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This is a list of Italian supercentenarians (people from Italy who have attained the age of at least 110 years). There have been 120 verified supercentenarians from Italy.[1]

As of 19 November 2024, there are 6 Italian verified living supercentenarians, 5 pending, and 2 unverified.[1] The oldest Italian person ever was Dina Manfredini, who died in 2012 aged 115 years 257 days. The oldest living person in Italy is Emma Morano-Martinuzzi, age 124 years, 356 days.[1] She is also the oldest living European person. The oldest living Italian man is Arturo Licata age 122 years, 201 days.

Living Italian supercentenarians

Below is a list of the oldest living people from Italy. Those listed as 'verified' have been validated by the Gerontology Research Group, an international body that specifically deals in longevity research. If a lifespan were listed as 'pending' it would mean it is backed by at least one document supporting the reported age but not the three necessary for validation by the GRG. Those listed as 'unverified' have no documents reviewed by the GRG to support the reported age.

  Verified   Pending   Unverified

Rank Name Sex Birth date Age
as of 19 November 2024
Region or country of birth Region of residence
1 Emma Morano-Martinuzzi[1] F 29 November 1899 124 years, 356 days Piedmont Piedmont
2 Rosa Bandini[1] F 11 September 1901 123 years, 69 days Emilia-Romagna Emilia-Romagna
3 Marie-Josephine Gaudette[1] F 25 March 1902 122 years, 239 days United States Lazio
4 Arturo Licata[1] M 2 May 1902 122 years, 201 days Sicily Sicily
5 Giuseppina Projetto[1] F 30 May 1902 122 years, 173 days Sardinia Tuscany
6 Rosa Pesce[1] F 12 September 1902 122 years, 68 days Piedmont Piedmont
Margherita Venzo[2] F 21 February 1903 121 years, 272 days Veneto Veneto
Maria Giuseppa Robucci[2] F 20 March 1903 121 years, 244 days Apulia Apulia
Emilia Zucchetti[2] F 28 August 1903 121 years, 83 days Veneto Lombardy
Filomena Lembo[2] F 25 September 1903 121 years, 55 days Campania Lombardy
Calogera Nicolosi[2] F 4 December 1903 120 years, 351 days Sicily Sicily
Maria Crescini F 20 January 1904 120 years, 304 days Lombardy Lombardy
Maria Francesca Vernile F 5 February 1904 120 years, 288 days Apulia Apulia

Italian emigrant supercentenarians

Rank Name Sex Reported birth date Reported age as of 19 November 2024 Region of birth Country of residence
Giuseppina Campagna F 1 January 1903 121 years, 323 days Sicily United States
Irene Ciuffoletti[2] F 19 January 1903 121 years, 305 days Campania United States
Vincenza Colucci[2] F 24 January 1903 121 years, 300 days Abruzzo United States

Italian supercentenarians

  Deceased (Verified)   Living (Verified)   Pending

Rank Name Sex Birth date Death date Age Region or country of birth Region of death
1 Venere Pizzinato[3] F 23 November 1896 2 August 2011 114 years, 252 days Trentino-Alto Adige[a] Veneto
2 Emma Morano[1] F 29 November 1899 Living 124 years, 356 days Piedmont Living in Piedmont
3 Virginia Dighero[4] F 24 December 1891 28 December 2005 114 years, 4 days Liguria Liguria
4 Maria Redaelli[1] F 3 April 1899 2 April 2013 113 years, 364 days Lombardy Lombardy
5 Maria Gravigi[1] F 3 March 1900 15 August 2013 113 years, 165 days Friuli-Venezia Giulia Friuli-Venezia Giulia
6 Teresa Fumarola[4] F 2 December 1889 14 May 2003 113 years, 163 days Apulia Apulia
7 Lucia Lauria[5] F 4 March 1896 28 June 2009 113 years, 116 days Basilicata Basilicata
8 Stella Nardari[6] F 23 December 1898 23 February 2012 113 years, 62 days Veneto Veneto
9 Ida Frabboni[5] F 4 October 1896 2 November 2009 113 years, 29 days Emilia-Romagna Emilia-Romagna
10 Giulia Sani[4] F 15 September 1893 4 September 2006 112 years, 354 days Tuscany Tuscany
11 Antonio Todde[4] M 22 January 1889 3 January 2002 112 years, 346 days Sardinia Sardinia
12 Maria Muraro[4] F 29 March 1892 2 January 2005 112 years, 279 days Veneto Veneto
13 Lina Grotta[5] F 22 November 1896 27 May 2009 112 years, 186 days Tuscany Tuscany
14 Giovanni Frau[4] M 29 December 1890 19 June 2003 112 years, 172 days Sardinia Sardinia
15 Serafina Naccarato[4] F 10 October 1893 29 March 2006 112 years, 170 days Calabria Marche
16 Lorenza Dotta[4] F 7 August 1894 11 January 2007 112 years, 157 days Piedmont Piedmont
17 Rosa Bandini[1] F 11 September 1901 Living 123 years, 69 days Emilia-Romagna Living in Emilia-Romagna
18 Santa Gennari[3] F 23 February 1899 18 June 2011 112 years, 115 days Marche Marche
19 Chelidonia Merosi[4] F 11 October 1883 10 December 1995 112 years, 60 days Lazio Lazio
20 Angela Case[3] F 21 July 1899 17 August 2011 112 years, 27 days Veneto Veneto
21 Marie-Josephine Gaudette[1] F 25 March 1902 Living 122 years, 239 days United States Living in Lazio
22 Maria Negri[4] F 12 March 1895 13 January 2007 111 years, 307 days Veneto Veneto
23 Arturo Licata[1] M 2 May 1902 Living 122 years, 201 days Sicily Living in Sicily
24 Maria-Elisa Moro[7] F 11 February 1897 2 November 2008 111 years, 265 days Veneto Lazio
25 Giuseppina Projetto[1] F 30 May 1902 Living 122 years, 173 days Sardinia Living in Tuscany
26 Lilla De Geronimi[4] F 2 December 1892 14 August 2004 111 years, 256 days Liguria Liguria
27 Maria Ciuffreda[3] F 21 June 1899 28 February 2011 111 years, 252 days Apulia Apulia
28 Anita Tiburni[3] F 3 May 1900 27 December 2011 111 years, 238 days Tuscany Tuscany
29 Carolina Peretti[5] F 21 October 1897 15 June 2009 111 years, 237 days Aosta Valley Piedmont
30 Gesuina Donati[4] F 9 June 1893 1 January 2005 111 years, 206 days Lazio Lazio
31 Rosa Frau[1] F 12 August 1901 14 February 2013 111 years, 186 days Sardinia Sardinia
32 Maria Gentilini[4] F 12 May 1894 4 November 2005 111 years, 176 days Emilia-Romagna Emilia-Romagna
33 Ernesta Pizzocri[1] F 20 August 1901 6 February 2013 111 years, 170 days Lombardy Lombardy
34 Rosa Pesce[1] F 12 September 1902 Living 122 years, 68 days Piedmont Living in Piedmont
35 Elvira Raimondi[4] F 13 February 1890 25 May 2001 111 years, 101 days Emilia-Romagna Emilia-Romagna
36 Linda Zappettini[4] F 26 February 1892 20 May 2003 111 years, 83 days Liguria Liguria
Carmela Mileo[3] F 27 November 1899 18 February 2011 111 years, 83 days Calabria Calabria
38 Angela Rogges[6] F 19 November 1900 23 January 2012 111 years, 65 days Apulia Apulia
39 Theresia Staffler[8] F 15 November 1898 11 January 2010 111 years, 57 days Trentino-Alto Adige[b] Trentino-Alto Adige
40 Domenica Di Tomasso[3] F 11 February 1900 7 April 2011 111 years, 55 days Abruzzo Abruzzo
41 Antonio Baldo[4] M 6 July 1887 28 August 1998 111 years, 53 days Veneto Veneto
Teresa Ruberto[9] F 3 November 1896 26 December 2007 111 years, 53 days Campania Campania
43 Salvina Martinelli[4] F 2 August 1892 18 September 2003 111 years, 47 days Veneto Veneto
Grazia Spadafino[4] F 13 October 1893 29 November 2004 111 years, 47 days Apulia Apulia
45 Orsola Perego[4] F 10 January 1892 23 February 2003 111 years, 44 days Lombardy Lombardy
46 Giovanni Ligato[6] M 18 February 1901 2 March 2012 111 years, 13 days Calabria Liguria
47 Domenico Minervino[4] M 10 May 1880 22 May 1991 111 years, 12 days Calabria Calabria
48 Maddalena Figone[4] F 1 March 1881 6 March 1992 111 years, 5 days Liguria Liguria
49 Valentino Stella[4] M 2 January 1886 1 January 1997 110 years, 365 days Veneto Veneto
50 Ida Severini[4] F 12 February 1893 6 February 2004 110 years, 359 days Emilia-Romagna Emilia-Romagna
Margherita Venzo[2] F 21 February 1903 Living 121 years, 272 days Veneto Living in Veneto
51 Rosalinda Del Duca[4] F 14 May 1875 3 May 1986 110 years, 354 days Abruzzo Abruzzo
52 Lida Bertonati[10] F 30 April 1867 17 April 1978 110 years, 352 days Liguria Tuscany
53 Giuseppina Deidda[3] F 25 January 1900 2 January 2011 110 years, 342 days Sardinia Sardinia
54 Cirilla Zenari[1] F 28 February 1902 2 February 2013 110 years, 340 days Veneto Veneto
55 Eleonora Casagrande[4] F 9 July 1886 6 June 1997 110 years, 332 days Liguria Liguria
56 Concetta La Rocca[6] F 4 June 1901 29 April 2012 110 years, 330 days Sicily Sicily
Maria Giuseppa Robucci[2] F 20 March 1903 Living 121 years, 244 days Apulia Living in Apulia
57 Emilia Revello[5] F 1 June 1898 24 April 2009 110 years, 327 days Liguria Liguria
58 Rosa Gai[4] F 19 June 1895 11 May 2006 110 years, 326 days Piedmont Lombardy
59 Teresa Brachetta[8] F 11 August 1899 24 June 2010 110 years, 317 days Marche Marche
60 Pasqualina Colli[4] F 17 May 1894 29 March 2005 110 years, 316 days Lombardy Lombardy
61 Francesca Lo Presti[10] F 30 April 1890 5 February 2001 110 years, 281 days Sicily Lazio
62 Addolorata De Vitis[4] F 1 April 1887 6 January 1998 110 years, 280 days Apulia Apulia
Vincenza Pannuti[2] F 16 September 1860 23 June 1971 110 years, 280 days Calabria Calabria
63 Maria Campagna[7] F 1 August 1897 2 May 2008 110 years, 275 days Emilia-Romagna Emilia-Romagna
64 Maria Artimini[3] F 16 September 1900 3 June 2011 110 years, 260 days Tuscany Tuscany
65 Maria Gandolfi[4] F 1 July 1896 15 March 2007 110 years, 257 days Emilia-Romagna Emilia-Romagna
66 Placida Antonina Flores[3] F 21 October 1900 3 July 2011 110 years, 255 days Sicily Sicily
Lina Sansuini[2] F 9 September 1902 19 May 2013 110 years, 252 days Emilia-Romagna Emilia-Romagna
67 Virginia Broglia[4] F 11 October 1887 16 June 1998 110 years, 248 days Lazio Lazio
68 Anna Scarano[6] F 5 March 1902 22 October 2012 110 years, 231 days Apulia Lombardy
Luigia Zamparo[2] F 29 April 1903 12 December 2013 110 years, 227 days Friuli-Venezia Giulia Lazio
69 Eufemia Domenici[5] F 12 August 1898 16 March 2009 110 years, 216 days Liguria Liguria
70 Teresa Cesarini[11] F 19 June 1894 16 January 2005 110 years, 211 days Sardinia Lazio
Fenimola Farinelli[4] F 1 October 1894 30 April 2005 110 years, 211 days Umbria Liguria
72 Cesarina Thiebat[4] F 16 August 1896 12 March 2007 110 years, 210 days Aosta Valley Piedmont
Maria Giovanna Giudice[6] F 28 September 1901 25 April 2012 110 years, 210 days Piedmont Piedmont
74 Carla Porta Musa[6] F 15 March 1902 10 October 2012 110 years, 209 days Lombardy Lombardy
75 Giuseppe Mirabella[6] M 6 September 1901 30 March 2012 110 years, 206 days Sicily Sicily
76 Maria Cristina Cappelli[3] F 8 December 1900 18 June 2011 110 years, 192 days Abruzzo Abruzzo
77 Annita Bonandi[6] F 12 May 1902 19 November 2012 110 years, 191 days Lombardy Emilia-Romagna
78 Domenica Buccini[12] F 10 July 1895 15 January 2006 110 years, 189 days Lazio Abruzzo
Vitalia Scodina[3] F 14 February 1901 22 August 2011 110 years, 189 days Sardinia Lazio
80 Maria Grazia Broccolo[4] F 6 July 1891 4 January 2002 110 years, 182 days Lazio Lazio
81 Antonietta Rocca[8] F 7 October 1899 29 March 2010 110 years, 173 days Lombardy Lombardy
82 Anna Monti[7] F 19 October 1897 6 April 2008 110 years, 170 days Lombardy Lombardy
Emilia Zucchetti[2] F 28 August 1903 Living 121 years, 83 days Veneto Living in Lombardy
83 Grazia Carbonaro[5] F 5 April 1899 20 September 2009 110 years, 168 days Sicily Sicily
Maria Radicati di Primeglio[3] F 28 July 1900 12 January 2011 110 years, 168 days Lombardy Lombardy
85 Maria Sirianni[4] F 1 August 1882 7 January 1993 110 years, 159 days Calabria Calabria
Augusta De Bin[2] F 21 February 1903 30 July 2013 110 years, 159 days Veneto Veneto
86 Pia Paioncini[4] F 14 June 1881 12 November 1991 110 years, 151 days Marche Marche
Filomena Lembo[2] F 25 September 1903 Living 121 years, 55 days Campania Living in Lombardy
87 Antonia Pampaluna[7] F 15 February 1898 4 July 2008 110 years, 140 days Lombardy Emilia-Romagna
88 Eleonora Luisa Pruneti[4] F 7 October 1880 20 February 1991 110 years, 136 days Tuscany Tuscany
89 Pasquale Frasconi[4] M 12 November 1893 16 March 2004 110 years, 125 days Sardinia Sardinia
90 Alfredo Raneri[4] M 8 December 1891 1 April 2002 110 years, 114 days Sicily Liguria
91 Carlotta Ollino[4] F 10 August 1887 1 December 1997 110 years, 113 days Liguria Emilia-Romagna
92 Liduina Dalrì[4] F 15 September 1892 25 December 2002 110 years, 101 days Trentino-Alto Adige[c] Trentino-Alto Adige
93 Carolina Capello[4] F 12 June 1895 16 September 2005 110 years, 96 days Piedmont Piedmont
94 Maria Bazzana[4] F 20 February 1889 21 May 1999 110 years, 90 days Lombardy Lombardy
95 Lucia Ceravolo[4] F 17 October 1880 10 January 1991 110 years, 85 days Campania Campania
96 Adele D'Amico [9] F 10 June 1897 2 September 2007 110 years, 84 days Sicily Lazio
97 Enrichetta Piazza[4] F 24 July 1893 13 October 2003 110 years, 81 days Lombardy Lombardy
Lucia Rangone[7] F 15 January 1898 5 April 2008 110 years, 81 days Piedmont Piedmont
99 Giovanna Lizzio[4] F 19 November 1888 4 February 1999 110 years, 77 days Sicily Sicily
Calogera Nicolosi[2] F 4 December 1903 Living 120 years, 351 days Sicily Living in Sicily
100 Giuseppina Danesin[3] F 24 June 1901 30 August 2011 110 years, 67 days Veneto Veneto
101 Delfino Borroni[7] M 23 August 1898 26 October 2008 110 years, 64 days Lombardy Lombardy
102 Ersilia De Costanzo[4] F 8 August 1885 4 October 1995 110 years, 57 days Campania Liguria
103 Elvira Campagnoli[6] F 1 January 1902 25 February 2012 110 years, 55 days Piedmont Piedmont
104 Concetta Ramundo[4] F 8 December 1889 31 January 2000 110 years, 54 days Apulia Apulia
105 Anna Maria Zanchi[4] F 19 November 1891 9 January 2002 110 years, 51 days Lombardy Lombardy
106 Angela Sottili[7] F 21 February 1898 11 April 2008 110 years, 50 days Lombardy Lombardy
107 Ida Baroncini[4] F 28 May 1888 16 July 1998 110 years, 49 days Emilia-Romagna Emilia-Romagna
Leonora Quartararo[9] F 27 September 1897 15 November 2007 110 years, 49 days Sicily Sicily
109 Catterina Ghigliazza[4] F 28 November 1891 6 January 2002 110 years, 39 days Liguria Liguria
Tullia Pesce[4] F 23 February 1895 3 April 2005 110 years, 39 days Veneto Veneto
111 Johanna Meyer[4] F 6 December 1896 12 January 2007 110 years, 37 days France Piedmont
Salvatorica Pitzolu[6] F 10 December 1901 16 January 2012 110 years, 37 days Sardinia Sardinia
113 Giuseppa Spolitu[4] F 12 September 1883 16 October 1993 110 years, 34 days Sardinia Sardinia
114 Carlo Orelli[4] M 23 December 1894 22 January 2005 110 years, 30 days Umbria Lazio
Maria Lucia Ugual[7] F 3 April 1898 3 May 2008 110 years, 30 days Lazio Piedmont
Iride Fontanesi[2] F 2 June 1903 1 July 2013 110 years, 29 days Emilia-Romagna Lazio
116 Elda Cattoni[3] F 20 July 1901 9 August 2011 110 years, 20 days Trentino-Alto Adige[d] Trentino-Alto Adige
117 Maria Imperiali[4] F 19 March 1863 5 April 1973 110 years, 17 days Lazio Lazio
118 Natalina Simoncini[4] F 25 December 1889 7 January 2000 110 years, 13 days Tuscany Tuscany
119 Maria Luigia Scardinale[12] F 20 January 1896 30 January 2006 110 years, 10 days Apulia Lazio
120 Maria Berthod[8] F 2 October 1900 9 October 2010 110 years, 7 days Aosta Valley Aosta Valley

a^ Pizzinato was born in Ala, which was then part of Austria-Hungary. It is now in Italy.
b^ Staffler was born in Ulten, which was then part of Austria-Hungary. It is now in Italy.
c^ Dalrì was born in South Tyrol, which was then part of Austria-Hungary. It is now in Italy.
d^ Cattoni was born in Riva del Garda, which was then part of Austria-Hungary. It is now in Italy.

Italian emigrant supercentenarians

Rank Name Sex Birth date Death date Age Region of birth Country of death
1 Dina Manfredini[6] F 4 April 1897 17 December 2012 115 years, 257 days Emilia-Romagna United States
2 Amalia Ruggieri[4] F 6 October 1884 26 June 1998 113 years, 263 days Campania United States
3 Marietta Capizzi[1] F 30 January 1901 10 November 2013 112 years, 284 days Sicily United States
4 Luisa Delfino[4] F 10 December 1886 29 June 1999 112 years, 201 days Molise United States
5 Rosaria Leonardi[9] F 5 February 1895 6 May 2007 112 years, 90 days Sicily United States
6 Maria Mallozzi[4] F 25 September 1887 26 October 1999 112 years, 31 days Lazio Canada
7 Anna Di Felice[4] F 10 March 1892 30 September 2003 111 years, 204 days Abruzzo United States
8 Alba Bennati-Togni[1] F 21 March 1902 31 July 2013 111 years, 132 days Lombardy France
9 Natalina Erminia Cresci[4] F 25 December 1890 13 March 2002 111 years, 78 days Liguria United States
Irene Ciuffoletti[2] F 19 January 1903 Living 121 years, 305 days Campania Living in the United States
Vincenza Colucci[2] F 24 January 1903 Living 121 years, 300 days Abruzzo Living in the United States
10 Lucia Prata[4] F 20 October 1883 15 October 1994 110 years, 360 days Abruzzo United States
11 Antonio Pierro[4] M 22 February 1896 8 February 2007 110 years, 351 days Basilicata United States
12 Nunzia Maria Curreri[4] F 19 February 1887 23 January 1998 110 years, 338 days Sicily United States
13 Rosa Colicchia[4] F 30 January 1886 29 November 1996 110 years, 304 days Sicily United States
14 Carmina Acierno[7] F 14 February 1898 2 November 2008 110 years, 262 days Abruzzo United States
15 Pasqualina Franco[5] F 2 December 1898 16 August 2009 110 years, 257 days Calabria Canada
16 Lucia Damiano[3] F 4 August 1900 16 March 2011 110 years, 224 days Piedmont France
17 Giulia Gemignani[4] F 25 March 1895 21 October 2005 110 years, 210 days Tuscany United States
18 Marie Piacentino[4] F 25 November 1888 21 June 1999 110 years, 208 days Piedmont Australia
19 Vincenzo Izzillo[4] M 29 July 1883 23 January 1994 110 years, 178 days Campania United States
20 Rosina Carli[3] F 23 April 1901 8 October 2011 110 years, 168 days Emilia-Romagna France
21 Mary Schiazza[9] F 19 March 1897 29 August 2007 110 years, 163 days Abruzzo United States
22 Salvatore Fiore[4] M 10 September 1888 11 February 1999 110 years, 154 days Campania United States
23 Lazzaro Ponticelli[7] M 7 December 1897 12 March 2008 110 years, 96 days Emilia-Romagna France
Elisa Vercellino-Papé[2] F 11 September 1903 15 December 2013 110 years, 95 days Piedmont France
24 Anna Gattuso[4] F 24 July 1888 25 October 1998 110 years, 93 days Calabria United States
25 Giulia Mondini[4] F 17 August 1892 5 November 2002 110 years, 80 days Emilia-Romagna United States
26 Donata Breggia[4] F 29 December 1891 28 January 2002 110 years, 30 days Abruzzo United States
Carmela Urizzi-Callede[2] F 29 September 1903 1 October 2013 110 years, 2 days Friuli-Venezia Giulia[e] France

e^ Urizzi-Callede was born in Visco, which was then part of Austria-Hungary. It is now in Italy.

Oldest Italian person by region

This is a list of the oldest people by birth from each region - according to today's borders

  Deceased (Verified)   Living (Verified)

Region Name Sex Birth date Death date Age
Abruzzo Anna Tecco F 10 March 1892 30 September 2003 111 years, 204 days
Aosta Valley Carolina Peretti F 21 October 1897 15 June 2009 111 years, 237 days
Apulia Teresa Fumarola F 2 December 1889 14 May 2003 113 years, 163 days
Basilicata Lucia Lauria F 4 March 1896 28 June 2009 113 years, 116 days
Calabria Serafina Naccarato F 10 October 1893 29 March 2006 112 years, 170 days
Campania Amalia Ruggieri F 6 October 1884 26 June 1998 113 years, 263 days
Emilia-Romagna Dina Manfredini F 4 April 1897 17 December 2012 115 years, 257 days
Friuli-Venezia Giulia Maria Gravigi-De Candia F 3 March 1900 15 August 2013 113 years, 165 days
Lazio Chelidonia Merosi F 11 October 1883 10 December 1995 112 years, 60 days
Liguria Virginia Dighero F 24 December 1891 28 December 2005 114 years, 4 days
Lombardy Maria Redaelli-Granoli F 3 April 1899 2 April 2013 113 years, 364 days
Marche Santa Gennari F 23 February 1899 18 June 2011 112 years, 115 days
Molise Luisa Delfino F 10 December 1886 29 June 1999 112 years, 201 days
Piedmont Emma Morano-Martinuzzi[1] F 29 November 1899 Living 124 years, 356 days
Sardinia Antonio Todde M 22 January 1889 3 January 2002 112 years, 346 days
Sicily Marietta Capizzi F 30 January 1901 10 November 2013 112 years, 284 days
Trentino-Alto Adige Venere Pizzinato F 23 November 1896 2 August 2011 114 years, 252 days
Tuscany Giulia Sani F 15 September 1893 4 September 2006 112 years, 354 days
Umbria Fenimola Farinelli F 1 October 1894 30 April 2005 110 years, 211 days
Veneto Stella Nardari F 23 December 1898 23 February 2012 113 years, 62 days

Chronological list of the oldest living person in Italy since 1991

  Deceased (Verified)   Living (Verified)

From To Name Sex Age(s) when oldest Lifespan Region of death
? 22 May 1991 Domenico Minervino M ? – 111 10 May 1880 – 22 May 1991
111 years, 12 days
Calabria
22 May 1991 6 March 1992
(289 days)
Maddalena Figone F 110 – 111 1 March 1881 – 6 March 1992
111 years, 5 days
Liguria
6 March 1992 7 January 1993
(307 days)
Maria Sirianni F 109 – 110 1 August 1882 – 7 January 1993
110 years, 159 days
Calabria
7 January 1993 16 October 1993
(282 days)
Giuseppa Spolitu F 109 – 110 12 September 1883 – 16 October 1993
110 years, 34 days
Sardinia
16 October 1993 10 December 1995
(2 years, 55 days)
Chelidonia Merosi F 110 – 112 11 October 1883 – 10 December 1995
112 years, 60 days
Lazio
10 December 1995 1 January 1997
(1 year, 22 days)
Valentino Stella M 109 – 110 2 January 1886 – 1 January 1997
110 years, 365 days
Veneto
1 January 1997 6 June 1997
(156 days)
Eleonora Casagrande F 110 9 July 1886 – 6 June 1997
110 years, 322 days
Liguria
6 June 1997 6 January 1998
(214 days)
Addolorata De Vitis F 110 1 April 1887 – 6 January 1998
110 years, 280 days
Apulia
6 January 1998 28 August 1998
(234 days)
Antonio Baldo M 110 – 111 6 July 1887 – 28 August 1998
111 years, 53 days
Veneto
28 August 1998 4 February 1999
(160 days)
Giovanna Lizzio F 109 – 110 19 November 1888 – 4 February 1999
110 years, 77 days
Sicily
4 February 1999 3 January 2002
(2 years, 333 days)
Antonio Todde M 110 – 112 22 January 1889 – 3 January 2002
112 years, 346 days
Sardinia
3 January 2002 14 May 2003
(1 year, 131 days)
Teresa Fumarola F 112 – 113 2 December 1889 – 14 May 2003
113 years, 163 days
Apulia
14 May 2003 19 June 2003
(36 days)
Giovanni Frau M 112 29 December 1890 – 19 June 2003
112 years, 172 days
Sardinia
19 June 2003 28 December 2005
(2 years, 192 days)
Virginia Dighero-Zolezzi F 111 – 114 24 December 1891 – 28 December 2005
114 years, 4 days
Liguria
28 December 2005 4 September 2006
(250 days)
Giulia Sani F 112 15 September 1893 – 4 September 2006
112 years, 354 days
Tuscany
4 September 2006 11 January 2007
(129 days)
Lorenza Dotta F 112 7 August 1894 – 11 January 2007
112 years, 157 days
Piedmont
11 January 2007 13 January 2007
(2 days)
Maria Negri F 111 12 March 1895 – 13 January 2007
111 years, 307 days
Veneto
13 January 2007 28 June 2009
(2 years, 166 days)
Lucia Lauria F 110 – 113 4 March 1896 – 28 June 2009
113 years, 116 days
Basilicata
28 June 2009 2 November 2009
(127 days)
Ida Frabboni F 112 – 113 4 October 1896 – 2 November 2009
113 years, 29 days
Emilia-Romagna
2 November 2009 2 August 2011
(1 year, 273 days)
Venere Pizzinato F 112 – 114 23 November 1896 – 2 August 2011
114 years, 252 days
Veneto
2 August 2011 23 February 2012
(205 days)
Stella Nardari F 112 – 113 23 December 1898 – 23 February 2012
113 years, 62 days
Veneto
23 February 2012 2 April 2013
(1 year, 38 days)
Maria Redaelli-Granoli F 112 – 113 3 April 1899 – 2 April 2013
113 years, 364 days
Lombardy
2 April 2013 Present
(4249 days)
Emma Morano-Martinuzzi[1] F 113 – 114* born 29 November 1899
age 124 years, 356 days
Living in Piedmont

People

Virginia Dighero-Zolezzi

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Dighero-Zolezzi on her 114th birthday

Virginia Dighero-Zolezzi (24 December 1891 – 28 December 2005)[13] was an Italian supercentenarian.[14] On 14 September 2005, she became the longest-lived person of Italian descent ever, having surpassed Amalia Ruggieri Barone, who was an emigrant to the United States.

At the time of her death, she was the oldest ever documented person from Italy at the age of 114 years, 4 days [14] - a title she held for more than five years, until being supassed by Venere Pizzinato on 28 November 2010. She was also the 7th-oldest living person in the world, at time of death, and the oldest verified living person in Europe.[15]

Dighero-Zolezzi died of ischemia on 28 December 2005.[14]

Records
Preceded by Oldest recognized verified living person in Europe
30 August 2005 – 28 December 2005
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Teresa Fumarola
Oldest verified person ever from Italy
6 June 2005 – 28 November 2010
Succeeded by

Venere Pizzinato

Venere Pizzinato (23 November 1896 – 2 August 2011)[16] was an Italian supercentenarian[1] who was the oldest verified person from Italy,[17] living to the age of 114 years, 252 days. She became one of the ten oldest living people in March 2010. Pizzinato was also the oldest person ever to have been born in the Austrian-Hungarian empire. At the time of her death, Pizzinato was the 3rd oldest living person in the world, one of the 10 oldest Europeans ever, and one of the 40 oldest people ever verified in world history. At the time of her death she was the oldest person ever from Italy, a title she held until 13 December 2011 when she was surpassed by Dina Manfredini.

She was born in Ala, Trentino, then part of the Austrian-Hungarian empire, on 23 November 1896. In 1902 the family moved to Verona, where they had relatives. In 1903, the family moved back to Trentino were Pizzinato attended a boarding school in its capital city, Trento. World War I forced Pizzinato to take refuge in Bazzano, Bologna. After the war she moved back to Milan were she took Italian citizenship and met her future husband Isidoro Papo. During the outbreak of World War II, in 1939, the couple moved to Nice, France, to escape the Fascist regime of Benito Mussolini. They married in France, and after the war, they moved back to Milan. Upon retirement in 1964, the couple moved to Verona, where they finally settled. Mr. Papo died in 1981. The couple never had any children. Pizzinato remained in Verona for the rest of her life; at the time of her death, she lived in a retirement home there.[18][19][20]

On 23 November 2010, marking her 114th birthday, Pizzinato was visited by Italy's president Giorgio Napolitano, who wrote her a letter with the words "In this happy and special occasion I would like to send, on behalf of all Italians, sincere congratulations and good wishes of serenity with her loved ones and people around the community Saint Catherine in Verona".[21]

Records
Preceded by
Ida Frabboni
Oldest recognized verified living person in Italy
2 November 2009 – 2 August 2011
Succeeded by
Preceded by Oldest verified Italian person ever
28 November 2010 – 13 December 2011
Succeeded by
Preceded by Oldest recognized verified living person in Europe
8 May 2010 – 2 August 2011
Succeeded by

Stella Nardari-Vecchiato

Stella Nardari-Vecchiato (23 December 1898 – 23 February 2012) was an Italian supercentenarian. Aged 113 years 62 days, Vecchiato was the oldest person living in Italy since the death of Venere Pizzinato, on 2 August 2011, although Dina Manfredini was the oldest living Italian person in the world. She died ranked as the world's 10th oldest living person. Vecchiato is one of the ten oldest people ever from Italy and the oldest person ever from the region of Veneto.

Vecchiato was born to Maddalena Polo and Giovanni Nardari, in San Cipriano, Veneto, Italy. She lived in Marcon and in Mestre. In recent years she lived in Roncade. She was married to Giovanni Vecchiato, who died in 1970. The couple had four children. Vecchiato enjoyed milk and coffee, chocolate, snacks and biscuits. She spent time on the veranda in the morning, preferring to rest in the afternoon.[22]


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