Oldest people
This is a list of tables of the verified (validated) 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.
Ten oldest verified people ever
Legend
Deceased
Living
Note: All ten oldest people ever are women.
| Rank | Name | Sex | Birth date | Death date | Age | Country of death or residence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeanne Calment[1] | F | 21 February 1875 | 4 August 1997 | 122 years, 164 days |  France
|
| 2 | Kane Tanaka[1] | F | 2 January 1903 | 19 April 2022 | 119 years, 107 days |  Japan
|
| 3 | Sarah Knauss[2] | F | 24 September 1880 | 30 December 1999 | 119 years, 97 days |  United States
|
| 4 | Lucile Randon[1] | F | 11 February 1904 | 17 January 2023 | 118 years, 340 days | France
|
| 5 | Nabi Tajima[1] | F | 4 August 1900 | 21 April 2018 | 117 years, 260 days | Japan
|
| 6 | Marie-Louise Meilleur[3] | F | 29 August 1880 | 16 April 1998 | 117 years, 230 days |  Canada
|
| 7 | Violet Brown[1] | F | 10 March 1900 | 15 September 2017 | 117 years, 189 days |  Jamaica
|
| 8 | Emma Morano[1] | F | 29 November 1899 | 15 April 2017 | 117 years, 137 days |  Italy
|
| 9 | Chiyo Miyako[4] | F | 2 May 1901 | 22 July 2018 | 117 years, 81 days | Japan
|
| 10 | Delphia Welford[5] | F | 9 September 1875 | 14 November 1992 | 117 years, 66 days | United States
|
Ten oldest men ever
| Rank | Name | Birth date | Death date | Age | Country of death or residence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jiroemon Kimura[6][7] | 19 April 1897 | 12 June 2013 | 116 years, 54 days | Japan
|
| 2 | Christian Mortensen[7] | 16 August 1882 | 25 April 1998 | 115 years, 252 days | United States[a]
|
| 3 | Emiliano Mercado del Toro[7] | 21 August 1891 | 24 January 2007 | 115 years, 156 days |  Puerto Rico
|
| 4 | Walter Breuning[8] | 21 September 1896 | 14 April 2011 | 114 years, 205 days | United States
|
| 5 | Yukichi Chuganji[9] | 23 March 1889 | 28 September 2003 | 114 years, 189 days | Japan
|
| 6 | Juan Vicente Perez Mora | 27 May 1909 | Living | 115 years, 162 days |  Venezuela
|
| 7 | Joan Riudavets[10] | 15 December 1889 | 5 March 2004 | 114 years, 81 days |  Spain
|
| 8 | Fred Hale[11] | 1 December 1890 | 19 November 2004 | 113 years, 354 days | United States
|
| 9 | Yisrael Kristal[1][12] | 15 September 1903 | 11 August 2017 | 113 years, 330 days |  Israel[b]
|
| 10 | Tomoji Tanabe | 18 September 1895 | 19 June 2009 | 113 years, 274 days | Japan
|
a^ Mortensen was born in Denmark.
d^ Kristal was born in Maleniec, Końskie County, then part of the Russian Empire, now in Poland.
Chronological list of the oldest known living person since 1955
One of the source is Gerontology Research Group's list of the World's Oldest Person Titleholders.[13] As the oldest living person generally is a woman, a sequence of oldest women would be nearly redundant to this list. A sequence of oldest living men follows this sequence.
Deceased Living Pending Unvalidated Disputed
| Period as the oldest | Name and lifespan | Sex | Age as oldest | Country of residence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ? – 24 October 1955 | Betsy Baker (20 August 1842 – 24 October 1955) |
Female | ? – 113 years, 65 days | United States[n. 1]
|
| 24 October 1955 – 16 December 1956 (1 year, 53 days) |
Jennie Howell (11 February 1845 – 16 December 1956) |
Female | 110 years, 256 days – 111 years, 309 days |
United States[n. 2]
|
| 16 December 1956 – 30 March 1958 (1 year, 104 days) |
Marie Carstenson (24 January 1849 – 30 March 1958) |
Female | 107 years, 327 days – 109 years, 65 days |
United States[n. 3]
|
| 30 March – 17 October 1958 (201 days) |
Nancy Ryan (5 September 1849 – 17 October 1958) |
Female | 108 years, 206 days – 109 years, 42 days |
United States
|
| 17 October 1958 – 7 October 1959 (355 days) |
Christina Karnebeek-Backs (2 October 1849 – 7 October 1959) |
Female | 109 years, 15 days – 110 years, 5 days |
 Netherlands
|
| 7 October 1959 – 9 October 1960 (1 year, 2 days) |
Robert Early (8 October 1849 – 9 October 1960) |
Male | 109 years, 364 days – 111 years, 1 day |
United States
|
| 9 October 1960 – 30 December 1964 (4 years, 82 days) |
Mary Kelly (7 June 1851 – 30 December 1964) |
Female | 109 years, 124 days – 113 years, 206 days |
United States
|
| 30 December 1964 – 6 March 1965 or 5 June 1967 (66 days, or 2 years, 157 days) |
Elizabeth Kensley (12 May 1855 – 6 March 1965) or James M. King (pending) (15 November 1854 – 5 June 1967) |
Female Male |
109 years, 232 days – 109 years, 298 days or 110 years, 45 days – 112 years, 202 days |
 United Kingdom United States
|
| 6 March – 6 August 1965 (153 days) |
William Fullingim (if discounting James M. King) (7 July 1855 – 6 August 1965) |
Male | 109 years, 242 days – 110 years, 30 days |
United States
|
| 6 August 1965 – 10 January 1966 (157 days) |
Hannah Smith (if discounting James M. King) (7 January 1856 – 10 January 1966) |
Female | 109 years, 211 days – 110 years, 3 days |
United Kingdom
|
| 10 January 1966 or 5 June 1967 – 21 March or 21 October 1968 (2 years, 71 days or 1 year, 138 days) |
John Mosley Turner (15 June 1856 – 21 March 1968) or Narcissa Rickman (not yet verified) (13 September 1855 – 21 October 1968) |
Male Female |
109 years, 209 days – 111 years, 280 days or 111 years, 265 days – 113 years, 38 days |
United Kingdom United States
|
| 21 March – 16 June 1968 (87 days) |
Johanna Booysen (if discounting Narcissa Rickman) (17 January 1857 – 16 June 1968) |
Female | 111 years, 64 days – 111 years, 151 days |
 South Africa
|
| 16 June or 21 October – 14 November 1968 (151 or 24 days) |
Tome Horigome (not yet verified) (22 January 1857 – 14 November 1968) |
Female | 111 years, 146 or 273 days – 111 years, 297 days |
Japan
|
| 14 November 1968 – 4 May 1969 (171 days) |
Marie Bernátková (22 October 1857 – 4 May 1969) |
Female | 110 years, 237 days – 111 years, 194 days |
 Czechoslovakia (today Czech Republic) |
| 4 May – 31 December 1969 (241 days) |
Haruno Shimada (not yet verified) (24 December 1857 – 31 December 1969) |
Female | 111 years, 131 days – 112 years, 7 days |
Japan
|
| 31 December 1969 – 11 January 1970 (11 days) |
Ada Roe (6 February 1858 – 11 January 1970) |
Female | 111 years, 87 days – 111 years, 339 days |
United Kingdom
|
| 11 January 1970 – 27 February 1973 (3 years, 47 days) |
Josefa Salas (14 July 1860 – 27 February 1973) |
Female | 109 years, 181 days – 112 years, 228 days |
Spain
|
| 27 February – 18 August 1973 (172 days) |
Alice Stevenson (10 July 1861 – 18 August 1973) |
Female | 111 years, 232 days – 112 years, 39 days |
United Kingdom
|
| 18 August – 31 October 1973 (74 days) |
Elizabeth Watkins (disputed) (10 March 1863 – 31 October 1973) |
Female | 110 years, 161 days – 110 years, 235 days |
United Kingdom
|
| 18 August or 31 October 1973 – 31 May 1975 (1 year, 212 or 286 days) |
Mito Umeta (27 March 1863 – 31 May 1975) |
Female | 110 years, 144 or 218 days – 112 years, 65 days |
Japan
|
| 31 May 1975 – 16 November 1976 (1 year, 169 days) |
Niwa Kawamoto (17 September 1863 – 16 November 1976) |
Female | 111 years, 277 days – 113 years, 60 days |
Japan
|
| 16 November 1976 – 2 December 1977 (1 year, 16 days) |
Sophia DeMuth (30 June 1866 – 2 December 1977) |
Female | 110 years, 139 days – 111 years, 155 days |
United States
|
| 2 December 1977 – 25 April 1978 (144 days) |
Marie-Virginie Duhem (2 August 1866 – 25 April 1978) |
Female | 111 years, 122 days – 111 years, 266 days |
France
|
| 25 April 1978 – 22 January 1981 (2 years, 272 days) |
Fannie Thomas (14 April 1867 – 22 January 1981) |
Female | 111 years, 11 days – 113 years, 283 days |
United States
|
| 22 January – 8 March 1981 (45 days) |
Augustine Tessier (2 January 1869 – 8 March 1981) |
Female | 112 years, 20 days – 112 years, 65 days |
France
|
| 8 March 1981 – 13 November 1982 (1 year, 250 days) |
Nellie Spencer (24 August 1869 – 13 November 1982) |
Female | 111 years, 196 days – 113 years, 81 days |
United States
|
| 13 November 1982 – 13 October 1983 (334 days) |
Emma Wilson (12 May 1870 – 13 October 1983) |
Female | 112 years, 185 days – 113 years, 154 days |
United States
|
| 13 October 1983 – 21 October 1986 (3 years, 8 days) |
Augusta Holtz (3 August 1871 – 21 October 1986) |
Female | 112 years, 71 days – 115 years, 79 days |
United States[n. 4]
|
| 21 October 1986 – 2 February 1987 (104 days) |
Mary McKinney (30 May 1873 – 2 February 1987) |
Female | 113 years, 144 days – 113 years, 248 days |
United States
|
| 2 February – 27 December 1987 (328 days) |
Anna Eliza Williams (2 June 1873 – 27 December 1987) |
Female | 113 years, 245 days – 114 years, 208 days |
United Kingdom
|
| 27 December 1987 – 11 January 1988 (15 days) |
Florence Knapp (10 October 1873 – 11 January 1988) |
Female | 114 years, 78 days – 114 years, 93 days |
United States
|
| 11 January 1988 – 4 August 1997 (9 years, 205 days) |
Jeanne Calment (21 February 1875 – 4 August 1997) |
Female | 112 years, 324 days – 122 years, 164 days |
France
|
| 4 August 1997 – 16 April 1998 (255 days) |
Marie-Louise Meilleur (29 August 1880 – 16 April 1998) |
Female | 116 years, 340 days – 117 years, 230 days |
Canada
|
| 16 April 1998 – 30 December 1999 (1 years, 258 days) |
Sarah Knauss (24 September 1880 – 30 December 1999) |
Female | 117 years, 204 days – 119 years, 97 days |
United States
|
| 30 December 1999 – 2 November 2000 (308 days) |
Eva Morris (8 November 1885 – 2 November 2000) |
Female | 114 years, 52 days – 114 years, 360 days |
United Kingdom
|
| 2 November 2000 – 6 June 2001 (216 days) |
Marie Brémont (25 April 1886 – 6 June 2001) |
Female | 114 years, 191 days – 115 years, 42 days |
France
|
| 5 June 2001[n. 5] – 18 March 2002 (286 days) |
Maude Farris-Luse (21 January 1887 – 18 March 2002) |
Female | 114 years, 135 days – 115 years, 56 days |
United States
|
| 18 March – 28 May 2002 (71 days) |
Grace Clawson (15 November 1887 – 28 May 2002) |
Female | 114 years, 123 days – 114 years, 194 days |
United States[n. 6]
|
| 28 May – 21 August 2002 (85 days) |
Adelina Domingues (19 February 1888 – 21 August 2002) |
Female | 114 años y 98 días – 114 años y 183 días |
United States[n. 7]
|
| 21 August – 29 December 2002 (130 days) |
Mae Harrington (20 January 1889 – 29 December 2002) |
Female | 113 years, 213 days – 113 years, 343 days |
United States
|
| 29 December 2002 – 28 September 2003 (273 days) |
Yukichi Chuganji (23 March 1889 – 28 September 2003) |
Male | 113 years, 281 days – 114 years, 189 days |
Japan
|
| 28 September – 13 November 2003 (46 days) |
Mitoyo Kawate (15 May 1889 – 13 November 2003) |
Female | 114 years, 136 days – 114 years, 182 days |
Japan
|
| 13 November 2003 – 29 May 2004 (198 days) |
Ramona Trinidad Iglesias-Jordan (31 August 1889 – 29 May 2004) |
Female | 114 years, 74 days – 114 years, 272 days |
Puerto Rico
|
| 29 May 2004 – 27 August 2006 (2 years, 90 days) |
María Capovilla (14 September 1889 – 27 August 2006) |
Female | 114 years, 258 days – 116 years, 347 days |
 Ecuador
|
| 27 August – 11 December 2006 (106 days) |
Elizabeth Bolden (15 August 1890 – 11 December 2006) |
Female | 116 years, 12 days – 116 years, 118 days |
United States
|
| 11 December 2006 – 24 January 2007 (44 days) |
Emiliano Mercado del Toro (21 August 1891 – 24 January 2007) |
Male | 115 years, 112 days – 115 years, 156 days |
Puerto Rico
|
| 24 – 28 January 2007 (4 days) |
Emma Tillman (22 November 1892 – 28 January 2007) |
Female | 114 years, 63 days – 114 years, 67 days |
United States
|
| 29 January[n. 8] – 13 August 2007 (196 days) |
Yone Minagawa (4 January 1893 – 13 August 2007) |
Female | 114 years, 25 days – 114 years, 221 days |
Japan
|
| 13 August 2007 – 26 November 2008 (1 year, 105 days) |
Edna Parker (20 April 1893 – 26 November 2008) |
Female | 114 years, 115 days – 115 years, 220 days |
United States
|
| 26 November 2008 – 2 January 2009 (37 days) |
Maria de Jesus (10 September 1893 – 2 January 2009) |
Female | 115 years, 77 days – 115 years, 114 days |
 Portugal
|
| 2 January – 11 September 2009 (252 days) |
Gertrude Baines (6 April 1894 – 11 September 2009) |
Female | 114 years, 271 days – 115 years, 158 days |
United States
|
| 11 September 2009 – 2 May or 7 March 2010 (233 or 177 days) |
Kama Chinen (disputed) (10 May 1895 – 2 May 2010) or Mary Josephine Ray (not disputed) (17 May 1895 – 7 March 2010) |
Female | 114 years, 124 or 117 days – 114 years, 357 or 294 days |
Japan United States[n. 9]
|
| 7 March – 6 April 2010 (30 days) |
Neva Morris (if discounting Kama Chinen) (3 August 1895 – 6 April 2010) |
Female | 114 years, 216 days – 114 years, 246 days |
United States
|
| 6 April or 2 May – 4 November 2010 (212 or 186 days) |
Eugénie Blanchard (16 February 1896 – 4 November 2010) |
Female | 114 years, 49 or 75 days – 114 years, 261 days |
France (San Barthélemy) |
| 4 – 18 November 2010 (14 days) |
Ana Nogueira de Lucas (not yet verified) (20 June 1896 – 18 November 2010) |
Female | 114 years, 137 days – 114 years, 151 days |
 Brazil
|
| 18 November 2010 – 21 June 2011 (215 days) |
Maria Gomes Valentim (9 July 1896 – 21 June 2011) |
Female | 114 years, 132 days – 114 years, 347 days |
Brazil
|
| 21 June 2011 – 4 December 2012 (1 year, 166 days) |
Besse Cooper (26 August 1896 – 4 December 2012) |
Female | 114 years, 299 days – 116 years, 100 days |
United States
|
| 4 – 17 December 2012 (13 days) |
Dina Manfredini (4 April 1897 – 17 December 2012) |
Female | 115 years, 244 days – 115 years, 257 days |
United States[n. 10]
|
| 17 December 2012 – 12 June 2013 (177 days) |
Jiroemon Kimura (19 April 1897 – 12 June 2013) |
Male | 115 years, 242 days – 116 years, 54 days |
Japan
|
| 12 June 2013 – 1 April 2015 (1 year, 293 days) |
Misao Okawa (5 March 1898 – 1 April 2015) |
Female | 115 years, 99 days – 117 years, 27 days |
Japan
|
| 31 March[n. 11] – 6 April 2015 (6 days) |
Gertrude Weaver (4 July 1898 – 6 April 2015) |
Female | 116 years, 270 days – 116 years, 276 days |
United States
|
| 6 April – 17 June 2015 (72 days) |
Jeralean Talley (23 May 1899 – 17 June 2015) |
Female | 115 years, 318 days – 116 years, 25 days |
United States
|
| 17 June 2015 – 12 May 2016 (330 days) |
Susannah Mushatt Jones (6 July 1899 – 12 May 2016) |
Female | 115 years, 346 days – 116 years, 311 days |
United States
|
| 13 May 2016[n. 12] – 15 April 2017 (337 days) |
Emma Morano (29 November 1899 – 15 April 2017) |
Female | 116 years, 166 days – 117 years, 137 days |
Italy
|
| 15 April – 15 September 2017 (153 days) |
Violet Brown (10 March 1900 – 15 September 2017) |
Female | 117 years, 36 days – 117 years, 189 days |
Jamaica
|
| 16 September 2017 – 21 April 2018 (217 days) |
Nabi Tajima (probably one year younger) (4 August 1900 – 21 April 2018) |
Female | 117 years, 43 days – 117 years, 260 days |
Japan
|
| 16 September 2017 or 21 April 2018 – 22 July 2018 (309 or 92 days) |
Chiyo Miyako (2 May 1901 – 22 July 2018) |
Female | 116 years, 137 or 354 days – 117 years, 81 days |
Japan
|
| 22 July 2018 – 19 April 2022 (3 years, 271 days) |
Kane Tanaka (2 January 1903 – 19 April 2022) |
Female | 115 years, 201 days – 119 years, 107 days |
Japan
|
| 19 April 2022 – 17 January 2023 (273 days) |
Lucile Randon (11 February 1904 – 17 January 2023) |
Female | 118 years, 67 days – 118 years, 340 days |
France
|
| 17 January 2023 – Present | María Branyas Morera (4 March 1907 – Living) |
Female | 115 years, 319 days – | Spain
|
Chronological list of the oldest known living man
As the oldest living person generally is a woman, there is a chronological list of men who have held the title of the world's oldest living man since 1960:[14]
Deceased Living Pending Unvalidated Disputed
| Period as the oldest man | Name and lifespan | Age as the oldest man | Country of residence |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? – 9 October 1960 | Robert Early (8 October 1849 – 9 October 1960) |
? – 111 years, 1 day | United States
|
| 9 October – 9 December 1960 (61 days) |
Willem Kostering (not yet verified) (22 November 1851 – 9 December 1960) |
108 years, 322 days – 109 years, 17 days |
Netherlands
|
| 9 December 1960 – 12 March 1962 (1 year, 93 days) |
Sylvester Melvin (29 November 1851 – 12 March 1962) |
109 years, 10 days – 110 years, 103 days |
United States
|
| 12 – 16 March 1962 (4 days) |
Joseph Saint-Amour (26 February 1852 – 16 March 1962) |
110 years, 14 days – 110 years, 18 days |
Canada
|
| 16 March 1962? – 5 June 1967 (5 years, 81 days?) |
James M. King (pending) (15 November 1854 – 5 June 1967) |
107 years, 121 days? – 112 years, 202 days |
United States
|
| 5 June 1967 – 21 March 1968 (290 days) |
John Mosley Turner (15 June 1856 – 21 March 1968) |
110 years, 355 days – 111 years, 280 days |
United Kingdom
|
| 21 March 1968 – 24 November 1968 (248 days) |
Eli Lindsay (not yet verified) (27 February 1858 – 24 November 1968) |
110 years, 23 days – 110 years, 271 days |
Canada[n. 13]
|
| 24 November 1968 – 2 December 1971 (3 years, 8 days) |
Theophilus May (not yet verified) (5 January 1861 – 2 December 1971) |
107 years, 323 days – 110 years, 331 days |
United States[n. 14]
|
| 2 December 1971 – 5 May 1973 (1 years, 154 days) |
Friedrich Wedeking (10 October 1862 – 5 May 1973) |
109 years, 53 days – 110 years, 207 days |
 Germany
|
| 5 March 1973 – 9 March or 18 October 1974 (308 days, or 1 year, 166 days) |
Frederick Butterfield (28 February 1864 – 9 March 1974) or Isaac Edwards (pending) (6 December 1863 – 18 October 1974) |
109 years, 66 or 150 days – 110 years, 9 or 316 days |
United Kingdom United States
|
| 18 October 1974 – 7 January 1977 (2 years, 81 days) |
James Holt (not yet verified) (25 December 1865 – 7 January 1977) |
108 years, 297 days – 111 years, 13 days |
United States
|
| 7 January – 17 March 1977 (69 days) |
Jean Teillet (6 November 1866 – 17 March 1977) |
110 years, 62 days – 110 years, 131 days |
France
|
| 17 March 1977 – 20 August 1978 (1 year, 156 days) |
Charlie Nelson (21 September 1867 – 20 August 1978) |
109 years, 177 days – 110 years, 333 days |
United States
|
| 20 August – 6 October 1978 (47 days) |
Masutaro Sato[n. 15] (16 January 1870 – 6 October 1978) |
108 years, 216 days – 108 years, 263 days |
Japan
|
| 6 October 1978 – 5 September 1980 (1 year, 335 days) |
Charlie Phillips (5 May 1870 – 5 September 1980) |
108 years, 154 days – 110 years, 123 days |
United States
|
| 5 September 1980 – 18 April 1982 (1 year, 224 days) |
Zachariah Blackistone (16 February 1871 – 18 April 1982) |
109 years, 202 days – 111 years, 61 days |
United States[n. 16][n. 17]
|
| 18 April 1982 – 4 March 1983 (320 days) |
James Nash (31 July 1872 – 4 March 1983) |
109 years, 261 days – 110 years, 216 days | |
| 4 March – 11 August 1983 (160 days) |
Walter Wilcox (1 November 1872 – 11 August 1983) |
110 years, 123 days – 110 years, 283 days | |
| 11 August – 22 December 1983 (133 days) |
Gregory Pandazes (15 January 1873 – 22 December 1983) |
110 years, 208 days – 110 years, 341 days | |
| 22 December 1983 – 14 December 1986 (2 years, 357 days) |
Joe Thomas (1 May 1875 – 14 December 1986) |
108 years, 235 days – 111 years, 227 days |
United States
|
| 14 December 1986 – 5 January 1987 (22 days) |
Herman Smith-Johannsen (15 June 1875 – 5 January 1987) |
111 years, 182 days – 111 years, 204 days |
 Norway
|
| 5 January 1987 – 25 November 1988 (1 years, 325 days) |
Alphaeus Philemon Cole (12 July 1876 – 25 November 1988) |
110 years, 177 days – 112 years, 136 days |
United States
|
| 25 November 1988 – 10 June 1990 (1 years, 197 days) |
John Evans (19 August 1877 – 10 June 1990) |
111 years, 98 days – 112 years, 295 days |
United Kingdom
|
| 10 – 18 June 1990 (8 days) |
Henri Pérignon (14 October 1879 – 18 June 1990) |
110 years, 239 days – 110 years, 247 days |
France
|
| 18 June 1990 – 16 October 1991 (120 days) |
James Wiggins (disputed) (15 October 1879 or 1880 – 16 October 1991) |
110 years, 246 days – 112 (or 111) years, 1 day |
United States
|
| 18 June 1990 or 16 October 1991 – 14 June 1993 (2 years, 361 days or 1 year, 241 days) |
Frederick Frazier (27 January 1880 – 14 June 1993) |
110 years, 142 days or 111 years, 262 days – 113 years, 138 days |
United States
|
| 14 June 1993 – 20 January 1994 (220 days) |
Josep Armengol Jover (23 July 1881 – 20 January 1994) |
111 years, 326 days – 112 years, 181 days |
Spain
|
| 20 January 1994 – 25 April 1998 (4 years, 95 days) |
Christian Mortensen (16 August 1882 – 25 April 1998) |
111 years, 157 days – 115 years, 252 days |
United States[n. 18]
|
| 25 April 1998 – 17 July 1998 or 29 April 1999 (83 days, or 1 year, 4 days) |
Johnson Parks (disputed) (15 October 1884? – 17 July 1998) or Denzo Ishizaki (20 October 1884?[15] – 29 April 1999) |
113 years, 192 days – 113 years, 275 days or 113 years, 187 days? – 114 (or 112) years, 191 days |
United States[n. 19] Japan[n. 20]
|
| 25 April – 25 December 1998 (244 days) |
Walter Richardson (if older than Denzo Ishizaki) (7 November 1885 – 25 December 1998) |
112 years, 169 days – 113 years, 48 days |
United States
|
| 29 April – 15 November 1999 (200 days) |
Antonio Urrea (18 February 1888 – 15 November 1999) |
111 years, 70 days – 111 years, 270 days |
Spain
|
| 15 – 22 November 1999 (7 days) |
Alejandro Rivera Santalla (pending) (28 August 1888 – 22 November 1999) |
111 years, 79 days – 111 years, 86 days |
Spain
|
| 22 November 1999 – 1 March 2001 (1 year, 99 days) |
John Painter (20 September 1888 – 1 March 2001) |
111 years, 63 days – 112 years, 162 days |
United States
|
| 1 March 2001 – 3 January 2002 (308 days) |
Antonio Todde (22 January 1889 – 3 January 2002) |
112 years, 38 days – 112 years, 346 days |
Italy
|
| 3 January 2002 – 28 September 2003 (1 year, 268 days) |
Yukichi Chuganji (23 March 1889 – 28 September 2003) |
112 years, 286 days – 114 years, 189 days |
Japan
|
| 28 September 2003 – 5 March 2004 (159 days) |
Joan Riudavets (15 December 1889 – 5 March 2004) |
113 years, 287 days – 114 years, 81 days |
Spain
|
| 5 March – 19 November 2004 (259 días) |
Fred Hale (1 December 1890 – 19 November 2004) |
113 years, 95 days – 113 years, 354 days |
United States
|
| 19 November 2004 – 24 January 2007 (2 years, 66 days) |
Emiliano Mercado del Toro (21 August 1891 – 24 January 2007) |
113 years, 90 days – 115 years, 156 days |
Puerto Rico
|
| 24 January 2007 – 19 June 2009 (2 years, 146 days) |
Tomoji Tanabe (18 September 1895 – 19 June 2009) |
111 years, 128 days – 113 years, 274 days |
Japan
|
| 19 June – 18 July 2009 (29 days) |
Henry Allingham (6 June 1896 – 18 July 2009) |
113 years, 13 days – 113 years, 42 days |
United Kingdom
|
| 18 July 2009 – 14 April 2011 (1 years, 270 days) |
Walter Breuning (21 September 1896 – 14 April 2011) |
112 years, 300 days – 114 years, 205 days |
United States
|
| 15 April 2011[n. 21] – 12 June 2013 (2 years, 58 days) |
Jiroemon Kimura (19 April 1897 – 12 June 2013) |
113 years, 361 days – 116 years, 54 days |
Japan
|
| 11 June[n. 22] – 13 September 2013 (94 days) |
Salustiano Sánchez (8 June 1901 – 13 September 2013) |
112 years, 3 days – 112 years, 97 days |
United States[n. 23]
|
| 13 September 2013 – 24 April 2014 (223 days) |
Arturo Licata (2 May 1902 – 24 April 2014) |
111 years, 134 days – 111 years, 357 days |
Italy
|
| 24 April – 8 June 2014 (45 days) |
Dr. Alexander Imich (4 February 1903 – 8 June 2014) |
111 years, 79 days – 111 years, 124 days |
United States[n. 24]
|
| 8 June 2014 – 5 July 2015 (1 year, 27 days) |
Sakari Momoi (5 February 1903 – 5 July 2015) |
111 years, 123 days – 112 years, 150 days |
Japan
|
| 5 July 2015 – 19 January 2016 (198 days) |
Yasutaro Koide (13 March 1903 – 19 January 2016) |
112 years, 114 days – 112 years, 312 days |
Japan
|
| 18 January 2016[n. 25] – 11 August 2017 (1 year, 205 days) |
Yisrael Kristal (15 September 1903 – 11 August 2017) |
112 years, 125 days – 113 years, 330 days |
Israel[n. 26]
|
| 11 August 2017 – 29 January 2018 (171 days) |
Francisco Núñez-Olivera (13 December 1904 – 29 January 2018) |
112 years, 241 days – 113 years, 47 days |
Spain
|
| 30 January 2018[n. 27] – 20 January 2019 (355 days) |
Masazō Nonaka (25 July 1905 – 20 January 2019) |
112 years, 189 days – 113 years, 179 days |
Japan
|
| 20 January 2019 – 23 February 2020 (1 year, 34 days) |
Chitetsu Watanabe (5 March 1907 – 23 February 2020) |
111 years, 321 days – 112 years, 355 days |
Japan
|
| 23 February – 28 May 2020 (95 days) |
Robert Weighton (29 March 1908 – 28 May 2020) |
111 years, 331 days – 112 years, 60 days |
United Kingdom
|
| 28 May 2020 – 12 August 2021 (1 year, 76 days) |
Emilio Flores Marquez (8 August 1908 – 12 August 2021) |
111 years, 294 days – 113 years, 4 days |
Puerto Rico
|
| 12 August 2021 – 18 January 2022 (159 days) |
Saturnino de la Fuente García (11 February 1909 – 18 January 2022) |
112 years, 182 days – 112 years, 341 days |
Spain
|
| 18 January 2022 – (2 years, 292 days) |
Juan Vicente Perez Mora (27 May 1909 – Living) |
112 years, 236 days – Living |
Venezuela
|
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- ↑ Brémont died at 2.15am the night of 6 June 2001. At that time, the date was still 5 June 2001 in Michigan where Maude Farris-Luse was living.
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- ↑ Emma Tillman died the evening of Sunday 28 January 2007. At that time, the date was already 29 January in Japan.
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- ↑ Manfredini was born in Italy.
- ↑ Misao Okawa died at 6.58am 1 April 2015. At that time, the date was still 31 March 2015 in Arkansas where Gertrude Weaver was living.
- ↑ Susannah Mushatt Jones died at 8.26pm the evening of 12 May 2016. At that time, the date was already 13 May 2016 in Italy where Emma Morano was living.
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- ↑ Theophilus May was born in the United Kingdom.
- ↑ Sato was, at the time of his death, the oldest living Japanese person. However, he is not yet officially verified as the world's oldest man between Charlie Nelson's death and his own death, although he was in fact 109 days older than Charlie Phillips.
- ↑ Mathew Beard, claimed to be born 9 July 1870, claimed to be the oldest living man between Charlie Phillips's death on 5 September 1980 and his own death on 16 February 1985. However, Beard's claimed birth date is disputed. This list includes the oldest living man between 1980 and 1985, if excluding Beard.
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- ↑ Mortensen was born in Denmark.
- ↑ Johnson Parks was possibly born in 1895.
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- ↑ Walter Breuning died on 14 April 2011 at 3.30pm Mountain Time. At that time, the date was already 15 April 2011 in Japan where Kimura was living.
- ↑ Kimura died at 2.08am the night of 12 June. At that time, the date was still 11 June in New York where Sánchez was living.
- ↑ Salustiano Sánchez was born in Spain.
- ↑ Alexander Imich was born in Poland, which at the time of his birth was part of the Russian Empire.
- ↑ Yasutaro Koide died at 0.17am the night of 19 January 2016. At that time, the date was still 18 January 2016 in Israel where Kristal was living.
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- ↑ Francisco Núñez-Olivera died around 10.30pm the evening of 29 January 2018. At that time, the date was already 30 January 2018 in Hokkaido where Nonaka was living.