Kamato Hongo

Deceased Person

1887 – 2003

74

Who was Kamato Hongo?

Kamato Hongo was a Japanese centenarian and possibly supercentenarian. She was considered to be the world's oldest recognized living person from March 2002 until her death. The Guinness Book of World Records withdrew its acceptance and verification of Hongo's age claim in 2012.

We need you!

Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!

Born
Sep 16, 1887
Toku-no-shima
Nationality
  • Japan
Lived in
  • Kagoshima Prefecture
Died
Oct 31, 2003
Kagoshima

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

Citation

Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"Kamato Hongo." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 29 Mar. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/kamato_hongo>.

Discuss this Kamato Hongo biography with the community:

0 Comments

    Browse Biographies.net