This is a list of supercentenarians born in 1872. As of 30 January 2018, 14 of them have been verified by GRG. There are 7 additional cases on the list 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 31 December 1985 when Ollie Bay of United States passed away at the age of 113 years, 50 days.