Oldest people
This article is missing information about the oldest women, although it already lists the oldest men. (March 2013) |
This is a list of tables of the verified oldest people in the world in ordinal rank, such as oldest person or oldest man. In these tables, a supercentenarian is considered 'verified' if his or her claim has been validated by an international body that specifically deals in longevity research, such as the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) or Guinness World Records.
The longest unambiguously documented human lifespan is that of Jeanne Calment of France (1875–1997), who died at age 122 years, 164 days. She met Vincent van Gogh when she was 12 or 13.[1] This led to news media attention in 1985, after Calment turned 110. Subsequent investigation found documentation for Calment's age, beyond any reasonable question, in the records of her native city, Arles, France.[2] More evidence of Calment's lifespan has been produced than for any other supercentenarian; her case serves as an archetype in the methodology for verifying the ages of the world's oldest people.[3]
The longest undisputed lifespan for male supercentenarians is that of Jiroemon Kimura, who currently lives in Japan and is age 127 years, 206 days as of 11 November 2024.
Since the death of 115-year old Dina Manfredini of the United States, on 17 December 2012, Kimura, born 19 April 1897, is the oldest living person in the world whose age can be documented. He has also been the oldest living man since the death of 114-year old Walter Breuning on 14 April 2011.[4] Since the death of 115-year old Koto Okubo of Japan on 12 January 2013, the oldest living woman has been 126-year-old Misao Okawa, also from Japan, born on 5 March 1898.
Oldest people ever
Systematic verification of longevity has only been practiced in recent decades and only in certain parts of the world.
Deceased Living
Rank | Name | Sex | Birth date | Death date | Age | Place of death or residence |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jeanne Calment | F | 21 February 1875 | 4 August 1997 | 122 years, 164 days | France |
2 | Sarah Knauss | F | 24 September 1880 | 30 December 1999 | 119 years, 97 days | United States |
3 | Lucy Hannah | F | 16 July 1875 | 21 March 1993 | 117 years, 248 days | United States |
4 | Marie-Louise Meilleur | F | 29 August 1880 | 16 April 1998 | 117 years, 230 days | Canada |
5 | María Capovilla | F | 14 September 1889 | 27 August 2006 | 116 years, 347 days | Ecuador |
6 | Tane Ikai | F | 18 January 1879 | 12 July 1995 | 116 years, 175 days | Japan |
7 | Elizabeth Bolden | F | 15 August 1890 | 11 December 2006 | 116 years, 118 days | United States |
8 | Besse Cooper | F | 26 August 1896 | 4 December 2012[5] | 116 years, 100 days | United States |
9 | Jiroemon Kimura[4] | M | 19 April 1897 | Living | 127 years, 206 days | Japan |
10 | Maggie Barnes | F | 6 March 1882 | 19 January 1998 | 115 years, 319 days | United States |
Ten verified oldest people living
Rank | Name | Sex | Birth date | Age as of 11 November 2024 | Place of residence |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jiroemon Kimura[4] | M | 19 April 1897 | 127 years, 206 days | Japan |
2 | Misao Okawa[4] | F | 5 March 1898 | 126 years, 251 days | Japan |
3 | Jeralean Talley[4] | F | 23 May 1899 | 125 years, 172 days | United States |
4 | Susannah Mushatt Jones[4] | F | 6 July 1899 | 125 years, 128 days | United States |
5 | Bernice Madigan[4] | F | 24 July 1899 | 125 years, 110 days | United States |
6 | Soledad Mexia[4] | F | 13 August 1899 | 125 years, 90 days | United States[a] |
7 | Evelyn Kozak[4] | F | 14 August 1899 | 125 years, 89 days | United States |
8 | Mitsue Nagasaki[4] | F | 18 September 1899 | 125 years, 54 days | Japan |
9 | Emma Morano-Martinuzzi[4] | F | 29 November 1899 | 124 years, 348 days | Italy |
10 | Grace Jones[4] | F | 7 December 1899 | 124 years, 340 days | United Kingdom |
a^ Mexia is a native of Mexico.
Ten verified oldest men ever
Deceased Living
Rank | Name | Birth date | Death date | Age | Place of death or residence |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jiroemon Kimura | 19 April 1897 | Living | 127 years, 206 days | Japan |
2 | Christian Mortensen | 16 August 1882 | 25 April 1998 | 115 years, 252 days | United States[a] |
3 | Emiliano Mercado del Toro | 21 August 1891 | 24 January 2007 | 115 years, 156 days | Puerto Rico |
4 | Walter Breuning | 21 September 1896 | 14 April 2011 | 114 years, 205 days | United States |
5 | Yukichi Chuganji | 23 March 1889 | 28 September 2003 | 114 years, 189 days | Japan |
6 | Joan Riudavets | 15 December 1889 | 5 March 2004 | 114 years, 81 days | Spain |
7 | Fred Hale | 1 December 1890 | 19 November 2004 | 113 years, 354 days | United States |
8 | Johnson Parks | 15 October 1884 | 17 July 1998 | 113 years, 275 days | United States |
9 | Tomoji Tanabe | 18 September 1895 | 19 June 2009 | 113 years, 274 days | Japan |
10 | John Ingram McMorran | 19 June 1889 | 24 February 2003 | 113 years, 250 days | United States |
a^ Mortensen was a native of Denmark.
Verified oldest living men (over 110 years)
Rank | Name | Birth date | Age as of 11 November 2024 | Place of residence |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jiroemon Kimura[4] | 19 April 1897 | 127 years, 206 days | Japan |
2 | James Sisnett[4] | 22 February 1900 | 124 years, 263 days | Barbados |
3 | James McCoubrey[4] | 13 September 1901 | 123 years, 59 days | United States[a] |
4 | Jokichi Igarashi[4] | 26 January 1902 | 122 years, 290 days | Japan |
5 | Arturo Licata[4] | 2 May 1902 | 122 years, 193 days | Italy |
6 | Masao Kaga[4] | 1 June 1902 | 122 years, 163 days | Japan |
a^ McCoubrey was born in Newfoundland, then part of British North America, which later became part of Canada.
Chronological list of the verified oldest living person since 1955[6]
Deceased Living Pending
From | To | Name | Sex | Age(s) when oldest | Lifespan | Place of death or residence |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
? | 24 October 1955 | Betsy Baker | F | ? – 113 | 20 August 1842 – 24 October 1955 113 years, 65 days |
Nebraska, United States |
24 October 1955 | 20 February 1957 (1 year, 119 days) |
Rosalia Spoto | F | 108 – 109 | 25 August 1847 – 20 February 1957 109 years, 179 days |
Italy |
20 February 1957 | 7 October 1959 (2 years, 229 days) |
Christina Karnebeek-Backs | F | 107 – 110 | 2 October 1849 – 7 October 1959 110 years, 5 days |
Netherlands |
7 October 1959 | 24 November 1959 (48 days) |
Marie Olsen | F | 109 | 1 May 1850 – 24 November 1959 109 years, 207 days |
Norway |
24 November 1959 | 30 December 1964 (5 years, 36 days) |
Mary Kelly | F | 108 – 113 | 7 June 1851 – 30 December 1964 113 years, 206 days |
California, United States |
30 December 1964 | 6 March 1965 (66 days) |
Elizabeth Kensley | F | 109 | 12 May 1855 – 6 March 1965 109 years, 298 days |
England, United Kingdom |
6 March 1965 | 6 August 1965 (153 days) |
William Fullingim | M | 110 | 7 July 1855 – 6 August 1965 110 years, 30 days |
Oklahoma, United States |
6 August 1965 | 10 January 1966 (157 days) |
Hannah Smith | F | 109 – 110 | 7 January 1856 – 10 January 1966 110 years, 3 days |
England, United Kingdom |
10 January 1966 | 21 March 1968 (2 years, 71 days) |
John Turner | M | 109 – 111 | 15 June 1856 – 21 March 1968 111 years, 280 days |
England, United Kingdom |
21 March 1968 | 16 June 1968 (87 days) |
Johanna Booyson | F | 111 | 17 January 1857 – 16 June 1968 111 years, 151 days |
Transvaal, South Africa |
16 June 1968 | 4 May 1969 (322 days) |
Marie Bernátková[7] | F | 110 – 111 | 22 October 1857 – 4 May 1969 111 years, 194 days |
Zašová, Czechoslovakia (now located in the Czech Republic) |
4 May 1969 | 11 January 1970 (252 days) |
Ada Roe | F | 111 | 6 February 1858 – 11 January 1970 111 years, 339 days |
England, United Kingdom |
11 January 1970 | 27 February 1973 (3 years, 47 days) |
Josefa Salas | F | 109 – 112 | 14 July 1860 – 27 February 1973 112 years, 228 days |
Asturias, Spain |
27 February 1973 | 18 August 1973 (172 days) |
Alice Stevenson | F | 111 – 112 | 10 July 1861 – 18 August 1973 112 years, 39 days |
England, United Kingdom |
18 August 1973 | 31 October 1973 (74 days) |
Elizabeth Watkins | F | 110 | 10 March 1863 – 31 October 1973 110 years, 235 days |
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom |
31 October 1973 | 31 May 1975 (1 year, 212 days) |
Mito Umeta | F | 110 – 112 | 27 March 1863 – 31 May 1975 112 years, 65 days |
Kyūshū, Japan |
31 May 1975 | 16 November 1976 (1 year, 169 days) |
Niwa Kawamoto | F | 111 – 113 | 5 August 1863 – 16 November 1976 113 years, 105 days |
Kansai, Japan |
16 November 1976 | 2 December 1977 (1 year, 16 days) |
Sophia DeMuth | F | 110 – 111 | 30 June 1866 – 2 December 1977 111 years, 155 days |
Nebraska, United States |
2 December 1977 | 22 January 1981 (3 years, 51 days) |
Fannie Thomas | F | 110 – 113 | 14 April 1867 – 22 January 1981 113 years, 283 days |
California, United States |
22 January 1981 | 8 March 1981 (45 days) |
Augustine Tessier | F | 112 | 2 January 1869 – 8 March 1981 112 years, 65 days |
Languedoc-Roussillon, France |
8 March 1981 | 13 November 1982 (1 year, 250 days) |
Nellie Spencer | F | 111 – 113 | 24 August 1869 – 13 November 1982 113 years, 81 days |
New Jersey, United States |
13 November 1982 | 13 October 1983 (334 days) |
Emma Wilson | F | 112 – 113 | 12 May 1870 – 13 October 1983 113 years, 154 days |
Missouri, United States |
13 October 1983 | 21 October 1986 (3 years, 8 days) |
Augusta Holtz | F | 113 – 115 | 3 August 1871 – 21 October 1986 115 years, 79 days |
Missouri, United States |
21 October 1986 | 2 February 1987 (104 days) |
Mary McKinney | F | 113 | 30 May 1873 – 2 February 1987 113 years, 248 days |
California, United States |
2 February 1987 | 27 December 1987 (328 days) |
Anna Eliza Williams | F | 113 – 114 | 2 June 1873 – 27 December 1987 114 years, 208 days |
Wales, United Kingdom |
27 December 1987 | 11 January 1988 (15 days) |
Florence Knapp | F | 114 | 10 October 1873 – 11 January 1988 114 years, 93 days |
Pennsylvania, United States |
11 January 1988 | 4 August 1997 (9 years, 205 days) |
Jeanne Calment | F | 112 – 122 | 21 February 1875 – 4 August 1997 122 years, 164 days |
Provence, France |
4 August 1997 | 16 April 1998 (255 days) |
Marie-Louise Meilleur | F | 116 – 117 | 29 August 1880 – 16 April 1998 117 years, 230 days |
Ontario, Canada |
16 April 1998 | 30 December 1999 (1 year, 258 days) |
Sarah Knauss | F | 117 – 119 | 24 September 1880 – 30 December 1999 119 years, 97 days |
Pennsylvania, United States |
30 December 1999 | 2 November 2000 (308 days) |
Eva Morris | F | 114 | 8 November 1885 – 2 November 2000 114 years, 360 days |
England, United Kingdom |
2 November 2000 | 6 June 2001 (216 days) |
Marie Brémont | F | 114 – 115 | 25 April 1886 – 6 June 2001 115 years, 42 days |
Anjou, France |
5 June 2001 | 18 March 2002 (286 days) |
Maude Farris-Luse | F | 114 – 115 | 21 January 1887 – 18 March 2002 115 years, 56 days |
Michigan, United States |
18 March 2002 | 28 May 2002 (71 days) |
Grace Clawson | F | 114 | 15 November 1887 – 28 May 2002 114 years, 194 days |
Florida, United States |
28 May 2002 | 21 August 2002 (85 days) |
Adelina Domingues | F | 114 | 19 February 1888 – 21 August 2002 114 years, 183 days |
California, United States |
21 August 2002 | 29 December 2002 (130 days) |
Mae Harrington | F | 113 | 20 January 1889 – 29 December 2002 113 years, 343 days |
New York, United States |
29 December 2002 | 28 September 2003 (273 days) |
Yukichi Chuganji | M | 113 – 114 | 23 March 1889 – 28 September 2003 114 years, 189 days |
Fukuoka, Japan |
28 September 2003 | 13 November 2003 (46 days) |
Mitoyo Kawate | F | 114 | 15 May 1889 – 13 November 2003 114 years, 182 days |
Hiroshima, Japan |
13 November 2003 | 29 May 2004 (198 days) |
Ramona Trinidad Iglesias-Jordan | F | 114 | 31 August 1889 – 29 May 2004 114 years, 272 days |
San Juan, Puerto Rico |
29 May 2004 | 27 August 2006 (2 years, 90 days) |
María Capovilla | F | 114 – 116 | 14 September 1889 – 27 August 2006 116 years, 347 days |
Guayas, Ecuador |
27 August 2006 | 11 December 2006 (106 days) |
Elizabeth Bolden | F | 116 | 15 August 1890 – 11 December 2006 116 years, 118 days |
Tennessee, United States |
11 December 2006 | 24 January 2007 (44 days) |
Emiliano Mercado del Toro | M | 115 | 21 August 1891 – 24 January 2007 115 years, 156 days |
Isabela, Puerto Rico |
24 January 2007 | 28 January 2007 (4 days) |
Emma Tillman | F | 114 | 22 November 1892 – 28 January 2007 114 years, 67 days |
Connecticut, United States |
29 January 2007 | 13 August 2007 (197 days) |
Yone Minagawa | F | 114 | 4 January 1893 – 13 August 2007 114 years, 221 days |
Fukuoka, Japan |
13 August 2007 | 26 November 2008 (1 year, 105 days) |
Edna Parker | F | 114 – 115 | 20 April 1893 – 26 November 2008 115 years, 220 days |
Indiana, United States |
26 November 2008 | 2 January 2009 (37 days) |
Maria de Jesus | F | 115 | 10 September 1893 – 2 January 2009 115 years, 114 days |
Tomar, Portugal |
2 January 2009 | 11 September 2009 (252 days) |
Gertrude Baines | F | 114 – 115 | 6 April 1894 – 11 September 2009 115 years, 158 days |
California, United States |
11 September 2009 | 2 May 2010 (233 days) |
Kama Chinen | F | 114 | 10 May 1895 – 2 May 2010 114 years, 357 days |
Okinawa, Japan |
2 May 2010 | 4 November 2010 (186 days) |
Eugénie Blanchard | F | 114 | 16 February 1896 – 4 November 2010 114 years, 261 days |
Saint Barthélemy, France |
4 November 2010 | 21 June 2011 (229 days) |
Maria Gomes Valentim | F | 114 | 9 July 1896 – 21 June 2011 114 years, 347 days |
Minas Gerais, Brazil |
21 June 2011 | 4 December 2012 (1 year, 166 days) |
Besse Cooper | F | 114 – 116 | 26 August 1896 – 4 December 2012 116 years, 100 days |
Georgia, United States |
4 December 2012 | 17 December 2012 (13 days) |
Dina Manfredini | F | 115 | 4 April 1897 – 17 December 2012 115 years, 257 days |
Iowa, United States |
17 December 2012 | Present (4347 days) |
Jiroemon Kimura | M | 115 – 116* | born 19 April 1897 age 127 years, 206 days |
Kyoto, Japan |
Chronological list of the verified oldest living man since 1960
Deceased Living Pending Age disputed
From | To | Name | Age(s) when oldest | Lifespan | Place of death or residence |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
? | 9 October 1960 | Robert Early | ? - 111 | 8 October 1849 - 9 October 1960 111 years, 1 day |
Kentucky, United States |
9 October 1960 | 12 March 1962 | Sylvester Melvin | 108 – 110 | 29 November 1851 – 12 March 1962 110 years, 103 days |
Illinois, United States |
12 March 1962 | 16 March 1962 (4 days) |
Joseph Saint-Amour | 110 | 26 February 1852 – 16 March 1962 110 years, 18 days |
Quebec, Canada |
16 March 1962 | 6 August 1965 (3 years, 142 days) |
William Fullingim | 106 – 110 | 7 July 1855 – 6 August 1965 110 years, 30 days |
Oklahoma, United States |
6 August 1965 | 21 March 1968 (2 years, 228 days) |
John Mosely Turner | 109 – 111 | 15 June 1856 – 21 March 1968 111 years, 280 days |
England, United Kingdom |
21 March 1968 | 5 May 1973 (5 years, 45 days) |
Friedrich Wedeking | 105 – 110 | 10 October 1862 – 5 May 1973 110 years, 207 days |
North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
5 May 1973 | 9 March 1974 (308 days) |
Frederick Butterfield | 109 – 110 | 28 February 1864 – 9 March 1974 110 years, 9 days |
England, United Kingdom |
9 March 1974 | 17 March 1977 (3 years, 8 days) |
Jean Teillet | 107 – 110 | 6 November 1866 – 17 March 1977 110 years, 131 days |
Île-de-France, France |
17 March 1977 | 21 August 1978 (1 year, 157 days) |
Charlie Nelson | 109 – 110 | 21 September 1867 – 21 August 1978 110 years, 334 days |
Iowa, United States |
21 August 1978 | 5 September 1980 (2 years, 15 days) |
Charlie Phillips | 108 – 110 | 5 May 1870 – 5 September 1980 110 years, 123 days |
Mississippi, United States |
5 September 1980 | 16 February 1985 (4 years, 164 days) |
Mathew Beard | 110 – 114 | 9 July 1870 – 16 February 1985 114 years, 222 days |
Florida, United States |
16 February 1985 | 14 December 1986 (1 year, 301 days) |
Joe Thomas | 109 – 111 | 1 May 1875 – 14 December 1986 111 years, 227 days |
Louisiana, United States |
14 December 1986 | 5 January 1987 (22 days) |
Herman Smith-Johannsen | 111 | 15 June 1875 – 5 January 1987 111 years, 204 days |
Vestfold, Norway |
5 January 1987 | 25 November 1988 (1 year, 325 days) |
Alphaeus Philemon Cole | 110 – 112 | 12 July 1876 – 25 November 1988 112 years, 136 days |
New Jersey, United States |
25 November 1988 | 10 June 1990 (1 year, 197 days) |
John Evans | 111 – 112 | 19 August 1877 – 10 June 1990 112 years, 295 days |
Wales, United Kingdom |
10 June 1990 | 18 June 1990 (8 days) |
Henri Pérignon | 110 | 14 October 1879 – 18 June 1990 110 years, 247 days |
Normandy, France |
18 June 1990 | 16 October 1991 (1 year, 120 days) |
James Wiggins | 110 – 112 | 15 October 1879 – 16 October 1991 112 years, 1 day |
Arkansas, United States |
16 October 1991 | 14 June 1993 (1 year, 241 days) |
Frederick Frazier | 111 – 113 | 27 January 1880 – 14 June 1993 113 years, 138 days |
Alabama, United States |
14 June 1993 | 20 January 1994 (220 days) |
Josep Armengol | 111 – 112 | 23 July 1881 – 20 January 1994 112 years, 181 days |
Catalonia, Spain |
20 January 1994 | 25 April 1998 (4 years, 95 days) |
Christian Mortensen | 111 – 115 | 16 August 1882 – 25 April 1998 115 years, 252 days |
California, United States |
25 April 1998 | 17 July 1998 (83 days) |
Johnson Parks | 113 | 15 October 1884 – 17 July 1998 113 years, 275 days |
Florida, United States |
17 July 1998 | 25 December 1998 (161 days) |
Walter Richardson | 112 – 113 | 7 November 1885 – 25 December 1998 113 years, 48 days |
Illinois, United States |
25 December 1998 | 29 April 1999 (125 days) |
Denzo Ishisaki | 112 | 20 October 1886 – 29 April 1999 112 years, 191 days |
Ibaraki, Japan |
29 April 1999 | 15 November 1999 (200 days) |
Antonio Urrea | 111 | 16 February 1888 – 15 November 1999 111 years, 272 days |
Catalonia, Spain |
15 November 1999 | 1 March 2001 (1 year, 106 days) |
John Painter | 111 – 112 | 20 September 1888 – 1 March 2001 112 years, 162 days |
Tennessee, United States |
1 March 2001 | 3 January 2002 (308 days) |
Antonio Todde | 112 | 22 January 1889 – 3 January 2002 112 years, 346 days |
Sardinia, Italy |
3 January 2002 | 28 September 2003 (1 year, 268 days) |
Yukichi Chuganji | 112 – 114 | 23 March 1889 – 28 September 2003 114 years, 189 days |
Fukuoka, Japan |
28 September 2003 | 5 March 2004 (159 days) |
Joan Riudavets | 113 – 114 | 15 December 1889 – 5 March 2004 114 years, 81 days |
Balearic Islands, Spain |
5 March 2004 | 19 November 2004 (259 days) |
Fred Hale | 113 | 1 December 1890 – 19 November 2004 113 years, 354 days |
Maine, United States |
19 November 2004 | 24 January 2007 (2 years, 66 days) |
Emiliano Mercado del Toro | 113 – 115 | 21 August 1891 – 24 January 2007 115 years, 156 days |
Isabela, Puerto Rico |
24 January 2007 | 19 June 2009 (2 years, 146 days) |
Tomoji Tanabe | 111 – 113 | 18 September 1895 – 19 June 2009 113 years, 274 days |
Miyazaki, Japan |
19 June 2009 | 18 July 2009 (29 days) |
Henry Allingham | 113 | 6 June 1896 – 18 July 2009 113 years, 42 days |
England, United Kingdom |
18 July 2009 | 14 April 2011 (1 year, 270 days) |
Walter Breuning | 112 – 114 | 21 September 1896 – 14 April 2011 114 years, 205 days |
Montana, United States |
14 April 2011 | Present (13 years, 211 days) |
Jiroemon Kimura | 113 – 116* | born 19 April 1897 age 127 years, 206 days |
Kyoto, Japan |
Ten longest reigns as oldest living person
Deceased Living
Rank | Name | Sex | Assumed title | Death date | Reign | Age | Place of death |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jeanne Calment | F | 11 January 1988 | 4 August 1997 | 9 years, 205 days | 122 years, 164 days | France |
2 | Mary Kelly | F | 24 November 1959 | 30 December 1964 | 5 years, 36 days | 113 years, 206 days | United States |
3 | Fannie Thomas | F | 2 December 1977 | 22 January 1981 | 3 years, 51 days | 113 years, 283 days | United States |
4 | Josefa Salas | F | 11 January 1970 | 27 February 1973 | 3 years, 47 days | 112 years, 228 days | Spain |
5 | Augusta Holtz | F | 13 October 1983 | 21 October 1986 | 3 years, 8 days | 115 years, 79 days | United States |
6 | Christina Karnebeek-Backs | F | 20 February 1957 | 7 October 1959 | 2 years, 229 days | 110 years, 5 days | Netherlands |
7 | María Capovilla | F | 29 May 2004 | 27 August 2006 | 2 years, 90 days | 116 years, 347 days | Ecuador |
8 | John Turner | M | 10 January 1966 | 21 March 1968 | 2 years, 71 days | 111 years, 280 days | United Kingdom |
9 | Sarah Knauss | F | 16 April 1998 | 30 December 1999 | 1 years, 258 days | 119 years, 97 days | United States |
10 | Nellie Spencer | F | 8 March 1981 | 13 November 1982 | 1 years, 250 days | 113 years, 81 days | United States |
Ten longest reigns as oldest living man
Deceased Living Age disputed
Rank | Name | Assumed title | Death date | Reign | Age | Place of death or residence |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Friedrich Wedeking | 21 March 1968 | 5 May 1973 | 5 years, 45 days | 110 years, 207 days | Germany |
2 | Mathew Beard | 5 September 1980 | 16 February 1985 | 4 years, 164 days | 114 years, 222 days | United States |
3 | Christian Mortensen | 20 January 1994 | 25 April 1998 | 4 years, 95 days | 115 years, 252 days | United States |
4 | William Fullingim | 16 March 1962 | 6 August 1965 | 3 years, 142 days | 110 years, 30 days | United States |
5 | Jean Teillet | 9 March 1974 | 17 March 1977 | 3 years, 8 days | 110 years, 131 days | France |
6 | John Turner | 6 August 1965 | 21 March 1968 | 2 years, 228 days | 111 years, 280 days | United Kingdom |
7 | Tomoji Tanabe | 24 January 2007 | 19 June 2009 | 2 years, 146 days | 113 years, 274 days | Japan |
8 | Emiliano Mercado del Toro | 19 November 2004 | 24 January 2007 | 2 years, 66 days | 115 years, 156 days | Puerto Rico |
9 | Jiroemon Kimura | 14 April 2011 | Living | 13 years, 211 days | 127 years, 206 days | Japan |
10 | Charlie Phillips | 21 August 1978 | 5 September 1980 | 2 years, 15 days | 110 years, 123 days | United States |
Verified supercentenarians who died before 1955
Name | Sex | Birth date | Death date | Age | Place of death |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Geert Adriaans Boomgaard | M | 21 September 1788 | 3 February 1899 | 110 years, 135 days | Groningen, Netherlands |
Margaret Ann Neve | F | 18 May 1792 | 4 April 1903 | 110 years, 321 days | Guernsey, Channel Islands |
Ann Pouder | F | 8 April 1807 | 10 July 1917 | 110 years, 93 days | Nebraska, United States |
Louisa Thiers | F | 2 October 1814 | 17 February 1926 | 111 years, 138 days | Wisconsin, United States |
Miriam Bannister | F | 19 March 1817 | 9 April 1928 | 111 years, 21 days | Missouri, United States |
Demetrius Philipovitch | M | 9 March 1818 | fl. August 1928 | 110 years, 150+ days | Yugoslavia |
Delina Filkins | F | 4 May 1815 | 4 December 1928 | 113 years, 214 days | New York, United States |
Katherine Plunket | F | 22 November 1820 | 14 October 1932 | 111 years, 327 days | Leinster, Ireland |
Valgjer Svien | F | 10 October 1842 | 23 January 1953 | 110 years, 105 days | Minnesota, United States |
Oldest verified person by nation
This article gives the recordholders for various countries to the extent that they have been established. These records are based on place of birth in current borders for simplicity. Those listed as 'verified' have been validated by an international body that specifically deals in longevity research, such as the Gerontology Research Group.
Deceased Living
Country | Name | Sex | Birth date | Death date | Age |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
France | Jeanne Calment | F | 21 February 1875 | 4 August 1997 | 122 years, 164 days |
United States | Sarah Knauss | F | 24 September 1880 | 30 December 1999 | 119 years, 97 days |
Canada | Marie-Louise Meilleur | F | 29 August 1880 | 16 April 1998 | 117 years, 230 days |
Ecuador | María Capovilla | F | 14 September 1889 | 27 August 2006 | 116 years, 347 days |
Japan | Tane Ikai | F | 18 January 1879 | 12 July 1995 | 116 years, 175 days |
Italy | Dina Manfredini | F | 4 April 1897 | 17 December 2012 | 115 years, 257 days |
Denmark | Christian Mortensen | M | 16 August 1882 | 25 April 1998 | 115 years, 252 days |
United Kingdom | Charlotte Hughes | F | 1 August 1877 | 17 March 1993 | 115 years, 228 days |
Portugal | Maria de Jesus | F | 10 September 1893 | 2 January 2009 | 115 years, 114 days |
Germany | Augusta Holtz | F | 3 August 1871 | 21 October 1986 | 115 years 79 days |
Netherlands | Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper | F | 29 June 1890 | 30 August 2005 | 115 years, 62 days |
Brazil | Maria Gomes Valentim | F | 9 July 1896 | 21 June 2011 | 114 years, 347 days |
Spain | M.A.C.C.[8] | F | 10 June 1881 | 16 January 1996 | 114 years, 220 days |
Cape Verde | Adelina Domingues | F | 19 February 1888 | 21 August 2002 | 114 years, 183 days |
Algeria | Anne Primout[a] | F | 5 October 1890 | 26 March 2005 | 114 years, 172 days |
Australia | Christina Cock | F | 25 December 1887 | 22 May 2002 | 114 years, 148 days |
Mexico | Soledad Mexia | F | 13 August 1899 | Living | 125 years, 90 days |
India | Lucy d'Abreu[b] | F | 24 May 1892 | 7 December 2005 | 113 years, 197 days |
Barbados | James Sisnett | M | 22 February 1900 | Living | 124 years, 263 days |
Sweden | Astrid Zachrison | F | 15 May 1895 | 15 May 2008 | 113 years, 0 days |
Hungary | Elizabeth Stefan | F | 13 May 1895 | 9 April 2008 | 112 years, 332 days |
Poland | Rosa Rein[c] | F | 24 March 1897 | 14 February 2010 | 112 years, 327 days |
Finland | Lempi Rothovius | F | 2 October 1887 | 17 June 2000 | 112 years, 259 days |
Belgium | Joanna Deroover | F | 3 June 1890 | 6 December 2002 | 112 years, 186 days |
Moldova | Goldie Steinberg[e] | F | 30 October 1900 | Living | 124 years, 12 days |
Czech Republic | Maria Mika[d] | F | 23 May 1882 | 17 November 1994 | 112 years, 178 days |
Norway | Maren Bolette Torp | F | 21 December 1876 | 20 February 1989 | 112 years, 61 days |
Ireland | Katherine Plunket | F | 20 November 1820 | 14 October 1932 | 111 years, 327 days |
Morocco | Consuelo Moreno[f] | F | 5 February 1893 | 13 November 2004 | 111 years, 282 days |
Ukraine | Fannie Buten[g] | F | 13 April 1899 | 24 September 2010 | 111 years, 164 days |
South Africa | Johanna Booyson | F | 17 January 1857 | 16 June 1968 | 111 years, 151 days |
Russia | Lillian Joelson[h] | F | 20 August 1896 | 30 December 2007 | 111 years, 132 days |
Belarus | Mollye Marcus[i] | F | 18 October 1899 | 18 February 2011 | 111 years, 123 days |
Colombia | Daniel Guzmán-García | M | 6 February 1897 | 21 May 2008 | 111 years, 105 days |
Switzerland | Emma Duvoisin | F | 5 July 1886 | 30 September 1997 | 111 years, 87 days |
Austria | Hermine Nistler | F | 24 December 1900 | 13 February 2012 | 111 years, 51 days |
Greece | Gregory Pandazes | M | 15 January 1873 | 22 December 1983 | 110 years, 341 days |
Slovenia | Katarina Marinič[j] | F | 30 October 1899 | 2 September 2010 | 110 years, 307 days |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Rosalind Hill | F | 30 March 1899 | 18 January 2010 | 110 years, 294 days |
Lithuania | Ella Ille Rentel[k] | F | 19 May 1852 | 19 September 1962 | 110 years, 123 days |
Croatia | Hermina Dunz[l] | F | 24 February 1898 | 14 June 2008 | 110 years, 111 days |
Peru | Julia Dougherty | F | 20 August 1893 | 4 December 2003 | 110 years, 106 days |
New Zealand | Ethel Booth | F | 25 December 1890 | 18 February 2001 | 110 years, 55 days |
Iceland | Guðrún Björnsdóttir[9] | F | 20 October 1888 | 26 August 1998 | 109 years, 310 days |
a^ Primout was born in French Algeria; it is now Algeria.
b^ d'Abreu was born in Dharwar, which was then a part of the British Raj; it is now located in India.
c^ Rein was born in Dziećkowice, near Mysłowice, which was then a part of the German Empire; it is now located in Poland.
d^ Mika was born in Bohemia, which was then part of Austria-Hungary; it is now located in the Czech Republic.
e^ Steinberg was born in Kishinev, which was then a part of the Russian Empire; it is now located in Moldova.
f^ Moreno was born in Spanish Morocco, which was then a part of the Spanish Empire; it is now Morocco.
g^ Buten was born in Lvov, which was then a part of Austria-Hungary; it is now located in the Ukraine.
h^ Joelson was born in the Russian Empire; it is now Russia.
i^ Marcus was born in Lechovitz, which was then a part of the Russian Empire; it is now located in Belarus.
j^ Marinič was born in Deskle, which was then a part of Austria-Hungary; it is now located in Slovenia.
k^ Rentel was born in Geldauschinken, which was then a part of the Russian Empire; it is now located in Lithuania.
l^ Dunz was born in Zagreb, which was then a part of Austria-Hungary; it is now located in Croatia.
Territorial recordholders
Country | Territory | Name | Sex | Birth date | Death date | Age |
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Denmark | Faroe Islands | Jóhannes Tauser[10] | M | 23 February 1902 | 12 January 2008 | 105 years, 323 days |
Greenland | Malene Lund[11][12] | F | 6 June 1877 | 27 January 1979 | 101 years, 235 days | |
France | New Caledonia | Marie-Louise Lhuillier | F | 26 June 1895 | 28 December 2007 | 112 years, 185 days |
Guadeloupe | Luce Maced | F | 2 May 1886 | 25 February 2000 | 113 years, 299 days | |
Saint Barthélemy | Eugénie Blanchard | F | 16 February 1896 | 4 November 2010 | 114 years, 261 days | |
United States | Puerto Rico | Emiliano Mercado del Toro | M | 21 August 1891 | 24 January 2007 | 115 years, 156 days |
References
- ^ Whitney, Craig R. (5 August 1997). "Jeanne Calment, World's Elder, Dies at 122". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 March 2008.
- ^ Jeanne Calment: Validation of the Duration of Her Life. Odense: University Press of Southern Denmark. 1999.
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Validated Living Supercentenarians". Gerontology Research Group.
- ^ "Woman, 116, listed as 'world's oldest' dies in Ga". Bigstory.ap.org. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- ^ http://www.grg.org/Adams/CCCCC.HTM
- ^ Rudé právo, Prague, p. 2, 6 May 1969 http://archiv.ucl.cas.cz/index.php?path=RudePravo/1969/5/6/2.png
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(help) - ^ Gómez-Redondo, Rosa; García González, Juan M. (2007). Emergence and verification of supercentenarians in Spain (PDF). Madrid: National University of Distance Education. p. 166.
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- ^ "Elsti føroyingur andaðist leygardagin" (in Faroese). Kristnastova.dk. 16 January 2008.
- ^ Narssak, John Rasmussen (16 June 1977). "Malene Lund 100-lîngmat" (in Danish). Atuagagdliutit/Grønlandsposten. p. 5.
- ^ "Grønlands ældste, Malene Lund er død" (in Danish and Kalaallisut). Atuagagdliutit/Grønlandsposten. 1 February 1979. p. 3.
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