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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, (26 February 1677, 1736 or 1840 – 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.
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. It includes the individual(s) for each given country or territory who are reported to have had the longest lifespan.
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 ...
This is a list of the oldest living people who have been verified to be alive as of the dates of the cited supporting sources. It was estimated in 2015 that between 150 and 600 living people had reached the age of 110. [1]
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. Her death was confirmed by Guinness ...
Politician, President of Laos, Prime Minister of Laos and Chairman of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party [239] Wu Chengzhang: M: February 8, 1924: 100 years, 351 days: Chinese: Olympic basketball player [240] Woody Woodbury: M: February 9, 1924: 100 years, 350 days: American: Comedian, actor, television personality and talk show host [241 ...
Nicholas Kao Se Tseien O.C.S.O. (traditional Chinese: 高師謙; simplified Chinese: 高师谦; Cantonese Yale: Gōu Sī-hīm; Jyutping: Gou1 Si1him1; pinyin: Gāo Shīqiān; 15 January 1897 [1] – 11 December 2007), [2] was a Chinese Trappist priest in Hong Kong who was the oldest-living Catholic priest and also the oldest person ever to have had a cataract operation, according to the ...