RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Emma Morano
1899 - 2017

Emma Morano
Emma Martina Luigia Morano (29 November 1899 – 15 April 2017) was an Italian supercentenarian. She was the world's oldest living person from 13 May 2016 until her death on 15 April 2017, aged 117 years and 137 days. Until her death, she was also the last living person verified to have been born in the 1800s. She remains the oldest Italian person ever to be documented and the fourth-oldest European ever. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Emma Morano is the 796th most popular religious figure (up from 1,116th in 2019), the 1,023rd most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,639th in 2019) and the 275th most popular Italian Religious Figure.
Emma Morano is most famous for being the oldest living person in the world. She was born on November 29, 1899 and is 116 years old.
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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Emma Morano ranks 796 out of 3,187. Before her are Isma'il ibn Ja'far, Cornelius the Centurion, Antipope Anacletus II, Gertrude the Great, Junia, and Stanislaus of Szczepanów. After her are Abe no Seimei, Radha, Hillel the Elder, Gerhard Ludwig Müller, Isidore the Laborer, and Sen no Rikyū.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsIsma'il ibn Ja'far
721 - 755
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 790
Cornelius the Centurion
100 - 100
HPI: 69.30
Rank: 791
Antipope Anacletus II
1090 - 1138
HPI: 69.26
Rank: 792
Gertrude the Great
1256 - 1302
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 793
Junia
50 - Present
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 794
Stanislaus of Szczepanów
1030 - 1079
HPI: 69.24
Rank: 795
Emma Morano
1899 - 2017
HPI: 69.23
Rank: 796
Abe no Seimei
921 - 1005
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 797
Radha
HPI: 69.21
Rank: 798
Hillel the Elder
110 BC - 10
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 799
Gerhard Ludwig Müller
1947 - Present
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 800
Isidore the Laborer
1080 - 1130
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 801
Sen no Rikyū
1522 - 1591
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 802
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1899, Emma Morano ranks 42. Before her are Alfred Schütz, Ferhat Abbas, Erwin Bowien, Gloria Swanson, John Hasbrouck Van Vleck, and Charles Best. After her are Charles Laughton, Corneliu Zelea Codreanu, Jean Moulin, James Cagney, Lucio Fontana, and P. L. Travers. Among people deceased in 2017, Emma Morano ranks 51. Before her are Lotfi A. Zadeh, Albert Speer, Kenneth Arrow, George A. Romero, Derek Walcott, and Ryke Geerd Hamer. After her are Jonathan Demme, Malcolm Young, John Surtees, Oliver Smithies, Adnan Khashoggi, and Sam Shepard.
Others Born in 1899
Go to all RankingsAlfred Schütz
PHILOSOPHER
1899 - 1959
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 36
Ferhat Abbas
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1985
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 37
Erwin Bowien
PAINTER
1899 - 1972
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 38
Gloria Swanson
ACTOR
1899 - 1983
HPI: 69.53
Rank: 39
John Hasbrouck Van Vleck
PHYSICIST
1899 - 1980
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 40
Charles Best
PHYSICIAN
1899 - 1978
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 41
Emma Morano
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1899 - 2017
HPI: 69.23
Rank: 42
Charles Laughton
ACTOR
1899 - 1962
HPI: 69.08
Rank: 43
Corneliu Zelea Codreanu
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1938
HPI: 68.80
Rank: 44
Jean Moulin
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1943
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 45
James Cagney
ACTOR
1899 - 1986
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 46
Lucio Fontana
PAINTER
1899 - 1968
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 47
P. L. Travers
WRITER
1899 - 1996
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 48
Others Deceased in 2017
Go to all RankingsLotfi A. Zadeh
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1921 - 2017
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 45
Albert Speer
ARCHITECT
1934 - 2017
HPI: 69.62
Rank: 46
Kenneth Arrow
ECONOMIST
1921 - 2017
HPI: 69.47
Rank: 47
George A. Romero
FILM DIRECTOR
1940 - 2017
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 48
Derek Walcott
WRITER
1930 - 2017
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 49
Ryke Geerd Hamer
PHYSICIAN
1935 - 2017
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 50
Emma Morano
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1899 - 2017
HPI: 69.23
Rank: 51
Jonathan Demme
FILM DIRECTOR
1944 - 2017
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 52
Malcolm Young
MUSICIAN
1953 - 2017
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 53
John Surtees
RACING DRIVER
1934 - 2017
HPI: 69.11
Rank: 54
Oliver Smithies
BIOLOGIST
1925 - 2017
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 55
Adnan Khashoggi
BUSINESSPERSON
1935 - 2017
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 56
Sam Shepard
WRITER
1943 - 2017
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 57
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Emma Morano ranks 1,023 out of 5,161. Before her are Alessandro Del Piero (1974), Giacomo Balla (1871), Antipope Anacletus II (1090), Bartolomeo Colleoni (1400), Luisa of Naples and Sicily (1773), and Luigi Riva (1944). After her are Stesichorus (-630), Italo Balbo (1896), Barbara Strozzi (1619), Ibycus (-600), Julius Caesar Scaliger (1484), and Andrea Gabrieli (1533).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsAlessandro Del Piero
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 1,017
Giacomo Balla
PAINTER
1871 - 1958
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 1,018
Antipope Anacletus II
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1090 - 1138
HPI: 69.26
Rank: 1,019
Bartolomeo Colleoni
POLITICIAN
1400 - 1475
HPI: 69.24
Rank: 1,020
Luisa of Naples and Sicily
NOBLEMAN
1773 - 1802
HPI: 69.24
Rank: 1,021
Luigi Riva
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2024
HPI: 69.24
Rank: 1,022
Emma Morano
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1899 - 2017
HPI: 69.23
Rank: 1,023
Stesichorus
WRITER
630 BC - 555 BC
HPI: 69.23
Rank: 1,024
Italo Balbo
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1940
HPI: 69.23
Rank: 1,025
Barbara Strozzi
SINGER
1619 - 1677
HPI: 69.21
Rank: 1,026
Ibycus
WRITER
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 1,027
Julius Caesar Scaliger
PHILOSOPHER
1484 - 1558
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 1,028
Andrea Gabrieli
COMPOSER
1533 - 1585
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 1,029
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy
Among religious figures born in Italy, Emma Morano ranks 275. Before her are Frances of Rome (1384), Antipope John XVI (1000), Giovanni Angelo Becciu (1948), Antipope Paschal III (1110), Augustine of Canterbury (510), and Antipope Anacletus II (1090). After her are Giuseppe Siri (1906), Blessed Gerard (1047), John of Capistrano (1386), Romuald (951), Justus (600), and Giuseppe Caspar Mezzofanti (1774).
Frances of Rome
1384 - 1440
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 269
Antipope John XVI
1000 - 1001
HPI: 69.69
Rank: 270
Giovanni Angelo Becciu
1948 - Present
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 271
Antipope Paschal III
1110 - 1168
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 272
Augustine of Canterbury
510 - 604
HPI: 69.53
Rank: 273
Antipope Anacletus II
1090 - 1138
HPI: 69.26
Rank: 274
Emma Morano
1899 - 2017
HPI: 69.23
Rank: 275
Giuseppe Siri
1906 - 1989
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 276
Blessed Gerard
1047 - 1120
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 277
John of Capistrano
1386 - 1456
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 278
Romuald
951 - 1027
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 279
Justus
600 - 631
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 280
Giuseppe Caspar Mezzofanti
1774 - 1849
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 281