List of oldest living people

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]

  • Maria Branyas (born 4 March 1907) of Spain 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 July 2024
Country of
residence
1 Maria Branyas[2]
F
4 March 1907 117 years, 149 days Spain[a]
2 Tomiko Itooka[2]
F
23 May 1908 116 years, 69 days Japan
3 Inah Canabarro Lucas[2]
F
8 June 1908 116 years, 53 days Brazil
4 Elizabeth Francis[2]
F
25 July 1909 115 years, 6 days United States
5 Ethel Caterham[2]
F
21 August 1909 114 years, 345 days United Kingdom
6 Okagi Hayashi[2]
F
2 September 1909 114 years, 333 days Japan
7 Charlotte Kretschmann[2]
F
3 December 1909 114 years, 241 days Germany
8 Ina Okazawa[2]
F
10 March 1910 114 years, 143 days Japan
9 Hisako Shiroishi[2]
F
19 May 1910 114 years, 73 days Japan
10 Marie-Rose Tessier[2]
F
21 May 1910 114 years, 71 days France
11 Silveria Martín Díaz[3]
F
20 June 1910 114 years, 41 days Spain
12 Mine Kondō[2]
F
1 September 1910 113 years, 334 days Japan
13 Naomi Whitehead[2]
F
26 September 1910 113 years, 309 days United States
14 Claudia Baccarini[2]
F
13 October 1910 113 years, 292 days Italy
15 Lucia Laura Sangenito[2]
F
22 November 1910 113 years, 252 days Italy
16 Klavdiya Gadyuchkina[4]
F
5 December 1910 113 years, 239 days Russia
17 Fujiko Mihara[2]
F
13 December 1910 113 years, 231 days Japan
18 Masu Usui[2]
F
18 December 1910 113 years, 226 days Japan
19 Andrée Bertoletto[2]
F
1 January 1911 113 years, 212 days France
20 Yolanda Beltrão de Azevedo[5]
F
13 January 1911 113 years, 200 days Brazil
21 Miyoko Hiroyasu[2]
F
23 January 1911 113 years, 190 days Japan
22 Margarete Tröstl[2]
F
26 February 1911 113 years, 156 days Austria
23 Herlda Senhouse[2]
F
28 February 1911 113 years, 154 days United States
24 Marita Camacho Quirós[2]
F
10 March 1911 113 years, 143 days Costa Rica
25 Nobu Kōno[2]
F
28 March 1911 113 years, 125 days Japan
26 Josepha Pomares Camargo[6]
F
21 April 1911 113 years, 101 days Brazil
27 Emi Miura[2]
F
24 April 1911 113 years, 98 days Japan
28 Dolores María Vázquez[2]
F
1 May 1911 113 years, 91 days Panama
29 Maria Paschoalina de Castro[7]
F
2 May 1911 113 years, 90 days Brazil
30 Mary Harris[2]
F
13 May 1911 113 years, 79 days United States
31 Shigeko Kagawa[2]
F
28 May 1911 113 years, 64 days Japan
32 Émilienne Bécarmin[2]
F
4 June 1911 113 years, 57 days France
33 Anonymous of Pernambuco[8]
F
21 June 1911 113 years, 40 days Brazil
34 Anonymous of Kyoto[9]
F
2 July 1911 113 years, 29 days Japan
35 Bonita Gibson[2]
F
4 July 1911 113 years, 27 days United States
36 Yuki Nitta[2]
F
10 August 1911 112 years, 356 days Japan
36 Aline Blaïn[2]
F
France
38 Mary Florence Walker[2]
F
28 August 1911 112 years, 338 days United Kingdom
39 Mitsuko Hayashi[2]
F
4 September 1911 112 years, 331 days Japan
40 Isabel Barletta[2]
F
12 September 1911 112 years, 323 days Argentina
41 Asayo Satō[2]
F
22 September 1911 112 years, 313 days Japan
42 Chiyo Yanagawa[2]
F
28 September 1911 112 years, 307 days Japan
43 Winnie Felps[2]
F
10 October 1911 112 years, 295 days United States
44 Kane Toriba[2]
F
4 December 1911 112 years, 240 days Japan
45 Fuyo Kishimoto[2]
F
20 December 1911 112 years, 224 days Japan
46 Mitsuno Sawada[2]
F
1 January 1912 112 years, 212 days Japan
47 Francesca Fioriglio[2]
F
11 January 1912 112 years, 202 days Italy
48 Sumiko Mori[2]
F
30 January 1912 112 years, 183 days Japan
49 Hazel Skuce[2]
F
7 February 1912 112 years, 175 days Canada
50 Yoshiko Naitō[2]
F
10 February 1912 112 years, 172 days Japan

Notes

  1. ^ Branyas was born in the United States.

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. ^ "Silveria Martín Díaz". LongeviQuest. 8 October 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Klavdiya Gadyuchkina". LongeviQuest. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Yolanda Beltrão de Azevedo". LongeviQuest. 31 March 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Josepha Pomares Camargo". LongeviQuest. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Maria Paschoalina de Castro". LongeviQuest. 10 September 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Anonymous". LongeviQuest. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  9. ^ "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.