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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
19 October 2024
Country of
residence
1 Tomiko Itooka[2]
F
23 May 1908 116 years, 149 days Japan
2 Inah Canabarro Lucas[2]
F
8 June 1908 116 years, 133 days Brazil
3 Elizabeth Francis[2]
F
25 July 1909 115 years, 86 days United States
4 Ethel Caterham[2]
F
21 August 1909 115 years, 59 days United Kingdom
5 Okagi Hayashi[2]
F
2 September 1909 115 years, 47 days Japan
6 Marie-Rose Tessier[2]
F
21 May 1910 114 years, 151 days France
7 Mine Kondō[2]
F
1 September 1910 114 years, 48 days Japan
8 Naomi Whitehead[2]
F
26 September 1910 114 years, 23 days United States
9 Claudia Baccarini[2]
F
13 October 1910 114 years, 6 days Italy
10 Lucia Laura Sangenito[2]
F
22 November 1910 113 years, 332 days Italy
11 Klavdiya Gadyuchkina[2]
F
5 December 1910 113 years, 319 days Russia
12 Fujiko Mihara[2]
F
13 December 1910 113 years, 311 days Japan
13 Masu Usui[2]
F
18 December 1910 113 years, 306 days Japan
14 Andrée Bertoletto[2]
F
1 January 1911 113 years, 292 days France
15 Yolanda Beltrão de Azevedo[2]
F
13 January 1911 113 years, 280 days Brazil
16 Miyoko Hiroyasu[2]
F
23 January 1911 113 years, 270 days Japan
17 Kiyo Komatsu[2]
F
27 January 1911 113 years, 266 days Japan
18 Margarete Tröstl[2]
F
26 February 1911 113 years, 236 days Austria
19 Herlda Senhouse[2]
F
28 February 1911 113 years, 234 days United States
20 Marita Camacho Quirós[2]
F
10 March 1911 113 years, 223 days Costa Rica
21 Nobu Kawano[2]
F
28 March 1911 113 years, 205 days Japan
22 Josepha Pomares Camargo[2]
F
21 April 1911 113 years, 181 days Brazil
23 Dolores María Vázquez[2]
F
1 May 1911 113 years, 171 days Panama
24 Maria Paschoalina de Castro[2]
F
2 May 1911 113 years, 170 days Brazil
25 Mary Harris[2]
F
13 May 1911 113 years, 159 days United States
26 Shigeko Kagawa[2]
F
28 May 1911 113 years, 144 days Japan
27 Émilienne Bécarmin[2]
F
4 June 1911 113 years, 137 days France (Guadeloupe)
28 Anonymous of Pernambuco[2]
F
21 June 1911 113 years, 120 days Brazil
29 Bonita Gibson[2]
F
4 July 1911 113 years, 107 days United States
30 Aline Blaïn[2]
F
10 August 1911 113 years, 70 days France
31 Piedad Loriente Perez[2]
F
11 September 1911 113 years, 38 days Spain
32 Isabel Barletta[2]
F
12 September 1911 113 years, 37 days Argentina
33 Winnie Felps[2]
F
10 October 1911 113 years, 9 days United States
34 Kane Toriba[2]
F
4 December 1911 112 years, 320 days Japan
35 Fuyo Kishimoto[2]
F
20 December 1911 112 years, 304 days Japan
36 Francesca Fioriglio[2]
F
11 January 1912 112 years, 282 days Italy
37 Rose Girone[2]
F
13 January 1912 112 years, 280 days United States[a]
38 Sumiko Mori[2]
F
30 January 1912 112 years, 263 days Japan
39 Hazel Skuce[2]
F
7 February 1912 112 years, 255 days Canada
40 Yoshiko Naitō[2]
F
10 February 1912 112 years, 252 days Japan
41 Ruth Stryzewski[2]
F
20 February 1912 112 years, 242 days United States
42 Mary Keir[2]
F
3 March 1912 112 years, 230 days United Kingdom
43 Maria Farrugia[2]
F
7 March 1912 112 years, 226 days Malta
44 Ilse Meingast[2]
F
14 March 1912 112 years, 219 days United States[b]
45 Margaret Romans[2]
F
16 March 1912 112 years, 217 days Canada[c]
46 Sata Mizukami[2]
F
26 March 1912 112 years, 207 days Japan
47 Teodora Cea Bermejo[2]
F
1 April 1912 112 years, 201 days Spain
48 Maria Carmela Ricci[2]
F
16 April 1912 112 years, 186 days Italy
49 Agnes Boström[2]
F
29 April 1912 112 years, 173 days Sweden
50 Cristina Paloscia[2]
F
15 May 1912 112 years, 157 days Italy
  1. ^ Girone was born in Poland, then part of the Russian Empire.
  2. ^ Meingast was born in Germany.
  3. ^ Romans was born in Latvia, then part of the Russian Empire.

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 at au av aw ax ay az "World Supercentenarian Rankings List". Gerontology Research Group. 29 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.