RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Violet Brown

1900 - 2017

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Violet Brown (née Mosse; 10 March 1900 – 15 September 2017) was a Jamaican supercentenarian who was the oldest verified living person in the world for five months, following the death of Emma Morano on 15 April 2017 until her own death at the age of 117 years, 189 days on 15 September 2017. She was, along with Nabi Tajima of Japan, one of the last two living people known to have been born in the 19th century. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Violet Brown is the 1,230th most popular religious figure (up from 1,388th in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Jamaica (down from 11th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Jamaican Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Violet Brown ranks 1,230 out of 3,187. Before her are John Smyth, Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, Raymond V, Count of Toulouse, Francesco Barberini, Alids, and James Harrison. After her are Rafael Merry del Val, Maurizio Malvestiti, Antipope Adalbert, George Hamartolos, Jürgen Moltmann, and Nicholas of Japan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, Violet Brown ranks 82. Before her are Ernst Krenek, Robert Siodmak, William Heinesen, Fritz London, Franz Walter Stahlecker, and Karin Boye. After her are Joseph Needham, Helene Weigel, Robert Desnos, Agnes Moorehead, Camille Chamoun, and Marc Allégret. Among people deceased in 2017, Violet Brown ranks 101. Before her are Tony Atkinson, Hans Schäfer, Carmen Franco, 1st Duchess of Franco, Paolo Villaggio, Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, and Ángel Nieto. After her are Anne Wiazemsky, Dionigi Tettamanzi, Tobe Hooper, Hans Rosling, Tom Regan, and Dick Bruna.

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In Jamaica

Among people born in Jamaica, Violet Brown ranks 12 out of 189. Before her are Usain Bolt (1986), Patrick Allen (1951), Max Romeo (1944), Peter Tosh (1944), Jimmy Cliff (1948), and Marcus Garvey (1887). After her are Stuart Hall (1932), Liz Mitchell (1952), Lee "Scratch" Perry (1936), Trevor Berbick (1954), Madge Sinclair (1938), and Millie Small (1947).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Jamaica

Among religious figures born in Jamaica, Violet Brown ranks 2. Before her are Patrick Allen (1951). After her are Bilal Philips (1947).

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