VANILLA BEANE, aged 103
A self-taught seamstress and milliner, she worked past 100, making hats for all occasions. Her work is recognised in both museums and on a US postal stamp.
EARL OLD PERSON, aged 92
Chief of the Blackfoot Tribe based in Monana, he was a Scout, a musician and a basketball player and eventually a politician, befriending monarchs and presidents – and fighting for the rights of Native Americans.
SUNAO TSUBOI, aged 96
A student in Hiroshima when the atomic bomb was detonated, he was lucky to survive. A thwarted romance led to a suicide pact but he lived to be a teacher and campaigner for peace.
JOZEF WALASZCZYK, aged 103
A young factory owner in Poland during the war, he saved many workers from the Nazis at great risk to himself. He also saved his girlfriend and her friends. After the war he was restricted by the Communist regime.
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