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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.
Birth certificate of Jeanne Calment. Calment was born on 21 February 1875 in Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence. [1] Some of her close family members also had an above-average lifespan as her older brother, François (1865–1962), lived to the age of 97, her father, Nicolas (1837–1931), who was a shipbuilder, 93, and her mother, Marguerite Gilles (1838–1924), who was from a family of ...
As women live longer than men on average, women predominate in combined records. 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.
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]
First Lady of Greece; ex-wife of Prime Minister of Greece Andreas Papandreou, women's rights activist, writer, author and columnist [200] Mary Morello: F: October 1, 1923: 101 years, 141 days: American: Free speech activist [201] Surindra Nath Sharma: M: October 3, 1923: 101 years, 139 days: Indian: Army general and military engineer [202 ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 28 January 2025. American-born Spanish supercentenarian (1907–2024) In this Catalan name, the first or paternal surname is Branyas and the second or maternal family name is Morera ; both are generally joined by the conjunction "i". Maria Branyas Morera Branyas on her 117th birthday in 2024 Born Maria ...
Tomiko Itooka, a 116-year-old Japanese woman who became the oldest living person in August 2024, died on Dec. 29, 2024, according to Guinness World Records.
Madonna Buder, S.F.C.C. (born Marie Dorothy Buder; July 24, 1930), also known as the Iron Nun, [1] is an American Senior Olympian triathlete and former religious sister.Buder has the current world record for the oldest woman to ever finish an Ironman Triathlon, which she obtained at age 82 by finishing the Subaru Ironman Canada on August 26, 2012.