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 of Spain is the world's oldest living person whose age has been validated.[2]
Oldest living people
Rank | Name | Sex | Birth date | Age as of 24 May 2024 |
Country of residence |
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1 | Maria Branyas[2] | F
|
4 March 1907 | 117 years, 81 days | Spain[a] |
2 | Edith Ceccarelli[2] | F
|
5 February 1908 | 116 years, 109 days | United States |
3 | Tomiko Itooka[2] | F
|
23 May 1908 | 116 years, 1 day | Japan |
4 | Inah Canabarro Lucas[2] | F
|
8 June 1908 | 115 years, 351 days | Brazil |
5 | Juan Vicente Pérez[2] | M
|
27 May 1909 | 114 years, 363 days | Venezuela |
6 | Elizabeth Francis[2][3] | F
|
25 July 1909 | 114 years, 304 days | United States |
7 | Ethel Caterham[2] | F
|
21 August 1909 | 114 years, 277 days | United Kingdom |
8 | Okagi Hayashi[2] | F
|
2 September 1909 | 114 years, 265 days | Japan |
9 | Pearl Berg[2] | F
|
1 October 1909 | 114 years, 236 days | United States |
10 | Masa Matsumoto[2] | F
|
29 November 1909 | 114 years, 177 days | Japan |
11 | Charlotte Kretschmann[2] | F
|
3 December 1909 | 114 years, 173 days | Germany |
12 | Seki Yoshida[4] | F
|
4 January 1910 | 114 years, 141 days | Japan |
13 | Kikue Taira[2] | F
|
26 April 1910 | 114 years, 28 days | Japan |
14 | Hisako Shiroishi[2] | F
|
19 May 1910 | 114 years, 5 days | Japan |
15 | Marie-Rose Tessier[2] | F
|
21 May 1910 | 114 years, 3 days | France |
16 | Silveria Martín Díaz[5] | F
|
20 June 1910 | 113 years, 339 days | Spain |
17 | Mabel Mah[2] | F
|
4 July 1910 | 113 years, 325 days | Canada |
17 | Francisca Mangonez Martínez[6] | F
|
Colombia | ||
19 | E. D.[2][7] | F
|
31 July 1910 | 113 years, 298 days | United States |
20 | Mine Kondō[2] | F
|
1 September 1910 | 113 years, 266 days | Japan |
21 | Naomi Whitehead[2] | F
|
26 September 1910 | 113 years, 241 days | United States |
22 | Claudia Baccarini[2] | F
|
13 October 1910 | 113 years, 224 days | Italy |
23 | Lucia Laura Sangenito[2] | F
|
22 November 1910 | 113 years, 184 days | Italy |
24 | Klavdiya Gadyuchkina[8] | F
|
5 December 1910 | 113 years, 171 days | Russia |
25 | Fujiko Mihara[2] | F
|
13 December 1910 | 113 years, 163 days | Japan |
26 | Masu Usui[2] | F
|
18 December 1910 | 113 years, 158 days | Japan |
27 | Andrée Bertoletto[2] | F
|
1 January 1911 | 113 years, 144 days | France |
28 | Erna Brosig[2] | F
|
15 January 1911 | 113 years, 130 days | Germany |
29 | Miyoko Hiroyasu[2] | F
|
23 January 1911 | 113 years, 122 days | Japan |
30 | Eudocia Barría Barrientos[9] | F
|
10 February 1911 | 113 years, 104 days | Chile |
31 | Margarete Tröstl[2] | F
|
26 February 1911 | 113 years, 88 days | Austria |
32 | Herlda Senhouse[2] | F
|
28 February 1911 | 113 years, 86 days | United States |
33 | Marita Camacho Quirós[2] | F
|
10 March 1911 | 113 years, 75 days | Costa Rica |
34 | Lillian Moran[2] | F
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18 March 1911 | 113 years, 67 days | United States |
35 | Nobu Kōno[10] | F
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28 March 1911 | 113 years, 57 days | Japan |
36 | G. M. de A. F.[11] | F
|
12 April 1911 | 113 years, 42 days | Brazil |
37 | Emi Miura[2] | F
|
24 April 1911 | 113 years, 30 days | Japan |
38 | Dolores María Vázquez[2] | F
|
1 May 1911 | 113 years, 23 days | Panama |
39 | Maria Paschoalina de Castro[12] | F
|
2 May 1911 | 113 years, 22 days | Brazil |
40 | Mary Harris[2] | F
|
13 May 1911 | 113 years, 11 days | United States |
41 | Shigeko Kagawa[2] | F
|
28 May 1911 | 112 years, 362 days | Japan |
42 | Émilienne Bécarmin[2] | F
|
4 June 1911 | 112 years, 355 days | France |
43 | Anonymous of Pernambuco[13] | F
|
21 June 1911 | 112 years, 338 days | Brazil |
44 | Anonymous of Kyoto[14] | F
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2 July 1911 | 112 years, 327 days | Japan |
45 | Bonita Gibson[2] | F
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4 July 1911 | 112 years, 325 days | United States |
46 | Aline Miles[2] | F
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17 July 1911 | 112 years, 312 days | United States |
47 | Yuki Nitta[2] | F
|
10 August 1911 | 112 years, 288 days | Japan |
47 | Aline Blaïn[2] | F
|
France | ||
49 | Susie Lewis[2] | F
|
11 August 1911 | 112 years, 287 days | United States |
50 | Mary Florence Walker[2] | F
|
28 August 1911 | 112 years, 270 days | United Kingdom |
Notes
- ^ Branyas was born in the United States.
References
- ^ a b Nuwer, Rachel (16 September 2015). "Keeping Track of the oldest People in the World". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ 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 "World Supercentenarian Rankings List". Gerontology Research Group. 22 November 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ Lawson, Melanie (10 August 2023). "Oldest person in Texas: Elizabeth Francis, the 2nd oldest person in the U.S., celebrates her 114th birthday". ABC13 Houston. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "Seki Yoshida". LongeviQuest. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ "Silveria Martín Díaz". LongeviQuest. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ "Francisca Mangonez Martínez". LongeviQuest. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ "E. D." LongeviQuest. 6 August 2023. Archived from the original on 7 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Klavdiya Gadyuchkina". LongeviQuest. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "Eudocia Barría Barrientos". LongeviQuest. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ "Nobu Kōno". LongeviQuest. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "G. M. de A. F." LongeviQuest. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ "Maria Paschoalina de Castro". LongeviQuest. 10 September 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ "Anonymous". LongeviQuest. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ "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.