World's Oldest Man titleholders

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.[14] From To Name Age(s) when oldest Lifespan Place of death or residence 1 ? 5 May 1973 Friedrich Wedeking ? – 110 10 October 1862 – 5 May 1973 110 years, 207 days North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany 2 5 May 1973 9 March 1974 (308 days) Frederick Butterfield 109 – 110 28 February 1864 – 9 March 1974 110 years, 9 days England, United Kingdom 3 9 March 1974 17 March 1977 (3 years, 8 days) Jean Teillet 107 – 110 6 November 1866 – 17 March 1977 110 years, 131 days Île-de-France, France 4 17 March 1977 20 August 1978 (1 year, 156 days) Charlie Nelson 109 – 110 21 September 1867 – 20 August 1978 110 years, 333 days Iowa, United States 5 20 August 1978 5 September 1980 (2 years, 16 days) Charlie Phillips 108 – 110 5 May 1870 – 5 September 1980 110 years, 123 days Mississippi, United States 6 5 September 1980 16 February 1985 (4 years, 164 days) Mathew Beard 110 – 114 9 July 1870 – 16 February 1985 114 years, 222 days Florida, United States 7 16 February 1985 14 December 1986 (1 year, 301 days) Joe Thomas 109 – 111 1 May 1875 – 14 December 1986 111 years, 227 days Louisiana, United States 8 14 December 1986 5 January 1987 (22 days) Herman Smith-Johannsen 111 15 June 1875 – 5 January 1987 111 years, 204 days Vestfold, Norway 9 5 January 1987 25 November 1988 (1 year, 325 days) Alphaeus Philemon Cole 110 – 112 12 July 1876 – 25 November 1988 112 years, 136 days New Jersey, United States 10 25 November 1988 10 June 1990 (1 year, 197 days) John Evans 111 – 112 19 August 1877 – 10 June 1990 112 years, 295 days Wales, United Kingdom 11 10 June 1990 18 June 1990 (8 days) Henri Pérignon 110 14 October 1879 – 18 June 1990 110 years, 247 days Normandy, France 12 18 June 1990 16 October 1991 (1 year, 120 days) James Wiggins 110 – 112 15 October 1879 – 16 October 1991 112 years, 1 day Arkansas, United States 13 16 October 1991 14 June 1993 (1 year, 241 days) Frederick Frazier 111 – 113 27 January 1880 – 14 June 1993 113 years, 138 days Alabama, United States 14 14 June 1993 20 January 1994 (220 days) Josep Armengol 111 – 112 23 July 1881 – 20 January 1994 112 years, 181 days Catalonia, Spain 15 20 January 1994 25 April 1998 (4 years, 95 days) Christian Mortensen 111 – 115 16 August 1882 – 25 April 1998 115 years, 252 days California, United States 16 25 April 1998 17 July 1998 (83 days) Johnson Parks 113 15 October 1884 – 17 July 1998 113 years, 275 days Florida, United States 17 17 July 1998 25 December 1998 (161 days) Walter Richardson 112 – 113 7 November 1885 – 25 December 1998 113 years, 48 days Illinois, United States 18 25 December 1998 29 April 1999 (125 days) Denzo Ishisaki 112 20 October 1886 – 29 April 1999 112 years, 191 days Ibaraki, Japan 19 29 April 1999 15 November 1999 (200 days) Antonio Urrea 111 18 February 1888 – 15 November 1999 111 years, 270 days Catalonia, Spain 20 15 November 1999 1 March 2001 (1 year, 106 days) John Painter 111 – 112 20 September 1888 – 1 March 2001 112 years, 162 days Tennessee, United States 21 1 March 2001 3 January 2002 (308 days) Antonio Todde 112 22 January 1889 – 3 January 2002 112 years, 346 days Sardinia, Italy 22 3 January 2002 28 September 2003 (1 year, 268 days) Yukichi Chuganji 112 – 114 23 March 1889 – 28 September 2003 114 years, 189 days Fukuoka, Japan 23 28 September 2003 5 March 2004 (159 days) Joan Riudavets 113 – 114 15 December 1889 – 5 March 2004 114 years, 81 days Balearic Islands, Spain 24 5 March 2004 19 November 2004 (259 days) Fred H. Hale, Sr. 113 1 December 1890 – 19 November 2004 113 years, 354 days Maine, United States 25 19 November 2004 24 January 2007 (2 years, 66 days) Emiliano Mercado del Toro 113 – 115 21 August 1891 – 24 January 2007 115 years, 156 days Isabela, Puerto Rico 26 24 January 2007 19 June 2009 (2 years, 146 days) Tomoji Tanabe 111 – 113 18 September 1895 – 19 June 2009 113 years, 274 days Miyazaki, Japan 27 19 June 2009 18 July 2009 (29 days) Henry Allingham 113 6 June 1896 – 18 July 2009 113 years, 42 days England, United Kingdom 28 18 July 2009 14 April 2011 (1 year, 270 days) Walter Breuning 112 – 114 21 September 1896 – 14 April 2011 114 years, 205 days Montana, United States 29 14 April 2011 12 June 2013 (2 years, 59 days) Jiroemon Kimura 113 – 116 19 April 1897 – 12 June 2013 116 years, 54 days Kyoto, Japan 30 11 June 2013[c] 13 September 2013 (94 days) Salustiano Sanchez 112 8 June 1901 – 13 September 2013 112 years, 97 days New York, United States 31 13 September 2013 24 April 2014 (223 days) Arturo Licata 111 2 May 1902 – 24 April 2014 111 years, 357 days Sicily, Italy 32 24 April 2014 8 June 2014 (45 days) Alexander Imich 111 4 February 1903 – 8 June 2014 111 years, 124 days New York, United States 33 8 June 2014 5 July 2015 (1 year, 27 days) Sakari Momoi 111 – 112 5 February 1903 – 5 July 2015 112 years, 150 days Saitama Prefecture, Japan 34 5 July 2015 19 January 2016 (198 days) Yasutaro Koide 112 13 March 1903 – 19 January 2016 112 years, 312 days Aichi Prefecture, Japan 19 January 2016- Present Israel Kristal