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This is a list of tables of the 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 (GRG) or Guinness World Records (GWR), 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 age 122 years and 164 days.[1] 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 GRG.[2] Her longevity claim was put into question in 2018, but the original assessing team stood by their judgement.[3]

As females live longer than males 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 age 116 years and 54 days. The oldest living person in the world whose age has been validated is 117-year-old Maria Branyas of Spain, born 4 March 1907.[4] The world's oldest known living man is 114-year-old Juan Vicente Pérez of Venezuela, born 27 May 1909.[5] Academics have hypothesized the existence of a number of blue zones around the world where people live longer than average.

Ten oldest verified people ever

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.

Oldest people (all women)

Rank Name Birth date Death date Age Place of death
or residence
01 Jeanne Calment 21 February 1875 4 August 1997 122 years, 164 days France
02 Kane Tanaka[6] 2 January 1903 19 April 2022 119 years, 107 days Japan
03 Sarah Knauss[7] 24 September 1880 30 December 1999 119 years, 97 days United States
04 Lucile Randon[8] 11 February 1904 17 January 2023 118 years, 340 days France
05 Nabi Tajima[6] 4 August 1900 21 April 2018 117 years, 260 days Japan
06 Marie-Louise Meilleur[9] 29 August 1880 16 April 1998 117 years, 230 days Canada
07 Violet Brown[6] 10 March 1900 15 September 2017 117 years, 189 days Jamaica
08 Emma Morano[6] 29 November 1899 15 April 2017 117 years, 137 days Italy
09 Chiyo Miyako[10] 2 May 1901 22 July 2018 117 years, 81 days Japan
10 Delphia Welford[11] 9 September 1875 14 November 1992 117 years, 66 days United States

Oldest men

Rank Name Birth date Death date Age Place of death
or residence
01 Jiroemon Kimura[12][13] 19 April 1897 12 June 2013 116 years, 54 days Japan
02 Christian Mortensen[13] 16 August 1882 25 April 1998 115 years, 252 days United States[a]
03 Emiliano Mercado del Toro[13] 21 August 1891 24 January 2007 115 years, 156 days Puerto Rico
04 Juan Vicente Pérez[4] 27 May 1909 Living 114 years, 305 days Venezuela
05 Walter Breuning[14] 21 September 1896 14 April 2011 114 years, 205 days United States
06 Yukichi Chuganji[15] 23 March 1889 28 September 2003 114 years, 189 days Japan
07 Joan Riudavets[16] 15 December 1889 5 March 2004 114 years, 81 days Spain
08 Fred H. Hale, Sr.[17] 1 December 1890 19 November 2004 113 years, 354 days United States
09 Israel Kristal 15 September 1903 11 August 2017 113 years, 330 days Israel[b]
10 Efraín Antonio Ríos García[18] 4 April 1910 11 January 2024[19] 113 years, 282 days Colombia

a^ Mortensen was born in Denmark.
b^ Kristal was born in Maleniec, Końskie County, then part of the Russian Empire, now in Poland.

Ten oldest living people

Oldest living people

Rank Name Sex Birth date Age as of
27 March 2024
Place of
residence
01 Maria Branyas[4]
F
4 March 1907 117 years, 23 days Spain[a]
02 Tomiko Itooka[4]
F
23 May 1908 115 years, 309 days Japan
03 Inah Canabarro Lucas[4]
F
8 June 1908 115 years, 293 days Brazil
04 Juan Vicente Pérez[4]
M
27 May 1909 114 years, 305 days Venezuela
05 Elizabeth Francis[4]
F
25 July 1909 114 years, 246 days United States
06 Ethel Caterham[4]
F
21 August 1909 114 years, 219 days United Kingdom
07 Okagi Hayashi[4]
F
2 September 1909 114 years, 207 days Japan
08 Masa Matsumoto[4]
F
29 November 1909 114 years, 119 days Japan
09 Charlotte Kretschmann[4]
F
3 December 1909 114 years, 115 days Germany
10 Ina Okazawa[20]
F
10 March 1910 114 years, 17 days Japan

a^ Branyas was born in the United States.

Oldest living men

Rank Name Birth date Age as of
27 March 2024
Place of
residence
01 Juan Vicente Pérez[4] 27 May 1909 114 years, 305 days Venezuela
02 Gisaburō Sonobe[4] 6 November 1911 112 years, 142 days Japan
03 John Tinniswood[4] 26 August 1912 111 years, 214 days United Kingdom
04 Josino Levino Ferreira[21] 3 April 1913 110 years, 359 days Brazil
05 Alfonso María Rojas Perdomo[22] 31 May 1913 110 years, 301 days Colombia
06 John Farringdon[4] 7 June 1913 110 years, 294 days United Kingdom
07 Ilie Ciocan[4] 10 June 1913 110 years, 291 days Romania
08 Shirō Yamazaki[23] 18 June 1913 110 years, 283 days Japan
09 Ken Weeks[24] 5 October 1913 110 years, 174 days Australia
10 Hilario Orozco Lemus[4] 3 November 1913 110 years, 145 days Mexico
Julio Saldarriaga Hernandez[4] Colombia

Chronological list of the oldest known living person since 1954

This table lists the sequence of the world's oldest known living person from 1954 to present, according to GRG research[25] and LongeviQuest. 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.

From Duration Name Sex Age(s)
when
oldest
Lifespan Place of death
or residence
Unknown date Nancy Merriman[26]
F
? – 112 19 December 1841 – 14 January 1954
112 years, 26 days
United States
14 January 1954 1 year, 283 days Betsy Baker
F
111–113 20 August 1842 – 24 October 1955
113 years, 65 days
United States[a]
24 October 1955 1 year, 53 days Jennie Howell
F
110–111 11 February 1845 – 16 December 1956
111 years, 309 days
United States
16 December 1956 2 years, 19 days Catherine Waller[27]
F
108–110 1 December 1848 – 4 January 1959
110 years, 34 days
United States
4 January 1959 276 days Christina Karnebeek-Backs [nl]
F
109–110 2 October 1849 – 7 October 1959
110 years, 5 days
Netherlands
7 October 1959 1 year, 2 days Robert Alexander Early[28]
M
109–111 8 October 1849 – 9 October 1960
111 years, 1 day
United States
9 October 1960 4 years, 82 days Mary Kelly
F
109–113 7 June 1851 – 30 December 1964
113 years, 206 days
United States
30 December 1964 66 days Elizabeth Kensley
F
109 12 May 1855 – 6 March 1965
109 years, 298 days
United Kingdom
6 March 1965 153 days William Fullingim
M
109–110 7 July 1855 – 6 August 1965
110 years, 30 days
United States
6 August 1965 3 years, 76 days Narcissa Rickman[29]
F
109–113 13 September 1855 – 21 October 1968
113 years, 38 days
United States
21 October 1968 195 days Marie Bernátková
F
110–111 22 October 1857 – 4 May 1969[30]
111 years, 194 days
Czechoslovakia[b]
4 May 1969 252 days Ada Roe
F
111 6 February 1858 – 11 January 1970
111 years, 339 days
United Kingdom
11 January 1970 2 years, 181 days Kitty Harvey[31]
F
109–112 12 January 1860 – 10 July 1972
112 years, 180 days
United States
10 July 1972 232 days Josefa Salas Mateo
F
111–112 14 July 1860 – 27 February 1973
112 years, 228 days
Spain
27 February 1973 172 days Alice Stevenson
F
111–112 10 July 1861 – 18 August 1973
112 years, 39 days
United Kingdom
18 August 1973 145 days Ettie Crist[32]
F
111 14 February 1862 – 10 January 1974
111 years, 330 days
United States
10 January 1974 1 year, 141 days Mito Umeta
F
110–112 27 March 1863 – 31 May 1975
112 years, 65 days
Japan
31 May 1975 1 year, 169 days Niwa Kawamoto[33]
F
111–113 17 September 1863 – 16 November 1976
113 years, 60 days
Japan
16 November 1976 1 year, 354 days Alice Coles[34]
F
111–113 28 August 1865 – 5 November 1978
113 years, 69 days
United States
5 November 1978 2 years, 83 days Eliza Underwood[35]
F
111–113 15 March 1867 – 27 January 1981
113 years, 318 days
United States
27 January 1981 40 days Augustine Tessier
F
112 2 January 1869 – 8 March 1981
112 years, 65 days
France
8 March 1981 1 year, 250 days Nellie Spencer
F
111–113 24 August 1869 – 13 November 1982
113 years, 81 days
United States
13 November 1982 334 days Emma Wilson
F
112–113 12 May 1870 – 13 October 1983
113 years, 154 days
United States
13 October 1983 3 years, 8 days Augusta Holtz
F
112–115 3 August 1871 – 21 October 1986
115 years, 79 days
United States[c]
21 October 1986 104 days Mary McKinney
F
113 30 May 1873 – 2 February 1987
113 years, 248 days
United States
2 February 1987 328 days Anna Eliza Williams
F
113–114 2 June 1873 – 27 December 1987
114 years, 208 days
United Kingdom
27 December 1987 15 days Florence Knapp
F
114 10 October 1873 – 11 January 1988
114 years, 93 days
United States
11 January 1988 9 years, 205 days Jeanne Calment[d]
F
112–122 21 February 1875 – 4 August 1997
122 years, 164 days
France
4 August 1997 255 days Marie-Louise Meilleur
F
116–117 29 August 1880 – 16 April 1998
117 years, 230 days
Canada
16 April 1998 1 year, 258 days Sarah Knauss
F
117–119 24 September 1880 – 30 December 1999
119 years, 97 days
United States
30 December 1999 308 days Eva Morris
F
114 8 November 1885 – 2 November 2000
114 years, 360 days
United Kingdom
2 November 2000 216 days Marie Brémont
F
114–115 25 April 1886 – 6 June 2001
115 years, 42 days
France
5 June 2001[e] 286 days Maud Farris-Luse[37]
F
114–115 21 February 1887 – 18 March 2002
115 years, 25 days
United States
18 March 2002 71 days Grace Clawson
F
114 15 November 1887 – 28 May 2002
114 years, 194 days
United States
28 May 2002 85 days Adelina Domingues
F
114 19 February 1888 – 21 August 2002
114 years, 183 days
United States
21 August 2002 130 days Mae Harrington
F
113 20 January 1889 – 29 December 2002
113 years, 343 days
United States
29 December 2002 273 days Yukichi Chuganji
M
113–114 23 March 1889 – 28 September 2003
114 years, 189 days
Japan
28 September 2003 46 days Mitoyo Kawate
F
114 15 May 1889 – 13 November 2003
114 years, 182 days
Japan
13 November 2003 198 days Ramona Trinidad Iglesias Jordan[38]
F
114 1 September 1889 – 29 May 2004
114 years, 271 days
Puerto Rico
29 May 2004 2 years, 90 days María Capovilla
F
114–116 14 September 1889 – 27 August 2006
116 years, 347 days
Ecuador
27 August 2006 106 days Elizabeth Bolden
F
116 15 August 1890 – 11 December 2006
116 years, 118 days
United States
11 December 2006 44 days Emiliano Mercado del Toro
M
115 21 August 1891 – 24 January 2007
115 years, 156 days
Puerto Rico
24 January 2007 4 days Emma Tillman
F
114 22 November 1892 – 28 January 2007
114 years, 67 days
United States
29 January 2007[f] 196 days Yone Minagawa
F
114 4 January 1893 – 13 August 2007
114 years, 221 days
Japan
13 August 2007 1 year, 105 days Edna Parker
F
114–115 20 April 1893 – 26 November 2008
115 years, 220 days
United States
26 November 2008 37 days Maria de Jesus
F
115 10 September 1893 – 2 January 2009
115 years, 114 days
Portugal
2 January 2009 252 days Gertrude Baines
F
114–115 6 April 1894 – 11 September 2009
115 years, 158 days
United States
11 September 2009 233 days Kama Chinen
F
114 10 May 1895 – 2 May 2010
114 years, 357 days
Japan
2 May 2010 186 days Eugénie Blanchard
F
114 16 February 1896 – 4 November 2010
114 years, 261 days
France
(Saint Barthélemy)
4 November 2010 14 days Ana Nogueira de Luca[39]
F
114 21 June 1896 – 18 November 2010
114 years, 150 days
Brazil
18 November 2010 215 days Maria Gomes Valentim
F
114 9 July 1896 – 21 June 2011
114 years, 347 days
Brazil
21 June 2011 1 year, 166 days Besse Cooper
F
114–116 26 August 1896 – 4 December 2012
116 years, 100 days
United States
4 December 2012 13 days Dina Manfredini
F
115 4 April 1897 – 17 December 2012
115 years, 257 days
United States[g]
17 December 2012 177 days Jiroemon Kimura
M
115–116 19 April 1897 – 12 June 2013
116 years, 54 days
Japan
12 June 2013 1 year, 293 days Misao Okawa
F
115–117 5 March 1898 – 1 April 2015
117 years, 27 days
Japan
31 March 2015[h] 6 days Gertrude Weaver
F
116 4 July 1898 – 6 April 2015
116 years, 276 days
United States
6 April 2015 72 days Jeralean Talley
F
115–116 23 May 1899 – 17 June 2015
116 years, 25 days
United States
17 June 2015 330 days Susannah Mushatt Jones
F
115–116 6 July 1899 – 12 May 2016
116 years, 311 days
United States
13 May 2016[i] 337 days Emma Morano
F
116–117 29 November 1899 – 15 April 2017
117 years, 137 days
Italy
15 April 2017 153 days Violet Brown
F
117 10 March 1900 – 15 September 2017
117 years, 189 days
Jamaica
16 September 2017[j] 217 days Nabi Tajima
F
117 4 August 1900 – 21 April 2018
117 years, 260 days
Japan
21 April 2018 92 days Chiyo Miyako[40]
F
116–117 2 May 1901 – 22 July 2018
117 years, 81 days
Japan
22 July 2018 3 years, 271 days Kane Tanaka
F
115–119 2 January 1903 – 19 April 2022
119 years, 107 days
Japan
19 April 2022 273 days Lucile Randon
F
118 11 February 1904 – 17 January 2023
118 years, 340 days
France
17 January 2023 1 year, 70 days Maria Branyas
F
115–117* born 4 March 1907
117 years, 23 days
Spain[k]

Chronological list of the oldest living man since 1971

This table lists the sequence of the world's oldest known living man from 1971 to present.[13][41]

From Duration Name Age(s)
when
oldest
Lifespan Place of death
or residence
Unknown date Theophilus May[42] ? – 110 5 January 1861 – 2 December 1971
110 years, 331 days
United States[l]
2 December 1971 1 year, 154 days Friedrich Wedeking 109 – 110 10 October 1862 – 5 May 1973
110 years, 207 days
West Germany
5 May 1973 1 year, 166 days Isaac Edwards[43] 109–110 6 December 1863 – 18 October 1974
110 years, 316 days
United States
18 October 1974 2 years, 81 days James Holt[44] 108–111 25 December 1865 – 7 January 1977
111 years, 13 days
United States
7 January 1977 69 days Jean Teillet 110 6 November 1866 – 17 March 1977
110 years, 131 days
France
17 March 1977 1 year, 156 days Charlie Nelson 109–110 21 September 1867 – 20 August 1978
110 years, 333 days
United States
20 August 1978 2 years, 16 days Charlie Phillips[45] 109–111 5 May 1869 – 5 September 1980
111 years, 123 days
United States
5 September 1980 1 year, 217 days Zachariah Blackistone 109–111 16 February 1871 – 10 April 1982
111 years, 53 days
United States
10 April 1982 328 days James Nash 109–110 31 July 1872 – 4 March 1983
110 years, 216 days
United States
4 March 1983 160 days Walter Wilcox 110 1 November 1872 – 11 August 1983
110 years, 283 days
United States
11 August 1983 133 days Gregory Pandazes 110 15 January 1873 – 22 December 1983
110 years, 341 days
United States[m]
22 December 1983 2 years, 357 days Joe Thomas 108–111 1 May 1875 – 14 December 1986
111 years, 227 days
United States
14 December 1986 22 days Herman Smith-Johannsen 111 15 June 1875 – 5 January 1987
111 years, 204 days
Norway
5 January 1987 1 year, 325 days Alphaeus Philemon Cole 110–112 12 July 1876 – 25 November 1988
112 years, 136 days
United States
25 November 1988 1 year, 197 days John Evans 111–112 19 August 1877 – 10 June 1990
112 years, 295 days
United Kingdom
10 June 1990 8 days Henri Pérignon 110 14 October 1879 – 18 June 1990
110 years, 247 days
France
18 June 1990 1 year, 120 days James Wiggins 110–112 15 October 1879 – 16 October 1991
112 years, 1 day
United States
16 October 1991 1 year, 241 days Frederick Frazier 111–113 27 January 1880 – 14 June 1993
113 years, 138 days
United States
14 June 1993 220 days Josep Armengol Jover 111–112 23 July 1881 – 20 January 1994
112 years, 181 days
Spain
20 January 1994 4 years, 95 days Christian Mortensen 111–115 16 August 1882 – 25 April 1998
115 years, 252 days
United States[n]
25 April 1998 83 days Johnson Parks 113 15 October 1884 – 17 July 1998
113 years, 275 days
United States
17 July 1998 161 days Walter Richardson 112–113 7 November 1885 – 25 December 1998
113 years, 48 days
United States
25 December 1998 125 days Denzō Ishizaki[46] 112 2 October 1886 – 29 April 1999
112 years, 209 days
Japan
29 April 1999 200 days Antonio Urrea Hernandez 111 16 February 1888 – 15 November 1999
111 years, 272 days
Spain
15 November 1999 1 year, 106 days John Painter 111–112 20 September 1888 – 1 March 2001
112 years, 162 days
United States
1 March 2001 308 days Antonio Todde 112 22 January 1889 – 3 January 2002
112 years, 346 days
Italy
3 January 2002 1 year, 268 days Yukichi Chuganji 112–114 23 March 1889 – 28 September 2003
114 years, 189 days
Japan
28 September 2003 159 days Joan Riudavets 113–114 15 December 1889 – 5 March 2004
114 years, 81 days
Spain
5 March 2004 259 days Fred H. Hale, Sr. 113 1 December 1890 – 19 November 2004
113 years, 354 days
United States
19 November 2004 2 years, 66 days Emiliano Mercado del Toro 113–115 21 August 1891 – 24 January 2007
115 years, 156 days
Puerto Rico
24 January 2007 2 years, 146 days Tomoji Tanabe 111–113 18 September 1895 – 19 June 2009
113 years, 274 days
Japan
19 June 2009 29 days Henry Allingham 113 6 June 1896 – 18 July 2009
113 years, 42 days
United Kingdom
18 July 2009 1 year, 270 days Walter Breuning 112–114 21 September 1896 – 14 April 2011
114 years, 205 days
United States
14 April 2011 2 years, 59 days Jiroemon Kimura 113–116 19 April 1897 – 12 June 2013
116 years, 54 days
Japan
11 June 2013[o] 94 days Salustiano Sanchez 112 8 June 1901 – 13 September 2013
112 years, 97 days
United States[p]
13 September 2013 194 days Ernest Peronneau[47] 111–112 7 March 1902 – 26 March 2014
112 years, 19 days
United States
26 March 2014 29 days Arturo Licata 111 2 May 1902 – 24 April 2014
111 years, 357 days
Italy
24 April 2014 45 days Alexander Imich 111 4 February 1903 – 8 June 2014
111 years, 124 days
United States[q]
8 June 2014 1 year, 27 days Sakari Momoi 111–112 5 February 1903 – 5 July 2015
112 years, 150 days
Japan
5 July 2015 198 days Yasutaro Koide 112 13 March 1903 – 19 January 2016
112 years, 312 days
Japan
18 January 2016[r] 1 year, 205 days Israel Kristal 112–113 15 September 1903 – 11 August 2017
113 years, 330 days
Israel[s]
11 August 2017 171 days Francisco Núñez Olivera 112–113 13 December 1904 – 29 January 2018
113 years, 47 days
Spain
30 January 2018[t] 355 days Masazō Nonaka 112–113 25 July 1905 – 20 January 2019
113 years, 179 days
Japan
20 January 2019 287 days Domingo Villa Avisencio[48] 112–113 26 August 1906 – 3 November 2019
113 years, 69 days
Mexico
3 November 2019 112 days Chitetsu Watanabe 112 5 March 1907 – 23 February 2020
112 years, 355 days
Japan
23 February 2020 95 days Robert Weighton 111–112 29 March 1908 – 28 May 2020
112 years, 60 days
United Kingdom
28 May 2020[u] 1 year, 76 days Emilio Flores Márquez[49] 111–113 8 August 1908 – 12 August 2021
113 years, 4 days
Puerto Rico
12 August 2021 159 days Saturnino de la Fuente García[50] 112 11 February 1909 – 18 January 2022
112 years, 341 days
Spain
18 January 2022 2 years, 69 days Juan Vicente Pérez[5] 112–114* born 27 May 1909
114 years, 305 days
Venezuela
  1. ^ Baker was born in the United Kingdom.
  2. ^ Bernátková was born and died in a part of it which is now the Czech Republic.
  3. ^ Holtz was born in the German Empire; her birthplace is now in Poland.
  4. ^ Calment's case was disputed in a study posted online in November 2018.[36] Current analysis supports the hypothesis that Calment's listed age is legitimate.
  5. ^ Marie Brémont died 6 June 2001 2:15am CEST. However, in Michigan, where Farris-Luse lived, the date was still 5 June 2001 (EDT).
  6. ^ Emma Tillman died 28 January 2007 (EST). However, in Fukuoka Prefecture, where Minagawa lived, the date was already 29 January 2007 (JST).
  7. ^ Manfredini was born in Italy.
  8. ^ Misao Okawa died 1 April 2015 (JST). However, in Arkansas, where Weaver lived, the date was still 31 March 2015 (Central Time Zone).
  9. ^ Susannah Mushatt Jones died 12 May 2016 8:26pm EDT. However, in Italy, where Morano lived, the date was already 13 May 2016 (CEST).
  10. ^ Violet Brown died on 15 September 2017 in Jamaica (UTC-5). However, in Japan, where Tajima lived, the date was already 16 September 2017 (JST).
  11. ^ Branyas was born in the United States.
  12. ^ May was born in the United Kingdom.
  13. ^ Pandazes was born in Greece.
  14. ^ Mortensen was born in Denmark.
  15. ^ Jiroemon Kimura died 12 June 2013 (JST). However, in New York, where Sanchez lived, the date was still 11 June 2013 (EDT).
  16. ^ Sanchez was born in Spain.
  17. ^ Imich was born in Częstochowa, then part of the Russian Empire, now in Poland.
  18. ^ Yasutaro Koide died 19 January 2016 12:17 a.m. JST. However, in Israel, where Kristal lived, the date was still 18 January 2016 (IST).
  19. ^ Kristal was born in Maleniec, Końskie County, then part of the Russian Empire, now in Poland.
  20. ^ Francisco Núñez Olivera died 29 January 2018 around 10:30pm CET. However, in Japan, where Nonaka lived, the date was already 30 January 2018 (JST).
  21. ^ Between 28 May 2020 and 27 June 2020, Guinness World Records recognized Dumitru Comănescu from Romania as the world's oldest living man. However, it was later found that Emilio Flores Márquez was born three months earlier than Comănescu.[49]

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