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''For supercentenarians known for anything other than their extreme age, see ]s.'' ''For supercentenarians known for anything other than their extreme age, see ]s.''


== Oldest living people == == Longest lived people ==
*] *{{main|Oldest people}}


===Official oldest living person===
From May 2004 to August ] ] of ], ] (], ]–], ]) was considered oldest documented person in the world, followed by ] (born ], ]) of ].

However, on ],] Guinness recognized the claim of ''']''' of ] (born ], ]) retroactively displacing Bolden and Van Andel and becoming oldest living since the death of Ramona Trinidad Iglesias-Jordan. Ramona herself had displaced ], who was thought to have been the oldest living person for five months (November 2003-April 2004) until Ramona's age was verified.

The following is a list of the people who have held the title of oldest recognized person in the world since 1955:
{| class="wikitable"
!From !!To
!Name
!Age at death
!Lived
!Town, Country
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| ] || October 24 ]
| ]
| 113
| ] ]–]]
| ]
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| October 24 ] || June 25 ]
| ]
| 114
| December ]–]]
| ]
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| June 25 ] || February 10 ]
| ]
| 111
| ] ]–]]
| ]
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| February 10 ] || September 9 ]
| ]
| 109
| ] ]–]]
| ]
|-
| September 9 ] || February 17 ]
| ]
| 109
| ] ]–]]
| ]
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| February 17 ] || April 21 ]
| ]
| 107
| ] ]–]]
| ]
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| April 21 ] || March 21 ]
| ]
| 111
| ] ]–]]
| ], ]
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| March 21 ] || June 16 ]
| ]
| 111
| ] ]–]]
| ]
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| June 16 ] || October ]
| ]
| 111
| ]]–]?]
| ]
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| October ] || January 11 ]
| ]
| 111
| ]]–]]
| ], ]
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| January 11 ] || February 27 ]
| ]
| 112
| ]]–]]
| ]
|-
| February 27 ] || August 18 ]
| ]
| 112
| ]]–]]
| ], ]
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| August 18 ] || October 31 ]
| ]
| 110
| ]]–]]
| ], ]
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| October 31 ] || May 31 ]
| ]
| 112
| ]]–]]
| ]
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| May 31 ] || November 16 ]
| ]
| 113
| ]]–]]
| ]
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| November 16 ] || February 21 ]
| ]
| 120?
| ]]? –]]
| ]
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| February 21 ] || September 20 ]
| ]
| 113
| ]]–]]
| ], ]
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| September 20 ] || February 2 ]
| ]
| 113
| ]]–]]
| ], ]
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| February 2 ] || December 27 ]
| ]
| 114
| ]]–]]
| ], ]
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| December 27 ] || January 11 ]
| ]
| 114
| ]]–]]
| ], ]
|-
| January 11 ] || February 14 ]
| ]
| 116?
| ]]? –]]
| ], ]
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| February 14 ] || August 4 ]
| ]
| 122
| ]]–]]
| ], ]
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| August 4 ] || April 16 ]
| ]
| 117
| ]]–]]
| ], ]
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| April 16 ] || December 30 ]
| ]
| 119
| ]]–]]
| ], ]
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| December 30 ] || November 2 ]
| ]
| 114
| ]]–]]
| ], ]
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| November 2 ] || June 6 ]
| ]
| 115
| ]]–]]
|Cande, ], ]
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| June 6 ] || March 18 ]
| ]
| 115
| ]]–]]
| ], ]
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| March 18 ] || October 31 ]
| ]
| 116?
| ]]?–]]
| ], ]
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| October 31 ] || November 13 ]
| ]
| 114
| ]]–]]
| ], ]
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| November 13 ] || May 29 ]
| ]
| 114
| ]]–]]
| ]
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| May 29 ] || -
| ''']'''
| 116*
| ]]
| ]
|}

=== Oldest recognized living man ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Name !! Born !! Died !! Age at Death !! Notes
|-
| ] || ] ] || ] ] || 111 || ]
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| ] || ] ] || ] ] || 110 || ]
|-
| ] || ] ]? || ] ] || 120? || Oldest man recognized by ]
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| ] || ] ] || ] ] || 111 || American from ]
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| ] || ] ] || ] ] || 111 || Norwegian-Canadian cross-country skier
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| ] || ] ] || ] ] || 112 || Engraver
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| ] || ] ] || ] ] || 112 || British male recordholder
|-
| ] || ] ] || ] ] || 110 || France
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| ] || ] ] || ] ] || 112 || USA
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| ] || ] ] || ] ] || 113 || USA
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| ] || ] ] || ] ] || 115 || Danish immigrant to USA, oldest undisputed man
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| ] || ] ] || ] ] || 113 || Afro-American, lived in ]
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| ] || ] ] || ] ] || 113 || American from ]
|-
| ] || ] ] || ] ] || 112 || Only man in post-Izumi years to be oldest person in Japan
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| ] || ] ] || ] ] || 111 || Spaniard, case validated ] ]
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| ] || ] ] || ] ] || 112 || American from ], oldest record available (1900 census) supports the September 1888 birthdate
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| ] || ] ] || ] ] || 112 || ]n
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| ] || ] ] || ] ] || 114 || Oldest recognized man in world January 2002–September 2003, in ]
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| ] || ] ] || ] ] || 114 || Oldest person in history of ], was oldest recognized European, world's oldest recognized man 2003–4; he rode a bicycle to age 110, on ]
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| ] || ] ] || ] ] || 113 || Born in ], oldest man in world March–November 2004, died in Jamesville, New York
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| ] || ] ] || - || - || From ], accepted by Guinness as "oldest living man" on ] ] (retroactively would be "oldest living man" since ] ])
|}

=== Among the oldest ever ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Name !! Age !! Born !! Died !! Notes
|-
| ] || 122 || ] ] || ] ] || Oldest documented supercentenarian
|-
| ] || 120? || ] ]? || ] ] || Oldest documented male supercentenarian (])
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| ] || 119 || ] ] || ] ] || Oldest in ] history, oldest recognized in world 1998–99
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| ] || 117 || ] ] || ] ] || Oldest ]
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| ] || 117 || ] ] || ] ] || Oldest ], oldest recognized in world ] – ]
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| ] || 116 || ] ] || ] ] || Oldest ] woman
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| ] || 116 || ] ] || - || Oldest in world, oldest in ] ever
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| ] || 116? || ] ]? || ] ] || Formerly oldest in ] history, 3rd-oldest American ever recorded (])
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| ] || 116? || ] ]? || ] ] || Third-oldest ] person (])
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| ] || 115 || ] ] || ] ] || North Carolina woman
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| ] || 115 || ] ] || ] ] || Oldest undisputed male, ] ] to ]
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| ] || 115 || ] ] || ] ] || ] longevity recordholder
|-
| ] || 115 || ] ] || ] ] || was oldest living American 1993-1994; Texas state recordholder
|}

==== Among the oldest men ever (Top 10) ====
{| class="wikitable"
! Name !! Age !! Born !! Died !! Notes
|-
| ] || 120? || ] ]? || ] ] || Oldest documented male supercentenarian (])
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| ] || 115 || ] ] || ] ] || Oldest undisputed male, ] ] to ]
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| ] || 114 || ] ] || ] ] || Oldest native-born American man
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| ] || 114 || ] ] || ] ] || Second-oldest Japanese man
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| ] || 114 || ] ] || || Oldest living man (since ], ])
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| ] || 114 || ] ] || ] ] || Spanish longevity recordholder
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| ] || 113 || ] ] || ] ] || Born in ], oldest man in world March&ndash;November 2004, died in Jamesville, New York
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| ] || 113 || ] ] || ] ] || Black American, lived in ]
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| ] || 113 || ] ] || ] ] || American, lived in ]
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| ] || 113 || ] ] || ] ] || American, lived in ]
|}

===Among the oldest living, 2005 (Top 10)===
{| class="wikitable"
! # !! Name !! Born !! Notes
|-
| 1 || ''']''' || '''] ]''' || '''Oldest living in the world''' since ] ], oldest ever in ]
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| 2 || ] || ] ] || Oldest verified living American, was thought to be oldest in world from ] ] to ] ]
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| 3 || ] || ] ] || Formerly oldest verified living American (Dec. 2004-Apr. 2005); recordholder for state of ], where she lives
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| 4 || ] || ] ] ||Lives in ]; claims birth 1889, 1890 is based on census records
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| 5 || ''']''' || '''] ]''' || '''Oldest living man (since ] ])'''
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| 6 || ] || ] ] || Oldest living ]
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| 7 || ] || ] ] || Oldest living ] person
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| 8 || ] || ] ] || Oldest living person in ]
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| 9 || ] || ] ] || Oldest living person in ]
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| 10 || ] || ] ] || Oldest living man in the ]
|}

=== Among the oldest living men, 2005 (Top 10 or 110+) ===
{| class="wikitable"
! # !! Name !! Born !! Notes
|-
| 1 || ''']''' || '''] ]''' || '''Oldest living man (since ] ])'''
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| 2 || ] || ] ] || Oldest living man in the ]
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| 3 || ] || ] ] || Lives in ]
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| 4 || ] || ] ] || Oldest living man in ]
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| 5 || ] || ] ] || Lives in ]
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| 6 || ] || ] ] || Oldest living man in ]
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| 7 || ] || ] ] || Lives in Miyazaki ]
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| 8 || ] || ] ] || Oldest living man in ]
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|}

=== Notably early among supercentenarians ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Name !! Born !! Died !! Notes
|-
|] || 1745 || 1857 || Earliest supercentenarian recognized by ]
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|] || 1788 || 1899 || Earliest supercentenarian recognized by scholars
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|] || 1792 || 1903 || recordholder for Channel Islands (UK)
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|] || 1814 || 1926||]
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|] || 1815 || 1928 || ], ]
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|] || 1820 || 1932 || Oldest person in the history of ]
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|}

===National longevity recordholders===
{{main|National longevity recordholders}}
==== By nation of death or current residence ====
{| class="wikitable"
! Country !! Age !! Sex !! Name !! Born !! Died
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| ] || 122 || f || ] || ] ] || ] ]
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| ] || 120? || m || ] || ] ]? || ] ]
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| ] || 119 || f || ] || ] ] || ] ]
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| ] || 117 || f || ] || ] ] || ] ]
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| ] || 116* || f || ] || ] ] || -
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| ] || 115 || f || ] || ] ] || ] ]
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| ] || 115? || f || ] || ] ]? || ] ]
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| ] || 115 || f || ] || ] ] || ] ]
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| ] || 114 || f || ] || ] ] ||
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| ] || 114 || f || ] || ] ] || ] ]
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| ] || 114 || f || ]|| ] ] || ] ]
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| ] || 114 || m || ] || ] ] || ] ]
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| ] || 114 || f || ] || ] ] || ] ]
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| ] || 112 || f || ] || ] ] || ] ]
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| ] || 112 || f || ] || ] ] || ] ]
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| ] || 112 || f || ] || ] ] || ] ]
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| ] || 112 || f || ] || ] ] || ] ]
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| ] || 112 || f || ] || ] ] || ] ]
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| ] || 112 || f || ] || ] ] || ] ]
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| ] || 111 || f || ] || ] ] || ] ]
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| ] || 111 || f || ] || ] ] || ] ]
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| ] || 111 || f || ] || ] ] || ] ]
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| ] || 111 || f || ] || ] ] || ] ]
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| ] || 110 || f || ] || ] ] || ] ]
|}

==== Emigrant records====
(listed for countries where an emigrant lived longer than any lifelong resident)
{| class="wikitable"
! Country !! Age !! Sex !! Name !! Born !! Died !! Notes
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| ] || 115 || m || ] || ] ] || ] ] || died U.S.
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| ] || 114 || f || ] || ] ] || ] ] || died U.S.
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| ] || 114 || f || ] || ] ] || ] ] || died U.S.
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| ] || 114 || f || ] || ] ] || ] ] || died France
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| ] || 113 || f || ] || ] ] || ] ] || died U.K.
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| ] || 111 || f || ] || ] ] || ] ] || died U.S.
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| ] || 110 || m || ] || ] ] || ] ] || died U.S.
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| ] || 110 || f || ] || ] ] || ] ] || died U.S.
|}

Amalia Ruggieri-Barone, an Italian immigrant to the United States, has been removed from this list; she has been surpassed in age by Virginia Dighero-Zolezzi, a resident Italian, and her status as the oldest emigrant is thus no longer relevant.


==See also== ==See also==
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==External links== ==External links==
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==References== ==References==
* &mdash; list of validly-documented supercentenarians (by age and chronological), including a chronological list of the oldest living ''listed'' persons since 1955. (For a time in the 1960s the oldest living person did not reach 110.) * &mdash; list of validly-documented supercentenarians (by age and chronological), including a chronological list of the oldest living ''listed'' persons since 1955. (For a time in the 1960s the oldest living person did not reach 110.)

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A supercentenarian (sometimes hyphenated as super-centenarian) is someone who has reached the age of 110 years or more, something achieved by only one in a thousand centenarians (0.1%, based on European data). In turn, only about one supercentenarian in forty-four lives to turn 115 (2% of 110-year-olds can expect to survive five more years).

The term has been around at least since the 1970s (as one citation, Norris McWhirter, editor of Guinness, used the word in correspondence with age claims researcher A. Ross Eckler, Jr. in 1976), and was further popularized in 1991 by William Strauss and Neil Howe, in their book entitled Generations. Early references tend to mean simply "someone well over 100" but the 110-and-over cutoff is the accepted criterion of demographers.

Supercentenarian Ann Pouder (8 April 1807 – 10 July 1917) photographed on her 110th birthday

History

While claims of extreme age have persisted from the earliest times in history, the earliest supercentenarian accepted by Guinness World Records is Thomas Peters, who was born in Groningen, Netherlands, April 6, 1745, and died there March 26, 1857. (Guinness once accepted Pierre Joubert, but later dropped him). However, scholars such as Jean-Marie Robine consider Geert Adriaans Boomgaard of the Netherlands (1788-1899) to be the first verifiable case, as the alleged evidence for Peters has been "lost." The earliest supercentenarian to reach the age of 113 is Delina Filkins, who was born in Herkimer County, New York, May 4, 1815, and died there December 4, 1928.

Over eight hundred supercentenarians have been documented in history, and this is doubtless a fraction of the number who have really lived, but the majority of claims to this age do not have sufficient documentary support to be validated. This is slowly changing as those born after birth registration was standardized in more countries and parts of countries attain supercentenarian age.

The longest documented lifespan is the 122 years 164 days of Jeanne Calment (1875–1997). While her stories of meeting Vincent Van Gogh or attending the 1885 funeral of Victor Hugo might have been embellished, her life was documented in the records of her native city of Arles, France, beyond reasonable doubt.

The Guinness Book of World Records in 1978 accepted the claim that Shigechiyo Izumi was born June 29, 1865, and from the 1980 edition considered him the oldest person. He died February 21, 1986 (the 111th birthday of Jeanne Calment). However, there is still doubt as to whether he was wrongly conflated with a brother who died young.

For supercentenarians known for anything other than their extreme age, see centenarians.

Longest lived people


See also

External links

References

  • 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. (For a time in the 1960s the oldest living person did not reach 110.)
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