This is a list of supercentenarians of the Caribbean who have attained the age of at least 110 years. There have been 22 supercentenarians from the Caribbean verified or pending by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).[1] The oldest person ever from the Caribbean is Violet Brown of Jamaica, born on 10 March 1900, aged 124 years, 40 days. Oldest male is Emiliano Mercado del Toro, of Puerto Rico who died in 2007 aged 115 years, 156 days. As of 19 April 2024, the GRG has only verified one living supercentenarian in the Caribbean,.
Living supercentenarians in the Caribbean
Below is a list of the oldest living people in the Caribbean. Those listed as 'verified' have been verified by an international body that specifically deals in longevity research, such as the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). Those listed as 'pending' have provided at least one document supporting the claimed age.
Verified [2] Unverified
Rank | Name | Sex | Birth | Age as of 19 Apr 2024 | Region of birth | Country of residence |
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1 | Violet Brown | F | 10 Mar 1900 | 124 years, 40 days | JAM (Trelawny) | JAM (Trelawny) |
Julie Montabord | F | 17 Apr 1906 | 118 years, 2 days | MTQ,FRA | MTQ,FRA | |
Zephrine Antonia Thomas | F | 26 Aug 1906 | 117 years, 236 days | DMA | VIR,USA |
Living emigrant supercentenarians of the Caribbean
Rank | Name | Sex | Birth | Age as of 19 Apr 2024 | Region of birth | Country of residence |
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Supercentenarians of the Caribbean
Deceased (Verified) [2] Living (Verified) Pending [3]
Rank | Name | Sex | Birth | Death | Age | Region of birth | Region of death |
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1 | Violet Brown | F | 10 Mar 1900 | Living | 124 years, 40 days | JAM (Trelawny) | JAM (Trelawny) |
2 | Emiliano Mercado del Toro | M | 21 Aug 1891 | 24 Jan 2007 | 115 years, 156 days | PRI,USA (Mayaguez) | PRI,USA (Aguadilla) |
3 | Ramona Trinidad Iglesias-Jordan | F | 31 Aug 1889 | 29 May 2004 | 114 years, 272 days | PRI,USA (Utuado) | PRI,USA (San Juan) |
4 | Eugenie Blanchard [4] | F | 16 Feb 1896 | 4 Nov 2010 | 114 years, 261 days | BLM, FRA | BLM, FRA |
Ida Stewart | F | 13 Nov 1896 | 12 Nov 2010 | 113 years, 364 days | JAM (Saint Ann) | JAM (Saint Ann) | |
5 | Luce Maced | F | 2 May 1886 | 25 Feb 2000 | 113 years, 299 days | GLP,FRA | MTQ,FRA |
Ursula Krigger [5] | F | 22 Apr 1902 | 10 Sep 2015 | 113 years, 141 days | Danish West Indies | VIR,USA | |
6 | James Sisnett | M | 22 Feb 1900 | 23 May 2013 | 113 years, 90 days | BRB | BRB |
7 | Irenise Moulonguet | F | 6 Nov 1900 | 28 May 2013 | 112 years, 203 days | MTQ,FRA | MTQ,FRA |
8 | Mathilde Octavie Tafna | F | 16 Mar 1895 | 1 May 2007 | 112 years, 46 days | GLP,FRA | GLP,FRA |
9 | Félicité Jandia | F | 12 Feb 1881 | 7 Dec 1992 | 111 years, 299 days | GLP,FRA | GLP,FRA |
Ulis Badley | F | 18 Dec 1896 | 30 Jan 2008 | 111 years, 43 days | JAM (Saint Andrew) | JAM (Saint Andrew) | |
Maria Mojica Torres | F | 3 May 1903 | 30 Apr 2014 | 110 years, 362 days | PRI,USA (Toa Alta) | PRI,USA (Toa Alta) | |
10 | Louise Bilon | F | 15 Aug 1896 | 25 Jan 2007 | 110 years, 163 days | MTQ,FRA | MTQ,FRA |
Daisy Cammock-Bennett | F | 3 Jan 1903 | 10 Jun 2013 | 110 years, 158 days | JAM (Clarendon) | JAM (Saint Andrew) | |
11 | Ismène Baffard | F | 24 Oct 1898 | 4 Mar 2009 | 110 years, 131 days | GLP,FRA | GLP,FRA |
Ferdeline Vergelas-Tamarin | F | 1 Jun 1903 | 13 Aug 2013 | 110 years, 73 days | GLP,FRA | GLP,FRA | |
12 | Veronique Louis-Sidney[4] | F | 23 Jun 1900 | 13 Aug 2010 | 110 years, 51 days | MTQ,FRA | MTQ,FRA |
Emigrant supercentenarians of the Caribbean
Rank | Name | Sex | Birth | Death | Age | Region of birth | Country of death |
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1 | Antonia Gerena Rivera | F | 19 May 1900 | 2 Jun 2015 | 115 years 14 days | PRI,USA | USA (Florida) |
2 | Brigida Dearroyo | F | 7 Oct 1888 | 31 Dec 2000 | 112 years, 85 days | PRI,USA | USA (New Jersey) |
3 | Rosalind Hill | F | 30 Mar 1899 | 18 Jan 2010 | 110 years, 294 days | KNA | USA (New York) |
Henrietta Bruce | F | 18 Jul 1891 | 21 Jul 2001 | 110 years, 3 days | BRB | USA (Rhode Island) |
References
- ↑ Table B - Verified Supercentenarians (by Chronological Age) GRG - As of August 11, 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 World Supercentenarian Rankings List
- ↑ GRG Pending Cases List January 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 GRG Deaths in 2010
- ↑ Online Obituaries - Ursula Krigger