This is a list of the oldest living people who have been verified to be alive as of the dates of the cited supporting sources. It was estimated in 2015 that between 150 and 600 living people had reached the age of 110.[1] The true number is uncertain, as not all supercentenarians are known to researchers at a given time, and some claims cannot be validated or are fraudulent.[1]
- Inah Canabarro Lucas (born 8 June 1908) of Brazil is the world's oldest living person whose age has been validated.[2]
- João Marinho Neto (born 5 October 1912) of Brazil is the world's oldest living man whose age has been validated.[2]
Oldest living people
Rank | Name | Sex | Birth date | Age as of 24 February 2025 |
Country of residence |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Inah Canabarro Lucas[2] | F
|
8 June 1908 | 116 years, 261 days | Brazil |
2 | Ethel Caterham[2] | F
|
21 August 1909 | 115 years, 187 days | United Kingdom |
3 | Okagi Hayashi[2] | F
|
2 September 1909 | 115 years, 175 days | Japan |
4 | Marie-Rose Tessier[2] | F
|
21 May 1910 | 114 years, 279 days | France |
5 | Mine Kondō[2] | F
|
1 September 1910 | 114 years, 176 days | Japan |
6 | Naomi Whitehead[2] | F
|
26 September 1910 | 114 years, 151 days | United States |
7 | Izabel Rosa Pereira[3] | F
|
13 October 1910 | 114 years, 134 days | Brazil |
8 | Lucia Laura Sangenito[2] | F
|
22 November 1910 | 114 years, 94 days | Italy |
9 | Klavdiya Gadyuchkina[2] | F
|
5 December 1910 | 114 years, 81 days | Russia |
10 | Masu Usui[2] | F
|
18 December 1910 | 114 years, 68 days | Japan |
11 | Andrée Bertoletto[2] | F
|
1 January 1911 | 114 years, 54 days | France |
12 | Yolanda Beltrão de Azevedo[2] | F
|
13 January 1911 | 114 years, 42 days | Brazil |
13 | Miyoko Hiroyasu[2] | F
|
23 January 1911 | 114 years, 32 days | Japan |
14 | Kiyo Komatsu[2] | F
|
27 January 1911 | 114 years, 28 days | Japan |
15 | Marita Camacho Quirós[2] | F
|
10 March 1911 | 113 years, 351 days | Costa Rica |
16 | Nobu Kawano[2] | F
|
28 March 1911 | 113 years, 333 days | Japan |
17 | Maria Paschoalina de Castro[2] | F
|
2 May 1911 | 113 years, 298 days | Brazil |
18 | Mary Harris[2] | F
|
13 May 1911 | 113 years, 287 days | United States |
19 | Shigeko Kagawa[2] | F
|
28 May 1911 | 113 years, 272 days | Japan |
20 | Beatriz Ferreira Duarte[2] | F
|
21 June 1911 | 113 years, 248 days | Brazil |
21 | Bonita Gibson[2] | F
|
4 July 1911 | 113 years, 235 days | United States |
22 | Isabel Barletta[2] | F
|
12 September 1911 | 113 years, 165 days | Argentina |
23 | Winnie Felps[2] | F
|
10 October 1911 | 113 years, 137 days | United States |
24 | Fuyo Kishimoto[2] | F
|
20 December 1911 | 113 years, 66 days | Japan |
25 | Francesca Fioriglio[2] | F
|
11 January 1912 | 113 years, 44 days | Italy |
26 | Rose Girone[2] | F
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13 January 1912 | 113 years, 42 days | United States[a] |
27 | Sumiko Mori[2] | F
|
30 January 1912 | 113 years, 25 days | Japan |
28 | Ilse Meingast[2] | F
|
14 March 1912 | 112 years, 347 days | United States[b] |
29 | Margaret Romans[2] | F
|
16 March 1912 | 112 years, 345 days | Canada[c] |
30 | Maria Carmela Ricci[2] | F
|
16 April 1912 | 112 years, 314 days | Italy |
31 | Cristina Paloscia[2] | F
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15 May 1912 | 112 years, 285 days | Italy |
32 | Maria Jorge Esteves de Almeida[2] | F
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28 May 1912 | 112 years, 272 days | Brazil[d] |
33 | Shizuko Kiyuna[2] | F
|
10 June 1912 | 112 years, 259 days | Japan |
34 | Maria Alaíde Menezes[2] | F
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5 July 1912 | 112 years, 234 days | Brazil |
35 | Toshi Arashiro[2] | F
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6 July 1912 | 112 years, 233 days | Brazil[e] |
36 | Madeleine Dellamonica[2] | F
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23 July 1912 | 112 years, 216 days | France |
37 | Louise Signore[2] | F
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31 July 1912 | 112 years, 208 days | United States |
38 | Mary Chesney[2] | F
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3 August 1912 | 112 years, 205 days | United States |
39 | Angelica Tiscornia[2] | F
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22 August 1912 | 112 years, 186 days | Argentina |
40 | Mariana Penna Monteiro[2] | F
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2 September 1912 | 112 years, 175 days | Brazil |
41 | Rosa Micaela Puertas[2] | F
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29 September 1912 | 112 years, 148 days | Argentina |
42 | Wenonah Bish[2] | F
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2 October 1912 | 112 years, 145 days | United States |
43 | João Marinho Neto[2] | M
|
5 October 1912 | 112 years, 142 days | Brazil |
44 | Catherine Ferrell[2] | F
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10 October 1912 | 112 years, 137 days | United States |
45 | Marie-Louise André[2] | F
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16 October 1912 | 112 years, 131 days | France |
46 | Miho Kumagai[2] | F
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20 October 1912 | 112 years, 127 days | Japan |
47 | Anonymous (from Kimitsu)[2] | F
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30 October 1912 | 112 years, 117 days | Japan |
48 | Akino Ueda[2] | F
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5 November 1912 | 112 years, 111 days | Japan |
49 | Merah Smith[2] | F
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9 November 1912 | 112 years, 107 days | United Kingdom[f] |
50 | Louise Burkhalter[2] | F
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13 November 1912 | 112 years, 103 days | United States |
- ^ Girone was born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire in what is now Ukraine.
- ^ Meingast was born in the German Empire.
- ^ Romans was born in the Russian Empire in what is now Latvia.
- ^ Esteves de Almeida was born in Portugal.
- ^ Arashiro was born in Japan.
- ^ Smith was born in Jamaica.
References
- ^ a b Nuwer, Rachel (16 September 2015). "Keeping Track of the oldest People in the World". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay "World Supercentenarian Rankings List". Gerontology Research Group. 24 December 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- ^ "Izabel Rosa Pereira". LongeviQuest. 26 October 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2024.