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Birth certificate of Jeanne Calment. Calment was born on 21 February 1875 in Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence. [1] Some of her close family members also had an above-average lifespan as her older brother, François (1865–1962), lived to the age of 97, her father, Nicolas (1837–1931), who was a shipbuilder, 93, and her mother, Marguerite Gilles (1838–1924), who was from a family of ...
Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr. (a.k.a. Hubert Wolfstern, [3] Hubert B. Wolfe + 666 Sr., [4] Hubert Blaine Wolfe+585 Sr., [5] and Hubert Blaine Wolfe+590 Sr., [6] among others, 4 August 1914 – 24 October 1997) was a German-born American typesetter who held the record for the longest personal name ever used.
Tikki Tikki Tembo is set in ancient China and invents a fictitious ancient Chinese custom whereby parents honor their first-born sons with long, elaborate names that everyone is obliged to say completely – no nicknames, no shortening of any kind – while second-born sons are typically given short, unimportant names.
Inah Canabarro Lucas (born 8 June 1908) [1] is a Brazilian nun and supercentenarian who has been the world's oldest living person since the death of Tomiko Itooka on 29 December 2024, [2] as well as the world's oldest living nun since the death of Lucile Randon on 17 January 2023.
It has gained a measure of fame as it is the longest place name found in any English-speaking country, and possibly the longest place name in the world, according to World Atlas. [2] The name of the hill (with 85 characters) has been listed in the Guinness World Records as the longest place name. Other versions of the name, including longer ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 8 January 2025. American-born Spanish supercentenarian (1907–2024) In this Catalan name, the first or paternal surname is Branyas and the second or maternal family name is Morera ; both are generally joined by the conjunction "i". Maria Branyas Morera Branyas on her 117th birthday in 2024 Born Maria ...
Neve was born as Marguerite Anne Harvey on 18 May 1792 (232 years ago) (), the eldest of seven children.Most of her childhood was spent in Guernsey. She later anglicized her name to Margaret Ann.
Susannah Mushatt Jones (July 6, 1899 – May 12, 2016) [1] was an American supercentenarian who was, aged 116 years and 311 days, the world's oldest living person and the last living American born in the 19th century. [2]