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The following are tables of the oldest people in the world in ordinal ranks. To avoid including false or unconfirmed claims of old age, names here are restricted to those people whose ages have been validated by an international body dealing in longevity research, such as the Gerontology Research Group, LongeviQuest, or Guinness World Records, and others who have otherwise been reliably sourced.

The longest documented and verified human lifespan is that of Jeanne Calment of France (1875–1997), a woman who lived to the age of 122 years and 164 days. As women live longer than men on average, women predominate in combined records. The longest lifespan for a man is that of Jiroemon Kimura of Japan (1897–2013), who lived to the age of 116 years and 54 days.

The oldest living person in the world whose age has been validated is Ethel Caterham of the United Kingdom, who has lived . She was born on 21 August 1909. The oldest living verified man is João Marinho Neto of Brazil, who has lived . He was born on 5 October 1912.

Ten oldest verified people

Main article: List of the verified oldest people

Systematic verification of longevity has only been practiced since the 1950s and only in certain parts of the world. All ten oldest verified people ever are female.

The longest documented and verified human lifespan is that of Jeanne Calment of France, a woman who lived to age 122 years and 164 days. She received news media attention in 1985, after turning 110. Calment's claim was investigated and authenticated by Jean-Marie Robine and Dr. Michel Allard for the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). Her longevity claim was put into question in 2018, but the original assessing team stood by their judgement.

Oldest women

RankNamenowrapBirth datenowrapDeath dateAgenowrapPlace of death
or residence
1Jeanne Calment21 February 18754 August 1997France
2Kane Tanaka2 January 190319 April 2022Japan
3Sarah Knauss24 September 188030 December 1999United States
4Lucile Randon11 February 190417 January 2023France
5Nabi Tajima4 August 190021 April 2018Japan
6Marie-Louise Meilleur29 August 188016 April 1998Canada
7Violet Brown10 March 190015 September 2017Jamaica
8Maria Branyas Morera4 March 190719 August 2024Spain
9Emma Morano29 November 189915 April 2017Italy
10Chiyo Miyako2 May 190122 July 2018Japan

Oldest men

RankNamenowrapBirth datenowrapDeath dateAgenowrapPlace of death
or residence
1Jiroemon Kimura19 April 189712 June 2013Japan
2Christian Mortensen16 August 188225 April 1998United States
3Emiliano Mercado del Toro21 August 189124 January 2007United States (Puerto Rico)
4Juan Vicente Pérez27 May 19092 April 2024Venezuela
5Horacio Celi Mendoza3 January 189725 September 2011Peru
6Walter Breuning21 September 189614 April 2011United States
7Yukichi Chuganji23 March 188928 September 2003Japan
8Tomás Pinales Figuereo31 March 190624 September 2020Dominican Republic
9Joan Riudavets15 December 18895 March 2004Spain
10Fred Harold Hale1 December 189019 November 2004United States

aBranyas was born in the United States.

bMortensen was born in Denmark.

Ten oldest living people

Main article: List of oldest living people

Oldest living women

RankNamenowrapBirth datenowrapAge as of
nowrapPlace of
residence
1Ethel Caterham21 August 1909United Kingdom
2Marie-Rose Tessier21 May 1910France
3Naomi Whitehead26 September 1910United States
4Lucia Laura Sangenito22 November 1910Italy
5Yolanda Beltrão de Azevedo13 January 1911Brazil
6Shigeko Kagawa28 May 1911Japan
7Beatriz Ferreira Duarte21 June 1911Brazil
8Bonita Gibson4 July 1911United States
9Fuyo Kishimoto20 December 1911Japan
10Ilse Meingast14 March 1912United States

aMeingast was born in the German Empire.

Oldest living men

RankNamenowrapBirth datenowrapAge as of
nowrapPlace of
residence
1João Marinho Neto5 October 1912Brazil
2Ilie Ciocan10 June 1913Romania
3Ken Weeks5 October 1913Australia
4Primo Olivieri7 March 1914Brazil
5Kiyotaka Mizuno14 March 1914Japan
6Vitantonio Lovallo28 March 1914Italy
7Francisco Ernesto Filho5 April 1914Brazil
8Hikaru Kato2 May 1914Japan
9Virgilio Dávalos Rey8 October 1914Paraguay
10Tokuji Tanigaki8 November 1914Japan

Chronological list of the oldest-known living people since 1951

This table lists the sequence of the world's oldest-known living people from 1951 to present, according to GRG research and the Guinness World Records. Due to the life expectancy difference between sexes, nearly all the oldest living people have been women (thus the maximum life span is guided by the female numbers); a sequence of the oldest living men is provided below the main list.

FromDurationNameSexAge(s)
when
oldestLifespannowrapPlace of death
or residence
Lucy WoodmanN/A–109nowrap3 May 1841 – 28 April 1951
United States
28 April 1951Nancy Merriman109–112nowrap19 December 1841 – 14 January 1954
United States
14 January 1954Betsy Baker111–113nowrap20 August 1842 – 24 October 1955
United States
24 October 1955Jennie Howell110–11111 February 1845 – 16 December 1956
United States
16 December 1956Mathias Hansen Saether10821 October 1848 – 7 January 1957
Norway
7 January 1957Catherine Waller108–1101 December 1848 – 4 January 1959
United States
4 January 1959Christina Karnebeek-Backs109–1102 October 1849 – 7 October 1959
Netherlands
7 October 1959Robert Early109–1118 October 1849 – 9 October 1960
United States
9 October 1960Nettie Minick1093 April 1851 – 28 November 1960
United States
28 November 1960Mary Kelly109–1137 June 1851 – 30 December 1964
United States
30 December 1964James King110–11215 November 1854 – 5 June 1967
United States
5 June 1967Narcissa Rickman111–11313 September 1855 – 21 October 1968
United States
21 October 1968Tome Horigome11122 January 1857 – 14 November 1968
Japan
14 November 1968Marie Bernátková11122 October 1857 – 4 May 1969
Czechoslovakia
4 May 1969Haruno Shimada111–11224 December 1857 – 31 December 1969
Japan
31 December 1969Ada Roe1116 February 1858 – 11 January 1970
United Kingdom
11 January 1970Kitty Harvey109–11212 January 1860 – 10 July 1972
United States
10 July 1972Josefa Salas Mateo111–11214 July 1860 – 27 February 1973
Spain
27 February 1973Alice Stevenson111–11210 July 1861 – 18 August 1973
United Kingdom
18 August 1973Ettie Crist11114 February 1862 – 10 January 1974
United States
10 January 1974Laurence Entiope1119 December 1862 – 7 April 1974
France
7 April 1974Mito Umeta110–11214 May 1863 – 31 May 1975
Japan
31 May 1975Niwa Kawamoto111–11317 September 1863 – 16 November 1976
Japan
16 November 1976Alice Coles111–11328 August 1865 – 5 November 1978
United States
5 November 1978Eliza Underwood112–11415 March 1866 – 27 January 1981
United States
27 January 1981Judia Ward112–11315 June 1868 – 26 August 1981
United States
26 August 1981Nellie Spencer112–11324 August 1869 – 13 November 1982
United States
13 November 1982Emma Wilson112–11312 May 1870 – 13 October 1983
United States
13 October 1983Augusta Holtz112–1153 August 1871 – 21 October 1986
United States
21 October 1986Mary McKinney11330 May 1873 – 2 February 1987
United States
2 February 1987Anna Eliza Williams113–1142 June 1873 – 27 December 1987
United Kingdom
27 December 1987Florence Knapp11410 October 1873 – 11 January 1988
United States
11 January 1988Easter Wiggins113–1161 June 1874 – 7 July 1990
United States
7 July 1990Jeanne Calment115–12221 February 1875 – 4 August 1997
France
4 August 1997Marie-Louise Meilleur116–11729 August 1880 – 16 April 1998
Canada
16 April 1998Sarah Knauss117–119nowrap24 September 1880 – 30 December 1999
United States
30 December 1999Ella Miller1156 December 1884 – 21 November 2000
United States
21 November 2000Marie Brémont114–11525 April 1886 – 6 June 2001
France
5 June 2001Maud Farris-Luse114–11521 February 1887 – 18 March 2002
United States
18 March 2002Grace Clawson11415 November 1887 – 28 May 2002
United States
28 May 2002Adelina Domingues11419 February 1888 – 21 August 2002
United States
21 August 2002Mae Harrington11320 January 1889 – 29 December 2002
United States
29 December 2002Yukichi Chuganji113–11423 March 1889 – 28 September 2003
Japan
28 September 2003Mitoyo Kawate11415 May 1889 – 13 November 2003
Japan
13 November 2003Ramona Trinidad Iglesias Jordan1141 September 1889 – 29 May 2004
United States
(Puerto Rico)
29 May 2004María Capovilla114–11614 September 1889 – 27 August 2006
Ecuador
27 August 2006Elizabeth Bolden11615 August 1890 – 11 December 2006
United States
11 December 2006Emiliano Mercado del Toro11521 August 1891 – 24 January 2007
United States
(Puerto Rico)
24 January 2007Emma Tillman11422 November 1892 – 28 January 2007
United States
29 January 2007Yone Minagawa1144 January 1893 – 13 August 2007
Japan
13 August 2007Edna Parker114–11520 April 1893 – 26 November 2008
United States
26 November 2008Maria de Jesus11510 September 1893 – 2 January 2009
Portugal
2 January 2009Gertrude Baines114–1156 April 1894 – 11 September 2009
United States
11 September 2009Kama Chinen11410 May 1895 – 2 May 2010
Japan
2 May 2010Eugénie Blanchard11416 February 1896 – 4 November 2010
France
(Saint Barthélemy)
4 November 2010Ana Nogueira de Luca11421 June 1896 – 18 November 2010
Brazil
18 November 2010Maria Gomes Valentim1149 July 1896 – 21 June 2011
Brazil
21 June 2011Besse Cooper114–11626 August 1896 – 4 December 2012
United States
4 December 2012Dina Manfredini1154 April 1897 – 17 December 2012
United States
17 December 2012Jiroemon Kimura115–11619 April 1897 – 12 June 2013
Japan
12 June 2013Misao Okawa115–1175 March 1898 – 1 April 2015
Japan
31 March 2015Gertrude Weaver1164 July 1898 – 6 April 2015
United States
6 April 2015Jeralean Talley115–11623 May 1899 – 17 June 2015
United States
17 June 2015Susannah Mushatt Jones115–1166 July 1899 – 12 May 2016
United States
13 May 2016Emma Morano116–11729 November 1899 – 15 April 2017
Italy
15 April 2017Violet Brown11710 March 1900 – 15 September 2017
Jamaica
16 September 2017Nabi Tajima1174 August 1900 – 21 April 2018
Japan
21 April 2018Chiyo Miyako116–1172 May 1901 – 22 July 2018
Japan
22 July 2018Kane Tanaka115–1192 January 1903 – 19 April 2022
Japan
19 April 2022Lucile Randon11811 February 1904 – 17 January 2023
France
17 January 2023Maria Branyas Morera115–1174 March 1907 – 19 August 2024
Spain
19 August 2024Tomiko Itooka11623 May 1908 – 29 December 2024
Japan
29 December 2024Inah Canabarro Lucas1168 June 1908 – 30 April 2025
Brazil
30 April 2025Ethel Caterham115–116*born 21 August 1909
United Kingdom

Chronological list of the oldest living men since 1951

This table lists the sequence of the world's oldest known living man from 1951 to present. Bold indicates people who were also the oldest living person.

FromDurationNameAge(s)
when
oldestLifespannowrapPlace of death
or residence
James SmithN/A–108nowrap10 July 1842 – 27 March 1951
United States
27 March 1951James Hard107–109nowrap15 July 1843 – 12 March 1953
United States
12 March 1953Karl Glöckner107nowrap29 December 1845 – 10 October 1953
West Germany
10 October 1953Wayland Newell107–108nowrap15 September 1846 – 17 September 1954
United States
17 September 1954Anders Johansson106nowrap24 March 1848 – 23 September 1954
Sweden
23 September 1954Euclid Story106nowrap30 July 1848 – 3 December 1954
United States
3 December 1954Daniel Cummings106nowrap25 September 1848 – 14 March 1955
United States
14 March 1955****Mathias Hansen Saether106–108**21 October 1848 – 7 January 1957
**Norway
7 January 1957****Robert Early107–111nowrap**8 October 1849 – 9 October 1960
**United States
9 October 1960Willem Kostering108–10922 November 1851 – 9 December 1960
Netherlands
9 December 1960Sylvester Melvin109–110nowrap29 November 1851 – 12 March 1962
United States
12 March 1962Joseph Saint-Amour110nowrap26 February 1852 – 16 March 1962
Canada
16 March 1962William Smith10828 February 1854 – 22 November 1962
United States
22 November 1962****James King108–112nowrap**15 November 1854 – 5 June 1967
**United States
5 June 1967John Mosley Turner110–111nowrap15 June 1856 – 21 March 1968
United Kingdom
21 March 1968Eli Lindsay110nowrap28 February 1858 – 24 November 1968
Canada
24 November 1968John Chaney10912 October 1859 – 26 December 1968
United States
26 December 1968William Lamb10924 November 1859 – 22 April 1969
United States
22 April 1969John Johnson108–109nowrap27 May 1860 – 4 January 1970
United States
4 January 1970Theophilus May108–110nowrap5 January 1861 – 2 December 1971
United States
2 December 1971Friedrich Wedeking109–110nowrap10 October 1862 – 5 May 1973
West Germany
5 May 1973Isaac Edwards109–1106 December 1863 – 18 October 1974
United States
18 October 1974James Holt108–11125 December 1865 – 7 January 1977
United States
7 January 1977Jean Teillet1106 November 1866 – 17 March 1977
France
17 March 1977Charlie Nelson109–110nowrap21 September 1867 – 20 August 1978
United States
20 August 1978Charlie Phillips109–1115 May 1869 – 5 September 1980
United States
5 September 1980Zachariah Blackistone109–11116 February 1871 – 10 April 1982
United States
10 April 1982James Nash109–11031 July 1872 – 4 March 1983
United States
4 March 1983Walter Wilcox1101 November 1872 – 11 August 1983
United States
11 August 1983Gregory Pandazes11015 January 1873 – 22 December 1983
United States
22 December 1983Benjamin Garner11010 August 1873 – 25 June 1984
United States
25 June 1984Randolph Davis110–11115 October 1873 – 15 December 1984
United States
15 December 1984Joe Thomas109–1111 May 1875 – 14 December 1986
United States
14 December 1986Herman Smith-Johannsen11115 June 1875 – 5 January 1987
Norway
5 January 1987Alphaeus Philemon Cole110–11212 July 1876 – 25 November 1988
United States
25 November 1988John Evans111–11219 August 1877 – 10 June 1990
United Kingdom
10 June 1990Henri Pérignon11014 October 1879 – 18 June 1990
France
18 June 1990Robert Freeman110–11122 December 1879 – 24 December 1990
United States
24 December 1990Frederick Frazier110–11327 January 1880 – 14 June 1993
United States
14 June 1993Josep Armengol Jover111–11223 July 1881 – 20 January 1994
Spain
20 January 1994Park Fountain Heard{{cite weburl=https://www.grg-supercentenarians.org/2025/03/30/former-worlds-oldest-living-man-titleholder-validated/title=Former 'World's Oldest Living Man' titleholder validateddate=30 March 2025access-date=30 March 2025}}111–11218 May 1882 – 18 August 1994
18 August 1994Christian Mortensen112–11516 August 1882 – 25 April 1998
United States
25 April 1998Donald Butler112–113nowrap21 August 1885 – 27 December 1998
United States
27 December 1998Denzō Ishizaki1122 October 1886 – 29 April 1999
Japan
29 April 1999Antonio Urrea Hernandez11118 February 1888 – 15 November 1999
Spain
15 November 1999John Painter111–11220 September 1888 – 1 March 2001
United States
1 March 2001Antonio Todde11222 January 1889 – 3 January 2002
Italy
3 January 2002****Yukichi Chuganji112–114**23 March 1889 – 28 September 2003
**Japan
28 September 2003Joan Riudavets113–11415 December 1889 – 5 March 2004
Spain
5 March 2004Fred Harold Hale113nowrap1 December 1890 – 19 November 2004
United States
19 November 2004****Emiliano Mercado del Toro113–115**21 August 1891 – 24 January 2007
****United States
(Puerto Rico)**
24 January 2007Tomoji Tanabe111–11318 September 1895 – 19 June 2009
Japan
19 June 2009Henry Allingham1136 June 1896 – 18 July 2009
United Kingdom
18 July 2009Walter Breuning112–11421 September 1896 – 14 April 2011
United States
14 April 2011Horacio Celi Mendoza1143 January 1897 – 25 September 2011
Peru
25 September 2011****Jiroemon Kimura114–116**19 April 1897 – 12 June 2013
**Japan
11 June 2013Salustiano Sanchez1128 June 1901 – 13 September 2013
United States
13 September 2013Ernest Peronneau111–1127 March 1902 – 26 March 2014
United States
26 March 2014Arturo Licata1112 May 1902 – 24 April 2014
Italy
24 April 2014Alexander Imich1114 February 1903 – 8 June 2014
United States
8 June 2014Sakari Momoi111–1125 February 1903 – 5 July 2015
Japan
5 July 2015Yasutaro Koide11213 March 1903 – 19 January 2016
Japan
18 January 2016Israel Kristal112–11315 September 1903 – 11 August 2017
Israel
11 August 2017Francisco Núñez Olivera112–11313 December 1904 – 29 January 2018
Spain
30 January 2018Masazo Nonaka112–11325 July 1905 – 20 January 2019
Japan
20 January 2019Tomás Pinales Figuereo112–11431 March 1906 – 24 September 2020
Dominican Republic
24 September 2020Emilio Flores Márquez112–1138 August 1908 – 12 August 2021
United States
(Puerto Rico)
12 August 2021Saturnino de la Fuente García11211 February 1909 – 18 January 2022
Spain
18 January 2022Juan Vicente Pérez112–11427 May 1909 – 2 April 2024
Venezuela
2 April 2024Shi Ping1121 November 1911 – 29 June 2024
China
29 June 2024John Tinniswood111–11226 August 1912 – 25 November 2024
United Kingdom
25 November 2024João Marinho Neto112–113*born 5 October 1912
Brazil

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