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Centenarian

A centenarian is a person who has attained the age of 100 years or more. Much rarer, a supercentenarian is a person who has lived to the age of 110 or more.

Many notable and famous individuals have become centenarians. They include the following:

Various Supercentenarians

  • Kamato Hongo (oldest living person, 115, born in 1887)
  • Jeanne Calment (oldest person ever recorded, 122)

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