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 (GWR).[1]

  • Since the death of 116-year-old Inah Canabarro Lucas of Brazil on 30 April 2025, Ethel Caterham (born 21 August 1909) of the United Kingdom is the oldest living person whose age is validated.[2]
  • Since the death of 112-year-old John Tinniswood of the United Kingdom on 25 November 2024, João Marinho Neto (born 5 October 1912) of Brazil is the oldest living man whose age is validated.[3]

Oldest living people

26
Rank Name Sex Birth date Age as of
26 September 2025
Country of
residence
01 Ethel Caterham[1]
F
21 August 1909 116 years, 36 days  United Kingdom
02 Marie-Rose Tessier[1]
F
21 May 1910 115 years, 128 days  France
03 Naomi Whitehead[1]
F
26 September 1910 115 years, 0 days  United States
04 Izabel Rosa Pereira[1]
F
13 October 1910 114 years, 348 days  Brazil
05 Lucia Laura Sangenito[1]
F
22 November 1910 114 years, 308 days  Italy
06 Klavdiya Gadyuchkina[1]
F
5 December 1910 114 years, 295 days  Russia
07 Andrée Bertoletto[1]
F
1 January 1911 114 years, 268 days  France
08 Yolanda Beltrão de Azevedo[1]
F
13 January 1911 114 years, 256 days  Brazil
09 Shigeko Kagawa[1]
F
28 May 1911 114 years, 121 days  Japan
010 Beatriz Ferreira Duarte[1]
F
21 June 1911 114 years, 97 days  Brazil

Oldest living men

26
Rank Name Birth date Age as of
26 September 2025
Country of
residence
01 João Marinho Neto[1] 5 October 1912 112 years, 356 days  Brazil
02 Josino Levino Ferreira[1] 3 April 1913 112 years, 176 days  Brazil
03 Ilie Ciocan[1] 10 June 1913 112 years, 108 days  Romania
04 Ken Weeks[1] 5 October 1913 111 years, 356 days  Australia
05 Julio Saldarriaga Hernández[1] 3 November 1913 111 years, 327 days  Colombia
06 Zhou Renqing[1] 7 November 1913 111 years, 323 days  China
07 Luis Carrasco-Muñoz Pérez de la Isla[1] 13 February 1914 111 years, 225 days  Spain
08 Primo Olivieri[1] 7 March 1914 111 years, 203 days  Brazil
09 Kiyotaka Mizuno[1] 14 March 1914 111 years, 196 days  Japan
010 Vitantonio Lovallo[1] 28 March 1914 111 years, 182 days  Italy

Oldest people ever

  Deceased (Validated)
  Living (Validated)

26
Rank Name Sex Birth date Death date Age Country of death
or residence
1 Jeanne Calment[4]
F
21 Feb 1875 4 Aug 1997 122 years, 164 days  France
2 Kane Tanaka[5]
F
2 Jan 1903 19 Apr 2022 119 years, 107 days  Japan
3 Sarah Knauss[6]
F
24 Sept 1880 30 Dec 1999 119 years, 97 days  United States
4 Lucile Randon[7]
F
11 Feb 1904 17 Jan 2023 118 years, 340 days  France
5 Nabi Tajima[8]
F
4 Aug 1900 21 Apr 2018 117 years, 260 days  Japan
6 Marie-Louise Meilleur[9]
F
29 Aug 1880 16 Apr 1998 117 years, 230 days  Canada
7 Violet Brown[10]
F
10 Mar 1900 15 Sept 2017 117 years, 189 days  Jamaica
8 María Branyas Morera[11]
F
4 Mar 1907 19 Aug 2024 117 years, 168 days  Spain
9 Emma Morano[12]
F
29 Nov 1899 15 Apr 2017 117 years, 137 days  Italy
10 Chiyo Miyako[13]
F
2 May 1901 22 July 2018 117 years, 81 days  Japan

Oldest men ever

  Deceased (Validated)
  Living (Validated)

26
Rank Name Birth date Death date Age Country of death
or residence
1 Jiroemon Kimura[14] 19 Apr 1897 12 June 2013 116 years, 54 days  Japan
2 Christian Mortensen[15] 16 Aug 1882 25 Apr 1998 115 years, 252 days  United States
3 Emiliano Mercado del Toro[16] 21 Aug 1891 24 Jan 2007 115 years, 156 days  Puerto Rico
4 Juan Vicente Pérez Mora[17] 27 May 1909 2 Apr 2024 114 years, 311 days  Venezuela
5 Horacio Celi Mendoza[18] 3 Jan 1897 25 Sept 2011 114 years, 265 days  Peru
6 Walter Breuning[19] 21 Sept 1896 14 Apr 2011 114 years, 205 days  United States
7 Yūkichi Chūganji[20] 23 Mar 1889 28 Sept 2003 114 years, 189 days  Japan
8 Tomás Pinales Figuereo[21] 31 Mar 1906 24 Sept 2020 114 years, 177 days  Dominican Republic
9 Joan Riudavets Moll[22] 15 Dec 1889 5 Mar 2004 114 years, 81 days  Spain
10 Fred Hale[23] 1 Dec 1890 19 Nov 2004 113 years, 354 days  United States

Chronological list of the oldest living person in the world since 1951

26
From To Name Sex Age when
oldest
Lifespan Country
of death
Un­known 28 Apr 1951 Lucy Woodman
F
N/A–109 3 May 1841 – 28 Apr 1951
109 years, 360 days
 United States
28 Apr 1951 14 Jan 1954
(2 yrs, 261 days)
Nancy Merriman
F
109–112 19 Dec 1841 – 14 Jan 1954
112 years, 26 days
 United States
14 Jan 1954 24 Oct 1955
(1 yr, 283 days)
Betsy Baker
F
111–113 20 Aug 1842 – 24 Oct 1955
113 years, 65 days
 United States
24 Oct 1955 16 Dec 1956
(1 yr, 53 days)
Jennie Howell
F
110–111 11 Feb 1845 – 16 Dec 1956
111 years, 309 days
 United States
16 Dec 1956 7 Jan 1957
(22 days)
Mathias Hansen Saether
M
108 21 Oct 1848 – 7 Jan 1957
108 years, 78 days
 Norway
7 Jan 1957 4 Jan 1959
(1 yr, 362 days)
Catherine Waller
F
108–110 1 Dec 1848 – 4 Jan 1959
110 years, 34 days
 United States
4 Jan 1959 7 Oct 1959
(276 days)
Christina Karnebeek-Backs
F
109–110 2 Oct 1849 – 7 Oct 1959
110 years, 5 days
 Netherlands
7 Oct 1959 9 Oct 1960
(1 yr, 2 days)
Robert Early
M
109–111 8 Oct 1849 – 9 Oct 1960
111 years, 1 day
 United States
9 Oct 1960 28 Nov 1960
(50 days)
Nettie Minick
F
109 3 Apr 1851 – 28 Nov 1960
109 years, 239 days
 United States
28 Nov 1960 30 Dec 1964
(4 yrs, 32 days)
Mary Kelly
F
109–113 7 June 1851 – 30 Dec 1964
113 years, 206 days
 United States
30 Dec 1964 5 June 1967
(2 yrs, 157 days)
James King
M
110–112 15 Nov 1854 – 5 June 1967
112 years, 202 days
 United States
5 June 1967 21 Oct 1968
(1 yr, 138 days)
Narcissa Rickman
F
111–113 13 Sept 1855 – 21 Oct 1968
113 years, 38 days
 United States
21 Oct 1968 14 Nov 1968
(24 days)
Tome Horigome
F
111 22 Jan 1857 – 14 Nov 1968
111 years, 297 days
 Japan
14 Nov 1968 4 May 1969
(171 days)
Marie Bernátková
F
111 22 Oct 1857 – 4 May 1969
111 years, 194 days
 Czech Republic
4 May 1969 31 Dec 1969
(241 days)
Haruno Shimada
F
111–112 24 Dec 1857 – 31 Dec 1969
112 years, 7 days
 Japan
31 Dec 1969 11 Jan 1970
(11 days)
Ada Roe
F
111 6 Feb 1858 – 11 Jan 1970
111 years, 339 days
 United Kingdom
11 Jan 1970 10 July 1972
(2 yrs, 181 days)
Kitty Harvey
F
109–112 12 Jan 1860 – 10 July 1972
112 years, 180 days
 United States
10 July 1972 27 Feb 1973
(232 days)
Josefa Salas Mateo
F
111–112 14 July 1860 – 27 Feb 1973
112 years, 228 days
 Spain
27 Feb 1973 18 Aug 1973
(172 days)
Alice Stevenson
F
111–112 10 July 1861 – 18 Aug 1973
112 years, 39 days
 United Kingdom
18 Aug 1973 10 Jan 1974
(145 days)
Ettie Crist
F
111 14 Feb 1862 – 10 Jan 1974
111 years, 330 days
 United States
10 Jan 1974 7 Apr 1974
(87 days)
Laurence Entiope
F
111 9 Dec 1862 – 7 Apr 1974
111 years, 119 days
 Martinique
7 Apr 1974 31 May 1975
(1 yr, 54 days)
Mito Umeta
F
111–112 27 Mar 1863 – 31 May 1975
112 years, 65 days
 Japan
31 May 1975 16 Nov 1976
(1 yr, 169 days)
Niwa Kawamoto
F
111–113 17 Sept 1863 – 16 Nov 1976
113 years, 60 days
 Japan
16 Nov 1976 5 Nov 1978
(1 yr, 354 days)
Alice Coles
F
111–113 28 Aug 1865 – 5 Nov 1978
113 years, 69 days
 United States
5 Nov 1978 29 June 1979
(236 days)
Josefa Llovet Llovet
F
111–112 25 Feb 1867 – 29 June 1979
112 years, 124 days
 Spain
29 June 1979 27 Jan 1981
(1 yr, 212 days)
Eliza Underwood
F
112–113 15 Mar 1867 – 27 Jan 1981
113 years, 318 days
 United States
27 Jan 1981 26 Aug 1981
(211 days)
Judia Ward
F
112–113 15 June 1868 – 26 Aug 1981
113 years, 72 days
 United States
26 Aug 1981 13 Nov 1982
(1 yr, 79 days)
Nellie Spencer
F
112–113 24 Aug 1869 – 13 Nov 1982
113 years, 81 days
 United States
13 Nov 1982 13 Oct 1983
(334 days)
Emma Wilson
F
112–113 12 May 1870 – 13 Oct 1983
113 years, 154 days
 United States
13 Oct 1983 21 Oct 1986
(3 yrs, 8 days)
Augusta Holtz
F
112–115 3 Aug 1871 – 21 Oct 1986
115 years, 79 days
 United States
21 Oct 1986 2 Feb 1987
(104 days)
Mary McKinney
F
113 30 May 1873 – 2 Feb 1987
113 years, 248 days
 United States
2 Feb 1987 27 Dec 1987
(328 days)
Anna Eliza Williams
F
113–114 2 June 1873 – 27 Dec 1987
114 years, 208 days
 United Kingdom
27 Dec 1987 11 Jan 1988
(15 days)
Florence Knapp
F
114 10 Oct 1873 – 11 Jan 1988
114 years, 93 days
 United States
11 Jan 1988 7 July 1990
(2 yrs, 177 days)
Easter Wiggins
F
113–116 1 June 1874 – 7 July 1990
116 years, 36 days
 United States
7 July 1990 4 Aug 1997
(7 yrs, 28 days)
Jeanne Calment
F
115–122 21 Feb 1875 – 4 Aug 1997
122 years, 164 days
 France
4 Aug 1997 16 Apr 1998
(255 days)
Marie-Louise Meilleur
F
116–117 29 Aug 1880 – 16 Apr 1998
117 years, 230 days
 Canada
16 Apr 1998 30 Dec 1999
(1 yr, 258 days)
Sarah Knauss
F
117–119 24 Sept 1880 – 30 Dec 1999
119 years, 97 days
 United States
30 Dec 1999 21 Nov 2000
(327 days)
Ella Miller
F
115 6 Dec 1884 – 21 Nov 2000
115 years, 351 days
 United States
21 Nov 2000 6 June 2001
(197 days)
Marie Brémont
F
114–115 25 Apr 1886 – 6 June 2001
115 years, 42 days
 France
6 June 2001 18 Mar 2002
(285 days)
Maud Farris-Luse
F
114–115 21 Feb 1887 – 18 Mar 2002
115 years, 25 days
 United States
18 Mar 2002 28 May 2002
(71 days)
Grace Clawson
F
114 15 Nov 1887 – 28 May 2002
114 years, 194 days
 United States
28 May 2002 21 Aug 2002
(85 days)
Adelina Domingues
F
114 19 Feb 1888 – 21 Aug 2002
114 years, 183 days
 United States
21 Aug 2002 29 Dec 2002
(130 days)
Mae Harrington
F
113 20 Jan 1889 – 29 Dec 2002
113 years, 343 days
 United States
29 Dec 2002 28 Sept 2003
(273 days)
Yūkichi Chūganji
M
113–114 23 Mar 1889 – 28 Sept 2003
114 years, 189 days
 Japan
28 Sept 2003 13 Nov 2003
(46 days)
Mitoyo Kawate
F
114 15 May 1889 – 13 Nov 2003
114 years, 182 days
 Japan
13 Nov 2003 29 May 2004
(198 days)
Ramona Trinidad Iglesias Jordan
F
114 1 Sept 1889 – 29 May 2004
114 years, 271 days
 Puerto Rico
29 May 2004 27 Aug 2006
(2 yrs, 90 days)
María Capovilla
F
114–116 14 Sept 1889 – 27 Aug 2006
116 years, 347 days
 Ecuador
27 Aug 2006 11 Dec 2006
(106 days)
Elizabeth Bolden
F
116 15 Aug 1890 – 11 Dec 2006
116 years, 118 days
 United States
11 Dec 2006 24 Jan 2007
(44 days)
Emiliano Mercado del Toro
M
115 21 Aug 1891 – 24 Jan 2007
115 years, 156 days
 Puerto Rico
24 Jan 2007 28 Jan 2007
(4 days)
Emma Tillman
F
114 22 Nov 1892 – 28 Jan 2007
114 years, 67 days
 United States
28 Jan 2007 13 Aug 2007
(196 days)
Yone Minagawa
F
114 4 Jan 1893 – 13 Aug 2007
114 years, 221 days
 Japan
13 Aug 2007 26 Nov 2008
(1 yr, 105 days)
Edna Parker
F
114–115 20 Apr 1893 – 26 Nov 2008
115 years, 220 days
 United States
26 Nov 2008 2 Jan 2009
(37 days)
Maria de Jesus dos Santos
F
115 10 Sept 1893 – 2 Jan 2009
115 years, 114 days
 Portugal
2 Jan 2009 11 Sept 2009
(252 days)
Gertrude Baines
F
115 6 Apr 1894 – 11 Sept 2009
115 years, 158 days
 United States
11 Sept 2009 2 May 2010
(233 days)
Kama Chinen
F
114 10 May 1895 – 2 May 2010
114 years, 357 days
 Japan
2 May 2010 4 Nov 2010
(186 days)
Eugénie Blanchard
F
114 16 Feb 1896 – 4 Nov 2010
114 years, 261 days
 Saint Barthélemy
4 Nov 2010 18 Nov 2010
(14 days)
Ana Nogueira de Luca
F
114 21 June 1896 – 18 Nov 2010
114 years, 150 days
 Brazil
18 Nov 2010 21 June 2011
(215 days)
Maria Gomes Valentim
F
114 9 July 1896 – 21 June 2011
114 years, 347 days
 Brazil
21 June 2011 4 Dec 2012
(1 yr, 166 days)
Besse Cooper
F
114–116 26 Aug 1896 – 4 Dec 2012
116 years, 100 days
 United States
4 Dec 2012 17 Dec 2012
(13 days)
Dina Manfredini
F
115 4 Apr 1897 – 17 Dec 2012
115 years, 257 days
 United States
17 Dec 2012 12 June 2013
(177 days)
Jiroemon Kimura
M
115–116 19 Apr 1897 – 12 June 2013
116 years, 54 days
 Japan
12 June 2013 1 Apr 2015
(1 yr, 293 days)
Misao Okawa
F
115–117 5 Mar 1898 – 1 Apr 2015
117 years, 27 days
 Japan
1 Apr 2015 6 Apr 2015
(5 days)
Gertrude Weaver
F
116 4 July 1898 – 6 Apr 2015
116 years, 276 days
 United States
6 Apr 2015 17 June 2015
(72 days)
Jeralean Talley
F
115–116 23 May 1899 – 17 June 2015
116 years, 25 days
 United States
17 June 2015 12 May 2016
(330 days)
Susannah Mushatt Jones
F
115–116 6 July 1899 – 12 May 2016
116 years, 311 days
 United States
12 May 2016 15 Apr 2017
(338 days)
Emma Morano
F
116–117 29 Nov 1899 – 15 Apr 2017
117 years, 137 days
 Italy
15 Apr 2017 15 Sept 2017
(152 days)
Violet Brown
F
117 10 Mar 1900 – 15 Sept 2017
117 years, 189 days
 Jamaica
15 Sept 2017 21 Apr 2018
(218 days)
Nabi Tajima
F
117 4 Aug 1900 – 21 Apr 2018
117 years, 260 days
 Japan
21 Apr 2018 22 July 2018
(92 days)
Chiyo Miyako
F
116–117 2 May 1901 – 22 July 2018
117 years, 81 days
 Japan
22 July 2018 19 Apr 2022
(3 yrs, 271 days)
Kane Tanaka
F
115–119 2 Jan 1903 – 19 Apr 2022
119 years, 107 days
 Japan
19 Apr 2022 17 Jan 2023
(273 days)
Lucile Randon
F
118 11 Feb 1904 – 17 Jan 2023
118 years, 340 days
 France
17 Jan 2023 19 Aug 2024
(1 yr, 215 days)
María Branyas Morera
F
115–117 4 Mar 1907 – 19 Aug 2024
117 years, 168 days
 Spain
19 Aug 2024 29 Dec 2024
(132 days)
Tomiko Itooka
F
116 23 May 1908 – 29 Dec 2024
116 years, 220 days
 Japan
29 Dec 2024 30 Apr 2025
(122 days)
Inah Canabarro Lucas
F
116 8 June 1908 – 30 Apr 2025
116 years, 326 days
 Brazil
30 Apr 2025 Present
(149 days)
Ethel Caterham
F
115–116* Born 21 Aug 1909
116 years, 36 days
Living in
 United Kingdom

Chronological list of the oldest living man in the world since 1951

26
From To Name Age when
oldest
Lifespan Country
of death
Un­known 27 Mar 1951 James Smith N/A–108 10 July 1842 – 27 Mar 1951
108 years, 265 days
 United States
27 Mar 1951 12 Mar 1953
(1 yr, 350 days)
James Hard 107–109 15 July 1843 – 12 Mar 1953
109 years, 240 days
 United States
12 Mar 1953 10 Oct 1953
(212 days)
Karl Glöckner 107 29 Dec 1845 – 10 Oct 1953
107 years, 286 days
 Germany
10 Oct 1953 17 Sept 1954
(342 days)
Wayland Newell 107–108 15 Sept 1846 – 17 Sept 1954
108 years, 2 days
 United States
17 Sept 1954 23 Sept 1954
(6 days)
Anders Johansson 106 24 Mar 1848 – 23 Sept 1954
106 years, 183 days
 Sweden
23 Sept 1954 3 Dec 1954
(71 days)
Euclid Story 106 30 July 1848 – 3 Dec 1954
106 years, 126 days
 United States
3 Dec 1954 14 Mar 1955
(101 days)
Daniel Cummings 106 25 Sept 1848 – 14 Mar 1955
106 years, 170 days
 United States
14 Mar 1955 7 Jan 1957
(1 yr, 299 days)
Mathias Hansen Saether 106–108 21 Oct 1848 – 7 Jan 1957
108 years, 78 days
 Norway
7 Jan 1957 9 Oct 1960
(3 yrs, 276 days)
Robert Early 107–111 8 Oct 1849 – 9 Oct 1960
111 years, 1 day
 United States
9 Oct 1960 9 Dec 1960
(61 days)
Willem Kostering 108–109 22 Nov 1851 – 9 Dec 1960
109 years, 17 days
 Netherlands
9 Dec 1960 12 Mar 1962
(1 yr, 93 days)
Sylvester Melvin 109–110 29 Nov 1851 – 12 Mar 1962
110 years, 103 days
 United States
12 Mar 1962 16 Mar 1962
(4 days)
Joseph Saint-Amour 110 26 Feb 1852 – 16 Mar 1962
110 years, 18 days
 Canada
16 Mar 1962 22 Nov 1962
(251 days)
William Smith 108 28 Feb 1854 – 22 Nov 1962
108 years, 267 days
 United States
22 Nov 1962 5 June 1967
(4 yrs, 195 days)
James King 108–112 15 Nov 1854 – 5 June 1967
112 years, 202 days
 United States
5 June 1967 21 Mar 1968
(290 days)
John Mosley Turner 110–111 15 June 1856 – 21 Mar 1968
111 years, 280 days
 United Kingdom
21 Mar 1968 24 Nov 1968
(248 days)
Eli Lindsay 110 28 Feb 1858 – 24 Nov 1968
110 years, 270 days
 Canada
24 Nov 1968 26 Dec 1968
(32 days)
John Chaney 109 12 Oct 1859 – 26 Dec 1968
109 years, 75 days
 United States
26 Dec 1968 22 Apr 1969
(117 days)
William Lamb 109 24 Nov 1859 – 22 Apr 1969
109 years, 149 days
 United States
22 Apr 1969 4 Jan 1970
(257 days)
John Johnson 108–109 27 May 1860 – 4 Jan 1970
109 years, 222 days
 United States
4 Jan 1970 2 Dec 1971
(1 yr, 332 days)
Theophilus May 108–110 5 Jan 1861 – 2 Dec 1971
110 years, 331 days
 United States
2 Dec 1971 5 May 1973
(1 yr, 154 days)
Friedrich Wedeking 109–110 10 Oct 1862 – 5 May 1973
110 years, 207 days
 Germany
5 May 1973 18 Oct 1974
(1 yr, 166 days)
Isaac Edwards 109–110 6 Dec 1863 – 18 Oct 1974
110 years, 316 days
 United States
18 Oct 1974 7 Jan 1977
(2 yrs, 81 days)
James Holt 108–111 25 Dec 1865 – 7 Jan 1977
111 years, 13 days
 United States
7 Jan 1977 17 Mar 1977
(69 days)
Jean Teillet 110 6 Nov 1866 – 17 Mar 1977
110 years, 131 days
 France
17 Mar 1977 20 Aug 1978
(1 yr, 156 days)
Charlie Nelson 109–110 21 Sept 1867 – 20 Aug 1978
110 years, 333 days
 United States
20 Aug 1978 5 Sept 1980
(2 yrs, 16 days)
Charlie Phillips 109–111 5 May 1869 – 5 Sept 1980
111 years, 123 days
 United States
5 Sept 1980 10 Apr 1982
(1 yr, 217 days)
Zachariah Blackistone 109–111 16 Feb 1871 – 10 Apr 1982
111 years, 53 days
 United States
10 Apr 1982 4 Mar 1983
(328 days)
James Nash 109–110 31 July 1872 – 4 Mar 1983
110 years, 216 days
 United States
4 Mar 1983 11 Aug 1983
(160 days)
Walter Wilcox 110 1 Nov 1872 – 11 Aug 1983
110 years, 283 days
 United States
11 Aug 1983 22 Dec 1983
(133 days)
Gregory Pandazes 110 15 Jan 1873 – 22 Dec 1983
110 years, 341 days
 United States
22 Dec 1983 25 June 1984
(186 days)
Benjamin Garner 110 10 Aug 1873 – 25 June 1984
110 years, 320 days
 United States
25 June 1984 15 Dec 1984
(173 days)
Randolph Davis 110–111 15 Oct 1873 – 15 Dec 1984
111 years, 61 days
 United States
15 Dec 1984 14 Dec 1986
(1 yr, 364 days)
Joe Thomas 109–111 1 May 1875 – 14 Dec 1986
111 years, 227 days
 United States
14 Dec 1986 5 Jan 1987
(22 days)
Herman Smith-Johannsen 111 15 June 1875 – 5 Jan 1987
111 years, 204 days
 Norway
5 Jan 1987 25 Nov 1988
(1 yr, 325 days)
Alphaeus Philemon Cole 110–112 12 July 1876 – 25 Nov 1988
112 years, 136 days
 United States
25 Nov 1988 10 June 1990
(1 yr, 197 days)
John Evans 111–112 19 Aug 1877 – 10 June 1990
112 years, 295 days
 United Kingdom
10 June 1990 18 June 1990
(8 days)
Henri Pérignon 110 14 Oct 1879 – 18 June 1990
110 years, 247 days
 France
18 June 1990 24 Dec 1990
(189 days)
Robert Freeman 110–111 22 Dec 1879 – 24 Dec 1990
111 years, 2 days
 United States
24 Dec 1990 14 June 1993
(2 yrs, 172 days)
Frederick Frazier 110–113 27 Jan 1880 – 14 June 1993
113 years, 138 days
 United States
14 June 1993 20 Jan 1994
(220 days)
Josep Armengol Jover 111–112 23 July 1881 – 20 Jan 1994
112 years, 181 days
 Spain
20 Jan 1994 18 Aug 1994
(210 days)
Park Heard 111–112 18 May 1882 – 18 Aug 1994
112 years, 92 days
 United States
18 Aug 1994 25 Apr 1998
(3 yrs, 250 days)
Christian Mortensen 112–115 16 Aug 1882 – 25 Apr 1998
115 years, 252 days
 United States
25 Apr 1998 27 Dec 1998
(246 days)
Donald Butler 112–113 21 Aug 1885 – 27 Dec 1998
113 years, 128 days
 United States
27 Dec 1998 29 Apr 1999
(123 days)
Denzō Ishizaki 112 2 Oct 1886 – 29 Apr 1999
112 years, 209 days
 Japan
29 Apr 1999 15 Nov 1999
(200 days)
Antonio Urrea Hernández 111 18 Feb 1888 – 15 Nov 1999
111 years, 270 days
 Spain
15 Nov 1999 1 Mar 2001
(1 yr, 106 days)
John Painter 111–112 20 Sept 1888 – 1 Mar 2001
112 years, 162 days
 United States
1 Mar 2001 3 Jan 2002
(308 days)
Antonio Todde 112 22 Jan 1889 – 3 Jan 2002
112 years, 346 days
 Italy
3 Jan 2002 28 Sept 2003
(1 yr, 268 days)
Yūkichi Chūganji 112–114 23 Mar 1889 – 28 Sept 2003
114 years, 189 days
 Japan
28 Sept 2003 5 Mar 2004
(159 days)
Joan Riudavets Moll 113–114 15 Dec 1889 – 5 Mar 2004
114 years, 81 days
 Spain
5 Mar 2004 19 Nov 2004
(259 days)
Fred Hale 113 1 Dec 1890 – 19 Nov 2004
113 years, 354 days
 United States
19 Nov 2004 24 Jan 2007
(2 yrs, 66 days)
Emiliano Mercado del Toro 113–115 21 Aug 1891 – 24 Jan 2007
115 years, 156 days
 Puerto Rico
24 Jan 2007 19 June 2009
(2 yrs, 146 days)
Tomoji Tanabe 111–113 18 Sept 1895 – 19 June 2009
113 years, 274 days
 Japan
19 June 2009 18 July 2009
(29 days)
Henry Allingham 113 6 June 1896 – 18 July 2009
113 years, 42 days
 United Kingdom
18 July 2009 14 Apr 2011
(1 yr, 270 days)
Walter Breuning 112–114 21 Sept 1896 – 14 Apr 2011
114 years, 205 days
 United States
14 Apr 2011 25 Sept 2011
(164 days)
Horacio Celi Mendoza 114 23 Jan 1897 – 25 Sept 2011
114 years, 265 days
 Peru
25 Sept 2011 12 June 2013
(1 yr, 260 days)
Jiroemon Kimura 114–116 19 Apr 1897 – 12 June 2013
116 years, 54 days
 Japan
12 June 2013 13 Sept 2013
(93 days)
Salustiano Sánchez Blázquez 112 8 June 1901 – 13 Sept 2013
112 years, 97 days
 United States
13 Sept 2013 26 Mar 2014
(194 days)
Ernest Peronneau 111–112 7 Mar 1902 – 26 Mar 2014
112 years, 19 days
 United States
26 Mar 2014 24 Apr 2014
(29 days)
Arturo Licata 111 2 May 1902 – 24 Apr 2014
111 years, 357 days
 Italy
24 Apr 2014 8 June 2014
(45 days)
Alexander Imich 111 4 Feb 1903 – 8 June 2014
111 years, 124 days
 United States
8 June 2014 5 July 2015
(1 yr, 27 days)
Sakari Momoi 111–112 5 Feb 1903 – 5 July 2015
112 years, 150 days
 Japan
5 July 2015 19 Jan 2016
(198 days)
Yasutaro Koide 112 13 Mar 1903 – 19 Jan 2016
112 years, 312 days
 Japan
19 Jan 2016 11 Aug 2017
(1 yr, 204 days)
Yisrael Kristal 112–113 15 Sept 1903 – 11 Aug 2017
113 years, 330 days
 Israel
11 Aug 2017 29 Jan 2018
(171 days)
Francisco Núñez Olivera 112–113 13 Dec 1904 – 29 Jan 2018
113 years, 47 days
 Spain
29 Jan 2018 20 Jan 2019
(356 days)
Masazō Nonaka 112–113 25 July 1905 – 20 Jan 2019
113 years, 179 days
 Japan
20 Jan 2019 21 Oct 2019
(274 days)
Gustav Gerneth 113–114 15 Oct 1905 – 21 Oct 2019
114 years, 6 days
 Germany
21 Oct 2019 24 Sept 2020
(339 days)
Tomás Pinales Figuereo 113–114 31 Mar 1906 – 24 Sept 2020
114 years, 177 days
 Dominican Republic
24 Sept 2020 12 Aug 2021
(322 days)
Emilio Flores Márquez 112–113 8 Aug 1908 – 12 Aug 2021
113 years, 4 days
 Puerto Rico
12 Aug 2021 18 Jan 2022
(159 days)
Saturnino de la Fuente García 112 11 Feb 1909 – 18 Jan 2022
112 years, 341 days
 Spain
18 Jan 2022 2 Apr 2024
(2 yrs, 75 days)
Juan Vicente Pérez Mora 112–114 27 May 1909 – 2 Apr 2024
114 years, 311 days
 Venezuela
2 Apr 2024 29 June 2024
(88 days)
Shi Ping 112 1 Nov 1911 – 29 June 2024
112 years, 241 days
 China
29 June 2024 25 Nov 2024
(149 days)
John Tinniswood 111–112 26 Aug 1912 – 25 Nov 2024
112 years, 91 days
 United Kingdom
25 Nov 2024 Present
(305 days)
João Marinho Neto 112* Born 5 Oct 1912
112 years, 356 days
Living in
 Brazil

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