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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
26 September 2024
Country of
residence
1 Tomiko Itooka[2]
F
23 May 1908 116 years, 126 days Japan
2 Inah Canabarro Lucas[2]
F
8 June 1908 116 years, 110 days Brazil
3 Elizabeth Francis[2]
F
25 July 1909 115 years, 63 days United States
4 Ethel Caterham[2]
F
21 August 1909 115 years, 36 days United Kingdom
5 Okagi Hayashi[2]
F
2 September 1909 115 years, 24 days Japan
6 Marie-Rose Tessier[2]
F
21 May 1910 114 years, 128 days France
7 Mine Kondō[2]
F
1 September 1910 114 years, 25 days Japan
8 Naomi Whitehead[2]
F
26 September 1910 114 years, 0 days United States
9 Claudia Baccarini[2]
F
13 October 1910 113 years, 349 days Italy
10 Lucia Laura Sangenito[2]
F
22 November 1910 113 years, 309 days Italy
11 Klavdiya Gadyuchkina[3]
F
5 December 1910 113 years, 296 days Russia
12 Fujiko Mihara[2]
F
13 December 1910 113 years, 288 days Japan
13 Masu Usui[2]
F
18 December 1910 113 years, 283 days Japan
14 Andrée Bertoletto[2]
F
1 January 1911 113 years, 269 days France
15 Yolanda Beltrão de Azevedo[4]
F
13 January 1911 113 years, 257 days Brazil
16 Miyoko Hiroyasu[2]
F
23 January 1911 113 years, 247 days Japan
17 Kiyo Komatsu[5]
F
27 January 1911 113 years, 243 days Japan
18 Margarete Tröstl[2]
F
26 February 1911 113 years, 213 days Austria
19 Herlda Senhouse[2]
F
28 February 1911 113 years, 211 days United States
20 Marita Camacho Quirós[2]
F
10 March 1911 113 years, 200 days Costa Rica
21 Nobu Kawano[2]
F
28 March 1911 113 years, 182 days Japan
22 Josepha Pomares Camargo[6]
F
21 April 1911 113 years, 158 days Brazil
23 Dolores María Vázquez[2]
F
1 May 1911 113 years, 148 days Panama
24 Maria Paschoalina de Castro[7]
F
2 May 1911 113 years, 147 days Brazil
25 Mary Harris[2]
F
13 May 1911 113 years, 136 days United States
26 Shigeko Kagawa[2]
F
28 May 1911 113 years, 121 days Japan
27 Émilienne Bécarmin[2]
F
4 June 1911 113 years, 114 days France
28 Anonymous of Pernambuco[8]
F
21 June 1911 113 years, 97 days Brazil
29 Bonita Gibson[2]
F
4 July 1911 113 years, 84 days United States
30 Aline Blaïn[2]
F
10 August 1911 113 years, 47 days France
31 Isabel Barletta[2]
F
12 September 1911 113 years, 14 days Argentina
32 Asayo Satō[2]
F
22 September 1911 113 years, 4 days Japan
33 Chiyo Yanagawa[2]
F
28 September 1911 112 years, 364 days Japan
34 Winnie Felps[2]
F
10 October 1911 112 years, 352 days United States
35 Kane Toriba[2]
F
4 December 1911 112 years, 297 days Japan
36 Fuyo Kishimoto[2]
F
20 December 1911 112 years, 281 days Japan
37 Francesca Fioriglio[2]
F
11 January 1912 112 years, 259 days Italy
38 Sumiko Mori[2]
F
30 January 1912 112 years, 240 days Japan
39 Hazel Skuce[2]
F
7 February 1912 112 years, 232 days Canada
40 Yoshiko Naitō[2]
F
10 February 1912 112 years, 229 days Japan
41 Ruth Stryzewski[2]
F
20 February 1912 112 years, 219 days United States
42 Mary Keir[2]
F
3 March 1912 112 years, 207 days United Kingdom
43 Maria Farrugia[2]
F
7 March 1912 112 years, 203 days Malta
44 Ilse Meingast[2]
F
14 March 1912 112 years, 196 days United States[a]
45 Margaret Romans[9]
F
16 March 1912 112 years, 194 days Canada[b]
46 Sata Mizukami[2]
F
26 March 1912 112 years, 184 days Japan
47 Teodora Cea Bermejo[10]
F
1 April 1912 112 years, 178 days Spain
48 Maria Carmela Ricci[2]
F
16 April 1912 112 years, 163 days Italy
49 Gunborg Hancock[11]
F
20 April 1912 112 years, 159 days Sweden[c]
50 Agnes Boström[2]
F
29 April 1912 112 years, 150 days Sweden
  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 "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. ^ "Kiyo Komatsu (小松きよ)". LongeviQuest. 24 September 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Josepha Pomares Camargo". LongeviQuest. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Maria Paschoalina de Castro". LongeviQuest. 10 September 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Anonymous". LongeviQuest. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Margaret Romans". LongeviQuest. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Teodora Cea Bermejo". LongeviQuest. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Gunborg Hancock". LongeviQuest. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.