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[1] [4] As of 1993, Kushim's name was known to appear in 18 separate Proto-cuneiform clay tablets from the period. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Another Uruk period clay tablet that featured names dating back to around 3100 BC includes the names of a slave owner (Gal-Sal) and Gal-Sal's two slaves (En-pap X and the woman Sukkalgir).
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 .
American book editor and writer, best known for her astronomy books [123] [124] Lorna McDonald: 1916–2017: 100: Australian author and historian [125] Joe Medicine Crow: 1913–2016: 102: American Crow historian and author [126] Polly Allen Mellen: 1924–2024: 100: American fashion editor and stylist [127] Louise Meriwether: 1923–2023: 100 ...
American pioneer of process theology [9] Karl Holzamer: 1906–2007: 100: German philosopher and director general of ZDF [10] Benoît Lacroix: 1915–2016: 100: Canadian theologian and philosopher [11] Francisco Miró Quesada Cantuarias: 1918–2019: 100: Peruvian philosopher and professor [12] Sir William Mitchell: 1861–1962: 101
The true number is uncertain, as not all supercentenarians are known to researchers at a given time, and some claims cannot be validated or are fraudulent. [ 1 ] Tomiko Itooka (born 23 May 1908) of Japan is the world's oldest living person whose age has been validated.
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.
Name Lifespan Age Notability Charles Greeley Abbot: 1872–1973: 101: American astronomer and secretary of the Smithsonian Institution [1] Fred Aftalion: 1922–2022: 100: French chemical engineer [2] Saleh Ajeery: 1920–2022: 101: Kuwaiti astronomer [3] Horace Alexander: 1889–1989: 100: British biologist and ornithologist [4] Doris ...
Name Lifespan Age Notability Rafael Aburto: 1913–2014: 100: Spanish architect [1] Florence Akins: 1906–2012: 106: New Zealand artist [2] Julian Phelps Allan: 1892–1996: 103: British sculptor [3] Jim Allen: 1922–2023: 100: New Zealand visual artist [4] Topazia Alliata: 1913–2015: 102: Italian painter and art curator [5] Manuel Álvarez ...