This is a partial list of oldest living people in the world, according to sources associated with the Gerontology Research Group, the recognized authority on extreme longevity. The GRG serves as consultant for Guinness World Records. All the people included in this list are supercentenarians (at least 110 years old).
The actual number of living supercentenarians has been estimated at 150[1] and 600.[2] The true number of living supercentenarians is uncertain because not all supercentenarians are known to researchers at a given time and also because some supercentenarian claims are unproven.[1]
On 17 June 2015, Guinness World Records recognized American woman Susannah Mushatt Jones, who was then 115 years 346 days old, as the world's oldest living person.[3]
List of oldest living people
Rank | Name | Sex | Birth date | Age as of 25 May 2024 | Place of residence |
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1 | Susannah Mushatt Jones[3][4] | F | 6 July 1899 | 124 years, 324 days | United States |
2 | Emma Morano[4] | F | 29 November 1899 | 124 years, 178 days | Italy |
3 | Violet Brown[4] | F | 10 March 1900 | 124 years, 76 days | Jamaica[a] |
4 | Nabi Tajima[4] | F | 4 August 1900 | 123 years, 295 days | Japan |
5 | Chiyo Miyako[4] | F | 2 May 1901 | 123 years, 23 days | Japan |
6 | Eudoxie Baboul[4] | F | 1 October 1901 | 122 years, 237 days | France (French Guiana) |
7 | Ana Vela-Rubio[4] | F | 29 October 1901 | 122 years, 209 days | Spain |
8 | Mitsue Toyoda[4] | F | 15 February 1902 | 122 years, 100 days | Japan |
9 | Marie-Josephine Gaudette[4] | F | 25 March 1902 | 122 years, 61 days | Italy[b] |
10 | Yukie Hino[4] | F | 17 April 1902 | 122 years, 38 days | Japan |
11 | Giuseppina Projetto[4] | F | 30 May 1902 | 121 years, 361 days | Italy |
12 | Goldie Michelson[4] | F | 8 August 1902 | 121 years, 291 days | United States[c] |
13 | Adele Dunlap[4] | F | 12 December 1902 | 121 years, 165 days | United States |
14 | Kane Tanaka[4] | F | 2 January 1903 | 121 years, 144 days | Japan |
15 | Gladys Hooper[4] | F | 18 January 1903 | 121 years, 128 days | United Kingdom |
16 | Irene Ciuffoletti[4] | F | 19 January 1903 | 121 years, 127 days | United States[d] |
17 | Maria-Giuseppa Robucci[4] | F | 20 March 1903 | 121 years, 66 days | Italy |
18 | Iso Nakamura[4] | F | 23 April 1903 | 121 years, 32 days | Japan |
19 | Meta Dishman[4] | F | 1 June 1903 | 120 years, 359 days | United States |
20 | Élisabeth Collot[4] | F | 21 June 1903 | 120 years, 339 days | France |
21 | Alida Victória Grubba Rudge[4] | F | 10 July 1903 | 120 years, 320 days | Brazil |
22 | Tae Ito[4] | F | 11 July 1903 | 120 years, 319 days | Japan |
23 | Viola Jacobi[4] | F | 25 July 1903 | 120 years, 305 days | United States |
Shizue Nagata[4] | F | 25 July 1903 | 120 years, 305 days | Japan | |
25 | Honorine Rondello[4] | F | 28 July 1903 | 120 years, 302 days | France |
26 | Delphine Gibson[4] | F | 17 August 1903 | 120 years, 282 days | United States |
27 | Ila Jones[4] | F | 21 August 1903 | 120 years, 278 days | United States |
28 | Emilia Zucchetti[4] | F | 28 August 1903 | 120 years, 271 days | Italy |
29 | Hatsuno Goto[4] | F | 1 September 1903 | 120 years, 267 days | Japan |
30 | Yisrael Kristal[4] | M | 15 September 1903 | 120 years, 253 days | Israel[e] |
31 | Tane Shimada[4] | F | 25 September 1903 | 120 years, 243 days | Japan |
32 | Henriette Boeuf[4] | F | 4 November 1903 | 120 years, 203 days | France |
33 | Florence Boggs[4] | F | 16 November 1903 | 120 years, 191 days | United States |
34 | Tameko Shijo[4] | F | 1 January 1904 | 120 years, 145 days | United States[f] |
35 | Anonymous[4] | F | 12 January 1904 | 120 years, 134 days | Japan |
36 | Mumeno Sakurai[4] | F | 7 February 1904 | 120 years, 108 days | Japan |
37 | Kuma Kobayashi[4] | F | 8 February 1904 | 120 years, 107 days | Japan |
38 | Ambrosia Acosta Terán[4] | F | 21 February 1904 | 120 years, 94 days | Mexico |
39 | Luzia Mohrs[4] | F | 23 March 1904 | 120 years, 63 days | Brazil[g] |
40 | Tomoe Iwata[4] | F | 25 March 1904 | 120 years, 61 days | Japan |
41 | Shin Matsushita[4] | F | 30 March 1904 | 120 years, 56 days | Japan |
42 | Nugi Ikeda[4] | F | 1 April 1904 | 120 years, 54 days | Japan |
Yoshiyo Bessho[4] | F | 1 April 1904 | 120 years, 54 days | Japan | |
44 | Take Tanaka[4] | F | 21 April 1904 | 120 years, 34 days | Japan |
45 | Tsuya Hayashi[4] | F | 26 April 1904 | 120 years, 29 days | Japan |
46 | Tane Yonekura[4] | F | 2 May 1904 | 120 years, 23 days | Japan |
47 | Virginia Moyano[4] | F | 17 May 1904 | 120 years, 8 days | Argentina |
48 | Mumeno Shirai[4] | F | 19 May 1904 | 120 years, 6 days | Japan |
49 | Vera Van Wagner[4] | F | 24 May 1904 | 120 years, 1 day | United States |
50 | Masamitsu Yoshida[5] | M | 30 May 1904 | 119 years, 361 days | Japan |
51 | Katsue Hiraishi[4] | F | 9 June 1904 | 119 years, 351 days | Japan |
52 | Bessie Camm[6] | F | 20 June 1904 | 119 years, 340 days | |
53 | Jean Christy[7] | F | 20 August 1904 | 119 years, 279 days | United States |
54 | Dorothy Wagner[7] | F | 2 September 1904 | 119 years, 266 days | United States |
55 | Tomo Sato[7] | F | 6 September 1904 | 119 years, 262 days | Japan |
56 | Hisa Arai[7] | F | 10 September 1904 | 119 years, 258 days | Japan |
57 | Tetsu Ishii[7] | F | 15 September 1904 | 119 years, 253 days | Japan |
58 | Olive Boar[6] | F | 29 September 1904 | 119 years, 239 days | United Kingdom |
59 | Maria Mattivi[7] | F | 29 November 1904 | 119 years, 178 days | Italy |
60 | Anonymous[6] | M | 30 November 1904 | 119 years, 177 days | United Kingdom |
61 | Maria Granello[7] | F | 11 December 1904 | 119 years, 166 days | Italy |
62 | Elisabet Ekenæs[5] | F | 26 December 1904 | 119 years, 151 days | Norway |
63 | Alice Ducat[6] | F | 8 May 1905 | 119 years, 17 days | United Kingdom |
64 | Vera Pigott[6] | F | 8 July 1905 | 118 years, 322 days | United Kingdom |
65 | Frank Simes[6] | M | 10 July 1905 | 118 years, 320 days | United Kingdom[h] |
66 | Geertje Kuijntjes[5] | F | 19 July 1905 | 118 years, 311 days | Netherlands |
67 | Annie Stroud[6] | F | 13 October 1905 | 118 years, 225 days | United Kingdom |
68 | Jadwiga Szubartowicz[8] | F | 16 October 1905 | 118 years, 222 days | Poland |
69 | Frances Hay[6] | F | 9 November 1905 | 118 years, 198 days | United Kingdom |
70 | Alida Harst[5] | F | 31 December 1905 | 118 years, 146 days | Netherlands |
71 | Vi Malin[6] | F | 23 March 1906 | 118 years, 63 days | United Kingdom |
Notes
- ^ Brown was born in Jamaica, then a British colony.
- ^ Gaudette was born in the United States.
- ^ Michelson was born in the then Russian Empire, today Russia.
- ^ Ciuffoletti was born in Italy.
- ^ Krystal was born in Congress Poland, part of the Russian Empire, which is today Poland.
- ^ Shijo was born in Japan.
- ^ Mohrs was born in Germany.
- ^ Simes was born in Turkey.
References
- ^ a b Nuwer, Rachel (16 September 2015). "Keeping Track of the oldest People in the World". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ Ballinger, Barbara. "Q&A: Supercentenarian Vera Van Wagner On Living to a Really Ripe Old Age, Marrying the Love of Her Life, and Waiting For a Big Birthday Bash". Hudson Valley Magazine.
- ^ a b Ott, Kirsten (6 July 2015). "Happy 116th birthday to Susannah Mushatt Jones, our new oldest person record holder". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 16 August 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 ap aq ar as at au av aw ax "Supercentenarian Data -- Table E". Gerontology Research Group. 31 January 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- ^ a b c d "The Oldest Human Beings". Louis Epstein. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Oldest People in Britain". Dr. Andrew Holmes. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g "GRG Table EE, as of December 15, 2014". Gerontology Research Group. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ "Oldest People in Poland". Waclaw Jan Kroczek. Retrieved 12 April 2016.