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The oldest living writers

The oldest living writers - the longest-running careers in the field.

Józef Hen

Writers

2nd102 · born 1923

Ida Vitale

Writers

1st102 · born 1923

Richard Rohmer

Writers

3rd102 · born 1924
Ida Vitale tops this list.

Age: 102, ahead of Józef Hen at 102.

Next on the board
  1. 4thToshiko KanzawaWriters102
  2. 5thMaharaja Krishna RasgotraWriters102
  3. 6thFukumi ShimuraWriters102
  4. 7thAndrzej WerblanWriters101
  5. 8thGinette KolinkaWriters101
  6. 9thChrista MevesWriters101
The rest of the list16
PlaceNameCountryCategoryAge
10thMary de RachewiltzWriters · born 1925ItalyWriters101born 192511thAnita Lasker-WallfischWriters · born 1925United KingdomWriters101born 192512thNileena AbrahamWriters · born 1925IndiaWriters101born 192513thW. Michael BlumenthalWriters · born 1926GermanyWriters100born 192614thEda ZoritteWriters · born 1926IsraelWriters100born 192615thMonique RomanWriters · born 1926FranceWriters100born 192616thSybille HaynesWriters · born 1926United KingdomWriters100born 192617thFrederick RolfWriters · born 1926United StatesWriters100born 192618thRené DepestreWriters · born 1926FranceWriters100born 192619thMohamed ChafikWriters · born 1926MoroccoWriters100born 192620thAlice RasmussenWriters · born 1926SwedenWriters99born 192621stQi XinWriters · born 1926ChinaWriters99born 192622ndKitty Hart-MoxonWriters · born 1926United KingdomWriters99born 192623rdAnnette Mbaye d'ErnevilleWriters · born 1926SenegalWriters99born 192624thNayantara SahgalWriters · born 1927IndiaWriters99born 192725thRoberto VaccaWriters · born 1927ItalyWriters99born 1927
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