Table F World's Oldest Man (since 1973) Gerontology Research Group; September 15, 2010
Case Accepted
Nation Name Born Died Age Days Race Years Age Range as validated on
1 Japan Shigechiyo Izumi [**] June 29, 1865 Feb. 21, 1986 [105] [?] O 1973-1986 107-120 on original list
2 U.S. (LA) Joe Thomas May  1, 1875 Dec. 14, 1986 111 227 B 1986 110-111 July 12, 2002
3 Norway Herman Smith-Johannsen June 15, 1875 Jan.  5, 1987 111 204 W 1986-1987 111 on original list
4 U.S. (NJ) Alphaeus Cole July 12, 1876 Nov. 25, 1988 112 136 W 1987-1988 110-112 on original list
5 Wales (UK) John Evans Aug. 19, 1877 June 10, 1990 112 295 W 1988-1990 111-112 on original list
6 France Henri Perignon Oct. 14, 1879 June 18, 1990 110 247 W 1990 110 circa 2002
7 U.S. (AR) James Wiggins Oct. 15, 1879 Oct. 16, 1991 112 1 B 1990-1991 110-112 July 12, 2002
8 U.S. (AL) Frederick Frazier Jan. 27, 1880 June 14, 1993 113 138 W 1991-1993 111-113 July 12, 2002
9 Denmark Christian Mortensen [***] Aug. 16, 1882 Apr. 25, 1998 115 252 W 1993-1998 110-115 on original list
10 U.S. (GA) Johnson Parks Oct. 15, 1884 July 17, 1998 113 275 B 1998 113 Aug. 10, 2002
11 U.S. (IL) Walter Richardson Nov.  7, 1885 Dec. 25, 1998 113 48 W 1998 112-113 Aug. 10, 2002
12 Japan Denzo Ishizaki Oct. 20, 1886 Apr. 29, 1999 112 191 O 1998-1999 112 1999
13 Spain Antonio Urrea-Hernandez Feb. 16, 1888 Nov. 15, 1999 111 272 W 1999 111 Dec.  7, 2005
14 U.S. (TN) John Painter Sept. 20, 1888 Mar.  1, 2001 112 162 W 1999-2001 110-112 June  9, 2003
15 Italy Antonio Todde Jan. 22, 1889 Jan.  3, 2002 112 346 W 2000-2002 112 2000
16 Japan Yukichi Chuganji Mar. 23, 1889 Sept. 28, 2003 114 189 O 2002-2003 112-114 2000
17 Spain Joan Riudavets-Moll Dec. 15, 1889 Mar. 5, 2004 114 81 W 2003-2004 113-114 Feb.  2, 2002
18 U.S. (ME) Fred Hale Dec.  1, 1890 Nov. 19, 2004 113 354 W 2004 113 Dec.  1, 2000
19 Puerto Rico Emiliano Mercado del Toro Aug. 21, 1891 Jan. 24, 2007 115 156 H 2004-2007 113-115 Dec.  7, 2004
20 Japan Tomoji Tanabe Sept. 18, 1895 June 19, 2009 113 274  O 2007-2009 111-113 Oct. 30, 2005
21 US (MT) Walter Breuning Sept. 21, 1896   113*   W 2007- 112- Sept. 23, 2006
Notes:
* Still living as of September 19, 2010.
** The Shigechiyo Izumi case is now disputed by Guinness. Once cited as 120 years, 237 days, it is believed that he was renamed by his parents for an older dead brother (15 years older), a so-called necronym.  
This table only includes 'validated' Supercentenarians, and is subject to change if other cases are validated.
*** Mr. Christian Mortensen is considered to be the demgraphic male recordholder.
This Table was prepared by Robert Douglas Young of Atlanta, GA