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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
7 October 2024
Country of
residence
1 Tomiko Itooka[2]
F
23 May 1908 116 years, 137 days Japan
2 Inah Canabarro Lucas[2]
F
8 June 1908 116 years, 121 days Brazil
3 Elizabeth Francis[2]
F
25 July 1909 115 years, 74 days United States
4 Ethel Caterham[2]
F
21 August 1909 115 years, 47 days United Kingdom
5 Okagi Hayashi[2]
F
2 September 1909 115 years, 35 days Japan
6 Marie-Rose Tessier[2]
F
21 May 1910 114 years, 139 days France
7 Mine Kondō[2]
F
1 September 1910 114 years, 36 days Japan
8 Naomi Whitehead[2]
F
26 September 1910 114 years, 11 days United States
9 Claudia Baccarini[2]
F
13 October 1910 113 years, 360 days Italy
10 Lucia Laura Sangenito[2]
F
22 November 1910 113 years, 320 days Italy
11 Klavdiya Gadyuchkina[2]
F
5 December 1910 113 years, 307 days Russia
12 Fujiko Mihara[2]
F
13 December 1910 113 years, 299 days Japan
13 Masu Usui[2]
F
18 December 1910 113 years, 294 days Japan
14 Andrée Bertoletto[2]
F
1 January 1911 113 years, 280 days France
15 Yolanda Beltrão de Azevedo[2]
F
13 January 1911 113 years, 268 days Brazil
16 Miyoko Hiroyasu[2]
F
23 January 1911 113 years, 258 days Japan
17 Kiyo Komatsu[2]
F
27 January 1911 113 years, 254 days Japan
18 Margarete Tröstl[2]
F
26 February 1911 113 years, 224 days Austria
19 Herlda Senhouse[2]
F
28 February 1911 113 years, 222 days United States
20 Marita Camacho Quirós[2]
F
10 March 1911 113 years, 211 days Costa Rica
21 Nobu Kawano[2]
F
28 March 1911 113 years, 193 days Japan
22 Josepha Pomares Camargo[2]
F
21 April 1911 113 years, 169 days Brazil
23 Dolores María Vázquez[2]
F
1 May 1911 113 years, 159 days Panama
24 Maria Paschoalina de Castro[2]
F
2 May 1911 113 years, 158 days Brazil
25 Mary Harris[2]
F
13 May 1911 113 years, 147 days United States
26 Shigeko Kagawa[2]
F
28 May 1911 113 years, 132 days Japan
27 Émilienne Bécarmin[2]
F
4 June 1911 113 years, 125 days France (Guadeloupe)
28 Anonymous of Pernambuco[2]
F
21 June 1911 113 years, 108 days Brazil
29 Bonita Gibson[2]
F
4 July 1911 113 years, 95 days United States
30 Aline Blaïn[2]
F
10 August 1911 113 years, 58 days France
31 Piedad Loriente Perez[2]
F
11 September 1911 113 years, 26 days Spain
32 Isabel Barletta[2]
F
12 September 1911 113 years, 25 days Argentina
33 Chiyo Yanagawa[2]
F
28 September 1911 113 years, 9 days Japan
34 Winnie Felps[2]
F
10 October 1911 112 years, 363 days United States
35 Kane Toriba[2]
F
4 December 1911 112 years, 308 days Japan
36 Fuyo Kishimoto[2]
F
20 December 1911 112 years, 292 days Japan
37 Francesca Fioriglio[2]
F
11 January 1912 112 years, 270 days Italy
38 Rose Girone[2]
F
13 January 1912 112 years, 268 days United States[a]
39 Sumiko Mori[2]
F
30 January 1912 112 years, 251 days Japan
40 Hazel Skuce[2]
F
7 February 1912 112 years, 243 days Canada
41 Yoshiko Naitō[2]
F
10 February 1912 112 years, 240 days Japan
42 Ruth Stryzewski[2]
F
20 February 1912 112 years, 230 days United States
43 Mary Keir[2]
F
3 March 1912 112 years, 218 days United Kingdom
44 Maria Farrugia[2]
F
7 March 1912 112 years, 214 days Malta
45 Ilse Meingast[2]
F
14 March 1912 112 years, 207 days United States[b]
46 Margaret Romans[2]
F
16 March 1912 112 years, 205 days Canada[c]
47 Sata Mizukami[2]
F
26 March 1912 112 years, 195 days Japan
48 Teodora Cea Bermejo[2]
F
1 April 1912 112 years, 189 days Spain
49 Maria Carmela Ricci[2]
F
16 April 1912 112 years, 174 days Italy
50 Gunborg Hancock[2]
F
20 April 1912 112 years, 170 days Sweden[d]
  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.
  4. ^ 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 ar as at au av aw ax ay az "World Supercentenarian Rankings List". Gerontology Research Group. 29 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.