John Evans

John Evans (19 August 1877 – 10 June 1990) of Fforestfach, Swansea, was the longest-lived man from the United Kingdom whose date of birth could be authenticated; he held this record from 27 May 1989 until 29 March 2009, when Henry Allingham broke it. Evans was also the oldest recognized living man at the time of his death and is the oldest ever Welsh-born person.