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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
2 September 2024
Country of
residence
1 Tomiko Itooka[2]
F
23 May 1908 116 years, 102 days Japan
2 Inah Canabarro Lucas[2]
F
8 June 1908 116 years, 86 days Brazil
3 Elizabeth Francis[2]
F
25 July 1909 115 years, 39 days United States
4 Ethel Caterham[2]
F
21 August 1909 115 years, 12 days United Kingdom
5 Okagi Hayashi[2]
F
2 September 1909 115 years, 0 days Japan
6 Marie-Rose Tessier[2]
F
21 May 1910 114 years, 104 days France
7 Silveria Martín Díaz[2]
F
20 June 1910 114 years, 74 days Spain
8 Mine Kondō[2]
F
1 September 1910 114 years, 1 day Japan
9 Naomi Whitehead[2]
F
26 September 1910 113 years, 342 days United States
10 Claudia Baccarini[2]
F
13 October 1910 113 years, 325 days Italy
11 Lucia Laura Sangenito[2]
F
22 November 1910 113 years, 285 days Italy
12 Klavdiya Gadyuchkina[3]
F
5 December 1910 113 years, 272 days Russia
13 Fujiko Mihara[2]
F
13 December 1910 113 years, 264 days Japan
14 Masu Usui[2]
F
18 December 1910 113 years, 259 days Japan
15 Andrée Bertoletto[2]
F
1 January 1911 113 years, 245 days France
16 Yolanda Beltrão de Azevedo[4]
F
13 January 1911 113 years, 233 days Brazil
17 Miyoko Hiroyasu[2]
F
23 January 1911 113 years, 223 days Japan
18 Margarete Tröstl[2]
F
26 February 1911 113 years, 189 days Austria
19 Herlda Senhouse[2]
F
28 February 1911 113 years, 187 days United States
20 Marita Camacho Quirós[2]
F
10 March 1911 113 years, 176 days Costa Rica
21 Nobu Kōno[2]
F
28 March 1911 113 years, 158 days Japan
22 Josepha Pomares Camargo[5]
F
21 April 1911 113 years, 134 days Brazil
23 Emi Miura[2]
F
24 April 1911 113 years, 131 days Japan
24 Dolores María Vázquez[2]
F
1 May 1911 113 years, 124 days Panama
25 Maria Paschoalina de Castro[6]
F
2 May 1911 113 years, 123 days Brazil
26 Mary Harris[2]
F
13 May 1911 113 years, 112 days United States
27 Shigeko Kagawa[2]
F
28 May 1911 113 years, 97 days Japan
28 Émilienne Bécarmin[2]
F
4 June 1911 113 years, 90 days France
29 Anonymous of Pernambuco[7]
F
21 June 1911 113 years, 73 days Brazil
30 Anonymous of Kyoto[8]
F
2 July 1911 113 years, 62 days Japan
31 Bonita Gibson[2]
F
4 July 1911 113 years, 60 days United States
32 Yuki Nitta[2]
F
10 August 1911 113 years, 23 days Japan
32 Aline Blaïn[2]
F
France
34 Mary Florence Walker[2]
F
28 August 1911 113 years, 5 days United Kingdom
35 Mitsuko Hayashi[2]
F
4 September 1911 112 years, 364 days Japan
36 Isabel Barletta[2]
F
12 September 1911 112 years, 356 days Argentina
37 Asayo Satō[2]
F
22 September 1911 112 years, 346 days Japan
38 Chiyo Yanagawa[2]
F
28 September 1911 112 years, 340 days Japan
39 Winnie Felps[2]
F
10 October 1911 112 years, 328 days United States
40 Kane Toriba[2]
F
4 December 1911 112 years, 273 days Japan
41 Fuyo Kishimoto[2]
F
20 December 1911 112 years, 257 days Japan
42 Francesca Fioriglio[2]
F
11 January 1912 112 years, 235 days Italy
43 Sumiko Mori[2]
F
30 January 1912 112 years, 216 days Japan
44 Hazel Skuce[2]
F
7 February 1912 112 years, 208 days Canada
45 Yoshiko Naitō[2]
F
10 February 1912 112 years, 205 days Japan
46 Ruth Stryzewski[2]
F
20 February 1912 112 years, 195 days United States
47 Mary Keir[2]
F
3 March 1912 112 years, 183 days United Kingdom
48 Maria Farrugia[2]
F
7 March 1912 112 years, 179 days Malta
49 Margaret Romans[9]
F
16 March 1912 112 years, 170 days Canada[a]
50 Sata Mizukami[2]
F
26 March 1912 112 years, 160 days Japan
  1. ^ Romans was born in Latvia, then 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 as "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. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Margaret Romans". LongeviQuest. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.