This is a list of supercentenarians born in 1898. As of 30 January 2018, 101 of them have been verified by GRG. 8 people are currently pending as of December 2014, which means that there is sufficient evidence to support her claim, but the verification process has not yet been completed. There are 7 additional cases for which research has been made, but whose claimed age has not yet been reviewed and processed by GRG. This category is referred to as "unverified". Cohort extinction took place on 6 April 2015 when Gertrude Weaver of United States passed away at the age of 116 years.