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Such records can only be determined to the extent that the given country's records are reliable. Comprehensive birth registration is largely a 20th-century phenomenon, so records establishing human longevity are necessarily fragmentary. The earliest comprehensive recordkeeping systems arose in Western Europe.
Australian politician in the Parliament of Tasmania [361] Joseph Zeller: 1918–2018: 100: American politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1971–1980) [362] Zhang Jieqing: 1912–2015: 102: Chinese politician and writer [363] Zhang Jingfu: 1914–2015: 101: Chinese politician [364] Zhang Lixiong: 1913–2024: 110
The oldest man verified by modern standards, and the only man with undisputed evidence to have lived to be over 115, is Japanese man Jiroemon Kimura (19 April 1897 – 12 June 2013), aged 116 years and 54 days. The oldest verified living person is Brazilian woman Inah Canabarro Lucas, born 8 June 1908, aged 116 years, 212 days.
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.
George Clarke, University of Tasmania's first vice-chancellor May 1890 to May 1898, and chancellor from May 1898 to May 1907; William Field, convict turned businessman; Harold Gatty, navigator and aviation pioneer; John Gellibrand, founder of Legacy Australia; Dorothy Edna Genders, Anglican deaconess, early woman pioneer in church leadership
Frank MacDonald MM (26 June 1896 – 23 August 2003) was an Australian World War I veteran, notable for having been the last surviving veteran from Tasmania, and the last surviving decorated Australian veteran. [1] At the time of his death, MacDonald was also the oldest surviving World War I veteran. [2] [3]
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. [2]
World War II battalion commander, Holocaust liberator and oldest living West Point graduate [28] Gerd Göran F: January 5, 1919: 106 years, 1 day: Swedish: Artist [29] Maj-Britt Håkansson F: March 29, 1919: 105 years, 283 days: Swedish: Actress [30] Hsu Li-nung: M: April 4, 1919: 105 years, 277 days: Taiwanese: General [31] Caren Marsh Doll: F ...