List of Italian supercentenarians

Italian supercentenarians are citizens, residents or emigrants from Italy who have attained or surpassed 110 years of age.

As of January 2015[update], the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) had validated the longevity claims of 151 Italian supercentenarians, the majority of whom were women.

[2] As of 17 February 2025, the oldest living person in Italy is Lucia Laura Sangenito born on 22 November 1910 in Campania, aged 114 years, 87 days.

[79] Todde was born in the village of Tiana, in the province of Nuoro, Sardinia,[80] an area noted for its centenarian density.

Venere Ires Pizzinato (married Papo; 23 November 1896 – 2 August 2011)[84] was an Italian supercentenarian[4] who lived for 114 years and 252 days.

During the outbreak of the Second World War, in 1939, the couple moved to Nice, France, to escape the Fascist regime of Benito Mussolini.

[86][87][88] On 23 November 2010, marking her 114th birthday, Pizzinato was visited by Italy's president, Giorgio Napolitano, who wrote her a congratulatory letter.

He left Italy at the age of three with his parents and two sisters, after his father had been informed of the potential for a large war in Europe.

The family arrived in Rio de Janeiro and took another ship to Espírito Santo, where Venturotti worked on plantations.

[101] Lucia Laura Sangenito-Abbondandolo was born in Sturno, Campania, Italy on 22 November 1910;[102] she has lived there her entire life.

On 1 June 2024, she was visited by LongeviQuest, one of the top age validation organizations, who gave her a certificate recognizing her for being (at that time) the second oldest living person in Italy.