World's Oldest People 1997 (As of August 5, 2010)
Age
Rank Birthplace Name Born Died Years Days R S Residence
1 France Jeanne Calment Feb. 21, 1875 121* 315* W F France Oldest authenticated centenarian 115-122 original 1999 list
2 Canada (Que) Marie-Louise Meilleur Aug. 29, 1880 116* 125* W F Canada (ONT) 116-117
3 U.S. (PA) Sarah Knauss Sept. 24, 1880 116* 99* W F U.S. (PA) 117-119 original 1999 list
4 U.S. (NC) Maggie Barnes Mar.  6, 1882 114* 301* B F U.S. (NC) Renee Ferguson/SSA study/Robert Young Sept.  8, 2003
5 Romania Anitica Butariu June 17, 1882 114* 198* W F Romania
6 Denmark Christian Mortensen Aug. 16, 1882 114* 138* W M U.S. (CA)
7 England (UK) Lucy Askew Sept.  8, 1883 113* 115* W F England (UK)
8 U.S. (PA) Jane Markle Oct. 10, 1883 113* 83* W F U.S. (PA) Aug. 10, 2002
9 Spain Carmen Figueiro-Freiria Oct. 28, 1883 113* 65* W F Spain Miguel Quesada   Nov. 24, 2004
10 Japan Sue Utagawa Jan. 19, 1884 112* 348* O F Japan
11 Japan Suekiku Miyanaga Apr.  7, 1884 112* 269* O F Japan
12 Japan Asa Takii Apr. 28, 1884 112* 248* O F Japan
13 U.S. (LA) Bettie Chatmon Apr. 30, 1884 112* 246* B F U.S. (TX) Feb.  2, 2004
14 Japan Tase Matsunaga May 11, 1884 112* 235* O F Japan
15 U.S. (AL) Anna Brown Sept. 29, 1884 112* 94* B F U.S. (FL)   Aug. 12, 2002
16 Italy Amalia Ruggieri-Barone Oct.  6, 1884 112* 87* W F U.S. (CT) Nov-03
17 U.S. (GA) Johnson Parks Oct. 15, 1884 112* 78* B M U.S. (FL) Aug. 10, 2002
18 Japan Gengan Tonaki Oct. 30, 1884 112* 63* O M Japan
19 England (UK) Annie Jennings Nov. 12, 1884 112* 50* W F England (UK)
20 Japan Shizue Hasegawa Jan. 27, 1885 111* 340* O F Japan
21 Japan Yasu Akino Mar.  1, 1885 111* 306* O F Japan
22 U.S. (MN) Bertha Flathers Mar. 30, 1885 111* 277* W F U.S. (MN) Aug. 10, 2002
23 U.S. (NC) Clarina Ragland June 28, 1885 111* 187* B F U.S. (PA) Aug. 12, 2002
24 Japan Tase Hayasaka July  1, 1885 111* 184* O F Japan
25 U.S. (IA) Mary Arp July  4, 1885 111* 181* W F U.S. (SD) Sept. 15, 2003
26 U.S. (NY) Kathryn Bassich July 26, 1885 111* 159* W F U.S. (NY) Aug. 10, 2002
27 U.S. (NY) Nellie Richards Aug. 14, 1885 111* 140* W F U.S. (NH) Aug. 10, 2002
28 England (UK) Ruby Gilliam Sept. 21, 1885 111* 102* W F England (UK)
29 U.S. (KS) Sarah Saggs Oct. 17, 1885 111* 76* W F U.S. (KS) Aug. 10, 2002
30 U.S. (IL) Walter Richardson Nov.  7, 1885 111* 55* W M U.S. (IL) Aug. 10, 2002
31 England (UK) Eva Morris Nov.  8, 1885 111* 54* W F England (UK) 114
32 U.S. (MO) Susie Nelson Nov. 12, 1885 111* 50* W F U.S. (MO) Aug. 10, 2002
33 U.S. (TN) Minnie Ward Nov. 19, 1885 111* 43* B F U.S. (MA)
34 U.S. (OH) Myrtle Dorsey Nov. 22, 1885 111* 40* W F U.S. (OH)
35 Japan Masaki Moriyama Dec. 21, 1885 111* 11* O F Japan
36 Italy Valentino Stella Jan.  2, 1886 110* 365* W M Italy Oct. 23, 2003
37 U.S. (ME) Martelle Murphy Jan.  5, 1886 110* 362* W F U.S. (MA) Jan. 23, 2003
38 Japan Matsu Kayo Jan.  9, 1886 110* 358* O f Japan
39 England (UK) Annie Price Jan. 12, 1886 110* 355* W F England (UK)
40 U.S. (CA) Lena Maclachlan Jan. 13, 1886 110* 354* W F U.S. (CA) Aug. 10, 2002
41 U.S. (AR) Frances Johns Feb.  3, 1886 110* 333* B F U.S. (CA) Aug. 12, 2002
42 France Marie-Helene Chanteperdrix Mar.  5, 1886 110* 302* W F France May  7, 2002
43 France Jeanne Dumaine Mar. 19, 1886 110* 288* W F France
44 France Marie Bremont Apr. 25, 1886 110* 251* W F France 114-115
45 Guadeloupe (FR) Luce Maced May  2, 1886 110* 244* B? F Martinique (FR) Jan.  8, 2004
46 U.S. (IL) Agnes Bechtoldt May 28, 1886 110* 218* W F U.S.(IL) Aug. 12, 2002
47 France Jeanne Colas June  9, 1886 110* 206* W F France
48 Switzerland Emma Duvoisin July  5, 1886 110* 180* W F Switzerland Thomas Breining Jan. 16, 2007
49 Italy Eleonora Casagrande-Torre July  9, 1886 110* 176* W F Italy Giovanni Alunni May  3, 2005
50 England (UK) Florence Beaumont July 29, 1886 110* 156* W F England (UK)
51 France Maria Bigue Sept. 10, 1886 110* 113* W F France May  7, 2002
52 U.S. (IL) Bessie Short Sept. 10, 1886 110* 113* W F U.S. (CO) Jeff Knight/Renee Ferguson   Jan. 27, 2006
53 U.S. (KY) Minerva Bedford Sept. 13, 1886 110* 110* B F U.S. (KY) original 1999 case
54 Japan Chiyo Kowada Sept. 16, 1886 110* 107* O F Japan
55 U.S. (NC) Fannie Miller Sept. 28, 1886 110* 95* W F U.S. (SC) Aug. 12, 2002
56 U.S. (TX) Allie Wilkerson Oct.  7, 1886 110* 86* W F U.S. (TX) Aug. 12, 2002
57 U.S. (WV) Martha Buford Oct. 16, 1886 110* 77* W F U.S. (WV) Aug. 12, 2002
58 Japan Denzo Ishizaki Oct. 20, 1886 110* 73* O M Japan
59 U.S. (TX) Pearl Roberts Nov.  7, 1886 110* 55* W F U.S. (TX) Aug. 12, 2002
60 Norway Laura Svehaug Nov. 19, 1886 110* 43* W F Norway Dag Hoelseth/Louis Epstein Y
61 Italy Louisa Delfino Dec. 10, 1886 110* 22* W F U.S. (OH) Aug. 12, 2002
Died 1996
U.S. (CT) Mary Bidwell May 19, 1881 Apr. 25, 1996 114 342 W F U.S. (CT) original 1999 list
U.S. (TX) Irene Frank Oct.  1, 1881 Feb. 28, 1996 114 150 W F U.S. (TX) 2002
U.S. (GA) Carrie Lazenby Feb.  9, 1882 Sept.14, 1996 114 218 B F U.S. (IL) Aug.  5, 2002
N. Ireland (UK) Annie Scott Mar. 15, 1883 Apr. 21, 1996 113 37 W F Scotland (UK)
Germany Adelheid Kirschbaum Sept. 29, 1883 Dec. 21, 1996 113 83 W F U.S. (NY) Aug. 10, 2002
U.S. (MN) Elizabeth Fisher Jan. 15, 1884 Aug.  3, 1996 112 201 W f U.S. (WA) Aug. 10, 2002
U.S. (NY) Luisa Sanchez Feb. 14, 1884 Oct.  5, 1996 112 234 HBAI F U.S. (NY) Nov. 11, 2003
France Zoe Verot Feb. 15, 1884 Jan.  4, 1996 111 323 W F France Jan. 31, 2004
France Celestine Colombeau Feb. 17, 1884 May  9, 1996 112 82 W F France May  7, 2002
England (UK) Helen Haward Nov. 24, 1884 Oct. 23, 1996 111 334 W F England (UK)
Denmark Anne Mattheisen Nov. 26, 1884 Mar. 19, 1996 111 114 W F Denmark
U.S. (CA) Claire O'Rourke Jan. 23, 1885 June 26, 1996 111 155 W F U.S. (CA) Aug. 10, 2002
U.S. (IL) Jessie Smith Jan. 28, 1885 Feb.  7, 1996 111 10 W F U.S. (KS) Aug. 10, 2002
U.S. (GA) Minnie Davenport Mar. 21, 1885 Jan. 19, 1996 110 304 W F U.S. (GA) Aug. 10, 2002
U.S. (IA) Estella Kingsbury Mar. 28, 1885 Feb. 20, 1996 110 329 W F U.S. (IA) Aug. 10, 2002
U.S. (IL) Mary Heitzig Apr. 13, 1885 Dec. 30, 1996 111 261 W F U.S. (IL) Felipe Prista Lucas/Gabriel Ainsworth/Robert Young June  6, 2006
France Bernard Delhom July  9, 1885 Feb.  7, 1996 110 213 W M France
U.S. (KY) Anna Cone Sept. 20, 1885 May  3, 1996 110 226 W f U.S. (CA) Aug. 10, 2002
Netherlands Johanna van Dommelen Oct. 20, 1885 May  7, 1996 110 200 W F Netherlands
Canada (Que) Anna Poirier Nov. 11, 1885 Jan. 28, 1996 110 78 W F Canada (QUE)
Netherlands Cornelia Hendrikse Dec.  2, 1885 July 15, 1996 110 226 W F Netherlands
England (UK) Elsie Day Dec. 16, 1885 Sept. 26, 1996 110 285 W F England (UK)
U.S. (IL) Bertha Pautz Dec. 20, 1885 Oct. 16, 1996 110 301 W F U.S. (KS) Aug. 10, 2002
U.S. (TX) Ada Freeman Dec. 28, 1885 May 28, 1996 110 152 W F U.S. (CO) Aug. 10, 2002
U.S. (AR) Emma Ricks Dec. 30, 1885 Nov.  8, 1996 110 314 B F U.S. (OK) Aug. 10, 2002
U.S. (MT) Jeannette Johnson Jan.  7, 1886 Dec. 20, 1996 110 348 W F U.S. (MT) Aug. 10, 2002
Italy Rosa Coliccia Jan. 30, 1886 Nov. 29, 1996 110 304 W F U.S. (MI) Giovanni Alunni/SSA study Dec. 28, 2005
U.S. (MA) Mary O'Hern Mar. 11, 1886 Dec. 27, 1996 110 291 W F U.S. (MA) Aug. 10, 2002
U.S. (IA) Inez Wormer Mar. 27, 1886 Nov. 24, 1996 110 242 W F U.S. (IA) Aug. 10, 2002
U.S. (IN) Ardra V. King Apr.  6, 1886 Apr. 23, 1996 110 17 W M U.S. (MO) Aug. 10, 2002
England (UK) Florrie Cleverdon Apr. 17, 1886 Nov. 13, 1996 110 210 W F England (UK)
U.S. (NC) Katie Sanderlin May 18, 1886 Nov.  7, 1996 110 173 B F U.S. (VA) Aug. 10, 2002
U.S. (MO) Lillie Redwine July 13, 1886 Nov. 16, 1996 110 126 W F U.S. (MO) Aug. 12, 2002
Germany Maria Schmitz Aug. 27, 1886 Oct. 22, 1996 110 56 W F Germany   Mar. 29, 2004
U.S. (LA) Mary Strother Aug. 29, 1886 Nov.  1, 1996 110 64 W F U.S. (LA) Aug. 12, 2002
U.S. (IL) Mary Annand Sept.  7, 1886 Oct. 28, 1996 110 51 W F U.S. (CA) Aug. 12, 2002
Japan NA Nov. 23, 1886 Dec. 19, 1996 110 26 O ? Japan May  7, 2002