This is an incomplete list of European supercentenarians (people from Europe who have attained the age of at least 110 years). One source of lifespans is the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) which as of November 2014 has verified the ages of over 300 supercentenarians from Europe.[1] As of 27 June 2024, there are 11 verified living supercentenarians in Europe, the oldest of whom is Italian woman Maria Giuseppa Robucci, born 20 March 1903, aged 121 years, 99 days.

The oldest European person, and the world's oldest person, ever was French woman, Jeanne Calment, who died at the age of 122 years, 164 days. The oldest European man ever was Danish Christian Mortensen who emigrated to the United States where he died at the age of 115 years, 252 days (the oldest non-emigrant man was Spaniard Joan Riudavets Moll who died at the age of 114 years, 81 days).

50 oldest European people ever

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Below is a list of the 50 oldest people ever in Europe. Living people are rendered   Living.
^ denotes age at death, or, if living, age as of 27 June 2024

Rank[a] Name Sex Birth date Death date Age [†] Country
1 Jeanne Calment[2] F 21 February 1875 4 August 1997 7004447240000000000♠122 years, 164 days France
2 Emma Morano[1] F 29 November 1899 15 April 2017 7004428710000000000♠117 years, 137 days Italy
3 Ana María Vela Rubio[1] F 29 October 1901 15 December 2017 7004424160000000000♠116 years, 47 days Spain
4 Giuseppina Projetto[1] F 30 May 1902 6 July 2018 7004424060000000000♠116 years, 37 days Italy
5 Charlotte Hughes[2] F 1 August 1877 17 March 1993 7004422310000000000♠115 years, 228 days United Kingdom
Djafar Behbahanian[3] M 14 December 1902 30 June 2018 7004422020000000000♠115 years, 198 days Switzerland[b]
6 Maria de Jesus[4] F 10 September 1893 2 January 2009 7004421170000000000♠115 years, 114 days Portugal
7 Marie Josephine Gaudette[1] F 25 March 1902 13 July 2017 7004421140000000000♠115 years, 110 days Italy[c]
Maria Giuseppa Robucci[1] F 20 March 1903 Living 7004442955181712964♠121 years, 99 days Italy
9 Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper[5] F 29 June 1890 30 August 2005 7004420650000000000♠115 years, 62 days Netherlands
10 Marie Brémont[2] F 25 April 1886 6 June 2001 7004420450000000000♠115 years, 42 days France
11 Annie Jennings[2] F 12 November 1884 20 November 1999 7004420100000000000♠115 years, 8 days United Kingdom
12 Eva Morris[2] F 8 November 1885 2 November 2000 7004419970000000000♠114 years, 360 days United Kingdom
13 Maria do Couto Maia[5] F 24 October 1890 25 July 2005 7004419120000000000♠114 years, 274 days Portugal
14 Venere Pizzinato-Papo[1] F 23 November 1896 2 August 2011 7004418890000000000♠114 years, 252 days Italy[d]
Magdalena Oliver Gabarro[6] F 31 October 1903 Living 7004440705181712964♠120 years, 240 days Spain
15 Ethel Lang[1] F 27 May 1900 15 January 2015 7004418710000000000♠114 years, 233 days United Kingdom
16 María Antonia Castro[7] F 10 June 1881 16 January 1996 7004418570000000000♠114 years, 220 days Spain
17 Anna Eliza Williams[2] F 2 June 1873 27 December 1987 7004418450000000000♠114 years, 208 days United Kingdom
18 Lydie Vellard[2] F 18 March 1875 17 September 1989 7004418210000000000♠114 years, 183 days France
19 Camille Loiseau[8] F 13 February 1892 12 August 2006 7004418180000000000♠114 years, 180 days France
20 Anne Primout[5] F 5 October 1890 26 March 2005 7004418100000000000♠114 years, 172 days France[e]
21 Lucile Randon[1] F 11 February 1904 Living 120 years, 137 days France
22 Lucy Jane Askew[2] F 8 September 1883 9 December 1997 114 years, 92 days United Kingdom
23 María del Carmen López[7] F 3 April 1883 3 July 1997 114 years, 91 days Spain
24 Honorine Rondello[1] F 28 July 1903 19 October 2017 114 years, 83 days France
25 Joan Riudavets Moll[9] M 15 December 1889 5 March 2004 114 years, 81 days Spain
26 Florrie Baldwin[1] F 31 March 1896 8 May 2010 114 years, 38 days United Kingdom
27 Gabrielle Valentine des Robert[1] F 4 June 1904 Living 120 years, 23 days France
28 Amy Isabel Hulmes[2] F 5 October 1887 27 October 2001 114 years, 22 days United Kingdom
29 Marie-Thérèse Bardet[1] F 2 June 1898 8 June 2012 114 years, 6 days France
30 Virginia Dighero[5] F 24 December 1891 28 December 2005 114 years, 4 days Italy
31 Maria Redaelli[1] F 3 April 1899 2 April 2013 113 years, 364 days Italy
32 Grace Jones[10] F 7 December 1899 14 November 2013 113 years, 342 days United Kingdom
33 Olympe Amaury[1] F 19 June 1901 12 May 2015 113 years, 327 days France
34 Bessie Camm[1] F 20 June 1904 11 May 2018 113 years, 325 days United Kingdom
35 Rosa Ann Comfort[2] F 21 January 1879 6 November 1992 113 years, 290 days United Kingdom
36 Marcelle Narbonne[1] F 25 March 1898 1 January 2012 113 years, 282 days France[f]
Olive Boar[1] F 29 September 1904 Living 119 years, 272 days United Kingdom
38 Clémentine Solignac[11] F 7 September 1894 25 May 2008 113 years, 261 days France
39 Huguette Masson[1] F 27 June 1904 5 March 2018 113 years, 251 days France
40 María del Carmen Figueiró[2] F 28 October 1883 25 May 1997 113 years, 209 days Spain
41 Manuela Fernández-Fojaco[4] F 18 June 1895 6 January 2009 113 years, 202 days Spain
42 Lucy d'Abreu[5] F 24 May 1892 7 December 2005 113 years, 197 days United Kingdom[g]
43 Germaine Haye[2] F 10 October 1888 18 April 2002 113 years, 190 days France
44 Marie-Simone Capony[12] F 14 March 1894 15 September 2007 113 years, 185 days France
45 Jeanne Bot[1] F 14 January 1905 Living 119 years, 165 days France
46 Gladys Hooper[1] F 18 January 1903 9 July 2016 113 years, 173 days United Kingdom
47 Maria Gravigi-de Candia[1] F 3 March 1900 15 August 2013 113 years, 165 days Italy
48 Maria Teresa Fumarola[13] F 2 December 1889 14 May 2003 113 years, 163 days Italy
49 Daisy Adams[2] F 30 June 1880 8 December 1993 113 years, 161 days United Kingdom
50 Mathilde Aussant[1] F 27 February 1898 23 July 2011 113 years, 146 days France

5 oldest European emigrants ever

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Below is a list of the oldest five supercentenarians born in Europe who emigrated to another region before they died.

Rank Name Sex Birth date Death date Age [†] Country of birth Country of death
1 Dina Manfredini[1] F 4 April 1897 17 December 2012 115 years, 257 days Italy United States
2 Christian Mortensen[2] M 16 August 1882 25 April 1998 115 years, 252 days Denmark United States
3 Augusta Holtz[2] F 3 August 1871 21 October 1986 115 years, 79 days Poland[h] United States
4 Goldie Steinberg[1] F 30 October 1900 16 August 2015 114 years, 290 days Moldova[i] United States
5 Grace Clawson[2] F 15 November 1887 28 May 2002 114 years, 194 days United Kingdom United States

Notes

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  1. ^ Unranked individuals have not been verified by an authority specializing in age verification such as the GRG.
  2. ^ Behbahanian was born in Persia, now Iran
  3. ^ Gaudette was born in the United States.
  4. ^ Pizzinato was born in Ala, which was then part of Austria-Hungary. It is now in Italy.
  5. ^ Primout was born in French Algeria. It is now Algeria.
  6. ^ Narbonne was born in French Algeria. It is now Algeria.
  7. ^ d'Abreu was born in Dharwar, which was then part of the British Raj. It is now in India.
  8. ^ Holtz was born in the Province of Posen, which was at the time of her birth a part of the German Empire. Today this area is part of Poland.
  9. ^ Steinberg was born in Russian Empire. It is now Moldova.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y "Validated Living Supercentenarians - Table E". Gerontology Research Group. 18 November 2014. Archived from the original on 24 February 2001. Retrieved 13 August 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p VERIFIED SUPERCENTENARIAN CASES -- LISTED CHRONOLOGICALLY BY DEATH DATE as of 28 April 2007. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
  3. ^ "Mit 115 Jahren: Der älteste Einwohner der Schweiz ist in Basel gestorben" [Aged 115 years: the oldest resident of Switzerland died in Basel]. Basellandschaftliche Zeitung (in German). 3 July 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  4. ^ a b GRG Deaths for 2009 (in Chronological Order) (as of 24 December 2010). Retrieved 8 August 2011.
  5. ^ a b c d e GRG Deaths for 2005 (in Chronological Order) (Last Updated 6 October 2010). Retrieved 8 August 2011.
  6. ^ Living to over 120 could soon be possible, say Spanish scientists
  7. ^ a b International Database on Longevity: Spaniard cases
  8. ^ GRG Deaths for 2006 (in Chronological Order) (As of May 2010). Retrieved 8 August 2011.
  9. ^ Recent Deaths for 2004 (in Chronological Order) (as of 6 July 2011) Retrieved 8 August 2011.
  10. ^ "Oldest person in UK Grace Jones dies aged 113". BBC News.
  11. ^ GRG Deaths for 2008 (in Chronological Order) (as of 18 June 2011) Archived 10 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 8 August 2011.
  12. ^ GRG Deaths for 2007 (in Chronological Order) (As of 9 July 2011) Retrieved 8 August 2011.
  13. ^ GRG Deaths for 2003 (in Chronological Order) (as of 10 April 2010) Retrieved 8 August 2011.