Longest WOP title reigns

This is a list of people who spent 1+ years as the world's oldest person (WOP).

List

Rank	From	Time spent as oldest	Name	Sex	Age when oldest	Lifespan	Country
1	11 Jan 1988	9 yrs, 205 days	Jeanne Calment	F	112–122	21 Feb 1875 – 4 Aug 1997 (122 years, 164 days)	FRA
2	24 Nov 1959	5 yrs, 36 days	Mary Kelly	F	108–113	7 Jun 1851 – 30 Dec 1964 (113 years, 206 days)	USA
3	11 Jan 1970	3 yrs, 47 days	Josefa Salas Mateo	F	109–112	14 Jul 1860 – 27 Feb 1973 (112 years, 228 days)	ESP
4	25 Apr 1978	2 yrs, 272 days	Fannie Thomas	F	111–113	14 Apr 1867 – 22 Jan 1981 (113 years, 283 days)	USA
5	22 Jul 2018	5 years, 271 days	Kane Tanaka	F	115–117*	2 Jan 1903 – present (121 years, 107 days)	JPN
6	29 May 2004	2 yrs, 90 days	Maria Capovilla	F	114–116	14 Sep 1889 – 27 Aug 2006 (116 years, 347 days)	ECU
7	10 Jan 1966	2 yrs, 71 days	John Mosley Turner	M	109–111	15 Jun 1856 – 21 Mar 1968 (111 years, 280 days)	UK
8	12 Jun 2013	1 yr, 292 days	Misao Okawa	F	115–117	5 Mar 1898 – 1 Apr 2015 (117 years, 27 days)	JPN
9	16 Apr 1998	1 yr, 258 days	Sarah Knauss	F	117–119	24 Sep 1880 – 30 Dec 1999 (119 years, 97 days)	USA
10	8 Mar 1981	1 yr, 250 days	Nellie Spencer	F	111–113	24 Aug 1869 – 13 Nov 1982 (113 years, 81 days)	USA
11	16 Feb 1985	1 yr, 247 days	Augusta Holtz	F	113–115	3 Aug 1871 – 21 Oct 1986 (115 years, 79 days)	USA
12	31 Oct 1973	1 yr, 212 days	Mito Umeta	F	110–112	27 Mar 1863 – 31 May 1975 (112 years, 65 days)	JPN
13	31 May 1975	1 yr, 169 days	Niwa Kawamoto	F	111–113	5 Aug 1863 – 16 Nov 1976 (113 years, 105 days)	JPN
14	21 Jun 2011	1 yr, 166 days	Besse Cooper	F	114–116	26 Aug 1896 – 4 Dec 2012 (116 years, 100 days)	USA
15	13 Oct 1983	1 yr, 126 days	Mathew Beard	M	113–114	9 Jul 1870 – 16 Feb 1985 (114 years, 222 days)	USA
16	13 Aug 2007	1 yr, 105 days	Edna Parker	F	114–115	20 Apr 1893 – 26 Nov 2008 (115 years, 220 days)	USA
17	16 Dec 1956	1 yr, 104 days	Marie Carstenson	F	107–109	2 Jan 1849 – 30 Mar 1958 (109 years, 65 days)	USA
18	24 Oct 1955	1 yr, 53 days	Jennie Howell	F	110–111	11 Feb 1845 – 16 Dec 1956 (111 years, 309 days)	USA
19	16 Nov 1976	1 yr, 16 days	Sophia DeMuth	F	110–111	30 Jun 1866 – 2 Dec 1977 (111 years, 155 days)	USA

*Living person

References

• Gerontology Research Group