Last Updated on November 30, 2002
| World's Oldest People 1976 | |||||||||
| Age | |||||||||
| Rank | Nation | Name | Born | Died | Years | Days | R | S | |
| 1 | Japan | Niwa Kawamoto | Aug. 5, 1863 | 112* | 149* | O | F | ||
| 2 | U.S. (IL) | Mary Bittlebrun | Mar. 19, 1864 | 111* | 288* | W | F | ||
| 3 | Japan | Shigechiyo Izumi | June 29, 1865 | 110* | 186* | O | M | ||
| Died 1975 | |||||||||
| Japan | Mito Umeta | Mar. 27, 1863 | May 31, 1975 | 112 | 65 | O | F | ||
| England (UK) | Rose Heeley | Aug. 25, 1864 | Dec. 24, 1975 | 111 | 121 | W | F | ||