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The following tables list only the verified oldest people in ordinal rank, such as oldest person or oldest man. A supercentenarian is considered "verified" if their claim has been accepted by an international body that specifically deals in longevity research, such as the Gerontology Research Group or the Guinness Book of World Records. The longest unambiguously documented lifespan is that of Jeanne Calment of France (1875–1997), who died aged 122 years and 164 days. She met Vincent van Gogh at age 14.[1] This led to her being noticed by the media in 1988, at age 113.[citation needed] Subsequent investigation found that her life was documented in the records of her native city of Arles beyond reasonable question.[citation needed] More evidence for the Calment case has been produced than for any other supercentenarian case, which makes her case a standard among the oldest people recordholders.[citation needed] This is contrasted with the now-disputed claim of age 120 for the oldest man ever, Shigechiyo Izumi. While this case is currently still recognized by Guinness World Records.[2], the Japanese authorities have hinted that his age was not certain.[3] Since the death of Edna Parker on 26 November 2008, the oldest living person is 115 year-old Maria de Jesus dos Santos of Portugal, who was born on 10 September 1893. She is the only verified surviving person who was born in 1893.[4] The oldest living man is 113 year-old Tomoji Tanabe of Japan, born on 18 September 1895.

Chronology of oldest living people (since 1955)

The following is a list of the people who have held the title of oldest recognized person in the world since 1955 (the year Guinness Records began recording). The list does not recount the originally published lists, but the corrected chronology. For example, the age of Betsy Baker was not independently verified until the 2000s.

From To Name Age when oldest Lived Sex Country
Title began in 1955 24 October 1955
(296 days) 		Betsy Baker ?-113 20 August 1842 – 24 October 1955,
113 years, 65 days 		F United Kingdom England, United Kingdom (born)
United States Nebraska, United States (died)
24 October 1955 25 June 1959
(1,340 days) 		Martha Graham 110-114 December 1844[5] – 25 June 1959,
114 years, c.180 days 		F United States North Carolina, United States
25 June 1959 10 February 1961
(596 days) 		James Brett, Jr. 110-111? 25 June 1849 – 10 February 1961,
111 years, 230 days 		M United States Texas, United States
10 February 1961 16 March 1962
(399 days) 		Joseph Saint-Amour 108-110 26 February 1852 – 16 March 1962,
110 years, 18 days 		M Canada Quebec, Canada
16 March 1962 17 February 1963
(338 days) 		Lovisa Svensson 108-109 20 November 1853 – 17 February 1963,
109 years, 89 days 		F Sweden Sweden
17 February 1963 8 October 1963
(233 days) 		Ellen Dart[6] 108 1 November 1854 – 8 October 1963,
108 years, 341 days 		F United Kingdom England, United Kingdom
8 October 1963 6 March 1965
(515 days) 		Elizabeth Kensley 108-109 12 May 1855 – 6 March 1965,
109 years, 298 days 		F United Kingdom England, United Kingdom
6 March 1965 24 July 1965
(140 days) 		Auguste Pahl 109 23 November 1855 – 24 July 1965,
109 years, 243 days 		F Germany Germany
24 July 1965 10 January 1966
(170 days) 		Hannah Smith 109-110 7 January 1856 – 10 January 1966,
110 years, 3 days 		F United Kingdom England, United Kingdom
10 January 1966 21 March 1968
(801 days) 		John Turner 109-111 15 June 1856 – 21 March 1968,
111 years, 280 days 		M United Kingdom England, United Kingdom
21 March 1968 16 June 1968
(87 days) 		Johanna Booyson 111 17 January 1857 – 16 June 1968,
111 years, 151 days 		F South Africa Transvaal, South Africa
16 June 1968 October? 1968
c. (137 days) 		Marie Bernátková[7] 110-111 22 October 1857 – fl. October 1968,
111 years, 0+ days 		F Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
October? 1968 11 January 1970
c. (437 days) 		Ada Roe 110-111 6 February 1858 – 11 January 1970,
111 years, 339 days 		F United Kingdom England, United Kingdom
11 January 1970 27 February 1973
(1,143 days) 		Josefa Salas Mateo 109-112 14 July 1860 – 27 February 1973,
112 years, 228 days 		F Spain Spain
27 February 1973 18 August 1973
(172 days) 		Alice Stevenson 111-112 10 July 1861 – 18 August 1973,
112 years, 39 days 		F United Kingdom England, United Kingdom
18 August 1973 31 October 1973
(74 days) 		Elizabeth Watkins 110 10 March 1863 – 31 October 1973,
110 years, 235 days 		F United Kingdom Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
31 October 1973 31 May 1975
(577 days) 		Mito Umeta 110-112 27 March 1863 – 31 May 1975,
112 years, 65 days 		F Japan Kyūshū, Japan
31 May 1975 16 November 1976
(535 days) 		Niwa Kawamoto 111-113 5 August 1863 – 16 November 1976,
113 years, 103 days 		F Japan Kansai, Japan
16 November 1976 21 February 1986
(3,384 days) 		Shigechiyo Izumi 111-120? 29 June 1865? – 21 February 1986,
120? years, 237 days 		M Japan Kyūshū, Japan
20 February 1986 20 September 1986
(212 days) 		Mamie Eva Keith 112-113 22 March 1873 – 20 September 1986,
113 years, 182 days 		F United States Illinois, United States
20 September 1986 2 February 1987
(135 days) 		Mary McKinney 113 30 May 1873 – 2 February 1987,
113 years, 248 days 		F United States California, United States
2 February 1987 27 December 1987
(328 days) 		Anna Eliza Williams 113-114 2 June 1873 – 27 December 1987,
114 years, 208 days 		F United Kingdom England, United Kingdom (born)
United Kingdom Wales, United Kingdom (died)
27 December 1987 11 January 1988
(15 days) 		Florence Knapp 114 10 October 1873 – 11 January 1988,
114 years, 93 days 		F United States Pennsylvania, United States
11 January 1988 14 February 1991
(1,130 days) 		Carrie C. White 113-116? 18 November 1874? – 14 February 1991,
116 years, 88 days? 		F United States Florida, United States
14 February 1991 4 August 1997
(2,363 days) 		Jeanne Calment 115-122 21 February 1875 – 4 August 1997,
122 years, 164 days 		F France Provence, France
4 August 1997 16 April 1998
(255 days) 		Marie-Louise Meilleur 116-117 29 August 1880 – 16 April 1998,
117 years, 230 days 		F Canada Ontario, Canada
16 April 1998 30 December 1999
(623 days) 		Sarah Knauss 117-119 24 September 1880 – 30 December 1999,
119 years, 97 days 		F United States Pennsylvania, United States
30 December 1999 2 November 2000
(308 days) 		Eva Morris 114 8 November 1885 – 2 November 2000,
114 years, 360 days 		F United Kingdom England, United Kingdom
2 November 2000 6 June 2001
(216 days) 		Marie Brémont 114-115 25 April 1886 – 6 June 2001,
115 years, 42 days 		F France Anjou, France
5 June 2001 18 March 2002
(286 days) 		Maude Farris-Luse 114-115 21 January 1887 – 18 March 2002,
115 years, 56 days 		F United States Michigan, United States
19 March 2002 31 October 2003
(591 days) 		Kamato Hongo 114-116? 16 September 1887? – 31 October 2003,
116 years, 45 days? 		F Japan Kyūshū, Japan
31 October 2003 13 November 2003
(13 days) 		Mitoyo Kawate 114 15 May 1889 – 13 November 2003,
114 years, 182 days 		F Japan Chūgoku, Japan
13 November 2003 29 May 2004
(198 days) 		Ramona Trinidad Iglesias-Jordan 114 31 August 1889 – 29 May 2004,
114 years, 272 days 		F Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
29 May 2004 27 August 2006
(820 days) 		María Capovilla 114-116 14 September 1889 – 27 August 2006,
116 years, 347 days 		F Ecuador Ecuador
27 August 2006 11 December 2006
(106 days) 		Elizabeth Bolden 116 15 August 1890 – 11 December 2006,
116 years, 118 days 		F United States Tennessee, United States
11 December 2006 24 January 2007
(44 days) 		Emiliano Mercado del Toro 115 21 August 1891 – 24 January 2007,
115 years, 156 days 		M Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
24 January 2007 28 January 2007
(4 days) 		Emma Tillman 114 22 November 1892 – 28 January 2007,
114 years, 67 days 		F United States Connecticut, United States
29 January 2007 13 August 2007
(196 days) 		Yone Minagawa 114 4 January 1893 – 13 August 2007,
114 years, 221 days 		F Japan Kyūshū, Japan
13 August 2007 26 November 2008
(471 days) 		Edna Parker 114-115 20 April 1893 – 26 November 2008,
115 years, 220 days 		F United States Indiana, United States
26 November 2008 Present
(5742 days) 		Maria de Jesus 115* Born 10 September 1893
age 130 years, 341 days 		F Portugal Ourém, Portugal

Chronology of oldest living men (since 1961)

Guinness World Records has maintained the category of oldest living man intermittently over the years, only establishing it as a permanent feature in the year 2000. Persons listed prior to 2000 are based on an historical reconstruction by reliable bodies specializing in gerontology.

From To Name Age when oldest Lived Country
10 February 1961 16 March 1962
(399 days) 		Joseph Saint-Amour 108-110 26 February 1852 – 16 March 1962,
110 years, 18 days 		Canada Quebec, Canada
16 March 1962 21 March 1968
(2,197 days) 		John Turner 105-111 15 June 1856 – 21 March 1968,
111 years, 280 days 		United Kingdom England, UK
21 March 1968 August? 1970
c. (893 days) 		Khasako Dzugayev 107-110 7 August 1860 – fl. August 1970,
110 years, 0+ days[8] 		Soviet Union USSR
August? 1970 5 May 1973
c. (978 days) 		Friedrich Wedeking 107-110 10 October 1862 – 5 May 1973,
110 years, 207 days 		Germany Germany
5 May 1973 9 March 1974
(308 days) 		Frederick Butterfield 109-110 28 February 1864 – 9 March 1974,
110 years, 9 days 		United Kingdom England, UK
9 March 1974 21 February 1986
(4,367 days) 		Shigechiyo Izumi 108-120? 29 June 1865? – 21 February 1986,
120? years, 237 days 		Japan Kyūshū, Japan
20 February 1986 14 December 1986
(297 days) 		Joe Thomas 110-111 1 May 1875 – 14 December 1986,
111 years, 227 days 		United States Louisiana, U.S.
14 December 1986 5 January 1987
(22 days) 		Herman Smith-Johannsen 111 15 June 1875 – 5 January 1987,
111 years, 204 days 		Norway Norway
Canada lived in Quebec, Canada
5 January 1987 25 November 1988
(690 days) 		Alphaeus Philemon Cole 110-112 12 July 1876 – 25 November 1988,
112 years, 136 days 		United States New Jersey, U.S.
25 November 1988 10 June 1990
(562 days) 		John Evans 111-112 19 August 1877 – 10 June 1990,
112 years, 295 days 		United Kingdom Wales, UK
10 June 1990 18 June 1990
(8 days) 		Henri Pérignon 110 14 October 1879 – 18 June 1990,
110 years, 247 days 		France Normandy, France
18 June 1990 16 October 1991
(485 days) 		James Wiggins 110-112 15 October 1879 – 16 October 1991,
112 years, 1 day 		United States Arkansas, U.S.
16 October 1991 14 June 1993
(607 days) 		Frederick L. Frazier 111-113 27 January 1880 – 14 June 1993,
113 years, 138 days 		United States Alabama, U.S.
14 June 1993 25 April 1998
(1,776 days) 		Christian Mortensen 110-115 16 August 1882 – 25 April 1998,
115 years, 252 days 		Denmark Denmark (born)
United States California, U.S. (died)
25 April 1998 17 July 1998
(83 days) 		Johnson Parks 113 15 October 1884 – 17 July 1998,
113 years, 275 days 		United States Florida, U.S.
17 July 1998 25 December 1998
(161 days) 		Walter Richardson 112-113 7 November 1885 – 25 December 1998,
113 years, 48 days 		United States Illinois, U.S.
25 December 1998 29 April 1999
(125 days) 		Denzo Ishisaki 112 20 October 1886 – 29 April 1999,
112 years, 191 days 		Japan Kantō, Japan
29 April 1999 15 November 1999
(200 days) 		Antonio Urrea-Hernández 111 16 February 1888 – 15 November 1999,
111 years, 272 days 		Spain Catalonia, Spain
15 November 1999 1 March 2001
(472 days) 		John Painter 111-112 20 September 1888 – 1 March 2001,
112 years, 162 days 		United States Tennessee, U.S.
1 March 2001 3 January 2002
(308 days) 		Antonio Todde 112 22 January 1889 – 3 January 2002,
112 years, 346 days 		Italy Sardinia, Italy
3 January 2002 28 September 2003
(633 days) 		Yukichi Chuganji 112-114 23 March 1889 – 28 September 2003,
114 years, 189 days 		Japan Kyūshū, Japan
28 September 2003 5 March 2004
(159 days) 		Joan Riudavets 113-114 15 December 1889 – 5 March 2004,
114 years, 81 days 		Spain Minorca, Spain
5 March 2004 19 November 2004
(259 days) 		Fred H. Hale, Sr. 113 1 December 1890 – 19 November 2004,
113 years, 354 days 		United States Maine, U.S.
19 November 2004 24 January 2007
(796 days) 		Emiliano Mercado del Toro 113-115 21 August 1891 – 24 January 2007,
115 years, 156 days 		Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
24 January 2007 Present
(6414 days) 		Tomoji Tanabe 111-113* Born 18 September 1895
age 128 years, 333 days 		Japan Kyūshū, Japan

Chronology of oldest living women (since 1955)

Name From To Age range Lifespan Country
Betsy Baker 1955 24 October 1955 ?–113 20 August 1842 – 24 October 1955
113 years, 65 days 		 United Kingdom (born)
 United States (died)
Martha Graham 24 October 1955 25 June 1959 110–114 December 1844[5] – 25 June 1959
114 years, c.180 days 		 United States
Christina Karneebeek 25 June 1959 7 October 1959 109–110 2 October 1849 – 7 October 1959
110 years, 5 days 		 Netherlands
Marie Olsen 7 October 1959 24 November 1959 109 1 May 1850 – 24 November 1959
109 years, 207 days 		 Norway
Lovisa Svensson 24 November 1959 17 February 1963 106–109 20 November 1853 – 17 February 1963
109 years, 89 days 		 Sweden
Ellen Dart[6] 17 February 1963 8 October 1963 108 1 November 1854 – 8 October 1963
108 years, 341 days 		 United Kingdom
Elizabeth Kensley 8 October 1963 6 March 1965 108–109 12 May 1855 – 6 March 1965
109 years, 298 days 		 United Kingdom
Auguste Pahl 6 March 1965 24 July 1965 109 23 November 1855 – 24 July 1965
109 years, 243 days 		 Germany
Hannah Smith 24 July 1965 10 January 1966 109–110 7 January 1856 – 10 January 1966
110 years, 3 days 		 United Kingdom
Johanna Booyson 10 January 1966 16 June 1968 108–111 17 January 1857 – 16 June 1968
111 years, 151 days 		 South Africa
Marie Bernátková[7] 16 June 1968 October? 1968 110–111 22 October 1857 – fl. October 1968
111 years, 0+ days 		 Czechoslovakia
Ada Roe October? 1968 11 January 1970 110–111 6 February 1858 – 11 January 1970
111 years, 339 days 		 United Kingdom
Josefa Salas Mateo 11 January 1970 27 February 1973 109–112 14 July 1860 – 27 February 1973
112 years, 228 days 		 Spain
Alice Stevenson 27 February 1973 18 August 1973 111–112 10 July 1861 – 18 August 1973
112 years, 39 days 		 United Kingdom
Elizabeth Watkins 18 August 1973 31 October 1973 110 10 March 1863 – 31 October 1973
110 years, 235 days 		 United Kingdom
Mito Umeta 31 October 1973 31 May 1975 110–112 27 March 1863 – 31 May 1975
112 years, 65 days 		 Japan
Niwa Kawamoto 31 May 1975 16 November 1976 111–113 5 August 1863 – 16 November 1976
113 years, 103 days 		 Japan
Sophia DeMuth 16 November 1976 2 December 1977 110–111 30 June 1866 – 2 December 1977
111 years, 155 days 		 United States
Marie-Virigine Duhem 2 December 1977 25 April 1978 111 2 August 1866 – 25 April 1978
111 years, 266 days 		 France
Fannie Thomas 25 April 1978 22 January 1981 111–113 14 April? 1867 – 22 January 1981
113 years, 283? days 		 United States
Augustine Teissier 22 January 1981 8 March 1981 112 2 January 1869 – 8 March 1981
112 years, 66 days 		 France
Neille Spencer 8 March 1981 13 November 1982 111–113 24 August 1869 – 13 November 1982
113 years, 81 days 		 United States
Emma Wilson 13 November 1982 13 October 1983 112–113 12 May 1870 – 13 October 1983
113 years, 154 days 		 United States
Linnie Jones 13 October 1983 11 February 1984 111 22 March 1872 – 11 February 1984
111 years, 326 days 		 United States
Ollie Bay 11 February 1984 31 December? 1985 111–113 11 November 1872 – 31 December? 1985
113 years, 50? days 		 United States
Mamie Eva Keith 31 December? 1985 20 September 1986 112–113 22 March 1873 – 20 September 1986
113 years, 182 days 		 United States
Mary McKinney 20 September 1986 2 February 1987 113 30 May 1873 – 2 February 1987
113 years, 248 days 		 United States
Anna Eliza Williams 2 February 1987 27 December 1987 113–114 2 June 1873 – 27 December 1987
114 years, 208 days 		 United Kingdom
Florence Knapp 27 December 1987 11 January 1988 114 10 October 1873 – 11 January 1988
114 years, 93 days 		 United States
Carrie C. White 11 January 1988 14 February 1991 113–116? 18 November 1874? – 14 February 1991
116? years, 88 days 		 United States
Jeanne Calment 14 February 1991 4 August 1997 115–122 21 February 1875 – 4 August 1997
122 years, 164 days 		 France
Marie-Louise Meilleur 4 August 1997 16 April 1998 116–117 29 August 1880 – 16 April 1998
117 years, 230 days 		 Canada
Sarah Knauss 16 April 1998 30 December 1999 117–119 24 September 1880 – 30 December 1999
119 years, 97 days 		 United States
Eva Morris 30 December 1999 2 November 2000 114 8 November 1885 – 2 November 2000
114 years, 360 days 		 United Kingdom
Marie Brémont 2 November 2000 6 June 2001 114–115 25 April 1886 – 6 June 2001
115 years, 42 days 		 France
Maude Farris-Luse 5 June 2001 18 March 2002 114–115 21 January 1887 – 18 March 2002
115 years, 56 days 		 United States
Kamato Hongo 19 March 2002 31 October 2003 114–116? 16 September 1887? – 31 October 2003
116? years, 45 days 		 Japan
Mitoyo Kawate 31 October 2003 13 November 2003 114 15 May 1889 – 13 November 2003
114 years, 182 days 		 Japan
Ramona Trinidad Iglesias-Jordan 13 November 2003 29 May 2004 114 31 August 1889 – 29 May 2004
114 years, 272 days 		 Puerto Rico
María Capovilla 29 May 2004 27 August 2006 114–116 14 September 1889 – 27 August 2006
116 years, 347 days 		 Ecuador
Elizabeth Bolden 27 August 2006 11 December 2006 116 15 August 1890 – 11 December 2006
116 years, 118 days 		 United States
Julie Winnefred Bertrand 11 December 2006 18 January 2007 115 16 September 1891 – 18 January 2007
115 years, 124 days 		 Canada
Emma Tillman 18 January 2007 28 January 2007 114 22 November 1892 – 28 January 2007
114 years, 67 days 		 United States
Yone Minagawa 29 January 2007 13 August 2007 114 4 January 1893 – 13 August 2007
114 years, 221 days 		 Japan
Edna Parker 13 August 2007 26 November 2008 114–115 20 April 1893 – 26 November 2008
115 years, 220 days 		 United States
Maria de Jesus 26 November 2008 Present 115* Born 10 September 1893
age 130 years, 341 days 		 Portugal

The 25 verified oldest people ever (115+)

Main article: List of the verified oldest people
Rank Name Age Born Died Sex Notes
1 Jeanne Calment 122 years, 164 days 21 February 1875 4 August 1997 F France Oldest person ever verified. French.
2 Shigechiyo Izumi 120? years, 237 days 29 June 1865? 21 February 1986 M Japan Oldest male ever verified. Japanese. Disputed (may have been 105).
3 Sarah Knauss 119 years, 97 days 24 September 1880 30 December 1999 F United States Oldest American ever verified and oldest living person verified 1998-1999.
4 Lucy Hannah 117 years, 248 days 16 July 1875 21 March 1993 F United States Oldest African American ever verified.
5 Marie-Louise Meilleur 117 years, 230 days 29 August 1880 16 April 1998 F Canada Oldest Canadian ever verified and oldest living person verified 1997-1998.
6 María Capovilla 116 years, 347 days 14 September 1889 27 August 2006 F Ecuador Oldest Ecuadorian ever verified and oldest living person verified 2004-2006.
7 Tane Ikai 116 years, 175 days 18 January 1879 12 July 1995 F Japan Oldest Japanese woman ever verified.
8 Elizabeth Bolden 116 years, 118 days 15 August 1890 11 December 2006 F United States Oldest living person verified 2006. American.
9 Carrie White 116? years, 88 days 18 November 1874? 14 February 1991 F United States Oldest living person verified 1988-1991. American. Disputed (may have been 102).
10 Kamato Hongo 116? years, 45 days 16 September 1887? 31 October 2003 F Japan Oldest living person verified 2002-2003. Japanese. Disputed (may have been 115).
11 Maggie Barnes 115 years, 319 days 6 March 1882 19 January 1998 F United States American. Disputed (may have been 116 or 117).
12 Christian Mortensen 115 years, 252 days 16 August 1882 25 April 1998 M Denmark-United States Oldest undisputed male ever verified. Danish immigrant to United States.
13 Charlotte Hughes 115 years, 228 days 1 August 1877 17 March 1993 F United Kingdom Oldest Briton ever verified.
14 Edna Parker 115 years, 220 days 20 April 1893 26 November 2008 F United States Oldest living person verified 2007-2008 American.
15 Margaret Skeete 115 years, 192 days 27 October 1878 7 May 1994 F United States American.
16 Aniţica Butariu 115? years, 157 days 17 June 1882? 21 November 1997 F Romania Oldest Romanian ever verified. Disputed.
17 Emiliano Mercado del Toro 115 years, 156 days 21 August 1891 24 January 2007 M Puerto Rico Oldest Puerto Rican ever verified and oldest living person verified 2006-2007.
18 Bettie Wilson 115 years, 153 days 13 September 1890 13 February 2006 F United States American.
19 Julie Winnefred Bertrand 115 years, 124 days 16 September 1891 18 January 2007 F Canada Oldest living woman verified 2006-2007. Canadian.
20 Susie Gibson 115 years, 108 days 31 October 1890 16 February 2006 F United States American.
21 Maria de Jesus 130 years, 341 days 10 September 1893 Living F Portugal Oldest Portuguese person ever and the current oldest verified person in the world.
22 Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper 115 years, 62 days 29 June 1890 30 August 2005 F Netherlands Oldest Dutch person ever verified.
23 Maud Farris-Luse 115 years, 56 days 21 January 1887 18 March 2002 F United States Oldest living person verified 2001-2002. American.
24 Marie Brémont 115 years, 42 days 25 April 1886 6 June 2001 F France Oldest living person verified 2000-2001. French.
25 Annie Jennings 115 years, 8 days 12 November 1884 20 November 1999 F United Kingdom Briton.

Oldest verified men ever (top 10)

Main article: List of the verified oldest men
Rank Name Age Born Died Notes
1 Shigechiyo Izumi 120? years, 237 days 29 June 1865? 21 February 1986 Japan Oldest male ever verified. Japanese (disputed).
2 Christian Mortensen 115 years, 252 days 16 August 1882 25 April 1998 Denmark-United States Oldest undisputed male verified. Danish immigrant to United States.
3 Emiliano Mercado del Toro 115 years, 156 days 21 August 1891 24 January 2007 Puerto Rico Oldest Puerto Rican verified and oldest living person verified 2006-2007.
4 Mathew Beard 114 years, 222 days 9 July 1870 16 February 1985 United States Oldest American man verified (disputed).
5 Yukichi Chuganji 114 years, 189 days 23 March 1889 28 September 2003 Japan Oldest undisputed Japanese man verified, and oldest living man verified 2002-2003.
6 Joan Riudavets 114 years, 81 days 15 December 1889 5 March 2004 Spain Oldest Spaniard verified and oldest living man verified 2003-2004.
7 Fred H. Hale, Sr. 113 years, 354 days 1 December 1890 19 November 2004 United States Oldest living man verified 2004. American.
8 Moses Hardy 113? years, 335 days 6 January 1893? 7 December 2006 United States American (disputed).[9][10]
9 Johnson Parks 113 years, 275 days 15 October 1884 17 July 1998 United States American. Oldest living man verified 1998.
10 John Ingram McMorran 113 years, 250 days 19 June 1889 24 February 2003 United States American.

Oldest validated people currently living (top 10)

Main article: List of living supercentenarians
Rank Name Age as of 16 August 2024 Sex Born Residence
1 Maria de Jesus 130 years, 341 days F 10 September 1893 Oldest person in the world
(since 26 November 2008).
Portugal Lives in Santarém, Portugal
2 Gertrude Baines 130 years, 132 days F 6 April 1894 United States Lives in California, United States
3 Beatrice Farve 129 years, 108 days F 30 April 1895 United States Lives in Georgia, United States
4 Kama Chinen 129 years, 98 days F 10 May 1895 Japan Lives in Okinawa, Japan
5 Mary Josephine Ray 129 years, 91 days F 17 May 1895 United States Lives in New Hampshire, United States
6 Manuela Fernández-Fojaco 129 years, 59 days F 18 June 1895 Spain Lives in Asturias, Spain
7 Olivia Patricia Thomas 129 years, 48 days F 29 June 1895 United States Lives in New York, United States
8 Neva Morris 129 years, 13 days F 3 August 1895 United States Lives in Iowa, United States
9 Chiyo Shiraishi 129 years, 10 days F 6 August 1895 Japan Lives in Kantō, Japan
10 Tomoji Tanabe 128 years, 333 days M 18 September 1895 Japan Lives in Kyūshū, Japan

Oldest men currently living (top 10)

Main article: List of living supercentenarians
Rank Name Age as of 16 August 2024 Born Residence
1 Tomoji Tanabe 128 years, 333 days 18 September 1895 Oldest man in the world (since 24 January 2007).
Japan Lives in Kyūshū, Japan
2 Henry Allingham 128 years, 71 days 6 June 1896 United Kingdom Lives in England, United Kingdom. World War I Veteran
George Francis 128 years, 71 days 6 June 1896 United States Lives in California, United States
4 Walter Breuning 127 years, 330 days 21 September 1896 United States Lives in Montana, United States
5 Augusto de Oliveira 127 years, 315 days 6 October 1896 Portugal Lives in Porto, Portugal
6 Jiroemon Kimura 127 years, 119 days 19 April 1897 Japan Lives in Kansai, Japan
7 Kiyoshi Igarashi 127 years, 14 days 2 August 1897 Japan Lives in Hokkaidō, Japan
8 Aarne Arvonen 127 years, 12 days 4 August 1897 Finland Lives in Finland. Finnish Civil War Veteran
9 Takashi Hattori 126 years, 157 days 12 March 1898 Japan Lives in Kantō, Japan.
10 Harry Patch 126 years, 60 days 17 June 1898 United Kingdom Lives in England, United Kingdom. World War I Veteran

Supercentenarians who died before 1955

Main article: Supercentenarian
Supercentenarian Ann Pouder photographed by Charles Martin on her 110th birthday.
Name Born Died Age Sex Notes
Thomas Peters 1745 1857 111 years 354 days M Netherlands Netherlands; earliest supercentenarian recognized by the Guinness Book of Records.
Geert Boomgaard 1788 1899 110 years 135 days M Netherlands Netherlands; earliest supercentenarian recognized by some scholars.
Margaret Neve 1792 1903 110 years 321 days F Guernsey Guernsey, Channel Islands
Ann Pouder 1807 1917 110 years 93 days F United Kingdom Born England, UK
United States Died Nebraska, U.S.
Louisa Thiers 1814 1926 111 years 138 days F United States New York, U.S.
Delina Filkins 1815 1928 113 years 214 days F United States New York, U.S.
Miriam Bannister 1817 1928 111 years 21 days F United Kingdom Born England, UK
United States Died Missouri, U.S.
Demetrius Philipovitch 1818 1928 110 years 150+ days M Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia
Katherine Plunket 1820 1932 111 years 327 days F Republic of Ireland Ireland
Valgjer Svien 1842 1953 110 years 105 days F Norway Born Norway
United States Died Minnesota, U.S.

National longevity recordholders

Main article: National longevity recordholders

Nation of death (oldest first)

Country Age Sex Name Born Died
 France 122 years 164 days F Jeanne Calment 21 February 1875 4 August 1997
 Japan 120? years 237 days M Shigechiyo Izumi 29 June 1865? 21 February 1986
 United States 119 years 97 days F Sarah Knauss 24 September 1880 30 December 1999
 Canada 117 years 230 days F Marie-Louise Meilleur 29 August 1880 16 April 1998
 Ecuador 116 years 347 days F María Capovilla 14 September 1889 27 August 2006
 United Kingdom 115 years 228 days F Charlotte Hughes 1 August 1877 17 March 1993
 Romania 115? years 157 days F Aniţica Butariu 17 June 1882 21 November 1997
 Portugal 130 years, 341 days F Maria de Jesus 10 September 1893 Living
 Netherlands 115 years 62 days F Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper 29 June 1890 30 August 2005
 Australia 114 years 148 days F Christina Cock 25 December 1887 22 May 2002
 Spain 114 years 81 days M Joan Riudavets 15 December 1889 5 March 2004
 Italy 114 years 4 days F Virginia Dighero-Zolezzi 24 December 1891 28 December 2005
 New Zealand 113 years 109 days F Florence Finch 22 December 1893 10 April 2007
 Sweden 113 years 0 days F Astrid Zachrison 15 May 1895 15 May 2008
 Germany 112 years 362 days F Maria Laqua 12 February 1889 9 February 2002
 Finland 112 years 259 days F Lempi Maria Rothovius 2 October 1887 17 June 2000
 Belgium 112 years 186 days F Joanna Deroover 3 June 1890 6 December 2002
 Austria 112 years 178 days F Maria Mika 23 May 1882 17 November 1994
 Norway 112 years 61 days F Maren Bolette Torp 21 December 1876 20 February 1989
 Ireland 111 years 327 days F Katherine Plunket 22 November 1820 14 October 1932
 South Africa 111 years 151 days F Johanna Booyson 17 January 1857 16 June 1968
 Denmark 111 years 114 days F Anne Matthiesen 26 November 1884 19 March 1996
 Uruguay 111 years 107 days F Manolita Pina 24 February 1883 11 June 1994
Colombia Colombia 111 years 105 days M Daniel Guzmán-García 6 February 1897 21 May 2008
  Switzerland 111 years 87 days F Emma Duvoisin 5 July 1886 30 September 1997

Emigrant records (oldest first)

Note: listed for countries where an emigrant lived longer than any lifelong resident

Country Age Sex Name Born Died Notes
 Denmark 115 years 252 days M Christian Mortensen 16 August 1882 25 April 1998 United States Died U.S.
Portugal Portugal (Cape Verde) 114 years 183 days F Adelina Domingues 19 February 1888 21 August 2002 United States Died U.S.
 Germany 114 years 180 days F Charlotte Benkner 16 November 1889 14 May 2004 United States Died U.S.
France French Algeria 114 years 172 days F Anne Primout 5 October 1890 26 March 2005 France Died France
India India 113 years 197 days F Lucy d'Abreu 24 May 1892 7 December 2005 United Kingdom Died UK
Austria-Hungary Austria-Hungary 112 years 332 days F Elizabeth Stefan 13 May 1895 9 April 2008 United States Died U.S.
Morocco Morocco 111 years 282 days F Consuelo Moreno-López 5 February 1893 13 November 2004 United States Died U.S.
Greece Greece 110 years 341 days M Gregory Pandazes 15 January 1873 22 December 1983 United States Died U.S.
Peru Peru 110 years 106 days F Julia Dougherty 20 August 1893 4 December 2003 United States Died U.S.
Russian Empire Russian Empire 110 years 33 days F Helen Czechowicz 1 January 1896 3 February 2006 United States Died U.S.

Gerontology and the verification of age claims

Gerontology involves the tracking of the longest-lived proven individuals as the bio-markers of the human life span. The study of gerontology is usually credited to Michel Eugène Chevreul, a French chemist who died in 1889, aged 102. In the early years of the twenty first century gerontology is benefiting from the improvements in record-keeping in the industrialized world from the latter part of the nineteenth century. As a result, verification standards have evolved and multiple independent documentary confirmations of birth-date are now required to substantiate a claim, rather than evidence deriving only from the claimant. For claims that have not been satisfactorily confirmed by Guinness World Records, considered the authority, see longevity claims.

The population and lifespans of the world's oldest people are continually increasing due to improvements in health care and lifestyle during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and the increasing world population. Additionally, better record-keeping, both 100+ years ago and today, is increasing the percentage of the world's population whose age can be tracked and verified. This increase has been matched by efforts to harness these data. While in 1837 the oldest verified person was aged 108 years, it is now no longer unheard of for individuals, especially females, to have lived 110 years and more. The term supercentenarian has been coined to describe this emerging population group.


References

  1. ^ Craig R. Whitney (1997-08-05). "Jeanne Calment, World's Elder, Dies at 122". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-03-02.
  2. ^ Douglas Martin (2004-04-21). "Norris McWhirter, 78, Dies; A Matchless Record Keeper". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-03-02.
  3. ^ http://supercentenarian.com/oldest/izumi.html The Shigechiyo Izumi Case
  4. ^ Coles, Stephen (2008-08-07). "Validated Living Supercentenarians". Table E. Gerontology Research Group. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
  5. ^ a b Graham's age at death is an estimate as her month of birth is known, but not her date of birth.
  6. ^ a b Research by Andrew Walton and others at the Gerontology Research Group validated her case in September 2007[citation needed]. The original birth and death documents were located for Dart, who never married. Her death was covered by local newspapers, including page 5 of the 9 October 1963 Herald Express and page 12 of the 12 October 1963 Paignton Observer.
  7. ^ a b Bernátková was first included in the 1970 Guinness Book of Records. She was reportedly alive in October 1968, but the exact date of her death is not known.
  8. ^ His grandson claims he lived until 115. See Dzugayev, K.G. (2006). "Южная Осетия в контексте российско-грузинских отношений (South Ossetia in the context of Russian-Georgian relations)". Bulletin of the Vladivkaz Institute of Management (in Russian) (19). До 115 лет дожил и наш дед Хасако Дзугаев, также рассказывавший немало интересного и, как правило, поддающегося проверке исторической наукой.
  9. ^ Hardy may have been born in 1894 and aged 112 at the time of his death.
  10. ^ Hoffman, Lisa (2006-11-15). "Meet the remaining WWI vets". ScrippsNews. Retrieved 2007-12-13.



oldest POLISH PEOPLE

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