Top 10 oldest known living people in Hungary (as of 28 November 2024)
1. Árpádné Juhász (b. 14 May 1914), 110, Győrújbarát
2. Leventéné Csap (b. 14 April 1917), 107, Budapest
3. Ferenc Bakó (b. 9 November 1917), 107, Fertőszentmiklós
4. Anonymous (b. 8 February 1918), 106, Budapest?
5. László Czóbel (b. c.20 October 1918), 106, Budapest
6. Józsefné Benke (b. 26 October 1918), 106, Budapest
7. Jánosné Szijjártó (b. 28 October 1918), 106, Sopron
8. Rózsa Virág (b. 29 October 1918), 106, Tiszaalpár
9. Mátyás Illéssy (b. 8 November 1918), 106, Visegrád
10. Ilona Nagy (b. 27 November 1918), 106, Csókakő
ESO Correspondent for Hungary (since 2020)
GRG Correspondent for Hungary (2020-2023)
Tracker and researcher of Hungarian and other Central European (super)centenarians (since 2016)
Enthusiast of extreme longevity (since childhood)
Known familial longevity records of Hungary (update as of 9 December 2024):
Longest marriage
György Schnitz (10 Mar 1900 - 2 Nov 2002) and Györgyné Schnitz, née Terézia Wanderer (1 Jan 1906 - 30 Aug 2004), married from 28 Dec 1922 to 2 Nov 2002: 79 years, 309 days
Oldest couple (combined age)
Vilmos Molnár (11 Aug 1903 - 9 Nov 2006) and Vilmosné Molnár, née Irén Hauser (7 Feb 1916 - 21 May 2023): 210 years, 191 days
Oldest pair of sisters (and siblings)
Imréné Marcinkovics, née Mária Mészáros (7 July 1909 - 3 Sep 2013) and Ferencné Wéber, née Terézia Mészáros (11 Dec 1912 - 1 Jan 2021): 212 years, 79 days
Oldest pair of brothers
Sándor Patay (17 May 1910 - 6 Aug 2011) and Pál Patay (8 Dec 1914 - 4 Oct 2020): 207 years, 17 days
Oldest simultaneously living twins
Ferencné Ladányi, née Edit Sebál (23 Nov 1921 - 5 Feb 2022) and Jánosné Ladányi, née Teréz Sebál (23 Nov 1921 - 19 Jan 2022): 100 years, 57 days at the time of Teréz's death
Oldest mother-daughter (and parent-child) pair
Antalné Banga, née Anna Rékasi (1 August 1887 - 9 July 1995) and Józsefné Lantos, née Katalin Banga (1 April 1914 - 26 Apr 2017): 210 years, 351 days
Oldest father-son pair
Jenő Jenovay (17 Sept 1893 - 4 Nov 2000) and Jenő Sándor Jenovay (16 Aug 1918 - 6 June 2020): 208 years, 343 days
Highest combined age of four grandparents
Grandparents of B. A. (b. 1971): 408 years, 259 days+ (average of 102 years, 65 days)
Oldest person with a living parent
Sándor Csiki (16 Nov 1914 - 10 Mar 2006), son of Sándorné Csiki, née Rozália Földes (18 Jan 1894 - 20 July 2004): 89 years, 247 days old at the time of his mother's death.
Most living generations
6 - known instances of a living great-great-great-grandparent:
ESO Correspondent for Hungary (since 2020)
GRG Correspondent for Hungary (2020-2023)
Tracker and researcher of Hungarian and other Central European (super)centenarians (since 2016)
Enthusiast of extreme longevity (since childhood)
Yesterday marked the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp. On the occasion of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, I'd like to present Hungary's 10 longest-lived Holocaust survivors that I know of. These people carry an important message to us about the triumph of the human spirit, and that tyranny may sometimes rise, but can never prevail. Let's hope humanity has learned this lesson once and for all.
ESO Correspondent for Hungary (since 2020)
GRG Correspondent for Hungary (2020-2023)
Tracker and researcher of Hungarian and other Central European (super)centenarians (since 2016)
Enthusiast of extreme longevity (since childhood)
That is a great post thank you 024Tomi.
It’s wonderful to see that a few of those who were persecuted so horrendously are not only still around so long after the events, but some were also able to go back to the site, to mark the 80th anniversary of its liberation.
In Australia our oldest known holocaust survivor was noted on Monday as being 104 - and the youngest just 86.
I'm very sad to report that the Doyen of Hungary, Ferenc Bakó (b. 9 November 1917), sadly passed away yesterday, on 17 February 2025, at the age of 107 years and 100 days.
May he rest in peace.
I'll have more to say later.
ESO Correspondent for Hungary (since 2020)
GRG Correspondent for Hungary (2020-2023)
Tracker and researcher of Hungarian and other Central European (super)centenarians (since 2016)
Enthusiast of extreme longevity (since childhood)
I'm very sad to report that the Doyen of Hungary, Ferenc Bakó (b. 9 November 1917), sadly passed away yesterday, on 17 February 2025, at the age of 107 years and 100 days.
May he rest in peace.
I'll have more to say later.
Sorry to hear this, Tomi.
May his soul rest in eternal peace, and my love and condolences to his family.
Be kind to everyone. Treat everyone like they're your own family. Don't judge others. Accept everyone for who they are regardless of what they do or look like.
CameraManny118
Gerontology Wiki Content Moderator and WSF Moderator
Yesterday marked the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp. On the occasion of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, I'd like to present Hungary's 10 longest-lived Holocaust survivors that I know of. These people carry an important message to us about the triumph of the human spirit, and that tyranny may sometimes rise, but can never prevail. Let's hope humanity has learned this lesson once and for all.
- 108 years, 330 days Margit Ambrus (14 Dec 1900 - 9 Nov 2009)
- 108 years, 271 days Imréné Wessely (née Margit Schützer) (7 Feb 1893 - 5 Nov 2001)
- 108 years, 44 days Hugóné Pollák (née Terézia Goldstein) (25 Oct 1902 - 8 Dec 2010)
- 107 years, 345 days Flóra Dévai (7 Nov 1884 - 17 Oct 1992)
- 107 years, 252 days Pál Tibor Kósa (12 June 1908 - 19 Feb 2016)
- 107 years, 228 days György László (21 Aug 1896 - 5 Apr 2004)
- 107 years, 208 days Sándorné Reisz (née Erzsébet Vogel) (15 May 1907 - 9 Dec 2014)
- 107 years, 116 days Józsefné Himberger (née Gizella Weinberger) (28 Sept 1902 - 22 Jan 2010)
- 107 years, 113 days Miklós Angelus (9 Sept 1909 - 31 Dec 2016)
- 107 years, 61 days Józsefné Hortobágyi (née Borbála Rédlich) (20 May 1907 - 20 July 2014)
How many of them are from Budapest? That's where most Hungarian Jews who survived the Holocaust came from, to my knowledge. The Nazis never completed the mass murder of Budapest Jewry, thankfully.
And are you only using Trianon Hungary borders here or 1941-1944 Hungary's borders here?
I'm very sad to report that the Doyen of Hungary, Ferenc Bakó (b. 9 November 1917), sadly passed away yesterday, on 17 February 2025, at the age of 107 years and 100 days.
May he rest in peace.
I'll have more to say later.
He was the 57th oldest living man in Europe
He was the oldest man in Hungary since 21 Mar 2023 (1 yr, 333 days), the longest since Rezső Gallai who lived 4 yrs, 261 days and died on 25 Sept 2014, and was the oldest to die as the oldest man in Hungary since Antal Ribkinár (108 years, 58 days) who died on 24 Mar 2018, he is the 3rd man from Győr-Moson-Sopron to be considered the oldest in Hungary, the first since Rezső Gallai
He was listed as the 12th oldest man in Hungarian history, his successor is expected to be László Czóbel born c. 20 Oct 1918, and is currently 23rd in that ranking
Ferencné Ladányi, née Edit Sebál (23 Nov 1921 - 5 Feb 2022) and Jánosné Ladányi, née Teréz Sebál (23 Nov 1921 - 19 Jan 2022): 100 years, 57 days at the time of Teréz's death
Interesting that even in extremely old age, two identical twins can have almost the same lifespan, which points to the role of very similar genes!
Two women from the top 10 have sadly passed away, with almost identical lifespans:
Jánosné Szijjártó (née Klára Mikó) (28 October 1918 – 10 March 2025) - 106 years, 133 days
Rózsa Virág (29 October 1918 – 8 March 2025) - 106 years, 130 days
May they rest in peace.
They were among the last residents of Hungary who had had a king (Carl IV renounced on 13 November 1918).
ESO Correspondent for Hungary (since 2020)
GRG Correspondent for Hungary (2020-2023)
Tracker and researcher of Hungarian and other Central European (super)centenarians (since 2016)
Enthusiast of extreme longevity (since childhood)
Two women from the top 10 have sadly passed away
Do you know who's in the top 10 now?