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This is a list of the longest-lived validated person by year of birth. The person is usually, but not always, the last survivor by year of birth. Cases where that is not the case are demarked with footnotes.

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      Deceased       Living

Year Name Sex Birth Death Age Race Country
1682 Eilif Philipsen M 21 Jul 1682 20 Jun 1785 102 years, 334 days W NorwayNOR /DenmarkDEN
1695 Ferdinand Ashmall M 9 Jan 1695 5 Feb 1798 103 years, 27 days W United Kingdom UK
1725 Marie-Louise Plante F 10 Mar 1725 14 Jun 1832 107 years, 96 days W CanadaCAN
1729 Pierre Darcourt M 23 Jan 1729 11 May 1837 108 years, 108 days W BelgiumBEL
1738 Marie-Rosalie Lizotte F 25 Dec 1738 5 Mar 1847 108 years, 70 days W CanadaCAN
1788 Geert Adriaans Boomgaard M 21 Sep 1788 3 Feb 1899 110 years, 135 days W NetherlandsNED
1792 Margaret Ann Neve F 18 May 1792 4 Apr 1903 110 years, 321 days W United Kingdom UK
1807 Ann Pouder F 8 Apr 1807 10 Jul 1917 110 years, 93 days W United Kingdom UK United StatesUSA
1814 Louisa Thiers F 2 Oct 1814 17 Feb 1926 111 years, 138 days W United StatesUSA
1815 Delina Filkins F 4 May 1815 4 Dec 1928 113 years, 214 days W United StatesUSA
1817 Miriam Bannister F 19 Mar 1817 9 Apr 1928 111 years, 21 days W United Kingdom UK United StatesUSA
1820 Katherine Plunket F 22 Nov 1820 14 Oct 1932 111 years, 327 days W Ireland IRL
1841 Petronella Braams F 8 Dec 1841 29 Jun 1948 106 years, 204 days W NetherlandsNED
1842 Betsy Baker F 20 Aug 1842 24 Oct 1955 113 years, 65 days W United Kingdom UK United StatesUSA
1843 James Hard F 15 Jul 1843 12 Mar 1953 109 years, 240 days W United StatesUSA
1844 Marie Flassayer F 13 Jun 1844 18 Apr 1954 109 years, 309 days W FranceFRA
1846 Wayland Newell M 15 Sep 1846 17 Sep 1954 108 years, 2 days W United StatesUSA
1847 Rosalia Spoto F 25 Aug 1847 20 Feb 1957 109 years, 179 days W Italy ITA
1848 Catherine Baert F 25 May 1848 27 Dec 1955 107 years, 216 days W BelgiumBEL
1849 Christina Karnebeek-Backs F 2 Oct 1849 7 Oct 1959 110 years, 5 days W NetherlandsNED
1850 Marie Olsen F 1 May 1850 24 Nov 1959 109 years, 207 days W NorwayNOR
1851 Mary Kelly F 7 Jun 1851 30 Dec 1964 113 years, 206 days W United StatesUSA
1852 Ella Ille Rentel M 19 May 1852 19 Sep 1962 110 years, 123 days W LithuaniaLTUGermanyGER
1853 Lovisa Svensson F 20 Nov 1853 17 Feb 1963 109 years, 89 days W SwedenSWE
1854 Ellen Dart F 1 Nov 1854 8 Oct 1963 108 years, 341 days W United Kingdom UK
1855 William Fullingim M 7 Jul 1855 6 Aug 1965 110 years, 30 days W United StatesUSA
1856 John Mosley Turner M 15 Jun 1856 21 Mar 1968 111 years, 280 days W United Kingdom UK
1857 Marie Bernatkova F 22 Oct 1857 4 May 1969 111 years, 194 days W Czech RepublicCZE
1858 Ada Roe F 6 Feb 1858 11 Jan 1970 111 years, 339 days W United Kingdom UK
1859 Maria Andresdottir F 21 Jul 1859 3 Sep 1965 106 years, 74 days W Iceland ISL
1860 Josefa Salas Mateo F 14 Jul 1860 27 Feb 1973 112 years, 228 days W SpainESP
1861 Alice Stevenson F 10 Jul 1861 18 Aug 1973 112 years, 39 days W United Kingdom UK
1862 Friedrich Wedeking M 10 Oct 1862 5 May 1973 110 years, 207 days W GermanyGER
1863 Niwa Kawamoto F 5 Aug 1863 16 Nov 1976 113 years, 103 days EA JapanJPN
1864 Mary Bittlebrun F 19 Mar 1864 6 Aug 1976 112 years, 140 days W United StatesUSA
1865 Marie-Ernestine Compain F 23 Oct 1865 4 Sep 1975 109 years, 316 days W FranceFRA
1866 Marie-Virginie Duhem F 2 Aug 1866 25 Apr 1978 111 years, 266 days W FranceFRA
1867 Fannie Thomas F 14 Apr 1867 22 Jan 1981 113 years, 283 days W United StatesUSA
1868 Florence Pannell F 26 Dec 1868 20 Oct 1980 111 years, 299 days W United Kingdom UK
1869 Nellie Spencer F 24 Aug 1869 13 Nov 1982 113 years, 81 days W United StatesUSA
1870 Mathew Beard M 9 Jul 1870 16 Feb 1985 114 years, 222 days B United StatesUSA
1871 Augusta Holtz F 3 Aug 1871 21 Oct 1986 115 years, 79 days W PolandPOLUnited StatesUSA
1872 Ollie Bay F 11 Nov 1872 31 Dec 1985 113 years, 50 days W United StatesUSA
1873 Anna Eliza Williams [1] F 2 Jun 1873 27 Dec 1987 114 years, 208 days W United Kingdom UK
1874 Caroline Mockridge F 11 Dec 1874 6 Nov 1987 112 years, 330 days W AustraliaAUS
1875 Jeanne Calment F 21 Feb 1875 4 Aug 1997 122 years, 164 days W FranceFRA
1876 Mitsu Fujisawa F 9 Apr 1876 17 Jan 1990 113 years, 283 days EA JapanJPN
1877 Charlotte Hughes F 1 Aug 1877 17 Mar 1993 115 years, 228 days W United Kingdom UK
1878 Margaret Skeete F 27 Oct 1878 7 May 1994 115 years, 192 days W United StatesUSA
1879 Tane Ikai F 18 Jan 1879 12 Jul 1995 116 years, 175 days EA JapanJPN
1880 Sarah Knauss F 24 Sep 1880 30 Dec 1999 119 years, 97 days W United StatesUSA
1881 Mary Bidwell F 19 May 1881 25 Apr 1996 114 years, 342 days W United StatesUSA
1882 Maggie Barnes [2] F 6 Mar 1882 19 Jan 1998 115 years, 319 days W United StatesUSA
1883 Lucy Jane Askew F 8 Sep 1883 9 Dec 1997 114 years, 92 days W United Kingdom UK
1884 Annie Jennings F 12 Nov 1884 20 Nov 1999 115 years, 8 days W United Kingdom UK
1885 Eva Morris F 8 Nov 1885 2 Nov 2000 114 years, 360 days W United Kingdom UK
1886 Marie Bremont F 25 Apr 1886 6 Jun 2001 115 years, 42 days W FranceFRA
1887 Maud Farris-Luse [3] F 21 Jan 1887 18 Mar 2002 115 years, 65 days W United StatesUSA
1888 Adelina Domingues F 19 Feb 1888 21 Aug 2002 114 years, 183 days W Cape VerdeCPVUnited StatesUSA
1889 Maria Capovilla F 14 Sep 1889 27 Aug 2006 116 years, 347 days W EcuadorECU
1890 Elizabeth Bolden F 15 Aug 1890 11 Dec 2006 116 years, 118 days B United StatesUSA
1891 Emiliano Mercado del Toro M 21 Aug 1891 24 Jan 2007 115 years, 156 days H Puerto RicoPRI,United StatesUSA
1892 Camille Loiseau [4] F 13 Feb 1892 12 Aug 2006 114 years, 180 days B FranceFRA
1893 Edna Parker F 20 Apr 1893 26 Nov 2008 115 years, 220 days W United StatesUSA
1894 Gertrude Baines F 6 Apr 1894 11 Sep 2009 115 years, 158 days B United StatesUSA
1895 Kama Chinen F 10 May 1895 2 May 2010 114 years, 357 days EA JapanJPN
1896 Besse Cooper F 26 Aug 1896 4 Dec 2012 116 years, 100 days W United StatesUSA
1897 Jiroemon Kimura M 19 Apr 1897 12 Jun 2013 116 years, 54 days EA JapanJPN
1898 Misao Okawa [5] F 5 Mar 1898 1 Apr 2015 117 years, 27 days EA JapanJPN
1899 Emma Morano F 29 Nov 1899 15 Apr 2017 117 years, 137 days W Italy ITA
1900 Nabi Tajima F 4 Aug 1900 21 Apr 2018 117 years, 260 days EA JapanJPN
1901 Chiyo Miyako F 2 May 1901 Living 122 years, 352 days EA JapanJPN
1902 Giuseppina Projetto F 30 May 1902 Living 121 years, 324 days W Italy ITA
1903 Kane Tanaka F 2 Jan 1903 Living 121 years, 108 days EA JapanJPN
1904 Lucile Randon F 11 Feb 1904 Living 120 years, 67 days W FranceFRA
1905 Jeanne Bot F 14 Jan 1905 Living 119 years, 95 days W FranceFRA
  1. Although Williams was the oldest validated person from 1873 to die, Florence Knapp (11 October 1873 – 11 January 1988) was the last at 114 years, 93 days.
  2. Although Barnes was the oldest validated person from 1882 to die, Christian Mortensen (16 August 1882 – 25 April 1998) was the last at 115 years, 252 days.
  3. Although Farris-Luse was the oldest validated person from 1887 to die, Grace Clawson (15 November 1887 – 28 May 2002) was the last at 114 years, 194 days.
  4. Although Loiseau was the oldest validated person from 1892 to die, Emma Tillman (22 November 1892 – 28 January 2007) was the last at 114 years, 67 days.
  5. Although Misao Okawa was the longest lived person born in 1898, the last survivng person born in 1898 was Gertrude Weaver who died on 6 April 2015

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