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This is a list of supercentenarians who were born and died in the state of California.

The oldest person ever who died in California is Edie Ceccarelli, who is recognized by the Gerontology Research Group as having lived to the age of 116 years, 17 days. The oldest man ever who died in California is Christian Mortensen, who is recognized by the Gerontology Research Group as having lived to the age of 115 years, 252 days. The oldest person ever born in California is Maria Branyas Morera, who died in Spain, aged 117 years, 168 days. The oldest known man ever born in California is Clarence Matthews, who died in 2017, aged 111 years, 82 days.

Supercentenarians born in California[]

      Deceased (validated)       Living (validated)       Pending       Unvalidated

Rank Name Sex Birth Death Age State / Country
of death
1 Maria Branyas Morera F 4 Mar 1907 19 Aug 2024 117 years, 168 days SpainESP
2 Edie Ceccarelli F 5 Feb 1908 22 Feb 2024 116 years, 17 days California
3 Edna Kern F 14 Oct 1900 20 Jan 2016 115 years, 98 days Nevada
4 Ruth Newman F 23 Sept 1901 29 July 2015 113 years, 309 days California
5 Mary McKinney F 30 May 1873 2 Feb 1987 113 years, 248 days California
6 Hattie Stone F 17 Aug 1867 13 Jan 1980 112 years, 149 days California
7 Mary Phil Cota F 5 July 1870 22 July 1982 112 years, 17 days California
8 Ettie Crist F 14 Feb 1862 10 Jan 1974 111 years, 330 days California
9 Doris Johnson F 6 Nov 1911 18 May 2023 111 years, 193 days California
10 Viola Koch F 24 May 1897 11 Nov 2008 111 years, 171 days California
11 Claire O’Rourke F 23 Jan 1885 26 June 1996 111 years, 155 days California
12 Lena McLachlan F 13 Jan 1886 14 May 1997 111 years, 121 days California
Clarence Matthews M 1 May 1906 22 July 2017 111 years, 82 days California
13 Giles Cropsey M 4 Sept 1911 14 Sept 2022 111 years, 10 days California
14 Chrissie Martenstein F 9 June 1897 18 Apr 2008 110 years, 314 days California
15 Mary Hooper F 11 Apr 1895 18 Feb 2006 110 years, 313 days California
16 Llewellyn Shelton M 1 Mar 1904 15 Dec 2014 110 years, 288 days California
17 Yoshiko Miwa F 28 Feb 1914 Living 110 years, 283 days California
18 Frieda Juden F 7 May 1890 21 Jan 2001 110 years, 259 days California
19 Lily Phillips F 14 Dec 1888 13 June 1999 110 years, 181 days California
20 Ann Beach-Burow F 23 Oct 1905 9 Apr 2016 110 years, 169 days California
21 Lucille Meyer F 30 Dec 1896 24 May 2007 110 years, 145 days California
22 Irene Coffin F 18 Nov 1888 28 Feb 1999 110 years, 102 days California
23 Bertha Mumma F 13 Aug 1891 17 Nov 2001 110 years, 96 days Washington
24 Lynn Balmer F 12 Sept 1907 9 Dec 2017 110 years, 88 days California
25 Elsie Alma Johnston F 11 Feb 1909 27 Apr 2019 110 years, 75 days California
26 Worther Hamilton F 9 Sept 1888 12 Nov 1998 110 years, 64 days Illinois
27 Katherine Sartori F 18 Dec 1881 26 Jan 1992 110 years, 39 days California
28 Ruth Perry F 8 Feb 1896 1 Mar 2006 110 years, 21 days California
29 Sarah Smith F 1 Jan 1870 6 Jan 1980 110 years, 6 days Washington

Supercentenarians who died or live in California[]

      Validated (deceased)       Living (validated)       Pending       Unvalidated

Rank Name Sex Birth Death Age State / Country
of birth
1 Edie Ceccarelli F 5 Feb 1908 22 Feb 2024 116 years, 17 days California
2 Christian Mortensen M 16 Aug 1882 25 Apr 1998 115 years, 252 days DenmarkDEN
3 Gertrude Baines F 6 Apr 1894 11 Sept 2009 115 years, 158 days Georgia
4 Mila Mangold F 14 Nov 1907 2 July 2022 114 years, 230 days Nebraska
5 Adelina Domingues F 19 Feb 1888 21 Aug 2002 114 years, 183 days Cape VerdeCPV
6 Lucy Mirigian F 15 Aug 1906 12 Feb 2021 114 years, 181 days ArmeniaARM
7 Dominga Velasco F 12 May 1901 11 Oct 2015 114 years, 152 days MexicoMEX
8 Pearl Berg F 1 Oct 1909 1 Feb 2024 114 years, 123 days Pennsylvania
9 Minnie Whicker F 24 July 1906 22 Oct 2020 114 years, 90 days Arkansas
10 Soledad Mexia F 13 Aug 1899 30 Aug 2013 114 years, 17 days MexicoMEX
11 Miriam Carpelan F 8 July 1882 22 June 1996 113 years, 350 days United Kingdom UK
12 Clara Huhn F 28 Jan 1887 20 Dec 2000 113 years, 327 days Nebraska
13 Mary Christian F 12 June 1889 20 Apr 2003 113 years, 312 days Massachusetts
14 Ruth Newman F 23 Sept 1901 29 July 2015 113 years, 309 days California
15 Fannie Thomas F 14 Apr 1867 22 Jan 1981 113 years, 283 days Illinois
16 Opal Thompson F 13 Jan 1901 20 Oct 2014 113 years, 280 days Oklahoma
17 Mary McKinney F 30 May 1873 2 Feb 1987 113 years, 248 days California
18 Mary Kelly F 7 June 1851 30 Dec 1964 113 years, 206 days Iowa
19 Frances Johns F 3 Feb 1886 24 May 1999 113 years, 110 days Arkansas
20 Flossie Eckard F 25 July 1888 25 Aug 2001 113 years, 31 days Iowa
Pauline Angleman F 4 Oct 1908 14 Oct 2021 113 years, 10 days Oklahoma
Francis Zouein M 1 Jan 1911 24 Jan 2024 113 years, 23 days LebanonLBN
21 Berna Dupertuis F 21 Sept 1888 6 June 2001 112 years, 258 days South Dakota
22 Marion Higgins F 26 June 1893 2 Mar 2006 112 years, 249 days New York
23 Katherine Jones F 30 Aug 1879 27 Apr 1992 112 years, 241 days Kansas
24 Margaret Russell F 31 Oct 1892 29 May 2005 112 years, 210 days Oklahoma
25 George Francis M 6 June 1896 27 Dec 2008 112 years, 204 days Louisiana
26 Florence Boggs F 16 Nov 1903 15 May 2016 112 years, 181 days New York
27 Ada Winget F 6 Aug 1906 26 Jan 2019 112 years, 173 days Oklahoma
28 Susie Waller F 26 May 1890 4 Nov 2002 112 years, 162 days Iowa
29 Hattie Stone F 17 Aug 1867 13 Jan 1980 112 years, 149 days California
30 Martha Rein F 17 Aug 1874 6 Jan 1987 112 years, 142 days GermanyGER
31 Elma Corning F 22 Feb 1892 12 July 2004 112 years, 141 days Iowa
32 Esther Ecklund F 28 Oct 1901 12 Mar 2014 112 years, 135 days SwedenSWE
33 George Johnson M 1 May 1894 30 Aug 2006 112 years, 121 days Pennsylvania
34 Opal Goode F 3 June 1907 17 Sept 2019 112 years, 106 days Oklahoma
35 Amy Harris F 6 Nov 1881 26 Jan 1994 112 years, 81 days Arkansas
36 Luisa Delicon F 8 Sept 1887 31 Oct 1999 112 years, 53 days MexicoMEX
37 Pearl Cornelsen F 25 Dec 1900 11 Feb 2013 112 years, 48 days Nebraska
38 Bertha Blair F 30 Dec 1875 9 Feb 1988 112 years, 41 days Iowa
39 Mary Phil Cota F 5 July 1870 22 July 1982 112 years, 17 days California
40 Rosabell Fenstermaker F 4 Nov 1893 14 Oct 2005 111 years, 344 days Nebraska
41 Ettie Crist F 14 Feb 1862 10 Jan 1974 111 years, 330 days California
42 James McCoubrey M 13 Sept 1901 5 July 2013 111 years, 295 days CanadaCAN
43 Corinne Floyd F 18 Mar 1869 31 Dec 1980 111 years, 288 days Texas
44 Emma Taylor F 15 Sept 1891 24 June 2003 111 years, 282 days Montana
45 Nellie Swayne F 13 Dec 1883 14 Sept 1995 111 years, 275 days Nebraska
46 Lucy Forist F 17 Nov 1906 25 July 2018 111 years, 250 days North Dakota
47 Avice Clarke F 17 May 1900 17 Jan 2012 111 years, 245 days United Kingdom UK
48 Ilse Meingast F 14 Mar 1912 Living 112 years, 269 days GermanyGER
49 Henry Tseng M 12 July 1907 27 Feb 2019 111 years, 230 days JapanJPN
50 Ruby Clawson F 15 July 1901 11 Feb 2013 111 years, 211 days Arkansas
51 Noemi Anderson F 28 Sept 1897 20 Apr 2009 111 years, 204 days Oregon
52 Doris Johnson F 6 Nov 1911 18 May 2023 111 years, 193 days California
53 Frederica Sagor Maas F 6 July 1900 5 Jan 2012 111 years, 183 days New York
54 Soo-Ying Yin F 2 Dec 1909 30 May 2021 111 years, 179 days ChinaCHN
55 Earl Brush M 17 July 1893 10 Jan 2005 111 years, 177 days Iowa
56 Viola Koch F 24 May 1897 11 Nov 2008 111 years, 171 days California
57 Claire O’Rourke F 23 Jan 1885 26 Jun 1996 111 years, 155 days California
58 Mollye Marcus F 18 Oct 1899 18 Feb 2011 111 years, 123 days BelarusBLR
59 Lena McLachlan F 13 Jan 1886 14 May 1997 111 years, 121 days California
60 Henry Hartmann M 14 July 1894 10 Nov 2005 111 years, 119 days Illinois
61 Doris Sperber F 20 Jan 1908 9 May 2019 111 years, 109 days New York
62 Mary Bagby F 20 July 1890 31 Oct 2001 111 years, 103 days Louisiana
63 Alline Robideaux F 5 Feb 1904 13 May 2015 111 years, 97 days Louisiana
Clarence Matthews M 1 May 1906 22 July 2017 111 years, 82 days California
64 Ruthie Tompson F 22 July 1910 10 Oct 2021 111 years, 80 days Maine
65 Mildred Layfield F 22 Nov 1908 30 Jan 2020 111 years, 69 days Arkansas
Irving Piken M 20 Dec 1908 27 Feb 2020 111 years, 69 days New York
67 Katie Logemann F 15 Dec 1907 19 Feb 2019 111 years, 66 days GermanyGER
68 Beatrice Pruitt F 22 May 1912 27 July 2023 111 years, 66 days Arkansas
69 Elizabeth Johnson F 21 Oct 1887 24 Dec 1998 111 years, 64 days Washington
70 Selma Gaetz F 12 May 1903 5 July 2014 111 years, 54 days CanadaCAN
71 Giles Cropsey M 4 Sept 1911 14 Sept 2022 111 years, 10 days California
72 Sue Jackley F 23 Mar 1871 17 Mar 1982 110 years, 359 days Ohio
73 Charles Shebanek M 9 Sept 1883 27 Aug 1994 110 years, 352 days Iowa
74 Gregory Pandazes M 15 Jan 1873 22 Dec 1983 110 years, 341 days GreeceGRE
75 Mabel Maloyan F 26 Dec 1881 15 Nov 1992 110 years, 325 days TurkeyTUR
76 Chrissie Martenstein F 9 June 1897 18 Apr 2008 110 years, 314 days California
77 Mary Hooper F 11 Apr 1895 18 Feb 2006 110 years, 313 days California
78 Lorraine Coops F 18 Jan 1904 19 Nov 2014 110 years, 305 days Nebraska
79 Helen Williams F 29 Oct 1884 28 Aug 1995 110 years, 303 days Michigan
80 Belle McCormick F 2 May 1906 1 Mar 2017 110 years, 303 days Montana
81 Llewellyn Shelton M 1 Mar 1904 15 Dec 2014 110 years, 288 days California
82 Natalia Lopez F 30 Nov 1906 14 Sept 2017 110 years, 288 days MexicoMEX
83 Grace Cottrell F 1 Apr 1878 10 Jan 1989 110 years, 284 days Pennsylvania
84 Walter Wilcox M 1 Nov 1872 11 Aug 1983 110 years, 283 days Pennsylvania
85 Bradshaw Sims F 15 May 1884 18 Feb 1995 110 years, 279 days Missouri
86 Mary Waskom F 15 Nov 1889 8 Aug 2000 110 years, 267 days Texas
87 Bonita Zigrang F 15 July 1904 31 Mar 2015 110 years, 259 days Illinois
Frieda Juden F 7 May 1890 21 Jan 2001 110 years, 259 days California
89 Yoshiko Miwa F 28 Feb 1914 Living 110 years, 283 days California
90 Bertha Gutierrez F 22 Feb 1913 1 Nov 2023 110 years, 252 days Texas
91 Gerald Gilman M 30 Apr 1893 1 Jan 2004 110 years, 246 days Ohio
92 Raymond Monroy M 11 May 1912 7 Jan 2023 110 years, 241 days Arizona
94 Ella Hild F 25 Mar 1894 12 Nov 2004 110 years, 232 days Michigan
Alta Nelson F 24 July 1901 12 Mar 2012 110 years, 232 days Utah
95 Lily Wilkinson F 8 Feb 1891 27 Sept 2001 110 years, 231 days United Kingdom UK
96 Anna Cone F 20 Sept 1885 3 May 1996 110 years, 226 days Kentucky
Lucrecia Rios F 23 Sept 1905 8 May 2016 110 years, 226 days El SalvadorSLV
98 Bessie Waldern F 1 Oct 1887 8 May 1998 110 years, 219 days Washington
99 Mabel Richardson F 27 July 1890 2 Mar 2001 110 years, 218 days United Kingdom UK
100 Lois Leyda F 19 July 1903 17 Feb 2014 110 years, 213 days CanadaCAN
101 Ida Keen F 1 Mar 1884 24 Sept 1994 110 years, 207 days Maine
102 Anthone Phipps F 7 Dec 1898 14 Jun 2009 110 years, 189 days Tennessee
103 Lily Phillips F 14 Dec 1888 13 Jun 1999 110 years, 181 days California
104 Alice Sanders F 12 May 1897 6 Nov 2007 110 years, 179 days PortugalPOR
105 Carrie Davis F 12 Jan 1887 9 July 1997 110 years, 178 days Missouri
106 Maud Jones F 6 Apr 1887 23 Sept 1997 110 years, 170 days Colorado
107 Ann Beach-Burow F 23 Oct 1905 9 Apr 2016 110 years, 169 days California
108 Jeanette Pluim F 8 Oct 1898 9 Mar 2009 110 years, 152 days Wisconsin
109 Lucille Meyer F 30 Dec 1896 24 May 2007 110 years, 145 days California
Elsie Rich F 6 Aug 1901 29 Dec 2011 110 years, 145 days AustriaAUT
111 Cora Augustus F 25 Feb 1910 8 July 2020 110 years, 134 days ?
112 Mollie Beard F 4 May 1893 3 Sept 2003 110 years, 122 days Georgia
113 Irene Coffin F 18 Nov 1888 28 Feb 1999 110 years, 102 days California
114 Anna Gattuso F 24 July 1888 25 Oct 1998 110 years, 93 days Italy ITA
115 Lynn Balmer F 12 Sept 1907 9 Dec 2017 110 years, 88 days California
116 Maryetta Metcalf F 16 Aug 1882 11 Nov 1992 110 years, 87 days Nebraska
117 Sadie King F 31 Jan 1874 20 Apr 1984 110 years, 80 days Texas
118 Kiyono Shigetomi F 15 Apr 1907 4 July 2017 110 years, 80 days JapanJPN
119 Ruth Keene F 13 Sept 1891 1 Dec 2001 110 years, 79 days Iowa
120 Elsie Alma Johnston F 11 Feb 1909 27 Apr 2019 110 years, 75 days California
121 Mary Annand F 7 Sept 1886 28 Oct 1996 110 years, 51 days Illinois
122 Katherine Sartori F 18 Dec 1881 26 Jan 1992 110 years, 39 days California
123 Pearl Wolcott F 13 July 1875 16 Aug 1985 110 years, 34 days Ohio
124 Ruth Perry F 8 Feb 1896 1 Mar 2006 110 years, 21 days California
125 Winifred Lansdown F 14 Jan 1887 26 Jan 1997 110 years, 12 days United Kingdom UK
126 Zoe Hiehle F 19 Aug 1879 25 Aug 1989 110 years, 6 days United Kingdom UK
Alma Petersen F 5 Oct 1901 11 Oct 2011 110 years, 6 days Nebraska
128 Elizabeth Culbertson F 2 Apr 1905 3 Apr 2015 110 years, 1 day Kansas

Chronological list of the oldest living person in California since 1981[]

      Deceased (Validated)       Living (Validated)       Unvalidated

From To Name Sex Age when
oldest
Lifespan
? 22 Jan 1981
Fannie Thomas F ?–113 14 Apr 1867 – 22 Jan 1981
113 years, 283 days
22 Jan 1981 22 July 1982
Mary Phil Cota F 110–112 5 July 1870 – 22 July 1982
112 years, 17 days
22 July 1982 11 Aug 1983
Walter Wilcox M 109–110 1 Nov 1872 – 11 Aug 1983
110 years, 283 days
11 Aug 1983 22 Dec 1983
Gregory Pandazes M 110 15 Jan 1873 – 22 Dec 1983
110 years, 341 days
22 Dec 1983 2 Feb 1987
Mary McKinney F 110–113 30 May 1873 – 2 Feb 1987
113 years, 248 days
2 Feb 1987 9 Feb 1988
Bertha Blair F 111–112 30 Dec 1875 – 9 Feb 1988
112 years, 41 days
9 Feb 1988 10 Jan 1989
Grace Cottrell F 109–110 1 Apr 1878 – 10 Jan 1989
110 years, 284 days
10 Jan 1989 25 Aug 1989
Zoe Hiehle F 109–110 19 Aug 1879 – 25 Aug 1989
110 years, 6 days
25 Aug 1989 27 Apr 1992
Katherine Jones F 109–112 30 Aug 1879 – 27 Apr 1992
112 years, 241 days
27 Apr 1992 26 Jan 1994
Amy Harris F 110–112 6 Nov 1881 – 26 Jan 1994
112 years, 81 days
26 Jan 1994 22 June 1996
Miriam Carpelan F 112–113 8 July 1882 – 22 June 1996
113 years, 350 days
22 June 1996 25 Apr 1998
Christian Mortensen M 113–115 16 Aug 1882 – 25 Apr 1998
115 years, 252 days
25 Apr 1998 24 May 1999
Frances Johns F 112–113 3 Feb 1886 – 24 May 1999
113 years, 110 days
24 May 1999 20 Dec 2000
Clara Huhn F 112–113 28 Jan 1887 – 20 Dec 2000
113 years, 327 days
20 Dec 2000 21 Aug 2002
Adelina Domingues F 112–114 19 Feb 1888 – 21 Aug 2002
114 years, 183 days
21 Aug 2002 20 Apr 2003
Mary Christian F 112–113 12 June 1889 – 20 Apr 2003
113 years, 312 days
20 Apr 2003 24 June 2003
Emma Taylor F 111 15 Sept 1891 – 24 June 2003
111 years, 282 days
24 June 2003 12 July 2004
Elma Corning F 111–112 22 Feb 1892 – 12 July 2004
112 years, 141 days
12 July 2004 29 May 2005
Margaret Russell F 111–112 31 Oct 1892 – 29 May 2005
112 years, 210 days
29 May 2005 2 Mar 2006
Marion Higgins F 111–112 26 June 1893 – 2 Mar 2006
112 years, 249 days
2 Mar 2006 11 Sept 2009
Gertrude Baines F 111–115 6 Apr 1894 – 11 Sept 2009
115 years, 158 days
11 Sept 2009 30 Aug 2013
Soledad Mexia F 110–114 13 Aug 1899 – 30 Aug 2013
114 years, 17 days
30 Aug 2013 20 Oct 2014
Opal Thompson F 112–113 13 Jan 1901 – 20 Oct 2014
113 years, 280 days
20 Oct 2014 11 Oct 2015
Dominga Velasco F 113–114 12 May 1901 – 11 Oct 2015
114 years, 152 days
11 Oct 2015 15 May 2016
Florence Boggs F 111–112 16 Nov 1903 – 15 May 2016
112 years, 181 days
15 May 2016 22 July 2017
Clarence Matthews M 110–111 1 May 1906 – 22 July 2017
111 years, 82 days
22 July 2017 22 Oct 2020
Minnie Whicker F 110–114 24 July 1906 – 22 Oct 2020
114 years, 90 days
22 Oct 2020 12 Feb 2021
Lucy Mirigian F 114 15 Aug 1906 – 12 Feb 2021
114 years, 181 days
12 Feb 2021 2 July 2022
Mila Mangold F 113–114 14 Nov 1907 – 2 July 2022
114 years, 230 days
2 July 2022 22 Feb 2024 (1 year, 235 days) Edie Ceccarelli F 116* 5 Feb 1908 - 22 Feb 2024
116 years, 17 days
22 Feb 2024 Present
0 years, 289 days
Ilse Meingast F 111* Born 14 Mar 1912
112 years, 269 days

Chronological list of the oldest living man in California since 1998[]

      Deceased (Validated)       Living (Validated)       Unvalidated

From To Name Age when
oldest
Lifespan
? 11 Aug 1983
Walter Wilcox ?–110 1 Nov 1872 – 11 Aug 1983
110 years, 283 days
11 Aug 1983 22 Dec 1983
(133 days)
Gregory Pandazes 110 15 Jan 1873 – 22 Dec 1983
110 years, 341 days
? 25 Apr 1998
Christian Mortensen ?–115 16 Aug 1882 – 25 Apr 1998
115 years, 252 days
25 Apr 1998 28 June 2000
(2 yrs, 64 days)
Louis Driver 107–109 24 Sept 1890 – 28 June 2000
109 years, 278 days
28 June 2000 19 Apr 2002
(1 yr, 295 days)
Fred Fletcher 107–109 13 Sept 1892 – 19 Apr 2002
109 years, 218 days
19 Apr 2002 1 Jan 2004
(1 yr, 257 days)
Gerald Gilman 108–110 30 Apr 1893 – 1 Jan 2004
110 years, 246 days
1 Jan 2004 10 Jan 2005
(1 yr, 9 days)
Earl Brush 110–111 17 July 1893 – 10 Jan 2005
111 years, 177 days
10 Jan 2005 30 Aug 2006
(1 yr, 232 days)
George Johnson 110–112 1 May 1894 – 30 Aug 2006
112 years, 121 days
30 Aug 2006 27 Dec 2008
(2 yrs, 119 days)
George Francis 110–112 6 June 1896 – 27 Dec 2008
112 years, 204 days
27 Dec 2008 5 July 2013
(4 yrs, 190 days)
James McCoubrey 107–111 13 Sept 1901 – 5 July 2013
111 years, 295 days
5 July 2013 15 Dec 2014
(1 yr, 163 days)
Llewellyn Shelton 109–110 1 Mar 1904 – 15 Dec 2014
110 years, 288 days
15 Dec 2014 11 Jan 2016
(1 yr, 27 days)
William Del Monte 108–109 22 Jan 1906 – 11 Jan 2016
109 years, 354 days
11 Jan 2016 22 July 2017
(1 yr, 192 days)
Clarence Matthews 109–111 1 May 1906 – 22 July 2017
111 years, 82 days
22 July 2017 27 Feb 2019
(1 yr, 220 days)
Henry Tseng 110–111 12 July 1907 – 27 Feb 2019
111 years, 230 days
27 Feb 2019 27 Feb 2020
(1 yr, 0 days)
Irving Piken 110–111 20 Dec 1908 – 27 Feb 2020
111 years, 69 days
27 Feb 2020 24 Jan 2024
(3 years, 331 days)
Francis Zouein 109–112 1 Jan 1911 - 24 Jan 2024
113 years, 23 days
24 Jan 2024 3 June 2024
(131 days)
Morrie Markoff 110 11 Jan 1914 - 3 June 2024
110 years, 144 days
3 June 2024 Present
(0 years, 188 days)
Joe Harris 106* Born 26 June 1916
108 years, 165 days

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