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German Ilse Meingast (1912-Present) Validated as Supercentenarian
Ilse Meingast is a validated German-born American supercentenarian known as the oldest living person in California. Ilse Meingast was born on 14 March 1912 in Berlin. Germany. In her 30s, she moved...
Brazilian Nair Fonseca Dias (1914-Present) Validated as Semi-supercentenarian
Nair Fonseca Dias is a validated Brazilian semi-supercentenarian born on 17 November 1914 in Brazil. Nair Fonseca Dias has been voting since women were permitted to vote in the country in 1932 and...
Brazilian Maria Iolanda Vecchio Mauricio Viana (1914-Present) Validated as Supercentenarian
Maria Iolanda Vecchio Mauricio Viana is a validated Brazilian supercentenarian whose age has been validated by LongeviQuest. Maria Iolanda Vecchio Mauricio Viana was born on 9 September 1914 in...
Naomi Whitehead, the 2nd Oldest Living American, Turns 114 Years Old
Naomi Whitehead, the second-oldest living person in the United States, has turned 114 years old. She is the oldest living person in the state of Pennsylvania. During her 113th birthday celebration...
Japanese Yukie Takahashi (1913-Present) Validated as Supercentenarian
Yukie Takahashi is a validated Japanese supercentenarian born on 4 January 1913 in Japan. Even after turning 100, she remained physically strong and could climb stairs with ease. However, after...
Finnish Gunnel Stenbäck (1914-Present) Validated as Supercentenarian
Gunnel Stenbäck is a validated Finnish supercentenarian known as the current oldest living person in the country. Gunnel Stenbäck was born on 21 September 1914 in Lumparland, Åland Islands,...
Searching for the First (Verifiable) Centenarian
For several decades, Norwegian man Eilif Philipsen has been recognized as the earliest-born verified centenarian. Philipsen was born in Kinsarvik, Norway on 21 July 1682 and died in Ullensvang,...
Asayo Satō, Saga Prefecture’s Oldest Resident, Dies at 113
Imari, Saga Prefecture — Asayo Satō, the oldest living person in Saga Prefecture, Japan, passed away on 27 September 2024, five days after celebrating her 113th birthday. (Source: Yomiuri Shimbun)...