Talk:List of living centenarians

Jim Cullivan

Hi guys,

Can we please add Jim Cullivan, an American football coach. He is a centenarian who is still alive and will be 101 on 10 June. This would be very appreciated. Thanks. User:Jack M E 01 (talk) 21:20, 25 May 2022 (GMT)

Brackets for Franca Pilla

An edit has been made that has reverted the brackets in the description section of Franca Pilla to a semi-colon. I added the brackets there so that it looked better for the sentence as a whole. The comma makes the section look untidy as it gives the idea that her title separates from all info but the brackets can be to give a separate indication of what this connection is.

I hope this can be reverted respectfully; I have not done it as I do not which to upset anyone. MusicFan05 (talk) 20:40, 11 September 2024 (UTC)

Vera Korolyova

Can we please add Vera Korolyova, a Russian agricultural manager and recipient of medal of Hero of socialist labor (1947). She turned 110 with her official birthdate is September 30 (the day of her patron saint, parish register entry lists her birth on August 22). Article in the Russian wiki ru:Королёва, Вера Николаевна Source:https://360.ru/news/mosobl/samaja-vozrastnaja-zhitelnitsa-podmoskovja-iz-klina-otmetila-110-j-den-rozhdenija/ --95.24.10.30 (talk) 23:18, 30 September 2024 (UTC)

You can add her here and on List of notable supercentenarians. Be bold! --Florian Blaschke (talk) 22:36, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

Hsu Li-nung

Hsu Li-nung is listed here as being born on April 4, 1919, but his page lists him as being born on April 11, 1921. Can someone correct the discrepancy? I do not know anything near enough about him to be able to say which is accurate. Thebirdlover (talk) 16:38, 5 October 2024 (UTC)

@Thebirdlover: I can't read Chinese, but using DeepL, the source cited in the list appears to have reported on March 5, 2019, that Hsu was congratulated for his 100th birthday (101st in Chinese reckoning) the day before, which supports a year of birth 1919 and day of birth March 4 (not April 4, which is unsourced). On the other hand, the birth year 1921 claimed in his article on the English Wikipedia is not supported by any ref. His article on Chinese Wikipedia notes that his year of birth is controversial between 1918, 1919 and 1921, and that his day of birth is unclear as well, variously given between March 1, March 4, and the fourth day of the third month of the lunar calendar (which explains the day of birth April 11 given on English Wikipedia). It's a big mess. --Florian Blaschke (talk) 23:07, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

Evelyn hurley need to be updated she passed away yesterday at 109

H 65.186.177.100 (talk) 14:37, 17 October 2024 (UTC)

Done Emk9 (talk) 17:40, 17 October 2024 (UTC)

A few missing people

Please add; Albert Houssiau Age 100 Born 2/11/1924 Known for: Being a Belgian prelate of the Catholic Church. Shubert Spero Age 101 Born 23/9/1923 Known for: Being a Jewish Rabbi and Author Elizabeth Kelly Age 103 Born 29/5/1921 Known for: Being a British actress Eileen Bennett Age 104 Born 8/7/1920 Known for being a British actress Maria Cristina Camilo Age 105 Born 25/12/1918 Known for being a Dominican Actress Deagle2029 (talk) 13:04, 7 November 2024 (UTC)

@Deagle2029: I am repeating & reformatting your list for readability.

• Albert Houssiau Age 100 Born 2/11/1924 Belgian prelate of the Catholic Church.
• Shubert Spero Age 101 Born 23/9/1923 Jewish Rabbi and Author
• Elizabeth Kelly Age 103 Born 29/5/1921 British actress
• Eileen Bennett Age 104 Born 8/7/1920 British actress
• María Cristina Camilo Age 105 Born 25/12/1918 Dominican Actress

I have other duties to perform first, but if someone does not get to adding them first, I will get to it later. Since you have a single edit, dealing with table rows, the {{Hs}} & {{ayd}} templates, & footnotes with citation templates can be quite daunting, although I do encourage you to learn when you can. Peaceray (talk) 16:45, 7 November 2024 (UTC)

Eileen Bennett is already listed. She was born in 1919, not 1920. Nohomersryan (talk) 18:43, 7 November 2024 (UTC)

Striking through two, one existing, one added. Peaceray (talk) 19:42, 7 November 2024 (UTC)

 Done Peaceray (talk) 21:01, 7 November 2024 (UTC)

Awesome, thank you! 😁 Deagle2029 (talk) 01:36, 8 November 2024 (UTC)

Please add Lotus Corelli

Lotus Corelli age 100 born November 25th 1924. Known for being an American actress Deagle2029 (talk) 01:51, 28 November 2024 (UTC)

Donald pelmear and laurie webb should be added there both British actors

Please add 2603:6010:5702:9FDB:DEAC:4143:1D7A:715B (talk) 20:07, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

They don't appear to have wikipedia pages. Emk9 (talk) 07:22, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

Ted Hartley ceo and actor should be added

He just turned 100 in November 2603:6010:5702:9FDB:DEAC:4143:1D7A:715B (talk) 09:10, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

• He is very cagey about his age. I would not expect any article published in his lifetime to identify him as a centenarian. Nohomersryan (talk) 20:00, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

If you have access to Ancestry.com, you probably can find citations there. See All results for Theodore Ringwalt Hartley limited to Theodore+Ringwalt+_Hartley&birth=1924. Peaceray (talk) 21:01, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

Question

Has this group increased in numbers over the years? I am curious to know if there are more 100+ year old celebrities now or if its roughly the same. Do you know how many people have been on the list each year its been up? Deagle2029 (talk) 11:38, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 29 December 2024

Edna Ballinger is 103 years old, date of birth 28/12/1921. Lives in a care home in Bristol Stark7676 (talk) 00:01, 29 December 2024 (UTC)

 Not done I think you missed the sentence at the very beginning of the article: The following is a list of living centenarians (living people who have attained the age of at least 100 years) known for reasons other than just their longevity.

A person thus needs to be notable for reasons other than being a centenarian, & there is no article or other reason to establish Edna Ballinger's notability.

Please see the WP:LISTPEOPLE English Wikipedia content guideline. Peaceray (talk) 17:55, 29 December 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 1 January 2025

Add the following name to the list of living centenarians Name: Estelle Dubois Sex: Female Date of birth: 1921-01-03 Age: 104 years 363 days Nationality: Canadian Notability: One of Canada's oldest persons Pagjac (talk) 20:15, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

 Not done First sentence of the article "The following is a list of living centenarians (living people who have attained the age of at least 100 years) known for reasons other than just their longevity." Emk9 (talk) 20:30, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

Remove Ilse Wolfrom

Can you remove Ilse Wolfrom. She is not living now Stokbrood90 (talk) 19:17, 6 January 2025 (UTC)

 Done. Renewal6 (talk) 20:21, 6 January 2025 (UTC)

Please add lessie benningfield random she is one of the last Tulsa race massacre survivors

Tulsa race massacre survivor 2603:6010:5702:9FDB:F0D5:2AA9:E5B9:EE3E (talk) 22:38, 6 January 2025 (UTC)

I meant to say randon for last name 2603:6010:5702:9FDB:F0D5:2AA9:E5B9:EE3E (talk) 22:39, 6 January 2025 (UTC)

As per WP:LISTPEOPLE, we only add people to this article when there is an existing article in either this or another language Wikipedia. There is no article yet for Lessie Benningfield Randle, & only the briefest of Wikidata entries at Lessie Benningfield Randle (Q123361739). Peaceray (talk) 22:52, 6 January 2025 (UTC)

She doesn't have an article, and doesn't meet the "known for reasons other than just their longevity" criteria. I'm not particularly sure Viola Fletcher does, either, but she is at least much better known. Nohomersryan (talk) 22:52, 6 January 2025 (UTC)

Blanche Marvin

Turned 100 on 17 January 2015 (see [1]).148.75.59.49 (talk) 23:17, 17 January 2025 (UTC)

Hidden comments

@Renewal6: I added hidden comments for individuals without sufficient sources for being alive, for the purpose of helping future editors out in the event of said sources becoming available in future. Not sure what the point is in removing hidden comments given it doesn't affect the article for them to be there? Chessrat ^{(talk, contributions)} 02:57, 25 January 2025 (UTC)

Possible future additions should be discussed on the talk page, not on the article itself (see WP:BADHIDDENTEXT). Renewal6 (talk) 13:28, 25 January 2025 (UTC)

Per WP:HIDDEN this usage falls into the "appropriate hidden text" section rather than the "inappropriate" one- "Preparing small amounts of information to be added to the article in the future". Chessrat ^{(talk, contributions)} 05:49, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

Without a citation, there's no evidence that those people are in fact centenarians. We can't just assume that a source will appear in the future, as this would fall foul of WP:CRYSTALBALL. Renewal6 (talk) 12:22, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

WP:CRYSTALBALL isn't about hidden comments, it's about what content can be included in articles! Adding hidden comments is literally as simple as "this individual was known to be born over 100 years ago and is not known to be deceased (and is in Category:Living people), therefore let's assist other editors who may want to spend time looking for proof-of-age sources". It's about helping people collaboratively improve the article.

It'd be possible to keep such a list on the talk page instead but that would be more awkward. I'm really not seeing what the issue is here. Chessrat ^{(talk, contributions)} 15:23, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

One issue I can think of is that it's much harder to keep track of removing them once they die. I imagine most people would only check the published article rather than checking for hidden listings. Emk9 (talk) 18:46, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

Hmm, I'll make a section on this talk page for tracking it then. Good point. Chessrat ^{(talk, contributions)} 09:21, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

Removal of Elyakim Schlesinger

@MilovanPa: what basis is there for removing Elyakim Schlesinger from the article when there are plenty of sources confirming that he is a centenarian? We don't need to know his precise date of birth to know that a living person who was born in 1921 is a centenarian. Chessrat ^{(talk, contributions)} 03:49, 29 January 2025 (UTC)

Betty Brussel should be added

She's a centenarian swimmer. 65.186.177.71 (talk) 01:58, 13 February 2025 (UTC)

Add

Good day! Could you add Pastora Galicia Vila, 101 and 19 days (living), a retired teacher from Philippines. 103.149.37.218 (talk) 09:38, 21 February 2025 (UTC)

 Not done As the top of the article states, The following is a list of living centenarians (living people who have attained the age of at least 100 years) known for reasons other than just their longevity. There is no article for Pastora Galicia Vila in English Wikipedia or an item in Wikidata indicating articles in other language Wikipedias. Please see WP:LISTPEOPLE, the relevant English Wikipedia content guideline. Peaceray (talk) 16:18, 21 February 2025 (UTC)

Add Maria Victoria she's a 102 year old Mexican actress

Please 65.186.181.196 (talk) 04:38, 10 March 2025 (UTC)

 Done Peaceray (talk) 17:23, 10 March 2025 (UTC)

Add Helen colvig

she's a centenarian costume designer for films 2603:6010:5702:9FDB:5A00:8274:78BA:DE59 (talk) 21:40, 10 March 2025 (UTC)

 Additional information needed I cannot find a reliable source that verifies her birth date. Peaceray (talk) 23:07, 10 March 2025 (UTC)

Marshall Rauch needs to be updated he passed away

Rip 2603:6010:5702:9FDB:8769:3CBB:8A59:B7E6 (talk) 18:24, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

 Done. Thank you. Renewal6 (talk) 18:36, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

Betty brussel should be added

She's a centenarian swimmer and record holder. 2603:6010:5702:9FDB:8769:3CBB:8A59:B7E6 (talk) 18:44, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

Remove Joachim Lindner

He is not living Stokbrood90 (talk) 19:13, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

 Done. Thanks. Renewal6 (talk) 19:54, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

Ошибка?

Где Лео Эсаки японский лауриат Нобелевской премии? 12 марта 2025 исполнилось 100 лет 2A03:D000:4193:AF21:6C27:E3FF:FEA3:F3C8 (talk) 12:10, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

The above translates to:

Error?

Where is Leo Esaki Japanese Nobel Prize winner? March 12, 2025 marks 100 years.

Peaceray (talk) 18:28, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

 Done! Peaceray (talk) 18:28, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

проверьте по лучше, Я думаю, что есть ещё известные люди, которым уже исполнилось 100 лет или даже больше проверьте и добавьте если такие есть 2A03:D000:4193:AF21:6C27:E3FF:FEA3:F3C8 (talk) 19:22, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

Remove Jacob Koorevaar

He die last week 83.85.101.71 (talk) 19:19, 21 March 2025 (UTC)

Rolf schimpf has passed away

Today he's gone 65.186.177.79 (talk) 18:05, 22 March 2025 (UTC)

Thelma ruby

She's a actress she turned 100 today 65.186.181.188 (talk) 19:39, 23 March 2025 (UTC)

Elisabeth Waldo passed away

Rip 65.186.181.181 (talk) 23:53, 24 March 2025 (UTC)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisabeth_Waldo# 65.186.181.181 (talk) 23:58, 24 March 2025 (UTC)

She apparently is still alive. 65.88.88.56 (talk) 18:45, 26 March 2025 (UTC)

Janette Bertrand should be added

She's a actress and activist 65.186.177.24 (talk) 16:29, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

Yaroslav Hunka

Hunka turned 100 on March 19, 2025. Not a nice guy but that is not a requirement for inclusion. Ukrainian-Canadian World War II war criminal and cause célèbre (https://www.hindustantimes.com/videos/world-news/zelensky-provokes-putin-honours-wwii-nazi-solider-after-canada-now-ukraines-stunt-amid-war-101710952942997.html). 65.88.88.56 (talk) 18:47, 26 March 2025 (UTC)

Maria Victoria

Maria Victoria is not centenarian. She is 98. Please delete her case on the board. Thanks. Flo3857 (talk) 11:29, 7 April 2025 (UTC)

• The source talks about how she subtracted five years from her age for her career and has just turned 102 (seemingly based on a news segment here). Is there any reason we should doubt it. I see an editor in her article has repeatedly changed her DOB back to 1927 "per sources" but that's not exactly a rebuttal. Nohomersryan (talk) 07:54, 8 April 2025 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 12 April 2025

My grandmother should be on this list. April 12, 1919. Turned 106 this morning, american Vera Henry, Quarryville Pennsylvania 2601:987:300:43D0:9D89:BC41:23D:190A (talk) 10:36, 12 April 2025 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Charliehdb (talk) 15:05, 12 April 2025 (UTC)

В этом списке люди известные не только своим долголетием 2A03:D000:4484:449A:1886:DAFF:FEDC:ED6D (talk) 21:34, 17 April 2025 (UTC)

Brigitte auber should be added

She's a french actress she just turned 100 today. 65.186.177.75 (talk) 06:41, 27 April 2025 (UTC)