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Living North American supercentenarians
Below is a list of the oldest living people from North America. Those entries color-coded as verified have been validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). Those color-coded as pending are backed by at least one document reviewed by the GRG supporting the reported age, but not the three necessary for validation by that institution. Those color-coded as unverified have submitted no documents to support the claimed age. All but one verified, pending, and unverified supercentenarians listed below are women.
Verified Pending Unverified
| Rank | Name | Sex | Race | Reported birth date | Reported age as of January 19, 2025 | Place of birth | Place of residence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Susannah Mushatt Jones | F | B | July 6, 1899 | 125 years, 197 days | United States, (Alabama) | United States, (New York) |
| 2 | Violet Brown | F | B | March 10, 1900 | 124 years, 315 days | Jamaica, (Trelawny Parish) | Jamaica, (Trelawny Parish) |
| 3 | Goldie Steinberg | F | W | October 30, 1900 | 124 years, 81 days | Moldova | United States, (New York) |
| 4 | Dominga Velasco | F | H/W | May 12, 1901 | 123 years, 252 days | Mexico | United States, (California) |
| 5 | Emma Otis | F | W | October 22, 1901 | 123 years, 89 days | United States, (Washington) | United States, (Washington) |
| Ursula Krigger | F | B | April 22, 1902 | 122 years, 272 days | United States Virgin Islands | United States Virgin Islands | |
| 6 | Goldie Michelson | F | W | August 8, 1902 | 122 years, 164 days | Russia | United States, (Massachusetts) |
| 7 | Helen Wheat | F | W | September 16, 1902 | 122 years, 125 days | United States, (Pennsylvania) | United States, (Maryland) |
| María N. Rivera Cruz | F | H | October 10, 1902 | 122 years, 101 days | Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico, Las Piedras | |
| 8 | Adele Dunlap | F | W | December 12, 1902 | 122 years, 38 days | United States, (New Jersey) | United States, (New Jersey) |
| 9 | Irene Ciuffoletti | F | W | January 19, 1903 | 122 years, 0 days | Italy | United States, (Pennsylvania) |
| Edith Erdman | F | W | February 13, 1903 | 121 years, 341 days | United States, (Ohio) | United States, (Ohio) | |
| 10 | Elizabeth Delaney | F | W | March 12, 1903 | 121 years, 313 days | United States, (Pennsylvania) | United States, (Florida) |
| Meta Dishman | F | B | June 1, 1903 | 121 years, 232 days | United States, (Virginia) | United States, (Virginia) | |
| Christina Cetoute | F | B | June 9, 1903 | 121 years, 224 days | St. Lucia | St. Lucia, Anse la Raye | |
| 11 | Sina Hayes | F | W | June 27, 1903 | 121 years, 206 days | United States, (North Carolina) | United States, (North Carolina) |
| Viola Jacobi | F | W | July 25, 1903 | 121 years, 178 days | United States, (Wisconsin) | United States, (Wisconsin) | |
| Delphine Gibson | F | B | August 17, 1903 | 121 years, 155 days | United States, (South Carolina) | United States, (Pennsylvania) | |
| 12 | Ila Jones | F | W | August 21, 1903 | 121 years, 151 days | United States, (Georgia) | United States, (Georgia) |
| Mary West | F | W | October 23, 1903 | 121 years, 88 days | United States, (Missouri) | United States, (Illinois) | |
| Foy Ingram | F | W | November 28, 1903 | 121 years, 52 days | United States, (North Carolina) | United States, (North Carolina) | |
| Ethel Boltz | F | W | December 2, 1903 | 121 years, 48 days | United States, (West Virginia) | United States, (West Virginia) | |
| Icefene Thomas | F | B | December 24, 1903 | 121 years, 26 days | United States (Louisiana) | United States (Louisiana) | |
| Edna Lawler | F | W | January 13, 1904 | 121 years, 6 days | United States, (Indiana) | United States, (Illinois) | |
| Wash Wesley | M | B | January 21, 1904 | 120 years, 364 days | United States, (Louisiana) | United States, (Illinois) | |
| Marguerite Wabano | F | I | January 28, 1904 | 120 years, 357 days | Canada, Ontario | Canada, Ontario | |
| Rubye Cox | F | W | January 31, 1904 | 120 years, 354 days | United States, (Arkansas) | United States, (Rhode Island) | |
| Fanny Thornton | F | B | February 11, 1904 | 120 years, 343 days | United States, (Georgia) | United States, (Georgia) | |
| Evangelina Cruz Hernández | F | H | February 13, 1904 | 120 years, 341 days | Mexico | Mexico | |
| Vera Van Wagner | F | W | May 24, 1904 | 120 years, 240 days | United States, (New York) | United States, (New York) | |
| Helma Graham | F | W | June 28, 1904 | 120 years, 205 days | United States, (New York) | United States, (Florida) | |
| Jean Christy | F | W | August 20, 1904 | 120 years, 152 days | United States, (North Carolina) | United States, (Virginia) | |
| Alberta Liles | F | B | August 20, 1904 | 120 years, 152 days | United States, (North Carolina) | United States, (North Carolina) | |
| Doris Lilian Cornell | F | W | August 21, 1904 | 120 years, 151 days | United Kingdom | Canada, (Saskatchewan) | |
| Dorothy Wagner | F | W | September 2, 1904 | 120 years, 139 days | United States, (Illinois) | United States, (Arkansas) | |
| Lessie Brown | F | B | September 22, 1904 | 120 years, 119 days | United States, (Georgia) | United States, (Ohio) | |
| Emma Hough | F | W | December 2, 1904 | 120 years, 48 days | United States, (Iowa) | United States, (Iowa) | |
| Maggie Kidd | F | B | December 8, 1904 | 120 years, 42 days | United States, (Georgia) | United States, (Georgia) | |
| Veta Walters | F | B | December 14, 1904 | 120 years, 36 days | Jamaica | United States (New York) | |
| Ruth Adler | F | W | January 11, 1905 | 120 years, 8 days | United States, (Illinois) | United States, (Illinois) | |
| Bessie Porter | F | B | January 31, 1905 | 119 years, 354 days | United States, (Alabama) | United States, (Michigan) | |
| Leta Nolen | F | W | February 17, 1905 | 119 years, 337 days | United States, (Arkansas) | United States, (Arkansas) | |
| Clarina Hudon | F | W | March 4, 1905 | 119 years, 321 days | Canada, (Quebec) | United States, (New Hampshire) | |
| Mary Spingola | F | W | March 25, 1905 | 119 years, 300 days | United States, (New York) | United States, (California) | |
| Tressa Bartholomew | F | W | March 30, 1905 | 119 years, 295 days | United States, (Iowa) | United States, (Iowa) | |
| Sarah Raymond | F | B | April 16, 1905 | 119 years, 278 days | United States, (Maryland) | United States, (New York) | |
| Katherine Bodenbender | F | W | April 19, 1905 | 119 years, 275 days | Germany, Hesse-Nassau | United States, (Illinois) | |
| Ellen "Dolly" Gibb | F | W | April 26, 1905 | 119 years, 268 days | Canada, Manitoba | Canada, Ontario | |
| Veronica Forstner | F | W | May 4, 1905 | 119 years, 260 days | United States, (Minnesota) | United States, (Minnesota) | |
| Mattie Cisrow | F | B | May 30, 1905 | 119 years, 234 days | United States, (Georgia) | United States, (Florida) | |
| Chrystal Harper | F | W | June 28, 1905 | 119 years, 205 days | United States, (Idaho) | United States, (Idaho) | |
| Clara Anderson | F | W | July 2, 1905 | 119 years, 201 days | United States, (Missouri) | United States, (Alaska) | |
| Alelia Murphy | F | B | July 6, 1905 | 119 years, 197 days | United States, (North Carolina) | United States, (New York) | |
| Roberta Farris | F | B | July 19, 1905 | 119 years, 184 days | United States, (Texas) | United States, (Texas) | |
| Molly Schmidt | F | W | July 22, 1905 | 119 years, 181 days | Canada, (Alberta) | United States, (Washington) | |
| Ruby Clodfelter | F | W | July 26, 1905 | 119 years, 177 days | United States, (North Carolina) | United States, (North Carolina) | |
| Marguerite Nerny | F | W | July 28, 1905 | 119 years, 175 days | Switzerland | Canada, (Quebec) | |
| Agnes Fenton | F | B | August 1, 1905 | 119 years, 171 days | United States, (Mississippi) | United States, (New Jersey) |
a Steinberg was born in Kishinev, which had then been a part of the Russian Empire; it is presently located in Moldova.
b Michelson was born in the then Russian Empire, today Russia.
c Cetoute was born in St. Lucia, then a part of the British Windward Islands colony.
North-American emigrant supercentenarians
| Rank | Name | Sex | Race | Birth date | Reported age as of January 19, 2025 | Country of birth | Country of residence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marie-Josephine Gaudette | F | W | March 25, 1902 | 122 years, 300 days | United States, New Hampshire | Italy |
National and Territorial Supercentenarian Record Holders
This is a small table for the longevity records in countries and territories within the North American continent in which people have reached supercentenarian status
Deceased Living Pending
| Country | Name | Sex | Birth date | Death date | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbados | James Sisnett | M | 22 February 1900 | 23 May 2013 | 113 years, 90 days |
| Canada | Marie-Louise Meilleur | F | 29 August 1880 | 16 April 1998 | 117 years, 230 days |
| James McCoubrey (died in the USA) | M | 13 September 1901 | 5 July 2013 | 111 years, 295 days | |
| Chester Pushie | M | 24 June 1884 | 22 July 1994 | 110 years, 28 days | |
| Guadeloupe | Mathilde Octavie Tafna | F | 16 March 1895 | 1 May 2007 | 112 years, 46 days |
| Jamaica | Violet Brown | F | 10 March 1900 | Living | 124 years, 315 days |
| Martinique | Luce Maced | F | 2 May 1886 | 25 February 2000 | 113 years, 299 days |
| Mexico | Dominga Velasco | F | 12 May 1901 | Living in the USA | 123 years, 252 days |
| Puerto Rico | Emiliano Mercado del Toro | M | 21 August 1891 | 24 January 2007 | 115 years, 156 days |
| Ramona Trinidad Iglesias-Jordan | F | 31 August 1889 | 29 May 2004 | 114 years, 272 days | |
| Saint Barthélemy | Eugénie Blanchard | F | 16 February 1896 | 4 November 2010 | 114 years, 261 days |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Rosalind Hill (died in the USA) | F | 30 March 1899 | 18 January 2010 | 110 years, 294 days |
| United States | Sarah Knauss | F | 24 September 1880 | 30 December 1999 | 119 years, 97 days |
| Christian Mortensen (born in Denmark) | M | 16 August 1882 | 25 April 1998 | 115 years, 252 days | |
| Mathew Beard | M | 9 July 1870 | 16 February 1985 | 114 years, 222 days | |
| US Virgin Islands | Ursula Krigger | F | 22 April 1902 | Living | 122 years, 272 days |
1 Guadeloupe is a group of islands in the Caribbean which are considered an overseas region of France.
2 Martinique is an island in the Caribbean which is considered an overseas region of France.
3 Puerto Rico is an island in the Caribbean which is considered an unincorporated territory of the United States.
4 Saint Barthélemy is an island in the Caribbean which is considered an overseas region of France.
5 The US Virgin Islands are a group of islands in the Caribbean which are considered an insular area of the United States.
References
- ^ Validated Living Supercentenarians Retrieved 24 March 2014. The Gerontology Research Group lists persons as living whose age has been validated and confirmed to be alive within the past year.
- ^ "PENDING GRG CASES". Gerontology Research Group. Retrieved February 2015.
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