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GRG Table C (2012) |
World's Oldest Person Titleholders (since 1955) |
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Her record was not
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(As of September 17, 2012) |
bold=new age record. Delina Filkins [May 4, 1815 - Dec. 4, 1928] was the first validated person to reach age
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Length of Reign |
Reign Length (Years) |
Age at Acession |
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Birthplace |
Name |
Born |
Died |
Age |
Deathplace |
Years When |
Age Range |
Race |
Sex |
Case Added to GRG Tables |
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Years |
Days |
Oldest |
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Years |
Days |
Years |
Days |
(as World's Oldest
Person; only for Retroactive Case Additions) |
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| 1 |
England (UK) |
Betsy Baker |
Aug. 20, 1842 |
Oct. 24, 1955 |
113 |
65 |
U.S. (NE) |
?-1955 |
?-113 |
W |
F |
N.A. |
N.A. |
N.A. |
N.A. |
N.A. |
N.A. |
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Italy |
Rosalia Spoto |
Aug. 25, 1847 |
Feb. 20, 1957 |
109 |
179 |
Italy |
1955-1957 |
108-109 |
W |
F |
1 |
119 |
1.33 |
108 |
60 |
N.A. (less than 110) |
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Netherlands |
Christina Backs-Karnebeek |
Oct. 2,
1849 |
Oct. 7,
1959 |
110 |
5 |
Netherlands |
1957-1959 |
107-110 |
W |
F |
2 |
229 |
2.62 |
107 |
141 |
original 1999 list |
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Norway |
Marie Olsen |
May 1,
1850 |
Nov. 24, 1959 |
109 |
207 |
Norway |
1959 |
109 |
W |
F |
0 |
48 |
0.13 |
109 |
159 |
N.A. (less than 110) |
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U.S. (MI) |
Mary Kelly |
June 7,
1851 |
Dec. 30, 1964 |
113 |
206 |
U.S. (CA) |
1959-1964 |
108-113 |
W |
F |
5 |
36 |
5.1 |
108 |
170 |
Feb. 7,
2011 |
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England (UK) |
Elizabeth Kensley |
May 12, 1855 |
Mar. 6,
1965 |
109 |
298 |
England (UK) |
1964-1965 |
109 |
W |
F |
0 |
66 |
0.18 |
109 |
232 |
Apr. 27, 2007 |
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U.S. (TX) |
William Fullingim |
July 7,
1855 1. |
Aug. 6,
1965 |
110 |
30 |
U.S. (OK) |
1965 |
109-110 |
W |
M |
0 |
153 |
0.42 |
109 |
242 |
Sept. 16, 2012 |
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| 8 |
England (UK) |
Hannah Smith |
Jan. 7,
1856 |
Jan. 10, 1966 |
110 |
3 |
England (UK) |
1965-1966 |
109-110 |
W |
F |
0 |
157 |
0.43 |
109 |
211 |
July 20, 2006 |
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England (UK) |
John Turner |
June 15, 1856 |
Mar. 21, 1968 |
111 |
280 |
England (UK) |
1966-1968 |
109-111 |
W |
M |
2 |
70 |
2.19 |
109 |
209 |
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South Africa |
Johanna Booyson |
Jan. 17, 1857 |
June
16, 1968 |
111 |
151 |
South Africa |
1968 |
111 |
W |
F |
0 |
87 |
0.24 |
111 |
64 |
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Czechoslovakia |
Marie Bernatkova |
Oct. 22, 1857 |
May 4,
1969 |
111 |
194 |
Czechoslovakia |
1968-1969 |
110-111 |
W |
F |
0 |
322 |
0.88 |
110 |
238 |
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England (UK) |
Ada Rowe |
Feb. 6,
1858 |
Jan. 11, 1970 |
111 |
339 |
England (UK) |
1969-1970 |
111 |
W |
F |
0 |
252 |
0.69 |
111 |
87 |
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Spain |
Josefa Salas Mateo |
July 14, 1860 |
Feb. 27, 1973 |
112 |
228 |
Spain |
1970-1973 |
109-112 |
W |
F |
3 |
47 |
3.13 |
109 |
181 |
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England (UK) |
Alice Stevenson |
July 10, 1861 |
Aug. 18, 1973 |
112 |
39 |
England (UK) |
1973 |
111-112 |
W |
F |
0 |
172 |
0.47 |
111 |
232 |
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N. Ireland (UK) |
Elizabeth Watkins |
Mar. 10, 1863 |
Oct. 31, 1973 |
110 |
235 |
N. Ireland (UK) |
1973 |
110 |
W |
F |
0 |
74 |
0.2 |
110 |
161 |
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Japan |
Mito Umeta |
Mar. 27, 1863 |
May 31, 1975 |
112 |
65 |
Japan |
1973-1975 |
110-112 |
O |
F |
1 |
212 |
1.58 |
110 |
218 |
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Japan |
Niwa Kawamoto |
Aug. 5,
1863 |
Nov. 16, 1976 |
113 |
103 |
Japan |
1975-1976 |
111-113 |
O |
F |
1 |
169 |
1.46 |
111 |
299 |
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U.S. (MO) |
Sophia De Muth 2. |
June 30, 1866 |
Dec. 2, 1977 |
111 |
155 |
U.S. (MO) |
1976-1977 |
110-111 |
W |
F |
1 |
16 |
1.04 |
110 |
139 |
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France |
Marie-Virginie Duhem |
Aug. 2, 1866 |
Apr. 25, 1978 |
111 |
266 |
France |
1977-1978 |
111 |
W |
F |
0 |
144 |
0.39 |
111 |
122 |
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U.S. (IL) |
Fannie Thomas |
Apr. 14, 1867 |
Jan. 22, 1981 |
113 |
283 |
U.S. (CA) |
1978-1981 |
111-113 |
W |
F |
2 |
272 |
2.75 |
111 |
11 |
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| 21 |
France |
Augustine Teissier |
Jan. 2,
1869 |
Mar. 8,
1981 |
112 |
65 |
France |
1981 |
112 |
W |
F |
0 |
45 |
0.12 |
112 |
20 |
original 1999 list |
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| 22 |
U.S. (NH) |
Nellie Spencer |
Aug.
24, 1869 |
Nov. 13, 1982 |
113 |
81 |
U.S. (NJ) |
1981-1982 |
112-113 |
W |
F |
1 |
250 |
1.68 |
111 |
196 |
July 12, 2002 |
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U.S. (MO) |
Emma Wilson |
May 12, 1870 |
Oct. 13, 1983 |
113 |
154 |
U.S. (MO) |
1982-1983 |
112-113 |
W |
F |
0 |
334 |
0.92 |
112 |
185 |
July 12, 2002 |
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U.S. (VA) |
Mathew Beard 3. |
July 9, 1870 |
Feb. 16, 1985 |
114 |
222 |
U.S. (FL) |
1983-1985 |
113-114 |
B |
M |
1 |
126 |
1.35 |
113 |
96 |
July 1, 2003 |
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Germany (now Poland) 4. |
Augusta Holtz |
Aug. 3, 1871 |
Oct. 21, 1986 |
115 |
79 |
U.S. (MO) |
1985-1986 |
113-115 |
W |
F |
1 |
247 |
1.68 |
113 |
197 |
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| 26 |
U.S. (CA) |
Mary McKinney |
May 30, 1873 |
Feb. 2,
1987 |
113 |
248 |
U.S. (CA) |
1986-1987 |
113 |
W |
F |
0 |
104 |
0.28 |
113 |
144 |
original 1999 list |
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| 27 |
England (UK) |
Anna Eliza Williams |
June 2,
1873 |
Dec. 27, 1987 |
114 |
208 |
Wales (UK) |
1987 |
113-114 |
W |
F |
0 |
328 |
0.9 |
113 |
245 |
original 1999 list |
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| 28 |
U.S. (PA) |
Florence Knapp |
Oct. 10, 1873 |
Jan. 11, 1988 |
114 |
93 |
U.S. (PA) |
1987-1988 |
114 |
W |
F |
0 |
15 |
0.04 |
114 |
78 |
original 1999 list |
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| 29 |
France |
Jeanne
Calment 5. |
Feb. 21, 1875 |
Aug. 4,
1997 |
122 |
164 |
France |
1988-1997 |
112-122 |
W |
F |
9 |
205 |
9.56 |
112 |
324 |
original 1999 list |
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Canada (Que) |
Marie-Louise Meilleur |
Aug. 29, 1880 |
Apr. 16, 1998 |
117 |
230 |
Canada (ONT) |
1997-1998 |
116-117 |
W |
F |
0 |
255 |
0.7 |
116 |
340 |
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U.S. (PA) |
Sarah Knauss |
Sept. 24, 1880 |
Dec. 30, 1999 |
119 |
97 |
U.S. (PA) |
1998-1999 |
117-119 |
W |
F |
1 |
258 |
1.71 |
117 |
204 |
original 1999 list |
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| 32 |
England (UK) |
Eva Morris |
Nov. 8,
1885 |
Nov. 2,
2000 |
114 |
360 |
England (UK) |
1999-2000 |
114 |
W |
F |
0 |
308 |
0.84 |
114 |
52 |
Mar. 3,
2000 |
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France |
Marie Bremont |
Apr. 25, 1886 |
June 6,
2001 |
115 |
42 |
France |
2000-2001 |
114-115 |
W |
F |
0 |
216 |
0.59 |
114 |
191 |
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U.S. (MI) |
Maud Farris-Luse |
Jan. 21, 1887 |
Mar. 18, 2002 |
115 |
56 |
U.S. (MI) |
2001-2002 |
114-115 |
W |
F |
0 |
285 |
0.78 |
114 |
136 |
May 13, 2001 |
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England (UK) |
Grace Clawson 6. |
Nov. 15, 1887 |
May 28, 2002 |
114 |
194 |
U.S. (FL) |
2002 |
114 |
W |
F |
0 |
71 |
0.19 |
114 |
123 |
June 13, 2002 |
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Cape Verde (Portugal) 7. |
Adelina Domingues |
Feb. 19, 1888 |
Aug. 21, 2002 |
114 |
183 |
U.S. (CA) |
2002 |
114 |
W |
F |
0 |
85 |
0.23 |
114 |
98 |
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U.S. (NY) |
Mae Harrington |
Jan. 20, 1889 |
Dec. 29, 2002 |
113 |
343 |
U.S. (NY) |
2002 |
113 |
W |
F |
0 |
130 |
0.36 |
113 |
213 |
Mar. 31, 2003 |
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Japan |
Yukichi Chuganji |
Mar. 23, 1889 |
Sept. 28, 2003 |
114 |
189 |
Japan |
2002-2003 |
113-114 |
O |
M |
0 |
273 |
0.75 |
113 |
281 |
N.A. |
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Japan |
Mitoyo Kawate |
May 15, 1889 |
Nov. 13, 2003 |
114 |
182 |
Japan |
2003 |
114 |
O |
F |
0 |
46 |
0.13 |
114 |
136 |
2000 |
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Puerto Rico |
Ramona Trinidad Iglesias-Jordan |
Aug. 31, 1889 |
May 29, 2004 |
114 |
272 |
Puerto Rico |
2003-2004 |
114 |
W |
F |
0 |
198 |
0.54 |
114 |
74 |
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Ecuador |
Maria Esther de Capovilla |
Sept. 14, 1889 |
Aug. 27, 2006 |
116 |
347 |
Ecuador |
2004-2006 |
114-116 |
W |
F |
2 |
90 |
2.25 |
114 |
258 |
Dec. 9,
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U.S. (TN) |
Elizabeth Bolden |
Aug. 15, 1890 |
Dec. 11, 2006 |
116 |
118 |
U.S. (TN) |
2006 |
116 |
B |
F |
0 |
106 |
0.29 |
116 |
12 |
Apr. 22, 2005 |
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Puerto
Rico |
Emiliano
Mercado Del Toro |
Aug.
21, 1891 |
Jan.
24, 2007 |
115 |
156 |
Puerto
Rico |
2006-2007 |
115 |
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M |
0 |
44 |
0.12 |
115 |
112 |
Dec. 7, 2004 |
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U.S. (NC) |
Emma Tillman |
Nov. 22, 1892 |
Jan. 28, 2007 |
114 |
67 |
U.S. (CT) |
2007 |
114 |
B |
F |
0 |
4 |
0.01 |
114 |
63 |
Dec. 31, 2005 |
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Japan |
Yone Minagawa |
Jan. 4,
1893 |
Aug. 13, 2007 |
114 |
221 |
Japan |
2007 |
114 |
O |
F |
0 |
197 |
0.54 |
114 |
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Sept. 15, 2004 |
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U.S. (IN) |
Edna Parker |
Apr. 20, 1893 |
Nov. 26, 2008 |
115 |
220 |
U.S. (IN) |
2007-2008 |
114-115 |
W |
F |
1 |
105 |
1.29 |
114 |
115 |
Apr. 1,
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Portugal |
Maria de Jesus |
Sept. 10, 1893 |
Jan. 2,
2009 |
115 |
114 |
Portugal |
2008-2009 |
115 |
W |
F |
0 |
37 |
0.1 |
115 |
77 |
Sept. 11, 2004 |
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U.S. (GA) |
Gertrude Baines |
Apr. 6, 1894 |
Sept. 11, 2009 |
115 |
158 |
U.S. (CA) |
2009 |
114-115 |
B |
F |
0 |
252 |
0.69 |
114 |
271 |
Sept. 10, 2006 |
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Japan |
Kama Chinen |
May 10, 1895 |
May 2,
2010 |
114 |
357 |
Japan |
2009-2010 |
114 |
O |
F |
0 |
233 |
0.64 |
114 |
124[2] |
Sept. 20, 2008 |
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France |
Eugenie Blanchard |
Feb. 16, 1896 |
Nov. 4,
2010 |
114 |
261 |
France (St. Barts) |
2010 |
114 |
W |
F |
0 |
186 |
0.51 |
114 |
75 |
Aug. 9,
2007 |
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Brazil |
Maria Gomes Valentim 10. |
July 9,
1896 |
June 21, 2011 |
114 |
347 |
lives in Brazil |
2010-2011 |
114 |
W |
F |
0 |
229 |
0.63 |
114 |
118 |
May 18, 2011 |
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U.S.
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Besse
Cooper |
Aug.
26, 1896 |
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116* |
22* |
lives
in U.S. (GA) |
2011- |
114- |
W |
F |
1* |
88* |
1.24* |
114 |
299 |
Nov. 8, 2006 |
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1. William Fullingim was
possibly born in 1854, according to the 1860 and 1900 Censuses. He claimed
birth in 1855, which was backed by the 1870 Census and the SSDI records. |
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2. Support for the
Shigechiyo Izumi claim from Japan [June 29, 1865?-Feb. 21, 1986] was
withdrawn by Guinness World Records, effective Sept. 14, 2010. |
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55.65 |
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Note: 56.46/47 (Not including living person and two N.A. cases) =
1.20 years avg. length of reign |
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3. The Mathew Beard case
was accepted by the SSA study as age 114, based on an early census match to
SS-5 records. The circumstantial census match was not unequivocal, thus he is
not on the "skeptics list." Mr. Beard claimed to be 116. |
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4. The location of
Augusta Holtz's birthplace in 1871 was in Germany, in the province of Posen.
It was transferred to Poland after the end of WWI. |
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5.
Guinness World Records support for the Carrie
White claim [Nov. 18, 1874? - Feb. 14, 1991], initially accepted in 1989,
withdrawn in 2012, effective Sept 13th. |
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6. Guinness
World Records support for the Kamato Hongo claim
[Sept. 16, 1887? -- Oct. 31, 2003], initially accepted in 2002, withdrawn in
2012, effective Sept 13th. |
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7. Cape Verde in 1888 was
a Portuguese colony; independence was achieved in 1975. |
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8. Documents for Ramona
Trinidad Iglesias-Jordan were not submitted and accepted until Mar. 20, 2004.
Charlotte Benkner (born Nov 16 1889 in Germany; lived in the US) held the
title in the interim. Benkner died May 15, 2004. |
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9. Documents for Maria Capovilla not submitted
until Aug 30, 2005; her case was officially accepted by GWR on Dec. 9, 2004.
Interim titleholders were Hendrikje Van Andel-Schipper of the Netherlands
June 29, 1890 - Aug. 27, 2005] and Elizabeth Bolden of the United States (Aug
15 1890-Dec 11 2006). Bolden would re-gain her title in late 2006. |
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10. Documents for Maria
Gomes Valentim not submitted until May 9, 2011, and her case was officially
accepted by GWR on May 18, 2011. Interim titleholders were Eunice Sanborn of
the U.S. [July 20, 1896 - Jan. 31, 2011] and Besse Cooper of the US (born Aug
26 1896). Besse Cooper would regain the title a month later. |
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