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[51] [47] [48] Subsequent recognition of other supercentenarians ranked Benkner as the third oldest at the time of her death. [49] Benkner was born in Leipzig, Germany, and emigrated to the U.S. in 1896. She grew up in Peekskill, New York, where her family ran the Albert Hotel, and as a young woman once met then U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt.
The true number is uncertain, as not all supercentenarians are known to researchers at a given time, and some claims cannot be validated or are fraudulent. [1] Inah Canabarro Lucas (born 8 June 1908) of Brazil is the world's oldest living person whose age has been validated. [2]
Guinness World Records from its inception in 1955, began maintaining a list of the verified oldest people. [5] It developed into a list of all supercentenarians whose lifespan had been verified by at least three documents, in a standardized process, according to the norms of modern longevity research.
The following is a list of lists of known supercentenarians (people who lived to be or are currently living at 110 years or more of age). Lists organised by geography
Chinese Trappist priest and oldest person ever to have a cataract operation [31] Leopold Vietoris: M: 4 June 1891: 9 April 2002: 110 years, 309 days: Austrian mathematician and World War I veteran [32] Zoltan Sarosy: M: 23 August 1906: 19 June 2017: 110 years, 300 days: Hungarian-Canadian chess master [33] Viola Fletcher: F: 10 May 1914: Living ...
The 100 oldest women have, on average, lived several years longer than the 100 oldest men. 100 verified oldest women The list includes supercentenarians validated by organisations specialising in extreme age verification such as the Gerontology Research Group (GRG), [ 5 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] with, in some cases, press coverage as a supplementary source.
LongeviQuest, an organization that tracks supercentenarians around the globe, released a statement on Saturday declaring Sister Inah Canabarro as the world's oldest person at 117 years old.
The oldest man ever verified is Jiroemon Kimura of Japan, who died in 2013 aged 116 years and 54 days. [14] Inah Canabarro Lucas (born 8 June 1908) of Brazil is the world's oldest living person, aged 116 years, 215 days. João Marinho Neto (born 5 October 1912) of Brazil is the world's oldest living man, aged 112 years, 96 days. [15] [16]