List of African supercentenarians
This is an incomplete list of supercentenarian (people from Africa who have attained the age of at least 110 years). One source of lifespans is the Gerontology Research Group (GRG)[1]
The oldest African ever was French woman Maria Diaz, who died at the age of 113 years 249 days on French island of Réunion. Any known living supercentenarians in Africa or who were born in Africa can be found at the List of oldest living people.
African supercentenarians
Below is an incomplete list of the supercentenarians from Africa.
| Rank | Name | Sex | Birth date | Death date | Age | Country of birth | Country of death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maria Diaz | F | 22 February 1898 | 29 October 2011 | 113 years, 249 days[2] | Algeria[a] | France (Réunion) |
| 2 | Julia Sinédia-Cazour | F | 12 July 1892 | 6 October 2005 | 113 years, 86 days[2] | France (Réunion) | France (Réunion) |
| 3 | Johanna Booysen | F | 17 January 1857 | 16 June 1968 | 111 years, 151 days[1] | South Africa | South Africa |
African emigrant supercentenarians
Below is an incomplete list of supercentenarians born in Africa who emigrated to another country before they died.
| Rank | Name | Sex | Birth date | Death date | Age | Country of birth | Country of death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adelina Domingues | F | 19 February 1888 | 21 August 2002 | 114 years, 183 days[3] | Cape Verde[b] | United States (California) |
| 2 | Anne Primout | F | 5 October 1890 | 26 March 2005 | 114 years, 172 days[2] | Algeria[c] | France (Languedoc-Roussillon) |
| 3 | Marcelle Narbonne | F | 25 March 1898 | 1 January 2012 | 113 years, 282 days[4] | Algeria[d] | France (Languedoc-Roussillon) |
| 4 | Consuelo Moreno-López | F | 5 February 1893 | 13 November 2004 | 111 years, 282 days[3] | Spanish Morocco[e] | United States (Virginia) |
| 5 | Emile Fourcade | M | 29 July 1884 | 29 December 1995 | 111 years, 153 days[2] | Algeria[f] | France (Rhône-Alpes) |
Notes
- ^ Diaz was born in French Algeria. It is now Algeria.
- ^ Domingues was born in Cape Verde, which was at that time a Portuguese colony. Now it is an independent country.
- ^ Primout was born in French Algeria. It is now Algeria.
- ^ Narbonne was born in French Algeria. It is now Algeria.
- ^ Moreno was born in Spanish Morocco, which was then part of the Spanish Empire. It is now in Morocco.
- ^ Fourcade was born in French Algeria. It is now Algeria.
References
- ^ a b "Validated Living Supercentenarians - Table E". Gerontology Research Group. November 18, 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Validated Living Supercentenarians - France". Gerontology Research Group. May 2, 2007. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Verified Supercentenarian Cases -- USA". Gerontology Research Group. April 28, 2007. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- ^ "Deaths for 2012 (in Chronological Order)". Gerontology Research Group. November 4, 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2015.