Belgian supercentenarians are citizens, residents or emigrants from Belgium who have attained or surpassed 110 years of age. The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) has validated the longevity claims of 20 Belgian supercentenarians, including 18 residents and 2 emigrants.[1][2]

The oldest known Belgian person was Joanna Deroover, who died in 2002 aged 112 years 186 days.[3] The oldest Belgian man ever was Jan Machiel Reyskens, who lived 111 years and 241 days from 1878 to 1990.[3]

Oldest Belgian people ever

The list including known and validated supercentenarians who died before 2015 was compiled by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).[3] Later cases were sourced either from more recent GRG data,[2] from administrative reports or from press coverage, as indicated in the table.

  Deceased   Living

Rank Name[lower-alpha 1] Sex Birth date Death date Age Birthplace Place of death
or residence
1 Joanna Deroover F 3 June 1890 6 December 2002 112 years, 186 days Flemish Brabant Flemish Brabant
2 Fanny Godin F 27 May 1902 7 September 2014 112 years, 103 days Liège[4] Flemish Brabant[4]
3 Alicia Van den Berghe-Corveleyn[2][5] F 8 January 1905 31 January 2017 112 years, 23 days West Flanders West Flanders
4 Julia Van Hool[6] F 7 May 1909 29 April 2021 111 years, 357 days Antwerp Antwerp
5 Elisabeth De Proost[7] F 5 February 1908 25 January 2020 111 years, 354 days Brussels Brussels
6 Adele Rodenstein[8] F 3 September 1908 18 July 2020 111 years, 319 days Liège[lower-alpha 2] Germany
7 Maria Richard F 28 November 1900 11 October 2012 111 years, 318 days Luxembourg France
8 Jan Machiel Reyskens M 11 May 1878 7 January 1990 111 years, 241 days Limburg Netherlands
9 Marcelle Levaz[9] F 18 March 1911 13 November 2022[10] 111 years, 240 days Liège Liège
10 Germaine Degueldre F 26 September 1900 11 May 2012 111 years, 228 days Hainaut Hainaut
11 Marietta Joanna Bouverne[7][11] F 25 December 1908 3 August 2020 111 years, 222 days East Flanders East Flanders
12 Adrienne Ledent F 13 December 1899 23 June 2011 111 years, 192 days Luxembourg Luxembourg
13 Magda Janssens[12] F 16 March 1912 18 September 2023[13] 111 years, 186 days Antwerp Antwerp
14 Jan Goossenaerts M 30 October 1900 21 March 2012 111 years, 143 days Antwerp Antwerp
15 Anne de Clerque-Wissocq de Sousberghe
(a.k.a. Sœur Romain)[14][15]		 F 7 November 1904 12 February 2016 111 years, 97 days Brussels England, UK
16 Mariette Barszczewicz[16][17] F 8 January 1909 4 April 2020[17] 111 years, 87 days Liège[17] Canada
17 Maria van Sprengel F 30 January 1882 22 April 1993 111 years, 82 days Antwerp Antwerp
18 R.T. F 18 January 1910 21 February 2021 111 years, 34 days Hainaut Brussels
19 Bernardina van Dommelen F 15 March 1899 16 April 2010 111 years, 32 days Antwerp Antwerp
20 Fernande Everaert-De Raeve[18] F 3 December 1906 6 December 2017[19] 111 years, 3 days East Flanders East Flanders
21 Anna De Guchtenaere[20] F 10 April 1904 6 April 2015 110 years, 361 days East Flanders East Flanders
22 Madeleine Dullier[21] F 30 April 1907 20 April 2018 110 years, 355 days Hainaut Hainaut
23 Aimée Rensonnet F 18 January 1900 15 December 2010 110 years, 331 days Brussels Hainaut
24 Romanie Pollet F 21 December 1898 17 October 2009 110 years, 300 days West Flanders Brussels
25 Anne-Marie Vandermersch F 14 December 1892 8 October 2003 110 years, 298 days Namur Brussels
26 Bertha Noe[22] F 22 March 1911 27 November 2021 110 years, 250 days Flemish Brabant Flemish Brabant
27 Gabriëlle Demets F 26 August 1899 1 May 2010 110 years, 248 days West Flanders West Flanders
28 Lazarie Maes, aka Zuster Genoveva[23] F 24 July 1910 25 March 2021[24] 110 years, 244 days West Flanders West Flanders
29 Maria Pierson-Ledent F 20 June 1899 6 January 2010 110 years, 200 days Luxembourg Namur
30 Maria Irma Casteur-Vanderhaegen F 26 June 1887 11 November 1997 110 years, 138 days East Flanders East Flanders
31 Maria de Jaeger F 15 January 1901 30 April 2011 110 years, 105 days East Flanders East Flanders
32 Catherina Ververs F 27 October 1888 24 January 1999 110 years, 89 days Flemish Brabant Flemish Brabant
33 Louis Marion M 10 October 1893 28 December 2003 110 years, 79 days Namur Namur
34 Marie-Jeanne Pirenne-Lempereur[4][25] F 8 April 1904 18 May 2014 110 years, 40 days Liège Liège
35 Marie de Ruyver F 10 February 1889 14 March 1999 110 years, 32 days East Flanders East Flanders
36 Felicitas Van Oudenhove[26] F 6 December 1908 1 January 2019 110 years, 26 days East Flanders East Flanders

Notes

  1. ↑ All entries are sourced to GRG "table B" as of 1 January 2015, unless otherwise noted.[3]
  2. ↑ Rodenstein was born in what is today the Eupen-Malmedy region, this area was at the time of her birth part of the German Empire.

References

  1. ↑ Wikkerink, Marco; Kroczek, Waclaw Jan (1 January 2015). "GRG Database by Nation". Gerontology Research Group. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 Epstein, Louis; Young, Robert; Adams, Johnny; Muir, Mark (4 March 2021). "GRG World Supercentenarian Rankings List". Gerontology Research Group. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Epstein, Louis; Young, Robert; Quesada, Miguel; Muir, Mark; Law, Chris; Wikkerink, Marco (1 January 2015). "Table B – Verified Supercentenarians (Ranked By Age)". Gerontology Research Group. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 P. L. (31 July 2013). "Thimister-Clermont : Marie-Jeanne Pirenne-Lempereur devient la vice-doyenne des Belges". L'Avenir. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  5. ↑ "Oldest Belgian woman dies in London". VRT. 13 February 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  6. ↑ "Lierse Julia Van Hool (111) mag zich vanaf nu oudste Belg noemen: "Ze stelt het nog steeds erg goed"". hln.be. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  7. 1 2 "Décès de la doyenne des Belges à l'âge de 111 ans" (in French). RTL Info. Belga. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  8. ↑ "Gratulation! Älteste Duisburgerin feiert 111. Geburtstag". waz.de (in German). 3 September 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  9. ↑ Bouchat, Aurélie (18 March 2021). "La doyenne des Wallons Marcelle Levaz fête ses 110 ans ce jeudi à Remicourt (vidéo)" (in French). Sudinfo. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  10. ↑ "Oudste Belg Marcelle Lévaz op 111-jarige leeftijd overleden" [Oldest Belgian Marcelle Lévaz passed away at the age of 111] (in Dutch). HLN. 13 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  11. ↑ "Oudste Belg overleden in woonzorgcentrum op 111-jarige leeftijd". standaard.be (in Dutch). 3 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  12. ↑ "Magda Janssens". LongeviQuest. 20 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  13. ↑ Matthyssen, Kristin (19 September 2023). "Magda Janssens, oudste inwoner van Benelux, op 111-jarige leeftijd zachtjes ingeslapen: "Verlies van een icoon"" [Magda Janssens, oldest resident of the Benelux, passes away peacefully at the age of 111: "Loss of an icon"] (in Dutch). Het Nieuwsblad. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  14. ↑ "Sr. Anne de Sousberghe RIP". Society of Helpers. February 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  15. ↑ Cornwell, Megan; Stanford, Peter (12 February 2016). "Britain's oldest nun dies aged 111". The Tablet. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  16. ↑ Mitchell, Jeff (7 February 2016). "At 107, Mariette Barszczewicz of Oshawa revels in a lifetime of remarkable memories". Metroland. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  17. 1 2 3 Pazzano, Jasmine (9 January 2019). "Durham Region woman celebrates 110th birthday". Global News. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  18. ↑ "Oudste Belg is verjaard: Fernande De Raeve blaast 111 kaarsjes uit" [The oldest Belgian is barred: Fernande De Raeve blows out 111 candles]. Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). Belga. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  19. ↑ "Oudste Belg Fernande de Raeve (111) overleden". 7 December 2017.
  20. ↑ Ilo (7 April 2015). "Oudste vrouw (110) van het land overleden" [Death of the nation's oldest woman (110)]. De Standaard (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  21. ↑ "Oudste Belg overleden: Madeleine zou volgende week 111 geworden zijn" [The oldest Belgian has died: Madeleine would have turned 111 next week]. Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). VTM Nieuws, Belga. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  22. ↑ "Bertha (110) is de oudste Belg die nog thuis woont: "Een oude boom moet ge niet meer verplanten. De dokter zegt dat ook"". nieuwsblad.be. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  23. ↑ "Zuster Genoveva 110 jaar!". kerknet.be. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  24. ↑ "Oudste inwoner van West-Vlaanderen (110) overleden | Knokke-Heist | hln.be".
  25. ↑ Rixhon, Romain (19 May 2014). "Décès de Jeanne Pirenne-Lempereur, la doyenne des Wallons". L'Avenir. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  26. ↑ van Damme, Sabine (2 January 2019). "Nu al gemist door 119 nakomelingen: oudste Gentse Felicitas Van Oudenhove overleden op 110-jarige leeftijd" [Already missed by 119 offspring: oldest Ghent resident Felicitas Van Oudenhove died at 110]. Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 July 2019.
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