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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
10 October 2024
Country of
residence
1 Tomiko Itooka[2]
F
23 May 1908 116 years, 140 days Japan
2 Inah Canabarro Lucas[2]
F
8 June 1908 116 years, 124 days Brazil
3 Elizabeth Francis[2]
F
25 July 1909 115 years, 77 days United States
4 Ethel Caterham[2]
F
21 August 1909 115 years, 50 days United Kingdom
5 Okagi Hayashi[2]
F
2 September 1909 115 years, 38 days Japan
6 Marie-Rose Tessier[2]
F
21 May 1910 114 years, 142 days France
7 Mine Kondō[2]
F
1 September 1910 114 years, 39 days Japan
8 Naomi Whitehead[2]
F
26 September 1910 114 years, 14 days United States
9 Claudia Baccarini[2]
F
13 October 1910 113 years, 363 days Italy
10 Lucia Laura Sangenito[2]
F
22 November 1910 113 years, 323 days Italy
11 Klavdiya Gadyuchkina[2]
F
5 December 1910 113 years, 310 days Russia
12 Fujiko Mihara[2]
F
13 December 1910 113 years, 302 days Japan
13 Masu Usui[2]
F
18 December 1910 113 years, 297 days Japan
14 Andrée Bertoletto[2]
F
1 January 1911 113 years, 283 days France
15 Yolanda Beltrão de Azevedo[2]
F
13 January 1911 113 years, 271 days Brazil
16 Miyoko Hiroyasu[2]
F
23 January 1911 113 years, 261 days Japan
17 Kiyo Komatsu[2]
F
27 January 1911 113 years, 257 days Japan
18 Margarete Tröstl[2]
F
26 February 1911 113 years, 227 days Austria
19 Herlda Senhouse[2]
F
28 February 1911 113 years, 225 days United States
20 Marita Camacho Quirós[2]
F
10 March 1911 113 years, 214 days Costa Rica
21 Nobu Kawano[2]
F
28 March 1911 113 years, 196 days Japan
22 Josepha Pomares Camargo[2]
F
21 April 1911 113 years, 172 days Brazil
23 Dolores María Vázquez[2]
F
1 May 1911 113 years, 162 days Panama
24 Maria Paschoalina de Castro[2]
F
2 May 1911 113 years, 161 days Brazil
25 Mary Harris[2]
F
13 May 1911 113 years, 150 days United States
26 Shigeko Kagawa[2]
F
28 May 1911 113 years, 135 days Japan
27 Émilienne Bécarmin[2]
F
4 June 1911 113 years, 128 days France (Guadeloupe)
28 Anonymous of Pernambuco[2]
F
21 June 1911 113 years, 111 days Brazil
29 Bonita Gibson[2]
F
4 July 1911 113 years, 98 days United States
30 Aline Blaïn[2]
F
10 August 1911 113 years, 61 days France
31 Piedad Loriente Perez[2]
F
11 September 1911 113 years, 29 days Spain
32 Isabel Barletta[2]
F
12 September 1911 113 years, 28 days Argentina
33 Winnie Felps[2]
F
10 October 1911 113 years, 0 days United States
34 Kane Toriba[2]
F
4 December 1911 112 years, 311 days Japan
35 Fuyo Kishimoto[2]
F
20 December 1911 112 years, 295 days Japan
36 Francesca Fioriglio[2]
F
11 January 1912 112 years, 273 days Italy
37 Rose Girone[2]
F
13 January 1912 112 years, 271 days United States[a]
38 Sumiko Mori[2]
F
30 January 1912 112 years, 254 days Japan
39 Hazel Skuce[2]
F
7 February 1912 112 years, 246 days Canada
40 Yoshiko Naitō[2]
F
10 February 1912 112 years, 243 days Japan
41 Ruth Stryzewski[2]
F
20 February 1912 112 years, 233 days United States
42 Mary Keir[2]
F
3 March 1912 112 years, 221 days United Kingdom
43 Maria Farrugia[2]
F
7 March 1912 112 years, 217 days Malta
44 Ilse Meingast[2]
F
14 March 1912 112 years, 210 days United States[b]
45 Margaret Romans[2]
F
16 March 1912 112 years, 208 days Canada[c]
46 Sata Mizukami[2]
F
26 March 1912 112 years, 198 days Japan
47 Teodora Cea Bermejo[2]
F
1 April 1912 112 years, 192 days Spain
48 Maria Carmela Ricci[2]
F
16 April 1912 112 years, 177 days Italy
49 Gunborg Hancock[2]
F
20 April 1912 112 years, 173 days Sweden[d]
50 Agnes Boström[2]
F
29 April 1912 112 years, 164 days Sweden
  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.