This is a list of supercentenarians born in 1896. As of 30 January 2018, 76 of them have been verified by the GRG. 6 people are currently pending as of January 2015, which means that there is sufficient evidence to support the claims, but the verification process has not yet been completed. Cohort extinction took place on 4 December 2012 when Besse Cooper of the United States passed away at the age of 116 years, 100 days.