This is a chronology of the top 10 oldest people ever, starting when Velgjer Svien became the 10th known SC in 1952. Unvalidated but likely true cases are also included, and disputed cases are omitted.
If I have made any errors, or missed anyone out, please let me know.
10 Oct 1952:
23 Jan 1953:
14 Jan 1954:
28 May 1955:
24 Oct 1955:
16 Dec 1956:
21 Feb 1960:
9 Oct 1960:
24 Mar 1962:
30 Dec 1964:
3 Oct 1965:
15 Sept 1966:
5 June 1967:
7 July 1967:
21 Mar 1968:
31 May 1968:
6 June 1968:
16 June 1968:
21 Oct 1968:
14 Nov 1968:
1 Oct 1969:
1 Dec 1969:
31 Dec 1969:
11 Jan 1970:
18 Nov 1971:
6 June 1972:
10 July 1972:
27 Feb 1973:
15 June 1973:
18 Aug 1973:
22 May 1975:
31 May 1975:
5 Oct 1975:
15 Apr 1976:
6 Aug 1976:
16 Nov 1976:
7 Oct 1977:
3 Aug 1978:
5 Nov 1978:
22 Oct 1979:
14 Nov 1979:
23 Dec 1980:
22 Jan 1981:
27 Jan 1981:
30 Jan 1981:
26 Aug 1981:
2 Oct 1982:
13 Nov 1982:
13 Nov 1982:
12 July 1983:
13 Oct 1983:
8 Oct 1984:
31 May 1986:
11 Aug 1986:
23 Aug 1986:
20 Sept 1986:
21 Oct 1986:
2 Feb 1987:
14 Mar 1987:
1 Dec 1987:
27 Dec 1987:
11 Jan 1988:
15 Sept 1988:
19 Oct 1988:
14 Dec 1988:
16 May 1989:
17 Sept 1989:
28 Dec 1989:
7 July 1990:
2 May 1991:
11 Dec 1991:
26 Feb 1992:
14 Nov 1992:
17 Mar 1993:
6 Apr 1993:
21 July 1993:
7 May 1994:
26 Mar 1995:
26 Mar 1995:
9 June 1995:
12 July 1995:
19 Jan 1996:
4 Aug 1997:
31 Oct 1997:
19 Jan 1998:
25 Feb 1998:
3 Mar 1998:
16 Apr 1998:
25 Apr 1998:
30 Dec 1999:
27 June 2000:
21 Nov 2000:
16 Nov 2003:
21 Nov 2003:
7 May 2005:
25 Apr 2006:
27 Aug 2006:
11 Dec 2006:
16 Dec 2008:
16 Aug 2009:
2 Oct 2012:
4 Dec 2012:
14 June 2014:
31 Oct 2014:
1 Apr 2015:
6 Apr 2015:
29 Dec 2015:
12 May 2016:
16 July 2016:
12 Dec 2016:
15 Apr 2017:
12 June 2017:
15 Sept 2017:
18 Mar 2018:
21 Apr 2018:
22 July 2018:
16 Dec 2019:
11 Mar 2021:
19 Apr 2022:
17 Jan 2023 – Present Day:
Very good work!
I wonder if we'll ever see a man in the Top 10 again, and I wonder if some day in the far future Jeanne Calment will no longer be in the Top 10. Probably not till like 2200.
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@aquanaut_chalk It’s impossible to predict so far into the future. Were events to continue as they have for the last few decades, then we might expect to see the number of supercentenarians reaching very high ages slowly increase in an incremental rate, but circumstances can quickly change and events which very hard to predict may occur, such as a sudden and rapid improvement of medical technology or alternatively some form of catastrophic event. Hopefully, it’ll be the former and if that were to occur, then we may see Jeanne Calment’s age becoming fully unremarkable in the not too distant future. This is, of course, speculation and conjecture and thus may not occur, but over such a long time frame, it’s relatively likely that unpredictable events and the advent of new technologies will greatly influence the field of extreme longevity.
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@simon-frogg yeah the prediction of 2200 was more of a metaphor, as in other words it probably won't be for a very long time that Jeanne Calment's age is say as common as a 116 year old woman's is now.
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The above lists really do represent outstanding and painstaking work deserving more than just “a like” from me.
In my own opinion they also reconfirm the incredible achievements of Delina Filkins. Even 50 years after her death she remained the WOPOAT and just after that (for now at least) she only loses her title initially, to a very likely, but not yet validated case, in Eliza Underwood.
The interesting thing for me is whether Jeanne Calment will be able to beat Delina’s record as being the WOPOAT for five decades plus, after her own death.
It's great to see this form of list. It includes most recent research and is an update to the ones I and others posted on The 110 Club in the past. Great job!
Boomgaard, Neve, and Filkins all remained in the top ten for about 60 years. It will be interesting to see for how long more recent supercentenarians can remain.
What I'm about to say will probably shock some people, but I personally bet Jeanne Calment's record will never be broken.
Two reasons for this:
- The record is too high to be broken in the near future.
- I am of those who think that Humanity will be victim, totally or in large part, of the mass extinction that it has already begun, and this during the present century and the next, which would put a brake on the occurrence of a new record.
Of course I hope I'm wrong, but I wanted to bring a "futuristic counter-projection" to the one just mentioned (countless technological innovations and increased quality of life).
Boomgaard, Neve, and Filkins all remained in the top ten for about 60 years. It will be interesting to see for how long more recent supercentenarians can remain.
Unless the human race can find a way to reverse or at least halt the aging process, I think Jeanne Calment's place in the top 10 is probably safe for hundreds of years.
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@guillaume just for my own personal curiosity do you think that in the next 60 years Kane Tanaka will be booted out of the Top 10 and the minimum age will be beyond 119 years & 107 days? Will we ever see another man in the Top 10 again?
I personally think that possibly by 2083 Mrs. Tanaka may no longer be in the Top 10, but I think definitely there will be a future woman who will be the new vice-doyenne in the next 15 years. I also think that very soon we'll have another man stand in the Top 10. Just my thoughts.
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I believe we will find a way to substantially reduce the ageing process - albeit quite possibly that's still some time off.
Though the extent to which it will be used, may depend on a variety of ethical and other issues, including the ability of the planet to sustain what could be a population explosion, the quality of life for those that do age under the processes available, and the availability of resources for those of all ages - especially the younger ones at the time.
In this regard we can technically keep people alive (heart beating) on life support machines, so in theory we could set someone up to beat Jeanne Calment's record today. Of course for various reasons "life support" is not usually done for very long and perhaps many people are comfortable with this approach.
Though the world often appears to be an increasingly unpleasant place and many people speak of the future with great pessimism, I prefer to take an optimistic approach, both because it is better to remain positive and because the statistics seem to point towards it. One often comes across people making comments such as “things are much more violent these days” or “we’re all worse off now”. Whilst this is undoubtedly true for some people in some areas, overall we’re better off than we were 50 years ago. Poverty, especially extreme poverty, has reduced massively in almost all countries and, in general, we’re living in the least violent period of human history. Medicine and technology has increased greatly over just the last century. In 1923, antibiotics hadn’t yet been invented. In 2023, AI is making it possible for a man who never thought he would walk again to do so. Though aspects of the future are scary, such as the potentially devastating effects of climate change, I believe we have more to look forward to and that to dread. Technology is advancing at an impressive rate, especially artificial intelligence, and though many are nervous about what effects it may have on society, I believe that, though potentially disruptive to jobs, it will have a largely beneficial effect. After all, the invention of the printing press must have felt like a great detriment to the monks and scribes at the time, however a degree of disruption is often necessary for progress. In regards to life extension, I am optimistic that we’ll see this occur within the next few decades and though some will surely be skeptical at first, I believe it will likely be adopted by a large number of people. Certainly, effective ways to halt aging will be economically advantageous, as people will be able to remain in good health and continue working. In fact, for countries with a declining birth rate, which are threatened with a demographic time bomb which could see the number of working adults unable to shoulder the heavy burden of caring for the ever increasing number of elderly people, such effective treatments could be essential for their continued functioning. Though such treatments are likely to expensive at first, they will surely quickly drop in price as is the case with most new technologies and may be provided freely in some countries. Certainly, for a country such as Britain, with a national health service, they could save an untold amount of money. At least for the foreseeable future, I see a population boom as relatively unlikely, as in many countries, especially wealthier ones, the birth rate is dropping dramatically and, if people were to know they could have children at any time and had no imperative to do so under a certain age, this trend would presumably only increase. The limitation of resources is of course a concern, but not one which is insurmountable. Though climate change may reduce the resources available, science should hopefully serve to increase the ease at which we produce resources, especially foods such as meat which require a lot of secondary resources to produce even a small amount. The advent of space travel may also help us acquire new resources, as asteroid mining may become viable in the coming decades. I believe a society which offers its citizens a high standard of living, a life free from disease and ageing, with a suitable amount of resources has a strong possibility of occurring within the coming decades, though to achieve such a society, people must work together and put aside differences and must work without selfishness or corruption. Though it’s by no means a guarantee and society could quickly deteriorate for a number of reasons, I believe that we’ve got many reasons to be optimistic. Just this year, we’ve seen incredible advances in cancer prevention and treatment and the same for Alzheimer’s and a variety of other diseases and conditions. Likewise, scientists studying ways to reverse ageing are beginning to gain a better understanding of the process and achieve some results, which, at least at this relatively stage, seem promising. The part of AI in these developments is currently unclear, but could be monumental. Already, AI has helped to discover new antibiotics to fight resistant diseases and helped people to walk, after they thought they never would again. If advances in AI continue at their current rate, then advances and discoveries which previously would’ve been very difficult or impossible for humans to achieve may occur in as little as a few decades or even less. As always, we can never accurately predict the future, but there are many reasons to be hopeful. It’ll certainly be interesting to see the world develop in the coming decades, which may prove pivotal to our future as a civilisation and a species.
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For the avoidance of doubt, like Simon Frogg I’m more optimistic than pessimistic about the future in general.
Throughout reasonably modern history there have always been major challenges emerge, or adaptations becoming necessary and we make modifications and find ways to deal with them. I don’t necessarily see either of these matters changing.
I just wanted to say some thoughts on this,
(Excluding Jeanne Calment for now because I believe she is an exception and will be an outlier for some time)
Someday, Kane Tanaka's record of 119 years & 107 days will be broken...
Someday, a woman will celebrate her 120th birthday...
Someday, a man will pass Anisio Alves's age of 116 years & 229 days, and will celebrate his 117th birthday...
Someday, we'll have another man, or possibly 2 among the top 10...
Someday, Emiliano Mercado del Toro will no longer be the oldest Latin American man ever recorded, and a future man will break his record of 115 years & 156 days...
Someday, Age 117 will be booted out of the top 10...
Someday, Jiroemon Kimura and Kane Tanaka will no longer be considered the oldest man and woman from Asia...
Someday, a future American woman will pass Sarah Knauss and become the new doyenne of America...
Someday, countries like Iceland, Russia, Oman, Qatar, Andorra, Laos, East Timor...etc will see their first validated Supercentenarian (my apologies if one of these countries has already had one that I'm not aware of)
But the questions are, WHEN will we see people break these records? And HOW can we help the human race extend our lifespan in order to reach such records as quickly as possible?
Possibly helping invent better medical care? Inventing new technology? De-polluting the Air? Incorporating healthy foods into our diet, such as Turmeric, Flaxseeds, Olive Oil, Carrots, and Distilled Water?
These are the questions we should be looking into to help extend our lifespans. As you remember that age 110 was reached in 1898 by Geert Adriaans Boomgaard, and age 119 was reached a little over a century later by Sarah Knauss in 1999. (Maximum lifespan increase = roughly 9 years every century) Hopefully we can speed up this process and by 2100, we'll see the maximum lifespan well above an additional 9 years. Approximately 24 years in, and Sarah Knauss's record has only been beaten by 10 days. And in males, we saw the max lifespan increase by only 5 years & 117 days a century after Mr. Boomgaard had passed away.
(1899 to 1999)
Boomgaard - 110 years & 135 days
Mortensen - 115 years & 252 days
Hopefully our all time doyen in 2099 will have set the bar at least more than 5 years & 117 days higher.
(1999 to 2099)
Mortensen - 115 years & 252 days
A future man - Above 121 years & 4 days
Current: 342 days
(As so far, in these past 24 years, the bar has only been raised by 342 days with Anisio Rodrigues Alves)
Women:
(1903 to 2003)
Neve - 110 years & 321 days
Knauss - 119 years & 97 days
Total: 8 years & 141 days
(2003 to 2103)
Knauss - 119 years & 97 days
A future woman - Above 127 years & 238 days
Current: 10 days
Anyway, just my final thoughts...
(I'm not saying that I expect the bar to be raised by an insane amount, but at least higher than it's previous total)
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@aquanaut_chalk counter-argument, do we want people to just keep on living? Studies (including one by me) have shown that an increased number of centenarians have some sort of health problem. This is a burden on society and potentially the centenarians too. At some point the quality of life for the people that are being kept alive becomes lower than what it is worth.
Also questions about overpopulation and other ethical concerns must be addressed when having a population that’s aging from above.
Rejuvenation technology doesn’t exist in any meaningful capacity for humans as of yet.
@930310 I would totally agree with you that at some point the quality of life for some people is lower than what it's worth. I don't think we've reached that point yet, but I'm afraid that one day we will. Hopefully humanity will be able to improve the quality of life for such people.
I forgot to put this in my earlier post, but I also think that humans do indeed have a maximum lifespan that we just can't go past. As I mention earlier, men have raised the bar over 5 years for the 20th century, and women over 8. I think the bar can be raised higher and quicker in the 21st century, but eventually it will unfortunately reach it's ceiling.
What that number is, I don't know. Could it be 130? 140? 150? 200 even? Honestly I think it's probably 130-132, maybe 135-137 and the reason I say this is because there was a study done by scientists who concluded that under the best conditions a person could reach 126. And I wouldn't be surprised if medical technology is able to increase that number from 5 to 10 years in the next 100.
I try to be optimistic about the future and even living 200 years on this Earth doesn't seem long enough for me (in good health of course), but I honestly doubt we'll ever see a human reach 150. Definitely not 200 and maybe not even 140. Makes me sad to think about, but I'm grateful for the lifespan we have.
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@930310 The situation your describe is exactly the problem that society is facing increasingly at the present. We’ve advanced medical technology to the extent that we can keep people, who in previous decades would have died, alive for years longer, but we haven’t advanced to the extent that we can keep them in good health or give them any sort of meaningful quality of life. I knew an elderly woman, who was in relatively good health up until her mid 80s. At around 85, she suffered a stroke, which she survived, but never fully recovered from. Relatively soon after, she suffered a heart attack and another stroke, which caused her health to decline further. Following these health issues, she was much weaker, but did retain some quality of life, however she then had another, much more catastrophic stroke. If this had happened a few decades or so ago, it’s quite likely she would’ve died, however prompt medical intervention kept her alive, but was not able to restore her to her previous condition. After this stroke she lived a little while longer, maybe up to two years, all of which time was spent in an increasingly steep decline. She developed dementia, essentially losing her identity and became unable to do anything she found enjoyable or meaningful. By the time she died, she had been dying for months and had experienced a painful and miserable decline prior to her death. This is merely one example of something which is occurring all across the world. As you say, this situation is bad for everyone. The person themselves is suffering and has no enjoyment of life, their family and friends have to see them suffer and society, especially countries with universal healthcare, has to spend an extremely large amount of money just to keep someone alive for longer, with very little benefit to the person themselves. Add to that, the plummeting birth rates and we are faced with a very elderly, ill society in which young working people will be unable to support the growing number of people suffering from health issues. Certainly, the current model of healthcare isn’t sustainable long -term and we will have to innovate and do so quickly if we want to ensure that our future societies are not marred by chronic and long term health issues.
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A possible scenario of our future in wealthier nations:
Too less young people, too less workers in the health system and nursing or retirement homes. Collapsing pension systems and healthcare insurances because of declining contributors. Climate change, hyperinflation and wars.
And some of you really think that there will be an increasing of centenarians and SCs? New records followed by other ones. 122, 123, 124, 125 year old people…
Really?
I have never been a pessimist. As an historian you can call me a realist. Sorry to tell the younger guys that the best days/decades are over. Thank God that most people are not aware which unbelievable cruelties and indescribable poverty we will witness worldwide.
Hopefully I am wrong because you, the young generation, deserve a good future!. These are the thoughts of an old white man. An outdying species😉.
@stoa-oid You are a bad historian than. All of the reasons for your pessimism are things that have been discussed plenty of times in the past (global cooling and the cold war just to name a few) and yet we are living longer than ever. Don't stress about to much. Most of the things people are afraid of are things fueled by fearmongering media. I'm saying that as a 25-year-old.
I don´t feel any stress. I am not pessimistic. I will not have any financial problem until I will die...
I feel only sorry for the future of the young people or of my daughter...
I had a very good life. Nobody can take my past away.
And if I died tomorrow, it would be ok because my life was fantastic. So it will be in the future. Have a nice evening and consider how you categorize persons you don´t know;-).
Hello everybody: There you can see all top 10 members ever (incl. the final age)
1. Delina Filkins: 113 years, 214 days
2. Betsy Baker: 113 years, 65 days
3. Katherine Plunket: 111 years, 327 days
4. Louisa Thiers: 111 years, 138 days
5. Miriam Bannister: 111 years, 21 days
6. Margaret Ann Neve: 110 years, 321 days
7. Anna Wheeler: 110 years, 289 days
8. Geert Adriaans Boomgaard: 110 years, 135 days
9. Ann Pouder: 110 years, 93 days
10. Velgjer Svien: 110 years, 105 days
11. Jennie Howell: 111 years, 309 days
12. Mary Kelly: 113 years, 206 days
13. James King: 112 years, 222 days
14. Narcissa Rickman: 113 years, 38 days
15. John Mosely Turner: 111 years, 280 days
16. Georgette Jeanmaire: 111 years, 145 days
17. Johanna Booysen: 111 years, 151 days
18. Marie Bernatkova: 111 years, 194 days
19. Ada Roe: 111 years, 339 days
20. Kitty Harvey: 112 years, 180 days
21. Josefa Salas: 112 years, 228 days
22. Alice Stevenson: 112 years, 39 days
23. Ettie Christ: 111 years, 330 days
24. Mito Umeta: 112 years, 65 days
25. Niwa Kawamoto: 113 years, 103 days
26. Mary Bittlebrun: 112 years, 140 days
27. Fannie Thomas: 113 years, 283 days
28. Anna Murphy: 113 years, 242 days
29. Nellie Spencer: 113 years, 81 days
30. Emma Wilson: 113 years, 154 days
31. Augusta Holtz: 115 years, 79 days
32. Ollie Bay: 113 years, 50 days
33. Mamie Eva Keith: 113 years, 182 days
34. Mary MCKinney: 113 years, 248 days
35. Anna Eliza Williams: 114 years, 208 days
36. Florence Knapp: 114 years, 93 days
37. Jeanne Calment: 122 years, 164 days
38. Lydie Vellard: 114 years, 183 days
39. Delphia Welford: 117 years, 66 days
40. Charlotte Hughes: 115 years, 228 days
41. Ettie Mae Greene: 114 years, 171 days
42. Waka Shirahama: 114 years, 85 days
43. Margaret Skeete: 115 years, 192 days
44. Odie Mathews: 114 years, 107 days
45. Tane Ikai: 116 years, 175 days
46. Wilhelmina Kott: 114 years, 183 days
47. Marie-Louise Meilleur: 117 years, 230 days
48. Hide Ohira: 114 years, 236 days
49. Sarah Knauss: 119 years, 97 days
50. Mary Bidwell: 114 years, 342 days
51. Maggie Barnes: 115 years, 319 days
52. Mary Ann Rhodes: 115 years, 203 days
53. Christian Mortensen: 115 years, 252 days
54. Maria Capovilla: 116 years, 347 days
55. Elizabeth Bolden: 116 years, 118 days
56. Besse Cooper: 116 years, 100 days
57. Dina Manfredini: 115 years, 257 days
58. Jiroemon Kimura: 116 years, 54 days
59. Misao Okawa: 117 years, 27 days
60. Gertrude Weaver: 116 years, 276 days
61. Susannah Mushatt Jones: 116 years, 311 days
62. Emma Morano: 117 years, 137 days
63. Violet Brown: 117 years, 189 days
64. Nabi Tajima: 117 years, 260 days
65. Chiyo Miyako: 117 years, 81 days
66. Kane Tanaka: 119 years, 107 days
67. Lucile Randon: 118 years, 340 days
Jeralean Talley was the first 116-year-old to not be in the top ten ever at the time of death. Only 5 years later 117-year-old got pushed down below the top ten. As someone who has only been following SCs since the top ten became all 117+, it’s weird to think that Dina Manfredini was in the top ten when she died only a decade ago
Well, it is incredible to think that only 10 years ago the entry to the TOP 10 of the oldest validated people of all time was 115 years and 319 days.
And the entrance to the TOP 100 was in a little before 114 years, now it is in 114 years and 7 months approximately.
And as people reach older ages, the greater the entry into the TOP 10 and the TOP 100.
Perhaps by the end of the decade we will already have a TOP 5 or TOP 7 of validated people in history who have reached 118 years.
Kane Tanaka (1903-2022) my favorite supercentenarian of all time.
Hello everybody: There you can see all top 10 members ever (incl. the final age)
1. Delina Filkins: 113 years, 214 days
2. Betsy Baker: 113 years, 65 days
3. Katherine Plunket: 111 years, 327 days
4. Louisa Thiers: 111 years, 138 days
5. Miriam Bannister: 111 years, 21 days
6. Margaret Ann Neve: 110 years, 321 days
7. Anna Wheeler: 110 years, 289 days
8. Geert Adriaans Boomgaard: 110 years, 135 days
9. Ann Pouder: 110 years, 93 days
10. Velgjer Svien: 110 years, 105 days
11. Jennie Howell: 111 years, 309 days
12. Mary Kelly: 113 years, 206 days
13. James King: 112 years, 222 days
14. Narcissa Rickman: 113 years, 38 days
15. John Mosely Turner: 111 years, 280 days
16. Georgette Jeanmaire: 111 years, 145 days
17. Johanna Booysen: 111 years, 151 days
18. Marie Bernatkova: 111 years, 194 days
19. Ada Roe: 111 years, 339 days
20. Kitty Harvey: 112 years, 180 days
21. Josefa Salas: 112 years, 228 days
22. Alice Stevenson: 112 years, 39 days
23. Ettie Christ: 111 years, 330 days
24. Mito Umeta: 112 years, 65 days
25. Niwa Kawamoto: 113 years, 103 days
26. Mary Bittlebrun: 112 years, 140 days
27. Fannie Thomas: 113 years, 283 days
28. Anna Murphy: 113 years, 242 days
29. Nellie Spencer: 113 years, 81 days
30. Emma Wilson: 113 years, 154 days
31. Augusta Holtz: 115 years, 79 days
32. Ollie Bay: 113 years, 50 days
33. Mamie Eva Keith: 113 years, 182 days
34. Mary MCKinney: 113 years, 248 days
35. Anna Eliza Williams: 114 years, 208 days
36. Florence Knapp: 114 years, 93 days
37. Jeanne Calment: 122 years, 164 days
38. Lydie Vellard: 114 years, 183 days
39. Delphia Welford: 117 years, 66 days
40. Charlotte Hughes: 115 years, 228 days
41. Ettie Mae Greene: 114 years, 171 days
42. Waka Shirahama: 114 years, 85 days
43. Margaret Skeete: 115 years, 192 days
44. Odie Mathews: 114 years, 107 days
45. Tane Ikai: 116 years, 175 days
46. Wilhelmina Kott: 114 years, 183 days
47. Marie-Louise Meilleur: 117 years, 230 days
48. Hide Ohira: 114 years, 236 days
49. Sarah Knauss: 119 years, 97 days
50. Mary Bidwell: 114 years, 342 days
51. Maggie Barnes: 115 years, 319 days
52. Mary Ann Rhodes: 115 years, 203 days
53. Christian Mortensen: 115 years, 252 days
54. Maria Capovilla: 116 years, 347 days
55. Elizabeth Bolden: 116 years, 118 days
56. Besse Cooper: 116 years, 100 days
57. Dina Manfredini: 115 years, 257 days
58. Jiroemon Kimura: 116 years, 54 days
59. Misao Okawa: 117 years, 27 days
60. Gertrude Weaver: 116 years, 276 days
61. Susannah Mushatt Jones: 116 years, 311 days
62. Emma Morano: 117 years, 137 days
63. Violet Brown: 117 years, 189 days
64. Nabi Tajima: 117 years, 260 days
65. Chiyo Miyako: 117 years, 81 days
66. Kane Tanaka: 119 years, 107 days
67. Lucile Randon: 118 years, 340 days
This list is inaccurate. Ann Pouder was 109 when she passed away. Fannie Thomas was ten days younger, Johanna Booysen wasn’t a supercentenarian, Barnes was likely a year older, Tajima was potentially a year younger etc.
We can’t really change Maggie Barnes or Nabi Tajima at this stage, but the rest can be amended.
Maggie Barnes in particular would be a great case to be fully reviewed.
116-319 most certainly seems stronger than 115-319.
@930310 how old was Johanna Booysen?
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We can’t really change Maggie Barnes or Nabi Tajima at this stage, but the rest can be amended.
Maggie Barnes in particular would be a great case to be fully reviewed.
116-319 most certainly seems stronger than 115-319.
Maggie Barnes' case wouldn't even be validatable at any age by modern LQ standards. Unless something like a baptismal record is found, I don't think we'll ever be certain of her final age, beyond simply knowing that she was "around 115".
As far as I know, Nabi Tajima similarly doesn't have any early life documentation. If we actually had her original birth koseki, we would know whether she was 117 or 116.
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Maggie Barnes' case wouldn't even be validatable at any age by modern LQ standards. Unless something like a baptismal record is found, I don't think we'll ever be certain of her final age, beyond simply knowing that she was "around 115".
As far as I know, Nabi Tajima similarly doesn't have any early life documentation. If we actually had her original birth koseki, we would know whether she was 117 or 116.
I think that someone could very easily read something extremely bad into this statement about Maggie Barnes considering that requiring a baptismal record effectively ensures that a lot of black supercentenarians would not be validatable under these standards, quite frankly.