F	18 Nov 1885	27 July 1997	111 years, 251 days	CAN
20	Clarina Ragland	F	28 June 1885	18 Feb 1997	111 years, 235 days	USA
21	Claire O’Rourke	F	23 Jan 1885	26 June 1996	111 years, 155 days	USA
	Frances Darby	F	28 Dec 1885	28 May 1997	111 years, 152 days	USA
22	Karolina Kruger	F	17 Feb 1885	3 July 1996	111 years, 137 days	GER
UR	Ada Stockdale	F	14 Feb 1885	24 June 1996	111 years, 131 days	UK AUS
23	Sarah Saggs	F	17 Oct 1885	15 Feb 1997	111 years, 121 days	USA
24	Jessie Smith	F	28 Jan 1885	7 Feb 1996	111 years, 10 days	USA
25	Nels Berger	M	20 Oct 1885	22 Sept 1996	110 years, 338 days	NORUSA
26	Estella Kingsbury	F	28 Mar 1885	20 Feb 1996	110 years, 329 days	USA
27	Mabel Greenwald	F	7 Feb 1885	30 Dec 1995	110 years, 326 days	USA
28	Ada Cleggett	F	27 Jan 1885	8 Dec 1995	110 years, 315 days	AUS
29	Emma Ricks	F	30 Dec 1885	8 Nov 1996	110 years, 314 days	USA
	Frances Nickels	F	21 May 1885	29 Mar 1996	110 years, 313 days	USA
30	Minnie Davenport	F	21 Mar 1885	19 Jan 1996	110 years, 304 days	USA
31	Bertha Pautz	F	20 Dec 1885	16 Oct 1996	110 years, 301 days	USA
32	Elsie Day	F	16 Dec 1885	26 Sept 1996	110 years, 285 days	UK
33	Adelia Mead	F	14 Feb 1885	10 Nov 1995	110 years, 269 days	USA
	Rui Maruyama	F	20 Aug 1885	26 Apr 1996	110 years, 250 days	JPNUSA
34	Anna Cone	F	20 Sept 1885	3 May 1996	110 years, 226 days	USA
35	Cornelia Hendrikse-Maas	F	2 Dec 1885	15 July 1996	110 years, 226 days	NED
36	Bernard Delhom	M	9 July 1885	7 Feb 1996	110 years, 213 days	FRA
	Jennie Stuckey	F	27 Apr 1885	15 Nov 1995	110 years, 202 days	USA
37	Johanna van Dommelen-Hamer	F	20 Oct 1885	7 May 1996	110 years, 200 days	NED
	Kame Komatsu	F	16 Sept 1885	25 Mar 1996	110 years, 191 days	JPNUSA
38	Franziska Umrath	F	5 Sept 1885	18 Feb 1996	110 years, 166 days	POLGER
39	Ada Freeman	F	28 Dec 1885	28 May 1996	110 years, 152 days	USA
40	Rufus Clansy	M	27 Mar 1885	17 Aug 1995	110 years, 143 days	USA
	Jennie Weeden	F	2 July 1885	27 Oct 1995	110 years, 117 days	USA
41	Charlotte Pike	F	1 Aug 1885	20 Nov 1995	110 years, 111 days	USA
	Ethel Rawles	F	15 Apr 1885	5 Aug 1995	110 years, 109 days	USA
42	Laura Spyker	F	2 Sept 1885	19 Dec 1995	110 years, 108 days	USA
43	Anna Mueller	F	27 Aug 1885	10 Dec 1995	110 years, 105 days	USA
44	Elisa Cubells	F	20 Aug 1885	16 Nov 1995	110 years, 88 days	ESPFRA
	Theresa Prem	F	19 Feb 1885	9 June 1995	110 years, 80 days	USA
45	Anna Poirier	F	10 Nov 1885	28 Jan 1996	110 years, 79 days	CAN
46	Gertrude German	F	5 Oct 1885	18 Dec 1995	110 years, 74 days	{{UK
UR	Alieux Card	F	7 Apr 1885	20 June 1995	110 years, 74 days	CANUSA
47	Ersilia de Costanzo	F	8 Aug 1885	4 Oct 1995	110 years, 57 days	ITA
48	Minnie Satchell	F	12 June 1885	1 Aug 1995	110 years, 50 days	USA
49	Mabel Hampshire	F	14 Sept 1885	19 Oct 1995	110 years, 35 days	UK
50	Ann Flower	F	8 July 1885	9 Aug 1995	110 years, 32 days	NED
51	Margaret Jones	F	25 Oct 1885	25 Nov 1995	110 years, 31 days	USA

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References

• GRG World Supercentenarian Rankings List
• GRG Pending Cases List As of March 2015