The following is a list of centenarians – specifically, people who became famous as philosophers and theologians – known for reasons other than their longevity. For more lists, see Lists of centenarians.
Name | Lifespan | Age | Notability |
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Hans Albert | 1921–2023 | 102 | German philosopher[1] |
Ruth Nanda Anshen | 1900–2003 | 103 | American philosopher, author and editor[2] |
Harry Blamires | 1916–2017 | 101 | English Anglican theologian and literary critic[3] |
Mario Bunge | 1919–2020 | 100 | Argentinian-born Canadian philosopher of science[4] |
Konstantinos Despotopoulos | 1913–2016 | 102 | Greek philosopher[5] |
Gillo Dorfles | 1910–2018 | 107 | Italian philosopher, artist and art critic[6] |
Hans-Georg Gadamer | 1900–2002 | 102 | German philosopher[7] |
Lloyd Geering | 1918– | 106 | New Zealand theologian[8] |
Errol Harris | 1908–2009 | 101 | South African philosopher and author[9] |
Charles Hartshorne | 1897–2000 | 103 | American pioneer of process theology[10] |
Karl Holzamer | 1906–2007 | 100 | German philosopher and director general of ZDF[11] |
Benoît Lacroix | 1915–2016 | 100 | Canadian theologian and philosopher[12] |
Francisco Miró Quesada Cantuarias | 1918–2019 | 100 | Peruvian philosopher and professor[13] |
Sir William Mitchell | 1861–1962 | 101 | Australian philosopher, professor and author[14] |
Teodor Oizerman | 1914–2017 | 102 | Soviet and Russian philosopher and academician[15] |
Alfred Vaucher | 1887–1993 | 106 | French theologian and church historian[16] |
Paul Weiss | 1901–2002 | 101 | American philosopher[17] |