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.

#	From	To	Name	Age when oldest	Lifespan	Place of death or residence
1	Before 1973	5 May 1973	Friedrich Wedeking	? – 110	10 Oct 1862 – 5 May 1973 110 years, 207 days	North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
2	5 May 1973	9 Mar 1974 (308 days)	Frederick Butterfield	109–110	28 Feb 1864 – 9 Mar 1974 110 years, 9 days	England, UK
3	9 Mar 1974	17 Mar 1977 (3 yrs, 8 days)	Jean Teillet	107–110	6 Nov 1866 – 17 Mar 1977 110 years, 131 days	Île-de-France, France
4	17 Mar 1977	20 Aug 1978 (1 yr, 156 days)	Charlie Nelson	109–110	21 Sep 1867 – 20 Aug 1978 110 years, 333 days	Iowa, USA
5	20 Aug 1978	5 Sep 1980 (2 yrs, 16 days)	Charlie Phillips	108–110	5 May 1870 – 5 Sep 1980 110 years, 123 days	Mississippi, USA
6	5 Sep 1980	16 Feb 1985 (4 yrs, 164 days)	Mathew Beard	110–114	9 Jul 1870 – 16 Feb 1985 114 years, 222 days	Florida, USA
7	16 Feb 1985	14 Dec 1986 (1 yr, 301 days)	Joe Thomas	109–111	1 May 1875 – 14 Dec 1986 111 years, 227 days	Louisiana, USA
8	14 Dec 1986	5 Jan 1987 (22 days)	Herman Smith-Johannsen	111	15 Jun 1875 – 5 Jan 1987 111 years, 204 days	Vestfold, Norway
9	5 Jan 1987	25 Nov 1988 (1 yr, 325 days)	Alphaeus Philemon Cole	110–112	12 Jul 1876 – 25 Nov 1988 112 years, 136 days	New Jersey, USA
10	25 Nov 1988	10 Jun 1990 (1 yr, 197 days)	John Evans	111–112	19 Aug 1877 – 10 Jun 1990 112 years, 295 days	Wales, UK
11	10 Jun 1990	18 Jun 1990 (8 days)	Henri Perignon	110	14 Oct 1879 – 18 Jun 1990 110 years, 247 days	Normandy, France
12	18 Jun 1990	16 Oct 1991 (1 yr, 120 days)	James Wiggins	110–112	15 Oct 1879 – 16 Oct 1991 112 years, 1 day	Arkansas, USA
13	16 Oct 1991	14 Jun 1993 (1 yr, 241 days)	Frederick Frazier	111–113	27 Jan 1880 – 14 Jun 1993 113 years, 138 days	Alabama, USA
14	14 Jun 1993	20 Jan 1994 (220 days)	Josep Armengol	111–112	23 Jul 1881 – 20 Jan 1994 112 years, 181 days	Catalonia, Spain
15	20 Jan 1994	25 Apr 1998 (4 yrs, 95 days)	Christian Mortensen	111–115	16 Aug 1882 – 25 Apr 1998 115 years, 252 days	California, USA
16	25 Apr 1998	17 Jul 1998 (83 days)	Johnson Parks	113	15 Oct 1884 – 17 Jul 1998 113 years, 275 days	Florida, USA
17	17 Jul 1998	25 Dec 1998 (161 days)	Walter Richardson	112–113	7 Nov 1885 – 25 Dec 1998 113 years, 48 days	Illinois, USA
18	25 Dec 1998	29 Apr 1999 (125 days)	Denzo Ishisaki	112	20 Oct 1886 – 29 Apr 1999 112 years, 191 days	Ibaraki, Japan
19	29 Apr 1999	15 Nov 1999 (200 days)	Antonio Urrea-Hernandez	111	18 Feb 1888 – 15 Nov 1999 111 years, 270 days	Catalonia, Spain
20	15 Nov 1999	1 Mar 2001 (1 yr, 106 days)	John Painter	111–112	20 Sep 1888 – 1 Mar 2001 112 years, 162 days	Tennessee, USA
21	1 Mar 2001	3 Jan 2002 (308 days)	Antonio Todde	112	22 Jan 1889 – 3 Jan 2002 112 years, 346 days	Sardinia, Italy
22	3 Jan 2002	28 Sep 2003 (1 yr, 268 days)	Yukichi Chuganji	112–114	23 Mar 1889 – 28 Sep 2003 114 years, 189 days	Fukuoka, Japan
23	28 Sep 2003	5 Mar 2004 (159 days)	Joan Riudavets	113–114	15 Dec 1889 – 5 Mar 2004 114 years, 81 days	Balearic Islands, Spain
24	5 Mar 2004	19 Nov 2004 (259 days)	Fred Hale, Sr.	113	1 Dec 1890 – 19 Nov 2004 113 years, 354 days	Maine, USA
25	19 Nov 2004	24 Jan 2007 (2 yrs, 66 days)	Emiliano Mercado del Toro	113–115	21 Aug 1891 – 24 Jan 2007 115 years, 156 days	Isabela, Puerto Rico
26	24 Jan 2007	19 Jun 2009 (2 yrs, 146 days)	Tomoji Tanabe	111–113	18 Sep 1895 – 19 Jun 2009 113 years, 274 days	Miyazaki, Japan
27	19 Jun 2009	18 Jul 2009 (29 days)	Henry Allingham	113	6 Jun 1896 – 18 Jul 2009 113 years, 42 days	England, UK
28	18 Jul 2009	14 Apr 2011 (1 yr, 270 days)	Walter Breuning	112–114	21 Sep 1896 – 14 Apr 2011 114 years, 205 days	Montana, USA
29	14 Apr 2011	12 Jun 2013 (2 yrs, 59 days)	Jiroemon Kimura	113–116	19 Apr 1897 – 12 Jun 2013 116 years, 54 days	Kyoto, Japan
30	11 Jun 2013	13 Sep 2013 (94 days)	Salustiano Sanchez	112	8 Jun 1901 – 13 Sep 2013 112 years, 97 days	New York, USA
31	13 Sep 2013	24 Apr 2014 (223 days)	Arturo Licata	111	2 May 1902 – 24 Apr 2014 111 years, 357 days	Sicily, Italy
32	24 Apr 2014	8 Jun 2014 (45 days)	Alexander Imich	111	4 Feb 1903 – 8 Jun 2014 111 years, 124 days	New York, USA
33	8 Jun 2014	5 Jul 2015 (1 yr, 27 days)	Sakari Momoi	111–112	5 Feb 1903 – 5 Jul 2015 112 years, 150 days	Saitama, Japan
34	5 Jul 2015	19 Jan 2016 (198 days)	Yasutaro Koide	112	13 Mar 1903 – 19 Jan 2016 112 years, 312 days	Aichi, Japan
35	19 Jan 2016	11 Aug 2017 (1 yr, 205 days)	Israel Kristal	112–113	15 Sep 1903 – 11 Aug 2017 113 years, 330 days	Haifa, Israel
36	11 Aug 2017	29 Jan 2018 (171 days)	Francisco Nunez Olivera	112–113	13 Dec 1904 – 29 Jan 2018 113 years, 47 days	Extremadura, Spain
37	29 Jan 2018	Present 6 years, 80 days	Masazo Nonaka	112*	Born 25 Jul 1905 118 years, 268 days	Hokkaido, Japan