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]
- Tomiko Itooka (born 23 May 1908) of Japan is the world's oldest living person whose age has been validated.[2]
- John Tinniswood (born 26 August 1912) of the United Kingdom is the world's oldest living man whose age has been validated.[2]
Oldest living people
Rank | Name | Sex | Birth date | Age as of 13 September 2024 |
Country of residence |
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1 | Tomiko Itooka[2] | F
|
23 May 1908 | 116 years, 113 days | Japan |
2 | Inah Canabarro Lucas[2] | F
|
8 June 1908 | 116 years, 97 days | Brazil |
3 | Elizabeth Francis[2] | F
|
25 July 1909 | 115 years, 50 days | United States |
4 | Ethel Caterham[2] | F
|
21 August 1909 | 115 years, 23 days | United Kingdom |
5 | Okagi Hayashi[2] | F
|
2 September 1909 | 115 years, 11 days | Japan |
6 | Marie-Rose Tessier[2] | F
|
21 May 1910 | 114 years, 115 days | France |
7 | Mine Kondō[2] | F
|
1 September 1910 | 114 years, 12 days | Japan |
8 | Naomi Whitehead[2] | F
|
26 September 1910 | 113 years, 353 days | United States |
9 | Claudia Baccarini[2] | F
|
13 October 1910 | 113 years, 336 days | Italy |
10 | Lucia Laura Sangenito[2] | F
|
22 November 1910 | 113 years, 296 days | Italy |
11 | Klavdiya Gadyuchkina[3] | F
|
5 December 1910 | 113 years, 283 days | Russia |
12 | Fujiko Mihara[2] | F
|
13 December 1910 | 113 years, 275 days | Japan |
13 | Masu Usui[2] | F
|
18 December 1910 | 113 years, 270 days | Japan |
14 | Andrée Bertoletto[2] | F
|
1 January 1911 | 113 years, 256 days | France |
15 | Yolanda Beltrão de Azevedo[4] | F
|
13 January 1911 | 113 years, 244 days | Brazil |
16 | Miyoko Hiroyasu[2] | F
|
23 January 1911 | 113 years, 234 days | Japan |
17 | Margarete Tröstl[2] | F
|
26 February 1911 | 113 years, 200 days | Austria |
18 | Herlda Senhouse[2] | F
|
28 February 1911 | 113 years, 198 days | United States |
19 | Marita Camacho Quirós[2] | F
|
10 March 1911 | 113 years, 187 days | Costa Rica |
20 | Nobu Kawano[2] | F
|
28 March 1911 | 113 years, 169 days | Japan |
21 | Josepha Pomares Camargo[5] | F
|
21 April 1911 | 113 years, 145 days | Brazil |
22 | Dolores María Vázquez[2] | F
|
1 May 1911 | 113 years, 135 days | Panama |
23 | Maria Paschoalina de Castro[6] | F
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2 May 1911 | 113 years, 134 days | Brazil |
24 | Mary Harris[2] | F
|
13 May 1911 | 113 years, 123 days | United States |
25 | Shigeko Kagawa[2] | F
|
28 May 1911 | 113 years, 108 days | Japan |
26 | Émilienne Bécarmin[2] | F
|
4 June 1911 | 113 years, 101 days | France |
27 | Anonymous of Pernambuco[7] | F
|
21 June 1911 | 113 years, 84 days | Brazil |
28 | Bonita Gibson[2] | F
|
4 July 1911 | 113 years, 71 days | United States |
29 | Aline Blaïn[2] | F
|
10 August 1911 | 113 years, 34 days | France |
30 | Mary Florence Walker[2] | F
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28 August 1911 | 113 years, 16 days | United Kingdom |
31 | Isabel Barletta[2] | F
|
12 September 1911 | 113 years, 1 day | Argentina |
32 | Asayo Satō[2] | F
|
22 September 1911 | 112 years, 357 days | Japan |
33 | Chiyo Yanagawa[2] | F
|
28 September 1911 | 112 years, 351 days | Japan |
34 | Winnie Felps[2] | F
|
10 October 1911 | 112 years, 339 days | United States |
35 | Kane Toriba[2] | F
|
4 December 1911 | 112 years, 284 days | Japan |
36 | Fuyo Kishimoto[2] | F
|
20 December 1911 | 112 years, 268 days | Japan |
37 | Francesca Fioriglio[2] | F
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11 January 1912 | 112 years, 246 days | Italy |
38 | Sumiko Mori[2] | F
|
30 January 1912 | 112 years, 227 days | Japan |
39 | Hazel Skuce[2] | F
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7 February 1912 | 112 years, 219 days | Canada |
40 | Yoshiko Naitō[2] | F
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10 February 1912 | 112 years, 216 days | Japan |
41 | Ruth Stryzewski[2] | F
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20 February 1912 | 112 years, 206 days | United States |
42 | Mary Keir[2] | F
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3 March 1912 | 112 years, 194 days | United Kingdom |
43 | Maria Farrugia[2] | F
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7 March 1912 | 112 years, 190 days | Malta |
44 | Ilse Meingast[2] | F
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14 March 1912 | 112 years, 183 days | United States[a] |
45 | Margaret Romans[8] | F
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16 March 1912 | 112 years, 181 days | Canada[b] |
46 | Sata Mizukami[2] | F
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26 March 1912 | 112 years, 171 days | Japan |
47 | Teodora Cea Bermejo[9] | F
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1 April 1912 | 112 years, 165 days | Spain |
48 | Maria Carmela Ricci[10][11] | F
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16 April 1912 | 112 years, 150 days | Italy |
49 | Gunborg Hancock[12] | F
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20 April 1912 | 112 years, 146 days | Sweden[c] |
50 | Agnes Boström[2] | F
|
29 April 1912 | 112 years, 137 days | Sweden |
- ^ Meingast was born in Germany.
- ^ Romans was born in Latvia, then part of the Russian Empire, now an independent country.
- ^ Hancock was born in Finland, then an autonomous part of the Russian Empire, now an independent country.
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 "World Supercentenarian Rankings List". Gerontology Research Group. 29 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ "Klavdiya Gadyuchkina". LongeviQuest. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ "Yolanda Beltrão de Azevedo". LongeviQuest. 31 March 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ "Josepha Pomares Camargo". LongeviQuest. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ "Maria Paschoalina de Castro". LongeviQuest. 10 September 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ "Anonymous". LongeviQuest. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ "Margaret Romans". LongeviQuest. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Teodora Cea Bermejo". LongeviQuest. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "Maria Carmela Ricci". LongeviQuest. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "E sono 112: Buon compleanno Maria Carmela Ricci" [And it's 112: Happy Birthday Maria Carmela Ricci]. San Bartolomeo (in Italian). 16 April 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "Gunborg Hancock". LongeviQuest. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.