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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 1972==
 
This list is copied from the Gerontology Research Group's list of the World's Oldest Man Titleholders:
 
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.
 
::[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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|nowrap|[[Frederick Butterfield]]
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|{{UK}}
 
|{{UK}}
 
|28 Feb 1864 – 9 Mar 1974<br>110 years, 9 days
 
|28 Feb 1864 – 9 Mar 1974<br>110 years, 9 days
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|[[Alphaeus Philemon Cole]]
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|{{USA}}
 
|{{USA}}
 
|12 Jul 1876 – 25 Nov 1988<br>112 years, 136 days
 
|12 Jul 1876 – 25 Nov 1988<br>112 years, 136 days
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|[[Jiroemon Kimura]]
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|'''[[Jiroemon Kimura]]'''
|{{JPN}}
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|'''{{JPN}}'''
|19 Apr 1897 – 12 Jun 2013<br>116 years, 54 days
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|'''19 Apr 1897 – 12 Jun 2013<br>116 years, 54 days'''
|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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|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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|{{ESP}} (birth)<br>{{USA}} (death)
 
|{{ESP}} (birth)<br>{{USA}} (death)
 
|8 Jun 1901 – 13 Sep 2013<br>112 years, 97 days
 
|8 Jun 1901 – 13 Sep 2013<br>112 years, 97 days
|align=center|11 Jun 2013 – 13 Sep 2013<br>112 years, 3 days – 112 years, 97 days<br>(94 days)
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|25 Jul 1905 – 20 Jan 2019<br>113 years, 179 days
 
|25 Jul 1905 – 20 Jan 2019<br>113 years, 179 days
 
|align=center|29 Jan 2018 – 20 Jan 2019<br>112 years, 188 days – 113 years, 179 days<br>(356 days)
 
|align=center|29 Jan 2018 – 20 Jan 2019<br>112 years, 188 days – 113 years, 179 days<br>(356 days)
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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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|[[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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!class=unsortable colspan=5 style=background-color:#F9F900 align=center|'''Current (not official) Title Candidates:'''
 
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|-
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!—
|colspan=6 bgcolor=#F9F9 align=center|'''Current not official Title Candidate:'''
 
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|nowrap|[[Mathias Hansen Saether]]
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|{{NOR}}
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|21 Oct 1848 – 7 Jan 1957<br>108 years, 78 days
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|align=center|3 Dec 1954 – 7 Jan 1957<br>106 years, 43 days – 108 years, 78 days<br>(2 yrs, 35 days)
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!—
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|[[Christ Norby]]
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|{{NOR}} (birth)<br>{{USA}} (death)
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|25 Jul 1849 – 30 Jul 1958<br>109 years, 5 days
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|align=center|7 Jan 1957 – 30 July 1958<br>107 years, 166 days – 109 years, 5 days<br>(1 yr, 204 days)
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|[[Robert Early]]
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|{{USA}}
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|8 Oct 1849 – 9 Oct 1960<br>111 years, 1 day
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|align=center|30 July 1958 – 9 Oct 1960<br>108 years, 295 days – 111 years, 1 day<br>(2 yrs, 71 days)
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|-
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!—
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|[[Willem Kostering]]
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|{{NED}}
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|22 Nov 1851 – 9 Dec 1960<br>109 years, 17 days
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|align=center|9 Oct 1960 – 9 Dec 1960<br>108 years, 322 days – 109 years, 17 days<br>(61 days)
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|-bgcolor=F9F9F9
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!—
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|[[Sylvester Melvin]]
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|{{USA}}
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|29 Nov 1851 – 12 Mar 1962<br>110 years, 103 days
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|align=center|9 Dec 1960 – 12 Mar 1962<br>109 years, 10 days – 110 years, 103 days<br>(1 yr, 93 days)
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|-bgcolor=F9F9F9
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!—
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|[[Joseph Saint-Amour]]
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|{{CAN}}
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|26 Feb 1852 – 16 Mar 1962<br>110 years, 18 days
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|align=center|12 Mar 1962 – 16 Mar 1962<br>110 years, 14 days – 110 years, 18 days<br>(4 days)
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|-
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!—
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|[[William J. Smith]]
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|{{USA}}
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|28 Feb 1854 – 22 Nov 1962<br>108 years, 267 days
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|align=center|16 Mar 1962 – 22 Nov 1962<br>108 years, 16 days – 108 years, 267 days<br>(251 days)
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|-bgcolor=9BDDFF
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|[[James King]]
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|{{USA}}
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|15 Nov 1854 – 5 June 1967<br>112 years, 202 days
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|align=center|22 Nov 1962 – 5 June 1967<br>108 years, 7 days – 112 years, 202 days<br>(4 yrs, 195 days)
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|-bgcolor=F9F9F9
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!—
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|[[John Mosley Turner]]
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|{{UK}}
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|15 Jun 1856 – 21 Mar 1968<br>111 years, 280 days
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|align=center|5 June 1967 – 21 Mar 1968<br>110 years, 355 days – 111 years, 280 days<br>(290 days)
 
|-bgcolor=FFB6B6
 
|-bgcolor=FFB6B6
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! -
!width=2.8%|
 
|width=20%|[[Gustav Gerneth]]
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|[[Eli Lindsay]]
|{{POL}} (birth)<br>{{GER}} (residence)
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|nowrap|{{UK}} (birth)<br>{{CAN}} (death)
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|27 Feb 1858 – 26 Nov 1968<br>110 years, 273 days
|Born 15 Oct 1905<br>{{AgeYD|1905|10|15}}
 
|align=center|20 Jan 2019Present<br>113 years, 97 days – {{AgeYD|1905|10|15}}<br>({{AgeYD|2019|1|20}})
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|align=center|21 Mar 196826 Nov 1968<br>110 years, 23 days – 110 years, 273 days<br>(250 days)
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!—
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|[[John Chaney]]
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|{{USA}}
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|12 Oct 1859 – 26 Dec 1968<br>109 years, 75 days
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|align=center|26 Nov 1968 – 26 Dec 1968<br>109 years, 45 days – 109 years, 75 days<br>(30 days)
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!—
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|[[William Lamb]]
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|{{USA}}
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|24 Nov 1859 – 22 Apr 1969<br>109 years, 149 days
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|align=center|26 Dec 1968 – 22 Apr 1969<br>109 years, 32 days – 109 years, 149 days<br>(117 days)
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|[[Theophilus May]]
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|{{UK}} (birth)<br>{{USA}} (death)
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|5 Jan 1861 – 2 Dec 1971<br>110 years, 331 days
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|align=center|22 Apr 1969 – 2 Dec 1971<br>108 years, 107 days – 110 years, 331 days<br>(2 yrs, 224 days)
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|-bgcolor=#EEE
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|-bgcolor=9BDDFF
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! -
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|[[Isaac Edwards]]
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|{{USA}}
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|6 Dec 1863 – 18 Oct 1974<br>110 years, 316 days
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|align=center|5 May 1973 – 18 Oct 1974<br>109 years, 150 days – 110 years, 316 days<br>(1 yr, 166 days)
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|-bgcolor=FFB6B6
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|[[James Holt]]
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|{{USA}}
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|25 Dec 1865 – 7 Jan 1977<br>111 years, 13 days
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|align=center|18 Oct 1974 – 7 Jan 1977<br>108 years, 297 days – 111 years, 13 days<br>(2 yrs, 81 days)
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|-bgcolor=#EEE
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|colspan=6 height=4|
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!—
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|[[Masutaro Sato]]
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|{{JPN}}
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|16 Jan 1870 – 6 Oct 1978<br>108 years, 263 days
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|align=center|21 Aug 1978 – 6 Oct 1978<br>108 years, 217 days – 108 years, 263 days<br>(46 days)
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|-bgcolor=#EEE
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|colspan=6 height=4|
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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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|[[Emilio Flores Marquez]]
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|{{PRI}}
 
|bgcolor=#9F9|Born 8 Aug 1908<br>{{AgeYD|1908|8|8}}
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|align=center|3 Nov 2019 – Present<br>111 years, 87 days – {{AgeYD|1908|8|8}}<br>({{AgeYD|2019|11|3}})
 
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==Notes (from Table M)==
 
==Notes (from Table M)==
<small>{{Reflist}}</small>
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{{Reflist}}
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[[Category:World's Oldest Living Man Title Holders| ]]
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[[Category:Titleholders]]
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[[Category:Lists of men]]

Revision as of 14:39, 1 January 2021

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

Chronological list of the oldest living men since 1972

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 Candidates:
Mathias Hansen Saether NorwayNOR 21 Oct 1848 – 7 Jan 1957
108 years, 78 days
3 Dec 1954 – 7 Jan 1957
106 years, 43 days – 108 years, 78 days
(2 yrs, 35 days)
Christ Norby NorwayNOR (birth)
United StatesUSA (death)
25 Jul 1849 – 30 Jul 1958
109 years, 5 days
7 Jan 1957 – 30 July 1958
107 years, 166 days – 109 years, 5 days
(1 yr, 204 days)
- Robert Early United StatesUSA 8 Oct 1849 – 9 Oct 1960
111 years, 1 day
30 July 1958 – 9 Oct 1960
108 years, 295 days – 111 years, 1 day
(2 yrs, 71 days)
Willem Kostering NetherlandsNED 22 Nov 1851 – 9 Dec 1960
109 years, 17 days
9 Oct 1960 – 9 Dec 1960
108 years, 322 days – 109 years, 17 days
(61 days)
Sylvester Melvin United StatesUSA 29 Nov 1851 – 12 Mar 1962
110 years, 103 days
9 Dec 1960 – 12 Mar 1962
109 years, 10 days – 110 years, 103 days
(1 yr, 93 days)
Joseph Saint-Amour CanadaCAN 26 Feb 1852 – 16 Mar 1962
110 years, 18 days
12 Mar 1962 – 16 Mar 1962
110 years, 14 days – 110 years, 18 days
(4 days)
William J. Smith United StatesUSA 28 Feb 1854 – 22 Nov 1962
108 years, 267 days
16 Mar 1962 – 22 Nov 1962
108 years, 16 days – 108 years, 267 days
(251 days)
- James King United StatesUSA 15 Nov 1854 – 5 June 1967
112 years, 202 days
22 Nov 1962 – 5 June 1967
108 years, 7 days – 112 years, 202 days
(4 yrs, 195 days)
John Mosley Turner United Kingdom UK 15 Jun 1856 – 21 Mar 1968
111 years, 280 days
5 June 1967 – 21 Mar 1968
110 years, 355 days – 111 years, 280 days
(290 days)
- Eli Lindsay United Kingdom UK (birth)
CanadaCAN (death)
27 Feb 1858 – 26 Nov 1968
110 years, 273 days
21 Mar 1968 – 26 Nov 1968
110 years, 23 days – 110 years, 273 days
(250 days)
John Chaney United StatesUSA 12 Oct 1859 – 26 Dec 1968
109 years, 75 days
26 Nov 1968 – 26 Dec 1968
109 years, 45 days – 109 years, 75 days
(30 days)
William Lamb United StatesUSA 24 Nov 1859 – 22 Apr 1969
109 years, 149 days
26 Dec 1968 – 22 Apr 1969
109 years, 32 days – 109 years, 149 days
(117 days)
- Theophilus May United Kingdom UK (birth)
United StatesUSA (death)
5 Jan 1861 – 2 Dec 1971
110 years, 331 days
22 Apr 1969 – 2 Dec 1971
108 years, 107 days – 110 years, 331 days
(2 yrs, 224 days)
- Isaac Edwards United StatesUSA 6 Dec 1863 – 18 Oct 1974
110 years, 316 days
5 May 1973 – 18 Oct 1974
109 years, 150 days – 110 years, 316 days
(1 yr, 166 days)
- James Holt United StatesUSA 25 Dec 1865 – 7 Jan 1977
111 years, 13 days
18 Oct 1974 – 7 Jan 1977
108 years, 297 days – 111 years, 13 days
(2 yrs, 81 days)
Masutaro Sato JapanJPN 16 Jan 1870 – 6 Oct 1978
108 years, 263 days
21 Aug 1978 – 6 Oct 1978
108 years, 217 days – 108 years, 263 days
(46 days)
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)
Emilio Flores Marquez Puerto RicoPRI,United StatesUSA Born 8 Aug 1908
115 years, 232 days
3 Nov 2019 – Present
111 years, 87 days – 115 years, 232 days
(4 years, 145 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