List of North American supercentenarians
This is an incomplete list of verified North American supercentenarians (people from North America who have attained the age of at least 110 years). There have been over 750 verified supercentenarians from North America.[1] The oldest North American ever was American woman Sarah Knauss, who died at the age of 119 years 97 days. As of 11 July 2024, there are 11 verified living supercentenarians, along with 15 pending[2] and 32 unverified in North America, the oldest of whom is American woman Susannah Mushatt Jones,[2] aged 125 years, 5 days, whose case is verified.
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 July 11, 2024 | Place of birth | Place of residence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Susannah Mushatt Jones[1] | F | B | July 6, 1899 | 125 years, 5 days | United States, (Alabama) | United States, (New York) |
| 2 | Violet Brown[1] | F | B | March 10, 1900 | 124 years, 123 days | Jamaica, (Trelawny Parish) | Jamaica, (Trelawny Parish) |
| 3 | Dominga Velasco[1] | F | H/W | May 12, 1901 | 123 years, 60 days | Mexico | United States, (California) |
| 4 | Emma Otis[1] | F | W | October 22, 1901 | 122 years, 263 days | United States, (Washington) | United States, (Washington) |
| Ursula Krigger[2] | F | B | April 22, 1902 | 122 years, 80 days | United States Virgin Islands | United States Virgin Islands | |
| 5 | Goldie Michelson[1] | F | W | August 8, 1902 | 121 years, 338 days | Russia[a] | United States, (Massachusetts) |
| 6 | Helen Wheat[1] | F | W | September 16, 1902 | 121 years, 299 days | United States, (Pennsylvania) | United States, (Maryland) |
| María N. Rivera Cruz[3] | F | H | October 10, 1902 | 121 years, 275 days | Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico, Las Piedras | |
| 7 | Adele Dunlap[1] | F | W | December 12, 1902 | 121 years, 212 days | United States, (New Jersey) | United States, (New Jersey) |
| 8 | Irene Ciuffoletti[1] | F | W | January 19, 1903 | 121 years, 174 days | Italy | United States, (Pennsylvania) |
| Edith Erdman[2] | F | W | February 13, 1903 | 121 years, 149 days | United States, (Ohio) | United States, (Ohio) | |
| 9 | Elizabeth Delaney[1] | F | W | March 12, 1903 | 121 years, 121 days | United States, (Pennsylvania) | United States, (Florida) |
| Meta Dishman[2] | F | B | June 1, 1903 | 121 years, 40 days | United States, (Virginia) | United States, (Virginia) | |
| Christina Cetoute[4] | F | B | June 9, 1903 | 121 years, 32 days | St. Lucia[b] | St. Lucia, Anse la Raye | |
| 10 | Sina Hayes[1] | F | W | June 27, 1903 | 121 years, 14 days | United States, (North Carolina) | United States, (North Carolina) |
| Viola Jacobi[2] | F | W | July 25, 1903 | 120 years, 352 days | United States, (Wisconsin) | United States, (Wisconsin) | |
| Delphine Gibson[2] | F | B | August 17, 1903 | 120 years, 329 days | United States, (South Carolina) | United States, (Pennsylvania) | |
| 11 | Ila Jones[1] | F | W | August 21, 1903 | 120 years, 325 days | United States, (Georgia) | United States, (Georgia) |
| Mary West[2] | F | W | October 23, 1903 | 120 years, 262 days | United States, (Missouri) | United States, (Illinois) | |
| Foy Ingram[2] | F | W | November 28, 1903 | 120 years, 226 days | United States, (North Carolina) | United States, (North Carolina) | |
| Ethel Boltz[2] | F | W | December 2, 1903 | 120 years, 222 days | United States, (West Virginia) | United States, (West Virginia) | |
| Icefene Thomas[2] | F | B | December 24, 1903 | 120 years, 200 days | United States (Louisiana) | United States (Louisiana) | |
| Edna Lawler[2] | F | W | January 13, 1904 | 120 years, 180 days | United States, (Indiana) | United States, (Illinois) | |
| Wash Wesley[2] | M | B | January 21, 1904 | 120 years, 172 days | United States, (Louisiana) | United States, (Illinois) | |
| Marguerite Wabano[2] | F | I | January 28, 1904 | 120 years, 165 days | Canada, Ontario | Canada, Ontario | |
| Rubye Cox[5] | F | W | January 31, 1904 | 120 years, 162 days | United States, (Arkansas) | United States, (Rhode Island) | |
| Fanny Thornton[6] | F | B | February 11, 1904 | 120 years, 151 days | United States, (Georgia) | United States, (Georgia) | |
| Evangelina Cruz Hernández[7] | F | H | February 13, 1904 | 120 years, 149 days | Mexico | Mexico | |
| Vera Van Wagner[8] | F | W | May 24, 1904 | 120 years, 48 days | United States, (New York) | United States, (New York) | |
| Helma Graham[9] | F | W | June 28, 1904 | 120 years, 13 days | United States, (New York) | United States, (Florida) | |
| Jean Christy[2] | F | W | August 20, 1904 | 119 years, 326 days | United States, (North Carolina) | United States, (Virginia) | |
| Alberta Liles[10] | F | B | August 20, 1904 | 119 years, 326 days | United States, (North Carolina) | United States, (North Carolina) | |
| Doris Lilian Cornell[2] | F | W | August 21, 1904 | 119 years, 325 days | United Kingdom | Canada, (Saskatchewan) | |
| Dorothy Wagner[2] | F | W | September 2, 1904 | 119 years, 313 days | United States, (Illinois) | United States, (Arkansas) | |
| Lessie Brown[11] | F | B | September 22, 1904 | 119 years, 293 days | United States, (Georgia) | United States, (Ohio) | |
| Emma Hough[12] | F | W | December 2, 1904 | 119 years, 222 days | United States, (Iowa) | United States, (Iowa) | |
| Maggie Kidd[13] | F | B | December 8, 1904 | 119 years, 216 days | United States, (Georgia) | United States, (Georgia) | |
| Veta[14] Walters[15] | F | B | December 14, 1904 | 119 years, 210 days | Jamaica | United States (New York) | |
| Ruth Adler[16] | F | W | January 11, 1905 | 119 years, 182 days | United States, (Illinois) | United States, (Illinois) | |
| Bessie Porter[17] | F | B | January 31, 1905 | 119 years, 162 days | United States, (Alabama) | United States, (Michigan) | |
| Leta Nolen[18] | F | W | February 17, 1905 | 119 years, 145 days | United States, (Arkansas) | United States, (Arkansas) | |
| Clarina Hudon[19][20] | F | W | March 4, 1905 | 119 years, 129 days | Canada, (Quebec) | United States, (New Hampshire) | |
| Mary Spingola[21][22] | F | W | March 25, 1905 | 119 years, 108 days | United States, (New York) | United States, (California) | |
| Tressa Bartholomew[23] | F | W | March 30, 1905 | 119 years, 103 days | United States, (Iowa) | United States, (Iowa) | |
| Sarah Raymond[24] | F | B | April 16, 1905 | 119 years, 86 days | United States, (Maryland) | United States, (New York) | |
| Katherine Bodenbender[25] | F | W | April 19, 1905 | 119 years, 83 days | Germany, Hesse-Nassau | United States, (Illinois) | |
| Ellen "Dolly" Gibb[26] | F | W | April 26, 1905 | 119 years, 76 days | Canada, Manitoba | Canada, Ontario | |
| Veronica Forstner[27] | F | W | May 4, 1905 | 119 years, 68 days | United States, (Minnesota) | United States, (Minnesota) | |
| Mattie Cisrow[28] | F | B | May 30, 1905 | 119 years, 42 days | United States, (Georgia) | United States, (Florida) | |
| Chrystal Harper[29] | F | W | June 28, 1905 | 119 years, 13 days | United States, (Idaho) | United States, (Idaho) | |
| Clara Anderson[30] | F | W | July 2, 1905 | 119 years, 9 days | United States, (Missouri) | United States, (Alaska) | |
| Alelia Murphy[31] | F | B | July 6, 1905 | 119 years, 5 days | United States, (North Carolina) | United States, (New York) | |
| Roberta Farris[32] | F | B | July 19, 1905 | 118 years, 358 days | United States, (Texas) | United States, (Texas) | |
| Molly Schmidt[33] | F | W | July 22, 1905 | 118 years, 355 days | Canada, (Alberta) | United States, (Washington) | |
| Ruby Clodfelter[34] | F | W | July 26, 1905 | 118 years, 351 days | United States, (North Carolina) | United States, (North Carolina) | |
| Marguerite Nerny[35] | F | W | July 28, 1905 | 118 years, 349 days | Switzerland | Canada, (Quebec) | |
| Agnes Fenton[36] | F | B | August 1, 1905 | 118 years, 345 days | United States, (Mississippi) | United States, (New Jersey) | |
| Hester Ford[37] | F | B | August 15, 1905 | 118 years, 331 days | United States, (North Carolina) | United States, (North Carolina) |
a^ Michelson was born in the then Russian Empire, today Russia.
b^ 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 July 11, 2024 | Country of birth | Country of residence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marie-Josephine Gaudette[1] | F | W | March 25, 1902 | 122 years, 108 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[1] | Mathilde Octavie Tafna | F | 16 March 1895 | 1 May 2007 | 112 years, 46 days |
| Jamaica | Violet Brown | F | 10 March 1900 | Living | 124 years, 123 days |
| Martinique[2] | 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, 60 days |
| Puerto Rico[3] | 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[4] | 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[5] | Ursula Krigger | F | 22 April 1902 | Living | 122 years, 80 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.
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m 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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "PENDING GRG CASES". Gerontology Research Group. Retrieved February 2015.
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