This is a list of supercentenarians from the Balkan countries. The countries within this region are as follows: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovinia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, and Serbia.
List of Balkan supercentenarians[]
Deceased (Validated) Living (Validated) Pending Unvalidated
Rank | Name | Sex | Birth | Death | Age | Country |
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1 | Maria Tudor | F | 21 Sept 1903 | 22 Mar 2016 | 112 years, 183 days | ROU |
2 | Jelisaveta Veljkovic | F | 18 July 1904 | 20 Oct 2016 | 112 years, 94 days | CROSRB |
3 | Ioanna Proiou-Dimitriadou | F | 2 July 1911 | 5 Apr 2023 | 111 years, 277 days | GRE |
4 | Dumitru Comanescu | M | 21 Nov 1908 | 27 June 2020 | 111 years, 219 days | ROU |
5 | Eugenia Vrantis | F | 26 Feb 1906 | 22 Aug 2017 | 111 years, 175 days | GRE |
6 | Anastasia Athanassoulas | F | 7 June 1898 | 15 Aug 2009 | 111 years, 69 days | GRE |
7 | Zenepe Pirani | F | 10 May 1910 | 5 July 2021 | 111 years, 56 days | MNEALB |
8 | Eleni Tzovolou | F | 8 Nov 1910 | 6 Aug 2021 | 110 years, 271 days | GRE |
9 | Karamfila Stoyanova | F | 4 Sept 1903 | 26 May 2014 | 110 years, 264 days | BUL |
10 | Ilie Ciocan | M | 10 June 1913 | Living | 110 years, 282 days | ROU |
11 | Maria Papakyriakou | F | 5 July 1901 | 21 Jan 2012 | 110 years, 200 days | GRE |
12 | Xhezide Aliu | F | 5 Aug 1913 | Living | 110 years, 226 days | KOS |
13 | Nina Valjalo | F | 6 July 1908 | 29 Oct 2018 | 110 years, 115 days | CRO |
14 | Tamara Krutikov | F | 27 Mar 1912 | 6 July 2022 | 110 years, 101 days | RUSSRB |
15 | Lili Theotoka-Alivizatou | F | Oct 1911 | 13 Jan 2022 | 110 years, 98+ days | TURGRE |
16 | Nurie Dermendzieva | F | 12 Oct 1912 | 12 Jan 2023 | 110 years, 92 days | BUL |
17 | Fikrije Loki | F | 10 Jan 1914 | Living | 110 years, 68 days | KOSMKD |
18 | Jovan Jovanovic | M | 16 Sept 1906 | 1 Oct 2016 | 110 years, 15 days | MNEBIH |
Balkan emigrant supercentenarians[]
Rank | Name | Sex | Birth | Death | Age | Countries |
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1 | Veronika Zsilinszki | F | 4 Feb 1908 | 20 Apr 2021 | 113 years, 75 days | SRBHUN |
2 | Amalia Arvanetes | F | 6 Feb 1903 | 20 Mar 2016 | 113 years, 43 days | GREUSA |
3 | Margherita Buttiri | F | 8 May 1908 | 23 June 2020 | 112 years, 46 days | CROCAN |
4 | Istvanne Fejes | F | 15 Feb 1911 | 17 Dec 2022 | 111 years, 305 days | ROUHUN |
5 | Barbara Poth | F | 10 May 1882 | 4 Jan 1994 | 111 years, 239 days | ROUUSA |
6 | Gregory Pandazes | M | 15 Jan 1873 | 22 Dec 1983 | 110 years, 341 days | GREUSA |
7 | Elisabeth Kimoff | F | 20 Nov 1904 | 15 Oct 2015 | 110 years, 329 days | MKDCAN |
8 | Helen Stamelos | F | 30 Nov 1906 | 7 Aug 2017 | 110 years, 251 days | GREAUS |
9 | Marija Ruljancich | F | 14 June 1913 | Living | 110 years, 278 days | CROAUS |
10 | Vasilika Anastas | F | 15 Dec 1912 | 16 July 2023 | 110 years, 213 days | ALBUSA |
11 | Maria Corba | F | 15 Aug 1878 | 8 Mar 1989 | 110 years, 205 days | ROUGER |
12 | Hermina Dunz | F | 24 Feb 1898 | 14 June 2008 | 110 years, 111 days | CROAUT |
13 | Maria Carpatachi | F | 14 Oct 1913 | Living | 110 years, 156 days | GRE ITA |
14 | Helen Gewlas | F | 17 Mar 1892 | 26 June 2002 | 110 years, 101 days | GREUSA |
15 | Caroline Pullar | F | 9 Nov 1908 | 16 Feb 2019 | 110 years, 89 days | CROUSA |
16 | Frank Fountas | M | 15 Aug 1898 | 4 Nov 2008 | 110 years, 81 days | GREUSA |
17 | Katharina Stahl | F | 10 Nov 1913 | Living | 110 years, 129 days | BULGER |
18 | Ekaterini Tselios | F | 21 Jan 1905 | 24 Feb 2015 | 110 years, 34 days | GREUSA |
19 | Rosina Neubauer | F | 11 Oct 1909 | 13 Nov 2019 | 110 years, 33 days | ROUGER |
20 | Ioanna Lambropoulos | F | 8 May 1884 | 2 June 1994 | 110 years, 25 days | GREUSA |
Chronological list of the oldest living Balkan person since 1999[]
Validated / Under 110 Living Pending Unvalidated
From | To | Name | Sex | Age when oldest |
Lifespan | Country of death |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unknown | 13 Aug 1999 | Dumitrascu Lacatusu | M | ?–108 | 22 Mar 1891 – 13 Aug 1999 108 years, 144 days |
ROU |
13 Aug 1999 | 9 Dec 2001 (2 yrs, 118 days) |
Jela Kranjcic | F | 106–108 | 15 Mar 1893 – 9 Dec 2001 108 years, 269 days |
CRO |
9 Dec 2001 | 4 Oct 2002 (299 days) |
Ruza Sertic | F | 108–109 | 16 May 1893 – 4 Oct 2002 109 years, 141 days |
CRO |
4 Oct 2002 | 16 Oct 2003 (1 yr, 12 days) |
Joka Janicic | F | 108–109 | 11 Nov 1893 – 16 Oct 2003 109 years, 339 days |
MNE |
16 Oct 2003 | 4 Apr 2004 (171 days) |
Kostadina Simbo | F | 108–109 | 20 Oct 1894 – 4 Apr 2004 109 years, 167 days |
SRB |
4 Apr 2004 | 28 Dec 2004 (266 days) |
Elena Lungoci | F | 109 | 14 Jan 1895 – 28 Dec 2004 109 years, 348 days |
ROU |
28 Dec 2004 | 3 July 2005 (187 days) |
Luca Bulic | F | 109 | 11 Dec 1895 – 3 July 2005 109 years, 203 days |
BIH |
3 July 2005 | 15 Aug 2009 (4 yrs, 43 days) |
Anastasia Athanassoulas | F | 107–111 | 7 June 1898 – 15 Aug 2009 111 years, 69 days |
GRE |
15 Aug 2009 | 19 Mar 2010 (216 days) |
Elpida Moschopoulos | F | 109 | 23 May 1900 – 19 Mar 2010 109 years, 300 days |
GRE |
19 Mar 2010 | 4 Aug 2010 (138 days) |
Konstantinos Papadamis | M | 109 | 26 Dec 1900 – 4 Aug 2010 109 years, 221 days |
GRE |
4 Aug 2010 | 21 Jan 2012 (1 yr, 170 days) |
Maria Papakyriakou | F | 109–110 | 5 July 1901 – 21 Jan 2012 110 years, 200 days |
GRE |
21 Jan 2012 | 6 Feb 2012 (16 days) |
Velika Sabeva | F | 109 | 22 Aug 1902 – 6 Feb 2012 109 years, 168 days |
BUL |
6 Feb 2012 | 16 Aug 2012 (192 days) |
Fahrija Mucic | F | 109 | 5 Sept 1902 – 16 Aug 2012 109 years, 346 days |
MNE |
16 Aug 2012 | 4 Dec 2012 (110 days) |
Mara Kvrgic | F | 109 | 19 July 1903 – 4 Dec 2012 109 years, 138 days |
BIH |
4 Dec 2012 | 26 May 2014 (1 yr, 173 days) |
Karamfila Stoyanova | F | 109–110 | 4 Sept 1903 – 26 May 2014 110 years, 264 days |
BUL |
26 May 2014 | 22 Mar 2016 (1 yr, 301 days) |
Maria Tudor | F | 110–112 | 21 Sept 1903 – 22 Mar 2016 112 years, 183 days |
ROU |
22 Mar 2016 | 20 Oct 2016 (193 days) |
Jelisaveta Veljkovic | F | 111–112 | 18 July 1904 – 20 Oct 2016 112 years, 94 days |
SRB |
20 Oct 2016 | 22 Aug 2017 (306 days) |
Eugenia Vrantis | F | 110–111 | 26 Feb 1906 – 22 Aug 2017 111 years, 175 days |
GRE |
22 Aug 2017 | 29 Oct 2018 (1 yr, 68 days) |
Nina Valjalo | F | 109–110 | 6 July 1908 – 29 Oct 2018 110 years, 115 days |
CRO |
29 Oct 2018 | 27 June 2020 (1 yr, 242 days) |
Dumitru Comanescu | M | 109–111 | 21 Nov 1908 – 27 June 2020 111 years, 219 days |
ROU |
27 June 2020 | 5 July 2021 (1 yr, 8 days) |
Zenepe Pirani | F | 110–111 | 10 May 1910 – 5 July 2021 111 years, 56 days |
ALB |
5 July 2021 | 6 Aug 2021 (32 days) |
Eleni Tzovolou | F | 110 | 8 Nov 1910 – 6 Aug 2021 110 years, 271 days |
GRE |
6 Aug 2021 | 5 Apr 2023 (1 yr, 274 days) |
Ioanna Proiou-Dimitriadou | F | 110–111 | 2 July 1911 – 5 Apr 2023 111 years, 277 days |
GRE |
5 Apr 2023 | Present (0 years, 348 days) |
Ilie Ciocan | M | 109–110* | Born 10 June 1913 110 years, 282 days |
Living in ROU |
Chronological list of the oldest living Balkan man since 1999[]
Validated / Under 110 Living Pending Unvalidated
From | To | Name | Age when oldest |
Lifespan | Country of death |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unknown | 13 Aug 1999 | Dumitrascu Lacatusu | ?–108 | 22 Mar 1891 – 13 Aug 1999 108 years, 144 days |
ROU |
13 Aug 1999 | 27 July 2002 (2 yrs, 348 days) |
Ante Toni Beritic | 104–107 | 14 Jan 1895 – 27 July 2002 107 years, 194 days |
CRO |
27 July 2002 | 28 Dec 2002 (154 days) |
Aleksandar Tosic | 105–106 | 19 Dec 1896 – 28 Dec 2002 106 years, 9 days |
SRB |
28 Dec 2002 | 13 July 2006 (3 yrs, 197 days) |
Peter Ivanov Cincarski | 103–107 | 6 Feb 1899 – 13 July 2006 107 years, 157 days |
BUL |
13 July 2006 | 21 Jan 2007 (192 days) |
Ivan Jaklic | 106–107 | 4 Dec 1899 – 21 Jan 2007 107 years, 48 days |
CRO |
21 Jan 2007 | 4 Dec 2007 (317 days) |
Rade Grujicic | 106–107 | 15 Feb 1900 – 4 Dec 2007 107 years, 292 days |
SRB |
4 Dec 2007 | 4 Aug 2010 (2 yrs, 243 days) |
Konstantinos Papadamis | 106–109 | 26 Dec 1900 – 4 Aug 2010 109 years, 221 days |
GRE |
4 Aug 2010 | 15 Apr 2011 (254 days) |
Jovo Latinovic | 108–109 | 19 Aug 1901 – 15 Apr 2011 109 years, 239 days |
SRB |
15 Apr 2011 | 12 Sept 2011 (148 days) |
Nicolae Dumitrescu | 107 | 1 Mar 1904 – 12 Sept 2011 107 years, 195 days |
ROU |
12 Sept 2011 | 8 Mar 2013 (1 yr, 177 days) |
Nicolae Pasculescu | 106–107 | 13 June 1905 – 8 Mar 2013 107 years, 268 days |
ROU |
8 Mar 2013 | 15 Jan 2014 (313 days) |
Gheorghe Covaci | 107–108 | 23 July 1905 – 15 Jan 2014 108 years, 176 days |
ROU |
15 Jan 2014 | 18 May 2014 (123 days) |
Traian Grancea | 108 | 24 Dec 1905 – 18 May 2014 108 years, 145 days |
ROU |
18 May 2014 | 20 June 2015 (1 yr, 33 days) |
Tryfon Sivenas | 107–108 | 1 July 1906 – 20 June 2015 108 years, 353 days |
GRE |
20 June 2015 | 22 Nov 2015 (155 days) |
Krsto Vojvodic | 108–109 | 13 Sept 1906 – 22 Nov 2015 109 years, 70 days |
MNE |
22 Nov 2015 | 1 Oct 2016 (314 days) |
Jovan Jovanovic | 109–110 | 16 Sept 1906 – 1 Oct 2016 110 years, 15 days |
BIH |
1 Oct 2016 | 27 June 2020 (3 yrs, 270 days) |
Dumitru Comanescu | 107–111 | 21 Nov 1908 – 27 June 2020 111 years, 219 days |
ROU |
27 June 2020 | 31 July 2020 (34 days) |
Ndue Melyshi | 109 | 13 Feb 1911 – 31 July 2020 109 years, 169 days |
ALB |
31 July 2020 | 5 Mar 2021 (217 days) |
Josip Krsul | 108–109 | 10 Dec 1911 – 5 Mar 2021 109 years, 85 days |
CRO |
5 Mar 2021 | 15 Mar 2021 (10 days) |
Stelios Fragiadoulakis | 108 | 15 Dec 1912 – 15 Mar 2021 108 years, 91 days |
GRE |
15 Mar 2021 | Present (3 years, 4 days) |
Ilie Ciocan | 107–110* | Born 10 June 1913 110 years, 282 days |
Living in ROU |