List of Polish supercentenarians

This list includes Polish supercentenarians (people who have attained the age of at least 110 years) and foreign supercentenarians who were born in Poland whose lifespans have been verified by an international body that specifically deals in longevity research, such as the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). There have been seven pending Polish supercentenarians. The oldest verified Polish person ever was Dr. Maria Pogonowska (October 30th, 1897-July 15th, 2009) who died in Israel at the age of 111 years, 258 days. As of , there are no verified living supercentenarians in Poland.

Living foreign supercentenarians who were born in Poland

Rank	Name	[...]	Birth date	Age	Voivodeship of birth	Country of residence
1	Johanna Klink	F	17 January 1903		Silesia	Germany
	Israel Krysztal	M	16 September 1903		Łódź	Israel

a Klink was born in Siemianowitz, which was then part of the German Empire. It is now Siemianowice Śląskie in Poland.

Polish supercentenarians

Rank	Name	[...]	Birth date	Death date	Age	Voivodeship of birth	Voivodeship of death
	Wanda Wierzchleyska	F	3 March 1900	14 January 2012	111 years, 317 days	Lwów	Masovia
	Ludwika Kosztyła	F	3 August 1897	1 December 2008	111 years, 120 days	Subcarpathia	Subcarpathia
	Michalina Stefania Wasilewska	F	21 December 1898	3 January 2010	111 years, 13 days	Masovia	Masovia
1	Aleksandra Dranka	F	3 October 1903	29 April 2014	110 years, 208 days	Subcarpathia	Subcarpathia
	Marianna Misiewicz	F	26 January 1902	28 June 2012	110 years, 154 days	Podlaskie	Podlaskie
	Józefa Karczewska	F	23 November 1902	18 January 2013	110 years, 56 days	Łódź	Łódź
	Józefa Stanisława Szyda	F	11 March 1903	1 May 2013	110 years, 51 days	Greater Poland	Łódź
	Julianna Garbacz	F	22 June 1900	18 July 2010	110 years, 26 days	Świętokrzyskie	Świętokrzyskie

a Wierzchleyska was born in Lwów, which was then part of Austria-Hungary. Later it was part of Poland and it is now in Ukraine.
b Kosztyła was born in Brzozów, which was then part of Austria-Hungary. It is now in Poland.
c Wasilewska was born in Warsaw, which was then part of the Russian Empire. It is now in Poland.
d Dranka was born in Harklowa, which was then part of Austria-Hungary. It is now in Poland.
e Misiewicz was born in Srebrna, which was then part of the Russian Empire. It is now in Poland.
f Karczewska was born in Gągolin, which was then part of the Russian Empire. It is now Gągolin Północny in Poland.
g Szyda was born in Turek, which was then part of the Russian Empire. It is now in Poland.
h Garbacz was born in Wolka Zychowa, which was then part of the Russian Empire. It is now in Poland.

Polish emigrant supercentenarians

Rank	Name	[...]	Birth date	Death date	Age	Voivodeship of birth	Country of death
	Theresa Bernstein-Meyerowitz	F	1 March 1890	12 February 2002	111 years, 348 days	Lesser Poland	United States
1	Dr. Maria Pogonowska	F	30 October 1897	15 July 2009	111 years, 258 days	Masovia	Israel
2	Fannie Buten	F	13 April 1899	24 September 2010	111 years, 164 days	Subcarpathia	United States
	Col. Jerzy Pajączkowski-Dydyński	M	19 July 1894	6 December 2005	111 years, 140 days	Lwów	United Kingdom
3	Dr. Alexander Imich	M	4 February 1903	8 June 2014	111 years, 124 days	Silesia	United States
	Anna Lewicki	F	6 December 1900	3 January 2012	111 years, 28 days	Subcarpathia	United States
4	Helen Czechowicz	F	1 January 1896	3 February 2006	110 years, 33 days	Wilno	United States

i Bernstein was born in Kraków, which was then part of Austria-Hungary. It is now in Poland.
j Pogonowska was born in Warsaw, which was then part of the Russian Empire. It is now in Poland.
k Buten was born in Wielkie Oczy, which was then part of Austria-Hungary. It is now in Poland.
l Pajączkowski-Dydyński was born in Lwów, which was then part of Galicia, Austria-Hungary. Later, it was part of Poland, and it is now in Ukraine.
m Imich was born in Częstochowa, which was then part of the Russian Empire. It is now in Poland.
n Lewicki was born in Borysławka, which was then part of Austria-Hungary. It is now in Poland.
o Czechowicz was born in Wilno, which was then part of the Russian Empire. Later, it was part of Poland, and it is now in Lithuania.

Foreign supercentenarians who were born in Poland

This is a list of foreign supercentenarians who were born in what is now Poland due to border changes in history.

Rank	Name	[...]	Birth date	Death date	Age	Voivodeship of birth	Country of death
1	Augusta Holtz	F	3 August 1871	21 October 1986	115 years, 79 days	Greater Poland	United States
2	Rosa Rein	F	24 March 1897	14 February 2010	112 years, 327 days	Silesia	Switzerland
3	Meta Berndt	F	9 November 1889	28 December 2001	112 years, 49 days	Pomerania	Germany
4	Johanna Klink	F	17 January 1903	Living		Silesia	Living in Germany
5	Margarete Ottmann	F	23 February 1903	17 August 2014	111 years, 175 days	Opole	Germany
6	Franziska Umrath	F	5 September 1885	18 February 1996	110 years, 166 days	Pomerania	Germany
	Maria Jantke	F	18 October 1902	9 March 2013	110 years, 142 days	Pomerania	Germany
	Thea Breckerbaum	F	6 October 1902	25 November 2012	110 years, 50 days	Greater Poland	Germany

a Holtz was born in Czarnikau, which was then part of the German Empire. It is now Czarnków in Poland.
b Rein was born in Myslowitz, which was then part of the German Empire. It is now Mysłowice in Poland.
c Berndt was born in Kaffzig, which was then part of the German Empire. It is now Kawcze in Poland.
d Klink was born in Siemianowitz, which was then part of the German Empire. It is now Siemianowice Śląskie in Poland.
e Ottmann was born in Bauerwitz, which was then part of the German Empire. It is now Baborów in Poland.
f Umrath was born in Danzig, which was then part of the German Empire. It is now Gdańsk in Poland.
g Jantke was born in Marienburg, which was then part of the German Empire. It is now Malbork in Poland.
h Breckerbaum was born in Neudorf bei Wronke, which was then part of the German Empire. It is now Nowa Wieś in Poland.

Oldest person by voivodeship

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

Voivodeship	Name	[...]	Reported date of birth	Reported date of death	Reported age
Greater Poland	Augusta Holtz	F	3 August 1871	21 October 1986	115 years, 79 days
Kuyavia-Pomerania
Lesser Poland	Theresa Bernstein-Meyerowitz	F	1 March 1890	12 February 2002	111 years, 348 days
Lower Silesia
Lublin	Katarzyna Mazur	F	2 February 1905	Living
Lubusz
Łódź	Józefa Karczewska	F	23 November 1902	18 January 2013	110 years, 56 days
Masovia	Dr. Maria Pogonowska	F	30 October 1897	15 July 2009	111 years, 258 days
Opole	Margarete Ottmann	F	23 February 1903	17 August 2014	111 years, 175 days
Podlaskie	Marianna Misiewicz	F	26 January 1902	28 June 2012	110 years, 154 days
Pomerania	Meta Berndt	F	9 November 1889	28 December 2001	112 years, 49 days
Silesia	Rosa Rein	F	24 March 1897	14 February 2010	112 years, 327 days
Subcarpathia	Fannie Buten	F	13 April 1899	24 September 2010	111 years, 164 days
Świętokrzyskie	Julianna Garbacz	F	22 June 1900	18 July 2010	110 years, 26 days
Warmia-Masuria	Helena Gęsiorska	F	28 November 1905	Living
West Pomerania

Historical voivodeships

This is a list of the oldest people born in historical voivodeships.

Voivodeship	Name	[...]	Reported date of birth	Reported date of death	Reported age
Lwów	Wanda Wierzchleyska	F	3 March 1990	14 January 2012	111 years, 317 days
Nowogródek
Polesie
Stanisławów	Stefania Zacharska	F	25 November 1906	Living
Tarnopol
Volhynia
Wilno	Helen Czechowicz	F	1 January 1896	3 February 2006	110 years, 33 days

Chronological list of the oldest living person in Poland since 2005

From	To	Name	[...]	Age(s) when oldest	Lifespan	Voivodeship of death
?	12 April 2005	Franciszek Karwowski	M	? – 109	10 October 1895 – 12 April 2005 109 years, 153 days	Warmia-Masuria
12 April 2005	1 December 2008 ()	Ludwika Kosztyła	F	107 – 111	3 August 1897 – 1 December 2008 111 years, 120 days	Subcarpathia
1 December 2008	3 January 2010 ()	Michalina Stefania Wasilewska	F	109 – 111	21 December 1898 – 3 January 2010 111 years, 13 days	Masovia
3 January 2010	14 January 2012 ()	Wanda Wierzchleyska	F	109 – 111	3 March 1900 – 14 January 2012 111 years, 317 days	Masovia
14 January 2012	28 June 2012 ( days)	Marianna Misiewicz	F	109 – 110	26 January 1902 – 28 June 2012 110 years, 154 days	Podlaskie
28 June 2012	18 January 2013 ( days)	Józefa Karczewska	F	109 – 110	23 November 1902 – 18 January 2013 110 years, 56 days	Łódź
18 January 2013	1 May 2013 ( days)	Józefa Stanisława Szyda	F	109 – 110	11 March 1903 – 1 May 2013 110 years, 51 days	Łódź
1 May 2013	14 May 2013 ( days)	Marianna Mróz	F	109	18 September 1903 – 14 May 2013 109 years, 238 days	Greater Poland
14 May 2013	29 April 2014 ( days)	Aleksandra Dranka	F	109 – 110	3 October 1903 – 29 April 2014 110 years, 208 days	Subcarpathia
29 April 2014	10 June 2014 ( days)	Józefa Bąk	F	109	4 February 1905 – 10 June 2014 109 years, 126 days	Świętokrzyskie
10 June 2014	present ( days)	Jadwiga Młynek	F	108-109*	born 1 October 1905	Living in Greater Poland

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