World's Oldest Person titleholders

Guinness World Records/GRG Table C List

This is the official list of people who are believed to hold/have held the title "World's oldest person."

Bold indicates the world's oldest person ever.

Table C - World's Oldest Person (WOP) Titleholders Since 1955 GRG, As of 29 August 2017

Name	Country	Sex	Birth	Death	Reign length
Betsy Baker	UK (birth) USA (death)	F	20 Aug 1842	24 Oct 1955	N/A – 24 Oct 1955 N/A – 113 years, 65 days
Jennie Howell	UK (birth) USA (death)	F	11 Feb 1845	16 Dec 1956	24 Oct 1955 – 16 Dec 1956 110 years, 255 days – 111 years, 309 days
Anne Marie Carstenson	DEN (birth) USA (death)	F	24 Jan 1849	30 Mar 1958	16 Dec 1956 – 30 Mar 1958 107 years, 327 days – 109 years, 65 days
Nancy Ryan	USA	F	5 Sep 1849	17 Oct 1958	30 Mar 1958 – 17 Oct 1958 108 years, 206 days – 109 years, 42 days
Christina Karnebeek-Backs	NED	F	2 Oct 1849	7 Oct 1959	17 Oct 1958 – 7 Oct 1959 109 years, 15 days – 110 years, 5 days
Marie Olsen	NOR	F	1 May 1850	24 Nov 1959	7 Oct 1959 – 24 Nov 1959 109 years, 159 days – 109 years, 207 days
Mary Kelly	USA	F	7 Jun 1851	30 Dec 1964	24 Nov 1959 – 30 Dec 1964 108 years, 170 days – 113 years, 206 days
Elizabeth Kensley	UK	F	12 May 1855	6 Mar 1965	30 Dec 1964 – 6 Mar 1965 109 years, 232 days – 109 years, 298 days
William Fullingim	USA	M	7 Jul 1855^[1]	6 Aug 1965	6 Mar 1965 – 6 Aug 1965 109 years, 242 days – 110 years, 30 days
Hannah Smith	UK	F	7 Jan 1856	10 Jan 1966	6 Aug 1965 – 10 Jan 1966 109 years, 211 days – 110 years, 3 days
John Mosley Turner	UK	M	15 Jun 1856	21 Mar 1968	10 Jan 1966 – 21 Mar 1968 109 years, 209 days – 111 years, 280 days
Johanna Booysen	ZAF	F	17 Jan 1857	16 Jun 1968	21 Mar 1968 – 16 Jun 1968 111 years, 64 days – 111 years, 151 days
Marie Bernatkova	CZE	F	22 Oct 1857	4 May 1969	16 Jun 1968 – 4 May 1969 110 years, 238 days – 111 years, 194 days
Ada Roe	UK	F	6 Feb 1858	11 Jan 1970	4 May 1969 – 11 Jan 1970 111 years, 87 days – 111 years, 339 days
Josefa Salas Mateo	ESP	F	14 Jul 1860	27 Feb 1973	11 Jan 1970 – 27 Feb 1973 109 years, 181 days – 112 years, 228 days
Alice Stevenson	UK	F	10 Jul 1861	18 Aug 1973	27 Feb 1973 – 18 Aug 1973 111 years, 232 days – 112 years, 39 days
Elizabeth Watkins	UK	F	10 Mar 1863	31 Oct 1973	18 Aug 1973 – 31 Oct 1973 110 years, 161 days – 110 years, 235 days
Mito Umeta	JPN	F	27 Mar 1863	31 May 1975	31 Oct 1973 – 31 May 1975 110 years, 218 days – 112 years, 65 days
Niwa Kawamoto	JPN	F	5 Aug 1863	16 Nov 1976	31 May 1975 – 16 Nov 1976 111 years, 299 days – 113 years, 103 days
Sophia DeMuth ^[2]	USA	F	30 Jun 1866	2 Dec 1977	16 Nov 1976 – 2 Dec 1977 110 years, 139 days – 111 years, 155 days
Marie-Virginie Duhem	FRA	F	2 Aug 1866	25 Apr 1978	2 Dec 1977 – 25 Apr 1978 110 years, 122 days – 111 years, 266 days
Fannie Thomas	USA	F	14 Apr 1867	22 Jan 1981	25 Apr 1978 – 22 Jan 1981 111 years, 11 days – 113 years, 283 days
Augustine Tessier	FRA	F	2 Jan 1869	8 Mar 1981	22 Jan 1981 – 8 Mar 1981 112 years, 20 days – 112 years, 65 days
Nellie Spencer	USA	F	24 Aug 1869	13 Nov 1982	8 Mar 1981 – 13 Nov 1982 111 years, 196 days – 113 years, 81 days
Emma Wilson	USA	F	12 May 1870	13 Oct 1983	13 Nov 1982 – 13 Oct 1983 112 years, 185 days – 113 years, 154 days
Mathew Beard ^[3]	USA	M	9 Jul 1870	16 Feb 1985	13 Oct 1983 – 16 Feb 1985 113 years, 96 days – 114 years, 222 days
Augusta Holtz	POL (birth) USA (death)	F	3 Aug 1871	21 Oct 1986	16 Feb 1985 – 21 Oct 1986 113 years, 197 days – 115 years, 79 days
Mary McKinney	USA	F	30 May 1873	2 Feb 1987	21 Oct 1986 – 2 Feb 1987 113 years, 144 days – 113 years, 248 days
Anna Eliza Williams	UK	F	2 Jun 1873	27 Dec 1987	2 Feb 1987 – 27 Dec 1987 113 years, 245 days – 114 years, 208 days
Florence Knapp	USA	F	10 Oct 1873	11 Jan 1988	27 Dec 1987 – 11 Jan 1988 114 years, 78 days – 114 years, 93 days
Jeanne Calment ^[4]	FRA	F	21 Feb 1875	4 Aug 1997	11 Jan 1988 – 4 Aug 1997 112 years, 324 days – 122 years, 164 days
Marie-Louise Meilleur	CAN	F	29 Aug 1880	16 Apr 1998	4 Aug 1997 – 16 Apr 1998 116 years, 340 days – 117 years, 230 days
Sarah Knauss	USA	F	24 Sep 1880	30 Dec 1999	16 Apr 1998 – 30 Dec 1999 117 years, 204 days – 119 years, 97 days
Eva Morris	UK	F	8 Nov 1885	2 Nov 2000	30 Dec 1999 – 2 Nov 2000 114 years, 52 days – 114 years, 360 days
Marie Bremont	FRA	F	25 Apr 1886	6 Jun 2001	2 Nov 2000 – 6 Jun 2001 114 years, 191 days – 115 years, 42 days
Maud Farris-Luse	USA	F	21 Jan 1887	18 Mar 2002	6 Jun 2001 – 18 Mar 2002 114 years, 136 days – 115 years, 56 days
Grace Clawson ^[5]	UK (birth) USA (death)	F	15 Nov 1887	28 May 2002	18 Mar 2002 – 28 May 2002 114 years, 123 days – 114 years, 194 days
Adelina Domingues	CPV (birth) USA (death)	F	19 Feb 1888	21 Aug 2002	28 May 2002 – 21 Aug 2002 114 years, 98 days – 114 years, 183 days
Mae Harrington	USA	F	20 Jan 1889	29 Dec 2002	21 Aug 2002 – 29 Dec 2002 113 years, 213 days – 113 years, 343 days
Yukichi Chuganji	JPN	M	23 Mar 1889	28 Sep 2003	29 Dec 2002 – 28 Sep 2003 113 years, 281 days – 114 years, 189 days
Mitoyo Kawate	JPN	F	15 May 1889	13 Nov 2003	28 Sep 2003 – 13 Nov 2003 114 years, 136 days – 114 years, 182 days
Ramona Trinidad Iglesias-Jordan^[6]	PRI,USA	F	31 Aug 1889	29 May 2004	13 Nov 2003 – 29 May 2004 114 years, 74 days – 114 years, 272 days
Maria Capovilla ^[7]	ECU	F	14 Sep 1889	27 Aug 2006	29 May 2004 – 27 Aug 2006 114 years, 258 days – 116 years, 347 days
Elizabeth Bolden	USA	F	15 Aug 1890	11 Dec 2006	27 Aug 2006 – 11 Dec 2006 116 years, 12 days – 116 years, 118 days
Emiliano Mercado del Toro	PRI,USA	M	21 Aug 1891	24 Jan 2007	11 Dec 2006 – 24 Jan 2007 115 years, 112 days – 115 years, 156 days
Emma Tillman	USA	F	22 Nov 1892	28 Jan 2007	24 Jan 2007 – 28 Jan 2007 114 years, 63 days – 114 years, 67 days
Yone Minagawa	JPN	F	4 Jan 1893	13 Aug 2007	28 Jan 2007 – 13 Aug 2007 114 years, 24 days – 114 years, 221 days
Edna Parker	USA	F	20 Apr 1893	26 Nov 2008	13 Aug 2007 – 26 Nov 2008 114 years, 115 days – 115 years, 220 days
Maria de Jesus	POR	F	10 Sep 1893	2 Jan 2009	26 Nov 2008 – 2 Jan 2009 115 years, 77 days – 115 years, 114 days
Gertrude Baines	USA	F	6 Apr 1894	11 Sep 2009	2 Jan 2009 – 11 Sep 2009 114 years, 271 days – 115 years, 158 days
Kama Chinen	JPN	F	10 May 1895	2 May 2010	11 Sep 2009 – 2 May 2010 114 years, 124 days – 114 years, 357 days
Eugenie Blanchard	BLM, FRA	F	16 Feb 1896	4 Nov 2010	2 May 2010 – 4 Nov 2010 114 years, 75 days – 114 years, 261 days
Maria Gomes Valentim ^[8]	BRA	F	9 Jul 1896	21 Jun 2011	4 Nov 2010 – 21 Jun 2011 114 years, 118 days – 114 years, 347 days
Besse Cooper	USA	F	26 Aug 1896	4 Dec 2012	21 Jun 2011 – 4 Dec 2012 114 years, 299 days – 116 years, 100 days
Dina Manfredini	ITA (birth) USA (death)	F	4 Apr 1897	17 Dec 2012	4 Dec 2012 – 17 Dec 2012 115 years, 244 days – 115 years, 257 days
Jiroemon Kimura	JPN	M	19 Apr 1897	12 Jun 2013	17 Dec 2012 – 12 Jun 2013 115 years, 242 days – 116 years, 54 days
Misao Okawa	JPN	F	5 Mar 1898	1 Apr 2015	12 Jun 2013 – 1 Apr 2015 115 years, 99 days – 117 years, 27 days
Gertrude Weaver	USA	F	4 Jul 1898	6 Apr 2015	1 Apr 2015 – 6 Apr 2015 116 years, 271 days – 116 years, 276 days
Jeralean Talley	USA	F	23 May 1899	17 Jun 2015	6 Apr 2015 – 17 Jun 2015 115 years, 318 days – 116 years, 25 days
Susannah Mushatt Jones	USA	F	6 Jul 1899	12 May 2016	17 Jun 2015 – 12 May 2016 115 years, 346 days – 116 years, 311 days
Emma Morano	ITA	F	29 Nov 1899	15 Apr 2017	12 May 2016 – 15 Apr 2017 116 years, 165 days – 117 years, 137 days
Violet Brown	JAM	F	10 Mar 1900	15 Sep 2017	15 Apr 2017 – 15 Sep 2017 117 years, 36 days – 117 years, 189 days
Nabi Tajima	JPN	F	4 Aug 1900	21 Apr 2018	15 Sep 2017 – 21 Apr 2018 117 years, 42 days – 117 years, 260 days
Chiyo Miyako	JPN	F	2 May 1901	22 Jul 2018	21 Apr 2018 – 22 Jul 2018 116 years, 354 days – 117 years, 81 days
Kane Tanaka	JPN	F	2 Jan 1903	Living	22 Jul 2018 – Present 115 years, 201 days – 121 years, 107 days

Notes (from Table C)

↑ William Fullingim was possibly born in 1854, according to the 1860 and 1900 censuses. He claimed birth in 1855, which was backed by the 1870 census and the SSDI records.
↑ Chris Law: Support for the Shigechiyo Izumi claim from Japan (June 29, 1865?-February 21, 1986) was withdrawn by Guinness World Records, effective Sept. 14, 2010.
↑ Chris Law: The Mathew Beard case was accepted by the SSA study as age 114, based on an early census match to SS-5 records. The circumstantial census match was not unequivocal, thus he is not on the "skeptics list." Mr. Beard claimed to be 116.
↑ Chris Law: Guinness World Records support for the Carrie White claim (Nov 18 1874?-Feb 14 1991), initially accepted in 1989, withdrawn in 2012, effective Sept 13.
↑ Chris Law: Guinness World Records support for the Kamato Hongo claim (Sept 16 1887?-Oct 31 2003), initially accepted in 2002, withdrawn in 2012, effective Sept 13.
↑ Chris Law: Documents for Ramona Trinidad Iglesias-Jordan were not submitted and accepted until Mar. 20, 2004. Charlotte Benkner (born Nov 16 1889 in Germany; lived in the US) held the title in the interim. Benkner died May 15, 2004.
↑ Chris Law: Documents for Maria Capovilla not submitted until Aug 27, 2005; her case was officially accepted by GWR on Dec. 9, 2005. Interim titleholders were Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper of the Netherlands (June 29 1890-Aug 30 2005) and Elizabeth Bolden of the United States (Aug 15 1890-Dec 11 2006). Bolden would re-gain her title in late 2006.
↑ Chris Law: Documents for Maria Gomes Valentim not submitted until May 9, 2011, and her case was officially accepted by GWR on May 18, 2011. Interim titleholders were Eunice Sanborn of the U.S. (July 20 1896-Jan 31 2011) and Besse Cooper of the US (born Aug 26 1896). Besse Cooper would regain the title a month later.

[1] William Fullingim was possibly born in 1854, according to the 1860 and 1900 censuses. He claimed birth in 1855, which was backed by the 1870 census and the SSDI records.

[2] Chris Law: Support for the Shigechiyo Izumi claim from Japan (June 29, 1865?-February 21, 1986) was withdrawn by Guinness World Records, effective Sept. 14, 2010.

[3] Chris Law: The Mathew Beard case was accepted by the SSA study as age 114, based on an early census match to SS-5 records. The circumstantial census match was not unequivocal, thus he is not on the "skeptics list." Mr. Beard claimed to be 116.

[4] Chris Law: Guinness World Records support for the Carrie White claim (Nov 18 1874?-Feb 14 1991), initially accepted in 1989, withdrawn in 2012, effective Sept 13.

[5] Chris Law: Guinness World Records support for the Kamato Hongo claim (Sept 16 1887?-Oct 31 2003), initially accepted in 2002, withdrawn in 2012, effective Sept 13.

[6] Chris Law: Documents for Ramona Trinidad Iglesias-Jordan were not submitted and accepted until Mar. 20, 2004. Charlotte Benkner (born Nov 16 1889 in Germany; lived in the US) held the title in the interim. Benkner died May 15, 2004.

[7] Chris Law: Documents for Maria Capovilla not submitted until Aug 27, 2005; her case was officially accepted by GWR on Dec. 9, 2005. Interim titleholders were Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper of the Netherlands (June 29 1890-Aug 30 2005) and Elizabeth Bolden of the United States (Aug 15 1890-Dec 11 2006). Bolden would re-gain her title in late 2006.

[8] Chris Law: Documents for Maria Gomes Valentim not submitted until May 9, 2011, and her case was officially accepted by GWR on May 18, 2011. Interim titleholders were Eunice Sanborn of the U.S. (July 20 1896-Jan 31 2011) and Besse Cooper of the US (born Aug 26 1896). Besse Cooper would regain the title a month later.

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World's Oldest Person titleholders

Guinness World Records/GRG Table C List

Notes (from Table C)

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