| World's Oldest Person Titleholders (since 1955) | Disputed Cases in Italics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (as of June 18, 2011) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birthplace | Name | Born | Died | Age | Deathplace | Years When | Age | Race | Sex | Length of Reign | Reign | Age at accession | Case added to GRG Tables | |||||||||||||
| Years | Days | Oldest | Range | Years | Days | Length | Years | Days | (as world's oldest person; only for retroactive case additions) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | England (UK) | Betsy Baker | Aug. 20, 1842 | Oct. 24, 1955 | 113 | 65 | U.S. (NE) | -1955 | -113 | W | F | (years) | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | U.S. (VA) | Martha Graham | Dec 1844 | June 25, 1959 | 114 | c180 | U.S. (VA) | 1955-1959 | 110-114 | B | F | 3 | 244 | 3.67 | 110 | c301 | ||||||||||
| 3 | U.S. (TX) | James Henry Brett, Jr. 1 | July 25, 1849 | Feb. 10, 1961 | 111 | 200 | U.S. (TX) | 1959-1961 | 109-111 | W | M | 1 | 230 | 1.63 | 109 | 335 | ||||||||||
| 4 | U.S. (MI) | Mary Kelly | June 7, 1851 | Dec. 30, 1964 | 113 | 206 | U.S. (CA) | 1961-1964 | 109-113 | W | F | 3 | 323 | 3.88 | 109 | 248 | Feb. 7, 2011 | |||||||||
| 5 | England (UK) | Elizabeth Kensley | May 12, 1855 | Mar. 6, 1965 | 109 | 298 | England (UK) | 1964-1965 | 109 | W | F | 1 | 149 | 1.41 | 108 | 149 | Apr. 27, 2007 | |||||||||
| 6 | Germany | Auguste Pahl | Nov. 23, 1855[1] | July 24, 1965 | 109 | 243 | Germany | 1965 | 109 | W | F | 2 | 60 | 2.16 | 109 | 103 | Sept. 2, 2006 | |||||||||
| 7 | England (UK) | Hannah Smith | Jan. 7, 1856 | Jan. 10, 1966 | 110 | 3 | England (UK) | 1965-1966 | 109-110 | W | F | 0 | 170 | 0.47 | 109 | 198 | July 20, 2006 | |||||||||
| 8 | 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 | ||||||||||
| 9 | South Africa | Johanna Booyson | Jan. 17, 1857 | June 16, 1968 | 111 | 151 | South Africa | 1968 | 111 | W | F | 0 | 87 | 0.24 | 111 | 64 | ||||||||||
| 10 | Czechoslovakia | Marie Bernatkova | Oct. 22, 1857 | fl Oct 22, 1968 | 111 | + | Czechoslovakia | 1968 | 110-111 | W | F | ? | 128+ | NA | 110 | ? | ||||||||||
| 11 | England (UK) | Ada Rowe | Feb. 6, 1858 | Jan. 11, 1970 | 111 | 339 | England (UK) | 1968-1970 | 110-111 | W | F | 1 | ? | NA | 110 | ? | ||||||||||
| 12 | 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 | ||||||||||
| 13 | 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 | ||||||||||
| 14 | 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 | ||||||||||
| 15 | Japan | Mito Umeta | Mar. 27, 1863 | May 31, 1975 | 112 | 65 | Japan | 1973-1975 | 110-112 | O | F | 1 | 212 | 1.58 | 110 | 218 | ||||||||||
| 16 | Japan | Niwa Kawamoto | Aug. 5, 1863 | Nov. 16, 1976 | 113 | 103 | Japan | 1975-1976 | 111-113 | O | F | 1 | 169 | 1.46 | 111 | 299 | ||||||||||
| 17 | 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 | ||||||||||
| 18 | France | Marie-Virginie Duhem | Aug. 2, 1866 | Apr. 25, 1978 | 111 | 266 | France | 1977-1978 | 111 | W | F | 0 | 144 | 0.39 | 111 | 122 | ||||||||||
| 19 | 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 | original 1999 list | |||||||||
| 20 | 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 | |||||||||
| 21 | 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 | |||||||||
| 22 | 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 | |||||||||
| 23 | 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 | |||||||||
| 24 | U.S. (IL) | Ollie Bay | Nov. 11, 1872 | Dec. 31, 1985 | 113 | 50 | U.S. (IL) | 1985 | 112-113 | W | F | 0 | 318 | 0.87 | 112 | 97 | July 12, 2002 | |||||||||
| 25 | U.S. (IL) | Mamie Eva Keith | Mar. 22, 1873 | Sept. 20, 1986 | 113 | 182 | U.S. (IL) | 1985-1986 | 112-113 | W | F | 0 | 263 | 0.72 | 112 | 336 | original 1999 list | |||||||||
| 26 | U.S. (CA) | Mary McKinney | May 30, 1873 | Feb. 2, 1987 | 113 | 248 | U.S. (CA) | 1986-1987 | 113 | W | F | 0 | 135 | 0.37 | 113 | 113 | original 1999 list | |||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||
| 29 | U.S. (FL) | Carrie White 1 | Nov. 18, 1874 | Feb. 14, 1991 | 116 | 88 | U.S. (FL) | 1988-1991 | 113-116 | W | F | 3 | 34 | 3.09 | 113 | 54 | original 1999 list | |||||||||
| 30 | France | Jeanne Calment | Feb. 21, 1875 | Aug. 4, 1997 | 122 | 164 | France | 1991-1997 | 115-122 | W | F | 6 | 171 | 6.47 | 115 | 358 | original 1999 list | |||||||||
| 31 | 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 | original 1999 list | |||||||||
| 32 | 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 | |||||||||
| 33 | 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 | |||||||||
| 34 | France | Marie Bremont | Apr. 25, 1886 | June 6, 2001 | 115 | 42 | France | 2000-2001 | 114-115 | W | F | 0 | 216 | 0.59 | 114 | 191 | original 1999 list | |||||||||
| 35 | 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 | |||||||||
| 36 | Japan | Kamato Hongo 4. | Sept. 16, 1887 | Oct. 31, 2003 | 116 | 45 | Japan | 2002-2003 | 114-116 | O | F | 1 | 227 | 1.62 | 114 | 183 | Apr. 30, 1999 | |||||||||
| 37 | Japan | Mitoyo Kawate | May 15, 1889 | Nov. 13, 2003 | 114 | 182 | Japan | 2003 | 114 | O | F | 0 | 13 | 0.04 | 114 | 169 | 2000 | |||||||||
| 38 | 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 | Mar. 20, 2004 5. | |||||||||
| 39 | 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, 2005 6. | |||||||||
| 40 | 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 | |||||||||
| 41 | Puerto Rico | Emiliano Mercado Del Toro | Aug. 21, 1891 | Jan. 24, 2007 | 115 | 156 | Puerto Rico | 2006-2007 | 115 | H | M | 0 | 44 | 0.12 | 115 | 112 | Dec. 7, 2004 | |||||||||
| 42 | 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 | |||||||||
| 43 | Japan | Yone Minagawa | Jan. 4, 1893 | Aug. 13, 2007 | 114 | 221 | Japan | 2007 | 114 | O | F | 0 | 197 | 0.54 | 114 | 24[2] | Sept. 15, 2004 | |||||||||
| 44 | 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, 2005 | |||||||||
| 45 | 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 | |||||||||
| 46 | 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 | |||||||||
| 47 | Japan | Kama Chinen | May 10, 1895 | May 2, 2010 | 114 | 357 | Japan | 2009-2010 | 114 | O | F | 0 | 233 | 0.64 | 114 | 124[3] | Sept. 20, 2008 | |||||||||
| 48 | 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 | |||||||||
| 49 | Brazil | Maria Gomes Valentim | July 9, 1896 | 114* | 344* | lives in U.S. (GA) | 2010- | 114* | W | F | 0* | 226* | 0.62* | 114 | 118 | May 18, 2011 7. | ||||||||||
| * Still living on June 18, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. Age later called into question by census data. Issue of positive identification remains unresolved. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2. Support for the Shigechiyo Izumi claim from Japan (June 29, 1865?-February 21, 1986) was withdrawn by Guinness World Records, effective Sept. 14, 2010. | 56.46 | note: 56.46/47 (not inc. living person and two N.A. cases)=1.20 years avg. length of reign | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. Age late called into question by Belgian researcher Michel Poulain. Ms. Hongo's official age in documents remains 116, but Poulain believes she was 3-6 years younger than claimed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5. Documents for Ramona Trinidad Iglesias-Jordan case not submitted and accepted until March 20, 2004. Charlotte Benkner (Nov. 16, 1889-May 14, 2004) held the interim title. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6. Documents for Maria Capovilla not submitted until August 30, 2005 and case was officially accepted Dec. 9, 2005. Interim titleholders were Hendrikje Van Andel-Schipper of the Netherlands (June 29, 1890-Aug. 27, 2005) and Elizabeth Bolden of the U.S. (Aug. 15, 1890-Dec. 11, 2006). Ms. Bolden regained her title with the death of Ms. Capovilla in August 2006. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7. Documents for Maria Gomes Valentim not submitted until May 9, 2011 and case was officially accepted May 18, 2011. Interim titleholders were Eunice Sanborn of the U.S. (July 20 1896-Jan 31 2011) and Besse Cooper of the U.S. (born Aug. 26, 1896). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||