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This is a list of the oldest people by country and in selected territories. It includes the individual(s) for each given country or territory who are reported to have had the longest lifespan. Such records can only be determined to the extent that the given country's records are reliable.
Rahim "Habib Miyan" Khan (20 May 1878 (allegedly) – 19 August 2008), of Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, was an Indian man who claimed to have lived to 130 years of age, [1] [2] though this claim is disputed. [3] He holds the Guinness World record for the longest retirement pension. [4]
[98] [99] [100] He said he had been using these documents since he was discharged from the army in 1938 to claim a pension, making him the world's longest-registered old-age pensioner. [96] [101] The Limca Book of Records lists him as the oldest man of Jaipur, describing him in its 2005 edition as "over 120 years".
Inah Canabarro Lucas (born 8 June 1908) of Brazil is the world's oldest living person whose age has been validated. [ 2 ] João Marinho Neto (born 5 October 1912) of Brazil is the world's oldest living man whose age has been validated.
The following is a list of living centenarians (living people who have attained the age of at least 100 years) known for reasons other than just their longevity. For more specific lists of people (living or deceased) who are known for these reasons, see lists of centenarians.
The longest lifespan for a man is that of Jiroemon Kimura of Japan (1897–2013), who lived to the age of 116 years and 54 days. The oldest living person in the world whose age has been validated is 116-year-old Inah Canabarro Lucas of Brazil, born 8 June 1908.
The oldest known living person is Inah Canabarro Lucas of Brazil, aged 116 years, 254 days. [5] The oldest known living man is João Marinho Neto of Brazil, aged 112 years, 135 days. [6] The 100 oldest women have, on average, lived several years longer than the 100 oldest men.
Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr. (a.k.a. Hubert Wolfstern, [3] Hubert B. Wolfe + 666 Sr., [4] Hubert Blaine Wolfe+585 Sr., [5] and Hubert Blaine Wolfe+590 Sr., [6] among others, 4 August 1914 – 24 October 1997) was a German-born American typesetter who held the record for the longest personal name ever used.