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
CassinRiccardo Cassin	1909–2009	100	Italian mountaineer[1]
CreamerMarvin Creamer	1916–	100	American sailor[2]
CrooksHulda Crooks	1896–1997	101	American mountaineer[3]
DavidAlexandra David-Néel	1868–1969	100	French explorer, anarchist, spiritualist, Buddhist and writer
DesioArdito Desio	1897–2001	104	Italian explorer, mountain climber, geologist and cartographer
HowardAlf Howard	1906–2010	104	Australian explorer, scientist and educator[4]
IngstadHelge Ingstad	1899–2001	101	Norwegian explorer
StarkFreya Stark	1893–1993	100	British travel writer
VaughanNorman D. Vaughan	1905–2005	100	American Arctic explorer[5]
WaldeckJean-Frédéric Waldeck	1766–1875	109	French explorer

References

1. "Riccardo Cassin". The Daily Telegraph. 2009-08-10. Retrieved 2010-10-18.
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. Retrieved 2010-08-01.
4. Courtney, Rebecca (2010-07-06). "Australian Antarctic explorer dies". Australian Geographic. Retrieved 2010-07-18.
5. Bryson, George (2005-12-24). "Col. Norman Vaughan, dies at age 100". Anchorage Daily News (The McClatchy Company). Retrieved 2010-04-05.