List of oldest living people
Appearance
This is a list of the oldest living people who have been verified to be alive as of the dates of the cited supporting sources. It was estimated in 2015 that between 150 and 600 living people had reached the age of 110.[1] The true number is uncertain, as not all supercentenarians are known to researchers at a given time, and some claims cannot be validated or are fraudulent.[1]
- Inah Canabarro Lucas (born 8 June 1908) of Brazil is the world's oldest living person whose age has been validated.[2]
- João Marinho Neto (born 5 October 1912) of Brazil is the world's oldest living man whose age has been validated.[2]
Oldest living people
Rank | Name | Sex | Birth date | Age as of 17 March 2025 |
Country of residence |
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1 | Inah Canabarro Lucas[2] | F
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8 June 1908 | 116 years, 282 days | Brazil |
2 | Ethel Caterham[2] | F
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21 August 1909 | 115 years, 208 days | United Kingdom |
3 | Okagi Hayashi[2] | F
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2 September 1909 | 115 years, 196 days | Japan |
4 | Marie-Rose Tessier[2] | F
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21 May 1910 | 114 years, 300 days | France |
5 | Mine Kondō[2] | F
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1 September 1910 | 114 years, 197 days | Japan |
6 | Naomi Whitehead[2] | F
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26 September 1910 | 114 years, 172 days | United States |
7 | Izabel Rosa Pereira[3] | F
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13 October 1910 | 114 years, 155 days | Brazil |
8 | Lucia Laura Sangenito[2] | F
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22 November 1910 | 114 years, 115 days | Italy |
9 | Klavdiya Gadyuchkina[2] | F
|
5 December 1910 | 114 years, 102 days | Russia |
10 | Masu Usui[2] | F
|
18 December 1910 | 114 years, 89 days | Japan |
11 | Andrée Bertoletto[2] | F
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1 January 1911 | 114 years, 75 days | France |
12 | Yolanda Beltrão de Azevedo[4] | F
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13 January 1911 | 114 years, 63 days | Brazil |
13 | Miyoko Hiroyasu[2] | F
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23 January 1911 | 114 years, 53 days | Japan |
14 | Kiyo Komatsu[2] | F
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27 January 1911 | 114 years, 49 days | Japan |
15 | Marita Camacho Quirós[2] | F
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10 March 1911 | 114 years, 7 days | Costa Rica |
16 | Nobu Kawano[2] | F
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28 March 1911 | 113 years, 354 days | Japan |
17 | Maria Paschoalina de Castro[5] | F
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2 May 1911 | 113 years, 319 days | Brazil |
18 | Mary Harris[2] | F
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13 May 1911 | 113 years, 308 days | United States |
19 | Shigeko Kagawa[2] | F
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28 May 1911 | 113 years, 293 days | Japan |
20 | Beatriz Ferreira Duarte[6] | F
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21 June 1911 | 113 years, 269 days | Brazil |
21 | Bonita Gibson[2] | F
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4 July 1911 | 113 years, 256 days | United States |
22 | Isabel Barletta[2] | F
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12 September 1911 | 113 years, 186 days | Argentina |
23 | Winnie Felps[2] | F
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10 October 1911 | 113 years, 158 days | United States |
24 | Fuyo Kishimoto[2] | F
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20 December 1911 | 113 years, 87 days | Japan |
25 | Francesca Fioriglio[2] | F
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11 January 1912 | 113 years, 65 days | Italy |
26 | Sumiko Mori[2] | F
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30 January 1912 | 113 years, 46 days | Japan |
27 | Ilse Meingast[2] | F
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14 March 1912 | 113 years, 3 days | United States[a] |
28 | Margaret Romans[2] | F
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16 March 1912 | 113 years, 1 day | Canada[b] |
29 | Maria Carmela Ricci[2] | F
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16 April 1912 | 112 years, 335 days | Italy |
30 | Cristina Paloscia[2] | F
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15 May 1912 | 112 years, 306 days | Italy |
31 | Maria Jorge Esteves de Almeida[7] | F
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28 May 1912 | 112 years, 293 days | Brazil[c] |
32 | Shizuko Kiyuna[2] | F
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10 June 1912 | 112 years, 280 days | Japan |
33 | Maria Alaíde Menezes[8] | F
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5 July 1912 | 112 years, 255 days | Brazil |
34 | Toshi Arashiro[2] | F
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6 July 1912 | 112 years, 254 days | Brazil[d] |
35 | Madeleine Dellamonica[2] | F
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23 July 1912 | 112 years, 237 days | France |
36 | Louise Signore[2] | F
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31 July 1912 | 112 years, 229 days | United States |
37 | Mary Chesney[2] | F
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3 August 1912 | 112 years, 226 days | United States |
38 | Angelica Tiscornia[2] | F
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22 August 1912 | 112 years, 207 days | Argentina |
39 | Mariana Penna Monteiro[9] | F
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2 September 1912 | 112 years, 196 days | Brazil |
40 | Rosa Micaela Puertas[2] | F
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29 September 1912 | 112 years, 169 days | Argentina |
41 | Wenonah Bish[2] | F
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2 October 1912 | 112 years, 166 days | United States |
42 | João Marinho Neto[2] | M
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5 October 1912 | 112 years, 163 days | Brazil |
43 | Catherine Ferrell[2] | F
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10 October 1912 | 112 years, 158 days | United States |
44 | Marie-Louise André[2] | F
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16 October 1912 | 112 years, 152 days | France |
45 | Miho Kumagai[2] | F
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20 October 1912 | 112 years, 148 days | Japan |
46 | Anonymous (from Kimitsu)[2] | F
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30 October 1912 | 112 years, 138 days | Japan |
47 | Akino Ueda[2] | F
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5 November 1912 | 112 years, 132 days | Japan |
48 | Merah Smith[2] | F
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9 November 1912 | 112 years, 128 days | United Kingdom[e] |
49 | Louise Burkhalter[2] | F
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13 November 1912 | 112 years, 124 days | United States |
50 | Anonymous (from Kyoto)[2] | F
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15 November 1912 | 112 years, 122 days | Japan |
- ^ Meingast was born in the German Empire.
- ^ Romans was born in the Russian Empire in what is now Latvia.
- ^ Esteves de Almeida was born in Portugal.
- ^ Arashiro was born in Japan.
- ^ Smith was born in Jamaica.
References
- ^ a b Nuwer, Rachel (16 September 2015). "Keeping Track of the oldest People in the World". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as "World Supercentenarian Rankings List". Gerontology Research Group. 16 March 2025. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ "Izabel Rosa Pereira". LongeviQuest. 26 October 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ "Yolanda Beltrão de Azevedo". LongeviQuest. 16 March 2025. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ "Maria Paschoalina de Castro". LongeviQuest. 16 March 2025. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ "Beatriz Ferreira Duarte". LongeviQuest. 16 March 2025. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ "Maria Jorge Esteves de Almeida". LongeviQuest. 16 March 2025. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ "Maria Alaíde Menezes". LongeviQuest. 16 March 2025. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ "Mariana Penna Monteiro". LongeviQuest. 16 March 2025. Retrieved 16 March 2025.