List of American supercentenarians

American supercentenarians are citizens or residents of the United States who have reached or passed 110 years of age. Currently, the GRG lists the oldest living American as Edith Ceccarelli, born February 5, 1908. The longest-lived person ever from the United States was Sarah Knauss, of Hollywood, Pennsylvania, who died on December 30, 1999, aged 119 years, 97 days.[1][2]

Oldest known Americans (aged 114+)

Below is a list of longest lived American over 114-years-old according to the GRG.[3][4]

  Deceased  Living[5]

RankNameSexBirth dateDeath dateAgeBirthplacePlace of death
or residence
01Sarah Knauss[3]FSeptember 24, 1880December 30, 1999119 years, 97 daysPennsylvaniaPennsylvania
02María Brañas Morera[5]FMarch 4, 1907Living117 years, 77 daysCaliforniaSpain
03Delphia Welford[6]FSeptember 9, 1875November 14, 1992117 years, 66 daysMississippiTennessee
04Susannah Mushatt Jones[4]FJuly 6, 1899May 12, 2016116 years, 311 daysAlabamaNew York
05Gertrude Weaver[4]FJuly 4, 1898April 6, 2015116 years, 276 daysArkansasArkansas
06Elizabeth Bolden[3]FAugust 15, 1890December 11, 2006116 years, 118 daysTennesseeTennessee
07Besse Cooper[4]FAugust 26, 1896December 4, 2012116 years, 100 daysTennesseeGeorgia
08Jeralean Talley[4]FMay 23, 1899June 17, 2015116 years, 25 daysGeorgiaMichigan
09Maggie Barnes[3][a]FMarch 6, 1882January 19, 1998115 years, 319 daysNorth CarolinaNorth Carolina
10Dina Manfredini[4]FApril 4, 1897December 17, 2012115 years, 257 daysItalyIowa
11Christian Mortensen[3]MAugust 16, 1882April 25, 1998115 years, 252 daysDenmarkCalifornia
12Hester Ford[4][7]FAugust 15, 1905April 17, 2021115 years, 245 daysSouth CarolinaNorth Carolina
13Edna Parker[4]FApril 20, 1893November 26, 2008115 years, 220 daysIndianaIndiana
14Margaret Skeete[3]FOctober 27, 1878May 7, 1994115 years, 192 daysTexasVirginia
15Edie Ceccarelli[4]FFebruary 5, 1908February 22, 2024116 years, 17 daysCaliforniaCalifornia
16Bernice Madigan[4]FJuly 24, 1899January 3, 2015115 years, 163 daysMassachusettsMassachusetts
17Gertrude Baines[4]FApril 6, 1894September 11, 2009115 years, 158 daysGeorgiaCalifornia
18Bettie Wilson[3]FSeptember 13, 1890February 13, 2006115 years, 153 daysMississippiMississippi
19Iris Westman[4]FAugust 28, 1905January 3, 2021[8]115 years, 128 daysNorth DakotaNorth Dakota
20Marie Josephine Gaudette[5]FMarch 25, 1902July 13, 2017115 years, 110 daysNew HampshireItaly
21Susie Gibson[3]FOctober 31, 1890February 16, 2006115 years, 108 daysMississippiAlabama
Thelma Sutcliffe[4]FOctober 1, 1906January 17, 2022[9]NebraskaNebraska
23Augusta Holtz[4]FAugust 3, 1871October 21, 1986115 years, 79 daysPrussia[b]Missouri
24Bessie Hendricks[5]FNovember 7, 1907January 3, 2023115 years, 57 daysIowaIowa
25Maude Farris-Luse[3]FJanuary 21, 1887March 18, 2002115 years, 56 daysMichiganMichigan
26Antonia Gerena Rivera[4]FMay 19, 1900June 2, 2015115 years, 14 daysPuerto Rico[c]Florida
27Mary Bidwell[3]FMay 19, 1881April 25, 1996114 years, 342 daysConnecticutConnecticut
28Hazel Plummer[5]FJune 19, 1908May 25, 2023114 years, 340 daysMassachusettsMassachusetts
29Ophelia Burks[6]FOctober 25, 1903September 27, 2018114 years, 337 daysLouisianaLouisiana
30Mary Josephine Ray[4]FMay 17, 1895March 7, 2010114 years, 294 daysCanadaNew Hampshire
31Goldie Steinberg[4]FOctober 30, 1900August 16, 2015114 years, 290 daysMoldova[d]New York
32Delphine Gibson[4]FAugust 17, 1903May 9, 2018114 years, 265 daysSouth CarolinaPennsylvania
33Neva Morris[4]FAugust 3, 1895April 6, 2010114 years, 246 daysIowaIowa
34Blanche Cobb[4]FSeptember 8, 1900May 1, 2015114 years, 235 daysGeorgiaFlorida
35Mila Mangold[5]FNovember 14, 1907July 2, 2022114 years, 230 daysNebraskaCalifornia
36Carrie Lazenby[3]FFebruary 9, 1882September 14, 1996114 years, 218 daysGeorgiaIllinois
37Myrtle Dorsey[3]FNovember 22, 1885June 25, 2000114 years, 216 daysOhioOhio
38Walter Breuning[4]MSeptember 21, 1896April 14, 2011114 years, 205 daysMinnesotaMontana
39Eunice Sanborn[4]FJuly 20, 1896January 31, 2011114 years, 195 daysLouisianaTexas
40Grace Clawson[3]FNovember 15, 1887May 28, 2002114 years, 194 daysUnited KingdomNew York
41Wilhelmina Kott[3]FMarch 7, 1880September 6, 1994114 years, 183 daysIllinoisIllinois
Adelina Domingues[3]FFebruary 19, 1888August 21, 2002Cape Verde[e]California
43Lucy Mirigian[4]FAugust 15, 1906February 12, 2021114 years, 181 daysArmenia[f]California
44Charlotte Benkner[3]FNovember 16, 1889May 14, 2004114 years, 180 daysGermanyOhio
45Ettie Mae Greene[3]FSeptember 8, 1877February 26, 1992114 years, 171 daysWest VirginiaWest Virginia
46Dominga Velasco[4]FMay 12, 1901October 11, 2015114 years, 152 daysMexicoCalifornia
47Irene Frank[3]FOctober 1, 1881February 28, 1996114 years, 150 daysTexasMissouri
48Olivia Patricia Thomas[4]FJune 29, 1895November 16, 2009114 years, 140 daysIowaNew York
Alelia Murphy[4]FJuly 6, 1905November 23, 2019North CarolinaNew York
50Irene Dunham[5]FDecember 16, 1907May 1, 2022114 years, 136 daysMichiganMichigan
51Nina Willis[5]FJanuary 14, 1909May 17, 2023114 years, 123 daysGeorgiaGeorgia
52Anna Henderson[4]FMarch 5, 1900July 1, 2014114 years, 118 daysGeorgiaPennsylvania
53Emma Verona Johnston[3]FAugust 6, 1890December 1, 2004114 years, 117 daysIowaOhio
Mamie Rearden[3]FSeptember 7, 1898January 2, 2013South CarolinaGeorgia
Erna Zahn[5]FApril 14, 1908August 9, 2022WisconsinMinnesota
56Bettie Chatmon[3]FApril 30, 1884August 16, 1998114 years, 108 daysLouisianaTexas
Lessie Brown[4]FSeptember 22, 1904January 8, 2019GeorgiaOhio
58Odie Matthews[3]FDecember 28, 1878April 14, 1993114 years, 107 daysTexasArizona
59Florence Knapp[3]FOctober 10, 1873January 11, 1988114 years, 93 daysPennsylvaniaPennsylvania
Elena Slough[3]FJuly 4, 1889October 5, 2003PennsylvaniaNew Jersey
61Mary Anna Boone[3]FFebruary 10, 1887May 13, 2001114 years, 92 daysKentuckyKentucky
62Minnie Whicker[4]FJuly 24, 1906October 22, 2020114 years, 90 daysArkansasCalifornia
63Delma Kollar[4]FOctober 31, 1897January 24, 2012114 years, 85 daysKansasOregon
64Ila Jones[4]FAugust 21, 1903November 10, 2017114 years, 81 daysGeorgiaGeorgia
65Maggie Renfro[4]FNovember 14, 1895January 22, 2010114 years, 69 daysLouisianaLouisiana
66Emma Tillman[3]FNovember 22, 1892January 28, 2007114 years, 67 daysNorth CarolinaConnecticut
Anna Stoehr[4]FOctober 15, 1900December 21, 2014IowaMinnesota
68Leila Denmark[4]FFebruary 1, 1898April 1, 2012114 years, 60 daysGeorgiaGeorgia
69Adele Dunlap[4]FDecember 12, 1902February 5, 2017114 years, 55 daysNew JerseyNew Jersey
70Naomi Conner[4]FAugust 30, 1899October 18, 2013114 years, 49 daysTexas[11]Texas
Ora Holland[4]FDecember 24, 1900February 11, 2015MissouriOklahoma
72Ellen Goodwill[4]FFebruary 2, 1907March 2, 2021[12]114 years, 28 daysKentuckyMichigan
73Elizabeth Francis[5]FJuly 25, 1909Living114 years, 300 daysLouisianaTexas
74Grace Thaxton[3]FJune 18, 1891July 6, 2005114 years, 18 daysNew YorkKentucky
75Soledad Mexia[4]FAugust 13, 1899August 30, 2013114 years, 17 daysMexicoCalifornia
76Minnie Ward[3]FNovember 19, 1885December 2, 1999114 years, 13 daysTennesseeMassachusetts
77Arbella Ewing[4]FMarch 13, 1894March 22, 2008114 years, 9 daysTexasTexas
78Catherine Hagel[4]FNovember 28, 1894December 6, 2008114 years, 8 daysMinnesotaMinnesota
79Emma Otis[4]FOctober 22, 1901October 25, 2015114 years, 3 daysMinnesotaMinnesota

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