Oldest Notable People for Reasons Other than Age

Oldest Notable People Ever[]

Below is a list of the 100 oldest ever people who are notable for reasons other than their own longevity.

Validated (deceased)/under 110 Validated (living) Disputable Pending Unvalidated

Rank	Name	Sex	Birth	Death	Age	Country	Reason for Notability
1	Marita Camacho Quiros	F	10 Mar 1911	20 June 2025	114 years, 102 days	CRI	First lady
2	Leila Denmark	F	1 Feb 1898	1 Apr 2012	114 years, 60 days	USA	Paediatrician, author, scientist
3	Hatsuno Goto	F	1 Sep 1903	15 May 2017	113 years, 256 days	JPN	Oil painter
4	Teresa Hsu Chih	F	7 Jul 1898	7 Dec 2011	113 years, 153 days	CHNSGP	Social worker
5	Gertrude Croker	F	12 Jul 1881	26 Nov 1994	113 years, 137 days	USA	Writer
6	Ruth Apilado	F	30 Apr 1908	15 Aug 2021	113 years, 107 days	USA	Magazine editor
7	Madeleine Dellamonica	F	23 Jul 1912	Living	113 years, 115 days	FRA	Egyptologist
8	Shi Ping	M	1 Nov 1911	29 Jun 2024	112 years, 241 days	CHN	Academic administrator and politician
9	Alphaeus Philemon Cole	M	12 Jul 1876	25 Nov 1988	112 years, 136 days	USA	Artist, engraver, and etcher
10	Ilie Ciocan	M	28 May 1913	Living	112 years, 171 days	ROU	Military personnel
11	Stanislaw Kowalski	M	14 Apr 1910	5 Apr 2022	111 years, 356 days	POL	Masters athlete
12	Theresa Bernstein	F	1 Mar 1890	13 Feb 2002	111 years, 349 days	POLUSA	Artist, painter, and writer
13	Walter Seward	M	13 Oct 1896	14 Sep 2008	111 years, 337 days	USA	Lawyer
14	Katherine Plunket	F	22 Nov 1820	14 Oct 1932	111 years, 327 days	IRL	Aristocrat and botanical illustrator
15	Shivakumara Swami	M	1 Apr 1907	21 Jan 2019	111 years, 295 days	IND	Hindu religious figure and humanitarian
16	Shino Mori	F	9 Nov 1903	23 Aug 2015	111 years, 287 days	JPN	Announcer
17	Maria Pogonowska	F	30 Oct 1897	15 Jul 2009	111 years, 258 days	POLISR	Physicist
18	Juliana Koo	F	26 Sep 1905	24 May 2017	111 years, 240 days	CHNUSA	Diplomat
19	Herman Smith-Johannsen	M	15 Jun 1875	5 Jan 1987	111 years, 204 days	NORCAN	Cross country skier
20	Dexter Kruger	M	13 Jan 1910	20 Jul 2021	111 years, 188 days	AUS	Writer
21	Frederica Sagor Maas	F	6 Jul 1900	5 Jan 2012	111 years, 183 days	USA	Screenwriter, playwright, and essayist
22	Qin Hanzhang ^[1]	M	19 Feb 1908	15 Aug 2019	111 years, 177 days	CHN	Engineer and scientist
22	Manuel Benavente Sanhueza	M	25 Sep 1909	21 Mar 2021	111 years, 177 days	CHL	Politican
24	Emma Didlake	F	13 Mar 1904	16 Aug 2015	111 years, 154 days	USA	World War II veteran
25	Merle Phillips	F	2 Apr 1907	18 Aug 2018	111 years, 138 days	USA	Writer
26	Anne Baker	F	14 May 1914	23 Sept 2025	111 years,132 days	UK	Writer
27	Alexander Imich	M	4 Feb 1903	8 Jun 2014	111 years, 124 days	POLUSA	Parapsychologist
28	Alice Ostlund	F	8 Dec 1906	28 Mar 2018	111 years, 110 days	SWE	Radio correspondent
29	Manolita Pina-Torres	F	24 Feb 1883	11 Jun 1994	111 years, 107 days	ESPURU	Painter
30	Sadayoshi Tanabe	M	20 Oct 1888	18 Jan 2000	111 years, 90 days	JPN	Academic and bibliographer
31	Ruthie Tompson ^[2]	F	22 Jul 1910	10 Oct 2021	111 years, 80 days	USA	Animator and artist
32	Cecilia Seghizzi ^[3]	F	5 Sep 1908	22 Nov 2019	111 years, 78 days	ITA	Painter and composer
33	Hildebrando Ibanez Reynaga ^[4]	M	10 Jul 1908	12 Sep 2019	111 years, 64 days	PER	Politician
34	Luis Torras Martinez	M	29 Dec 1912	14 Jan 2024	111 years, 16 days	ESP	Painter
35	Zhou Youguang ^[5]	M	13 Jan 1906	14 Jan 2017	111 years, 1 day	CHN	Linguist
36	Edith Renfrow Smith	F	14 Jul 1914	Living	111 years, 124 days	USA	Student
37	Nicholas Kao Se Tseien	M	15 Jan 1897	11 Dec 2007	110 years, 334 days	CHNHKG	Roman Catholic priest
38	Leopold Vietoris	M	4 Jun 1891	9 Apr 2002	110 years, 309 days	AUT	Mathematician
39	Zoltan Sarosy ^[6]	M	23 Aug 1906	19 Jun 2017	110 years, 300 days	HUNCAN	Chess master
40	Galo Leoz-Ortin	M	22 Apr 1879	23 Jan 1990	110 years, 276 days	ESP	Doctor
41	Vera Korolyova	F	30 Sept 1914	Living	111 years, 46 days	RUS	Hero of Socialist Labour
42	Maria Roszak	F	25 Mar 1908	16 Nov 2018	110 years, 236 days	POL	Nun and Righteous Among the Nations
43	Mabel Richardson	F	27 Jul 1890	2 Mar 2001	110 years, 218 days	UK USA	Actress
44	Huang Mulan	F	9 Jul 1906	7 Feb 2017	110 years, 213 days	CHN	Secret agent
45	Laura Scales	F	13 Nov 1879	12 Jun 1990	110 years, 211 days	USA	College dean and educator
46	Carla Porta Musa	F	15 Mar 1902	10 Oct 2012	110 years, 209 days	ITA	Essayist and poet
47	Mona Agnew	F	29 Dec 1899	17 Jun 2010	110 years, 170 days	UK	Noblewoman
48	Muazzez Ilmiye Cig	F	20 Jun 1914	17 Nov 2024	110 years, 150 days	TUR	Archaeologist
49	Bhante Dharmawara	M	12 Feb 1889	26 Jun 1999	110 years, 134 days	CAMUSA	monk and educator
50	Zhang Lixiong	M	21 Nov 1913	2 Apr 2024	110 years, 133 days	CHN	Military officer
51	Elza Brandeisz	F	18 Sep 1907	6 Jan 2018	110 years, 110 days	HUN	Dancer and humanitarian, Righteous Among the Nations
52	Anita Mackey	F	1 Jan 1914	16 Apr 2024	110 years, 106 days	USA	Social worker
53	Alice Herz-Sommer	F	26 Nov 1903	23 Feb 2014	110 years, 89 days	CZEUK	Pianist and Holocaust survivor
54	Abby Milton	F	6 Feb 1881	2 May 1991	110 years, 85 days	USA	Woman suffrage leader
54	Lessie Smithgall	F	1 Apr 1911	25 Jun 2021	110 years, 85 days	USA	Journalist
56	Zheng Ji	M	6 May 1900	29 Jul 2010	110 years, 84 days	CHN	Nutritionist and biochemist
57	Lili Theotoka-Alivizatou	F	Oct 1911	13 Jan 2022	110 years, 74+ days	GRE	Popular figure
58	Eileen Ash ^[7]	F	30 Oct 1911	3 Dec 2021	110 years, 34 days	UK	Cricketer
59	Moon Fun Chin	M	13 Apr 1913	9 May 2023	110 years, 26 days	CHNUSA	China National Aviation Corporation Pilot
60	Amelia Robinson	F	18 Aug 1905	26 Aug 2015	110 years, 8 days	USA	Activist
61	Eileen Kramer	F	8 Nov 1914	15 Nov 2024	110 years, 7 days	AUS	Dancer and choreographer
62	Norman Spencer	M	13 Aug 1914	16 Aug 2024	110 years, 3 days	UK	Producer
63	Jane Ising	F	2 Feb 1902	2 Feb 2012	110 years, 0 days	GERUSA	Economist
64	Dagny Carlsson ^[8]	F	8 May 1912	24 Mar 2022	109 years, 320 days	SWE	Blogger
65	Helen Reichert	F	11 Nov 1901	25 Sep 2011	109 years, 318 days	USA	Talk show personality and professor
66	Renee Simonot ^[9]	F	10 Sep 1911	12 Jul 2021	109 years, 305 days	FRA	Actress
67	Josefina Lombana de Vargas	F	21 Dec 1910	16 Oct 2020	109 years, 300 days	COLUSA	Writer
68	Jessie Lichauco ^[10]	F	10 Jan 1912	1 Nov 2021	109 years, 295 days	CUBPHL	Philanthropist
69	Juan Carlos Caballero Vega	M	24 Jun 1900	30 Mar 2010	109 years, 279 days	MEX	Revolutionary
70	Ruth Hamilton	F	21 Apr 1898	18 Jan 2008	109 years, 271 days	USA	Radio host, politician, and vlogger
71	Helli Stehle ^[11]	F	6 Dec 1907	27 Aug 2017	109 years, 264 days	SUI	Actress and radio presenter
72	James Clayton Flowers	M	25 Dec 1915	Living	109 years, 325 days	USA	Tuskegee Airman
73	Robert Marchand	M	26 Nov 1911	22 May 2021	109 years, 177 days	FRA	Cyclist
74	Kazimierz Klimczak	M	15 Feb 1914	14 Jul 2023	109 years, 149 days	POL	Soldier
75	Colette Maze	F	16 Jun 1914	19 Nov 2023	109 years, 156 days	FRA	Pianist
76	Sarah Louise Delany	F	19 Sep 1889	25 Jan 1999	109 years, 128 days	USA	Author and civil rights pioneer
77	Loren Reid	M	26 Aug 1905	25 Dec 2014	109 years, 119 days	USA	Professor and author
78	Ruth Bancroft ^[12]	F	2 Sep 1908	26 Nov 2017	109 years, 85 days	USA	Landscape and garden designer
79	Ma Shitu	M	14 Jan 1915	28 Mar 2024	109 years, 73 days	CHN	Novelist
80	Irving Kahn	M	19 Dec 1905	24 Feb 2015	109 years, 67 days	USA	Financial analyst
81	Carl Falck	M	27 May 1907	23 Jul 2016	109 years, 57 days	NOR	Businessman
82	Henryk Kozubski	M	10 Dec 1911	4 Feb 2021	109 years, 56 days	POL	Painter and social activist
83	Mamoru Eto	M	3 Feb 1883	16 Feb 1992	109 years, 13 days	JPNUSA	Missionary and father of Ken Eto
84	Nils Elowsson	M	23 Oct 1890	27 Oct 1999	109 years, 4 days	SWE	Journalist and politician
85	Mary McCarthy Gomez Cueto	F	27 Apr 1900	3 Apr 2009	108 years, 341 days	CANCUB	Popular figure
86	Vasiliki Athyridi-Avaropoulou	F	29 Aug 1911	2 Aug 2020	108 years, 339 days	GRE	Righteous among the Nations
87	Austin Peterson	M	10 Jul 1906	11 Jun 2015	108 years, 336 days	USA	Screenwriter, cartoonist, and radio program director
88	Boris Pahor	M	26 Aug 1913	30 May 2022	108 years, 277 days	ITA	Author
89	Aurora Serrano Rosas de Demay	F	9 Aug 1911	24 Mar 2020	108 years, 228 days	MEX	Writer
90	Debendra Nath Ghosh	M	22 Apr 1890	11 Jan 1999	108 years, 259 days	BGD	Politician
91	Shimetaro Hara	M	4 Oct 1882	18 Jun 1991	108 years, 257 days	JPN	Physician
92	Genevieve Callerot	F	6 May 1916	16 Jan 2025	108 years, 255 days	FRA	Novelist and farmer
93	Roberta McCain	F	7 Feb 1912	12 Oct 2020	108 years, 248 days	USA	Mother of John McCain
94	Milton Thiago de Mello	M	5 Feb 1916	1 Oct 2024	108 years, 239 days	BRA	Primatologist
95	John Morton Finney	M	25 Jun 1889	28 Jan 1998	108 years, 217 days	USA	Civil rights activist and lawyer
96	Gordon S. Fahrni	M	13 Apr 1887	3 Nov 1995	108 years, 204 days	CAN	Physician and expert on goitre
97	Madame Simone	F	3 Apr 1877	17 Oct 1985	108 years, 197 days	FRA	Actress and writer
98	Carmen Martínez Sierra	F	3 May 1904	6 Nov 2012	108 years, 186 days	ESP	Actress
99	Giorgos Katsaros	M	20 Dec 1888	22 Jun 1997	108 years, 184 days	GREUSA	Composer, singer and lyricist
100	William F. Cotton	M	23 Oct 1897	23 Apr 2006	108 years, 182 days	USA	Businessman

Chronological list of the oldest living Notable Person in the world since 1987[]

From	To	Name	Sex	Reason for Notability	Age when oldest	Lifespan	Country of death
Unknown	5 Jan 1987	Herman Smith-Johannsen	M	Cross country skier	???-111	15 Jun 1875 – 5 Jan 1987 111 years, 204 days	NORCAN
5 Jan 1987	25 Nov 1988 (1 yr, 325 days)	Alphaeus Philemon Cole	M	Artist, engraver, and etcher	110-112	12 Jul 1876 – 25 Nov 1988 112 years, 136 days	USA
25 Nov 1988	23 Jan 1990 (1 yr, 59 days)	Galo Leoz-Ortin	M	Doctor	109-110	22 Apr 1879 – 23 Jan 1990 110 years, 276 days	ESP
23 Jan 1990	12 Jun 1990 (140 days)	Laura Scales	F	College dean and educator	110	13 Nov 1879 – 12 Jun 1990 110 years, 211 days	USA
12 Jun 1990	2 May 1991 (342 days)	Abby Milton	F	Woman suffrage leader	109-110	6 Feb 1881 – 2 May 1991 110 years, 85 days	USA
2 May 1991	26 Nov 1994 (3 yrs, 208 days)	Gertrude Croker	F	Writer	109-113	12 Jul 1881 – 26 Nov 1994 113 years, 137 days	USA
26 Nov 1994	3 Nov 1995 (342 days)	Gordon S. Fahrni	M	Physician and expert on goitre	107-108	13 Apr 1887 – 3 Nov 1995 108 years, 204 days	CAN
3 Nov 1995	18 Jan 2000 (4 yrs, 76 days)	Sadayoshi Tanabe	M	Academic and bibliographer	107-111	20 Oct 1888 – 18 Jan 2000 111 years, 90 days	JPN
18 Jan 2000	13 Feb 2002 (2 yrs, 26 days)	Theresa Bernstein	F	Artist, painter, and writer	107-111	1 Mar 1890 – 13 Feb 2002 111 years, 349 days	POLUSA
13 Feb 2002	9 Apr 2002 (55 days)	Leopold Vietoris	M	Mathematician	110	4 Jun 1891 – 9 Apr 2002 110 years, 309 days	AUT
9 Apr 2002	2 Nov 2002 (207 days)	Tonio Selwart	M	Actor and stage preformer	105-106	9 Jun 1896 – 2 Nov 2002 106 years, 146 days	GER
2 Nov 2002	14 Sep 2008 (5 yrs, 317 days)	Walter Seward	M	Lawyer	106-111	13 Oct 1896 – 14 Sep 2008 111 years, 337 days	USA
14 Sep 2008	15 Jul 2009 (304 days)	Maria Pogonowska	F	Physicist	110-111	30 Oct 1897 – 15 Jul 2009 111 years, 258 days	POLISR
15 Jul 2009	1 Apr 2012 (2 yrs, 261 days)	Leila Denmark	F	Paediatrician, author, scientist	111-114	1 Feb 1898 – 1 Apr 2012 114 years, 60 days	USA
1 Apr 2012	10 Oct 2012 (192 days)	Carla Porta Musa	F	Essayist and poet	110	15 Mar 1902 – 10 Oct 2012 110 years, 209 days	ITA
10 Oct 2012	8 Jun 2014 (1 yr, 241 days)	Alexander Imich	M	Parapsychologist	109-111	4 Feb 1903 – 8 Jun 2014 111 years, 124 days	POLUSA
8 Jun 2014	15 May 2017 (2 yrs, 341 days)	Hatsuno Goto	F	Oil painter	110-113	1 Sep 1903 – 15 May 2017 113 years, 256 days	JPN
15 May 2017	24 May 2017 (9 days)	Juliana Koo	F	Diplomat	111	26 Sep 1905 – 24 May 2017 111 years, 240 days	CHNUSA
24 May 2017	19 Jun 2017 (26 days)	Zoltan Sarosy	M	Chess master	110	23 Aug 1906 – 19 Jun 2017 110 years, 300 days	HUNCAN
19 Jun 2017	28 Mar 2018 (282 days)	Alice Ostlund	F	Radio correspondent	110-111	8 Dec 1906 – 28 Mar 2018 111 years, 110 days	SWE
28 Mar 2018	18 Aug 2018 (143 days)	Merle Phillips	F	Writer	111	2 Apr 1907 – 18 Aug 2018 111 years, 138 days	USA
18 Aug 2018	15 Aug 2019 (362 days)	Qin Hanzhang	M	Engineer and scientist	110-111	19 Feb 1908 – 15 Aug 2019 111 years, 177 days	CHN
15 Aug 2019	15 Aug 2021 (2 yrs, 0 days)	Ruth Apilado	F	Magazine editor	110-111	30 Apr 1908 – 15 Aug 2021 113 years, 107 days	USA
15 Aug 2021	5 Apr 2022 (233 days)	Stanislaw Kowalski	M	Masters athlete	110-111	14 Apr 1910 – 5 Apr 2022 111 years, 356 days	POL
5 Apr 2022	20 Jun 2025 (3 yrs, 76 days)	Marita Camacho Quiros	F	First lady	111-114	10 Mar 1911 - 20 Jun 2025 114 years, 102 days	CRI
20 Jun 2025	Present (0 years, 148 days)	Madeleine Dellamonica	F	Egyptologist	112*	Born 23 Jul 1912 113 years, 115 days	FRA

References[]

↑ 酒业泰斗秦含章逝世享年112岁财富生活频道, 16 August 2019 (Archived)
↑ Disney legend and centenarian, Ruthie Tompson, shares her longevity secrets ABC7 Los Angeles, 21 September 2017
↑ I 109 anni di Cecilia: riaprite l’istituto di musica Il Piccolo, 5 September 2017
↑ Fallaece el hombre mas longevo de apurimac a los 111 anos Expreso, 12 September 2019
↑ Zhou Youguang, Who Made Writing Chinese as Simple as ABC, Dies at 111 New York Times, 14 January 2017
↑ Zoltan Sarosy, Chess Master, passes at 110 ChessBase, 21 June 2017
↑ Eileen Ash, cricket’s flying 106-year-old registers another landmark The Telegraph, 3 November 2017 • English Cricket Legend Eileen Ash Dies at 110: 'a Truly Remarkable Woman' People, 4 December 2021
↑ Dagny Carlsson: ”Jag ska bara ha det bra” Aftonbladet, 8 May 2019 • Dagny Carlsson, 109, skänker sin lägenhet till Cancerfonden Aftonbladet, 25 October 2021
↑ Catherine Deneuve parle de sa mère, l’actrice Renée Simonot âgée de 106 ans : « C’est assez incroyable ! » Gala, 28 October 2017
↑ Jessie Lichauco at 106: A woman who has lived through history Gulf News, 6 September 2018
↑ Radiopionierin Helli Stehle mit 109 Jahren gestorben SRF, 28 August 2017
↑ Founder of Ruth Bancroft Garden in Walnut Creek dies at 109 East Bay Times, 27 November 2017

[1] 酒业泰斗秦含章逝世享年112岁财富生活频道, 16 August 2019 (Archived)

[2] Disney legend and centenarian, Ruthie Tompson, shares her longevity secrets ABC7 Los Angeles, 21 September 2017

[3] I 109 anni di Cecilia: riaprite l’istituto di musica Il Piccolo, 5 September 2017

[4] Fallaece el hombre mas longevo de apurimac a los 111 anos Expreso, 12 September 2019

[5] Zhou Youguang, Who Made Writing Chinese as Simple as ABC, Dies at 111 New York Times, 14 January 2017

[6] Zoltan Sarosy, Chess Master, passes at 110 ChessBase, 21 June 2017

[7] Eileen Ash, cricket’s flying 106-year-old registers another landmark The Telegraph, 3 November 2017 • English Cricket Legend Eileen Ash Dies at 110: 'a Truly Remarkable Woman' People, 4 December 2021

[8] Dagny Carlsson: ”Jag ska bara ha det bra” Aftonbladet, 8 May 2019 • Dagny Carlsson, 109, skänker sin lägenhet till Cancerfonden Aftonbladet, 25 October 2021

[9] Catherine Deneuve parle de sa mère, l’actrice Renée Simonot âgée de 106 ans : « C’est assez incroyable ! » Gala, 28 October 2017

[10] Jessie Lichauco at 106: A woman who has lived through history Gulf News, 6 September 2018

[11] Radiopionierin Helli Stehle mit 109 Jahren gestorben SRF, 28 August 2017

[12] Founder of Ruth Bancroft Garden in Walnut Creek dies at 109 East Bay Times, 27 November 2017

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Oldest Notable People for Reasons Other than Age

Contents

Oldest Notable People Ever[]

Chronological list of the oldest living Notable Person in the world since 1987[]

See also[]

References[]