List of German supercentenarians

This is a list of verified German supercentenarians (people from Germany who have attained the age of at least 110 years). There have been 40 verified supercentenarians from Germany. The oldest person ever from Germany was Maria Laqua, who died in 2002 aged 112 years, 362 days (but Augusta Holtz, aged 115 years, 79 days, died in the USA in 1986). As of 10 July 2025, there is 1 verified living supercentenarian and 5 unverified in Germany; the oldest of whom is Gertrud Henze, aged 7002123000000000000123 years, Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at {{number table sorting}} for correct input. days.

Living German supercentenarians

Below is a list of the oldest living people from Germany and born in Germany. Those listed as 'verified' have been validated by an international body that specifically deals in longevity research, such as the Gerontology Research Group. Those listed as 'pending' have provided at least one document supporting the claimed age but not the three necessary for validation. Those that are 'unverified' have provided no documents to support the age claimed.

      Verified       Pending       Unverified

Rank	Name	Sex	Birth date	Age as of 10 July 2025	State of birth	State of residence
1	Gertrud Henze	F	8 December 1901	111*	Prussia (Pomerania)	Lower Saxony
	Frieda Szwillus	F	30 March 1902	111*	Anhalt	Saxony
	Elsa Peck	F	20 April 1902	111*	Prussia (Hanover)	Lower Saxony
	Johanna Klink	F	17 January 1903	110*	?	Saxony
	Margarete Ottmann	F	23 February 1903	110*	Prussia (Silesia)	Bavaria
	Margarete Staack	F	24 April 1903	110*	Saxony	Saxony

German supercentenarians

      Deceased (Verified)       Living (Verified)       Pending

Rank	Name	Sex	Birth date	Death date	Age	State or Country of birth	State of death
1	Maria Laqua	F	12 February 1889	9 February 2002	112 years, 362 days	Prussia (Rhine Province)	Rhineland-Palatinate
	Rosalia Hasenkampf	F	14 October 1889	10 July 2002	112 years, 269 days	Russia Template:Ref label	North Rhine-Westphalia
2	Meta Berndt	F	9 November 1889	28 December 2001	112 years, 49 days	Prussia (Pomerania)Template:Ref label	North Rhine-Westphalia
3	Irmgard von Stephani	F	20 September 1895	5 October 2007	112 years, 15 days	Prussia (Hesse-Nassau)	Berlin
4	Lina Zimmer	F	20 November 1892	4 August 2004	111 years, 282 days	Württemberg	Baden-Württemberg
5	Hermann Dörnemann	M	27 May 1893	2 March 2005	111 years, 279 days	Prussia (Rhine Province)	North Rhine-Westphalia
6	Magdalene Regener	F	5 March 1891	19 November 2002	111 years, 259 days	Prussia (Hesse-Nassau)	Lower Saxony
7	Gertrud Henze	F	8 December 1901	Living	111*	Prussia (Pomerania)	Living in Lower Saxony
8	Elisabeth Heck	F	11 July 1893	3 February 2005	111 years, 207 days	Baden	Hesse
9	Paula Baumgärtner	F	16 August 1881	24 February 1993	111 years, 192 days	Prussia (Westphalia)	Baden-Württemberg
10	Elisabeth Schneider	F	19 August 1901	9 February 2013	111 years, 174 days	Prussia (Westphalia)	Lower Saxony
11	Katharina Braun	F	23 September 1867	5 February 1979	111 years, 135 days	Bavaria (Palatinate)	Rhineland-Palatinate
12	Anna Stephan	F	25 March 1892	3 August 2003	111 years, 131 days	Bohemia Template:Ref label	Bavaria
13	Elsa Tauser	F	10 July 1896	6 October 2007	111 years, 88 days	Hamburg	Schleswig-Holstein
14	Bertha Lindemann	F	11 March 1891	29 May 2002	111 years, 79 days	Brunswick	Lower Saxony
15	Else Aßmann	F	18 February 1902	15 February 2013	110 years, 363 days	Prussia (Brandenburg)	Berlin
16	Aloysia Tilscher	F	9 December 1893	8 November 2004	110 years, 335 days	Moravia Template:Ref label	Bavaria
17	Frieda Schmidt	F	15 December 1899	6 November 2010	110 years, 326 days	Prussia (Brandenburg)	Brandenburg
18	Berta Zeisler	F	2 February 1900	1 December 2010	110 years, 302 days	Lorraine Template:Ref label	Rhineland-Palatinate
	Gisela Metreweli	F	10 October 1893	31 July 2004	110 years, 295 days	Bavaria	Bavaria
19	Marie Stutz	F	22 October 1896	11 August 2007	110 years, 293 days	Hesse	Bavaria
20	Frieda Müller	F	18 October 1894	21 July 2005	110 years, 276 days	Prussia (Brandenburg)	Brandenburg
21	Pauline Spyra	F	24 April 1886	11 January 1997	110 years, 262 days	Prussia (Silesia)	Bavaria
22	Frieda Tessmer	F	5 August 1897	28 March 2008	110 years, 236 days	Prussia (Brandenburg)	Berlin
23	Clothilde Rey	F	20 November 1892	9 July 2003	110 years, 231 days	Prussia (Rhine Province)	North Rhine-Westphalia
24	Erna Scharfenberg	F	26 June 1894	26 January 2005	110 years, 214 days	Hamburg	Schleswig-Holstein
25	Mathilde Stoellger	F	21 April 1893	16 November 2003	110 years, 209 days	Prussia (Rhine Province)	North Rhine-Westphalia
26	Karolina Gröber	F	27 April 1901	21 November 2011	110 years, 208 days	Bavaria	Bavaria
27	Friedrich Wedeking	M	10 October 1862	5 May 1973	110 years, 207 days	Lippe	North Rhine-Westphalia
28	Maria Corba	F	15 August 1878	8 March 1989	110 years, 205 days	Banat Template:Ref label	North Rhine-Westphalia
29	Charlotte Bauch	F	12 October 1900	2 May 2011	110 years, 202 days	Saxony	Bavaria
30	Arno Wagner	M	4 June 1894	22 December 2004	110 years, 201 days	Saxony	Saxony
	Franziska Umrath	F	5 September 1885	18 February 1996	110 years, 166 days	Prussia (West Prussia)	Hamburg
31	Johanne Rasmus	F	25 October 1896	25 March 2007	110 years, 151 days	Prussia (Hanover)	Lower Saxony
	Maria Volmer	F	8 June 1890	6 November 2000	110 years, 151 days	Prussia (Westphalia)	North Rhine-Westphalia
	Maria Jantke	F	18 October 1902	9 March 2013	110 years, 142 days	Prussia (West Prussia)Template:Ref label	North Rhine-Westphalia
32	Helene Heidbreder	F	19 May 1897	8 October 2007	110 years, 142 days	Prussia (Westphalia)	Lower Saxony
33	Emma Joisten	F	21 June 1898	8 November 2008	110 years, 140 days	Prussia (Hesse-Nassau)	North Rhine-Westphalia
34	Johanne Wilks	F	8 February 1893	23 June 2003	110 years, 135 days	Oldenburg	Lower Saxony
35	Ella Ille Rentel	F	19 May 1852	19 September 1962	110 years, 123 days	RussiaTemplate:Ref label	North Rhine-Westphalia
	Lina von Veh	F	17 February 1898	19 June 2008	110 years, 123 days	RussiaTemplate:Ref label	Bavaria
37	Maria Schmitz	F	27 August 1886	22 October 1996	110 years, 56 days	Prussia (Rhine Province)	North Rhine-Westphalia
38	Wilhelm Schorner	M	3 February 1889	29 March 1999	110 years, 54 days	Bavaria	Bavaria
39	Franziska Maier	F	23 April 1898	20 May 2008	110 years, 27 days	BohemiaTemplate:Ref label	Saxony-Anhalt
40	Irene Mergelsberg	F	4 March 1893	6 March 2003	110 years, 2 days	Hesse	Hesse

a^ Hasenkampf was born in a part of the Russian Empire. It is now in Russia.
b^ Berndt was born in Kaffzig, which had then been a part of the German Empire; it is presently Kawcze and located in Poland.
c^ Stephan was born in Bohemia, which was then part of the Austrian part of Austria-Hungary. It is now in the Czech Republic.
d^ Tilscher was born in Moravia, which was then part of the Austrian part of Austria-Hungary. It is now in the Czech Republic.
e^ Zeisler was born in Lorraine, which was then part of the German Empire. It is now in France.
f^ Corba was born in Izgar, which was then part of the Hungarian part of Austria-Hungary. It is now in Romania.
g^ Jantke was born in Marienburg, which had then been a part of the German Empire; it is presently Malbork and located in Poland.
h^ Rentel was born in Geldauschinken, which was then part of the Russian Empire. It is now in Lithuania.
i^ von Veh was born in a part of the Russian Empire. It is now in Russia.
j^ Maier was born in Bohemia, which was then part of the Austrian part of Austria-Hungary. It is now in the Czech Republic.

German emigrant supercentenarians

Rank	Name	Sex	Birth date	Death date	Age	State of birth	Country of death
1	Augusta Holtz	F	3 August 1871	21 October 1986	115 years, 79 days	Prussia (Posen)Template:Ref label	United States
2	Charlotte Benkner	F	16 November 1889	14 May 2004	114 years, 180 days	Saxony	United States
3	Adelheid Kirschbaum	F	29 September 1883	21 December 1996	113 years, 83 days	Prussia (Rhine Province)	United States
4	Rosa Rein	F	24 March 1897	14 February 2010	112 years, 327 days	Prussia (Silesia)Template:Ref label	Switzerland
5	Marguerite Petit	F	5 July 1883	21 December 1995	112 years, 171 days	LorraineTemplate:Ref label	France
6	Berta Rosenberg	F	5 September 1896	28 January 2009	112 years, 145 days	Prussia (Hesse-Nassau)	United States
7	Helen Johnson	F	20 July 1896	17 April 2008	111 years, 272 days	Prussia (Berlin)	United States
8	Catherine Trompeter	F	26 March 1895	18 November 2006	111 years, 237 days	Alsace Template:Ref label	France
9	Johanna Frank	F	15 September 1875	24 November 1986	111 years, 70 days	Hamburg	United States
10	Carl Berner	M	27 January 1902	7 January 2013	110 years, 346 days	Württemberg	United States
11	Caroline Dott	F	5 February 1900	8 August 2010	110 years, 184 days	AlsaceTemplate:Ref label	France
12	Else Hessberg	F	5 December 1892	12 April 2003	110 years, 128 days	Prussia (Hesse-Nassau)	United States
13	John Mauch	M	24 December 1888	7 March 1999	110 years, 73 days	Württemberg	United States
14	Giovanna Meyer-Zettel	F	6 December 1896	12 January 2007	110 years, 37 days	AlsaceTemplate:Ref label	Italy
15	Wilhelmine Gnueg	F	12 March 1894	17 April 2004	110 years, 36 days	Prussia (Hesse-Nassau)	United States
16	Mathilde Bonzo-Wrede	F	29 May 1890	8 June 2000	110 years, 10 days	Prussia (Westphalia)	Switzerland

k^ Holtz was born in the then German Empire. It is now in Poland.
l^ Rein was born in Myslowitz, which was then part of the German Empire; it is presently Mysłowice and located in Poland.
. m^ Petit was born in Lorraine, which was then part of the German Empire. It is now in France.
nf^ Trompeter was born in Alsace, which was then part of the German Empire. It is now in France.
o^ Dott was born in Alsace, which was then part of the German Empire. It is now in France.
p^ Meyer-Zettel was born in Alsace, which was then part of the German Empire. It is now in France.

Oldest German person by state

This is a list of the oldest people by birth from each state—according to today's borders

      Deceased (Verified)       Living (Verified)       Pending       Unverified

State	Name	Sex	Birth date	Death date	Age
Baden-Württemberg	Lina Zimmer	F	20 November 1892	4 August 2004	111 years, 282 days
Bavaria	Gisela Metreweli	F	10 October 1893	31 July 2004	110 years, 295 days
Berlin	Helen Johnson	F	20 July 1896	17 April 2008	111 years, 272 days
Brandenburg	Else Aßmann	F	18 February 1902	15 February 2013	110 years, 363 days
Bremen
Hamburg	Johanna Frank	F	15 September 1875	15 December 1986	111 years, 91 days
Hesse	Berta Rosenberg	F	5 September 1896	28 January 2009	112 years, 145 days
Lower Saxony	Magdalene Regener	F	5 March 1891	19 November 2002	111 years, 259 days
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	Gertrud Henze	F	8 December 1901	Living	111*
North Rhine-Westphalia	Maria Laqua	F	12 February 1889	9 February 2002	112 years, 362 days
Rhineland-Palatinate	Adelheid Kirschbaum	F	29 September 1883	21 December 1996	113 years, 83 days
Saarland
Saxony	Charlotte Benkner	F	16 November 1889	14 May 2004	114 years, 180 days
Saxony-Anhalt	Frieda Szwillus	F	30 March 1902	Living	110*
Schleswig-Holstein
Thuringia	Margarete Siebert	F	8 November 1896	after 8 November 2004	108+ years

Chronological list of the oldest living person in Germany since 1989

      Deceased (Verified)       Living (Verified)       Pending       Unverified

From	To	Name	Sex	Age(s) when oldest	Lifespan	State of death
Unidentified	8 March 1989	Maria Corba	F	? – 110	15 August 1878 – 8 March 1989 110 years, 205 days	North Rhine-Westphalia
8 March 1989	30 October 1989 ( days)	Elfried Libbert	F	109	5 May 1880 – 30 October 1989 109 years, 178 days	Hesse
30 October 1989	24 February 1993 (70003000000000000003 years, Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at {{number table sorting}} for correct input. days)	Paula Baumgärtner	F	108 – 111	16 August 1881 – 24 February 1993 111 years, 192 days	Baden-Württemberg
24 February 1993	26 April 1993 ( days)	Gertrud Pannwitz	F	109	4 November 1883 – 26 April 1993 109 years, 173 days	Schleswig-Holstein
26 April 1993	26 January 1995 (70001000000000000001 year, Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at {{number table sorting}} for correct input. days)	Ottilie Aleith	F	108 – 109	13 February 1885 – 26 January 1995 109 years, 347 days	Thuringia
26 January 1995	3 July 1996 (70001000000000000001 year, Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at {{number table sorting}} for correct input. days)	Karolina Krüger	F	109 – 111	17 February 1885 – 3 July 1996 111 years, 137 days	North Rhine-Westphalia
3 July 1996	11 January 1997 ( days)	Pauline Spyra	F	110	24 April 1886 – 11 January 1997 110 years, 262 days	Bavaria
11 January 1997	18 May 1998 (70001000000000000001 year, Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at {{number table sorting}} for correct input. days)	Wilhelm Lehnen	M	108 – 109	22 July 1888 – 18 May 1998 109 years, 300 days	Hesse
18 May 1998	5 January 1999 ( days)	Marie Stegmann	F	109	17 January 1889 – 6 January 1999 109 years, 354 days	North Rhine-Westphalia
5 January 1999	29 March 1999 ( days)	Wilhelm Schorner	M	109 – 110	3 February 1889 – 29 March 1999 110 years, 54 days	Bavaria
29 March 1999	9 February 2002 (70002000000000000002 years, Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at {{number table sorting}} for correct input. days)	Maria Laqua	F	110 – 112	12 February 1889 – 9 February 2002 112 years, 362 days	Rhineland-Palatinate
9 February 2002	10 September 2002 ( days)	Rosalia Hasenkampf	F	112	14 October 1889 – 10 September 2002 112 years, 269 days	North Rhine-Westphalia
10 September 2002	19 November 2002 ( days)	Magdalene Regener	F	110 – 111	5 March 1891 – 19 November 2002 111 years, 259 days	Lower Saxony
19 November 2002	3 August 2003 ( days)	Anna Stephan	F	110 – 111	25 March 1892 – 3 August 2003 111 years, 131 days	Bavaria
3 August 2003	28 August 2004 (70001000000000000001 year, Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at {{number table sorting}} for correct input. days)	Lina Zimmer	F	110 – 111	20 November 1892 – 28 August 2004 111 years, 282 days	Baden-Württemberg
28 August 2004	2 March 2005 ( days)	Hermann Dörnemann	M	111	27 May 1893 – 2 March 2005 111 years, 279 days	North Rhine-Westphalia
2 March 2005	21 July 2005 ( days)	Frieda Müller	F	110	18 October 1894 – 21 July 2005 110 years, 276 days	Brandenburg
21 July 2005	5 October 2007 (70002000000000000002 years, Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at {{number table sorting}} for correct input. days)	Irmgard von Stephani	F	109 – 112	20 September 1895 – 5 October 2007 112 years, 15 days	Berlin
5 October 2007	6 October 2007 ( day)	Elsa Tauser	F	111	10 July 1896 – 6 October 2007 111 years, 88 days	Schleswig-Holstein
6 October 2007	22 June 2008 ( days)	Frieda Borchert	F	110 – 111	5 January 1897 – 22 June 2008 111 years, 169 days	Berlin
22 June 2008	8 November 2008 ( days)	Emma Joisten	F	110	21 June 1898 – 8 November 2008 110 years, 140 days	North Rhine-Westphalia
8 November 2008	27 December 2008 ( days)	Elisabeth Schilling	F	109	3 September 1899 – 27 December 2008 109 years, 115 days	Bavaria
27 December 2008	6 November 2010 (70001000000000000001 year, Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at {{number table sorting}} for correct input. days)	Frieda Schmidt	F	109 – 110	15 December 1899 – 6 November 2010 110 years, 326 days	Brandenburg
6 November 2010	1 December 2010 ( days)	Berta Zeisler	F	110	2 February 1900 – 1 December 2010 110 years, 302 days	Rhineland-Palatinate
1 December 2010	2 May 2011 ( days)	Charlotte Bauch	F	110	12 October 1900 – 2 May 2011 110 years, 202 days	Bavaria
2 May 2011	21 November 2011 ( days)	Karolina Gröber	F	110	27 April 1901 – 21 November 2011 110 years, 208 days	Bavaria
21 November 2011	9 February 2013 (70001000000000000001 year, Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at {{number table sorting}} for correct input. days)	Elisabeth Schneider	F	110 – 111	19 August 1901 – 9 February 2013 111 years, 174 days	Lower Saxony
9 February 2013	Present ( days)	Gertrud Henze	F	111*	born 8 December 1901 age 7002123000000000000123 years, Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at {{number table sorting}} for correct input. days	Living in Lower Saxony