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Verified oldest men currently living (over 110 years)

Okay, I've had a think about this. Is there really a need to put down the gender column for this list? How many people on this list have been a gender other than male, after all? Brendanology^ContriB 04:23, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

I think you are right about this, and have hoped someone would take you up on it. If I had more experience in major edits, I would try it, but I just do grammar, spelling, and punctuation, and sometimes I fix vandalism. But you are right that having a "gender" column is rather redundant. I hope someone comes to the rescue on this.

216.134.19.58 (talk) 20:11, 12 May 2010 (UTC)Flash Prescott

The list of Ww1_veterans suggests that there is a 110 year old male alive in Poland (Jozef Kowalski). This is backed by the person's article on the English Wikipedia Józef_Kowalski and the citations from polish media and the presidential web site. From my point of view, this is pretty much level with the standards set by the other entries in the top 10 list. Is there any reason why he should be excluded? - Christian K. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.45.150.17 (talk) 10:15, 30 June 2010 (UTC)

His age has not been officially validated even if his army service just after WWI has been. SiameseTurtle (talk) 15:08, 30 June 2010 (UTC)

Li Ching-Yuen

Alleged reports say 250, which can be verified by his 23 wives and 11 generations of children, but even if born in 1736 as claimed, he would still top this whole list. Another example of wikipedia censorship? Is this website viewable in china? And i could almost swear i saw fox news as a reputable source for this article, but that would just be insane. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.29.241.254 (talk) 03:05, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

This page is for verified claims, by "verified" we mean by organizations which specialize in longevity claims. Li is found on the longevity myths page, and has his own page here. As for the "censorship" charge, if we included these unverified claims, Mr. Li would be well down the list. Canada Jack (talk) 15:53, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

Mary McKinney

Greetings,

The source of Louis Epstein's "by some reports born 1875?" for Mary McKinney was the 1880 census, which listed her as "five" years old. Moreover, the proof of birth from 1873 was a Catholic baptismal entry located in the Sacramento diocese of the Roman Catholic church that records her as born in 1873. Using the principle of stratigraphy (if we threw a rock in a pond, the initial impact wave most-closely approximates reality, not the echoes), the oldest document was laid down first and therefore takes precedence. Moreover, it would not be possible for Mary to be born in 1875 unless there were two children of the same name...all this would involve more research. The bottom line is that Mary McKinney's age was accepted by Guinness and the evidence for 1873 is stronger than for 1875; it fact it invalidates it. Louis, however, likes to be difficult.Ryoung122 00:38, 5 August 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from 67.114.226.186, 12 August 2010

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Please consider adding the name of Henry Francisco (1686-1820) who lived to the remarkable age of 134 to this page even if his date of birth cannot be verified. There are many internet accounts of his life but for just one example please see; <http://www.carlbeck.com/old_henry.htm>

Thank you,

Ross Pake

67.114.226.186 (talk) 19:23, 12 August 2010 (UTC)

I noticed that the person is listed in the article Longevity myths, and the reference given there is a bit confusing;

I've tried to find some reliable sources; there is this pic in Ripley's Believe It or Not!, and some other mentions, but...well, if he really did live to be over 130, you'd expect some more definitive proof. I did more digging, but it was bordering on original research, therefore... if you can find appropriate reliable sources to confirm it, please reinstate the request; the reference you gave does not look like a reliable source, and I'm concerned that this might be a bit of a myth.  Chzz  ►  22:45, 12 August 2010 (UTC)

 Not done

Hava Rexha from Albania

Someone might want to consider this entry: Hava Rexha, the oldest woman in the world. --Sulmues ^(talk) 18:36, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

Suleiman Youssef

This man lives in Hasaka, Syria. He was born in 1895, married 4 times and has 210 grandchildren. Currently he is 115 years old. He was the first to inhabit a village called Tal El Shaeir in Hasaka province. He fought the French as they entered his village in 1920. Here is a recent news link which has a photo for the man. http://sana.sy/eng/21/2010/08/24/304515.htm?src=aya. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 140.254.63.2 (talk) 16:37, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from Jerrysmith23, 25 August 2010

{{editsemiprotected}} This is a list of the verified oldest people in world in ordinal rank, such as oldest person or oldest man. A supercentenarian is considered 'verified' if his or her claim has been validated by an international body that specifically deals in longevity research, such as the Gerontology Research Group and Guinness World Records. The longest unambiguously documented lifespan is that of Jeanne Calment of France (1875–1997), who died at age 122 years and 164 days. She met Vincent van Gogh at age 12 or 13. This led to her being noticed by the media in 1985, at age 110. Subsequent investigation found that her life was documented in the records of her native city of Arles beyond reasonable question. More evidence for the Calment case has been produced than for any other supercentenarian case, which makes her case a standard among the oldest people recordholders. This is contrasted with the now-disputed claim of age 120 for the oldest man ever, Shigechiyo Izumi. While this case is still recognized by Guinness World Records, the Japanese authorities have hinted that his age was not certain. The oldest undisputed male is Christian Mortensen, who lived to be 115 years and 252 days.

Since the death of Kama Chinen on 2 May 2010, the oldest documented living person is 128 year old Eugénie Blanchard of Saint Barthélemy, France, who was born on 16 February 1896. The oldest living man since the death of Henry Allingham on 18 July 2009 is 128-year-old Walter Breuning, of the United States, who was born on 21 September 1896.

Ten verified oldest people ever

Main article: List of the verified oldest people

  Verified (Deceased)   Verified (Living)   Disputed

Rank	Name	Sex	Birth	Death	Age	Country of death
1	Jeanne Calment	F	21 February 1875	4 August 1997	122 years, 164 days	France
2	Shigechiyo Izumi	M	29 June 1865	21 February 1986	120 years, 237 days	Japan
3	Sarah Knauss	F	24 September 1880	30 December 1999	119 years, 97 days	United States
4	Lucy Hannah	F	16 July 1875	21 March 1993	117 years, 248 days	United States
5	Marie-Louise Meilleur	F	29 August 1880	16 April 1998	117 years, 230 days	Canada
6	María Capovilla	F	14 September 1889	27 August 2006	116 years, 347 days	Ecuador
7	Tane Ikai	F	18 January 1879	12 July 1995	116 years, 175 days	Japan
8	Elizabeth Bolden	F	15 August 1890	11 December 2006	116 years, 118 days	United States
9	Carrie C. White	F	18 November 1874	14 February 1991	116 years, 88 days	United States
10	Kamato Hongo	F	16 September 1887	31 October 2003	116 years, 45 days	Japan

Addendum

Several claims are disputed; accordingly, an addendum of proven claims is included.

Rank	Name	Sex	Birth	Death	Age	Country of death
11	Maggie Barnes	F	6 March 1882	19 January 1998	115 years, 319 days	United States
12	Christian Mortensen	M	16 August 1882	25 April 1998	115 years, 252 days	United States
13	Charlotte Hughes	F	1 August 1877	17 March 1993	115 years, 228 days	United Kingdom

Ten verified oldest people currently living

Main article: List of living supercentenarians

Rank	Name	Sex	Birth	Age as of 16 November	Country of residence
1	Eugénie Blanchard	F	16 February 1896	128 years, 274 days	France
2	Eunice Sanborn	F	20 July 1896	128 years, 119 days	United States
3	Besse Cooper	F	26 August 1896	128 years, 82 days	United States
4	Walter Breuning	M	21 September 1896	128 years, 56 days	United States
5	Chiyono Hasegawa	F	20 November 1896	127 years, 362 days	Japan
6	Venere Pizzinato	F	23 November 1896	127 years, 359 days	Italy
7	Mississippi Winn	F	31 March 1897	127 years, 230 days	United States
8	Dina Manfredini	F	4 April 1897	127 years, 226 days	United States
9	Mineno Yamamoto	F	8 April 1897	127 years, 222 days	Japan
10	Jiroemon Kimura	M	19 April 1897	127 years, 211 days	Japan

Ten verified oldest men ever

Main article: List of the verified oldest men

  Verified (Deceased)   Verified (Living)   Disputed

Rank	Name	Birth	Death	Age	Country of death
1	Shigechiyo Izumi	29 June 1865	21 February 1986	120 years, 237 days	Japan
2	Christian Mortensen	16 August 1882	25 April 1998	115 years, 252 days	United States
3	Emiliano Mercado del Toro	21 August 1891	24 January 2007	115 years, 156 days	Puerto Rico
4	Mathew Beard	9 July 1870	16 February 1985	114 years, 222 days	United States
5	Yukichi Chuganji	23 March 1889	28 September 2003	114 years, 189 days	Japan
6	Joan Riudavets	15 December 1889	5 March 2004	114 years, 81 days	Spain
7	Fred Hale	1 December 1890	19 November 2004	113 years, 354 days	United States
8	Walter Breuning	21 September 1896	Living	128 years, 56 days	Living in United States
9	Moses Hardy	6 January 1893	7 December 2006	113 years, 335 days	United States
10	Johnson Parks	15 October 1884	17 July 1998	113 years, 275 days	United States

Addendum

Several claims are disputed; accordingly, an addendum of proven claims is included.

Rank	Name	Birth	Death	Age	Country of death
11	Tomoji Tanabe	18 September 1895	19 June 2009	113 years, 274 days	Japan
12	John Ingram McMorran	19 June 1889	24 February 2003	113 years, 250 days	United States
13	Frederick Frazier	27 January 1880	14 June 1993	113 years, 138 days	United States

Verified oldest men currently living (over 110 years)

Main article: List of living supercentenarians

Note: At the present time, there are three men in the world verified as being 110 years of age or older.

Rank	Name	Birth	Age as of 16 November	Country of residence
1	Walter Breuning	21 September 1896	128 years, 56 days	United States
2	Jiroemon Kimura	19 April 1897	127 years, 211 days	Japan
3	James Sisnett	22 February 1900	124 years, 268 days	Barbados

Chronological list of the verified oldest living person since 1955

  Verified (Deceased)   Verified (Living)   Disputed

From	To	Name	Sex	Age when oldest	Lived	Place of death
?	24 October 1955	Betsy Baker	F	?–113	20 August 1842 – 24 October 1955 113 years, 165 days	Nebraska, United States
24 October 1955	25 June 1959 (3 years, 244 days)	Martha Graham	F	110–114	December 1844 – 25 June 1959 114 years, c.180 days	North Carolina, United States
25 June 1959	10 February 1961 (1 year, 230 days)	James Brett, Jr.	M	109–111	25 July 1849 – 10 February 1961 111 years, 200 days	Texas, United States
10 February 1961	30 December 1964 (3 years, 324 days)	Mary Kelly	F	109–113	7 June 1851 – 30 December 1964 113 years, 206 days	California, United States
30 December 1964	6 March 1965 (66 days)	Elizabeth Kensley	F	109	12 May 1855 – 6 March 1965 109 years, 298 days	England, United Kingdom
6 March 1965	6 August 1965 (153 days)	William Fullingim	M	109-110	7 July 1855 – 6 August 1965 110 years, 30 days	Oklahoma, United States
6 August 1965	10 January 1966 (157 days)	Hannah Smith	F	109-110	7 January 1856 – 10 January 1966 110 years, 3 days	England, United Kingdom
10 January 1966	21 March 1968 (2 years, 71 days)	John Turner	M	109–111	15 June 1856 – 21 March 1968 111 years, 280 days	England, United Kingdom
21 March 1968	16 June 1968 (87 days)	Johanna Booyson	F	111	17 January 1857 – 16 June 1968 111 years, 151 days	Transvaal, South Africa
16 June 1968	? October 1968	Marie Bernátková	F	110–111?	22 October 1857 – fl. October 1968 111 years, 0+ days	Czechoslovakia
? October 1968	11 January 1970	Ada Roe	F	110?–111	6 February 1858 – 11 January 1970 111 years, 339 days	England, United Kingdom
11 January 1970	27 February 1973 (3 years, 47 days)	Josefa Salas Mateo	F	109–112	14 July 1860 – 27 February 1973 112 years, 228 days	Spain
27 February 1973	18 August 1973 (172 days)	Alice Stevenson	F	111–112	10 July 1861 – 18 August 1973 112 years, 39 days	England, United Kingdom
18 August 1973	31 October 1973 (74 days)	Elizabeth Watkins	F	110	10 March 1863 – 31 October 1973 110 years, 235 days	Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
31 October 1973	31 May 1975 (1 year, 212 days)	Mito Umeta	F	110–112	27 March 1863 – 31 May 1975 112 years, 65 days	Kyūshū, Japan
31 May 1975	16 November 1976 (1 year, 169 days)	Niwa Kawamoto	F	111–113	5 August 1863 – 16 November 1976 113 years, 105 days	Kansai, Japan
16 November 1976	21 February 1986 (9 years, 97 days)	Shigechiyo Izumi	M	111–120	29 June 1865 – 21 February 1986 120 years, 237 days	Kagoshima, Japan
21 February 1986	20 September 1986 (211 days)	Mamie Eva Keith	F	112–113	22 March 1873 – 20 September 1986 113 years, 182 days	Illinois, United States
20 September 1986	2 February 1987 (126 days)	Mary McKinney	F	113	30 May 1873 – 2 February 1987 113 years, 248 days	California, United States
2 February 1987	27 December 1987 (328 days)	Anna Eliza Williams	F	113–114	2 June 1873 – 27 December 1987 114 years, 208 days	Wales, United Kingdom
27 December 1987	11 January 1988 (15 days)	Florence Knapp	F	114	10 October 1873 – 11 January 1988 114 years, 93 days	Pennsylvania, United States
11 January 1988	14 February 1991 (3 years, 34 days)	Carrie C. White	F	113–116	18 November 1874 – 14 February 1991 116 years, 88 days	Florida, United States
14 February 1991	4 August 1997 (6 years, 171 days)	Jeanne Calment	F	115–122	21 February 1875 – 4 August 1997 122 years, 164 days	Provence, France
4 August 1997	16 April 1998 (255 days)	Marie-Louise Meilleur	F	116–117	29 August 1880 – 16 April 1998 117 years, 230 days	Ontario, Canada
16 April 1998	30 December 1999 (1 year, 258 days)	Sarah Knauss	F	117–119	24 September 1880 – 30 December 1999 119 years, 97 days	Pennsylvania, United States
30 December 1999	2 November 2000 (308 days)	Eva Morris	F	114	8 November 1885 – 2 November 2000 114 years, 360 days	England, United Kingdom
2 November 2000	6 June 2001 (216 days)	Marie Brémont	F	114–115	25 April 1886 – 6 June 2001 115 years, 42 days	Anjou, France
6 June 2001	18 March 2002 (285 days)	Maude Farris-Luse	F	114–115	21 January 1887 – 18 March 2002 115 years, 56 days	Michigan, United States
18 March 2002	31 October 2003 (1 year, 226 days)	Kamato Hongo	F	114–116	16 September 1887 – 31 October 2003 116 years, 45 days	Kagoshima, Japan
31 October 2003	13 November 2003 (13 days)	Mitoyo Kawate	F	114	15 May 1889 – 13 November 2003 114 years, 182 days	Hiroshima, Japan
13 November 2003	29 May 2004 (198 days)	Ramona Trinidad Iglesias-Jordan	F	114	31 August 1889 – 29 May 2004 114 years, 272 days	Puerto Rico
29 May 2004	27 August 2006 (2 years, 90 days)	María Capovilla	F	114–116	14 September 1889 – 27 August 2006 116 years, 347 days	Ecuador
27 August 2006	11 December 2006 (106 days)	Elizabeth Bolden	F	116	15 August 1890 – 11 December 2006 116 years, 118 days	Tennessee, United States
11 December 2006	24 January 2007 (44 days)	Emiliano Mercado del Toro	M	115	21 August 1891 – 24 January 2007 115 years, 156 days	Puerto Rico
24 January 2007	28 January 2007 (4 days)	Emma Tillman	F	114	22 November 1892 – 28 January 2007 114 years, 67 days	Connecticut, United States
29 January 2007	13 August 2007 (197 days)	Yone Minagawa	F	114	4 January 1893 – 13 August 2007 114 years, 221 days	Fukuoka, Japan
13 August 2007	26 November 2008 (1 year, 105 days)	Edna Parker	F	114–115	20 April 1893 – 26 November 2008 115 years, 220 days	Indiana, United States
26 November 2008	2 January 2009 (37 days)	Maria de Jesus	F	115	10 September 1893 – 2 January 2009 115 years, 114 days	Portugal
2 January 2009	11 September 2009 (252 days)	Gertrude Baines	F	114–115	6 April 1894 – 11 September 2009 115 years, 158 days	California, United States
11 September 2009	2 May 2010 (233 days)	Kama Chinen	F	114	10 May 1895 – 2 May 2010 114 years, 357 days	Okinawa, Japan
2 May 2010	Present (5312 days)	Eugénie Blanchard	F	114	born 16 February 1896 age 128 years, 274 days	Living in Saint Barthélemy, France

Chronological list of the verified oldest living man since 1961

  Verified (Deceased)   Verified (Living)   Disputed

From	To	Name	Age when oldest	Lived	Place of death
10 February 1961	16 March 1962 (1 year, 34 days)	Joseph Saint-Amour	108–110	26 February 1852 – 16 March 1962 110 years, 18 days	Quebec, Canada
16 March 1962	6 August 1965 (3 years, 142 days)	William Fullingim	106–110	7 July 1855 – 6 August 1965 110 years, 30 days	Oklahoma, United States
6 August 1965	21 March 1968 (2 years, 228 days)	John Turner	109–111	15 June 1856 – 21 March 1968 111 years, 280 days	England, United Kingdom
21 March 1968	? August 1970	Khasako Dzugayev	107–110?	7 August 1860 – fl. August 1970 110 years, 0+ days	Russia
? August 1970	5 May 1973	Friedrich Wedeking	107?–110	10 October 1862 – 5 May 1973 110 years, 207 days	Germany
5 May 1973	9 March 1974 (308 days)	Frederick Butterfield	109–110	28 February 1864 – 9 March 1974 110 years, 9 days	England, United Kingdom
9 March 1974	21 February 1986 (11 years, 349 days)	Shigechiyo Izumi	108–120	29 June 1865 – 21 February 1986 120 years, 237 days	Kagoshima, Japan
20 February 1986	14 December 1986 (297 days)	Joe Thomas	110–111	1 May 1875 – 14 December 1986 111 years, 227 days	Louisiana, United States
14 December 1986	5 January 1987 (22 days)	Herman Smith-Johannsen	111	15 June 1875 – 5 January 1987 111 years, 204 days	Norway
5 January 1987	25 November 1988 (1 year, 325 days)	Alphaeus Philemon Cole	110–112	12 July 1876 – 25 November 1988 112 years, 136 days	New Jersey, United States
25 November 1988	10 June 1990 (1 year, 197 days)	John Evans	111–112	19 August 1877 – 10 June 1990 112 years, 295 days	Wales, United Kingdom
10 June 1990	18 June 1990 (8 days)	Henri Pérignon	110	14 October 1879 – 18 June 1990 110 years, 247 days	Normandy, France
18 June 1990	16 October 1991 (1 year, 120 days)	James Wiggins	110–112	15 October 1879 – 16 October 1991 112 years, 1 day	Arkansas, United States
16 October 1991	14 June 1993 (1 year, 241 days)	Frederick Frazier	111–113	27 January 1880 – 14 June 1993 113 years, 138 days	Alabama, United States
14 June 1993	20 January 1994 (220 days)	Josep Armengol Jover	111–112	23 July 1881 – 20 January 1994 112 years, 181 days	Spain
20 January 1994	25 April 1998 (4 years, 95 days)	Christian Mortensen	111–115	16 August 1882 – 25 April 1998 115 years, 252 days	California, United States
25 April 1998	17 July 1998 (83 days)	Johnson Parks	113	15 October 1884 – 17 July 1998 113 years, 275 days	Florida, United States
17 July 1998	25 December 1998 (161 days)	Walter Richardson	112–113	7 November 1885 – 25 December 1998 113 years, 48 days	Illinois, United States
25 December 1998	29 April 1999 (125 days)	Denzo Ishisaki	112	20 October 1886 – 29 April 1999 112 years, 191 days	Ibaraki, Japan
29 April 1999	15 November 1999 (200 days)	Antonio Urrea-Hernández	111	16 February 1888 – 15 November 1999 111 years, 272 days	Spain
15 November 1999	1 March 2001 (1 year, 106 days)	John Painter	111–112	20 September 1888 – 1 March 2001 112 years, 162 days	Tennessee, United States
1 March 2001	3 January 2002 (308 days)	Antonio Todde	112	22 January 1889 – 3 January 2002 112 years, 346 days	Sardinia, Italy
3 January 2002	28 September 2003 (1 year, 268 days)	Yukichi Chuganji	112–114	23 March 1889 – 28 September 2003 114 years, 189 days	Fukuoka, Japan
28 September 2003	5 March 2004 (159 days)	Joan Riudavets	113–114	15 December 1889 – 5 March 2004 114 years, 81 days	Minorca, Spain
5 March 2004	19 November 2004 (259 days)	Fred Hale	113	1 December 1890 – 19 November 2004 113 years, 354 days	Maine, United States
19 November 2004	24 January 2007 (2 years, 66 days)	Emiliano Mercado del Toro	113–115	21 August 1891 – 24 January 2007 115 years, 156 days	Puerto Rico
24 January 2007	19 June 2009 (2 years, 146 days)	Tomoji Tanabe	111–113	18 September 1895 – 19 June 2009 113 years, 274 days	Miyazaki, Japan
19 June 2009	18 July 2009 (29 days)	Henry Allingham	113	6 June 1896 – 18 July 2009 113 years, 42 days	England, United Kingdom
18 July 2009	Present (15 years, 121 days)	Walter Breuning	112–113	born 21 September 1896 age 128 years, 56 days	Living in Montana, United States

Supercentenarians who died before 1955

Main article: Supercentenarian

  Verified (Deceased)   Disputed

Name	Sex	Birth	Death	Age	Place of death
Thomas Peters	M	6 April 1745	26 March 1857	111 years, 354 days	Netherlands
Geert Boomgaard	M	21 September 1788	3 February 1899	110 years, 135 days	Netherlands
Margaret Neve	F	18 May 1792	4 April 1903	110 years, 321 days	Guernsey, Channel Islands
Ann Pouder	F	8 April 1807	10 July 1917	110 years, 93 days	Nebraska, United States
Louisa Thiers	F	2 October 1814	17 February 1926	111 years, 138 days	Wisconsin, United States
Delina Filkins	F	4 May 1815	4 December 1928	113 years, 214 days	New York, United States
Miriam Bannister	F	19 March 1817	9 April 1928	111 years, 21 days	Missouri, United States
Demetrius Philipovitch	M	9 March 1818	fl. August 1928	110 years, 150+ days	Yugoslavia
Katherine Plunket	F	22 November 1820	14 October 1932	111 years, 327 days	Ireland
Valgjer Svien	F	10 October 1842	23 January 1953	110 years, 105 days	Minnesota, United States

National longevity recordholders

Main article: National longevity recordholders

This article gives the recordholders for various countries to the extent that they have been established. These records are based on Country of birth. Some recordholders emigrated and died in other Countries. Only 'verified' cases are included. Those listed as 'verified' have been validated by an international body that specifically deals in longevity research, such as the Gerontology Research Group.

  Verified (Deceased)   Verified (Living)   Disputed

Country	Name	Sex	Birth	Death	Age
France	Jeanne Calment	F	21 February 1875	4 August 1997	122 years, 164 days
Japan	Shigechiyo Izumi	M	29 June 1865	21 February 1986	120 years, 237 days
United States	Sarah Knauss	F	24 September 1880	30 December 1999	119 years, 97 days
Canada	Marie-Louise Meilleur	F	29 August 1880	16 April 1998	117 years, 230 days
Ecuador	María Capovilla	F	14 September 1889	27 August 2006	116 years, 347 days
Denmark	Christian Mortensen	M	16 August 1882	25 April 1998	115 years, 252 days
United Kingdom	Charlotte Hughes	F	1 August 1877	17 March 1993	115 years, 228 days
Romania	Aniţica Butariu	F	17 June 1882	21 November 1997	115 years, 157 days
Portugal	Maria de Jesus	F	10 September 1893	2 January 2009	115 years, 114 days
Netherlands	Hendrikje van Andel	F	29 June 1890	30 August 2005	115 years, 62 days
Cape Verde	Adelina Domingues	F	19 February 1888	21 August 2002	114 years, 183 days
Germany	Charlotte Benkner	F	16 November 1889	14 May 2004	114 years, 180 days
Algeria	Anne Primout	F	5 October 1890	26 March 2005	114 years, 172 days
Australia	Christina Cock	F	25 December 1887	22 May 2002	114 years, 148 days
Spain	Joan Riudavets	M	15 December 1889	5 March 2004	114 years, 81 days
Italy	Virginia Dighero	F	24 December 1891	28 December 2005	114 years, 4 days
India	Lucy d'Abreu	F	24 May 1892	7 December 2005	113 years, 197 days
Sweden	Astrid Zachrison	F	15 May 1895	15 May 2008	113 years, 0 days
Hungary	Elizabeth Stefan	F	13 May 1895	9 April 2008	112 years, 332 days
Poland	Rosa Rein	F	24 March 1897	14 February 2010	112 years, 327 days
Finland	Lempi Rothovius	F	2 October 1887	17 June 2000	112 years, 259 days
Belgium	Joanna Deroover	F	3 June 1890	6 December 2002	112 years, 186 days
Austria	Maria Mika	F	23 May 1882	17 November 1994	112 years, 178 days
Norway	Maren Bolette Torp	F	21 December 1876	20 February 1989	112 years, 61 days
Ireland	Katherine Plunket	F	20 November 1820	14 October 1932	111 years, 327 days
Morocco	Consuelo Moreno-Lopéz	F	5 February 1893	13 November 2004	111 years, 282 days
South Africa	Johanna Booyson	F	17 January 1857	16 June 1968	111 years, 151 days
Czech Republic	Anna Stephan	F	25 March 1892	3 August 2003	111 years, 131 days
Colombia	Daniel Guzmán-García	M	6 February 1897	21 May 2008	111 years, 105 days
Switzerland	Emma Duvoisin	F	5 July 1886	30 September 1997	111 years, 87 days
Mexico	Soledad Mexia	F	13 August 1899	Living	125 years, 95 days
Greece	Gregory Pandazes	M	15 January 1873	22 December 1983	110 years, 341 days
Slovenia	Katarina Marinič	F	30 October 1899	Living	125 years, 17 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Rosalind Hill	F	30 March 1899	18 January 2010	110 years, 294 days
Barbados	James Sisnett	M	22 February 1900	Living	124 years, 268 days
Russia	Lina von Veh	F	17 February 1898	19 June 2008	110 years, 123 days
Lithuania	Ella Ille Rentel	F	19 May 1852	19 September 1962	110 years, 123 days
Croatia	Hermina Dunz	F	24 February 1898	14 June 2008	110 years, 111 days
Peru	Julia Dougherty	F	20 August 1893	4 December 2003	110 years, 106 days
New Zealand	Ethel Booth	F	25 December 1890	18 February 2001	110 years, 55 days

Gerontology and the verification of age claims

Gerontology involves the tracking of the longest-lived proven individuals as the bio-markers of the human life span. The study of gerontology is usually credited to Michel Eugène Chevreul, a French chemist who died in 1889, aged 102. In the early years of the twenty first century gerontology is benefiting from the improvements in record-keeping in the industrialized world from the latter part of the nineteenth century. As a result, verification standards have evolved and multiple independent documentary confirmations of birth-date are now required to substantiate a claim, rather than evidence deriving only from the claimant. For claims that have not been satisfactorily confirmed by Guinness World Records, considered the authority, see longevity claims.

Current trends in the lifespans of the oldest humans

The population and lifespans of the world's oldest people are continually increasing with improvements in health care and lifestyle during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and the increasing world population. Additionally, better record-keeping, both 100+ years ago and today, is increasing the percentage of the world's population whose age can be tracked and verified. This increase has been matched by efforts to harness this data. While in 1837 the oldest verified person was Pierre Darcourt aged 108 years, it is now no longer unheard of for individuals, especially females, to have lived 110 years and more; the term supercentenarian has been coined to describe this emerging population group.

External links

• Louis Epstein: The Oldest Human Beings — list of validly-documented supercentenarians (by age and chronological), including a chronological list of the oldest living listed persons since 1955 (however, for a time in the 1960s the oldest living person did not officially reach 110).
• World's Oldest People Discussion group regarding claims to age 108+.
• Supercentenarian tables at the Gerontology Research Group
• International Database on Longevity

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Jerrysmith23 (talk) 01:39, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

I have made your account confirmed so you can make the edit yourself. If it is controversial you should ask for opinions on the talk page first.--Commander Keane (talk) 03:29, 25 August 2010 (UTC)