The Doyen of the Netherlands about 3 months ago (before his 111th birthday): https://www.lifeandpension.pensioenfondstno.nl/maart2025/110-jaar

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Top 10 Oldest Living Men in the Netherlands as of 13th May 2025 (excluding anonymous unknown cases)
Today's update (Mr. van Ierland turned 111; anonymous born in Suriname limbo case; Mr. Brockhus turned 106; RIP Mr. Loermans)

1. Jan van Ierland (Bloemendaal, North Holland) (b. 5 May 1914), 111 y.o. Doyen of the Netherlands
2. Johannes Theunisse (Dordrecht, South Holland) (b. 24 September 1916), 108 y.o.
3. Jan Boerema (Marum, Groningen) (b. 12 January 1919), 106 y.o.
4. Fredericus Matheus Brockhus (Zandvoort, North Holland) (b. 18 April 1919), 106 y.o.
5. Franciscus Johannes Godefridus van Rheenen (Amsterdam, North Holland) (b. 12 July 1919), 105 y.o.
6. Roel Groenhoff (Soest, Utrecht) (b. 17 September 1919), 105 y.o.
7. Theodorus Gerardus Henricus Maria van Es (Rotterdam, South Holland) (b. 15 November 1919), 105 y.o.
8. Johannes Damis Donker (Gouda, South Holland) (b. 20 November 1919), 105 y.o.
9. Urbain Alphonse Termote (Venray, Limburg) (b. 22 November 1919), 105 y.o.
10. Gerard Hartman (Agelo, Overijssel) (b. 7 January 1920), 105 y.o.

DEATH
Theodorus Gerardus Loermans (8 July 1919-10 May 2025, 105).

Mr. Brockhus at 106:

North Brabant drops out
Drenthe makes its debut on the list

Jan van Ierland is truly extraordinary! I hope that he can become the oldest validated Dutch man of all-time! 🙂

RIP Jan Van Ierland (5 May 1914 - 21 July 2025)

1. Johannes Theunisse (Dordrecht, South Holland) (b. 24 September 1916), 108 y.o. Doyen of the Netherlands
2. Jan Boerema (Marum, Groningen) (b. 12 January 1919), 106 y.o.
3. Frits Brockhus (Zandvoort, North Holland) (b. 18 April 1919), 106 y.o.
4. Franciscus Johannes Godefridus van Rheenen (Amsterdam, North Holland) (b. 12 July 1919), 106 y.o.
5. Roel Groenhoff (Soest, Utrecht) (b. 17 September 1919), 105 y.o.
6. Theo van Es (Rotterdam, South Holland) (b. 15 November 1919), 105 y.o.
7. Johannes Damis Donker (Gouda, South Holland) (b. 20 November 1919), 105 y.o.
8. Urbain Alphonse Termote (Venray, Limburg) (b. 22 November 1919), 105 y.o.
9. Gerard Hartman (Agelo, Overijssel) (b. 7 January 1920), 105 y.o.
10. Dirk Douma (Amstelveen, North Holland) (b. 14 February 1920), 105 y.o.

North Holland no longer has 4 names on the list, having 3 on March 19, 2025, which was the last time it had fewer than 4 and also the last time it didn't have 111+.
For the first time, Drenthe has 2 names.
For the first time, there is only 1 108+ here.
All without considering John Huang as 111+.

Top 10 Oldest Living Men in the Netherlands as of 17th December 2025 (excluding anonymous unknown cases)
Today's update (Mr. Theunisse turned 109; Mr. Groenhoff, Mr. Donker, Mr. Termote and Mr. Van Es turned 106; RIP Mr. Theunisse)

1. Jan Boerema (Marum, Groningen) (b. 12 January 1919), 106 y.o. Doyen of the Netherlands
2. Fredericus Matheus Brockhus (Zandvoort, North Holland) (b. 18 April 1919), 106 y.o.
3. Franciscus Johannes Godefridus van Rheenen (Amsterdam, North Holland) (b. 12 July 1919), 106 y.o.
4. Roel Groenhoff (Soest, Utrecht) (b. 17 September 1919), 106 y.o.
5. Theodorus Gerardus Henricus Maria van Es (Rotterdam, South Holland) (b. 15 November 1919), 106 y.o.
6. Johannes Damis Donker (Gouda, South Holland) (b. 20 November 1919), 106 y.o.
7. Urbain Alphonse Termote (Venray, Limburg) (b. 22 November 1919), 106 y.o.
8. Gerard Hartman (Agelo, Overijssel) (b. 7 January 1920), 105 y.o.
9. Dirk Douma (Amstelveen, North Holland) (b. 14 February 1920), 105 y.o.
10. Kor van Reenen (Honselersdijk, South Holland) (b. 27 February 1920), 105 y.o.

Mr. Groenhoff at 106: https://www.gooieneemlander.nl/regio/gooi-en-eemland/charmeur-roel-106-uit-soest-kreeg-slaapkamerbezoek-van-gordon-ik-mankeer-niks-maar-ik-slijt-wel/91162453.html

DEATH
Johannes Theunisse (24 Sep 1916-6 Dec 2025, 109).

Drenthe once again has only one name on the list, as does 13 May 2025.
Hendrik Dekker entered the list on 22 July 2025.
Gelderland debuts on the list.
For the first time, we have 5 106+ on the list.

Unfortunately, we lost Theodorus Blokland on New Year's Eve.

Mr. Van Es made it to 106.

Mr. Johannes Damis Donker from Gouda turned 106 on 20 November.

Mr. Bartelds is officially called Lambert Geert Bartelds.

Update on the other known 'male cases' from 1920:

Cornelis Jacobus Omtzigt (16-08-1920 - 05-12-2025) te Emmeloord [FL]°
Jan van der Zwet (12-09-1920) te Roelofarendsveen [ZH]
Henk Kole (14-09-1920 - 29-10-2025) te Son [NB]°
Cornelis Witkam (26-09-1920) te Rotterdam [ZH]
Hendrik Berends (12-11-1920) te Dalen [DR]

GJK

Top 10 Oldest Living Men in the Netherlands as of 8th January 2026 (excluding anonymous unknown cases)
Today's update (RIP Mr. Termote)

1. Jan Boerema (Marum, Groningen) (b. 12 January 1919), 106 y.o. Doyen of the Netherlands
2. Fredericus Matheus Brockhus (Zandvoort, North Holland) (b. 18 April 1919), 106 y.o.
3. Franciscus Johannes Godefridus van Rheenen (Amsterdam, North Holland) (b. 12 July 1919), 106 y.o.
4. Roel Groenhoff (Soest, Utrecht) (b. 17 September 1919), 106 y.o.
5. Theodorus Gerardus Henricus Maria van Es (Rotterdam, South Holland) (b. 15 November 1919), 106 y.o.
6. Johannes Damis Donker (Gouda, South Holland) (b. 20 November 1919), 106 y.o.
7. Gerard Hartman (Agelo, Overijssel) (b. 7 January 1920), 106? y.o.
8. Dirk Douma (Amstelveen, North Holland) (b. 14 February 1920), 105 y.o.
9. Kor van Reenen (Honselersdijk, South Holland) (b. 27 February 1920), 105 y.o.
10. Lambert Geert Bartelds (Tweede Exloërmond, Drenthe) (b. 31 March 1920), 105 y.o.

DEATH
Urbain Alphonse Termote (22 Nov 1919-1 Jan 2026, 106).

Top 10 Oldest Living Men in the Netherlands as of 29th January 2026 (excluding anonymous unknown cases)
Today's update (Mr. Boerema turned 107 https://rtvzulthe.nl/nieuws/jan-boerema-107-uit-marum-oudste-inwoner-van-de-gemeente-westerkwartier/  )

1. Jan Boerema (Marum, Groningen) (b. 12 January 1919), 107 y.o. Doyen of the Netherlands
2. Fredericus Matheus Brockhus (Zandvoort, North Holland) (b. 18 April 1919), 106 y.o.
3. Franciscus Johannes Godefridus van Rheenen (Amsterdam, North Holland) (b. 12 July 1919), 106 y.o.
4. Roel Groenhoff (Soest, Utrecht) (b. 17 September 1919), 106 y.o.
5. Theodorus Gerardus Henricus Maria van Es (Rotterdam, South Holland) (b. 15 November 1919), 106 y.o.
6. Johannes Damis Donker (Gouda, South Holland) (b. 20 November 1919), 106 y.o.
7. Gerard Hartman (Agelo, Overijssel) (b. 7 January 1920), 106? y.o.
8. Dirk Douma (Amstelveen, North Holland) (b. 14 February 1920), 105 y.o.
9. Kor van Reenen (Honselersdijk, South Holland) (b. 27 February 1920), 105 y.o.
10. Lambert Geert Bartelds (Tweede Exloërmond, Drenthe) (b. 31 March 1920), 105 y.o.

• March 19, 2025 was the last time North Holland had only two names on the list.
• Now Gelderland debuts on the list.
• Theo Blokland debuted on the list on May 13, 2025.

In the meantime, we lost

Franciscus Johannes Godefridus van Rheenen (12-07-1919 - 15-03-2026) from Amsterdam [NH]

but gained

Kor van Reenen (27-02-1920) from Honselersdijk [ZH]

One unknown man from 1919 probably made it to 2026; he lives either in Meppel [DR] or Haarlem [NH].

GJK

 

Top 10 Oldest Living Men in the Netherlands as of 16th April 2026 (excluding anonymous unknown cases)
Today's update (RIP Mr. van Rheenen; Mr. van Reenen and Mr. Bartelds turned 106 https://www.headliner.nl/item/lambert-uit-odoorn-is-106-jaar-geworden-ik-heb-vorig-jaar-mijn-45-kilometer-auto-verkocht-dvhn-57367 )

1. Jan Boerema (Marum, Groningen) (b. 12 January 1919), 107 y.o. Doyen of the Netherlands
2. Fredericus Matheus Brockhus (Zandvoort, North Holland) (b. 18 April 1919), 106 y.o.
3. Roel Groenhoff (Soest, Utrecht) (b. 17 September 1919), 106 y.o.
4. Theodorus Gerardus Henricus Maria van Es (Rotterdam, South Holland) (b. 15 November 1919), 106 y.o.
5. Johannes Damis Donker (Gouda, South Holland) (b. 20 November 1919), 106 y.o.
6. Gerard Hartman (Agelo, Overijssel) (b. 7 January 1920), 106? y.o.
7. Dirk Douma (Amstelveen, North Holland) (b. 14 February 1920), 106? y.o.
8. Kor van Reenen (Honselersdijk, South Holland) (b. 27 February 1920), 106 y.o.
9. Lambert Geert Bartelds (Tweede Exloërmond, Drenthe) (b. 31 March 1920), 106 y.o.
10. Johannes Petrus Maria Fleuren (Nijmegen, Gelderland) (b. 16 June 1920), 105 y.o.

 

UR. Cornelis Witkam (Rotterdam, South Holland) (b. 26 September 1920), 105 y.o.

Posted by: @ale76

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2. Fredericus Matheus Brockhus (Zandvoort, North Holland) (b. 18 April 1919), 106 y.o.

4. Theodorus Gerardus Henricus Maria van Es (Rotterdam, South Holland) (b. 15 November 1919), 106 y.o.

10. Johannes Petrus Maria Fleuren (Nijmegen, Gelderland) (b. 16 June 1920), 105 y.o.

I'm sorry, but these are not their names. Corrected:

2. Frits Brockhus

4. Theo van Es

10. Jan Fleuren

 

Posted by: @marco

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I'm sorry, but these are not their names. Corrected:

2. Frits Brockhus

4. Theo van Es

10. Jan Fleuren

I don't use diminutives, I use the real names.