Top 10 Oldest Living People in the Netherlands as of 7th January 2025 (excluding anonymous unknown cases)
Today's update (Ms. van Boven-Smaal turned 110; Ms. Phaff-Kramer turned 108)

1. Jan van Ierland (Bloemendaal, North Holland) (b. 5 May 1914), 110 y.o. Doyen of the Netherlands
2. Elizabeth Philippina van Boven-Smaal (Rotterdam, South Holland) (b. 5 January 1915), 110 y.o.
3. Sister Elseliene Fa-Si-Oen (Amsterdam, North Holland) (b. 18 February 1915 in Suriname), 109 y.o.
4. Maria Pieternella Platteel-Klingeman (Gorinchem, South Holland) (b. 2 June 1915), 109? y.o.
5. Adriana Hartog-van den Berg (Baarn, Utrecht) (b. 26 September 1915), 109 y.o.
6. Aafje de Wilde-Vos (Balkhuizen, Friesland) (b. 8 January 1916), 108 y.o.
7. Bets Simons-Hoes (Amstelveen, North Holland) (b. 21 July 1916), 108 y.o.
8. Aafke Phaff-Kramer (Teylingen, South Holland) (b. 20 November 1916), 108 y.o.
9. Geertruida de Haas-van den Berg (Amsterdam, North Holland) (b. 8 March 1917), 107 y.o.
10. Gerarda Francisca Kannekens (Gorinchem, South Holland) (b. 7 April 1917), 107 y.o.

John Huang (Hilversum, North Holland) (b. 1 February 1914? in Vietnam), 110? y.o.
anonymous (Harleem) (b. on September 1914? in Iran), 110? y.o.

The last list that had 8 108+ was on 6 May 2024
The last time it had 2 110+ was on 13 Dec 2023

Top 10 Oldest Living People in the Netherlands as of 17th February 2025 (excluding anonymous unknown cases)
Today's update (Ms. de Wilde-Vos turned 109; RIP Sister Fa-Si-Oen)

1. Jan van Ierland (Bloemendaal, North Holland) (b. 5 May 1914), 110 y.o. Doyen of the Netherlands
2. Elizabeth Philippina van Boven-Smaal (Rotterdam, South Holland) (b. 5 January 1915), 110 y.o.
3. Maria Pieternella Platteel-Klingeman (Gorinchem, South Holland) (b. 2 June 1915), 109? y.o.
4. Adriana Hartog-van den Berg (Baarn, Utrecht) (b. 26 September 1915), 109 y.o.
5. Aafje de Wilde-Vos (Balkhuizen, Friesland) (b. 8 January 1916), 109 y.o.
6. Bets Simons-Hoes (Amstelveen, North Holland) (b. 21 July 1916), 108 y.o.
7. Aafke Phaff-Kramer (Teylingen, South Holland) (b. 20 November 1916), 108 y.o.
8. Geertruida de Haas-van den Berg (Amsterdam, North Holland) (b. 8 March 1917), 107 y.o.
9. Gerarda Francisca Kannekens (Gorinchem, South Holland) (b. 7 April 1917), 107 y.o.
10. Anonymous (Kerkrade, Limburg) (b. 31 July 1917), 107 y.o.

John Huang (Hilversum, North Holland) (b. 1 February 1914? in Vietnam), 111? y.o.
anonymous (Harleem) (b. on 15 September 1914? in Iran), 110? y.o.
anonymous (Arnhem, Gelderland) (b. on 1916? in Afghanistan), 108? y.o.

Posted by: @ale76

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3. Sister Elseliene Fa-Si-Oen (Amsterdam, North Holland) (b. 18 February 1915 in Suriname), 109 y.o.

Out of curiosity: Had she lived for several extra days and thus reached age 110, what race would she have been validated as?

https://www.zzg.nl/tante-es/

She looks black (African-American, in US terms) but apparently her father was from China?

When she was seven, the entire family moved to the Combé district in Paramaribo. Later that year, her father died, who was traveling to his native China at the time.

(Translated with the help of Google Translate.)

Might be a stupid question, but it's still worth asking considering that the GRG, LQ, et cetera still classify SCs by race even nowadays.

In fact, maybe LQ can still validate her as the oldest validated Surinamese-born person ever, even though she just barely failed to reach age 110+?

Elzilene Da-S-Pen entered the list on 6 Mar 2023
North Holland has only 3 names again, the first time since 6 May 2024
North Brabant had its last representative on the list on 6 May 2024

Top 10 Oldest Living People in the Netherlands as of 4th April 2025 (excluding anonymous unknown cases)
Today's update (RIP Ms. de Wilde-Vos)

1. Jan van Ierland (Bloemendaal, North Holland) (b. 5 May 1914), 110 y.o. Doyen of the Netherlands
2. Elizabeth Philippina van Boven-Smaal (Rotterdam, South Holland) (b. 5 January 1915), 110 y.o.
3. Maria Pieternella Platteel-Klingeman (Gorinchem, South Holland) (b. 2 June 1915), 109? y.o.
4. Adriana Hartog-van den Berg (Baarn, Utrecht) (b. 26 September 1915), 109 y.o.
5. Bets Simons-Hoes (Amstelveen, North Holland) (b. 21 July 1916), 108 y.o.
6. Aafke Phaff-Kramer (Teylingen, South Holland) (b. 20 November 1916), 108 y.o.
7. Geertruida de Haas-van den Berg (Amsterdam, North Holland) (b. 8 March 1917), 107 y.o.
8. Gerarda Francisca Kannekens (Gorinchem, South Holland) (b. 7 April 1917), 107 y.o.
9. Anonymous (Kerkrade, Limburg) (b. 31 July 1917), 107 y.o.
10. Johanna Cornelia Polders-Langeweg (Oosterhout, North Brabant) (b. 8 September 1917), 107 y.o.

John Huang (Hilversum, North Holland) (b. 1 February 1914? in Vietnam), 111? y.o.
anonymous (Harleem) (b. on 15 September 1914? in Iran), 110? y.o.
anonymous (Arnhem, Gelderland) (b. on 1916? in Afghanistan), 108? y.o.

Jan van Ierland confirmed alive in February 2025 (with new pictures):

https://www.lifeandpension.pensioenfondstno.nl/maart2025/110-jaar

@jimjim00

In this article we can read:

He still takes daily walks outside.

When he was aged 65, he asked his doctor what should he do to stay in shape and the doctor told him to take walks, and that's what he has been doing.

His eyesight and hearing are quite poor these days.

He has been retired for 46 years (so since around 1979).

Top 10 Oldest Living People in the Netherlands as of 13th May 2025 (excluding anonymous unknown cases)
Today's update (Mr. van Ierland turned 111; RIP Ms. Polders-Langeweg)

1. Jan van Ierland (Bloemendaal, North Holland) (b. 5 May 1914), 111 y.o. Doyen of the Netherlands
2. Elizabeth Philippina van Boven-Smaal (Rotterdam, South Holland) (b. 5 January 1915), 110 y.o.
3. Maria Pieternella Platteel-Klingeman (Gorinchem, South Holland) (b. 2 June 1915), 109 y.o.
4. Adriana Hartog-van den Berg (Baarn, Utrecht) (b. 26 September 1915), 109 y.o.
5. Bets Simons-Hoes (Amstelveen, North Holland) (b. 21 July 1916), 108 y.o.
6. Aafke Phaff-Kramer (Teylingen, South Holland) (b. 20 November 1916), 108 y.o.
7. Geertruida de Haas-van den Berg (Amsterdam, North Holland) (b. 8 March 1917), 107 y.o.
8. Gerarda Francisca Kannekens (Gorinchem, South Holland) (b. 7 April 1917), 107 y.o.
9. Anonymous (Kerkrade, Limburg) (b. 31 July 1917), 107 y.o.
10. Anna Elisabeth van Laarhoven-van Horen ('s-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant) (b. 10 October 1917), 107 y.o.

John Huang (Hilversum, North Holland) (b. 1 February 1914? in Vietnam), 111? y.o.
anonymous (Harleem) (b. on 15 September 1914? in Iran), 110? y.o.
anonymous (Arnhem, Gelderland) (b. on 1916? in Afghanistan), 108? y.o.
anonymous (Gem. Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland) (b. on September 1917?), 107? y.o.

DEATH
Johanna Cornelia Polders-Langeweg (8 September 1917-30 April 2025, 107).

Aafje de Wilde-Vos entered the list on 15 Jan 2024 as #9 and has since been the only representative from Friesland.