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María Capovilla

1889 - 2006

María Capovilla

María Esther Heredia Lecaro de Capovilla, known internationally as María Capovilla (14 September 1889 – 27 August 2006), was an Ecuadorian supercentenarian, and, at the time of her death at age 116 years, 347 days, was recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest living person. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. María Capovilla is the 50th most popular celebrity (up from 51st in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Ecuador (down from 6th in 2019) and the most popular Ecuadorean Celebrity.

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Among CELEBRITIES

Among celebrities, María Capovilla ranks 50 out of 265. Before her are Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione, Sultan Kösen, Joseph Augustus Zarelli, Albert Pierrepoint, Isabel Preysler, and Emilie Louise Flöge. After her are Edie Sedgwick, Kim Peek, Philippe Petit, Paris Hilton, Jean-Marie Loret, and Joseph Meister.

Most Popular Celebrities in Wikipedia

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Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione
1837 - 1899
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 44
Sultan Kösen
1982 - Present
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 45
Joseph Augustus Zarelli
1953 - 1957
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 46
Albert Pierrepoint
1905 - 1992
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 47
Isabel Preysler
1951 - Present
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 48
Emilie Louise Flöge
1874 - 1952
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 49
María Capovilla
1889 - 2006
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 50
Edie Sedgwick
1943 - 1971
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 51
Kim Peek
1951 - 2009
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 52
Philippe Petit
1949 - Present
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 53
Paris Hilton
1981 - Present
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 54
Jean-Marie Loret
1918 - 1985
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 55
Joseph Meister
1876 - 1940
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 56

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1889, María Capovilla ranks 72. Before her are Amrit Kaur, Harry Nyquist, Frans Masereel, Reggie Walker, Stanislav Kosior, and R. G. Collingwood. After her are Takeo Kurita, Prince Erik, Duke of Västmanland, Tom Naudé, Philippe Thys, Léon Brillouin, and Pierre Reverdy. Among people deceased in 2006, María Capovilla ranks 88. Before her are Lars Korvald, Gillo Pontecorvo, Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Hassan Gouled Aptidon, Lee Jong-wook, and Richard Fleischer. After her are Ryutaro Hashimoto, Tina Aumont, Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Pietro Rava, Angelica Rozeanu, and Ibolya Csák.

Others Born in 1889

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Amrit Kaur
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1964
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 66
Harry Nyquist
ENGINEER
1889 - 1976
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 67
Frans Masereel
PAINTER
1889 - 1972
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 68
Reggie Walker
ATHLETE
1889 - 1951
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 69
Stanislav Kosior
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1939
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 70
R. G. Collingwood
PHILOSOPHER
1889 - 1943
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 71
María Capovilla
CELEBRITY
1889 - 2006
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 72
Takeo Kurita
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1977
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 73
Prince Erik, Duke of Västmanland
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1918
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 74
Tom Naudé
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1969
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 75
Philippe Thys
CYCLIST
1889 - 1971
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 76
Léon Brillouin
PHYSICIST
1889 - 1969
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 77
Pierre Reverdy
WRITER
1889 - 1960
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 78