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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 oldest known living person is Maria Branyas of Spain (born in the USA), aged 117 years, 143 days. The oldest known living man is John Tinniswood of the United Kingdom, aged 111 years, 334 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.
26 de ene. de 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.
1 de oct. de 2020 · The current oldest person living (male) is Saturnino de la Fuente García (Spain), at the age of 112 years and 211 days (as verified on 10 September 2021). The last person to hold the record for the oldest person living (male) was Bob Weighton (UK, b. 29 March 1908), who was 112 years 1 day old as of 30 March 2020.
Oldest person ever. 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.
Learn about the secrets of longevity and the records of human lifespan from the experts at BBC Science Focus Magazine.
