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A centenarian is a person who has reached the age of 100. Because life expectancies at birth worldwide are well below 100, the term is invariably associated with longevity.The United Nations estimated that there were 316,600 living centenarians worldwide in 2012, [1] and 573,000 in 2020, almost quadruple the 2000 estimate of 151,000.
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.For more specific lists of people (living or deceased) who are known for these reasons, see lists of centenarians.
Centennial is a 12-episode American television miniseries that aired on NBC from October 1978 to February 1979, and again from September 1980 to October 1980. [1] The miniseries follows the fictional history of Centennial, Colorado , from 1795 to the 1970s.
Name Lifespan Age Notability George Abbott: 1887–1995: 107: American stage actor, director, playwright, screenwriter and producer [1] Rosa Albach-Retty: 1874–1980: 105: Austrian film and stage actress [2]
A centennial, or centenary in British English, is a 100th anniversary or otherwise relates to a century. Notable events
A supercentenarian, sometimes hyphenated as super-centenarian, is a person who is 110 or older. This age is achieved by about one in 1,000 centenarians. [1] Supercentenarians typically live a life free of significant age-related diseases until shortly before the maximum human lifespan is reached. [2] [3]
Every year, Time magazine names its Person of the Year.This recipient can be an individual, group or even an object that has profoundly influenced the world over the past year.
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, pictured outside Dover Castle. The following is a list of lists of notable centenarians by categorized occupation (people who lived to be or are currently living at 100 years or more of age) that are therein known for reasons other than just longevity