List of centenarians (explorers) explained

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
	1909–2009	100	Italian mountaineer^[1]
Marvin Creamer	1916–2020	104	American sailor^[2]
	1896–1997	101	American mountaineer^[3]
	1868–1969	100	French explorer, anarchist, spiritualist, Buddhist and writer^[4]
	1897–2001	104	Italian explorer, mountain climber, geologist and cartographer^[5]
	1906–2010	104	Australian explorer, scientist and educator^[6]
	1899–2001	101	Norwegian explorer^[7]
	1893–1993	100	British explorer and travel writer^[8]
	1905–2005	100	American Arctic explorer^[9]
	1766–1875	109	French explorer^[10]
	1919–2021	101	Czech explorer and travel writer^[11]

Notes and References

1. News: Riccardo Cassin. The Daily Telegraph. 2009-08-10. 2010-10-18.
2. Web site: Impressive circumnavigation remembered. Queeney. Tim. 2016-01-26. Ocean Navigator. 2016-01-29.
3. Web site: Hulda Crooks Passes Away at 101 . 1997-12-03 . Loma Linda University News . 2010-08-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101212011154/http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/faculty_pages/romain.wacziarg/climbing/crooks.html . 2010-12-12 .
4. https://www.buddhistdoor.net/features/who-was-alexandra-david-neel-a-brief-story-of-a-buddhist-anarchist Buddhist Door: Who was Alexandra David-Neel? A Brief Story of a Buddhist Anarchist
5. http://www.arditodesio.it/biografia.html Biografia
6. News: Courtney. Rebecca. Australian Antarctic explorer dies. Australian Geographic. 2010-07-06. 2010-07-18. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100709020307/http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/journal/australian-antarctic-adventurer-dies.htm. 2010-07-09.
7. Web site: Helge Ingstad, Discoverer of Viking Site, Is Dead at 101. The New York Times. Douglas Martin. March 30, 2001. January 1, 2017.
8. Web site: Ruthven, Malise. Obituary: Dame Freya Stark. The Independent. 11 May 1993. 31 March 2014.
9. News: Bryson. George. Col. Norman Vaughan dies at age 100. Anchorage Daily News. The McClatchy Company. 2005-12-24. 2010-04-05.
10. https://muse.jhu.edu/article/486249 Project Muse: Jean-Frédéric Waldeck: Artist of Exotic Mexico review
11. News: Zemřel Miroslav Zikmund. Slavnému cestovateli bylo 102 let. Miroslav Zigmund has died. The famous Czech traveller was 102 years old. Czech. ČT24. 2 December 2021. 9 December 2021.