Oldest People

Rank	Name	Sex	Birth date	Death date	Age	Place of death or residence
1	Jeanne Calment	F	21 February 1875	4 August 1997	122 years, 164 days	France
2	Sarah Knauss	F	24 September 1880	30 December 1999	119 years, 97 days	United States
3	Lucy Hannah	F	16 July 1875	21 March 1993	117 years, 248 days	United States
4	Marie-Louise Meilleur	F	29 August 1880	16 April 1998	117 years, 230 days	Canada
5	María Capovilla	F	14 September 1889	27 August 2006	116 years, 347 days	Ecuador
6	Tane Ikai	F	18 January 1879	12 July 1995	116 years, 175 days	Japan
7	Elizabeth Bolden	F	15 August 1890	11 December 2006	116 years, 118 days	United States
8	Besse Cooper	F	26 August 1896	4 December 2012[5]	116 years, 100 days	United States
9	Jiroemon Kimura[4]	M	19 April 1897	Living	116 years, 13 days	Japan
10	Maggie Barnes	F	6 March 1882	19 January 1998	115 years, 319 days	United States

John Louis "Jack" Bolden, age 74, visits his grandmother, Elizabeth Bolden, age 114
Born	Elizabeth Jones August 15, 1890 Somerville, Tennessee, U.S.
Died	December 11, 2006 (aged 116 years, 118 days) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Other names	Elizabeth Bolden, Lizzie
Title	World's oldest living person (August 27, 2006 to December 11, 2006)
Spouse(s)	Louis Bolden (1908-1955)
Children	Ezell (1909-1987), Emil, QueenEsther Rhodes (1917-2007), Mamie L. Brittmon (1920-2009), John, Ethel, Ann (1925-2001)

John Louis "Jack" Bolden, age 74, visits his grandmother, Elizabeth Bolden, age 114

Elizabeth Jones
August 15, 1890
Somerville, Tennessee, U.S.

December 11, 2006
(aged 116 years, 118 days)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.

Elizabeth Bolden, Lizzie

World's oldest living person (August 27, 2006 to December 11, 2006)

Louis Bolden (1908-1955)

Ezell (1909-1987), Emil, QueenEsther Rhodes (1917-2007), Mamie L. Brittmon (1920-2009), John, Ethel, Ann (1925-2001)

Calment celebrating her 121st birthday in 1996
Born	Jeanne Louise Calment 21 February 1875 Arles, France
Died	4 August 1997 (aged 122) Arles, France
Cause of death	Natural causes[1]
Known for	Longest confirmed lifespan since 17 October 1995 Oldest living person (14 February 1991 – 4 August 1997)
Spouse(s)	Fernand Calment (lived: 1868–1942; married: 1896–1942)

Calment celebrating her 121st birthday in 1996

Jeanne Louise Calment
21 February 1875
Arles, France

4 August 1997 (aged 122)
Arles, France

Natural causes^[1]

Longest confirmed lifespan since 17 October 1995
Oldest living person (14 February 1991 – 4 August 1997)

Fernand Calment (lived: 1868–1942; married: 1896–1942)

Maria Esther de Capovilla at age 115 in 2005
Born	14 September 1889 Guayaquil, Ecuador
Died	27 August 2006 (aged 116 years, 347 days) Guayaquil, Ecuador
Cause of death	Pneumonia
Known for	World's oldest person from 29 May 2004 to 27 August 2006 Oldest South American person ever Oldest human to have lived in three centuries
Relatives	Husband: Antonio Capovilla (1864–1949; aged 85) (m. 1917–1949)

Maria Esther de Capovilla at age 115 in 2005

14 September 1889
Guayaquil, Ecuador

27 August 2006
(aged 116 years, 347 days)
Guayaquil, Ecuador

Pneumonia

World's oldest person from 29 May 2004 to 27 August 2006
Oldest South American person ever
Oldest human to have lived in three centuries

Husband: Antonio Capovilla (1864–1949; aged 85)
(m. 1917–1949)

Cooper on her 116th birthday in August 2012
Born	Besse Berry Brown August 26, 1896 Sullivan County, Tennessee, U.S.
Died	December 4, 2012 (aged 116 years, 100 days)[1][2][3] Monroe, Georgia, U.S.
Alma mater	East Tennessee State Normal School(graduated 1916)
Occupation	Teacher (retired 1929)
Known for	Oldest living person in the world from June 2011 until her death, and last verified surviving person born in 1896
Political party	Republican Party[4]
Spouse(s)	Luther Harris Cooper (1895–1963) (m. 1924–w. 1963)
Children	Four: Angeline Tharp Luther H, Jr (Betty) Sidney (Edith) Nancy (Louis) Morgan
Parents	Richard Brown and Angeline Berry
Relatives	11 grandchildren 13 great-grandchildren 2 great-great-grandchildren (as of 2012)[5]

Cooper on her 116th birthday in August 2012

Besse Berry Brown
August 26, 1896
Sullivan County, Tennessee, U.S.

December 4, 2012
(aged 116 years, 100 days)^[1][2][3]
Monroe, Georgia, U.S.

East Tennessee State Normal School(graduated 1916)

Teacher (retired 1929)

Oldest living person in the world from June 2011 until her death, and last verified surviving person born in 1896

Republican Party^[4]

Luther Harris Cooper
(1895–1963)
(m. 1924–w. 1963)

Four:
Angeline Tharp
Luther H, Jr (Betty)
Sidney (Edith)
Nancy (Louis) Morgan

Richard Brown and Angeline Berry

11 grandchildren
13 great-grandchildren
2 great-great-grandchildren (as of 2012)^[5]

Meilleur in 1998, aged 117.
Born	August 29, 1880 Kamouraska, Quebec, Canada
Died	April 16, 1998 (aged 117 years, 230 days) Corbeil, Ontario, Canada
Cause of death	Blood clot
Known for	Oldest validated Canadian ever
Spouse(s)	Etienne Leclerc (1872–1911, m.1900-1911) Hector Meilleur (1879–1972, m. 1913-1972.)
Children	Marie-Louise (1901–1940) Gerard (1906–1986) Gabrielle (1908–2004) Maurice (1910–1973) Ernest (1916–2005) Pauline (1918–1980) Olive (1920–2010) Christie (1922–1987) Alfred (1924–1986) Rita (1925–2011)
Parents	Pierre Chassé (1849–1911) Febronie Levesque (1852–1912)

Meilleur in 1998, aged 117.

August 29, 1880
Kamouraska, Quebec, Canada

April 16, 1998
(aged 117 years, 230 days)
Corbeil, Ontario, Canada

Blood clot

Oldest validated Canadian ever

Etienne Leclerc (1872–1911, m.1900-1911)
Hector Meilleur (1879–1972, m. 1913-1972.)

Marie-Louise (1901–1940)
Gerard (1906–1986)
Gabrielle (1908–2004)
Maurice (1910–1973)
Ernest (1916–2005)
Pauline (1918–1980)
Olive (1920–2010)
Christie (1922–1987)
Alfred (1924–1986)
Rita (1925–2011)

Pierre Chassé (1849–1911)
Febronie Levesque (1852–1912)

Sarah Knauss at age 119 in 1999
Born	Sarah DeRemer Clark September 24, 1880 Hollywood, Pennsylvania, United States
Died	December 30, 1999 (aged 119 years, 97 days) Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height	4 ft 7 in (1.40 m)
Title	America's oldest person
Spouse(s)	Abraham Lincoln Knauss (1878–1965)
Children	Kathryn Knauss Sullivan (1903–2005)
Parents	Walter Clark (1849–1934) Amelia Kreyscher (1857–1926)

Sarah Knauss at age 119 in 1999

Sarah DeRemer Clark
September 24, 1880
Hollywood, Pennsylvania, United States

December 30, 1999
(aged 119 years, 97 days)
Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.

4 ft 7 in (1.40 m)

America's oldest person

Abraham Lincoln Knauss
(1878–1965)

Kathryn Knauss Sullivan
(1903–2005)

Walter Clark (1849–1934)
Amelia Kreyscher (1857–1926)

Tane Ikai 猪飼 たね
Born	January 18, 1879 Kansei, Japan[1]
Died	July 12, 1995 (aged 116 years, 175 days) Nagoya, Japan
Cause of death	Kidney Failure
Known for	Oldest undisputed person ever from Japan and Asia
Children	4 children

January 18, 1879
Kansei, Japan^[1]

July 12, 1995
(aged 116 years, 175 days)
Nagoya, Japan

Kidney Failure

Oldest undisputed person ever from Japan and Asia

4 children

Jiroemon Kimura
Native name	木村 次郎右衛門
Born	Kinjiro Miyake (三宅 金治郎?) April 19, 1897[1] (age 116 years, 13 days) Kyōtango, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Residence	Kyōtango, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Retired postal worker, farmer[2]
Known for	Verified oldest living man since April 14, 2011 Verified oldest living person since December 17, 2012 Verified oldest man ever since December 28, 2012 First man to reach age 116
Spouse(s)	Yae Kimura (1904–1978) (m. ?–1978; her death)
Children	7 children (5 living)
Parents	Morizo and Fusa Miyake
Relatives	14 grandchildren (13 living) 25 great-grandchildren 14 great-great-grandchildren

木村 次郎右衛門

Kinjiro Miyake (三宅 金治郎^?)
April 19, 1897^[1]
(age 116 years, 13 days)
Kyōtango, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Kyōtango, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Japanese

Retired postal worker, farmer^[2]

• Verified oldest living man since April 14, 2011
• Verified oldest living person since December 17, 2012
• Verified oldest man ever since December 28, 2012
• First man to reach age 116

Yae Kimura (1904–1978) (m. ?–1978; her death)

• 7 children (5 living)

Morizo and Fusa Miyake

• 14 grandchildren (13 living)
• 25 great-grandchildren
• 14 great-great-grandchildren

Maggie Pauline Barnes née Hinnant (March 6, 1882 – January 19, 1998)^[67] was an American supercentenarian. She was a resident of Johnston County, North Carolina. Barnes died from complications following a minor foot infection.^[68] Barnes, who was born to a slave and married a tenant farmer, was survived by four children; 11 of her children preceded her in death.^[68]

Lucy Hannah
Born	July 16, 1875 Linden, Alabama, United States
Died	March 21, 1993 (aged 117 years, 248 days) Detroit, Michigan, United States
Known for	Oldest African-American on record

July 16, 1875
Linden, Alabama, United States

March 21, 1993
(aged 117 years, 248 days)
Detroit, Michigan, United States

Oldest African-American on record

(Wikipedia)