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	Leila Denmark	F	1 Feb 1898	1 Apr 2012	114 years, 60 days	USA	Paediatrician, author, scientist
2	Hatsuno Goto	F	1 Sep 1903	15 May 2017	113 years, 256 days	JPN	Oil painter
3	Teresa Hsu Chih	F	7 Jul 1898	7 Dec 2011	113 years, 153 days	CHNSGP	Social worker
4	Gertrude Croker	F	12 Jul 1881	26 Nov 1994	113 years, 137 days	USA	Writer
5	Ruth Apilado	F	30 Apr 1908	15 Aug 2021	113 years, 107 days	USA	Magazine editor
6	Marita Camacho Quiros	F	10 Mar 1911	Living	113 years, 40 days	CRI	First lady
7	Alphaeus Philemon Cole	M	12 Jul 1876	25 Nov 1988	112 years, 136 days	USA	Artist, engraver, and etcher
8	Stanislaw Kowalski	M	14 Apr 1910	5 Apr 2022	111 years, 356 days	POL	Masters athlete
9	Theresa Bernstein	F	1 Mar 1890	13 Feb 2002	111 years, 349 days	POLUSA	Artist, painter, and writer
10	Walter Seward	M	13 Oct 1896	14 Sep 2008	111 years, 337 days	USA	Lawyer
11	Katherine Plunket	F	22 Nov 1820	14 Oct 1932	111 years, 327 days	IRL	Aristocrat and botanical illustrator
12	Shino Mori	F	9 Nov 1903	23 Aug 2015	111 years, 287 days	JPN	Announcer
13	Maria Pogonowska	F	30 Oct 1897	15 Jul 2009	111 years, 258 days	POL ISR	Physicist
14	Juliana Koo	F	26 Sep 1905	24 May 2017	111 years, 240 days	CHNUSA	Diplomat
15	Herman Smith-Johannsen	M	15 Jun 1875	5 Jan 1987	111 years, 204 days	NORCAN	Cross country skier
16	Dexter Kruger	M	13 Jan 1910	20 Jul 2021	111 years, 188 days	AUS	Writer
17	Frederica Sagor Maas	F	6 Jul 1900	5 Jan 2012	111 years, 183 days	USA	Screenwriter, playwright, and essayist
18	Qin Hanzhang	M	19 Feb 1908	15 Aug 2019	111 years, 177 days	CHN	Engineer and scientist
	Manuel Benavente Sanhueza	M	25 Sep 1909	21 Mar 2021	111 years, 177 days	CHL	Politican
20	Merle Phillips	F	2 Apr 1907	18 Aug 2018	111 years, 138 days	USA	Writer
21	Alexander Imich	M	4 Feb 1903	8 Jun 2014	111 years, 124 days	POLUSA	Parapsychologist
22	Alice Ostlund	F	8 Dec 1906	28 Mar 2018	111 years, 110 days	SWE	Radio correspondent
23	Manolita Pina-Torres	F	24 Feb 1883	11 Jun 1994	111 years, 107 days	ESPURU	Painter
24	Sadayoshi Tanabe	M	20 Oct 1888	18 Jan 2000	111 years, 90 days	JPN	Academic and bibliographer
25	Ruthie Tompson	F	22 Jul 1910	10 Oct 2021	111 years, 80 days	USA	Animator and artist
26	Cecilia Seghizzi	F	5 Sep 1908	22 Nov 2019	111 years, 78 days	ITA	Painter and composer
27	Shi Ping	M	1 Nov 1912	Living	111 years, 169 days	CHN	Academic administrator and politician
28	Hildebrando Ibanez Reynaga	M	10 Jul 1908	12 Sep 2019	111 years, 64 days	PER	Politician
29	Luis Torras Martinez	M	29 Dec 1912	14 Jan 2024	111 years, 16 days	ESP	Painter
30	Zhou Youguang	M	13 Jan 1906	14 Jan 2017	111 years, 1 day	CHN	Linguist
31	Leopold Vietoris	M	4 Jun 1891	9 Apr 2002	110 years, 309 days	AUT	Mathematician
32	Zoltan Sarosy	M	23 Aug 1906	19 Jun 2017	110 years, 300 days	HUNCAN	Chess master
33	Galo Leoz-Ortin	M	22 Apr 1879	23 Jan 1990	110 years, 276 days	ESP	Doctor
34	Maria Roszak	F	25 Mar 1908	16 Nov 2018	110 years, 236 days	POL	Nun and Righteous Among the Nations
35	Ilie Ciocan	M	10 Jun 1913	Living	110 years, 313 days	ROU	Major
36	Mabel Richardson	F	27 Jul 1890	2 Mar 2001	110 years, 218 days	UK USA	Actress
37	Huang Mulan	F	9 Jul 1906	7 Feb 2017	110 years, 213 days	CHN	Secret agent
38	Laura Scales	F	13 Nov 1879	12 Jun 1990	110 years, 211 days	USA	College dean and educator
39	Carla Porta Musa	F	15 Mar 1902	10 Oct 2012	110 years, 209 days	ITA	Essayist and poet
40	Zhang Lixiong	M	21 Nov 1913	2 April 2024	110 years, 133 days	CHN	Military officer
41	Mona Agnew	F	29 Dec 1899	17 Jun 2010	110 years, 170 days	UK	Noblewoman
42	Elza Brandeisz	F	18 Sep 1907	6 Jan 2018	110 years, 110 days	HUN	Dancer and humanitarian
43	Alice Herz-Sommer	F	26 Nov 1903	23 Feb 2014	110 years, 89 days	CZE UK	Pianist and Holocaust survivor
44	Abby Milton	F	6 Feb 1881	2 May 1991	110 years, 85 days	USA	Woman suffrage leader
	Lessie Smithgall	F	1 Apr 1911	25 Jun 2021	110 years, 85 days	USA	Journalist
46	Zheng Ji	M	6 May 1900	29 Jul 2010	110 years, 84 days	CHN	Nutritionist and biochemist
47	Lili Theotoka-Alivizatou	F	Oct 1911	13 Jan 2022	110 years, 74+ days	GRE	Popular figure
48	Eileen Ash	F	30 Oct 1911	3 Dec 2021	110 years, 34 days	UK	Cricketer
49	Anita Mackey	F	1 Jan 1914	Living	110 years, 108 days	USA	Social worker
50	Amelia Robinson	F	18 Aug 1905	26 Aug 2015	110 years, 8 days	USA	Activist
51	Jane Ising	F	2 Feb 1902	2 Feb 2012	110 years, 0 days	GERUSA	Economist
52	Dagny Carlsson	F	8 May 1912	24 Mar 2022	109 years 320 days	SWE	Blogger
53	Helen Reichert	F	11 Nov 1901	25 Sep 2011	109 years, 318 days	USA	Talk show personality and professor
54	Renee Simonot	F	10 Sep 1911	12 Jul 2021	109 years, 305 days	FRA	Actress
55	Josefina Lombana de Vargas	F	21 Dec 1910	16 Oct 2020	109 years, 300 days	COLUSA	Writer
56	Jessie Lichauco	F	10 Jan 1912	1 Nov 2021	109 years, 295 days	CUBPHL	Philanthropist
57	Juan Carlos Caballero Vega	M	24 Jun 1900	30 Mar 2010	109 years, 279 days	MEX	Revolutionary
58	Ruth Hamilton	F	21 Apr 1898	18 Jan 2008	109 years, 271 days	USA	Radio host and politician
59	Helli Stehle	F	6 Dec 1907	27 Aug 2017	109 years, 264 days	SUI	Actress and radio presenter
60	Anne Baker	F	14 May 1914	Living	109 years, 340 days	UK	Writer
61	Muazzez Ilmiye Cig	F	20 Jun 1914	Living	109 years, 303 days	TUR	Archaeologist
62	Edith Renfrow Smith	F	14 Jul 1914	Living	109 years, 279 days	USA	Student
63	Robert Marchand	M	26 Nov 1911	22 May 2021	109 years, 177 days	FRA	Cyclist
64	Kazimierz Klimczak	M	15 Feb 1914	14 July 2023	109 years, 149 days	POL	Soldier
65	Norman Spencer	M	13 Aug 1914	Living	109 years, 249 days	UK	Producer
66	Colette Maze	F	16 Jun 1914	19 Nov 2023	109 years, 156 days	FRA	Pianist
67	Sarah Louise Delany	F	19 Sep 1889	25 Jan 1999	109 years, 128 days	USA	Author and civil rights pioneer
68	Loren Reid	M	26 Aug 1905	25 Dec 2014	109 years, 119 days	USA	Professor and author
69	James Floyd	M	20 Oct 1914	Living	109 years, 181 days	UK CAN	Engineer
70	Ruth Bancroft	F	2 Sep 1908	26 Nov 2017	109 years, 85 days	USA	Landscape and garden designer
71	Eileen Kramer	F	8 Nov 1914	Living	109 years, 162 days	AUS	Dancer and choreographer
72	Ma Shitu	M	14 Jan 1915	28 March 2024	109 years, 73 days	CHN	Novelist
73	Irving Kahn	M	19 Dec 1905	24 Feb 2015	109 years, 67 days	USA	Financial analyst
74	Carl Falck	M	27 May 1907	23 Jul 2016	109 years, 57 days	NOR	Businessman
75	Henryk Kozubski	M	10 Dec 1911	4 Feb 2021	109 years, 56 days	POL	Painter and social activist
76	Mamoru Eto	M	3 Feb 1883	16 Feb 1992	109 years, 13 days	JPNUSA	Missionary and father of Ken Eto
77	Nils Elowsson	M	23 Oct 1890	27 Oct 1999	109 years, 4 days	SWE	Journalist and politician
78	Mary McCarthy Gomez Cueto	F	27 Apr 1900	3 Apr 2009	108 years, 341 days	CANCUB	Popular figure
79	Vasiliki Athyridi-Avaropoulou	F	29 Aug 1911	2 Aug 2020	108 years, 339 days	GRE	Righteous among the Nations
80	Austin Peterson	M	10 Jul 1906	11 Jun 2015	108 years, 336 days	USA	Screenwriter, cartoonist, and radio program director
81	Boris Pahor	M	26 Aug 1913	30 May 2022	108 years, 277 days	ITA	Author
82	Aurora Serrano Rosas de Demay	F	9 Aug 1911	24 Mar 2020	108 years, 228 days	MEX	Writer
83	Debendra Nath Ghosh	M	22 Apr 1890	11 Jan 1999	108 years, 259 days	BGD	Politician
84	Shimetaro Hara	M	4 Oct 1882	18 Jun 1991	108 years, 257 days	JPN	Physician
85	Roberta McCain	F	7 Feb 1912	12 Oct 2020	108 years, 248 days	USA	Mother of John McCain
86	John Morton Finney	M	25 Jun 1889	28 Jan 1998	108 years, 217 days	USA	Civil rights activist and lawyer
87	Gordon S. Fahrni	M	13 Apr 1887	3 Nov 1995	108 years, 204 days	CAN	Physician and expert on goitre
88	Madame Simone	F	3 Apr 1877	17 Oct 1985	108 years, 197 days	FRA	Actress and writer
89	Carmen Martínez Sierra	F	3 May 1904	6 Nov 2012	108 years, 186 days	ESP	Actress
90	Giorgos Katsaros	M	20 Dec 1888	22 Jun 1997	108 years, 184 days	GREUSA	Composer, singer and lyricist
91	William F. Cotton	M	23 Oct 1897	23 Apr 2006	108 years, 182 days	USA	Businessman
92	Hugues Cuenod	M	26 Jun 1902	6 Dec 2010	108 years, 163 days	SUI	Tenor
93	Waldemar Levy Cardoso	M	4 Dec 1900	13 May 2009	108 years, 160 days	BRA	Field marshal
94	Louisette Texier	F	18 Feb 1913	20 Jul 2021	108 years, 152 days	ARMFRA	Resistant and racecar driver
95	Constantin Nastase	M	3 Jun 1915	30 Oct 2023	108 years, 149 days	ROU	General of the army
96	Hidekichi Miyazaki	M	22 Sept 1910	23 Jan 2019	108 years, 123 days	JPN	Masters athlete
97	Georges Loinger	M	29 Aug 1910	28 Dec 2018	108 years, 121 days	FRA	Resistance fighter
98	Gladys O'Connor	F	28 Nov 1903	21 Feb 2012	108 years, 85 days	UK CAN	Actress
99	Leo Ornstein	M	2 Dec 1893	24 Feb 2002	108 years, 84 days	UKRUSA	Pianist and composer
100	Nicholas Salamis	M	13 Aug 1897	15 Oct 2005	108 years, 63 days	GRECAN	Priest and popular figure

See also

• Oldest living notable people