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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
31 August 2024
Country of
residence
1 Tomiko Itooka[2]
F
23 May 1908 116 years, 100 days Japan
2 Inah Canabarro Lucas[2]
F
8 June 1908 116 years, 84 days Brazil
3 Elizabeth Francis[2]
F
25 July 1909 115 years, 37 days United States
4 Ethel Caterham[2]
F
21 August 1909 115 years, 10 days United Kingdom
5 Okagi Hayashi[2]
F
2 September 1909 114 years, 364 days Japan
6 Marie-Rose Tessier[2]
F
21 May 1910 114 years, 102 days France
7 Silveria Martín Díaz[2]
F
20 June 1910 114 years, 72 days Spain
8 Mine Kondō[2]
F
1 September 1910 113 years, 365 days Japan
9 Naomi Whitehead[2]
F
26 September 1910 113 years, 340 days United States
10 Claudia Baccarini[2]
F
13 October 1910 113 years, 323 days Italy
11 Lucia Laura Sangenito[2]
F
22 November 1910 113 years, 283 days Italy
12 Klavdiya Gadyuchkina[3]
F
5 December 1910 113 years, 270 days Russia
13 Fujiko Mihara[2]
F
13 December 1910 113 years, 262 days Japan
14 Masu Usui[2]
F
18 December 1910 113 years, 257 days Japan
15 Andrée Bertoletto[2]
F
1 January 1911 113 years, 243 days France
16 Yolanda Beltrão de Azevedo[4]
F
13 January 1911 113 years, 231 days Brazil
17 Miyoko Hiroyasu[2]
F
23 January 1911 113 years, 221 days Japan
18 Margarete Tröstl[2]
F
26 February 1911 113 years, 187 days Austria
19 Herlda Senhouse[2]
F
28 February 1911 113 years, 185 days United States
20 Marita Camacho Quirós[2]
F
10 March 1911 113 years, 174 days Costa Rica
21 Nobu Kōno[2]
F
28 March 1911 113 years, 156 days Japan
22 Josepha Pomares Camargo[5]
F
21 April 1911 113 years, 132 days Brazil
23 Emi Miura[2]
F
24 April 1911 113 years, 129 days Japan
24 Dolores María Vázquez[2]
F
1 May 1911 113 years, 122 days Panama
25 Maria Paschoalina de Castro[6]
F
2 May 1911 113 years, 121 days Brazil
26 Mary Harris[2]
F
13 May 1911 113 years, 110 days United States
27 Shigeko Kagawa[2]
F
28 May 1911 113 years, 95 days Japan
28 Émilienne Bécarmin[2]
F
4 June 1911 113 years, 88 days France
29 Anonymous of Pernambuco[7]
F
21 June 1911 113 years, 71 days Brazil
30 Anonymous of Kyoto[8]
F
2 July 1911 113 years, 60 days Japan
31 Bonita Gibson[2]
F
4 July 1911 113 years, 58 days United States
32 Yuki Nitta[2]
F
10 August 1911 113 years, 21 days Japan
32 Aline Blaïn[2]
F
France
34 Mary Florence Walker[2]
F
28 August 1911 113 years, 3 days United Kingdom
35 Mitsuko Hayashi[2]
F
4 September 1911 112 years, 362 days Japan
36 Isabel Barletta[2]
F
12 September 1911 112 years, 354 days Argentina
37 Asayo Satō[2]
F
22 September 1911 112 years, 344 days Japan
38 Chiyo Yanagawa[2]
F
28 September 1911 112 years, 338 days Japan
39 Winnie Felps[2]
F
10 October 1911 112 years, 326 days United States
40 Kane Toriba[2]
F
4 December 1911 112 years, 271 days Japan
41 Fuyo Kishimoto[2]
F
20 December 1911 112 years, 255 days Japan
42 Francesca Fioriglio[2]
F
11 January 1912 112 years, 233 days Italy
43 Sumiko Mori[2]
F
30 January 1912 112 years, 214 days Japan
44 Hazel Skuce[2]
F
7 February 1912 112 years, 206 days Canada
45 Yoshiko Naitō[2]
F
10 February 1912 112 years, 203 days Japan
46 Ruth Stryzewski[2]
F
20 February 1912 112 years, 193 days United States
47 Mary Keir[2]
F
3 March 1912 112 years, 181 days United Kingdom
48 Maria Farrugia[2]
F
7 March 1912 112 years, 177 days Malta
49 Margaret Romans[9]
F
16 March 1912 112 years, 168 days Canada[a]
50 Sata Mizukami[2]
F
26 March 1912 112 years, 158 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.