List of people with the longest marriages
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This is a list of people with the longest marriage
s. It contains reports of varying veracity made in the media of marriages that lasted more than 80 years.
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
s. It contains reports of varying veracity made in the media of marriages that lasted more than 80 years.
Longest living married couples (≥80 years)
No. | Names | Birth dates | Date of marriage | Length of marriage as of | Place of residence |
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1 | Marshall Kuykendall Winnie (née Macnab) Kuykendall |
28 Jan. 1908 2 Feb. 1909 |
14 February 1929 | New Mexico New Mexico New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S... , United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
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2 | Steve Wrubel Victoria (née Puvalowski) Wrubel |
2 Jul. 1909 15 Dec. 1910 |
28 September 1929 | Florida Florida Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it... , United States |
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Max Robinson Laver(e) Robinson |
1910/11 1911/12 |
1 November 1929 | California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... , United States |
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3 | Paul Murray Whiteman Ellenor (née Lawson) Whiteman |
4 Jul. 1909 19 Mar. 1912 |
11 January 1930 | West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east... , United States |
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4 | Ivan Nishimura Doris (née Takeshita) Nishimura |
21 Oct. 1912 1912 |
July 1930 | ≥ | Hawaii Hawaii Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of... , United States |
5 | Elza Moses Aletha (née Freese) Moses |
26 Sept. 1908 10 Sept. 1913 |
15 September 1930 | Illinois Illinois Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,... , United States |
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6 | Phines Brown Murphy Lela (née Siegfried) Murphy |
5 Nov. 1910 28 Dec. 1912 |
20 September 1930 | Illinois, United States | |
7 | Zhang Mucheng Xu Dongying |
1908/09 1907/08 |
October 1930 | ≥ | Shanghai Shanghai Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010... , China China Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture... |
Longest marriages ever (≥80 years)
No. | Names | Lifespans | Date of marriage | Length of marriage | Place of death or residence |
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1 | Daniel Frederick Bakeman Daniel F. Bakeman Daniel Frederick Bakeman may have been the last surviving veteran of the War for American Independence . He is buried in Sandusky Cemetery, Freedom, New York.... Susan (née Brewer) Bakeman |
9 Oct. 1759 – 5 Apr. 1869 2 Jan. 1758 – 10 Sept. 1863 |
29 August 1772 | New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east... , United States |
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2 | K. Philipose Thomas Sosamma Thomas |
1904/05 – ? 1905/06 – 19 Feb. 2006 |
17 February 1918 | Kerala Kerala or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions.... , India India India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world... |
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3 | Herbert Fisher, Sr. Zelmyra G. Fisher |
10 Jun. 1905 – 27 Feb. 2011 10 Dec. 1907 – |
13 May 1924 | Living in North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte... , United States |
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4 | Sir Temulji Bhicaji Nariman Lady Nariman |
3 Sept. 1848 – 1 Aug. 1940 1847/48 – ? |
1853 | + | Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India... , India |
5 | Liu Yung-Yang Liu Yang Yang-Wan |
7 Oct. 1899 – 13 Feb. 2007 18 Feb. 1900 – 21 Jul. 2003 |
10 March 1917 | Taiwan | |
6 | Lazarus Rowe Mary (née Webber) Rowe |
Jan. 1725 – 14 Sept. 1829 1725 – 27 Jun. 1829 |
1743 | + | New Hampshire New Hampshire New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian... , United States |
7 | Oliver J. Glenn Cora Lee Glenn |
24 Apr. 1886 – 24 Dec. 1989 14 Feb. 1887 – 21 Sept. 1990 |
6 November 1904 | Alabama Alabama Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland... , United States |
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8 | William Archibald Fullingim Nannie (née Watson) Fullingim |
7 Jul. 1855 – 6 Aug. 1965 1 Nov. 1861 – 25 Apr. 1964 |
11 August 1879 | Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state... , United States |
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9 | Francisco Garcia Paulina (née Calvillo) Garcia |
1908 – 9 May 1910 – 26 Aug. 2010 |
26 May 1926 | Living in Texas Texas Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in... , United States |
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10 | William J. Jones Eluned Jones |
20 Jul. 1901 – 28 Jan. 2007 23 Aug. 1904 – 29 Jun. 2008 |
3 February 1923 | England England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental... , United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
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11 | Russell Wesley Wintle Louise (née Diehsner) Wintle |
11 Aug. 1906 – 20 Oct. 2010 Mar. 1910 – |
4 February 1927 | Living in California, United States | |
12 | William B. Ritchie Claudia Lillian Ritchie |
25 Sept. 1897 – 22 Nov. 2002 24 Aug. 1904 – 18 Jan. 2003 |
12 April 1919 | Kentucky Kentucky The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth... , United States |
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13 | George L. Briant Germaine (née Thibodeaux) Briant |
3 Mar. 1901 – 31 Jan. 2005 4 Sept. 1903 – 28 Jan. 2005 |
20 July 1921 | California, United States | |
14 | Song Byung-ho Sung Won-geum |
1904 – ? 1904 – ? |
19 November 1920 | + (as of 14 May 2004) |
Korea Korea Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the... |
15 | Harley D. Utz Sylvia (née Booker) Utz |
3 Jul. 1898 – 12 Nov. 2001 9 Mar. 1899 – 5 Oct. 2009 |
15 June 1918 | Ohio Ohio Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus... , United States |
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16 | Otto A. Brauchle Elsie (née Schroeder) Brauchle |
15 Apr. 1894 – 13 Oct. 1996 12 May 1895 – 13 Oct. 1998 |
2 June 1913 | Florida, United States | |
17 | Clarence George Vail Lillie A. Vail |
7 Nov. 1906 – 14 Jun. 2008 23 Apr. 1908 – 4 Nov. 2010 |
17 February 1925 | Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state... , United States |
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18 | Giovanni J. Rocchio Amelia Antonelli Rocchio |
24 Nov. 1903 – 28 Aug. 2006 10 Oct. 1905 – 6 Jun. 2006 |
10 February 1923 | Rhode Island Rhode Island The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area... , United States |
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19 | Gelasio Quintana-Blanco Pilar Cañibano-Rodríguez |
9 Sept. 1902 – 29 May 2010 8 May 1910 – |
4 April 1927 | Living in Castile and Léon Castile and León Castile and León is an autonomous community in north-western Spain. It was so constituted in 1983 and it comprises the historical regions of León and Old Castile... , Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... |
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20 | Charles M. Pierce Opal (née Hyrns) Pierce |
19 Oct. 1907 – 3 Jan. 2011 8 Jun. 1910 – |
26 January 1928 | Living in Michigan Michigan Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake".... , United States |
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21 | Calvin E. Dunmire Mina L. Dunmire |
22 Sept. 1881 – 14 Oct. 1989 4 Mar. 1886 – 18 Mar. 1989 |
24 April 1906 | Pennsylvania, United States | |
22 | James David Hamilton Velma (née Gibson) Hamilton |
2 Jul. 1908 – 20 Jul. 2011 1909/10 – |
29 September 1928 | Living in Illinois, United States | |
23 | Marshall Kuykendall Winnie (née Macnab) Kuykendall |
28 Jan. 1908 – 2 Feb. 1909 – |
14 February 1929 | Living in New Mexico, United States | |
24 | Earl A. Raub Pauline N. Raub |
26 Apr. 1909 – 24 Feb. 2008 1910 – |
5 June 1925 | Living in Florida, United States | |
25 | Salvatore P. Rossi Rhea Rossi |
12 May 1905 – 31 Jul. 2008 29 Sept. 1909 – 3 May 2008 |
September 1925 | + | Florida, United States |
26 | Huang Fu Gan Fu |
1898/99 – ? 1902/03 – ? |
1920 | + (as of 19 Jul. 2003) |
Guangdong Guangdong Guangdong is a province on the South China Sea coast of the People's Republic of China. The province was previously often written with the alternative English name Kwangtung Province... , China |
27 | Salus Newquest Minnie Newquest |
5 Mar. 1881 – 11 Jul. 1982 5 Nov. 1887 – Jul. 1983 |
20 January 1900 | Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River... , United States |
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28 | George L. Limpert, Sr. Amelia (née Kwiatkowski) Limpert |
25 Feb. 1901 – 23 Jan. 2004 11 Oct. 1903 – 3 Mar. 2005 |
9 September 1921 | Missouri Missouri Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It... , United States |
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29 | Steve Wrubel Victoria (née Puvalowski) Wrubel |
2 Jul. 1909 – 15 Dec. 1910 – |
28 September 1929 | Living in Florida, United States | |
30 | Max Robinson Laver(e) Robinson |
1910/11 – 1911/12 – |
1 November 1929 | Living in California, United States | |
31 | Edmund S. Sobieski Genevieve (née Skumurski) Sobieski |
1 Mar. 1893 – 3 Jul. 2000 9 Mar. 1896 – 25 Jan. 1999 |
13 January 1917 | New York, United States | |
32 | James Frederick Burgess Sarah Ann Burgess |
3 Mar. 1861 – 1966 11 Jul. 1865 – 23 Jun. 1965 |
21 June 1883 | England, United Kingdom | |
33 | Lee Hoon-yo Kim Bong-geum |
1909/10 – ? 1905/06 – ? |
25 October 1919 | + (as of 25 Oct. 2001) |
Chungbuk, Korea |
34 | Amos Marshall Pitner Sarah (née Cusick) Pitner |
12 Sept. 1897 – 24 May 2001 27 Mar. 1899 – 19 Apr. 1999 |
21 April 1917 | Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area... , United States |
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35 | O. Perry Sullens Katherina W. Sullens |
7 Sept. 1892 – 23 May 1999 5 Jan. 1899 – 21 Dec. 1999 |
2 June 1917 | Oklahoma, United States | |
36 | Willis Clyde Barnes Marie (née Bullock) Barnes |
12 Dec. 1909 – 3 Sept. 2010 1913 – |
20 September 1928 | Living in Utah Utah Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the... , United States |
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37 | Ernest A. Scott Maud (née Seidler) Scott |
1 Sept. 1887 – Aug. 1992 20 Oct. 1891 – 12 May 1991 |
16 June 1909 | California, United States | |
38 | Paul Murray Whiteman Ellenor (née Lawson) Whiteman |
4 Jul. 1909 – 19 Mar. 1912 – |
11 January 1930 | Living in West Virginia, United States | |
39 | Peter Peterson Celestia (née Terry) Peterson |
27 Sept. 1860 – 27 Oct. 1960 28 Dec. 1860 – 1 Nov. 1961 |
11 December 1878 | Utah, United States | |
40 | William James DeCaro Anna Marie (née Tomulis) DeCaro |
31 Mar. 1909 – 28 Apr. 2011 20 Oct. 1909 – 15 Apr. 2011 |
20 June 1929 | Pennsylvania, United States | |
41 | Orbin Hoffer Dorothy (née Stahly) Hoffer |
28 Sept. 1898 – 29 Nov. 2002 26 Oct. 1902 – 11 Nov. 2006 |
14 February 1921 | Indiana, United States | |
42 | William Lester Plummer Evelyn (née Martin) Plummer |
19 Mar. 1910 – 19 Aug. 2010 10 Nov. 1911 – |
10 November 1928 | Living in Missouri, United States | |
43 | Horace S. Merickel Violet C. Merickel |
1 Jun. 1903 – 19 Jun. 2004 1 May 1904 – 4 Jun. 2005 |
15 September 1922 | California, United States | |
44 | George Muneichi Yamasaki Shigeyo (née Fujitani) Yamasaki |
13 Jul. 1904 – 13 Feb. 2010 25 Dec. 1909 – 30 Dec. 2007 |
3 April 1926 | California, United States | |
45 | Paul Edwards Bradley Georgia A. Bradley |
1 Dec. 1910 – 28 Jun. 2011 24 Nov. 1911 – |
7 October 1929 | Living in Indiana, United States | |
46 | Melvin Scott Minnie (née Evans) Scott |
21 Feb. 1907 – 21 Dec. 2010 24 May 1908 – 30 Jul. 2009 |
11 November 1927 | Texas, United States | |
47 | Ward McDaniel Cynthia (née Hayes) McDaniel |
19 Jun. 1868 – 28 Sept. 1971 8 May 1869 – 15 Aug. 1972 |
21 January 1890 | Missouri, United States | |
48 | Carmelo Scarcella Letteria (née Visicaro) Scarcella |
26 Apr. 1905 – 8 Oct. 2010 5 Mar. 1909 – |
2 February 1929 | Living in New South Wales New South Wales New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales... , Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
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49 | Joseph Moses Juran Joseph M. Juran Joseph Moses Juran was a 20th century management consultant who is principally remembered as an evangelist for quality and quality management, writing several influential books on those subjects. He was the brother of Academy Award winner Nathan H... Sadie (née Shapiro) Juran |
24 Dec. 1904 – 28 Feb. 2008 18 Mar. 1905 – 2 Dec. 2008 |
26 June 1926 | New York, United States | |
50 | Angelo Minato Amabile (née Crosato) Minato |
2 Jul. 1909 – 4 Jul. 2011 28 Nov. 1909 – |
28 November 1929 | Living in Aquitaine Aquitaine Aquitaine , archaic Guyenne/Guienne , is one of the 27 regions of France, in the south-western part of metropolitan France, along the Atlantic Ocean and the Pyrenees mountain range on the border with Spain. It comprises the 5 departments of Dordogne, :Lot et Garonne, :Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Landes... , France |
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51 | Stefano Iuliano Maria (née Pepe) Iuliano |
5 Apr. 1908 – 30 Oct. 2009 17 Apr. 1908 – 19 Apr. 2011 |
18 April 1928 | Campania Campania Campania is a region in southern Italy. The region has a population of around 5.8 million people, making it the second-most-populous region of Italy; its total area of 13,590 km² makes it the most densely populated region in the country... , Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... |
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52 | Martin Terry Christine Terry |
18 Aug. 1900 – 11 Aug. 2005 8 Apr. 1908 – 16 Jan. 2007 |
7 February 1924 | South Carolina South Carolina South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence... , United States |
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53 | Ruben Wayne Hopper Velma (née Jones) Hopper |
13 Aug. 1903 – 27 Oct. 2011 13 May 1907 – 15 Mar. 2006 |
15 September 1924 | Oklahoma, United States | |
54 | Ole Sholberg Ottilie (née Riedel) Sholberg |
16 Jun. 1862 – 3 Jul. 1967 19 May 1864 – Dec. 1968 |
5 January 1886 | Minnesota, United States | |
55 | Edgar L. Perryman Eunice A. Perryman |
18 Mar. 1901 – 29 Apr. 2006 7 Aug. 1901 – 17 May 2003 |
24 November 1921 | Texas, United States | |
56 | Antonio Urrea-Hernández Isabel Tossas-Bordanova |
18 Feb. 1888 – 15 Nov. 1999 16 Feb. 1894 – 13 Aug. 1995 |
26 February 1914 | Catalonia Catalonia Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an... , Spain |
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57 | Ralph Chester Richards, Sr. Dorothy (née Renz) Richards |
9 Oct. 1913 – 6 Aug. 2011 1912/13 – |
28 February 1930 | Living in Louisiana Louisiana Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties... , United States |
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58 | Ivan Nishimura Doris (née Takeshita) Nishimura |
21 Oct. 1912 – 1912 – |
July 1930 | ≥ | Living in Hawaii, United States |
59 | John H. Weaver Bertie M. Weaver |
6 Aug. 1891 – 26 Nov. 1988 12 Jul. 1891 – 29 Dec. 1989 |
27 July 1907 | Georgia Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788... , United States |
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60 | George W. Couron Gaynel M. Couron |
26 Jan. 1897 – 16 Dec. 1999 22 Apr. 1899 – 22 Jul. 1997 |
10 April 1916 | California, United States | |
61 | Don Harvey Wall Mary (née Boyson) Wall |
5 Jul. 1891 – 8 Jul. 1994 27 Aug. 1891 – 7 May 1997 |
2 April 1913 | Oregon Oregon Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern... , United States |
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Frank Milford Anita Milford |
29 Jan. 1908 – 31 Aug. 2009 19 Jun. 1908 – |
26 May 1928 | Living in England, United Kingdom | ||
63 | Bert W. Parr Martha (née Miller) Parr |
6 Feb. 1907 – 10 Dec. 2007 29 Oct. 1911 – 26 Jun. 2010 |
8 September 1926 | Indiana, United States | |
64 | Mitchell A. Atkins Mattie (née Butler) Atkins |
Aug. 1912 – 5 Oct. 1907 – 15 Apr. 2011 |
14 January 1930 | Living in Pennsylvania, United States | |
65 | Vernon Isenhower Wanda (née Peterson) Isenhower |
1911 – 22 Oct. 1912 – 18 Apr. 2010 |
27 January 1929 | Living in Kansas Kansas Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south... , United States |
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66 | Elza M. Moses Aletha (née Freese) Moses |
26 Sept. 1908 – 10 Sept. 1913 – |
15 September 1930 | Living in Illinois, United States | |
67 | Phines Brown Murphy Lela (née Siegfried) Murphy |
5 Nov. 1910 – 28 Dec. 1912 – |
20 September 1930 | Living in Illinois, United States | |
68 | Clarence Stovall Eula Stovall |
22 Feb. 1909 – 1 Jun. 2006 24 Mar. 1909 – 9 Aug. 2007 |
24 March 1925 | Arkansas, United States | |
69 | JD Conger Opal (née Foster) Conger |
2 Apr. 1909 – 15 Jan. 2011 12 Sept. 1913 – 13 Jan. 2011 |
7 December 1929 | California, United States | |
70 | Zhang Mucheng Xu Dongying |
1908/09 – 1907/08 – |
October 1930 | ≥ | Living in Shanghai, China |
71 | W. Gilbert Hill Sadie (née Longmoor) Hill |
15 Mar. 1900 – 10 Mar. 2007 10 Oct. 1899 – 15 Jul. 2001 |
15 June 1920 | Florida, United States | |
72 | André Léon Debry André Debry André Léon Alphonse Debry was, at age 107, one of the last surviving French veterans of the First World War. He was later created an officer of the Legion d'Honneur, both for his war record, and for his work as principal of a school.Debry was born in Rosières-en-Santerre . He was a soldier in the... Marguerite (née Pingaud) Debry |
15 Jun. 1898 – 31 Aug. 2005 10 Oct. 1904 – Jan. 2006 |
12 August 1924 | Centre, France | |
73 | Frank Russell Jump Russell Jump Frank Russell Jump was the 56th Mayor of Wichita, Kansas, serving from 1952–1953. Born in Illinois, Jump's family moved to Kansas, the state where he would spend most of his life, when he was a child... Florence (née Regnier) Jump |
16 Mar. 1895 – 18 Apr. 2000 20 Jun. 1898 – 16 Dec. 1999 |
28 November 1918 | Kansas, United States | |
74 | Russell Itschner Leona (née Bennight) Itschner |
21 Dec. 1908 – 29 Sept. 1910 – 25 Mar. 2011 |
8 March 1930 | Living in Missouri, United States | |
75 | Armand Giraud Jeanne (née Fage) Giraud |
5 Jan. 1899 – 12 Apr. 1999 27 Nov. 1899 – 30 Jun. 2003 |
3 April 1918 | Pays de la Loire Pays de la Loire Pays de la Loire is one of the 27 regions of France. It is one of the regions created in the late 20th century to serve as a zone of influence for its capital, Nantes, one of a handful so-called "balancing metropolises" ¹... , France |
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76 | E.R. Pennebaker Bessie E. Pennebaker |
10 Aug. 1902 – 22 Jun. 2005 7 Aug. 1907 – 6 Apr. 2007 |
14 June 1924 | Iowa Iowa Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New... , United States |
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77 | Evert Lambert Alice (née Lambert) Lambert |
10 Aug. 1911 – 17 Dec. 1918 – 1 Aug. 2011 |
26 July 1930 | Living in South Carolina, United States | |
78 | Lewis E. Pearce, Sr. Laura (née Dunty) Pearce |
12 Jan. 1900 – 20 Oct. 2007 1906 – 2003 |
1921 | + | Maryland Maryland Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east... , United States |
79 | Gervasius Kosmidis Hariklia Kosmidis |
20 Nov. 1904 – 1 Nov. 2009 1911 – |
1928 | + | Living in South Australia South Australia South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland... , Australia |
80 | Michael Nikolaus Katharina (née Pelikan) Nikolaus |
7 Jan. 1901 – 29 Jan. 2007 1905/06 – 19 Dec. 2005 |
26 December 1924 | North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
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81 | Roy T. Lingafelter Lizzie M. Lingafelter |
3 Oct. 1889 – 29 Mar. 1991 18 Jan. 1893 – 29 Mar. 1991 |
11 April 1910 | Illinois, United States | |
82 | Ralph E. Seckinger Chelsea B. Seckinger |
18 Jul. 1905 – 10 Dec. 2004 30 Jan. 1903 – 1 Aug. 2003 |
7 September 1922 | Missouri, United States | |
83 | Kenneth Warren Ingalls Florence M. (née Janisch) Ingalls |
25 Nov. 1909 – 30 Nov. 2009 1907 – |
4 February 1929 | Oregon, United States | |
84 | Daniel Wilford Colvin Viola (née Hancock) Colvin |
10 Jan. 1903 – 20 Apr. 2004 31 Aug. 1906 – 30 May 2001 |
8 August 1920 | Arizona Arizona Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix... , United States |
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85 | John Orton Harriet Orton |
19 Jan. 1876 – 30 Jan. 1984 3 Apr. 1878 – 28 Apr. 1981 |
9 July 1900 | England, United Kingdom | |
86 | George F. Shephard Jessie (née Evans) Shephard |
22 Aug. 1899 – 28 Nov. 2002 6 Apr. 1900 – 19 May 1999 |
1 August 1918 | Washington, United States | |
87 | Pieter Ably Henriëtte (née Tritsch) Ably |
6 Jul. 1905 – 23 Nov. 2009 14 Apr. 1906 – 6 Apr. 2009 |
23 June 1928 | North Holland North Holland North Holland |West Frisian]]: Noard-Holland) is a province situated on the North Sea in the northwest part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is Haarlem and its largest city is Amsterdam.-Geography:... , Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... |
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88 | Salvatore Ardizzone Caito Providenza Caito |
1 Sept. 1882 – 19 Oct. 1987 2 Oct. 1890 – 11 Oct. 1987 |
12 January 1907 | California, United States | |
89 | Paul Onesi Mary (née Corsaro) Onesi |
7 Jul. 1896 – 30 Apr. 1998 4 Feb. 1904 – 31 Dec. 2001 |
6 August 1917 | New York, United States | |
90 | Joseph Henry Jarvis Annie (née Mitchell) Jarvis |
24 May 1898 – 20 Mar. 2002 10 Oct. 1904 – 24 Oct. 2005 |
15 July 1921 | Yukon Yukon Yukon is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three federal territories. It was named after the Yukon River. The word Yukon means "Great River" in Gwich’in.... , Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
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91 | Leonard A. Lautzenhiser Sara (née Grothe) Lautzenhiser |
5 Jan. 1907 – 20 Mar. 2009 23 Feb. 1912 – 14 May 2009 |
22 July 1928 | California, United States | |
92 | Walter Postings Beatrice Postings |
21 Oct. 1908 – 19 Nov. 2009 18 Aug. 1908 – 13 Oct. 2010 |
27 March 1929 | England, United Kingdom | |
93 | Alonzo Lonzo Sims Beulah (née Smith) Sims |
1909/10 – 30 Nov. 1912 – 24 May 2008 |
1 October 1927 | Living in Alabama, United States | |
94 | Donald Louis Mergler Margaret (née Kaylor) Mergler |
23 Apr. 1908 – 25 Apr. 2007 20 Apr. 1908 – 7 Apr. 2010 |
4 September 1926 | Maryland, United States | |
95 | George Y. Gross Alma (née Eichman) Gross |
7 Apr. 1900 – 8 Apr. 2003 18 Jan. 1906 – 22 Jan. 2006 |
8 September 1922 | Kansas, United States | |
96 | Russell Bacon Margaret (née Berlien) Bacon |
18 Oct. 1903 – 15 Mar. 2006 30 Nov. 1906 – 13 Jun. 2006 |
26 August 1925 | South Dakota South Dakota South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over... , United States |
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97 | Dominick Giordano Jennie (née Papa) Giordano |
11 Feb. 1913 – 7 Jul. 2010 26 Aug. 1913 – 5 May 2009 |
11 November 1928 | New Jersey New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware... , United States |
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98 | Frank Rago Laura M. Rago |
3 Jan. 1908 – 15 Jul. 1908 – 26 Nov. 2006 |
12 June 1926 | Living in New Jersey, United States | |
99 | Gordon Joseph Hill Mary T. Hill |
4 Nov. 1909 – 21 Nov. 2006 23 Nov. 1909 – 7 Nov. 2006 |
29 May 1926 | Oklahoma, United States | |
100 | Robert D. Fitch, Sr. Florence (née Frost) Fitch |
26 Jan. 1895 – 23 Nov. 1999 10 Aug. 1898 – 14 May 1995 |
5 December 1914 | Pennsylvania, United States | |
101 | Fedele Philip Caprio Raffaela Caprio |
19 Apr. 1883 – Jun. 1981 17 Jul. 1885 – Mar. 1983 |
11 January 1901 | + | New Jersey, United States |
102 | Vital Pierre Emard Jessie (née Perry) Emard |
29 Apr. 1908 – 30 Aug. 2010 1913 – |
2 May 1930 | Living in Ontario Ontario Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa.... , Canada |
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103 | Newton Hilliard Leger, Sr. Anna (née Oliver) Leger |
6 Apr. 1908 – 1 Jun. 2009 Dec. 1912 – |
3 February 1929 | Living in Louisiana, United States | |
104 | Ralph Anderson Ruth (née Mason) Anderson |
4 Oct. 1891 – 10 Oct. 1995 1 Oct. 1895 – 27 Nov. 1994 |
12 August 1914 | Utah, United States | |
105 | Fred Kile Dorrit Kile |
20 Jul. 1893 – Nov. 1995 13 Aug. 1898 – 11 Apr. 1993 |
26 December 1912 | Colorado Colorado Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains... , United States |
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106 | Waldo M. Tarbell Kathleen (née Barnes) Tarbell |
3 Jul. 1905 – 21 Jun. 1907 – 18 Jul. 2007 |
9 April 1927 | Living in Maine Maine Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost... , United States |
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107 | Devere Lamar Sheesley Helen (née Stewart) Sheesley |
25 Dec. 1909 – 19 Sep. 2009 26 Jul. 1907 – |
17 June 1929 | Living in Florida, United States | |
108 | Forest Adams Ruth Adams |
19 Jun. 1897 – 22 May 1995 30 Mar. 1896 – Mar. 1996 |
20 February 1915 | Illinois, United States | |
James William Barnes, Sr. Anna (née Troup) Barnes |
1 Sept. 1896 – 2 Jul. 1997 20 Oct. 1895 – 16 Oct. 1995 |
17 July 1915 | Texas, United States | ||
110 | Oney W. Hartner Edna Hartner |
11 Nov. 1887 – 10 Jul. 1988 2 Oct. 1889 – 15 Jul. 1989 |
12 April 1908 | Missouri, United States | |
111 | Carl Stuart Herman Nellie (née Grimes) Herman |
10 Feb. 1910 – 14 Nov. 2008 14 May 1909 – 25 Oct. 2010 |
18 August 1928 | California, United States | |
112 | James Patrick Hanlon Florence (née Gillon) Hanlon |
20 Oct. 1891 – 27 Feb. 2001 19 Jan. 1898 – 27 Dec. 1999 |
5 October 1919 | Massachusetts Massachusetts The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010... , United States |
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Roy Alfred Adams Bertha (née Nalley) Adams |
30 Oct. 1904 – 9 Oct. 2007 30 Aug. 1905 – 18 Mar. 2008 |
18 July 1927 | Oklahoma, United States | ||
114 | Paul E. Attebery Thelma (née Adams) Attebery |
19 Jan. 1901 – 13 Apr. 2000 20 Jan. 1904 – 29 Oct. 2000 |
31 January 1920 | Kansas, United States | |
115 | Dominick Cosentino Anne Cosentino |
28 May 1910 – 13 Oct. 2008 23 Jun. 1912 – 28 Oct. 2009 |
6 August 1928 | Florida, United States | |
116 | Charles C. Carroll Emma (née Lanman) Carroll Emma Carroll Emma Vironia Carroll was, at age 112, Iowa's oldest person since the death of 111-year-old Hazel Blecha on October 29, 2006. She was the 10th oldest validated American living in the United States, and the 22nd oldest validated worldwide at the time of her death... |
8 Oct. 1893 – 7 Mar. 1994 18 May 1895 – 10 Jul. 2007 |
1 January 1914 | Iowa, United States | |
117 | William C. Troop Lorene (née Johnson) Troop |
11 May 1909 – 15 Dec. 2006 6 Apr. 1910 – 7 Aug. 2007 |
23 October 1926 | Kentucky, United States | |
118 | Buford Good Florence (née Branscombe) Good |
2 Nov. 1907 – 23 Apr. 2009 26 Feb. 1910 – 14 Jan. 2010 |
2 March 1929 | Tennessee, United States | |
119 | Dan R. Thomas Lola M. Thomas |
6 Oct. 1905 – 13 Jun. 2004 9 May 1907 – 12 Dec. 2006 |
26 April 1924 | Kansas, United States | |
120 | Louis Astruc Simone (née Bonvallet) Astruc |
11 Nov. 1907 – 1907 – 23 Aug. 2009 |
10 July 1929 | Living in Languedoc-Roussillon Languedoc-Roussillon Languedoc-Roussillon is one of the 27 regions of France. It comprises five departments, and borders the other French regions of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Rhône-Alpes, Auvergne, Midi-Pyrénées on the one side, and Spain, Andorra and the Mediterranean sea on the other side.-Geography:The region is... , France |
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121 | Percy Arrowsmith Florence Arrowsmith Percy and Florence Arrowsmith Percy Arrowsmith and Florence Arrowsmith were, until Percy's death, a married couple residing in Hereford, England. On June 1, 2005 they erroneously made it into the Guinness Book of Records for the longest marriage for a living couple and the oldest aggregate age of a married couple... |
13 Mar. 1900 – 15 Jun. 2005 31 Oct. 1904 – 9 Apr. 2007 |
1 June 1925 | England, United Kingdom | |
122 | Peter Mascolo Anna (née DeTuccio) Mascolo |
21 Nov. 1901 – 2 May 2008 16 Dec. 1910 – 27 Dec. 2010 |
23 April 1928 | Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately... , United States |
Highest combined ages of married couples (≥210 years when both have died)
Remark: Guinness counts only the highest combined age of both persons living at the same time, not the combined maximum age of both persons. If the point of the record is "as a couple", not an individual, then the "oldest couple" is NOT the same as the maximum age of both persons, or, in other words, the time of having been a widow/widower is in that case excluded.No. | Names | Lifespans | Combined age at end of marriage | Combined age | Place of death or residence |
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1 | Harley D. Utz Sylvia (née Booker) Utz |
3 Jul. 1898 – 12 Nov. 2001 9 Mar. 1899 – 5 Oct. 2009 |
206 years, 15 days | 213 years, 342 days | Ohio, United States |
2 | Antonio Urrea-Hernández Isabel Tossas-Bordanova |
18 Feb. 1888 – 15 Nov. 1999 16 Feb. 1894 – 13 Aug. 1995 |
208 years, 354 days | 213 years, 83 days | Catalonia, Spain |
3 | Leonardus Arnoldus Koppert Marie Cornelie Koppert-de Chauvigny de Blot |
30 Jan. 1885 – 17 Nov. 1990 27 Oct. 1890 – 8 Jan. 1998 |
205 years, 312 days | 212 years, 364 days | Utrecht Utrecht (province) Utrecht is the smallest province of the Netherlands in terms of area, and is located in the centre of the country. It is bordered by the Eemmeer in the north, Gelderland in the east, the river Rhine in the south, South Holland in the west, and North Holland in the northwest... , Netherlands |
4 | Frank Hazell Kathleen Hazell |
15 Apr. 1899 – 27 Nov. 2006 27 Jun. 1903 – 12 Jul. 2008 |
211 years, 14 days | 212 years, 241 days | England, United Kingdom |
5 | William Archibald Fullingim Nancy (née Watson) Fullingim |
7 Jul. 1855 – 6 Aug. 1965 1 Nov. 1861 – 25 Apr. 1964 |
211 years, 103 days | 212 years, 206 days | Oklahoma, United States |
6 | Charles C. Carroll Emma (née Lanman) Carroll Emma Carroll Emma Vironia Carroll was, at age 112, Iowa's oldest person since the death of 111-year-old Hazel Blecha on October 29, 2006. She was the 10th oldest validated American living in the United States, and the 22nd oldest validated worldwide at the time of her death... |
8 Oct. 1893 – 7 Mar. 1994 18 May 1895 – 10 Jul. 2007 |
199 years, 78 days | 212 years, 203 days | Iowa, United States |
7 | Frank Capizzi Marietta (née Cimino) Capizzi |
5 Nov. 1893 – 7 Feb. 1995 29 Jan. 1901 – |
195 years, 103 days | Living in New York, United States | |
8 | Alfred Nilssøn Ihlen Ellen (née Gording) Ihlen |
30 Jun. 1900 – 6 Apr. 2006 26 Sept. 1905 – |
206 years, 107 days | Living in Oslo Oslo Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King... , Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... |
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9 | Leopold Vietoris Leopold Vietoris Leopold Vietoris was an Austrian mathematician and a World War I veteran who gained additional fame by becoming a supercentenarian... Maria Josefa Vincentia Vietoris |
4 Jun. 1891 – 9 Apr. 2002 18 Jul. 1901 – 24 Mar. 2002 |
211 years, 177 days | 211 years, 193 days | Tyrol Tyrol (state) Tyrol is a state or Bundesland, located in the west of Austria. It comprises the Austrian part of the historical region of Tyrol.The state is split into two parts–called North Tyrol and East Tyrol–by a -wide strip of land where the state of Salzburg borders directly on the Italian province of... , Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... |
10 | James Patrick Hanlon Florence (née Gillon) Hanlon |
20 Oct. 1891 – 27 Feb. 2001 19 Jan. 1898 – 27 Dec. 1999 |
210 years, 45 days | 211 years, 107 days | Massachusetts, United States |
11 | John Orton Harriet Orton |
19 Jan. 1876 – 30 Jan. 1984 3 Apr. 1878 – 28 Apr. 1981 |
208 years, 124 days | 211 years, 36 days | England, United Kingdom |
Calvin E. Dunmire Mina L. Dunmire |
22 Sept. 1881 – 14 Oct. 1989 4 Mar. 1886 – 18 Mar. 1989 |
210 years, 191 days | 211 years, 36 days | Pennsylvania, United States | |
13 | Ralph Burgess Tarrant Phyllis (née Machen) Tarrant |
7 Jul. 1903 – 9 Sept. 1908 – 4 Feb. 2011 |
209 years, 360 days | Living in England, United Kingdom | |
14 | Liu Yung-Yang Liu Yang Yang-Wan |
7 Oct. 1899 – 13 Feb. 2007 18 Feb. 1900 – 21 Jul. 2003 |
207 years, 86 days | 210 years, 283 days | Taiwan |
15 | Jacobus Cornelis Verbruggen Egberta Verbruggen-Giesen |
22 Jan. 1895 – 20 May 1998 23 Oct. 1890 – 6 Feb. 1998 |
210 years, 121 days | 210 years, 224 days | North Brabant North Brabant North Brabant , sometimes called Brabant, is a province of the Netherlands, located in the south of the country, bordered by Belgium in the south, the Meuse River in the north, Limburg in the east and Zeeland in the west.- History :... , Netherlands |
16 | Karl Dølven Gudrun (née Haug) Dølven |
31 Aug. 1897 – 31 Jul. 2004 14 Oct. 1900 – 24 Apr. 2004 |
210 years, 65 days | 210 years, 151 days | Buskerud Buskerud is a county in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark, and Vestfold. The county administration is located in Drammen.-Geography:... , Norway |
17 | Dr. Will Miles Clark Lois (née Schafroth) Clark |
17 Aug. 1904 – 9 Apr. 1907 – 18 Apr. 2010 |
208 years, 253 days | Living in Iowa, United States | |
18 | Ralph Troy Nina (née Leiper) Troy |
1894/95 – 1999 20 Oct. 1905 – |
197 years+ | + | Living in Scotland Scotland Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the... , United Kingdom |