World's Oldest Claimants  (with at least a claimed birth date)    
(as of May 1, 2007)    
   
Nation Name Born Died  Age Days R S Living Cased Added Notes   01/05/07
*Claimed age on May  1, 2007 Rank Death Place from+400 to+400
1 South Africa Moloko Temo July  4, 1874 132* 301* B F 1 fl. 2006 lives in South Africa 04/07/74 01/05/07
2 U.S. (NC) Sylvester Magee May 26, 1841 Oct. 15, 1971 130 142 B M    
3 Brazil Maria do Carmo Geronimo Mar.  5, 1871 June 14, 2000 129 101 B F Brazil last slave 05/03/71 14/06/00
4 India Habib Miyan May 20, 1878 128* 346* I M 2 fl. 2005 1878 date from 1938 retirement document 20/05/78 01/05/07
5 El Salvador Cruz Hernandez May  3, 1878 Mar.  8, 2007 128 309 H F   El Salvador   03/05/78 08/03/07
6 Dominica Elizabeth Israel Jan. 27, 1875 Oct. 14, 2003 128 260 B F Dominica oldest living believable claim 27/01/75 14/10/03
7 India Swami Kalyan Dev June 26, 1876 July 12, 2004 128 16 I M   India 26/06/76 12/07/04
tie Brazil Maria Olivia da Silva Feb. 28, 1880 127* 62* H F 3 fl. 2005 28/02/80 01/05/07
9 South Africa Tsinyelo Dora Muzila May  4, 1880 126* 362* B F 4 fl. 2006 lives in South Africa 04/05/80 01/05/07
10 Haiti Benito Martinez Abogan June 19, 1880 Oct. 11, 2006 126 114 B M Cuba claimed 128; listing here as per social security 19/06/80 11/10/06
11 U.S. (GA) Jackson Pollard Dec. 15, 1869 Oct. 25, 1995 125 314 B M U.S. (GA) claimed 128; listing here as per social security 15/12/69 25/10/95
12 Puerto Rico Juan Ramos June 24, 1880 Jan. 24, 2006 125 214 H M   U.S. (FL) to Cuba 1888; to Tampa 1993 24/06/80  
13 Ghana Aberewa Grace  Aug. 16, 1878 Jan. 18, 2004 125 155 B F Ghana also known as Madame Bonyina 16/08/78 18/01/04
14 U.S. (GA) Alberta Davis Dec. 24, 1881 Jan. 27, 2007 125 34 B F   U.S. (GA)   24/12/81 27/01/07
15 Namibia Anna Visser Dec. 25, 1878 Jan.  8, 2004 125 14 B F Namibia 25/12/78 08/01/04
16 U.S. Augusta Watts Aug. 15, 1876 July  9, 2001 124 328 B F U.S. (FL) 15/08/76 09/07/01
17 Brazil Maria Etelvina dos Santos July 15, 1878 Mar.  8, 2003 124 236 B F Brazil 15/07/78 08/03/03
18 Argentina Armando Frid May 24, 1866 July 28, 1990 124 65 H M   Argentina World Book 1991 Book of the Year obituaries 24/05/66  
19 Brazil Ana Martinha da Silva Aug. 25, 1880 July 27, 2004 123 337 B F Brazil some sources said born Aug. 22; claimed to be "127" 25/08/80 27/07/04
20 U.S. (SC) Arthur Reed June 28, 1860 Apr. 15, 1984 123 292 B M U.S. (SC) last U.S. slave 28/06/60 15/04/84
21 Albania Hava Rexha Aug. 14, 1880 Nov.  8, 2003 123 86 W F Albania 14/08/80 08/11/03
22 U.S. (TX) Oberia Coffin Dec.  1, 1883 Oct. 18, 2006 122 321 B F U.S. (TX) 2006    
23 South Africa Dora Jacobs May  6, 1880 Jan.  19, 2003 122 258 B F South Africa 06/05/80 19/01/03
24 U.S. (NC) Mamie Evans July  2, 1872 Jan. 15, 1995 122 197 B F no survivors 02/07/72 15/01/95
25 U.S. (TX) David Peterson Nov. 22, 1850 May 31, 1973 122 190 B M ex-slave 22/11/50 31/05/73
26 U.S. (TX) Sarah Hoover June 25, 1874 Dec. 15, 1996 122 173 B F 25/06/74 15/12/96
27 France Jeanne Calment Feb. 21, 1875 Aug.  4, 1997 122 164 W F France oldest authenticated centenarian 21/02/75 04/08/97
28 Vietnam Lich Nguyen Dec. 4, 1876 Dec. 15, 1998 122 11 O M U.S. (CA) 04/12/76 15/12/98
29 U.S. (MS) Mary Duckworth June  4, 1861 Apr. 19, 1983 121 319 B F ex-slave 04/06/61 19/04/83
30 U.S. (SC) William DuBerry Feb.  7, 1870 Nov. 13, 1991 121 279 B M SSDI matches claim 07/02/70 13/11/91
tie Mexico Cliceria Gomez Morales Sept. 20, 1885 121* 223* H F 5 lives in Mexico fl. Apr 28 2007 20/09/85 01/05/07
32 China Du Pinhua Apr. 22, 1886 121* 9* O F 6 lives in China fl. Apr 2006 22/04/86 01/05/07
33 U.S. (TN) Fred Greenwell Jan. 26, 1880 Jan. 22, 2001 120 362 B M 26/01/80 22/01/01
34 U.S. (SC) Mark Thrash Dec. 25, 1822 Dec. 17, 1943 120 357 B M ex-slave 25/12/22 17/12/43
35 Haiti Alberto Yoip May 12, 1886 120* 354* B M 7 lives in Cuba fl. Feb 2005 12/05/86 01/05/07
36 South Africa Noninji Elizabeth Bete May 21, 1886 120* 345* B F 8 lives in South Africa fl. Dec 2005 21/05/86 01/05/07
37 Bulgaria Atidje Starkova May 12, 1875 Jan. 24, 1996 120 257 W F Bulgaria 12/05/75 24/01/96
38 Japan Shigechiyo Izumi June 29, 1865 Feb. 21, 1986 120 237 O M Japan 29/06/65 21/02/86
39 Jamaica Ida Stewart Nov.  5, 1886 120* 177* B F 9 lives in Jamaica  fl. Sept. 2006 05/11/86 01/05/07
40 U.S. (FL) Mary Thompson Mar. 27, 1876 Aug.  3, 1996 120 129 B F U.S. (FL) 27/03/76 03/08/96
41 U.S. (MS) Arbelia Wood Apr.  6, 1885 Mar. 11, 2005 119 339 BW F U.S. (MI) actually biracial 06/04/85 11/03/05
42 Nicaragua Ruperto Hernandez June 13, 1887 119* 322* H M 10 fl. 2005 Feb. 15, 2007 13/06/87 01/05/07
43 Poland Josef Piotkowski Sept.  8, 1887 119* 235* W M 11 lives in Poland Sept.  9, 2005 08/09/87 01/05/07
44 China Li Cairong Nov. 12, 1885 May  9, 2005 119 178 O F China   12/11/85 09/05/05
45 U.S (NM) Emma Begay Nov.  3, 1887 Apr.  6, 2007 119 154 AI F   U.S. (NM) Feb.  5, 2007 SSDI lists as born 1896 03/11/87 06/04/07
46 U.S. (PA) Sarah Knauss Sept. 24, 1880 Dec. 30, 1999 119 97 W F U.S. (PA) 24/09/80 30/12/99
47 U.S. (MS) Mary J. Thompson Aug.  2, 1882 Oct.  8, 2001 119 67 B F U.S. (AR) 02/08/82 08/10/01
48 U.S. (FL) Pearl Gartrell Apr.  1, 1888 119* 30* B F 12 fl. 2004   01/04/88 01/05/07
49   Ike Ward Dec. 25, 1862 Jan. 22, 1982 119 28 B M U.S. (FL) 25/12/62 22/01/82
50 U.S. (AL) Nora Lee Feb. 16, 1859 Dec. 26, 1977 118 313 B F 16/02/59 26/12/77
51 Belarus Hanna Barysevich May 18, 1888 Feb. 23, 2007 118 281 W F   Belarus 2004 May 5 1888=O.S. 18/05/88 23/02/07
52 U.S. (MD) Fred Hawkins Jan. 20, 1882 Sept.  5, 2000 118 229 B M alternate birthdate Jan 15.  Note: may have been 107 (census identity unconfirmed) 20/01/82 05/09/00
53 U.S. (AL) Sam Brown July  4, 1859 Feb.  3, 1978 118 214 B M 04/07/59 03/02/78
54 Dominica Rose Peters Feb. 25, 1883 Sept. 26, 2001 118 213 B F Dominica alternate birthdate Feb. 21 25/02/83 26/09/01
55 U.S. (LA) Felicie Young Cormier Nov.  9, 1879 Apr. 14, 1998 118 156 B F U.S. (LA) 09/11/79 14/04/98
56 Turkey (Armenian) Manik Bokchalian June 20, 1880 Nov. 15, 1998 118 148 W F U.S. (CA) moved to US 1980; US cit 1997 20/06/80 15/11/98
57 Japan Yaso Kobayashi Mar.  2, 1846 May 29, 1964 118 88 O F Japan from Yamanashi prefecture 02/03/46 29/05/64
58 Greece Liakon Efdokia Jan.  4, 1864 Jan. 17, 1982 118 13 W F Greece 04/01/64 17/01/82
59 South Africa Dorah Ramothibe June 27, 1881 July  6, 1999 118 9 B F South Africa claimed 120 in 1999 (but claimed 114 in 1995) 27/06/81 06/07/99
60 U.S. (MS) Mary Guess Feb. 22, 1855 Feb. 21, 1973 117 365 B F 22/02/55 21/02/73
61 U.S. (NC) Maggie Barnes Mar.  6, 1880 Jan. 19, 1998 117 319 B F U.S. (NC) may be only 115 or 116 06/03/80 19/01/98
62 U.S. (KY) La Jean Smith June 23, 1889 117* 312* B F 13 lives in Arkansas fl. 2006 23/06/89 01/05/07
63 Peru Dominga Pantoja Nique May 11, 1889 Feb. 14, 2007 117 279 H F Peru Miguel Quesada 11/05/89 14/02/07
64 U.S. (AL) Lucy Hannah July 16, 1875 Mar. 21, 1993 117 248 B F U.S. (MI) 16/07/75 21/03/93
65 Finland (Russian Empire) Maria Andersson Dec. 24, 1828 Aug. 24, 1946 117 243 W F Finland  24/12/28 24/08/46
66 Mexico Catalina Hernandez Mar. 31, 1863 Nov. 26, 1980 117 240 H F 31/03/63 26/11/80
67 Canada Marie-Louise Meilleur Aug. 29, 1880 Apr. 16, 1998 117 230 W F Canada Canada's oldest person 29/08/80 16/04/98
68 Tahiti Teriihaeretei Taaora June 14, 1873 Jan.  3, 1991 117 203 O M 14/06/73 03/01/91
69 U.S. (MS) Etory Hill Dec.  1, 1878 Apr. 23, 1996 117 144 B F 01/12/78 23/04/96
70 Brazil Floripes Lucia Damasio Dec. 13, 1889 117* 139* H F 14 fl. 2005 13/12/89 01/05/07
71 Jamaica Clara MacLeash Jan.  1, 1890 117* 120* B F 15 lives in Jamaica  fl. 2006 01/01/90 01/05/07
72 Cuba Teofila Sanchez Lopez Sept. 21, 1885 Nov. 11, 2002 117 51 H F Cuba news reports 21/09/85 11/11/02
tie U.S. (MS) Katie Bruce Mar. 11, 1890 117* 51* B F 16 fl. 2005 11/03/90 01/05/07
74 U.S. (NM) Nellie Chee Oct. 15, 1889 Nov. 14, 2006 117 30 AI F U.S. (NM) oldest native American 15/10/89 14/11/06
75 Nigeria Igboezu Asoegwu Apr. 20, 1890 117* 11* B M 17 fl. Apr 2006 news reports 20/04/90 01/05/07
76 Ecuador Maria Capovilla Sept. 14, 1889 Aug. 27, 2006 116 347 W F   Ecuador 14/09/89 27/08/06
77 Japan Nakamura Kamaishi Dec. 10, 1852 Nov.  4, 1969 116 329 O M 10/12/52 04/11/69
78 U.S. (GA) Bessie Reynolds Feb.  4, 1880 Dec. 27, 1996 116 327 B F 04/02/80 27/12/96
79 Nicaragua Amanda Aguilar May  3, 1890 Feb. 14, 2007 116 287 H F Nicaragua Miguel Quesada 03/05/90 14/02/07
80 Russia Khabimabal Khamitova July  1, 1890 116* 243* W F 18 lives in Russia fl. July 2006    
81 U.S. (GA) Sarah Collins Sept.  2, 1854 May  1, 1971 116 241 B F 02/09/54 01/05/71
tie Azerbaijan Baji Safaorva July  3, 1890 116* 241* W F 19 lives in Azerbaijan fl. July 2006    
83 Haiti Manuel Alvarez Sept. 15, 1890 116* 228* B M 20 fl. 2005 15/09/90 01/05/07
84 Poland Janina Izykowska Feb. 27, 1882 Sept. 25, 1998 116 210 W F Poland 27/02/82 25/09/98
85 Japan Tane Ikai Jan. 18, 1879 July 12, 1995 116 175 O F Japan 18/01/79 12/07/95
86 U.S. (TN) Lizzie Bolden Aug. 15, 1890 Dec. 11, 2006 116 118 B F   U.S. (TN) 15/08/90 11/12/06
87 U.S. (MS) Susie Gibson Oct. 31, 1889 Feb. 16, 2006 116 108 W F U.S. (AL) 31/10/89 16/02/06
88 U.S. (AL) Minnie Lee Nave Aug. 15, 1890 Nov. 21, 2006 116 98 B F   U.S. (MS) 15/08/90 21/11/06
89 U.S. (FL) Carrie White Nov. 18, 1874 Feb. 14, 1991 116 88 W F U.S. (FL) may be 102 18/11/74 14/02/91
90 Japan Kamato Hongo Sept. 16, 1887 Oct. 31, 2003 116 45 O F Japan 16/09/87 31/10/03
91 Ukraine Praskovia Natarova Oct. 28, 1886 Dec.  4, 2002 116 37 W F Ukraine 28/10/86 04/12/02
92 Poland Pawel Parniak Feb. 27, 1890 Mar. 27, 2006 116 28 W M   Poland   27/02/90 27/03/06
93 Brazil Maria Benedita da Conceicao Jan. 27, 1887 Feb. 20, 2003 116 24 B F Brazil claimed to be 117 27/01/87 20/02/03
tie Ukraine Hryhory Nestor Mar. 15, 1891 116* 24* W M 21 lives in Ukraine fl. 2007     added Feb. 12, 2007
95 Turkey Elias Athanasiades May  14, 1891 115* 352* W M 22 lives in Greece 14/05/91 01/05/07
96 South Africa Stephina Essie Masombuka Dec. 30, 1889 Dec.  3, 2005 115 338 B F South Africa 30/12/89 03/12/05
97 Chile Transita Santana Damil Aug. 15, 1888 June  3, 2004 115 293 H? F Chile 15/08/88 03/06/04
98 Denmark Christian Mortensen Aug. 16, 1882 Apr. 25, 1998 115 252 W M oldest validated man 16/08/82 25/04/98
99 Mexico Julia Cristan Mar. 12, 1858 Oct. 26, 1973 115 228 H F 12/03/58 26/10/73
tie England (UK) Charlotte Hughes Aug.  1, 1877 Mar. 17, 1993 115 228 W F England (UK) 01/08/77 17/03/93
101 U.S. (TX) Margaret Skeete Oct. 27, 1878 May  7, 1994 115 192 W F U.S. (VA) 27/10/78 07/05/94
102 U.S. (SC) Thelma Rivers Nov.  3, 1885 May  6, 2001 115 184 B F U.S. (SC) 03/11/85 06/05/01
103 U.S. (OK) Nancy Lawhead Mar. 12, 1884 Sept.  1, 1999 115 173 AI F   12/03/84 01/09/99
104 Panama Clementina Rodriguez Quiros Nov. 13, 1891 115* 169* H F 23 lives in Panama 13/11/91 01/05/07 added Feb.  7, 2006
105 Romania Anitica Butariu June 17, 1882 Nov. 21, 1997 115 157 W F Romania 17/06/82 21/11/97
106 Puerto Rico Emiliano Mercado del Toro Aug. 21, 1891 Jan. 24, 2007 115 156 H M   Puerto Rico second-oldest validated man, oldest validated Puerto Rican 21/08/91 24/01/07
107 U.S. (MS) Bettie Wilson Sept. 13, 1890 Feb. 13, 2006 115 153 B F   13/09/90 13/02/06
108 Canada (QUE) Julie Winnifred Bertrand Sept. 16, 1891 Jan. 18, 2007 115 124 W F   Canada (QUE) 16/09/91 18/01/07
109 Colombia Angel Alberto Cerquera Dec. 31, 1891 115* 121* H M 24 lives in Colombia 31/12/91 01/05/07 Sept.  3, 2006
110 U.S. (SC) Catherine Singletary Sept. 16, 1885 Jan. 12, 2001 115 118 B F U.S. (FL) 16/09/85 12/01/01
111 U.S. (PA) Elena Slough July  4, 1888 Oct.  5, 2003 115 93 W F U.S. (NJ) 04/07/88 05/10/03
112 Netherlands Hendrikje Van Andel-Schipper June 29, 1890 Aug. 30, 2005 115 62 W F Netherlands 29/06/90 30/08/05
113 U.S. MI Maud Farris-Luse Jan. 21, 1887 Mar. 18, 2002 115 56 W F U.S. (MI) 21/01/87 18/03/02
114 Canada Ellen Carroll Oct. 20, 1828 Dec.  8, 1943 115 49 W F 20/10/28 08/12/43
115 France Marie Bremont Apr. 25, 1886 June  6, 2001 115 42 W F France 25/04/86 06/06/01
116 U.S. (AL) Rebecca Lanier Mar. 24, 1892 115* 38* B F 25 lives in U.S. (OH) 24/03/92 01/05/07
117 England Annie Jennings Nov. 12, 1884 Nov. 20, 1999 115 8 W F England (UK) 12/11/84 20/11/99
118 England Eva Morris Nov.  8, 1885 Nov.  2, 2000 114 360 W F England (UK) 08/11/85 02/11/00
119 U.S. (CT) Mary Bidwell May  9, 1881 Apr. 25, 1996 114 352 W F 09/05/81 25/04/96
120 U.S. (GA) Willie Sanchious July  4, 1876 June  4, 1991 114 335 B M U.S. (FL) died in Florida 04/07/76 04/06/91
121 U.S. (GA) Lillie Maud Walton Mar.  4, 1885 Jan.  5, 2000 114 307 B F U.S. (GA) died in Atlanta 04/03/85 05/01/00
122 Chile Carmen Catrileo Hualla July 18, 1892 114* 287* H F 26 fl. Feb. 2005 18/07/92 01/05/07
123 Dominica Eliza Philip Dec. 22, 1888 Sept. 25, 2003 114 277 B F Dominica   22/12/88 25/09/03
124 Portugal Maria Do Couto Maia-Lopes Oct. 24, 1890 July  25, 2005 114 274 W F Portugal 24/10/90 25/07/05
125 Puerto Rico Ramona Trinidad Iglesias-Jordan Aug. 31, 1889 May 29, 2004 114 272 W F Puerto Rico 31/08/89 29/05/04
126 U.S. (MS) Bessie Troy July  5, 1889 Mar. 30, 2004 114 269 B F U.S. (CA) 05/07/89 30/03/04
127 China Yee Soy Chin May  5, 1878 Jan. 17, 1993 114 257 O M U.S. (RI) 05/05/78 17/01/93
128 China Yun Lam Lee Apr.  6, 1891 Dec. 15, 2005 114 253 O F   U.S. (NY) fl. Apr. 2005 06/04/91 15/12/05
129 U.S. (OH) James Bradley Jan.  1, 1887 Sept. 10, 2001 114 252 W M claimed birth July 1, 1886/died in Hamlin, WV 01/01/87 10/09/01
130 U.S. (SC) Nancy Lawson Mar. 17, 1883 Nov. 14, 1997 114 242 B F U.S. (GA) died in Atlanta 17/03/83 14/11/97
131 Japan Hide Ohira Sept. 15, 1880 May  9, 1995 114 236 O F Japan 15/09/80 09/05/95
132 U.S. (VA) Mathew Beard July  9, 1870 Feb. 16, 1985 114 222 B M 09/07/70 16/02/85
133 U.S. (GA) Carrie Lazenby Feb.  9, 1882 Sept. 14, 1996 114 218 B F 09/02/82 14/09/96
tie Japan Ura Koyama Aug. 30, 1890 Apr.  5, 2005 114 218 O F Japan 30/08/90 05/04/05
135 U.S. (OH) Myrtle Dorsey Nov. 22, 1885 June 25, 2000 114 216 W F 22/11/85 25/06/00
136 England (UK) Anna Eliza Williams June  2, 1873 Dec. 27, 1987 114 208 W F Wales (UK) 02/06/73 27/12/87
137 England (UK) Grace Clawson Nov. 15, 1887 May 28, 2002 114 194 W F U.S. (FL) 15/11/87 28/05/02
138 Japan Tase Matsunaga May 11, 1884 Nov. 18, 1998 114 191 O F Japan oldest person in Japan 11/05/84 18/11/98
tie Japan Yukichi Chuganji Mar. 23, 1889 Sept. 28, 2003 114 189 O M Japan 23/03/89 28/09/03
140 France Lydie Vellard Mar. 18, 1875 Sept. 17, 1989 114 183 W F France 18/03/75 17/09/89
tie U.S. (IL) Wilhelmina Kott Mar.  7, 1880 Sept.  6, 1994 114 183 W F U.S. (IL) claimed 115 07/03/80 06/09/94
tie Cape Verde Adelina Domingues Feb. 19, 1888 Aug. 21, 2002 114 183 W F U.S. (CA) 19/02/88 21/08/02
143 Japan Mitoyo Kawate May 15, 1889 Nov. 13, 2003 114 182 O F Japan OFFICIAL WORLD'S OLDEST PERSOn 15/05/89 13/11/03
144 U.S. (NC) Martha Graham Dec. 27, 1844 June 25, 1959 114 180 B F ex-slave claimed 117 27/12/44 25/06/59
tie Germany Charlotte Benkner Nov. 16, 1889 May 14, 2004 114 180 W F U.S. (OH) 16/11/89 14/05/04
tie France Camille Loiseau-Chadal Feb. 13, 1892 Aug. 12, 2006 114 180 W F   lives in France 13/02/92 12/08/06
147 France Anne Primout Oct.  5, 1890 Mar. 26, 2005 114 172 W F France 05/10/90 26/03/05
148 U.S. (WV) Ettie Mae Greene Sept.  8, 1877 Feb. 26, 1992 114 171 W F U.S. (WV) 08/09/77 26/02/92
149 U.S. (TX) Irene Frank Oct.  1, 1881 Feb. 28, 1996 114 150 W F 01/10/81 28/02/96
150 Australia Christina Cock Dec. 25, 1887 May 22, 2002 114 148 W F Australia 25/12/87 22/05/02
151 Haiti Marie Ribet Denis Dec. 10, 1892 114* 142* B F 27 lives in Cuba fl. Feb 2005 10/12/92 01/05/07
152 Mexico Maria Gutierrez Mar. 30, 1880 Aug.  8, 1994 114 131 H F U.S. (AZ) to US 1920/lived in AZ since 1930 30/03/80 08/08/94
153 U.S. (GA) Gertrude Jackson July 14, 1883 Nov. 18, 1997 114 127 B F U.S. (GA) 14/07/83 18/11/97
tie U.S. (MS) Elizabeth Johnson Dec. 25, 1892 114* 127* B? F 28 lives in MS 25/12/92 01/05/07
155 Jamaica Ellen Spencer Jan.  3, 1893 114* 118* B F 29 lives in Jamaica  fl. Jan 2006 03/01/93 01/05/07
156 U.S. (IA) E. Verona Johnston Aug.  6, 1890 Dec.  1, 2004 114 117 W F U.S. (OH) 06/08/90 01/12/04
tie Japan Yone Minagawa Jan.  4, 1893 114* 117* O F 30 lives in Japan 04/01/93 01/05/07
158 U.S. (LA) Bettie Chatmon Apr. 30, 1884 Aug. 16, 1998 114 108 B F U.S. (TX) 30/04/84 16/08/98
159 U.S. (TX) Odie Matthews Dec. 28, 1878 Apr. 14, 1993 114 107 W F 28/12/78 14/04/93
160 Japan Asa Takii Apr. 28, 1884 July 31, 1998 114 94 O F Japan A-bomb survivor (Hiroshima) 28/04/84 31/07/98
161 U.S. (PA) Florence Knapp Oct. 10, 1873 Jan. 11, 1988 114 93 W F U.S. (PA) lived in same house 110 years 10/10/73 11/01/88
tie U.S. (PA) Elena Slough July  4, 1889 Oct.  5, 2003 114 93 W F U.S. (NJ)    
163 England Lucy Askew Sept.  8, 1883 Dec.  9, 1997 114 92 W F England (UK) oldest in England at death 08/09/83 09/12/97
tie U.S. (KY) Mary Annie Lush Boone Feb. 10, 1887 May 13, 2001 114 92 W F U.S. (KY) 10/02/87 13/05/01
165 Mexico Rosario Vasquez June  3, 1866 Sept.  2, 1980 114 91 H F 03/06/66 02/09/80
166 Japan Waka Shirahama Mar. 23, 1878 June 16, 1992 114 85 O F Japan oldest in Japan 23/03/78 16/06/92
167 Spain Joan Riudavets-Moll Dec. 15, 1889 Mar.  5, 2004 114 81 W M Spain 15/12/89 05/03/04
168 Japan   Suekiku Miyanaga Apr.  7, 1884 June 20, 1998 114 74 O F oldest in Japan over a year 07/04/84 20/06/98
169 U.S. (NC) Emma Tillman Nov. 22, 1892 Jan. 28, 2007 114 67 B F   U.S. (CT) 22/11/92 28/01/07
170 Mexico Eulalia Herrera Feb. 12, 1888 Apr. 13, 2002 114 60 H F   12/02/88 13/04/02
171 England (UK) Amy Hulmes Oct.  5, 1887 Oct. 27, 2001 114 22 W F 05/10/87 27/10/01
172 U.S. (NY) Grace Thaxton June 18, 1891 July  6, 2005 114 18 W F U.S. (KY) 18/06/91 06/07/05
tie U.S. (SC) Richard Washington Apr. 13, 1893 114* 18* B M 31 lives in SC 13/04/93 01/05/07
174 U.S. (MA) Minnie Ward Nov. 19, 1885 Dec.  2, 1999 114 13 B F moved to Boston 19/11/85 02/12/99
175 U.S. (IN) Edna Parker Apr. 20, 1893 114* 11* W F 32 lives in IN 20/04/93 01/05/07
176 Puerto Rico Josefa Velez Soto Apr. 13, 1882 Apr. 20, 1996 114 7 H F 13/04/82 20/04/96
tie Greece Agora Rafte Mar. 15, 1890 Mar. 22, 2004 114 7 W F Romania 15/03/90 22/03/04
178 U.S. (GA) Aaron Barge Sept. 18, 1874 Sept. 24, 1988 114 6 B M 18/09/74 24/09/88
179 Italy Virginia Dighero-Zolezzi Dec. 24, 1891 Dec. 28, 2005 114 4 W F Italy 24/12/91 28/12/05
180 Cuba Elisa Robles Tomas Feb.  5, 1883 Feb.  6, 1997 114 1 M F mixed Chinese and Haitan ethnicity 05/02/83 06/02/97
181 U.S. (MD) Emma Thomas Nov. 11, 1874 Nov.  4, 1988 113 358 BAI F U.S. (MD)    
182 U.S. (ME) Fred Hale Dec.  1, 1890 Nov. 19, 2004 113 354 W M 01/12/90 19/11/04
183 Japan Yasu Akino Mar.  1, 1885 Feb. 12, 1999 113 348 O F Japan 01/03/85 12/02/99
184 U.S. (NY) Mae Harrington Jan. 20, 1889 Dec. 29, 2002 113 343 W F U.S. (NY) 20/01/89 29/12/02
185 U.S. (VA) Agatha Mitchell Mar. 26, 1887 Feb. 25, 2001 113 336 B F U.S. (VA) 26/03/87 25/02/01
186 U.S. (MS) Moses Hardy Jan.  6, 1893 Dec.  7, 2006 113 335 B M   lives in MS 06/01/93 07/12/06
187 U.S. (MA) Mary Christian June 12, 1889 Apr. 20, 2003 113 312 W F U.S. (CA)   12/06/89 20/04/03
188 Argentina Lucia Suarez Wilde de Ricotti July  1, 1893 113* 304* H F 33 fl. Feb. 2005 01/07/93 01/05/07
189 Guadeloupe (FR) Luce Maced May  2, 1886 Feb. 25, 2000 113 299 B F Martinique 02/05/86 25/02/00
190 England (UK) Rosa Comfort Jan. 21, 1879 Nov.  6, 1992 113 290 W F 21/01/79 06/11/92
191 U.S. (LA) Ida Williams June 10, 1891 Mar. 25, 2005 113 288 B F 10/06/91 25/03/05
192 Malaysia Lim Khoo Chai July  5, 1891 Apr. 15, 2005 113 284 O F 05/07/91 15/04/05
193 U.S. (IL) Fannie Thomas Apr. 14, 1867 Jan. 22, 1981 113 283 W F 14/04/67 22/01/81
tie Japan Mitsu Fujisawa Apr.  9, 1876 Jan. 17, 1990 113 283 O F 09/04/76 17/01/90
195 Canada Sister Anne Samson Feb. 27, 1891 Nov. 29, 2004 113 276 W F 27/02/91 29/11/04
196 U.S. (GA) Johnson Parks Oct. 15, 1884 July 17, 1998 113 275 B M 15/10/84 17/07/98
197 Australia Beatrice Mears Mar.  4, 1888 Dec.  3, 2001 113 274 W F 04/03/88 03/12/01
198 U.S. (IN) Mary Parr Jan. 29, 1889 Oct. 29, 2002 113 273 W F 29/01/89 29/10/02
199 Italy Amalia Ruggieri-Barone Oct.  6, 1884 June 26, 1998 113 263 W F 06/10/84 26/06/98
200 U.S. (PA) Zora Wriggle Feb. 24, 1880 Nov.  7, 1993 113 256 W F 24/02/80 07/11/93
201 U.S. (MI) John McMorran June 19, 1889 Feb. 24, 2003 113 250 W M 19/06/89 24/02/03
202 U.S. (CA) Mary McKinney May 30, 1873 Feb.  2, 1987 113 248 W F 30/05/73 02/02/87
203 Poland (area now part of Lithuania) Benedycta Mackiello May  1, 1893 Jan. 1, 2007 113 245 W F   Poland 01/05/93 01/01/07
204 U.S. (PA) Gladys Swetland Apr. 18, 1892 Dec. 14, 2005 113 240 W F U.S. (PA) 18/04/92 14/12/05
205 Portugal Maria De Jesus Sept. 10, 1893 113* 233* W F 34 lives in Portugal 10/09/93 01/05/07
206 U.S. (AR) Mary Randall Apr.  1, 1887 Nov. 12, 2000 113 225 B F 01/04/87 12/11/00
207 U.S. (MS) Florence Mosley June 11, 1889 Jan. 20, 2003 113 223 B F U.S. (TN) 11/06/89 20/01/03
208 U.S. (NY) Delina Filkins May  4, 1815 Dec.  4, 1928 113 214 W F 04/05/15 04/12/28
209 U.S. (GA or AL) Cindy Brooks Aug. 14, 1885 Mar. 14, 1999 113 212 B F U.S. (FL)      
210 Spain Carmen Figueiro-Freira Oct. 28, 1883 May 25, 1997 113 209 W F Spain 28/10/83 25/05/97
211 Canada Lillian Ross Aug. 24, 1879 Mar. 20, 1993 113 208 W F 24/08/79 20/03/93
212 India Lucy D'Abreu May 24, 1892 Dec.  7, 2005 113 197 I F Scotland (UK) 24/05/92 07/12/05
213 France Germaine Haye Oct. 10, 1888 Apr. 18, 2002 113 190 W F France 10/10/88 18/04/02
214 U.S. (UT) John Joe Begay Mar. 15, 1888 Sept. 20, 2001 113 189 AI M U.S. (UT) 15/03/88 20/09/01
215 U.S. (IL) Mamie Eva Keith Mar. 22, 1873 Sept. 20, 1986 113 182 W F 22/03/73 20/09/86
216 U.S. (NE) Helen Stetter Nov. 18, 1893 113* 164* W F 35 lives in NE (US) 18/11/93 01/05/07
217 Italy Teresa Fumarola-Ligorio Dec.  2, 1889 May 14, 2003 113 163 W F Italy 02/12/89 14/05/03
218 England (UK) Daisy Adams June 30, 1880 Dec.  8, 1993 113 161 W F England (UK) 30/06/80 08/12/93
219 U.S. (MO) Emma Wilson May 12, 1870 Oct. 13, 1983 113 154 W F 12/05/70 13/10/83
220 U.S. (PA) Jane Markle Oct. 10, 1883 Mar. 12, 1997 113 153 W F 10/10/83 12/03/97
221 U.S. (IN) Bertha Fry Dec.  1, 1893 113* 151* W F 36 lives in IN (US) 01/12/93 01/05/07
222 U.S. (AL) Frederick Frazier Jan. 27, 1880 June 14, 1993 113 138 W M 27/01/80 14/06/93
223 U.S. (IA) Gertrude Croker July 12, 1881 Nov. 26, 1994 113 137 W F U.S. (VT) 12/07/81 26/11/94
224 U.S. (IL) Cleo Craig Feb. 12, 1890 June 28, 2003 113 136 W F U.S. (IL) 12/02/90 28/06/03
225 Japan Mise Ito Nov.  6, 1890 Mar. 18, 2004 113 133 O F Japan 06/11/90 18/03/04
226 Canada Zelda McCague Mar. 28, 1888 Aug.  6, 2001 113 131 W F Canada (ONT) 28/03/88 06/08/01
227 U.S. (MS) Virginia Calls Jan.  3, 1894 113* 118* B F 37 lives in IL Jan.  4, 2007 03/01/94 01/05/07
228 U.S. (AR) Frances Johns Feb. 3, 1886 May 24, 1999 113 110 B F U.S. (CA) 03/02/86 24/05/99
229 England (UK) Florence Finch Dec. 22, 1893 Apr. 10, 2007 113 109 W F   New Zealand Dec. 23, 2006 22/12/93 10/04/07
230 Japan Sue Utagawa Jan. 19, 1884 May  4, 1997 113 105 O F Japan 19/01/84 04/05/97
tie Japan Niwa Kawamoto Aug.  5, 1863 Nov. 16, 1976 113 103 O F Japan 05/08/63 16/11/76
232 U.S. (MA) Aurelia Marotta June 27, 1890 Oct.  4, 2003 113 99 W F U.S. (MA) 27/06/90 04/10/03
233 Netherlands Catharina Van Dam Nov. 20, 1887 Feb. 16, 2001 113 88 W F Netherlands 20/11/87 16/02/01
234 Reunion (FR) Julia Sinedia July 12, 1892 Oct.  6, 2005 113 86 B F Reunion (France) 12/07/92 06/10/05
235 Germany Adelheid Kirschbaum Sept. 29, 1883 Dec. 21, 1996 113 83 W F U.S. (NY) 29/09/83 21/12/96
236 U.S. (NH) Nellie Spencer Aug. 24, 1869 Nov. 13, 1982 113 81 W F 24/08/69 13/11/82
237 U.S. (IL) Mary Crombie July  6, 1890 Sept. 22, 2003 113 78 W F U.S. (IL) 06/07/90 22/09/03
238 U.S. (FL) Roxene Riggs Apr. 12, 1893 June 26, 2006 113 75 B F   U.S. (FL) 12/04/93 26/06/06
239 Japan Mie Ishiguro June   2, 1888 Aug. 14, 2001 113 73 O F Japan 02/06/88 14/08/01
240 U.S. (MN) Delvina Dahlheimer Dec. 31, 1888 Mar. 13, 2002 113 72 W F U.S. (MN) 31/12/88 13/03/02
241 U.S. (GA) Mary Hollingsworth Jan. 19, 1886 Mar. 30, 1999 113 70 B F U.S. (FL)? 19/01/86 30/03/99
242 England (UK) Betsy Baker Aug. 20, 1842 Oct. 24, 1955 113 65 W F U.S. (NE) 20/08/42 24/10/55
243 U.S. Clara Rogers Apr. 24, 1873 June 28, 1986 113 65 B F 24/04/73 28/06/86
244 U.S. (IL) Cora Humphrey Sept.  4, 1879 Nov.  4, 1992 113 61 B F 04/09/79 04/11/92
245 U.S. (MA) Hazel Luther Dec. 11, 1889 Jan. 31, 2003 113 51 W F U.S. (FL) 11/12/89 31/01/03
246 U.S. (IL) Ollie Bay Nov. 11, 1872 Dec. 31, 1985 113 50 W F 11/11/72 31/12/85
247 U.S. (IL) Walter Richardson Nov.  7, 1885 Dec. 25, 1998 113 48 W M 07/11/85 25/12/98
248 N.Ireland (UK) Annie Scott Mar. 15, 1883 Apr. 21, 1996 113 37 W F 15/03/83 21/04/96
249 Portugal Catarina Carreiro Jan.  9, 1891 Feb. 13, 2004 113 35 W F Portugal 09/01/91 13/02/04
tie England (UK) Ruby Gilliam Sept. 21, 1885 Oct. 22, 1998 113 31 W F England (UK) 21/09/85 22/10/98
251 U.S. (IA) Flossie Eckard July 25, 1888 Aug. 25, 2001 113 31 W F U.S. (CA) 25/07/88 25/08/01
252 Japan Ito Kinase Dec. 31, 1889 Jan. 24, 2003 113 24 O F U.S. (HI) 31/12/89 24/01/03
253 Japan Tase Hayasaka July  1, 1885 July 23, 1998 113 22 O F Japan 01/07/85 23/07/98
254 England (UK) Alice Sjoquist Oct. 25, 1878 Nov.  7, 1991 113 13 W F Canada 25/10/78 07/11/91
255 U.S. (MS) Daisy Sanders Nov. 28, 1881 Dec. 10, 1994 113 12 W F U.S. (MS) 28/11/81 10/12/94
   
Limbo Cases    
Russia Goshada Tsallaeva Nov. 15, 1886 fl. 2001* 116+   W F   15/11/86  
Russia Afanasy Tarasov Jan. 17, 1887 fl. 2004* 117+   W M   17/01/87  
Jamaica Margaret Samuels July   1, 1888 fl. 2002 114+   b F   01/07/88  
Yemen Al Baydha July 27, 1888 fl. 2002 114+   a F   fl. 2001 27/07/88  
Luree Peterson Jan. 10, 1889 fl. 1999 110+ B F 10/01/89  
Dominica Evalina Bucket Charles Feb. 18, 1889     B F   fl. 2001 18/02/89  
  U.S. (SC) Gussie Brown Mar. 1, 1889 fl. 2003* 114+   B F   fl. 2003 may be 104 01/03/89  
Russia Maria Strelnikova Mar. 14, 1890 fl. Mar. 2005 115+   W F   fl. Mar 2005   14/03/90 #N/A
U.S. (AL) Anna Smith Jan. 31, 1892 fl. Mar 2002 110+ B? F lives/lived in Birmingham, AL 31/01/92  
Other Claims (not inc. validated cases)    
Germany Rosalia Hasenkampf Oct.  1, 1889 July 10, 2002 112 282 W F   01/10/89 10/07/02
U.S. (GA) Joseph Ramies Sept. 16, 1890 May 16, 2002 111 242 WI M part Indian fl. 2002 16/09/90 16/05/02
Haiti Henriette Bolane Nov. 10, 1890 May-02 111   B F   10/11/90  
U.S. (NC) Maggie Bess Turner Dec. 25, 1890 Jul-02 112 B F   25/12/90  
Poland Elzbieta Olszewska Jan. 17, 1891 Dec. 22, 2002 111 339 W F fl. 2002 17/01/91 22/12/02
U.S. (SC) Katie Mangum May 1, 1889 Nov. 3, 2000 111 186 B F 01/05/89 3/11/00
U.S. (FL) Everlena Peterson Mar. 12, 1890 June  4, 2001 111 84 b? F 12/03/90 4/06/01
U.S. (VA) Dora Collins Nov.  7, 1891 Jan. 25, 2003 111 79 b? F 07/11/91 25/01/03
Cambodia Bhante Dharmawara Feb. 12, 1889 June 26, 1999 110 134 O M Buddhist monk, died in Stockton, CA 12/02/89 26/06/99
Greece Helen Gewlas Mar. 17, 1892 June 25, 2002 110 100 W F lived in Jupiter, FL 17/03/92 25/06/02
U.S. (TX) Frank Sylvester June 25, 1892 fl. 2002 110* B? M lives in Jasper, TX 25/06/92  
U.S. (SC) Mary Davis Dec. 12, 1894 fl. 2006 112* B F lives in Bronx, NY 12/12/94  
Incomplete Cases    
Bulgaria Feime Hassanoba Apr. 14, 1879 fl. Apr 1999 120+ W F ethnic Turkish 14/04/79  
South Africa Makgomo Sekhume Dec. 28, 1879 fl. 2000 120+ B F lives in Pietermaritzburg 28/12/79  
Haiti Alberto Goy May 13, 1882 Oct. 2004 122 + B M   Cuba    
Georgia Nino Sturua June 1882 May 24, 2002 119+ W F fl. Apr 2002   24/05/02
China Li Ada Apr. 11, 1889 Sept. 2006 117 c167 O F died 'late September' 2006    
Cuba Valentina Lopez Garcia Nov.  2, 1884 Apr. 2002 117 c165 H F 02/11/84  
  Belarus (Russian Empire) Anna Ragel 1889 116 + W F fl. Aug. 2006    
  Belarus (Russian Empire) Stephanida Brichkovskaya 1890 115 + W F fl. Aug. 2006    
  China Lee See Chin Feb. 1997 115 O F died U.S. (MA)    
U.S. (GA) Jannie Glover 1880 May 26, 1994 114 B F U.S. (NY)    
Sri Lanka Sophaya Nanayakkara Feb. 12, 1888 Sept. 2001 113 201+ O F 12/02/88  
Dominica Louisa Glanville Joseph Aug. 1889 113 + B F fl. July 2002    
Note:  All above cases have at least a newspaper mention, which    
confirms that it is a claim and not a clerical error!    
   
False and Exaggerated Claims claimed    
U.S. (NC) Sylvester Magee May 26, 1841 Oct. 15, 1971 130 142 B M ex-slave believed to have used father's birthdate 26/05/41 15/10/71
U.S. (TN) Ella Miller Dec.  6, 1880 Nov. 21, 2000 119 351 B F actually 111 (SSA research) 06/12/80 21/11/00
U.S. (GA) Esteller Jones Nov. 10, 1881 June 27, 1999 117 229 B F may have been 107 10/11/81 27/06/99
U.S. (IA) Gertrude Edmonds Nov. 13, 1890 Sept. 27, 2004 113 319 ? F may be born 1900, which makes her 101 13/11/90 27/09/04
Note: Includes only claims which were subsequently proven false    
one way or another, but are simply not believable.      
In cases such as Shirali Mislimov, it is best left as an example of historical exaggeration.    
Many ridiculous claims are not provable,