World's Oldest Person titleholders

World's Oldest Person titleholders according to Guinness World Records (GWR) and the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).

See also: World's Oldest Man titleholders

Chronological list of the oldest living person in the world since 1951

Validated Under 110 Living Pending Unvalidated

From	To	Name	Sex	Age when oldest	Lifespan	Country of death
Unknown	28 Apr 1951	Lucy Woodman	F	N/A–109	3 May 1841 – 28 Apr 1951 109 years, 360 days	USA
28 Apr 1951	14 Jan 1954 (2 yrs, 261 days)	Nancy Merriman	F	109–112	19 Dec 1841 – 14 Jan 1954 112 years, 26 days	USA
14 Jan 1954	24 Oct 1955 (1 yr, 283 days)	Betsy Baker	F	111–113	20 Aug 1842 – 24 Oct 1955 113 years, 65 days	USA
24 Oct 1955	16 Dec 1956 (1 yr, 53 days)	Jennie Howell	F	110–111	11 Feb 1845 – 16 Dec 1956 111 years, 309 days	USA
16 Dec 1956	7 Jan 1957 (22 days)	Mathias Hansen Saether	M	108	21 Oct 1848 – 7 Jan 1957 108 years, 78 days	NOR
7 Jan 1957	4 Jan 1959 (1 yr, 362 days)	Catherine Waller	F	108–110	1 Dec 1848 – 4 Jan 1959 110 years, 34 days	USA
4 Jan 1959	7 Oct 1959 (276 days)	Christina Karnebeek-Backs	F	109–110	2 Oct 1849 – 7 Oct 1959 110 years, 5 days	NED
7 Oct 1959	9 Oct 1960 (1 yr, 2 days)	Robert Early	M	109–111	8 Oct 1849 – 9 Oct 1960 111 years, 1 day	USA
9 Oct 1960	28 Nov 1960 (50 days)	Nettie Minick	F	109	3 Apr 1851 – 28 Nov 1960 109 years, 239 days	USA
28 Nov 1960	30 Dec 1964 (4 yrs, 32 days)	Mary Kelly	F	109–113	7 June 1851 – 30 Dec 1964 113 years, 206 days	USA
30 Dec 1964	5 June 1967 (2 yrs, 157 days)	James King	M	110–112	15 Nov 1854 – 5 June 1967 112 years, 202 days	USA
5 June 1967	21 Oct 1968 (1 yr, 138 days)	Narcissa Rickman	F	111–113	13 Sept 1855 – 21 Oct 1968 113 years, 38 days	USA
21 Oct 1968	14 Nov 1968 (24 days)	Tome Horigome	F	111	22 Jan 1857 – 14 Nov 1968 111 years, 297 days	JPN
14 Nov 1968	4 May 1969 (171 days)	Marie Bernatkova	F	111	22 Oct 1857 – 4 May 1969 111 years, 194 days	CZE
4 May 1969	31 Dec 1969 (241 days)	Haruno Shimada	F	111–112	24 Dec 1857 – 31 Dec 1969 112 years, 7 days	JPN
31 Dec 1969	11 Jan 1970 (11 days)	Ada Roe	F	111	6 Feb 1858 – 11 Jan 1970 111 years, 339 days	UK
11 Jan 1970	10 July 1972 (2 yrs, 181 days)	Kitty Harvey	F	109–112	12 Jan 1860 – 10 July 1972 112 years, 180 days	USA
10 July 1972	27 Feb 1973 (232 days)	Josefa Salas Mateo	F	111–112	14 July 1860 – 27 Feb 1973 112 years, 228 days	ESP
27 Feb 1973	18 Aug 1973 (172 days)	Alice Stevenson	F	111–112	10 July 1861 – 18 Aug 1973 112 years, 39 days	UK
18 Aug 1973	10 Jan 1974 (145 days)	Ettie Crist	F	111	14 Feb 1862 – 10 Jan 1974 111 years, 330 days	USA
10 Jan 1974	7 Apr 1974 (87 days)	Laurence Entiope	F	111	9 Dec 1862 – 7 Apr 1974 111 years, 119 days	MTQ,FRA
7 Apr 1974	31 May 1975 (1 yr, 54 days)	Mito Umeta	F	111–112	27 Mar 1863 – 31 May 1975 112 years, 65 days	JPN
31 May 1975	16 Nov 1976 (1 yr, 169 days)	Niwa Kawamoto	F	111–113	17 Sept 1863 – 16 Nov 1976 113 years, 60 days	JPN
16 Nov 1976	5 Nov 1978 (1 yr, 354 days)	Alice Coles	F	111–113	28 Aug 1865 – 5 Nov 1978 113 years, 69 days	USA
5 Nov 1978	27 Jan 1981 (2 yrs, 83 days)	Eliza Underwood	F	112–114	15 Mar 1866 – 27 Jan 1981 114 years, 318 days	USA
27 Jan 1981	26 Aug 1981 (211 days)	Judia Ward	F	112–113	15 June 1868 – 26 Aug 1981 113 years, 72 days	USA
26 Aug 1981	13 Nov 1982 (1 yr, 79 days)	Nellie Spencer	F	112–113	24 Aug 1869 – 13 Nov 1982 113 years, 81 days	USA
13 Nov 1982	13 Oct 1983 (334 days)	Emma Wilson	F	112–113	12 May 1870 – 13 Oct 1983 113 years, 154 days	USA
13 Oct 1983	21 Oct 1986 (3 yrs, 8 days)	Augusta Holtz	F	112–115	3 Aug 1871 – 21 Oct 1986 115 years, 79 days	USA
21 Oct 1986	2 Feb 1987 (104 days)	Mary McKinney	F	113	30 May 1873 – 2 Feb 1987 113 years, 248 days	USA
2 Feb 1987	27 Dec 1987 (328 days)	Anna Eliza Williams	F	113–114	2 June 1873 – 27 Dec 1987 114 years, 208 days	UK
27 Dec 1987	11 Jan 1988 (15 days)	Florence Knapp	F	114	10 Oct 1873 – 11 Jan 1988 114 years, 93 days	USA
11 Jan 1988	7 July 1990 (2 yrs, 177 days)	Easter Wiggins	F	113–116	1 June 1874 – 7 July 1990 116 years, 36 days	USA
7 July 1990	4 Aug 1997 (7 yrs, 28 days)	Jeanne Calment	F	115–122	21 Feb 1875 – 4 Aug 1997 122 years, 164 days	FRA
4 Aug 1997	16 Apr 1998 (255 days)	Marie-Louise Meilleur	F	116–117	29 Aug 1880 – 16 Apr 1998 117 years, 230 days	CAN
16 Apr 1998	30 Dec 1999 (1 yr, 258 days)	Sarah Knauss	F	117–119	24 Sept 1880 – 30 Dec 1999 119 years, 97 days	USA
30 Dec 1999	21 Nov 2000 (327 days)	Ella Miller	F	115	6 Dec 1884 – 21 Nov 2000 115 years, 351 days	USA
21 Nov 2000	6 June 2001 (197 days)	Marie Bremont	F	114–115	25 Apr 1886 – 6 June 2001 115 years, 42 days	FRA
6 June 2001	18 Mar 2002 (285 days)	Maud Farris-Luse	F	114–115	21 Feb 1887 – 18 Mar 2002 115 years, 25 days	USA
18 Mar 2002	28 May 2002 (71 days)	Grace Clawson	F	114	15 Nov 1887 – 28 May 2002 114 years, 194 days	USA
28 May 2002	21 Aug 2002 (85 days)	Adelina Domingues	F	114	19 Feb 1888 – 21 Aug 2002 114 years, 183 days	USA
21 Aug 2002	29 Dec 2002 (130 days)	Mae Harrington	F	113	20 Jan 1889 – 29 Dec 2002 113 years, 343 days	USA
29 Dec 2002	28 Sept 2003 (273 days)	Yukichi Chuganji	M	113–114	23 Mar 1889 – 28 Sept 2003 114 years, 189 days	JPN
28 Sept 2003	13 Nov 2003 (46 days)	Mitoyo Kawate	F	114	15 May 1889 – 13 Nov 2003 114 years, 182 days	JPN
13 Nov 2003	29 May 2004 (198 days)	Ramona Trinidad Iglesias Jordan	F	114	1 Sept 1889 – 29 May 2004 114 years, 271 days	PRI,USA
29 May 2004	27 Aug 2006 (2 yrs, 90 days)	Maria Capovilla	F	114–116	14 Sept 1889 – 27 Aug 2006 116 years, 347 days	ECU
27 Aug 2006	11 Dec 2006 (106 days)	Elizabeth Bolden	F	116	15 Aug 1890 – 11 Dec 2006 116 years, 118 days	USA
11 Dec 2006	24 Jan 2007 (44 days)	Emiliano Mercado del Toro	M	115	21 Aug 1891 – 24 Jan 2007 115 years, 156 days	PRI,USA
24 Jan 2007	28 Jan 2007 (4 days)	Emma Tillman	F	114	22 Nov 1892 – 28 Jan 2007 114 years, 67 days	USA
28 Jan 2007	13 Aug 2007 (196 days)	Yone Minagawa	F	114	4 Jan 1893 – 13 Aug 2007 114 years, 221 days	JPN
13 Aug 2007	26 Nov 2008 (1 yr, 105 days)	Edna Parker	F	114–115	20 Apr 1893 – 26 Nov 2008 115 years, 220 days	USA
26 Nov 2008	2 Jan 2009 (37 days)	Maria de Jesus dos Santos	F	115	10 Sept 1893 – 2 Jan 2009 115 years, 114 days	POR
2 Jan 2009	11 Sept 2009 (252 days)	Gertrude Baines	F	115	6 Apr 1894 – 11 Sept 2009 115 years, 158 days	USA
11 Sept 2009	2 May 2010 (233 days)	Kama Chinen	F	114	10 May 1895 – 2 May 2010 114 years, 357 days	JPN
2 May 2010	4 Nov 2010 (186 days)	Eugenie Blanchard	F	114	16 Feb 1896 – 4 Nov 2010 114 years, 261 days	BLM, FRA
4 Nov 2010	18 Nov 2010 (14 days)	Ana Nogueira de Luca	F	114	21 June 1896 – 18 Nov 2010 114 years, 150 days	BRA
18 Nov 2010	21 June 2011 (215 days)	Maria Gomes Valentim	F	114	9 July 1896 – 21 June 2011 114 years, 347 days	BRA
21 June 2011	4 Dec 2012 (1 yr, 166 days)	Besse Cooper	F	114–116	26 Aug 1896 – 4 Dec 2012 116 years, 100 days	USA
4 Dec 2012	17 Dec 2012 (13 days)	Dina Manfredini	F	115	4 Apr 1897 – 17 Dec 2012 115 years, 257 days	USA
17 Dec 2012	12 June 2013 (177 days)	Jiroemon Kimura	M	115–116	19 Apr 1897 – 12 June 2013 116 years, 54 days	JPN
12 June 2013	1 Apr 2015 (1 yr, 293 days)	Misao Okawa	F	115–117	5 Mar 1898 – 1 Apr 2015 117 years, 27 days	JPN
1 Apr 2015	6 Apr 2015 (5 days)	Gertrude Weaver	F	116	4 July 1898 – 6 Apr 2015 116 years, 276 days	USA
6 Apr 2015	17 June 2015 (72 days)	Jeralean Talley	F	115–116	23 May 1899 – 17 June 2015 116 years, 25 days	USA
17 June 2015	12 May 2016 (330 days)	Susannah Mushatt Jones	F	115–116	6 July 1899 – 12 May 2016 116 years, 311 days	USA
12 May 2016	15 Apr 2017 (338 days)	Emma Morano	F	116–117	29 Nov 1899 – 15 Apr 2017 117 years, 137 days	ITA
15 Apr 2017	15 Sept 2017 (152 days)	Violet Brown	F	117	10 Mar 1900 – 15 Sept 2017 117 years, 189 days	JAM
15 Sept 2017	21 Apr 2018 (218 days)	Nabi Tajima	F	117	4 Aug 1900 – 21 Apr 2018 117 years, 260 days	JPN
21 Apr 2018	22 July 2018 (92 days)	Chiyo Miyako	F	116–117	2 May 1901 – 22 July 2018 117 years, 81 days	JPN
22 July 2018	19 Apr 2022 (3 yrs, 271 days)	Kane Tanaka	F	115–119	2 Jan 1903 – 19 Apr 2022 119 years, 107 days	JPN
19 Apr 2022	17 Jan 2023 (273 days)	Lucile Randon	F	118	11 Feb 1904 – 17 Jan 2023 118 years, 340 days	FRA
17 Jan 2023	19 Aug 2024 (1 yr, 215 days)	Maria Branyas Morera	F	115–117	4 Mar 1907 – 19 Aug 2024 117 years, 168 days	ESP
19 Aug 2024	29 Dec 2024 (132 days)	Tomiko Itooka	F	116	23 May 1908 – 29 Dec 2024 116 years, 220 days	JPN
29 Dec 2024	Present (71 days)	Inah Canabarro Lucas	F	116*	Born 8 June 1908 116 years, 275 days	Living in BRA

Potential candidates who currently not recognized by Guinness World Records

From	To	Name	Sex	Age when oldest	Lifespan	Country of death

28 Jan 2007	16 Aug 2009 (2 yrs, 200 days)	Anisio Rodrigues Alves	M	114–116	30 Dec 1892 – 16 Aug 2009 116 years, 229 days	BRA

11 Sept 2009	6 Feb 2010 (148 days)	Wen Yangshi	F	114	15 Apr 1895 – 6 Feb 2010 114 years, 297 days	CHN

World’s oldest living person titleholders Gerontology Research Group
GRG World Supercentenarian Rankings List Gerontology Research Group
Oldest person living Guinness World Records