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'''World's Oldest Man titleholders''' according to [[Guinness World Records]] and the [[Gerontology Research Group]].
 
'''World's Oldest Man titleholders''' according to [[Guinness World Records]] and the [[Gerontology Research Group]].
   
== Chronological list of the oldest living men since 1973 ==
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==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.[14]
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This list is copied from the Gerontology Research Group's list of the World's Oldest Man Titleholders:
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'''Bold''' indicates the world's oldest man ever.
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::[http://www.grg.org/Adams/M.HTM Table M - World's Oldest Men (WOM) Titleholders Since 1972] As of 10 April 2018.
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!Name
 
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{|class="wikitable sortable" style=font-size:82%
!Age&nbsp;when<br>oldest
 
!width=168|Lifespan
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!nowrap width=3.5%|#
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!width=2|Name
!width=20%|Place of death<br>or residence
 
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!Country
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!class=unsortable|Lifespan
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!class=unsortable|Reign length
 
|-
 
|-
 
!1
 
!1
| ? || 5 May 1973
 
 
|[[Friedrich Wedeking]]
 
|[[Friedrich Wedeking]]
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|{{GER}}
| ? – 110
 
|10 Oct 1862 – 5 May 1973<br>110 years, 207 days
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|10 Oct 1862 – 5 May 1973<br />110 years, 207 days
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|align=center|Before 1973 – 5 May 1973<br />N/A – 110 years, 207 days
|North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
!2
 
!2
|5 May 1973 || 9 Mar 1974<br>(308 days)
 
 
|[[Frederick Butterfield]]
 
|[[Frederick Butterfield]]
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|{{UK}}
|109 – 110
 
|28 Feb 1864 – 9 Mar 1974<br>110 years, 9 days
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|28 Feb 1864 – 9 Mar 1974<br />110 years, 9 days
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|align=center|5 May 1973 – 9 Mar 1974<br />109 years, 66 days – 110 years, 9 days<br />(308 days)
|England, United Kingdom
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
!3
 
!3
|9 Mar 1974 || 17 Mar 1977<br>(3 y, 8 d)
 
 
|[[Jean Teillet]]
 
|[[Jean Teillet]]
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|{{FRA}}
|107 – 110
 
|6 Nov 1866 – 17 Mar 1977<br>110 years, 131 days
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|6 Nov 1866 – 17 Mar 1977<br />110 years, 131 days
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|align=center|9 Mar 1974 – 17 Mar 1977<br />107 years, 123 days – 110 years, 131 days<br />(3 yrs, 8 days)
|Île-de-France, France
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
!4
 
!4
|17 Mar 1977 || 20 Aug 1978<br>(1 y, 156 d)
 
 
|[[Charlie Nelson]]
 
|[[Charlie Nelson]]
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|{{USA}}
|109 – 110
 
|21 Sep 1867 – 20 Aug 1978<br>110 years, 333 days
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|21 Sep 1867 – 20 Aug 1978<br />110 years, 333 days
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|align=center|17 Mar 1977 – 20 Aug 1978<br />109 years, 188 days – 110 years, 333 days<br />(1 yr, 156 days)
|Iowa, United States
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
!5
 
!5
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|[[Charlie Phillips]]
|20 Aug 1978 || 5 Sep 1980<br>(2 y, 16 d)
 
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|{{USA}}
|Charlie Phillips
 
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|5 May 1870 – 5 Sep 1980<br />110 years, 123 days
|108 – 110
 
|5 May 1870 – 5 Sep 1980<br>110 years, 123 days
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|align=center|20 Aug 1978 – 5 Sep 1980<br />108 years, 107 days – 110 years, 123 days<br />(2 yrs, 16 days)
|Mississippi, United States
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
!6
 
!6
|5 Sep 1980 || 16 Feb 1985<br>(4 y, 164 d)
 
 
|[[Mathew Beard]]
 
|[[Mathew Beard]]
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|{{USA}}
|110 – 114
 
|9 Jul 1870 – 16 Feb 1985<br>114 years, 222 days
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|9 Jul 1870 – 16 Feb 1985<br />114 years, 222 days
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|align=center|5 Sep 1980 – 16 Feb 1985<br />110 years, 58 days – 114 years, 222 days<br />(4 yrs, 164 days)
|Florida, United States
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
!7
 
!7
|16 Feb 1985 || 14 Dec 1986<br>(1 y, 301 d)
 
 
|[[Joe Thomas]]
 
|[[Joe Thomas]]
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|{{USA}}
|109 – 111
 
|1 May 1875 – 14 Dec 1986<br>111 years, 227 days
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|1 May 1875 – 14 Dec 1986<br />111 years, 227 days
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|align=center|16 Feb 1985 – 14 Dec 1986<br />109 years, 291 days – 111 years, 227 days<br />(1 yr, 301 days)
|Louisiana, United States
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
!8
 
!8
|14 Dec 1986 || 5 Jan 1987<br>(22 days)
 
 
|[[Herman Smith-Johannsen]]
 
|[[Herman Smith-Johannsen]]
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|{{NOR}}
|111
 
|15 Jun 1875 – 5 Jan 1987<br>111 years, 204 days
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|15 Jun 1875 – 5 Jan 1987<br />111 years, 204 days
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|align=center|14 Dec 1986 – 5 Jan 1987<br />111 years, 182 days – 111 years, 204 days<br />(22 days)
|Vestfold, Norway
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
!9
 
!9
|5 Jan 1987 || 25 Nov 1988<br>(1 y, 325 d)
 
 
|[[Alphaeus Philemon Cole]]
 
|[[Alphaeus Philemon Cole]]
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|{{USA}}
|110 – 112
 
|12 Jul 1876 – 25 Nov 1988<br>112 years, 136 days
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|12 Jul 1876 – 25 Nov 1988<br />112 years, 136 days
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|align=center|5 Jan 1987 – 25 Nov 1988<br />110 years, 177 days – 112 years, 136 days<br />(1 yr, 325 days)
|New Jersey, United States
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
!10
 
!10
|25 Nov 1988 || 10 Jun 1990<br>(1 y, 197 d)
 
 
|[[John Evans]]
 
|[[John Evans]]
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|{{UK}}
|111 – 112
 
|19 Aug 1877 – 10 Jun 1990<br>112 years, 295 days
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|19 Aug 1877 – 10 Jun 1990<br />112 years, 295 days
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|align=center|25 Nov 1988 – 10 Jun 1990<br />111 years, 98 days – 112 years, 295 days<br />(1 yr, 197 days)
|Wales, United Kingdom
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
!11
 
!11
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|[[Henri Perignon]]
|10 Jun 1990 || 18 Jun 1990<br>(8 days)
 
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|{{FRA}}
|Henri Pérignon|[[Henri Perignon]]
 
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|14 Oct 1879 – 18 Jun 1990<br />110 years, 247 days
|110
 
|14 Oct 1879 – 18 Jun 1990<br>110 years, 247 days
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|align=center|10 Jun 1990 – 18 Jun 1990<br />110 years, 239 days – 110 years, 247 days<br />(8 days)
|Normandy, France
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
!12
 
!12
|18 Jun 1990 || 16 Oct 1991<br>(1 y, 120 d)
 
 
|[[James Wiggins]]
 
|[[James Wiggins]]
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|{{USA}}
|110 – 112
 
|15 Oct 1879 – 16 Oct 1991<br>112 years, 1 day
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|15 Oct 1879<ref>'''Robert Douglas Young''':<br>evidence has come to light suggesting that James Wiggins might have been born in 1880 instead.</ref> – 16 Oct 1991<br />112 years, 1 day
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|align=center|18 Jun 1990 – 16 Oct 1991<br />110 years, 246 days – 112 years, 1 day<br />(1 yr, 120 days)
|Arkansas, United States
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
!13
 
!13
|16 Oct 1991 || 14 Jun 1993<br>(1 y, 241 d)
 
 
|[[Frederick Frazier]]
 
|[[Frederick Frazier]]
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|{{USA}}
|111 – 113
 
|27 Jan 1880 – 14 Jun 1993<br>113 years, 138 days
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|27 Jan 1880 – 14 Jun 1993<br />113 years, 138 days
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|align=center|16 Oct 1991 – 14 Jun 1993<br />110 years, 262 days – 113 years, 138 days<br />(1 yr, 241 days)
|Alabama, United States
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
!14
 
!14
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|[[Josep Armengol-Jover]]
|14 Jun 1993 || 20 Jan 1994<br>(220 days)
 
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|{{ESP}}
|[[Josep Armengol]]
 
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|23 Jul 1881 – 20 Jan 1994<br />112 years, 181 days
|111 – 112
 
|23 Jul 1881 – 20 Jan 1994<br>112 years, 181 days
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|align=center|14 Jun 1993 – 20 Jan 1994<br />111 years, 326 days – 112 years, 181 days<br />(220 days)
|Catalonia, Spain
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
!15
 
!15
|20 Jan 1994 || 25 Apr 1998<br>(4 y, 95 d)
 
 
|[[Christian Mortensen]]
 
|[[Christian Mortensen]]
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|{{DEN}} (birth)<br />{{USA}} (death)
|111 – 115
 
|16 Aug 1882 – 25 Apr 1998<br>115 years, 252 days
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|16 Aug 1882 – 25 Apr 1998<br />115 years, 252 days
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|align=center|20 Jan 1994 – 25 Apr 1998<br />111 years, 157 days – 115 years, 252 days<br />(4 yrs, 95 days)
|California, United States
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
!16
 
!16
|25 Apr 1998 || 17 Jul 1998<br>(83 days)
 
 
|[[Johnson Parks]]
 
|[[Johnson Parks]]
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|{{USA}}
|113
 
|15 Oct 1884 – 17 Jul 1998<br>113 years, 275 days
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|15 Oct 1884 – 17 Jul 1998<br />113 years, 275 days
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|align=center|25 Apr 1998 – 17 Jul 1998<br />113 years, 192 days – 113 years, 275 days<br />(83 days)
|Florida, United States
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
!17
 
!17
|17 Jul 1998 || 25 Dec 1998<br>(161 days)
 
 
|[[Walter Richardson]]
 
|[[Walter Richardson]]
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|{{USA}}
|112 – 113
 
|7 Nov 1885 – 25 Dec 1998<br>113 years, 48 days
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|7 Nov 1885 – 25 Dec 1998<br />113 years, 48 days
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|align=center|17 Jul 1998 – 25 Dec 1998<br />112 years, 252 days – 113 years, 48 days<br />(161 days)
|Illinois, United States
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
!18
 
!18
|25 Dec 1998 || 29 Apr 1999<br>(125 days)
 
 
|[[Denzo Ishisaki]]
 
|[[Denzo Ishisaki]]
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|{{JPN}}
|112
 
|20 Oct 1886 – 29 Apr 1999<br>112 years, 191 days
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|20 Oct 1886 – 29 Apr 1999<br />112 years, 191 days
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|align=center|25 Dec 1998 – 29 Apr 1999<br />112 years, 66 days – 112 years, 191 days<br />(125 days)
|Ibaraki, Japan
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
!19
 
!19
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|nowrap|[[Antonio Urrea-Hernandez]]
|29 Apr 1999 || 15 Nov 1999<br>(200 days)
 
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|{{ESP}}
|Antonio Urrea
 
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|18 Feb 1888 – 15 Nov 1999<br />111 years, 270 days
|111
 
|18 Feb 1888 – 15 Nov 1999<br>111 years, 270 days
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|align=center|29 Apr 1999 – 15 Nov 1999<br />111 years, 70 days – 111 years, 270 days<br />(200 days)
|Catalonia, Spain
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
!20
 
!20
|15 Nov 1999 || 1 Mar 2001<br>(1 y, 106 d)
 
 
|[[John Painter]]
 
|[[John Painter]]
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|{{USA}}
|111 – 112
 
|20 Sep 1888 – 1 Mar 2001<br>112 years, 162 days
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|20 Sep 1888 – 1 Mar 2001<br />112 years, 162 days
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|align=center|15 Nov 1999 – 1 Mar 2001<br />111 years, 56 days – 112 years, 162 days<br />(1 yr, 106 days)
|Tennessee, United States
 
|}
 
 
|-
 
|-
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!21
21 1 Mar 2001 3 Jan 2002<br>(308 days) [[Antonio Todde]] 112 22 Jan 1889 – 3 Jan 2002<br>112 years, 346 days Sardinia, Italy
 
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|[[Antonio Todde]]
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|{{ITA}}
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|22 Jan 1889 – 3 Jan 2002<br />112 years, 346 days
  +
|align=center|1 Mar 2001 – 3 Jan 2002<br />112 years, 38 days – 112 years, 346 days<br />(308 days)
 
|-
 
|-
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!22
22 3 Jan 2002 28 Sep 2003<br>(1 y, 268 d) [[Yukichi Chuganji]] 112 – 114 23 Mar 1889 – 28 Sep 2003<br>114 years, 189 days Fukuoka, Japan
 
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|[[Yukichi Chuganji]]
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|{{JPN}}
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|23 Mar 1889 – 28 Sep 2003<br />114 years, 189 days
  +
|align=center|3 Jan 2002 – 28 Sep 2003<br />112 years, 286 days – 114 years, 189 days<br />(1 yr, 268 days)
 
|-
 
|-
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!23
23 28 Sep 2003 5 Mar 2004<br>(159 days) [[Joan Riudavets]] 113 – 114 15 Dec 1889 – 5 Mar 2004<br>114 years, 81 days Balearic Islands, Spain
 
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|[[Joan Riudavets-Moll]]
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|{{ESP}}
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|15 Dec 1889 – 5 Mar 2004<br />114 years, 81 days
  +
|align=center|28 Sep 2003 – 5 Mar 2004<br />113 years, 287 days – 114 years, 81 days<br />(159 days)
 
|-
 
|-
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!24
24 5 Mar 2004 19 Nov 2004<br>(259 days) [[Fred Hale]], Sr. 113 1 Dec 1890 – 19 Nov 2004<br>113 years, 354 days Maine, United States
 
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|[[Fred Hale]]
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|{{USA}}
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|1 Dec 1890 – 19 Nov 2004<br />113 years, 354 days
  +
|align=center|5 Mar 2004 – 19 Nov 2004<br />113 years, 95 days – 113 years, 354 days<br />(259 days)
 
|-
 
|-
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!25
25 19 Nov 2004 24 Jan 2007<br>(2 y, 66 d) [[Emiliano Mercado del Toro]] 113 – 115 21 Aug 1891 – 24 Jan 2007<br>115 years, 156 days Isabela, Puerto Rico
 
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|[[Emiliano Mercado del Toro]]
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|{{PRI}}
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|21 Aug 1891 – 24 Jan 2007<br />115 years, 156 days
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|align=center|19 Nov 2004 – 24 Jan 2007<br />113 years, 90 days – 115 years, 156 days<br />(2 yrs, 66 days)
 
|-
 
|-
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!26
26 24 Jan 2007 19 Jun 2009<br>(2 y, 146 d) [[Tomoji Tanabe]] 111 – 113 18 Sep 1895 – 19 Jun 2009<br>113 years, 274 days Miyazaki, Japan
 
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|[[Tomoji Tanabe]]
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|{{JPN}}
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|18 Sep 1895 – 19 Jun 2009<br />113 years, 274 days
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|align=center|24 Jan 2007 – 19 Jun 2009<br />111 years, 128 days – 113 years, 274 days<br />(2 yrs, 146 days)
 
|-
 
|-
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!27
27 19 Jun 2009 18 Jul 2009<br>(29 days) [[Henry Allingham]] 113 6 Jun 1896 – 18 Jul 2009<br>113 years, 42 days England, United Kingdom
 
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|[[Henry Allingham]]
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|{{UK}}
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|6 Jun 1896 – 18 Jul 2009<br />113 years, 42 days
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|align=center|19 Jun 2009 – 18 Jul 2009<br />113 years, 13 days – 113 years, 42 days<br />(29 days)
 
|-
 
|-
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!28
28 18 Jul 2009 14 Apr 2011<br>(1 y, 270 d) [[Walter Breuning]] 112 – 114 21 Sep 1896 – 14 Apr 2011<br>114 years, 205 days Montana, United States
 
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|[[Walter Breuning]]
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|{{USA}}
  +
|21 Sep 1896 – 14 Apr 2011<br />114 years, 205 days
  +
|align=center|18 Jul 2009 – 14 Apr 2011<br />112 years, 300 days – 114 years, 205 days<br />(1 yr, 270 days)
 
|-
 
|-
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!29
29 14 Apr 2011 12 Jun 2013<br>(2 y, 59 d) [[Jiroemon Kimura]] 113 – 116 19 Apr 1897 – 12 Jun 2013<br>116 years, 54 days Kyoto, Japan
 
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|'''[[Jiroemon Kimura]]'''
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|'''{{JPN}}'''
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|'''19 Apr 1897 – 12 Jun 2013<br />116 years, 54 days'''
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|align=center|'''14 Apr 2011 – 12 Jun 2013<br />113 years, 360 days – 116 years, 54 days<br />(2 yrs, 59 days)'''
 
|-
 
|-
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!30
30 11 Jun 2013[c] 13 Sep 2013<br>(94 days) [[Salustiano Sanchez]] 112 8 Jun 1901 – 13 Sep 2013<br>112 years, 97 days New York, United States
 
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|[[Salustiano Sanchez]]
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|{{ESP}} (birth)<br />{{USA}} (death)
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|8 Jun 1901 – 13 Sep 2013<br />112 years, 97 days
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|align=center|12 Jun 2013 – 13 Sep 2013<br />112 years, 4 days – 112 years, 97 days<br />(93 days)
 
|-
 
|-
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!31
31 13 Sep 2013 24 Apr 2014<br>(223 days) [[Arturo Licata]] 111 2 May 1902 – 24 Apr 2014<br>111 years, 357 days Sicily, Italy
 
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|[[Arturo Licata]]
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|{{ITA}}
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|2 May 1902 – 24 Apr 2014<br />111 years, 357 days
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|align=center|13 Sep 2013 – 24 Apr 2014<br />111 years, 134 days – 111 years, 357 days<br />(223 days)
 
|-
 
|-
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!32
32 24 Apr 2014 8 Jun 2014<br>(45 days) [[Alexander Imich]] 111 4 Feb 1903 – 8 Jun 2014<br>111 years, 124 days New York, United States
 
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|[[Alexander Imich]]
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|nowrap|{{POL}} (birth)<ref>'''Robert Douglas Young''':<br>Poland was part of the Russian Empire in 1903</ref><br />{{USA}} (death)
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|4 Feb 1903 – 8 Jun 2014<br />111 years, 124 days
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|align=center|24 Apr 2014 – 8 Jun 2014<br />111 years, 79 days – 111 years, 124 days<br />(45 days)
 
|-
 
|-
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!33
33 8 Jun 2014 5 Jul 2015<br>(1 y, 27 d) [[Sakari Momoi]] 111 – 112 5 Feb 1903 – 5 Jul 2015<br>112 years, 150 days Saitama Prefecture, Japan
 
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|[[Sakari Momoi]]
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|{{JPN}}
  +
|5 Feb 1903 – 5 Jul 2015<br />112 years, 150 days
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|align=center|8 Jun 2014 – 5 Jul 2015<br />111 years, 123 days – 112 years, 150 days<br />(1 yr, 27 days)
 
|-
 
|-
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!34
34 5 Jul 2015 19 Jan 2016<br>(198 days) [[Yasutaro Koide]] 112 13 Mar 1903 – 19 Jan 2016<br>112 years, 312 days Aichi Prefecture, Japan
 
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|[[Yasutaro Koide]]
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|{{JPN}}
  +
|13 Mar 1903 – 19 Jan 2016<br />112 years, 312 days
  +
|align=center|5 Jul 2015 – 19 Jan 2016<br />112 years, 114 days – 112 years, 312 days<br />(198 days)
 
|-
 
|-
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!35
35 19 Jan 2016 Present
 
[[Israel Kristal]] 112* Born 15 Sep 1903<br>{{AgeYD|1903|9|15}} Haifa, Israel
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|[[Israel Kristal]]
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|{{POL}} (birth)<ref>'''Robert Douglas Young''':<br>Poland was part of the Russian Empire in 1903</ref><br />{{ISR}} (death)
[[Category:WOMs]]
 
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|15 Sep 1903 – 11 Aug 2017<br />113 years, 330 days
[[Category:World's Oldest Living Man Title Holders]]
 
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|align=center|19 Jan 2016 – 11 Aug 2017<br />112 years, 126 days – 113 years, 330 days<br />(1 yr, 205 days)
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|-
  +
!36
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|[[Francisco Nunez Olivera]]
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|{{ESP}}
  +
|13 Dec 1904 – 29 Jan 2018<br />113 years, 47 days
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|align=center|11 Aug 2017 – 29 Jan 2018<br />112 years, 241 days – 113 years, 47 days<br />(171 days)
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|-
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!37
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|[[Masazo Nonaka]]
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|{{JPN}}
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|25 Jul 1905 – 20 Jan 2019<br />113 years, 179 days
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|align=center|29 Jan 2018 – 20 Jan 2019<br />112 years, 188 days – 113 years, 179 days<br />(356 days)
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|-
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!38
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|[[Chitetsu Watanabe]]
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|{{JPN}}
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|5 Mar 1907 – 23 Feb 2020<br />112 years, 335 days
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|nowrap align=center|20 Jan 2019 – 23 Feb 2020<br />111 years, 321 days – 112 years, 355 days<br />(1 yr, 34 days)
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|-
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!39
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|[[Bob Weighton]]
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|{{UK}}
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|29 Mar 1908 – 28 May 2020<br />112 years, 60 days
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|align=center|23 Feb 2020 – 28 May 2020<br />111 years, 331 days – 112 years, 60 days<br />(94 days)
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|}
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{|class="wikitable sortable" style=font-size:86%
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!nowrap bgcolor=#F9F9 width=3.5%|#
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!colspan=5 style="background-color:#F9F900;" align=center class=unsortable|'''Current not official Title Candidate:'''
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|-bgcolor=FFB6B6
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!—
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|[[Gustav Gerneth]]
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|{{POL}} (birth)<br />{{GER}} (death)
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|15 Oct 1905 – 22 Oct 2019<br />114 years, 7 days
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|align=center|20 Jan 2019 – 22 Oct 2019<br />113 years, 97 days – 114 years, 7 days<br />(275 days)
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|-bgcolor=FFB6B6
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!—
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|[[Domingo Villa Avisencio]]
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|{{MEX}}
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|26 Aug 1906 – 3 Nov 2019<br />113 years, 69 days
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|align=center|22 Oct 2019 – 3 Nov 2019<br />113 years, 57 days – 113 years, 69 days<br />(12 days)
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|-bgcolor=FFB6B6
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!—
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|[[Olimpio Martins Pires]]
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|{{BRA}}
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|bgcolor="#99ff99"|Born 24 Aug 1908<br />{{AgeYD|1908|8|24}}
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|align=center|28 May 2020 – Present<br />111 years, 277 days – {{AgeYD|1908|8|24}}<br />({{AgeYD|2020|5|28}})
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|}
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==Notes (from Table M)==
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{{Reflist}}
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[[Category:World's Oldest Living Man Title Holders| ]]
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[[Category:Titleholders]]
 
[[Category:Lists of men]]
 
[[Category:Lists of men]]
[[Category:Verified supercentenarians]]
 
[[Category:Articles needing major improvement]]
 
[[Category:Articles in need of sources]]
 

Revision as of 08:25, 29 June 2020

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 GermanyGER 10 Oct 1862 – 5 May 1973
110 years, 207 days
Before 1973 – 5 May 1973
N/A – 110 years, 207 days
2 Frederick Butterfield United Kingdom 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 FranceFRA 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 United StatesUSA 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 United StatesUSA 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 United StatesUSA 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 United StatesUSA 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 NorwayNOR 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 United StatesUSA 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 United Kingdom 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 FranceFRA 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 United StatesUSA 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 United StatesUSA 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 SpainESP 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 DenmarkDEN (birth)
United StatesUSA (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 United StatesUSA 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 United StatesUSA 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 JapanJPN 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 SpainESP 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 United StatesUSA 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 Italy 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 JapanJPN 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 SpainESP 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 United StatesUSA 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 Puerto RicoPRI,United StatesUSA 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 JapanJPN 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 United Kingdom 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 United StatesUSA 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 JapanJPN 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 SpainESP (birth)
United StatesUSA (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 Italy 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 PolandPOL (birth)[2]
United StatesUSA (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 JapanJPN 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 JapanJPN 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 PolandPOL (birth)[3]
Israel 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 SpainESP 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 JapanJPN 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 JapanJPN 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 United Kingdom 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 PolandPOL (birth)
GermanyGER (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 MexicoMEX 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 BrazilBRA Born 24 Aug 1908
115 years, 216 days
28 May 2020 – Present
111 years, 277 days – 115 years, 216 days
(3 years, 304 days)

Notes (from Table M)

  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