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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 that specifically deals in longevity research, such as the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) or Guinness World Records (GWR), and others who have otherwise been reliably sourced.

According to this criterion, the longest human lifespan is that of Jeanne Calment of France (1875–1997), who lived to age 122 years, 164 days. She supposedly met Vincent van Gogh when she was 12 or 13.[1] She received news media attention in 1985, after turning 110. Subsequent investigation found documentation for Calment's age, beyond any reasonable question, in the records of her native city, Arles, France.[2] More evidence of Calment's lifespan has been produced than for any other supercentenarian, such that her case serves as an archetype in the methodology for verifying the ages of the world's oldest people.[3] However, Calment's age was nevertheless disputed in a 2018 study which hypothesized that Calment's daughter Yvonne, born in 1898 and who is reported to have died in 1934, usurped Jeanne's identity upon her mother's death,[4][undue weight? – discuss] and which is not resolved over one year later. Other researchers have dismissed this hypothesis on the basis of extensive prior research into Calment's life.[5]

The longest human lifespan which is undisputed is that of Sarah Knauss of the United States (1880–1999), who lived to age 119 years, 97 days.

As women live longer than men on average, combined records for both sexes are predominated by women. The longest lifespan for a man is that of Jiroemon Kimura of Japan (1897–2013), who lived to age 116 years, 54 days.

Since the death of 117-year-old Chiyo Miyako of Japan on 22 July 2018, 117-year-old Kane Tanaka, also of Japan, born 2 January 1903, is the oldest living person in the world whose age has been validated. Since the death of 111-year-old Dumitru Comănescu of Romania on 27 June 2020, fellow 111-year-old Saturnino de la Fuente of Spain, born 8 February 1909, is the world's oldest known living man.

Ten oldest verified people ever

Systematic verification of longevity has only been practiced in recent decades and only in certain parts of the world. All ten oldest verified people ever are women.

Legend

Deceased Living

a^ Calment's case was disputed in a study posted online in November 2018, which has not been formally resolved.

Men

a^ Mortensen was born in Denmark.

b^ Gerneth was born in Stettin, then part of the German Empire, now in Poland and renamed Szczecin.

c^ Kristal was born in Maleniec, Końskie County, then part of the Russian Empire, now in Poland.



Ten oldest living people

Oldest living people

All of the world's ten oldest known living people are women.

Rank Name Sex Birth date Age as of 30 September 2020 Country of residence 1 Kane Tanaka[7] F 2 January 1903 117 years, 272 days Japan 2 Lucile Randon,[7] aka Sœur André[19] F 11 February 1904 116 years, 232 days France 3 Francisca Celsa dos Santos[7] F 21 October 1904 115 years, 345 days Brazil 4 Jeanne Bot[7][20] F 14 January 1905 115 years, 260 days France 5 Shigeyo Nakachi[7] F 1 February 1905 115 years, 242 days Japan 6 Julia Amélia da Conceição[21] F 5 May 1905 115 years, 148 days Brazil 7 Antônia Santa Cruz[22] F 13 June 1905 115 years, 109 days Brazil 8 Katerina Karnarou[23] F 25 July 1905 115 years, 67 days Greece 9 Hester Ford[7] F 15 August 1905 115 years, 46 days United States 10 Iris Westman[7] F 28 August 1905 115 years, 33 days United States

Oldest living men

Rank Name Birth date Age as of 30 September 2020 Country of residence 1 Saturnino de la Fuente[24] 8 February 1909 111 years, 235 days Spain 2 Jules Théobald[25] 17 April 1909 111 years, 166 days France (Martinique) 3 Juan Vicente Pérez Mora[26] 27 May 1909 111 years, 126 days Venezuela 4 Marcel Meys[27] 12 July 1909 111 years, 80 days France 5 Lawrence Brooks[28] 12 September 1909 111 years, 18 days United States 6 Manuel Benavente Sanhueza[29] 25 September 1909 111 years, 5 days Chile 7 Juan Suárez Cedeño[30] 27 September 1909 111 years, 3 days Cuba 8 Delio Venturotti[31] 25 October 1909 110 years, 341 days Brazil[a] 9 Giovanni La Penna[32][33] 29 October 1909 110 years, 337 days Italy 10 Albano Andrade[34] 14 December 1909 110 years, 291 days Portugal

^ Venturotti was born in Italy.

Chronological list of the oldest known living person since 1955

This table lists the sequence of the world's oldest known living person from 1955 to present, according to GRG research.[35] Due to the life expectancy difference between sexes, nearly all the oldest living people have been women; a sequence of the oldest living men is provided below the main list.

From Oldest during... Name Sex Age(s) when

oldest Lifespan Country of death

or residence Unknown date N/A Betsy Baker F ? – 113 20 August 1842 – 24 October 1955

113 years, 65 days United States 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 1 year, 104 days Anne Marie Carstenson F 107 – 109 24 January 1849 – 30 March 1958

109 years, 65 days United States 30 March 1958 201 days Nancy Ryan F 108 – 109 5 September 1849 – 17 October 1958

109 years, 42 days United States 17 October 1958 355 days Christina Karnebeek-Backs F 109 – 110 2 October 1849 – 7 October 1959

110 years, 5 days Netherlands 7 October 1959 48 days Marie Olsen F 109 1 May 1850 – 24 November 1959

109 years, 207 days Norway 24 November 1959 5 years, 36 days Mary Kelly F 108 – 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 157 days Hannah Smith F 109 – 110 7 January 1856 – 10 January 1966

110 years, 3 days United Kingdom 10 January 1966 2 years, 71 days John Mosely Turner M 109 – 111 15 June 1856 – 21 March 1968

111 years, 280 days United Kingdom 21 March 1968 87 days Johanna Booyson F 111 17 January 1857 – 16 June 1968

111 years, 151 days South Africa 16 June 1968 322 days Marie Bernátková F 110 – 111 22 October 1857 – 4 May 1969[36]

111 years, 194 days Czechoslovakia[a] 4 May 1969 252 days Ada Roe F 111 6 February 1858 – 11 January 1970

111 years, 339 days United Kingdom 11 January 1970 3 years, 47 days Josefa Salas Mateo F 109 – 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 74 days Elizabeth Watkins F 110 10 March 1863 – 31 October 1973

110 years, 235 days United Kingdom 31 October 1973 1 year, 212 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 F 111 – 113 5 August 1863 – 16 November 1976

113 years, 105 days Japan 16 November 1976 1 year, 16 days Sophia DeMuth F 110 – 111 30 June 1866 – 2 December 1977

111 years, 155 days United States 2 December 1977 144 days Marie-Virginie Duhem F 111 2 August 1866 – 25 April 1978

111 years, 266 days France 25 April 1978 2 years, 272 days Fannie Thomas F 111 – 113 14 April 1867 – 22 January 1981

113 years, 283 days United States 22 January 1981 45 days Augustine Teissier 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 1 year, 126 days Mathew Beard M 113 – 114 9 July 1870 – 16 February 1985

114 years, 222 days United States 16 February 1985 1 year, 247 days Augusta Holtz F 113 – 115 3 August 1871 – 21 October 1986

115 years, 79 days United States 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[b] 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 286 days Maude Farris-Luse F 114 – 115 21 January 1887 – 18 March 2002

115 years, 56 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 F 114 31 August 1889 – 29 May 2004

114 years, 272 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[c] 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 Saint Barthélemy, France 4 November 2010 229 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 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, 292 days Misao Okawa F 115 – 117 5 March 1898 – 1 April 2015

117 years, 27 days Japan 31 March 2015[d] 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 331 days Susannah Mushatt Jones F 115 – 116 6 July 1899 – 12 May 2016

116 years, 311 days United States 13 May 2016[e] 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[f] 217 days Nabi Tajima F 117 4 August 1900 – 21 April 2018

117 years, 260 days Japan 21 April 2018 92 days Chiyo Miyako[37] F 116 – 117 2 May 1901 – 22 July 2018

117 years, 81 days Japan 22 July 2018 2 years, 70 days Kane Tanaka F 115 – 117* born 2 January 1903

117 years, 272 days Japan

Chronological list of the oldest living man since 1973

This table lists the sequence of the world's oldest known living men from 1973 to present.[38]

From Oldest during... Name Age(s) when

oldest Lifespan Country of death

or residence Unknown date N/A Friedrich Wedeking ? – 110 10 October 1862 – 5 May 1973

110 years, 207 days Germany 5 May 1973 308 days Frederick Butterfield 109 – 110 28 February 1864 – 9 March 1974

110 years, 9 days United Kingdom 9 March 1974 3 years, 8 days Jean Teillet 107 – 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 108 – 110 5 May 1870 – 5 September 1980

110 years, 123 days United States 5 September 1980 4 years, 164 days Mathew Beard 110 – 114 9 July 1870 – 16 February 1985

114 years, 222 days United States 16 February 1985 1 year, 301 days Joe Thomas 109 – 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 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 Denzo Ishisaki 112 20 October 1886 – 29 April 1999

112 years, 191 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 Moll 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 15 April 2011[g] 2 years, 58 days Jiroemon Kimura 113 – 116 19 April 1897 – 12 June 2013

116 years, 54 days Japan 11 June 2013[h] 94 days Salustiano Sanchez 112 8 June 1901 – 13 September 2013

112 years, 97 days United States 13 September 2013 223 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[i] 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[j] 1 year, 205 days Yisrael Kristal 112 – 113 15 September 1903 – 11 August 2017

113 years, 330 days Israel[k] 11 August 2017 171 days Francisco Núñez Olivera 112 – 113 13 December 1904 – 29 January 2018

113 years, 47 days Spain 30 January 2018[l] 355 days Masazō Nonaka 112 – 113 25 July 1905 – 20 January 2019

113 years, 179 days Japan 20 January 2019 1 year, 34 days Chitetsu Watanabe[39] 111 – 112 5 March 1907 – 23 February 2020

112 years, 355 days Japan 23 February 2020 95 days Robert Weighton[40] 111 – 112 29 March 1908 – 28 May 2020

112 years, 60 days United Kingdom

Oldest verified person by country

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