| Last Updated on May 7, 2003 | |||||||||
| World's Oldest People 1981 | |||||||||
| Age | |||||||||
| Rank | Nation | Name | Born | Years | Days | R | S | ||
| 1 | Japan | Shigechiyo Izumi | June 29, 1865 | 115* | 186* | O | M | ||
| 2 | U.S. (IL) | Fannie Thomas | Apr. 24, 1867 | 113* | 252* | W | F | ||
| 3 | France | Augustine Tessier | Jan. 2, 1869 | 110* | 365* | W | F | ||
| 4 | U.S. (NH) | Nellie Spencer | Aug. 24, 1869 | 111* | 130* | W | F | ||
| 5 | Australia | Jane Piercy | Sept. 2, 1869 | 111* | 121* | W | F | ||
| 6 | U.S. (NY) | Emma Vanderkarr | Nov. 29, 1869 | 111* | 33* | W | F | ||
| 7 | England (UK) | Jeannetta Thomas | Dec. 2, 1869 | 111* | 30* | W | F | ||
| 8 | U.S. (MO) | Emma Wilson | May 12, 1870 | 110* | 234* | W | F | ||
| 9 | U.S. (TX) | Bettie Bookout | July 27, 1870 | 110* | 158* | W | F | ||
| 10 | England (UK) | Alice Empleton | Sept. 3, 1870 | 110* | 120* | W | F | ||
| 11 | France | Elisa Esnault | Dec. 10, 1870 | 110* | 22* | W | F | ||
| Died 1980 | |||||||||
| U.S. (CT) | Alice Foote | Sept. 21, 1868 | June 14, 1980 | 111 | 267 | W | F | ||
| England (UK) | Florence Pannell | Dec. 26, 1868 | Oct. 20, 1980 | 111 | 299 | W | F | ||
| U.S. (TX) | Corinne Floyd | Mar. 18, 1869 | Dec. 31, 1980 | 111 | 288 | W | F | ||
| U.S. (NY) | Jessie Williams | Nov. 7, 1869 | Jan. 28, 1980 | 110 | 82 | W | F | ||
| Netherlands | Gerarda Hurenkamp | Jan. 5, 1870 | May 25, 1980 | 110 | 141 | W | F | ||
| U.S. (NY) | Mary Snyder | Feb. 6, 1870 | Apr. 15, 1980 | 110 | 69 | W | F | ||
| U.S. (MS) | Charlie Phillips | May 5, 1870 | Sept. 5, 1980 | 110 | 123 | B | M | ||
| U.S. (IL) | Mary Morrison | Dec. 7, 1870 | Dec. 15, 1980 | 110 | 8 | B | F | ||