| Last Updated on October 24, 2003 | |||||||||
| World's Oldest People 1988 | |||||||||
| Age | |||||||||
| Rank | Nation | Name | Born | Years | Days | R | S | ||
| 1 | U.S. (PA) | Florence Knapp | Oct. 10, 1873 | 114* | 83* | W | F | ||
| 2 | U.S. (FL) | Carrie White | Nov. 18, 1874 | 113* | 44* | W | F | ||
| 3 | France | Jeanne Calment | Feb. 21, 1875 | 112* | 314* | W | F | ||
| 4 | France | Lydie Vellard | Mar. 18, 1875 | 112* | 289* | W | F | ||
| 5 | U.S. (IN) | Orpha Nusbaum | Aug. 13, 1875 | 112* | 141* | W | F | ||
| 6 | U.S. (KY) | Elzona Moxey | Nov. 30, 1875 | 112* | 32* | W | F | ||
| 7 | Japan | Mitsu Fujisawa | Apr. 9, 1876 | 111* | 267* | O | F | ||
| 8 | U.S. (NJ) | Alphaeus Cole | July 12, 1876 | 111* | 173* | W | M | ||
| 9 | U.S. (OH) | Birdie May Vogt | Aug. 3, 1876 | 111* | 151* | W | F | ||
| 10 | U.S. (VA) | Nannie Watson | Aug. 20, 1876 | 111* | 134* | W | F | ||
| 11 | U.S. (NY) | Grace Scott | Nov. 5, 1876 | 111* | 57* | W | F | ||
| 12 | Norway | Maren Bolette Torp | Dec. 21, 1876 | 111* | 11* | W | F | ||
| 13 | Scotland (UK) | Kate Begbie | Jan. 9, 1877 | 110* | 357* | W | F | ||
| 14 | Canada (ONT) | Agnes Munce | Jan. 17, 1877 | 110* | 349* | W | F | ||
| 15 | U.S. (OH) | Margaret Grundman | Apr. 8, 1877 | 110* | 268* | W | F | ||
| 16 | U.S. (MN) | Mary Ford | June 8, 1877 | 110* | 207* | W | F | ||
| 17 | England (UK) | Charlotte Hughes | Aug. 1, 1877 | 110* | 153* | W | F | ||
| 18 | Wales (UK) | John Evans | Aug. 19, 1877 | 110* | 135* | W | M | ||
| 19 | U.S. (WV) | Ettie Mae Greene | Sept. 8, 1877 | 110* | 115* | W | F | ||
| 20 | U.S. (IA) | Thresa Emanuel | Oct. 14, 1877 | 110* | 79* | W | F | ||
| 21 | U.S. (NY) | Kate Snyder | Dec. 2, 1877 | 110* | 30* | W | F | ||
| Died 1987 | |||||||||
| U.S. (CA) | Mary McKinney | May 30, 1873 | Feb. 2, 1987 | 113 | 248 | W | F | ||
| England (UK) | Anna Eliza Williams | June 2, 1873 | Dec. 27, 1987 | 114 | 208 | W | F | ||
| Australia | Caroline Mockridge | Dec. 11, 1874 | Nov. 6, 1987 | 112 | 330 | W | F | ||
| Norway | Herman Smith-Johannsen | June 15, 1875 | Jan. 5, 1987 | 111 | 204 | W | M | ||
| U.S. (OH) | Edna Guthrie | Jan. 2, 1876 | June 15, 1987 | 111 | 164 | W | F | ||
| U.S. (IN) | Mary Broyles | Apr. 25, 1876 | Aug. 4, 1987 | 111 | 101 | W | F | ||
| U.S. (NY) | Louise Bossong | June 19, 1876 | July 26, 1987 | 111 | 37 | W | F | ||
| U.S. (OH) | Mary Nutt | Oct. 21, 1876 | Jan. 29, 1987 | 110 | 100 | W | F | ||
| France | Marie-Celine Maissonniaud | Oct. 26, 1876 | June 17, 1987 | 110 | 234 | W | F | ||
| Netherlands | Christina Van Druten | Nov. 20, 1876 | Dec. 8, 1987 | 111 | 18 | W | F | ||
| U.S. (MS) | Effie Samuel | Nov. 25, 1876 | May 12, 1987 | 110 | 168 | B | F | ||
| U.S. (NY) | Julia Cheney | Dec. 25, 1876 | Feb. 1, 1987 | 110 | 38 | W | F | ||
| U.S. (NY) | Nelly Burnett | Feb. 5, 1877 | Apr. 14, 1987 | 110 | 68 | W | F | ||
| U.S. (AL) | Margaret Richey | Feb. 12, 1877 | Apr. 10, 1987 | 110 | 57 | W | F | ||