List of oldest living people

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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]

  • Maria Branyas (born 4 March 1907) of Spain 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
19 April 2024
Country of
residence
1 Maria Branyas[2]
F
4 March 1907 117 years, 46 days Spain[a]
2
Tomiko Itooka[2]
F
23 May 1908 115 years, 332 days Japan
3 Inah Canabarro Lucas[2]
F
8 June 1908 115 years, 316 days Brazil
4 Elizabeth Francis[2]
F
25 July 1909 114 years, 269 days United States
5 Ethel Caterham[2]
F
21 August 1909 114 years, 242 days United Kingdom
6 Okagi Hayashi[2]
F
2 September 1909 114 years, 230 days Japan
7 Masa Matsumoto[2]
F
29 November 1909 114 years, 142 days Japan
8 Charlotte Kretschmann[2]
F
3 December 1909 114 years, 138 days Germany
9 Ina Okazawa[3]
F
10 March 1910 114 years, 40 days Japan
10 Kikue Taira[2]
F
26 April 1910 113 years, 359 days Japan
11 Hisako Shiroishi[2]
F
19 May 1910 113 years, 336 days Japan
12 Marie-Rose Tessier[2]
F
21 May 1910 113 years, 334 days France
13 Silveria Martín Díaz[4]
F
20 June 1910 113 years, 304 days Spain
14 Mine Kondō[2]
F
1 September 1910 113 years, 231 days Japan
15 Naomi Whitehead[2]
F
26 September 1910 113 years, 206 days United States
16
Claudia Baccarini[2]
F
13 October 1910 113 years, 189 days Italy
17 Lucia Laura Sangenito[2]
F
22 November 1910 113 years, 149 days Italy
18 Klavdiya Gadyuchkina[5]
F
5 December 1910 113 years, 136 days Russia
19 Fujiko Mihara[2]
F
13 December 1910 113 years, 128 days Japan
20 Masu Usui[2]
F
18 December 1910 113 years, 123 days Japan
21 Andrée Bertoletto[2]
F
1 January 1911 113 years, 109 days France
22 Yolanda Beltrão de Azevedo[6]
F
13 January 1911 113 years, 97 days Brazil
23 Erna Brosig[2]
F
15 January 1911 113 years, 95 days Germany
24 Miyoko Hiroyasu[2]
F
23 January 1911 113 years, 87 days Japan
25 Margarete Tröstl[2]
F
26 February 1911 113 years, 53 days Austria
26 Herlda Senhouse[2]
F
28 February 1911 113 years, 51 days United States
27 Marita Camacho Quirós[2]
F
10 March 1911 113 years, 40 days Costa Rica
28 Nobu Kōno[7]
F
28 March 1911 113 years, 22 days Japan
29 Josepha Pomares Camargo[8]
F
21 April 1911 112 years, 364 days Brazil
30 Emi Miura[2]
F
24 April 1911 112 years, 361 days Japan
31 Dolores María Vázquez[2]
F
1 May 1911 112 years, 354 days Panama
32 Maria Paschoalina de Castro[9]
F
2 May 1911 112 years, 353 days Brazil
33 Mary Harris[2]
F
13 May 1911 112 years, 342 days United States
34 Shigeko Kagawa[2]
F
28 May 1911 112 years, 327 days Japan
35 Émilienne Bécarmin[2]
F
4 June 1911 112 years, 320 days France
36 Anonymous of Pernambuco[10]
F
21 June 1911 112 years, 303 days Brazil
37 Anonymous of Kyoto[11]
F
2 July 1911 112 years, 292 days Japan
38 Bonita Gibson[2]
F
4 July 1911 112 years, 290 days United States
39 Aline Miles[2]
F
17 July 1911 112 years, 277 days United States
40 Yuki Nitta[2]
F
10 August 1911 112 years, 253 days Japan
40 Aline Blaïn[2]
F
France
42 Susie Lewis[2]
F
11 August 1911 112 years, 252 days United States
43 Mary Florence Walker[2]
F
28 August 1911 112 years, 235 days United Kingdom
44 Mitsuko Hayashi[12]
F
4 September 1911 112 years, 228 days Japan
45 Isabel Barletta[13]
F
12 September 1911 112 years, 220 days Argentina
46 Helen Doan[2]
F
18 September 1911 112 years, 214 days Canada
47 Asayo Satō[2]
F
22 September 1911 112 years, 210 days Japan
48 Chiyo Nonaka[2]
F
27 September 1911 112 years, 205 days Japan
49 Chiyo Yanagawa[14]
F
28 September 1911 112 years, 204 days Japan
50 Winnie Felps[2]
F
10 October 1911 112 years, 192 days United States

Notes

  1. ^ Branyas was born in the United States.

References

  1. ^ a b Nuwer, Rachel (16 September 2015). "Keeping Track of the oldest People in the World". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  2. ^ 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 "World Supercentenarian Rankings List". Gerontology Research Group. 29 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Ina Okazawa". LongeviQuest. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Silveria Martín Díaz". LongeviQuest. 8 October 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Klavdiya Gadyuchkina". LongeviQuest. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Yolanda Beltrão de Azevedo". LongeviQuest. 31 March 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Nobu Kōno". LongeviQuest. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Josepha Pomares Camargo". LongeviQuest. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Maria Paschoalina de Castro". LongeviQuest. 10 September 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Anonymous". LongeviQuest. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  11. ^ "京都府長寿者名簿(上位10位)" [Kyoto Prefecture's Longevity List (Top 10)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Kyoto Prefecture. 1 September 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 September 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  12. ^ "Mitsuko Hayashi". LongeviQuest. 28 March 2024. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Isabel Barletta". LongeviQuest. 16 December 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  14. ^ "Chiyo Yanagawa". LongeviQuest. 6 December 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.