List of centenarians (explorers)

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]
Jean Malaurie	1922–2024	101	French explorer and anthropologist[8]
Dame Freya Stark	1893–1993	100	British explorer and travel writer[9]
Norman D. Vaughan	1905–2005	100	American Arctic explorer[10]
Jean-Frédéric Waldeck	1766–1875	109	French explorer[11]
Miroslav Zikmund	1919–2021	101	Czech explorer and travel writer[12]

References

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2. Queeney, Tim (2016-01-26). "Impressive circumnavigation remembered". Ocean Navigator. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
3. "Hulda Crooks Passes Away at 101". Loma Linda University News. 1997-12-03. Archived from the original on 2010-12-12. Retrieved 2010-08-01.
4. Buddhist Door: Who was Alexandra David-Neel? A Brief Story of a Buddhist Anarchist
5. Biografia. arditodesio.it
6. Courtney, Rebecca (2010-07-06). "Australian Antarctic explorer dies". Australian Geographic. Archived from the original on 2010-07-09. Retrieved 2010-07-18.
7. Douglas Martin (March 30, 2001). "Helge Ingstad, Discoverer of Viking Site, Is Dead at 101". The New York Times. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
8. "Obituary: Jean Malaurie". Liberation (in French). Retrieved 12 December 2024.
9. Ruthven, Malise (11 May 1993). "Obituary: Dame Freya Stark". The Independent. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
10. Bryson, George (2005-12-24). "Col. Norman Vaughan dies at age 100". Anchorage Daily News. The McClatchy Company. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
11. Project Muse: Jean-Frédéric Waldeck: Artist of Exotic Mexico review
12. "Zemřel Miroslav Zikmund. Slavnému cestovateli bylo 102 let" [Miroslav Zigmund has died. The famous Czech traveller was 102 years old]. ČT24 (in Czech). 2 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.