List of oldest people

The following are list of oldest people in the world in ordinal ranks. To avoid including false or unconfirmed claims of old age, names here are restricted to those people whose ages have been validated by an international body dealing in longevity research, such as the Gerontology Research Group, LongeviQuest, or Guinness World Records, and others who have otherwise been reliably sourced.

The longest documented and verified human lifespan is that of Jeanne Calment of France (1875–1997), a woman who lived to the age of 122 years and 164 days. As women live longer than men on average, women predominate in combined records. The longest lifespan for a man is that of Jiroemon Kimura of Japan (1897–2013), who lived to the age of 116 years and 54 days.

The oldest living person in the world whose age has been validated is Ethel Caterham of the United Kingdom, who has lived . She was born on 21 August 1909. The oldest living verified man is João Marinho Neto of Brazil, who has lived . He was born on 5 October 1912.

Ten oldest verified people

Systematic verification of longevity has only been practiced since the 1950s and only in certain parts of the world. All ten oldest verified people ever are female.

The longest documented and verified human lifespan is that of Jeanne Calment of France, a woman who lived to the age of 122 years and 164 days. She received news media attention in 1985, after turning 110. Calment's claim was investigated and authenticated by Jean-Marie Robine and Dr. Michel Allard for the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). Her longevity claim was put into question in 2018, but the original assessing team stood by their judgement.

Oldest women RankNameBirth dateDeath dateAgeCountry of deathor residence 1 Jeanne Calment 21 February 1875 4 August 1997 France 2 Kane Tanaka 2 January 1903 19 April 2022 Japan 3 Sarah Knauss 24 September 1880 30 December 1999 United States 4 Lucile Randon 11 February 1904 17 January 2023 France 5 Nabi Tajima 4 August 1900 21 April 2018 Japan 6 Marie-Louise Meilleur 29 August 1880 16 April 1998 Canada 7 Violet Brown 10 March 1900 15 September 2017 Jamaica 8 Maria Branyas Morera 4 March 1907 19 August 2024 Spain 9 Emma Morano 29 November 1899 15 April 2017 Italy 10 Chiyo Miyako 2 May 1901 22 July 2018 Japan

Oldest men RankNameBirth dateDeath dateAgeCountry of deathor residence 1 Jiroemon Kimura 19 April 1897 12 June 2013 Japan 2 Christian Mortensen 16 August 1882 25 April 1998 United States 3 Emiliano Mercado del Toro 21 August 1891 24 January 2007 Puerto Rico 4 Juan Vicente Pérez 27 May 1909 2 April 2024 Venezuela 5 Horacio Celi Mendoza 3 January 1897 25 September 2011 Peru 6 Walter BreuningWalter Breuning, world's oldest man, dies in Montana at age 114 21 September 1896 14 April 2011 United States 7 Yukichi Chuganji 23 March 1889 28 September 2003 Japan 8 Tomás Pinales Figuereo 31 March 1906 24 September 2020 Dominican Republic 9 Joan Riudavets 15 December 1889 5 March 2004 Spain 10 João Marinho Neto 5 October 1912 Living Brazil

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Ten oldest living people

Oldest living people

Rank Name SexBirth dateAge as ofCountry ofresidence 1 Ethel Caterham 21 August 1909 United Kingdom 2 Naomi Whitehead 26 September 1910 United States 3 Lucia Laura Sangenito 22 November 1910 Italy 4 Yolanda Beltrão de Azevedo 13 January 1911 Brazil 5 Beatriz Ferreira Duarte 21 June 1911 Brazil 6 Fuyo Kishimoto 20 December 1911 Japan 7 Madeleine Dellamonica 23 July 1912 France 8 Anonymous of Hyōgo 18 September 1912 Japan 9 Rosa Micaela Puertas 29 September 1912 Argentina 10 João Marinho Neto 5 October 1912 Brazil

Oldest living men Rank NameBirth dateAge as ofCountry ofresidence 1 João Marinho Neto 5 October 1912 Brazil 2 Ken Weeks 5 October 1913 Australia 3 Hikaru Katō 2 May 1914 Japan 4 Tokuji Tanigaki 8 November 1914 Japan 5 Ryōji Shinoda 30 November 1914 Japan 6 Pedro María Molina Márquez 27 April 1915 Venezuela 7 Joaquim Varela 1 June 1915 Portugal 8 Jesús Redondo Bermejo 2 June 1915 Spain 9 Bernabé Córdoba 11 June 1915 Costa Rica 10 Juan Mijares Camargo 28 June 1915 Venezuela

Chronological list of the oldest known living people since 1951 This table lists the sequence of the world's oldest known living people from 1951 to present, according to GRG research and the Guinness World Records. Due to the life expectancy difference between sexes, nearly all the oldest living people have been women (thus the maximum life span is guided by the female numbers); a sequence of the oldest living men is provided below the main list. FromDurationNameSexAge(s)whenoldestLifespanCountry of deathor residence Lucy Woodman N/A–109 – 28 April 1951 United States 28 April 1951 Nancy Merriman 109–112 – 14 January 1954 United States 14 January 1954 Betsy Baker 111–113 – 24 October 1955 United States 24 October 1955 Jennie Howell 110–111 – 16 December 1956 United States 16 December 1956 Mathias Hansen Saether 108 – 7 January 1957 Norway 7 January 1957 Catherine Waller 108–110 – 4 January 1959 United States 4 January 1959 Christina Karnebeek-Backs 109–110 – 7 October 1959 Netherlands 7 October 1959 Robert Early 109–111 – 9 October 1960 United States 9 October 1960 Nettie Minick 109 – 28 November 1960 United States 28 November 1960 Mary Kelly 109–113 – 30 December 1964 United States 30 December 1964 James King 110–112 – 5 June 1967 United States 5 June 1967 Narcissa Rickman 111–113 – 21 October 1968 United States 21 October 1968 Marie Bernátková 110-111 – 4 May 1969 Czechoslovakia 4 May 1969 Ada Roe 111 – 11 January 1970 United Kingdom 11 January 1970 Kitty Harvey 109–112 – 10 July 1972 United States 10 July 1972 111–112 – 27 February 1973 Spain 27 February 1973 Alice Stevenson 111–112 – 18 August 1973 United Kingdom 18 August 1973 Ettie Crist 111 – 10 January 1974 United States 10 January 1974 Laurence Entiope 111 – 7 April 1974 France 7 April 1974 Mito Umeta 110–112 – 31 May 1975 Japan 31 May 1975 Niwa Kawamoto 111–113 – 16 November 1976 Japan 16 November 1976 Alice Coles 111–113 – 5 November 1978 United States 5 November 1978 Eliza Underwood 112–114 – 27 January 1981 United States 27 January 1981 Augustine Tessier 112 – 8 March 1981 France 8 March 1981 Nellie Spencer 111–113 – 13 November 1982 United States 13 November 1982 Emma Wilson 112–113 – 13 October 1983 United States 13 October 1983 Augusta Holtz 112–115 – 21 October 1986 United States 21 October 1986 Mary McKinney 113 – 2 February 1987 United States 2 February 1987 Anna Eliza Williams 113–114 – 27 December 1987 United Kingdom 27 December 1987 Florence Knapp 114 – 11 January 1988 United States 11 January 1988 Easter Wiggins 113–116 – 7 July 1990 United States 7 July 1990 Jeanne Calment 115–122 – 4 August 1997 France 4 August 1997 Marie-Louise Meilleur 116–117 – 16 April 1998 Canada 16 April 1998 Sarah Knauss 117–119 – 30 December 1999 United States 30 December 1999 Eva Morris 114 – 2 November 2000 United Kingdom 2 November 2000 Marie Brémont 114-115 – 6 June 2001 France 5 June 2001 Ella Gantt 114 – 28 October 2001 United States 28 October 2001 Maud Farris-Luse 114–115 – 18 March 2002 United States 18 March 2002 Grace Clawson 114 – 28 May 2002 United States 28 May 2002 Adelina Domingues 114 – 21 August 2002 United States 21 August 2002 Mae Harrington 113 – 29 December 2002 United States 29 December 2002 Yukichi Chuganji 113–114 – 28 September 2003 Japan 28 September 2003 Mitoyo Kawate 114 – 13 November 2003 Japan 13 November 2003 Ramona Trinidad Iglesias Jordan 114 – 29 May 2004 United States(Puerto Rico) 29 May 2004 María Capovilla 114–116 – 27 August 2006 Ecuador 27 August 2006 Elizabeth Bolden 116 – 11 December 2006 United States 11 December 2006 Emiliano Mercado del Toro 115 – 24 January 2007 United States(Puerto Rico) 24 January 2007 Emma Tillman 114 – 28 January 2007 United States 29 January 2007 Yone Minagawa 114 – 13 August 2007 Japan 13 August 2007 Edna Parker 114–115 – 26 November 2008 United States 26 November 2008 Maria de Jesus 115 – 2 January 2009 Portugal 2 January 2009 Gertrude Baines 114–115 – 11 September 2009 United States 11 September 2009 Kama Chinen 114 – 2 May 2010 Japan 2 May 2010 Eugénie Blanchard 114 – 4 November 2010 France(Saint Barthélemy) 4 November 2010 Ana Nogueira de Luca 114 – 18 November 2010 Brazil 18 November 2010 Maria Gomes Valentim 114 – 21 June 2011 Brazil 21 June 2011 Besse Cooper 114–116 – 4 December 2012 United States 4 December 2012 Dina Manfredini 115 – 17 December 2012 United States 17 December 2012 Jiroemon Kimura 115–116 – 12 June 2013 Japan 12 June 2013 Misao Okawa 115–117 – 1 April 2015 Japan 31 March 2015 Gertrude Weaver 116 – 6 April 2015 United States 6 April 2015 Jeralean Talley 115–116 – 17 June 2015 United States 17 June 2015 Susannah Mushatt Jones 115–116 – 12 May 2016 United States 13 May 2016 Emma Morano 116–117 – 15 April 2017 Italy 15 April 2017 Violet Brown 117 – 15 September 2017 Jamaica 16 September 2017 Nabi Tajima 117 – 21 April 2018 Japan 21 April 2018 Chiyo Miyako 116–117 – 22 July 2018 Japan 22 July 2018 Kane Tanaka 115–119 – 19 April 2022 Japan 19 April 2022 Lucile Randon 118 – 17 January 2023 France 17 January 2023 Maria Branyas Morera 115–117 – 19 August 2024 Spain 19 August 2024 Tomiko Itooka 116 – 29 December 2024 Japan 29 December 2024 Inah Canabarro Lucas 116 – 30 April 2025 Brazil 30 April 2025 Ethel Caterham 115–117* born United Kingdom

Chronological list of the oldest living men since 1951 This table lists the sequence of the world's oldest known living man from 1951 to present. Bold indicates people who were also the oldest living person.