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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]

  • 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
23 September 2024
Country of
residence
1 Tomiko Itooka[2]
F
23 May 1908 116 years, 123 days Japan
2 Inah Canabarro Lucas[2]
F
8 June 1908 116 years, 107 days Brazil
3 Elizabeth Francis[2]
F
25 July 1909 115 years, 60 days United States
4 Ethel Caterham[2]
F
21 August 1909 115 years, 33 days United Kingdom
5 Okagi Hayashi[2]
F
2 September 1909 115 years, 21 days Japan
6 Marie-Rose Tessier[2]
F
21 May 1910 114 years, 125 days France
7 Mine Kondō[2]
F
1 September 1910 114 years, 22 days Japan
8 Naomi Whitehead[2]
F
26 September 1910 113 years, 363 days United States
9 Claudia Baccarini[2]
F
13 October 1910 113 years, 346 days Italy
10 Lucia Laura Sangenito[2]
F
22 November 1910 113 years, 306 days Italy
11 Klavdiya Gadyuchkina[3]
F
5 December 1910 113 years, 293 days Russia
12 Fujiko Mihara[2]
F
13 December 1910 113 years, 285 days Japan
13 Masu Usui[2]
F
18 December 1910 113 years, 280 days Japan
14 Andrée Bertoletto[2]
F
1 January 1911 113 years, 266 days France
15 Yolanda Beltrão de Azevedo[4]
F
13 January 1911 113 years, 254 days Brazil
16 Miyoko Hiroyasu[2]
F
23 January 1911 113 years, 244 days Japan
17 Margarete Tröstl[2]
F
26 February 1911 113 years, 210 days Austria
18 Herlda Senhouse[2]
F
28 February 1911 113 years, 208 days United States
19 Marita Camacho Quirós[2]
F
10 March 1911 113 years, 197 days Costa Rica
20 Nobu Kawano[2]
F
28 March 1911 113 years, 179 days Japan
21 Josepha Pomares Camargo[5]
F
21 April 1911 113 years, 155 days Brazil
22 Dolores María Vázquez[2]
F
1 May 1911 113 years, 145 days Panama
23 Maria Paschoalina de Castro[6]
F
2 May 1911 113 years, 144 days Brazil
24 Mary Harris[2]
F
13 May 1911 113 years, 133 days United States
25 Shigeko Kagawa[2]
F
28 May 1911 113 years, 118 days Japan
26 Émilienne Bécarmin[2]
F
4 June 1911 113 years, 111 days France
27 Anonymous of Pernambuco[7]
F
21 June 1911 113 years, 94 days Brazil
28 Bonita Gibson[2]
F
4 July 1911 113 years, 81 days United States
29 Aline Blaïn[2]
F
10 August 1911 113 years, 44 days France
30 Isabel Barletta[2]
F
12 September 1911 113 years, 11 days Argentina
31 Asayo Satō[2]
F
22 September 1911 113 years, 1 day Japan
32 Chiyo Yanagawa[2]
F
28 September 1911 112 years, 361 days Japan
33 Winnie Felps[2]
F
10 October 1911 112 years, 349 days United States
34 Kane Toriba[2]
F
4 December 1911 112 years, 294 days Japan
35 Fuyo Kishimoto[2]
F
20 December 1911 112 years, 278 days Japan
36 Francesca Fioriglio[2]
F
11 January 1912 112 years, 256 days Italy
37 Sumiko Mori[2]
F
30 January 1912 112 years, 237 days Japan
38 Hazel Skuce[2]
F
7 February 1912 112 years, 229 days Canada
39 Yoshiko Naitō[2]
F
10 February 1912 112 years, 226 days Japan
40 Ruth Stryzewski[2]
F
20 February 1912 112 years, 216 days United States
41 Mary Keir[2]
F
3 March 1912 112 years, 204 days United Kingdom
42 Maria Farrugia[2]
F
7 March 1912 112 years, 200 days Malta
43 Ilse Meingast[2]
F
14 March 1912 112 years, 193 days United States[a]
44 Margaret Romans[8]
F
16 March 1912 112 years, 191 days Canada[b]
45 Sata Mizukami[2]
F
26 March 1912 112 years, 181 days Japan
46 Teodora Cea Bermejo[9]
F
1 April 1912 112 years, 175 days Spain
47 Maria Carmela Ricci[2]
F
16 April 1912 112 years, 160 days Italy
48 Gunborg Hancock[10]
F
20 April 1912 112 years, 156 days Sweden[c]
49 Agnes Boström[2]
F
29 April 1912 112 years, 147 days Sweden
50 Cristina Paloscia[2]
F
15 May 1912 112 years, 131 days Italy
  1. ^ Meingast was born in Germany.
  2. ^ Romans was born in Latvia, then part of the Russian Empire, now an independent country.
  3. ^ Hancock was born in Finland, then an autonomous part of the Russian Empire, now an independent country.

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 ao ap aq ar "World Supercentenarian Rankings List". Gerontology Research Group. 29 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Klavdiya Gadyuchkina". LongeviQuest. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Yolanda Beltrão de Azevedo". LongeviQuest. 31 March 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Josepha Pomares Camargo". LongeviQuest. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Maria Paschoalina de Castro". LongeviQuest. 10 September 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Anonymous". LongeviQuest. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Margaret Romans". LongeviQuest. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Teodora Cea Bermejo". LongeviQuest. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Gunborg Hancock". LongeviQuest. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.