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	21726	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	23947	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	38918
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	25005	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	27545	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	37449
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	37449
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	37803
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	37449
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	37048	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	37024
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	38136	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	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	40300	114	357	Japan	2009-2010	114	O	F	0	233	0.64	114	124	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).