Varvara Semennikova

Varvara Semennikova (nee Dyakonova) (May 10, 1890 - March 9, 2008) was a Russian supercentenarian who is currently unverified. She is considered, along with Nguyễn Thị Trù, Aniţica Butariu, Maria Strelnikova, and Du Pinhua, one of the most likely longevity claims to be true by the members of The 110 Club, based on numerous polls over the years.

Biography
Semennikova was born May 10, 1890 in the village of Zhigansk, she married twice but lost her two children when they were young. She was the children of herders, and at the age of 58, she adopted an 8-month-old girl. The girl went on to have children of her own. She smoked until she was 100, and received numerous awards, including a necklace of diamonds, once she became a celebrity of sorts. She was verified as having been born in 1890 based on archived church records, but these have not been released to the GRG or GWR.