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
| Rank | Name | Sex | Birth date | Age as of 26 September 2025 |
Country of residence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethel Caterham[1] | F
|
21 August 1909 | 116 years, 36 days | United Kingdom |
| 2 | Marie-Rose Tessier[1] | F
|
21 May 1910 | 115 years, 128 days | France |
| 3 | Naomi Whitehead[1] | F
|
26 September 1910 | 115 years, 0 days | United States |
| 4 | Izabel Rosa Pereira[1] | F
|
13 October 1910 | 114 years, 348 days | Brazil |
| 5 | Lucia Laura Sangenito[1] | F
|
22 November 1910 | 114 years, 308 days | Italy |
| 6 | Klavdiya Gadyuchkina[1] | F
|
5 December 1910 | 114 years, 295 days | Russia |
| 7 | Andrée Bertoletto[1] | F
|
1 January 1911 | 114 years, 268 days | France |
| 8 | Yolanda Beltrão de Azevedo[1] | F
|
13 January 1911 | 114 years, 256 days | Brazil |
| 9 | Shigeko Kagawa[1] | F
|
28 May 1911 | 114 years, 121 days | Japan |
| 10 | Beatriz Ferreira Duarte[1] | F
|
21 June 1911 | 114 years, 97 days | Brazil |
Oldest living men
| Rank | Name | Birth date | Age as of 26 September 2025 |
Country of residence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | João Marinho Neto[1] | 5 October 1912 | 112 years, 356 days | Brazil |
| 2 | Josino Levino Ferreira[1] | 3 April 1913 | 112 years, 176 days | Brazil |
| 3 | Ilie Ciocan[1] | 10 June 1913 | 112 years, 108 days | Romania |
| 4 | Ken Weeks[1] | 5 October 1913 | 111 years, 356 days | Australia |
| 5 | Julio Saldarriaga Hernández[1] | 3 November 1913 | 111 years, 327 days | Colombia |
| 6 | Zhou Renqing[1] | 7 November 1913 | 111 years, 323 days | China |
| 7 | Luis Carrasco-Muñoz Pérez de la Isla[1] | 13 February 1914 | 111 years, 225 days | Spain |
| 8 | Primo Olivieri[1] | 7 March 1914 | 111 years, 203 days | Brazil |
| 9 | Kiyotaka Mizuno[1] | 14 March 1914 | 111 years, 196 days | Japan |
| 10 | Vitantonio Lovallo[1] | 28 March 1914 | 111 years, 182 days | Italy |
Oldest people ever
Deceased (Validated)
Living (Validated)
| 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)
| 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
- This list includes the World's Oldest Person Titleholders according to Guinness World Records (GWR) and Gerontology Research Group (GRG).[24]
| 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
- This list includes the World's Oldest Man Titleholders according to Guinness World Records (GWR) and Gerontology Research Group (GRG).[25]
| 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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