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

See also: World's Oldest Man titleholders

Chronological list of the oldest living person in the world since 1955

  • Note: This list includes the World's Oldest Person Titleholders according to Guinness World Records, however the table below lists potential candidates who may have been titleholders, however they has not yet been recognized by the Guinness World Records.

      Validated       Under 110       Living       Pending       Unvalidated

From To Name Sex Age when
oldest
Lifespan Country
of death
14 Jan 1954 24 Oct 1955
(1 yr, 283 days)
Betsy Baker F 111–113 20 Aug 1842 – 24 Oct 1955
113 years, 65 days
United StatesUSA
24 Oct 1955 16 Dec 1956
(1 yr, 53 days)
Jennie Howell F 110–111 11 Feb 1845 – 16 Dec 1956
111 years, 309 days
United StatesUSA
4 Jan 1959 7 Oct 1959
(276 days)
Christina Karnebeek-Backs F 109–110 2 Oct 1849 – 7 Oct 1959
110 years, 5 days
NetherlandsNED
9 Oct 1960 30 Dec 1964
(4 yrs, 82 days)
Mary Kelly F 109–113 7 June 1851 – 30 Dec 1964
113 years, 206 days
United StatesUSA
21 Oct 1968 4 May 1969
(195 days)
Marie Bernatkova F 110–111 22 Oct 1857 – 4 May 1969
111 years, 194 days
Czech RepublicCZE
4 May 1969 11 Jan 1970
(252 days)
Ada Roe F 111 6 Feb 1858 – 11 Jan 1970
111 years, 339 days
United Kingdom UK
10 July 1972 27 Feb 1973
(232 days)
Josefa Salas Mateo F 111–112 14 July 1860 – 27 Feb 1973
112 years, 228 days
SpainESP
27 Feb 1973 18 Aug 1973
(172 days)
Alice Stevenson F 111–112 10 July 1861 – 18 Aug 1973
112 years, 39 days
United Kingdom UK
10 Jan 1974 31 May 1975
(1 yr, 141 days)
Mito Umeta F 110–112 27 Mar 1863 – 31 May 1975
112 years, 65 days
JapanJPN
31 May 1975 16 Nov 1976
(1 yr, 169 days)
Niwa Kawamoto F 111–113 17 Sept 1863 – 16 Nov 1976
113 years, 60 days
JapanJPN
27 Jan 1981 8 Mar 1981
(40 days)
Augustine Tessier F 112 2 Jan 1869 – 8 Mar 1981
112 years, 65 days
FranceFRA
8 Mar 1981 13 Nov 1982
(1 yr, 250 days)
Nellie Spencer F 111–113 24 Aug 1869 – 13 Nov 1982
113 years, 81 days
United StatesUSA
13 Nov 1982 13 Oct 1983
(334 days)
Emma Wilson F 112–113 12 May 1870 – 13 Oct 1983
113 years, 154 days
United StatesUSA
13 Oct 1983 21 Oct 1986
(3 yrs, 8 days)
Augusta Holtz F 112–115 3 Aug 1871 – 21 Oct 1986
115 years, 79 days
United StatesUSA
21 Oct 1986 2 Feb 1987
(104 days)
Mary McKinney F 113 30 May 1873 – 2 Feb 1987
113 years, 248 days
United StatesUSA
2 Feb 1987 27 Dec 1987
(328 days)
Anna Eliza Williams F 113–114 2 June 1873 – 27 Dec 1987
114 years, 208 days
United Kingdom UK
27 Dec 1987 11 Jan 1988
(15 days)
Florence Knapp F 114 10 Oct 1873 – 11 Jan 1988
114 years, 93 days
United StatesUSA
11 Jan 1988 4 Aug 1997
(9 yrs, 205 days)
Jeanne Calment F 112–122 21 Feb 1875 – 4 Aug 1997
122 years, 164 days
FranceFRA
4 Aug 1997 16 Apr 1998
(255 days)
Marie-Louise Meilleur F 116–117 29 Aug 1880 – 16 Apr 1998
117 years, 230 days
CanadaCAN
16 Apr 1998 30 Dec 1999
(1 yr, 258 days)
Sarah Knauss F 117–119 24 Sept 1880 – 30 Dec 1999
119 years, 97 days
United StatesUSA
30 Dec 1999 2 Nov 2000
(308 days)
Eva Morris F 114 8 Nov 1885 – 2 Nov 2000
114 years, 360 days
United Kingdom UK
2 Nov 2000 6 June 2001
(216 days)
Marie Bremont F 114–115 25 Apr 1886 – 6 June 2001
115 years, 42 days
FranceFRA
6 June 2001 18 Mar 2002
(285 days)
Maud Farris-Luse F 114–115 21 Feb 1887 – 18 Mar 2002
115 years, 25 days
United StatesUSA
18 Mar 2002 28 May 2002
(71 days)
Grace Clawson F 114 15 Nov 1887 – 28 May 2002
114 years, 194 days
United StatesUSA
28 May 2002 21 Aug 2002
(85 days)
Adelina Domingues F 114 19 Feb 1888 – 21 Aug 2002
114 years, 183 days
United StatesUSA
21 Aug 2002 29 Dec 2002
(130 days)
Mae Harrington F 113 20 Jan 1889 – 29 Dec 2002
113 years, 343 days
United StatesUSA
29 Dec 2002 28 Sept 2003
(273 days)
Yukichi Chuganji M 113–114 23 Mar 1889 – 28 Sept 2003
114 years, 189 days
JapanJPN
28 Sept 2003 13 Nov 2003
(46 days)
Mitoyo Kawate F 114 15 May 1889 – 13 Nov 2003
114 years, 182 days
JapanJPN
13 Nov 2003 29 May 2004
(198 days)
Ramona Trinidad Iglesias-Jordan F 114 1 Sept 1889 – 29 May 2004
114 years, 271 days
Puerto RicoPRI,United StatesUSA
29 May 2004 27 Aug 2006
(2 yrs, 90 days)
Maria Capovilla F 114–116 14 Sept 1889 – 27 Aug 2006
116 years, 347 days
EcuadorECU
27 Aug 2006 11 Dec 2006
(106 days)
Elizabeth Bolden F 116 15 Aug 1890 – 11 Dec 2006
116 years, 118 days
United StatesUSA
11 Dec 2006 24 Jan 2007
(44 days)
Emiliano Mercado del Toro M 115 21 Aug 1891 – 24 Jan 2007
115 years, 156 days
Puerto RicoPRI,United StatesUSA
24 Jan 2007 28 Jan 2007
(4 days)
Emma Tillman F 114 22 Nov 1892 – 28 Jan 2007
114 years, 67 days
United StatesUSA
28 Jan 2007 13 Aug 2007
(195 days)
Yone Minagawa F 114 4 Jan 1893 – 13 Aug 2007
114 years, 221 days
JapanJPN
13 Aug 2007 26 Nov 2008
(1 yr, 105 days)
Edna Parker F 114–115 20 Apr 1893 – 26 Nov 2008
115 years, 220 days
United StatesUSA
26 Nov 2008 2 Jan 2009
(37 days)
Maria de Jesus F 115 10 Sept 1893 – 2 Jan 2009
115 years, 114 days
PortugalPOR
2 Jan 2009 11 Sept 2009
(252 days)
Gertrude Baines F 114–115 6 Apr 1894 – 11 Sept 2009
115 years, 158 days
United StatesUSA
6 Feb 2010 2 May 2010
(85 days)
Kama Chinen F 114 10 May 1895 – 2 May 2010
114 years, 357 days
JapanJPN
2 May 2010 4 Nov 2010
(186 days)
Eugenie Blanchard F 114 16 Feb 1896 – 4 Nov 2010
114 years, 261 days
FranceFRA
18 Nov 2010 21 June 2011
(215 days)
Maria Gomes Valentim F 114 9 July 1896 – 21 June 2011
114 years, 347 days
BrazilBRA
21 June 2011 4 Dec 2012
(1 yr, 166 days)
Besse Cooper F 114–116 26 Aug 1896 – 4 Dec 2012
116 years, 100 days
United StatesUSA
4 Dec 2012 17 Dec 2012
(13 days)
Dina Manfredini F 115 4 Apr 1897 – 17 Dec 2012
115 years, 257 days
United StatesUSA
17 Dec 2012 12 June 2013
(177 days)
Jiroemon Kimura M 115–116 19 Apr 1897 – 12 June 2013
116 years, 54 days
JapanJPN
12 June 2013 1 Apr 2015
(1 yr, 293 days)
Misao Okawa F 115–117 5 Mar 1898 – 1 Apr 2015
117 years, 27 days
JapanJPN
1 Apr 2015 6 Apr 2015
(5 days)
Gertrude Weaver F 116 4 July 1898 – 6 Apr 2015
116 years, 276 days
United StatesUSA
6 Apr 2015 17 June 2015
(72 days)
Jeralean Talley F 115–116 23 May 1899 – 17 June 2015
116 years, 25 days
United StatesUSA
17 June 2015 12 May 2016
(330 days)
Susannah Mushatt Jones F 115–116 6 July 1899 – 12 May 2016
116 years, 311 days
United StatesUSA
12 May 2016 15 Apr 2017
(338 days)
Emma Morano F 116–117 29 Nov 1899 – 15 Apr 2017
117 years, 137 days
Italy ITA
15 Apr 2017 15 Sept 2017
(152 days)
Violet Brown F 117 10 Mar 1900 – 15 Sept 2017
117 years, 189 days
JamaicaJAM
15 Sept 2017 21 Apr 2018
(218 days)
Nabi Tajima F 117 4 Aug 1900 – 21 Apr 2018
117 years, 260 days
JapanJPN
21 Apr 2018 22 July 2018
(92 days)
Chiyo Miyako F 116–117 2 May 1901 – 22 July 2018
117 years, 81 days
JapanJPN
22 July 2018 19 Apr 2022
(3 yrs, 271 days)
Kane Tanaka F 115–119 2 Jan 1903 – 19 Apr 2022
119 years, 107 days
JapanJPN
19 Apr 2022 17 Jan 2023
(273 days)
Lucile Randon F 118 11 Feb 1904 – 17 Jan 2023
118 years, 340 days
FranceFRA
17 Jan 2023 Present
(1 years, 61 days)
Maria Branyas Morera F 115–117* Born 4 Mar 1907
117 years, 15 days
Living in
SpainESP

Potential candidates who currently not recognized by Guinness World Records

From To Name Sex Age when
oldest
Lifespan Country
of death
? 28 Apr 1951 Lucy Woodman F ?–109 3 May 1841 – 28 Apr 1951
109 years, 360 days
United StatesUSA
28 Apr 1951 14 Jan 1954
(2 yrs, 261 days)
Nancy Merriman F 109–112 19 Dec 1841 – 14 Jan 1954
112 years, 26 days
United StatesUSA
16 Dec 1956 7 Jan 1957
(22 days)
Mathias Hansen Saether M 108 21 Oct 1848 – 7 Jan 1957
108 years, 78 days
NorwayNOR
7 Jan 1957 4 Jan 1959
(1 yr, 362 days)
Catherine Waller F 108–110 1 Dec 1848 – 4 Jan 1959
110 years, 34 days
United StatesUSA
7 Oct 1959 9 Oct 1960
(1 yr, 2 days)
Robert Alexander Early M 109–111 8 Oct 1849 – 9 Oct 1960
111 years, 1 day
United StatesUSA
30 Dec 1964 5 June 1967
(2 yrs, 157 days)
James King M 110–112 15 Nov 1854 – 5 June 1967
112 years, 202 days
United StatesUSA
5 June 1967 21 Oct 1968
(1 yr, 138 days)
Narcissa Rickman F 111–113 13 Sept 1855 – 21 Oct 1968
113 years, 38 days
United StatesUSA
11 Jan 1970 10 July 1972
(2 yrs, 181 days)
Kitty Harvey F 109–112 12 Jan 1860 – 10 July 1972
112 years, 180 days
United StatesUSA
18 Aug 1973 10 Jan 1974
(145 days)
Ettie Crist F 111 14 Feb 1862 – 10 Jan 1974
111 years, 330 days
United StatesUSA
16 Nov 1976 5 Nov 1978
(1 yr, 354 days)
Alice Coles F 111–113 28 Aug 1865 – 5 Nov 1978
113 years, 69 days
United StatesUSA
5 Nov 1978 29 June 1979
(236 days)
Josefa Llovet F 111–112 25 Feb 1867 – 29 June 1979
112 years, 124 days
SpainESP
29 June 1979 27 Jan 1981
(1 yr, 212 days)
Eliza Underwood F 112–113 15 Mar 1867 – 27 Jan 1981
113 years, 318 days
United StatesUSA
11 Sept 2009 6 Feb 2010
(148 days)
Wen Yangshi F 114 15 Apr 1895 – 6 Feb 2010
114 years, 297 days
ChinaCHN
4 Nov 2010 18 Nov 2010
(14 days)
Ana Nogueira de Lucas F 114 21 June 1896 – 18 Nov 2010
114 years, 150 days
BrazilBRA
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