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The oldest known living person is Maria Branyas of Spain (born in the USA), aged 117 years, 144 days. The oldest known living man is John Tinniswood of the United Kingdom, aged 111 years, 335 days. The 100 oldest women have, on average, lived several years longer than the 100 oldest men.
This is a list of the oldest living people who have been verified to be alive as of the dates of the cited supporting sources. It was estimated in 2015 that between 150 and 600 living people had reached the age of 110.
The oldest living person in the world whose age has been validated is 117-year-old Maria Branyas of Spain, born 4 March 1907. The oldest living verified man is 111-year-old John Tinniswood of the United Kingdom , born 26 August 1912.
The greatest fully authenticated age to which any human has ever lived is 122 years 164 days by Jeanne Louise Calment (France). Born on 21 February 1875 to Nicolas (1837 - 1931) and Marguerite (neé Gilles 1838 - 1924), Jeanne died at a nursing home in Arles, southern France on 4 August 1997.
Dec 5, 2023 · The oldest man ever verified by Guinness World Records was a Japanese man named Jiroemon Kimura (1897–2013), who lived to be 116 years old. And the oldest person ever, a woman named Jeanne Calment (1875–1997) from France, lived over half a decade longer than that, reaching the grand old age of 122.
Jan 26, 2023 · Now US-born Maria Branyas Morera has been named the world’s oldest person by Guinness World Records (GWR), following the death of French nun Sister André earlier this month aged 118.
The oldest living person whose date of birth can be authenticated is María Branyas Morera (USA/Spain, b. 4 March 1907), who was aged 117 years 51 days as of 24 April 2024.
