The following is a list of centenarians – specifically, people who became famous as explorers – known for reasons other than their longevity. For more lists, see lists of centenarians.
Name | Lifespan | Age | Notability |
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Riccardo Cassin | 1909–2009 | 100 | Italian mountaineer [1] |
Marvin Creamer | 1916–2020 | 104 | American sailor [2] |
Hulda Crooks | 1896–1997 | 101 | American mountaineer [3] |
Alexandra David-Néel | 1868–1969 | 100 | French explorer, anarchist, spiritualist, Buddhist and writer [4] |
Ardito Desio | 1897–2001 | 104 | Italian explorer, mountain climber, geologist and cartographer [5] |
Alf Howard | 1906–2010 | 104 | Australian explorer, scientist and educator [6] |
Helge Ingstad | 1899–2001 | 101 | Norwegian explorer [7] |
Dame Freya Stark | 1893–1993 | 100 | British explorer and travel writer [8] |
Norman D. Vaughan | 1905–2005 | 100 | American Arctic explorer [9] |
Jean-Frédéric Waldeck | 1766–1875 | 109 | French explorer [10] |
Miroslav Zikmund | 1919–2021 | 101 | Czech explorer and travel writer [11] |
The following is a list of centenarians – specifically, people who became famous as explorers – known for reasons other than their longevity. For more lists, see lists of centenarians.
Name | Lifespan | Age | Notability |
---|---|---|---|
Riccardo Cassin | 1909–2009 | 100 | Italian mountaineer [1] |
Marvin Creamer | 1916–2020 | 104 | American sailor [2] |
Hulda Crooks | 1896–1997 | 101 | American mountaineer [3] |
Alexandra David-Néel | 1868–1969 | 100 | French explorer, anarchist, spiritualist, Buddhist and writer [4] |
Ardito Desio | 1897–2001 | 104 | Italian explorer, mountain climber, geologist and cartographer [5] |
Alf Howard | 1906–2010 | 104 | Australian explorer, scientist and educator [6] |
Helge Ingstad | 1899–2001 | 101 | Norwegian explorer [7] |
Dame Freya Stark | 1893–1993 | 100 | British explorer and travel writer [8] |
Norman D. Vaughan | 1905–2005 | 100 | American Arctic explorer [9] |
Jean-Frédéric Waldeck | 1766–1875 | 109 | French explorer [10] |
Miroslav Zikmund | 1919–2021 | 101 | Czech explorer and travel writer [11] |