Top 10 World's Oldest Living Men - Lists

RE: Top 10 World's Oldest Living Men

diego — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 21:55:21 +0000

Virgilio Dávalos Rey entered the list on October 30, 2025.
Francisco Ernesto Filho entered the list on August 5, 2025.
Paraguay, which debuted on the list with Virgilio, leaves the list.
December 29, 2023 was the last list with only one name from Brazil.
August 20, 2023 was the last list with a Canadian on the list, Reuben Sinclair (#5).
September 13, 2022 was the last list with 2 people living in the USA.
First time with 2 immigrants.

RE: Top 10 World's Oldest Living Men

ChrisR — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 21:18:46 +0000

I understand he is in the GWR for being the oldest person to do a tandem paraglide, at the claimed age of 105.

I’m not aware of any formal validation process behind that entry, but it would be interesting to know.

An awesome achievement - whatever his age.

RE: Top 10 World's Oldest Living Men

ChrisR — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 21:14:29 +0000

With respect to the GRG, other groups have not been able to rely on GRG validations for some time.

RE: Top 10 World's Oldest Living Men

Billy Robinson — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:33:12 +0000

Top 10 World's Oldest Living Men (as of 6th March 2026)
(documented or partially documented)
Today's update (RIP Mr. Ernesto Filho)

1. João Marinho Neto (b. 5 October 1912), 113 Brazil World's Oldest Living Man
2. Ilie Ciocan (b. 10 June 1913), 112, Romania
3. Ken Weeks (b. 5 October 1913), 112, 🇦🇺 Australia
4. Vitantonio Lovallo (b. 28 March 1914), 111, Italy
5. Hikaru Katō (b. 2 May 1914), 111, Japan
6. Tokuji Tanigaki (b. 8 November 1914), 111, Japan
7. Ryoji Shinoda (b. 30 November 1914), 111, Japan
8. Luis Cano (b. 9 December 1914), 111, 🇨🇴 🇺🇸 Colombia/USA
9. Edwin Martin (b. 15 February 1915), 111, 🇺🇸 USA
10. Burdett Sisler (b. 14 April 1915), 110, 🇺🇸🇨🇦 USA/Canada

Does Yu Te-Hsin not count? I know he's not validated by LQ and only validated by the GRG, but he's also recognised by the GWR.

RE: Top 10 World's Oldest Living Men

Ale76 — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 14:42:31 +0000

Countries of birth and residence of Top 10:

JPN 3
BRA 1
ROU 1
AUS 1
ITA 1
COL/USA 1
USA 1
USA/CAN 1

RE: Top 10 World's Oldest Living Men

Ale76 — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 14:40:40 +0000

Top 10 World's Oldest Living Men (as of 6th March 2026)
(documented or partially documented)
Today's update (RIP Mr. Ernesto Filho)

RE: Top 10 World's Oldest Living Men

Ale76 — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 01:18:59 +0000

Countries of birth and residence of Top 10:

JPN 3
BRA 2
ROU 1
AUS 1
ITA 1
COL/USA 1
USA 1

RE: Top 10 World's Oldest Living Men

Ale76 — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 01:18:14 +0000

Top 10 World's Oldest Living Men (as of 1st March 2026)
(documented or partially documented)
Today's update (RIP Mr. Dávalos Rey)

1. João Marinho Neto (b. 5 October 1912), 113 Brazil World's Oldest Living Man
2. Ilie Ciocan (b. 10 June 1913), 112, Romania
3. Ken Weeks (b. 5 October 1913), 112, 🇦🇺 Australia
4. Vitantonio Lovallo (b. 28 March 1914), 111, Italy
5. Francisco Ernesto Filho (b. 5 April 1914), 111 Brazil
6. Hikaru Katō (b. 2 May 1914), 111, Japan
7. Tokuji Tanigaki (b. 8 November 1914), 111, Japan
8. Ryoji Shinoda (b. 30 November 1914), 111, Japan
9. Luis Cano (b. 9 December 1914), 111, 🇨🇴 🇺🇸 Colombia/USA
10. Edwin Martin (b. 15 February 1915), 111, 🇺🇸 USA

RE: Top 10 World's Oldest Living Men

diego — Sat, 21 Feb 2026 02:04:54 +0000

Maurice Le Coutour entered the list on October 13, 2025.
The previous list, from October 6, 2025, had been the last without French players.
July 18, 2022, had been the last time we had 3 Japanese players.
Kiyotaka Mizuno entered the list on November 26, 2024.
3 months earlier, on August 26, 2024, Primo Olivieri entered the list.
October 6, 2025, was the last list that had a Colombian player, with Julio Saldarriaga Hernandez (#4).
November 6, 2023, was the last list with someone living in the USA, with Herbert Wolding (#9).
Even with 3 deaths in a short time, we continue with a top 10 composed of 111+ people

RE: Top 10 World's Oldest Living Men

Ale76 — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 22:22:59 +0000

Countries of birth and residence of Top 10:

JPN 3
BRA 2
ROU 1
AUS 1
ITA 1
PRY 1
COL/USA 1