Changes: World's Oldest Man titleholders

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World's Oldest Man titleholders according to Guinness World Records and the Gerontology Research Group.

Chronological list of the oldest living men since 1973

This list is copied from the Gerontology Research Group's list of the World's Oldest Man Titleholders:

Bold indicates the world's oldest man ever.

Table M - World's Oldest Men (WOM) Titleholders Since 1972 As of 10 April 2018.

#	Name	Country	Lifespan	Reign length
1	Friedrich Wedeking	GER	10 Oct 1862 – 5 May 1973 110 years, 207 days	Before 1973 – 5 May 1973 N/A – 110 years, 207 days
2	Frederick Butterfield	UK	28 Feb 1864 – 9 Mar 1974 110 years, 9 days	5 May 1973 – 9 Mar 1974 109 years, 66 days – 110 years, 9 days (308 days)
3	Jean Teillet	FRA	6 Nov 1866 – 17 Mar 1977 110 years, 131 days	9 Mar 1974 – 17 Mar 1977 107 years, 123 days – 110 years, 131 days (3 yrs, 8 days)
4	Charlie Nelson	USA	21 Sep 1867 – 20 Aug 1978 110 years, 333 days	17 Mar 1977 – 20 Aug 1978 109 years, 188 days – 110 years, 333 days (1 yr, 156 days)
5	Charlie Phillips	USA	5 May 1870 – 5 Sep 1980 110 years, 123 days	20 Aug 1978 – 5 Sep 1980 108 years, 107 days – 110 years, 123 days (2 yrs, 16 days)
6	Mathew Beard	USA	9 Jul 1870 – 16 Feb 1985 114 years, 222 days	5 Sep 1980 – 16 Feb 1985 110 years, 58 days – 114 years, 222 days (4 yrs, 164 days)
7	Joe Thomas	USA	1 May 1875 – 14 Dec 1986 111 years, 227 days	16 Feb 1985 – 14 Dec 1986 109 years, 291 days – 111 years, 227 days (1 yr, 301 days)
8	Herman Smith-Johannsen	NOR	15 Jun 1875 – 5 Jan 1987 111 years, 204 days	14 Dec 1986 – 5 Jan 1987 111 years, 182 days – 111 years, 204 days (22 days)
9	Alphaeus Philemon Cole	USA	12 Jul 1876 – 25 Nov 1988 112 years, 136 days	5 Jan 1987 – 25 Nov 1988 110 years, 177 days – 112 years, 136 days (1 yr, 325 days)
10	John Evans	UK	19 Aug 1877 – 10 Jun 1990 112 years, 295 days	25 Nov 1988 – 10 Jun 1990 111 years, 98 days – 112 years, 295 days (1 yr, 197 days)
11	Henri Perignon	FRA	14 Oct 1879 – 18 Jun 1990 110 years, 247 days	10 Jun 1990 – 18 Jun 1990 110 years, 239 days – 110 years, 247 days (8 days)
12	James Wiggins	USA	15 Oct 1879^[1] – 16 Oct 1991 112 years, 1 day	18 Jun 1990 – 16 Oct 1991 110 years, 246 days – 112 years, 1 day (1 yr, 120 days)
13	Frederick Frazier	USA	27 Jan 1880 – 14 Jun 1993 113 years, 138 days	16 Oct 1991 – 14 Jun 1993 110 years, 262 days – 113 years, 138 days (1 yr, 241 days)
14	Josep Armengol-Jover	ESP	23 Jul 1881 – 20 Jan 1994 112 years, 181 days	14 Jun 1993 – 20 Jan 1994 111 years, 326 days – 112 years, 181 days (220 days)
15	Christian Mortensen	DEN (birth) USA (death)	16 Aug 1882 – 25 Apr 1998 115 years, 252 days	20 Jan 1994 – 25 Apr 1998 111 years, 157 days – 115 years, 252 days (4 yrs, 95 days)
16	Johnson Parks	USA	15 Oct 1884 – 17 Jul 1998 113 years, 275 days	25 Apr 1998 – 17 Jul 1998 113 years, 192 days – 113 years, 275 days (83 days)
17	Walter Richardson	USA	7 Nov 1885 – 25 Dec 1998 113 years, 48 days	17 Jul 1998 – 25 Dec 1998 112 years, 252 days – 113 years, 48 days (161 days)
18	Denzo Ishisaki	JPN	20 Oct 1886 – 29 Apr 1999 112 years, 191 days	25 Dec 1998 – 29 Apr 1999 112 years, 66 days – 112 years, 191 days (125 days)
19	Antonio Urrea-Hernandez	ESP	18 Feb 1888 – 15 Nov 1999 111 years, 270 days	29 Apr 1999 – 15 Nov 1999 111 years, 70 days – 111 years, 270 days (200 days)
20	John Painter	USA	20 Sep 1888 – 1 Mar 2001 112 years, 162 days	15 Nov 1999 – 1 Mar 2001 111 years, 56 days – 112 years, 162 days (1 yr, 106 days)
21	Antonio Todde	ITA	22 Jan 1889 – 3 Jan 2002 112 years, 346 days	1 Mar 2001 – 3 Jan 2002 112 years, 38 days – 112 years, 346 days (308 days)
22	Yukichi Chuganji	JPN	23 Mar 1889 – 28 Sep 2003 114 years, 189 days	3 Jan 2002 – 28 Sep 2003 112 years, 286 days – 114 years, 189 days (1 yr, 268 days)
23	Joan Riudavets-Moll	ESP	15 Dec 1889 – 5 Mar 2004 114 years, 81 days	28 Sep 2003 – 5 Mar 2004 113 years, 287 days – 114 years, 81 days (159 days)
24	Fred Hale	USA	1 Dec 1890 – 19 Nov 2004 113 years, 354 days	5 Mar 2004 – 19 Nov 2004 113 years, 95 days – 113 years, 354 days (259 days)
25	Emiliano Mercado del Toro	PRI,USA	21 Aug 1891 – 24 Jan 2007 115 years, 156 days	19 Nov 2004 – 24 Jan 2007 113 years, 90 days – 115 years, 156 days (2 yrs, 66 days)
26	Tomoji Tanabe	JPN	18 Sep 1895 – 19 Jun 2009 113 years, 274 days	24 Jan 2007 – 19 Jun 2009 111 years, 128 days – 113 years, 274 days (2 yrs, 146 days)
27	Henry Allingham	UK	6 Jun 1896 – 18 Jul 2009 113 years, 42 days	19 Jun 2009 – 18 Jul 2009 113 years, 13 days – 113 years, 42 days (29 days)
28	Walter Breuning	USA	21 Sep 1896 – 14 Apr 2011 114 years, 205 days	18 Jul 2009 – 14 Apr 2011 112 years, 300 days – 114 years, 205 days (1 yr, 270 days)
29	Jiroemon Kimura	JPN	19 Apr 1897 – 12 Jun 2013 116 years, 54 days	14 Apr 2011 – 12 Jun 2013 113 years, 360 days – 116 years, 54 days (2 yrs, 59 days)
30	Salustiano Sanchez	ESP (birth) USA (death)	8 Jun 1901 – 13 Sep 2013 112 years, 97 days	12 Jun 2013 – 13 Sep 2013 112 years, 4 days – 112 years, 97 days (93 days)
31	Arturo Licata	ITA	2 May 1902 – 24 Apr 2014 111 years, 357 days	13 Sep 2013 – 24 Apr 2014 111 years, 134 days – 111 years, 357 days (223 days)
32	Alexander Imich	POL (birth)^[2] USA (death)	4 Feb 1903 – 8 Jun 2014 111 years, 124 days	24 Apr 2014 – 8 Jun 2014 111 years, 79 days – 111 years, 124 days (45 days)
33	Sakari Momoi	JPN	5 Feb 1903 – 5 Jul 2015 112 years, 150 days	8 Jun 2014 – 5 Jul 2015 111 years, 123 days – 112 years, 150 days (1 yr, 27 days)
34	Yasutaro Koide	JPN	13 Mar 1903 – 19 Jan 2016 112 years, 312 days	5 Jul 2015 – 19 Jan 2016 112 years, 114 days – 112 years, 312 days (198 days)
35	Israel Kristal	POL (birth)^[3] ISR (death)	15 Sep 1903 – 11 Aug 2017 113 years, 330 days	19 Jan 2016 – 11 Aug 2017 112 years, 126 days – 113 years, 330 days (1 yr, 205 days)
36	Francisco Nunez Olivera	ESP	13 Dec 1904 – 29 Jan 2018 113 years, 47 days	11 Aug 2017 – 29 Jan 2018 112 years, 241 days – 113 years, 47 days (171 days)
37	Masazo Nonaka	JPN	25 Jul 1905 – 20 Jan 2019 113 years, 179 days	29 Jan 2018 – 20 Jan 2019 112 years, 188 days – 113 years, 179 days (356 days)
38	Chitetsu Watanabe	JPN	5 Mar 1907 – 23 Feb 2020 112 years, 335 days	20 Jan 2019 – 23 Feb 2020 111 years, 321 days – 112 years, 355 days (1 yr, 34 days)
39	Bob Weighton	UK	29 Mar 1908 – 28 May 2020 112 years, 60 days	23 Feb 2020 – 28 May 2020 111 years, 331 days – 112 years, 60 days (94 days)

#	Current not official Title Candidate:
—	Gustav Gerneth	POL (birth) GER (death)	15 Oct 1905 – 22 Oct 2019 114 years, 7 days	20 Jan 2019 – 22 Oct 2019 113 years, 97 days – 114 years, 7 days (275 days)
—	Domingo Villa Avisencio	MEX	26 Aug 1906 – 3 Nov 2019 113 years, 69 days	22 Oct 2019 – 3 Nov 2019 113 years, 57 days – 113 years, 69 days (12 days)
—	Olimpio Martins Pires	BRA	Born 24 Aug 1908 115 years, 238 days	28 May 2020 – Present 111 years, 277 days – 115 years, 238 days (3 years, 326 days)

Notes (from Table M)

↑ Robert Douglas Young:
evidence has come to light suggesting that James Wiggins might have been born in 1880 instead.
↑ Robert Douglas Young:
Poland was part of the Russian Empire in 1903
↑ Robert Douglas Young:
Poland was part of the Russian Empire in 1903

[1] Robert Douglas Young:
evidence has come to light suggesting that James Wiggins might have been born in 1880 instead.

[2] Robert Douglas Young:
Poland was part of the Russian Empire in 1903

[3] Robert Douglas Young:
Poland was part of the Russian Empire in 1903

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