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In 2010, the Gerontological Society of China announced that 125-year-old Luo Meizhen was the oldest living person in China. This also made her a likely claimant to be the oldest living person in the world. [8] However, the lack of official birth records meant that Guinness World Records did not accept the claim of longevity. [9]
Li Ching-Yuen or Li Ching-Yun (simplified Chinese: 李清云; traditional Chinese: 李清雲; pinyin: Lǐ Qīngyún, (died 6 May 1933) was a Chinese herbalist, martial artist and tactical advisor, known for his supposed extreme longevity. [1] [2] His true date of birth has never been determined. Gerontologists consider his claims to be a myth ...
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.
Shi Ping (Chinese: 施平; 1 November 1911 – 29 June 2024) was a Chinese academic, political administrator, and supercentenarian.He is posthumously recognised as having been the world's oldest verified living man from the death of Venezuela's Juan Vicente Pérez on 2 April 2024, until his own death.
[b] The oldest verified man ever is Jiroemon Kimura (1897–2013) of Japan, who lived to the age of 116 years and 54 days. The oldest known living person is Inah Canabarro Lucas of Brazil, aged 116 years, 215 days. [5] The oldest known living man is João Marinho Neto of Brazil, aged 112 years, 96 days. [6]
Before her death, Francis was the 21st oldest American in history, and the 54th oldest person to ever live, according to LongeviQuest, a global database that tracks the world’s oldest individuals.
The world's oldest man, John Alfred Tinniswood, is turning 112 today at his care home in Merseyside, the United Kingdom. The supercentenarian puts his long life down to “luck” and says that he ...
Herlda Senhouse attributed her long life to her genes, not having kids, eating well, and being part of a community. The second-oldest person in the US has died aged 113. Her 4 secrets to a long ...