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==Fully verified claims==
==Fully verified claims==
{{For|fully verified human longevity claims|supercentenarian|oldest people}}Longevity claims differ from [[longevity myths]] in that the age claimed is within the margin of scientific possibility{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}} (generally considered to be 130 years or less{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}}) and the claim was not constructed solely within a longevity tradition framework (such as [[Biblical patriarchs]], [[village elder]]s, or the [[fountain of youth]]).{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}} The main point of difference is that a "longevity claim" is theoretically possible whereas a longevity tradition is not, or has already been proven false.{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}}
{{For|fully verified human longevity claims|supercentenarian|oldest people}}Longevity claims differ from [[longevity traditions]] in that claims contain verifiable years of birth and death given by reliable secondary sources, while traditions are constructed within a longevity tradition framework (such as [[Biblical patriarchs]] or the [[fountain of youth]]).
*Only approximately 70 people in modern history have been documented as reaching the age of 114.
*Only approximately 70 people in modern history have been documented as reaching the age of 114.
*Only about 26 of these reached the age of 115.
*Only about 26 of these reached the age of 115.
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===Proximate records===
===Proximate records===
Since some cases were recorded in the census, there may be obtainable evidence that tends to support the age claim.
Since some cases were recorded in the census, there may be obtainable evidence that tends to support the age claim.
*[[Susie Gibson]]: Gibson and her family claimed a birthdate of 31 October 1889. The earliest record available, the [[1900]] census, lists her as born in October [[1890]]. The [[1900]] census is a proximate record, not an immediate record written in [[1890]]. The gerontologist's methodological conclusion is that it is ''nearly certain'' (sufficiently verified) that Gibson was at least 115, and that additional documentation establishing 116 is ''possible''.
*[[Susie Gibson]]: Gibson and her family claimed a birthdate of 31 October 1889. The earliest record available, the 1900 census, lists her as born in October 1890. The 1900 census is a proximate record, not an immediate record written in 1890. The gerontologist's methodological conclusion is that it is ''nearly certain'' (sufficiently verified) that Gibson was at least 115 ("115+"), and that additional documentation establishing 116 is ''possible''.
*Maggie Barnes: Barnes claimed to be 117. Inconsistent records suggested that she was at least 115, but possibly a year older. The conclusion is that Barnes was at least 115, but could have been 116 or 117.
*Maggie Barnes: Barnes claimed to be 117. Inconsistent records suggested that she was at least 115, but possibly a year older. The conclusion is that Barnes was 115+, and could have been 116 or 117.
*Rosa Williams: Some evidence exists to support the allegation made by Williams's family that she was born in May [[1886]]. The [[1910]] census listed her as 22, suggesting she was born, rather, in May 1887 or 1888. She died in January 2001. The conclusion is that she was at least 112 years old at the time of her death.
*Rosa Williams: Some evidence exists to support the allegation made by Williams's family that she was born in May 1886. The 1910 census listed her as 22, suggesting she was born, rather, in May 1887 or 1888. She died in January 2001. The conclusion is that she was 112+ at the time of her death.


===Late-life records===
===Late-life records===
In another type of case, the only records that exist are late-life documents. Because age inflation often occurs in adulthood (to avoid military service or to apply for a pension early), or because the government may have begun record-keeping during the claimant's mid-lifetime, claims unverified by proximate records exist. These unverified claims are less likely to be true (because the records are written later), but are still possible. Modern demographic mortality tables show ages above 130 to be extremely unlikely on the order of trillions-to-one odds.{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}} Longevity narratives did not come in for serious scrutiny until the work of [[William Thoms]] in 1873, who proposed the 100th-birthday test: is there evidence of the person claiming to be age 100, prior to the post-[[centenarian]] claim? This test does not prove a person's age, but does separate the typical pension-claim longevity exaggeration (which tends to reach 115 to 125) and the spontaneous claim that a certain [[village elder]] is over 150.
In another type of case, the only records that exist are late-life documents. Because age inflation often occurs in adulthood (to avoid military service or to apply for a pension early), or because the government may have begun record-keeping during the claimant's mid-lifetime, claims unverified by proximate records exist. These unverified claims are less likely to be true (because the records are written later), but are still possible. Longevity narratives did not come in for serious scrutiny until the work of [[William Thoms]] in 1873, who proposed the 100th-birthday test: is there evidence of the person claiming to be age 100, prior to the post-[[centenarian]] claim? This test does not prove a person's age, but does separate the typical pension-claim longevity exaggeration (which tends to reach 115 to 125) and the spontaneous claim that a certain relative is over 150.
*[[Hanna Barysevich]]: Barysevich claimed to have been 118. This can be neither verified nor disproven from [[Belarus]] records. The claim is ''possible'' because it is within the realm of modern demographic possibility.{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}} However, the odds of surviving to age 118 are very small (billions to one).{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}}
*[[Hanna Barysevich]]: Barysevich claimed to have been 118. This can be neither verified nor disproven from [[Belarus]] records. The claim is demographically ''possible'' but incompletely verified. The probability of surviving to age 118 is significantly low.
*Pasikhat Dzhukalayeva: In 2004, ''[[The Moscow Times]]'' reported that Dzhukalayeva of [[Chechnya]] claimed to have been born in 1881 (age 122). The claim is ''possible'', but her death has not been reported since that time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/232837.html|title=122-Year-Old Chechen Has Seen a Lot|publisher=The Moscow Times|date=2004-02-17|accessdate=2009-11-13|last=Aliev|first=Timur}}</ref>
*Pasikhat Dzhukalayeva: In 2004, ''[[The Moscow Times]]'' reported that Dzhukalayeva of [[Chechnya]] claimed to have been born in 1881 (age 122). The claim is ''possible'' but incompletely verified. Her death has not been reported since that time, so no age above 122 has been verifiably claimed.<ref name=dzhu>{{Cite web|url=http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/232837.html|title=122-Year-Old Chechen Has Seen a Lot|publisher=The Moscow Times|date=2004-02-17|accessdate=2009-11-13|last=Aliev|first=Timur}}</ref>
*Susie Brunson: Her obituaries appear in ''[[The Morning Star (19th century U.S. newspaper)|The Morning Star]]'' newspaper<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1385&dat=19941130&id=sx4WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DRUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4023,5823419|title=She Went Peaceful|publisher=Morning Star|date=1994-11-30|accessdate=2009-11-13|last=Vance|first=Tricia}}</ref> and ''[[The New York Times]]''. Her family claims that she was born in 1870 and lived to age 123.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1994/12/01/obituaries/susie-brunson-perhaps-the-oldest-american-123.html|title=Susie Brunson; Perhaps the Oldest American, 123|publisher=The New York Times|date=1994-12-01|accessdate=2009-11-13}}</ref> Her Social Security records indicate that she was born in 1888, making her only 106 when she died.<ref>[http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi?ssn=072-42-5728]</ref>
*Susie Brunson: Her obituaries appear in ''[[The Morning Star (19th century U.S. newspaper)|The Morning Star]]'' newspaper<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1385&dat=19941130&id=sx4WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DRUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4023,5823419|title=She Went Peaceful|publisher=Morning Star|date=1994-11-30|accessdate=2009-11-13|last=Vance|first=Tricia}}</ref> and ''[[The New York Times]]''. Her family claims that she was born in 1870 and lived to age 123.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1994/12/01/obituaries/susie-brunson-perhaps-the-oldest-american-123.html|title=Susie Brunson; Perhaps the Oldest American, 123|publisher=The New York Times|date=1994-12-01|accessdate=2009-11-13}}</ref> Her Social Security records indicate that she was born in 1888, making her only 106 when she died.<ref>[http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi?ssn=072-42-5728]</ref> The claim is ''controverted'' by a reliable source.


==Unverified claims==
==Unverified claims==
Standardized lists of incompletely verified longevity claims include the present and past range of individual claims not linked to [[longevity traditions]]. Lower ages are more likely to be true and higher ages less likely.
Standardized lists of longevity claims unverified by proximate records include the present and past range of individual claims. Lower ages are more likely to be true and higher ages less likely.


The wide range of geographical distribution of extreme claims tends to be counterevidence against the "longevity village" tradition,{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}} or the idea that extreme longevity tends to come from only certain specific regions.{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}} Rather, demographers believe that age claims are universal except where documented systems of recordkeeping are sufficient to separate the factual cases from the fictional.{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}} All notable claimants without records may be listed as incompletely verified. Claims may be true even though records do not exist or have not been found, so such lists include all such [[Grey area (concept)|grey area]] cases.
All notable claimants without records may be listed as incompletely verified. Claims may be true even though records do not exist or have not been found, so such lists include all such [[Grey area (concept)|grey-area]] cases.


===Living person claims===
===Living person claims===


These notable claims of age 113 or more, with full birthdate, were made or updated within the past two years, and have no publicly available early-life records to support them. Claims to 131 and older may be found at [[longevity myths]]. Those under 113 may be found at [[list of living supercentenarians]].
These notable supercentenarian claims with full birthdate were made or updated within the past two years, and have no publicly available early-life records to support them. Additional claims may be found at [[longevity traditions]] and [[list of living supercentenarians]]. Claims for ages under 113 years, 0 days, are not thoroughly represented in this data.


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|{{Age in years and days|1887|8|9}}
|{{Age in years and days|1887|8|9}}
|{{flag|China}}
|{{flag|China}}
|16 December 2009
|2010
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|Gurkha Uygur<ref name="OPIC"/>
|Gurkha Uygur<ref name="OPIC"/>
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|{{age in years and days|1896|8|7}}
|{{age in years and days|1896|8|7}}
|{{flag|Albania}}<br>{{flag|Italy}}
|{{flag|Albania}}<br>{{flag|Italy}}
|July 2010
|12 March 2010
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|Katerina Heyman<ref>[http://jv.news24.com/Beeld/Randse_Beeld/0,,3-68_2546947,00.html Report on Katerina Heyman's claimed 113th birthday]</ref>
|Katerina Heyman<ref>[http://jv.news24.com/Beeld/Randse_Beeld/0,,3-68_2546947,00.html Report on Katerina Heyman's claimed 113th birthday]</ref>
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|11 August 2009
|11 August 2009
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|Luang Phu Supha<ref>[http://www.phuketgazette.net/archives/articles/2010/article9256.html Report on Luang Phu Supha's claimed 114th birthday]</ref>
|Luang Pu Supha<ref>[http://www.phuketgazette.net/archives/articles/2010/article9256.html Report on Luang Pu Supha's claimed 114th birthday]</ref>
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|17 September 1896
|17 September 1896
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===Past claims===
===Past claims===
These notable claims of age 115–130, with full birthdate and deathdate, have no publicly available early-life records to support them. As with all such claims, lower ages are more likely to be true, higher ages less likely, and ages over 130 extremely unlikely (at trillions-to-one odds according to modern demographic data).{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}} Those aged over 130 are listed in the [[longevity traditions]] article.
These notable supercentenarian claims with full birthdate and deathdate have no publicly available early-life records to support them. As with all such claims, lower ages are more likely to be true and higher ages less likely. Additional claims are listed in the [[longevity traditions]] article. Claims for ages under 115 years, 0 days, are not thoroughly represented in this data.
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|Sylvester Magee<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ripley's Believe It or Not! item relating to Sylvester Magee, the oldest American|date=10 November 1970|work=Lewiston [Maine] Daily Sun|url=http://www.library.umaine.edu/speccoll/FindingAids/Bean.htm}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|title=America's Oldest Citizen Dies In Mississippi At 130|date=1971-11-04 |url=http://books.google.com/?id=bLEDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA10&lpg=PA10&dq=sylvester+magee+130#v=onepage&q=sylvester%20magee%20130&f=false|journal=[[Jet (magazine)|Jet]]|publisher=Johnson Publishing Company|volume=41|issue=6|issn=00215996}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://daggy.name/cop/bkofdead/obits-ma.htm#MageeSylvester|title=Caskets on Parade Book of the Dead Obits}}</ref>
|Sylvester Magee<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=bLEDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA10&lpg=PA10&dq=sylvester+magee+130&source=bl&ots=zj-Rr0772V&sig=ysAmgX39AfIVZlSsojc7_AU7l2E&hl=en&ei=13WhS_S5Oc6ztgeMoOjyBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CBMQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=sylvester%20magee%20130&f=false Report on the death of Sylvester Magee]</ref>
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|26 May 1841
|29 May 1841
|15 October 1971
|15 October 1971
|130 years, 142 days
|130 years, 142 days
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|130 years, 130 days
|130 years, 130 days
|{{flag|Brazil}}
|{{flag|Brazil}}
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|[[Habib Miyan]]<ref>Variously claimed birth in 1878, 1872, 1870, and 1869. 1878 is per the original claim.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7569656.stm Report on the death of Habib Miyan]</ref>
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|20 May 1878
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|19 August 2008
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|130 years, 91 days
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|{{flag|India}}
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|[[Sahan Dosova]]<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1180580/Worlds-oldest-woman-dies-130--slipping-bathroom-new-flat-given-celebrate-age.html Report on the death of Sahan Dosova]</ref>
|[[Sahan Dosova]]<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1180580/Worlds-oldest-woman-dies-130--slipping-bathroom-new-flat-given-celebrate-age.html Report on the death of Sahan Dosova]</ref>
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|129 years, 101 days
|129 years, 101 days
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|{{flag|Brazil}}
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|[[Habib Miyan]]<ref>Variously claimed birth in 1879, 1878, 1872, 1870, and 1869. 1879 is per pension papers. {{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7569656.stm|publisher=[[BBC News]]|title='Oldest man' passes away in India|date=2008-08-19}}</ref>
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|20 May 1879
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|19 August 2008
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|129 years, 91 days
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|{{flag|India}}
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|[[Mary Ewen]]<ref>[http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20070501/lead/lead10.html Report on the death of Mary Ewen]</ref>
|[[Mary Ewen]]<ref>[http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20070501/lead/lead10.html Report on the death of Mary Ewen]</ref>
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|{{flag|France}}<br>{{flag|Russia}}
|{{flag|France}}<br>{{flag|Russia}}
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|[[Benito Martínez|Benito Martínez Abrogán]]<ref>[http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2006-10/12/content_706625.htm Report on the death of Benito Martínez]</ref>
|[[Benito Martínez|Benito Martínez Abrogán]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2006-10/12/content_706625.htm|title=Cuba's oldest man dies at 126|publisher=Xinhua|work=China Daily|date=2006-10-12}}</ref>
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|19 June 1880
|19 June 1880
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|{{flag|USA}}
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|[[Du Pinhua]]<ref>[http://www.malpde.com/read.php?wid=4730 Report on the death of Du Pinhua]</ref>
|[[Du Pinhua]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.malpde.com/read.php?wid=4730|title=吉尼斯世界纪录中世界最长寿者意外摔伤驾鹤西去|language=Chinese}}</ref>
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|align=center|F
|22 April 1886
|22 April 1886
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|117 years, 127 days
|117 years, 127 days
|{{flag|USA}}
|{{flag|USA}}
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|Martin Kaschke<ref>[http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Worlds_Oldest_People/message/15137]</ref>
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|11 May 1610
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|10 June 1727
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|117 years, 29 days
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|{{flag|Germany}}
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|[[María Díaz Cortés]]<ref>[http://www.diariodesevilla.es/article/sevilla/315819/la/abuela/vacie/cumple/manana/anos/con/una/salud/perfecta/y/la/mente/despierta.html Report on Maria Diaz Cortés' claimed 117th birthday] {{es icon}}</ref><ref>[http://www.abcdesevilla.es/20090416/sevilla-sevilla/adios-abuela-vacie-20090416.html Report on the death of María Díaz Cortés] {{es icon}}</ref>
|[[María Díaz Cortés]]<ref>[http://www.diariodesevilla.es/article/sevilla/315819/la/abuela/vacie/cumple/manana/anos/con/una/salud/perfecta/y/la/mente/despierta.html Report on Maria Diaz Cortés' claimed 117th birthday] {{es icon}}</ref><ref>[http://www.abcdesevilla.es/20090416/sevilla-sevilla/adios-abuela-vacie-20090416.html Report on the death of María Díaz Cortés] {{es icon}}</ref>
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|117 years, 11 days
|117 years, 11 days
|{{flag|Spain}}
|{{flag|Spain}}
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|Martin Kaschke<ref>{{Cite magazine|first=Werner|last=Bastine|title=Augenzeuge eines Jahrhunderts: Das beschwerliche Leben des Bauern und späteren Drehnaer 'Wirtschafts-Voigtes' Martin Kaschke (1610-1727)|work=Luckauer Heimatkalender|date=1982/83|page=66, note 3|quote=Todes von Martin Kaschke (6.10.1727) .... gebohren Ao. 1610, d. 5. Nov.|url=http://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Diskussion:Martin_Kaschke&diff=75256759&oldid=67502591}}</ref><!--convenience link-->
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|5 November 1610
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|6 October 1727
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|116 years, 335 days
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|[[:ja:中村重兵衛|Jubee Nakamura]]<ref name="WOC"/>
|[[:ja:中村重兵衛|Jubee Nakamura]]<ref name="WOC"/>
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===Incomplete claims===
===Incomplete claims===
These notable claims of age 115 or more, with incomplete birthdate or deathdate, have no publicly available early-life records to support them. Those aged over 130 are considered either discredited or simply not believable.{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}}
These notable supercentenarian claims with incomplete birthdate or deathdate have no publicly available early-life records to support them. Claims for ages under 115 years are not thoroughly represented in this data.
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|129 years
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|{{flag|Philippines}}
|{{flag|Philippines}}
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|Pasikhat Dzhukalayeva<ref name=dzhu/>
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|1881
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|'''Living'''<br>(17 February 2004)
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|{{Age|1881|12|31}} years
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|{{flag|Russia}}<br>{{flag|Chechnya}}
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|Mary Edwards<ref>[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ewyatt/_borders/Texas%20Slave%20Narratives/Texas%20E/Edwards,%20Mary%20Kincheon.html Report on Mary Edwards]</ref>
|Mary Edwards<ref>[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ewyatt/_borders/Texas%20Slave%20Narratives/Texas%20E/Edwards,%20Mary%20Kincheon.html Report on Mary Edwards]</ref>
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|{{Age|1890|1|1}} years
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|Swami Bua<ref>[http://www.vnn.org/editorials/ET0201/ET25-7120.html Report on Swami Bua at the claimed age of 111]</ref><ref>[http://sreyo.com/om/sb/swamibua.pdf Report on Swami Bua at the claimed age of 119]</ref>
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|1890
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|'''Living'''<br>(28 March 2009)
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|{{Age|1890|1|1}} years
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|{{flag|India}}<br>{{flag|USA}}
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|-bgcolor="99FF99"
|Mzee Barnabas Kiptonui arap Rop<ref>[http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=2000014261&catid=4&a=1 Report on Mzee Barnabas Kiptonui arap Rop at the claimed age of 120]</ref>
|Mzee Barnabas Kiptonui arap Rop<ref>[http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=2000014261&catid=4&a=1 Report on Mzee Barnabas Kiptonui arap Rop at the claimed age of 120]</ref>
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|{{Age|1891|1|1}} years
|{{Age|1891|1|1}} years
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|{{flag|Armenia}}
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|Swami Bua Maharaj<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hinduismtoday.com/modules/xpress/hindu-press-international/2010/07/23/swami-bua-maharaj-passes-away-after-more-than-a-century-of-yoga/|work=Hinduism Today|title=Swami Bua Maharaj Passes Away After More Than a Century of Yoga|publisher=Himalayan Academy|author=Hindu Press International|date=23 July 2010}}</ref>
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|1890
|23 July 2010
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|119 years
|{{flag|India}}<br>{{flag|USA}}
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|Waldomiro da Silva<ref>[Die Rheinpfalz 03.03.1986, Marriage Report]</ref>
|Waldomiro da Silva<ref>[Die Rheinpfalz 03.03.1986, Marriage Report]</ref>
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|119 years
|119 years
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|{{flag|USA}}
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|[[Taejo of Goguryeo]]
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|47
|165
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|118 years
|{{flag|Korea}}
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|Junas Kursonis<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5RMDJ-gi1o&feature=related Report on Junas Kursonis]</ref>
|Junas Kursonis<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5RMDJ-gi1o&feature=related Report on Junas Kursonis]</ref>
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==Withdrawn claims==
==Withdrawn claims==
These claims have been shown to be exaggerated.
These claims have been shown to be exaggerated.
* Ida Stewart of [[Alexandria, Jamaica]], allegedly born 5 November 1886, is now said to have been born 13 November 1896, age {{Age in years and days|1896|11|13}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jis.gov.jm/health/html/20090220T180000-0500_18573_JIS_MISS_IDA_NOT_THE_WORLD_S_OLDEST__BUT_AMONG_LONGEST_LIVING_JAMAICANS.asp|title=Miss Ida Not the World's Oldest, But Among Longest Living Jamaicans|publisher=Jamaica Information Service|date=2009-02-21|accessdate=2009-11-13}}</ref>
* Melinda Harris of [[New Bern, North Carolina]], allegedly born 4 May 1896, is now said to have been born in 1898, age {{Age in years and days|1898|5|4}}; according to the Gerontology Research Group.<ref>[http://www.grg.org/Adams/EE1.HTM GRG: Pending Cases for Consideration]</ref>
* Melinda Harris of [[New Bern, North Carolina]], allegedly born 4 May 1896, is now said to have been born in 1898, age {{Age in years and days|1898|5|4}}; according to the Gerontology Research Group.<ref>[http://www.grg.org/Adams/EE1.HTM GRG: Pending Cases for Consideration]</ref>
* Nellie Chee of [[Gallup, New Mexico]], allegedly born 15 September 1889, is now said to have been born in 1895, and died on 14 November 2006 aged 111; according to her Social Security records.<ref>[http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi?ssn=525-80-2100]</ref>
* Nellie Chee of [[Gallup, New Mexico]], allegedly born 15 September 1889, is now said to have been born in 1895, and died on 14 November 2006 aged 111; according to her Social Security records.<ref>[http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi?ssn=525-80-2100]</ref>
* [[Paweł Parniak]] of [[Wolibórz]], [[Poland]] (born 27 February 1890?), is now said to have been born in 1895 to do his parents' birth years (1870 and 1875). The claim is also doubted because there have been other Polish claims as high as age 120, and it was common for Polish men to inflate their age to avoid service in the Second World War.
* [[Emma Bodie Begay]] of [[Grants, New Mexico]], allegedly born 3 November 1887, is now said to have been born in 1896, and died on 6 April 2007 aged 110; according to her Social Security records.<ref>[http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi?ssn=525-68-9040]</ref>
* [[Emma Bodie Begay]] of [[Grants, New Mexico]], allegedly born 3 November 1887, is now said to have been born in 1896, and died on 6 April 2007 aged 110; according to her Social Security records.<ref>[http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi?ssn=525-68-9040]</ref>
* Rosa Brown of [[Pleasantville, New Jersey]], allegedly born 15 March 1890, is now said to have been born in 1899, and died on 16 March 2009 aged 110; according to her Social Security records.<ref name="ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com">[http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi?ssn=151-16-8532]</ref>
* Rosa Brown of [[Pleasantville, New Jersey]], allegedly born 15 March 1890, is now said to have been born in 1899, and died on 16 March 2009 aged 110; according to her Social Security records.<ref name="ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com">[http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi?ssn=151-16-8532]</ref>
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* Ghaini Jamkar of [[Maharashtra, India]], allegedly born 1873, is now said to have been born in 1907, age {{age|1907|12|31}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/11/02/stories/2007110254990600.htm|title=Rajyotsava winner at 136?|publisher=The Hindu|date=2007-11-02|accessdate=2010-04-01}}</ref>
* Ghaini Jamkar of [[Maharashtra, India]], allegedly born 1873, is now said to have been born in 1907, age {{age|1907|12|31}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/11/02/stories/2007110254990600.htm|title=Rajyotsava winner at 136?|publisher=The Hindu|date=2007-11-02|accessdate=2010-04-01}}</ref>
* Sam Brown of [[Spencer, Oklahoma]], allegedly born 4 July 1859, is now said to have been born in 1876, and died on 3 February 1978 aged 101; according to his Social Security records.<ref>[http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi?ssn=441-52-0871]</ref>
* Sam Brown of [[Spencer, Oklahoma]], allegedly born 4 July 1859, is now said to have been born in 1876, and died on 3 February 1978 aged 101; according to his Social Security records.<ref>[http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi?ssn=441-52-0871]</ref>
* Sylvester M. Magee, allegedly 126, and [[Charlie Smith (centenarian)|Charlie Smith]], allegedly 125, were featured by ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine in 1967.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,899657-1,00.html|title=Gerontology: Secret of Long Life|publisher=Time Magazine|date=1967-04-14|accessdate=2009-11-13}}</ref> Magee claimed a 29 May 1841 date of birth and Smith claimed an 1842 birth. Smith died in 1979, but his marriage certificate indicated he lived only to 105, and the 1900 census indicated he lived only to 100.
* Nora Lee of [[Aliquippa, Pennsylvania]], allegedly born 16 February 1859, is now said to have been born in 1879, and died on 26 December 1977 aged 98; according to her Social Security records.<ref>[http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi?ssn=187-40-3891]</ref>
* Nora Lee of [[Aliquippa, Pennsylvania]], allegedly born 16 February 1859, is now said to have been born in 1879, and died on 26 December 1977 aged 98; according to her Social Security records.<ref>[http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi?ssn=187-40-3891]</ref>
* [[Mary Ramsey Wood]] of [[Hillsboro, Oregon]] (20 May 1787? – 1 January 1908), was allegedly 120. The only Mary Wood of Hillsboro in the 1880 and 1900 censuses was born in 1809 or 1811,<ref name="1880 census">{{Cite web|url=http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/Census/individual_record.asp?indi_code=1880US%5F4486737%5F2&lds=5&region=0&regionfriendly=1880+US+Census&frompage=99 1880|title=United States Census Individual Record: Mary Wood|publisher=Family Search|accessdate=2008-03-02}}</ref> which yields an age of either 96 or 98 on Wood's deathdate.
* [[Mary Ramsey Wood]] of [[Hillsboro, Oregon]] (20 May 1787? – 1 January 1908), was allegedly 120. The only Mary Wood of Hillsboro in the 1880 and 1900 censuses was born in 1809 or 1811,<ref name="1880 census">{{Cite web|url=http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/Census/individual_record.asp?indi_code=1880US%5F4486737%5F2&lds=5&region=0&regionfriendly=1880+US+Census&frompage=99 1880|title=United States Census Individual Record: Mary Wood|publisher=Family Search|accessdate=2008-03-02}}</ref> which yields an age of either 96 or 98 on Wood's deathdate.
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*[[George Fruits]] {died 1876} alleged to have been born 1762; actually born 1779
*[[George Fruits]] {died 1876} alleged to have been born 1762; actually born 1779
*[[William Lundy]] {died 1957} claimed to have been born 1848; actually born 1860
*[[William Lundy]] {died 1957} claimed to have been born 1848; actually born 1860
*[[Walter Williams (soldier)]] {died 1959} claimed to have been born 1846; actually born 1854
*[[John B. Salling]] {died 1959} claimed to have been born 1846; actually born 1858
*[[John B. Salling]] {died 1959} claimed to have been born 1846; actually born 1858
*[[Charlie Smith (centenarian)]] {died 1979} claimed to have been born 1842; actually born 1874/1879


==References==
==References==

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Longevity claims are individual claims to extreme human longevity (generally age 110 or older, or supercentenarianism). Many individual claims have either no verification or only partial evidence; longevity claims that have been fully verified according to the standards of the Gerontology Research Group and/or the Guinness Book of World Records are reflected in an established list of supercentenarians.

Scientific status

There is insufficient evidence either to demonstrate or to refute centenarian longevity prior to the nineteenth century.[1] Even today, no fixed theoretical limit to human longevity is apparent.[2] Studies in the biodemography of human longevity indicate a late-life mortality deceleration law: that death rates level off at advanced ages to a late-life mortality plateau. That is, there is no fixed upper limit to human longevity, or fixed maximal human lifespan.[3] This law was first quantified in 1939, when researchers found that the one-year probability of death at advanced age asymptotically approaches a limit of 44% for women and 54% for men.[4]

Fully verified claims

For fully verified human longevity claims, see supercentenarian and oldest people.

Longevity claims differ from longevity traditions in that claims contain verifiable years of birth and death given by reliable secondary sources, while traditions are constructed within a longevity tradition framework (such as Biblical patriarchs or the fountain of youth).

  • Only approximately 70 people in modern history have been documented as reaching the age of 114.
  • Only about 26 of these reached the age of 115.
  • As of 2 November the oldest verified living person is French woman Eugénie Blanchard (born 16 February 1896, age 128 years, 260 days).
  • The oldest person verified by modern standards, and the only person with undisputed evidence to have lived to be over 120, was French woman Jeanne Calment (21 February 1875 – 4 August 1997, age 122 years, 164 days).

Problems in documenting

  • The first two people Guinness accepted as reaching 113, both of whom were male, have now been discredited.
  • The first three people to be acknowledged by Guinness as reaching 114 have all had their claims disputed.
  • Of the ten people regarded by Guinness or the Gerontology Research Group to have reached 116, three are subject to substantial doubt.
  • The United States Social Security Administration has public death records of over 100 people said to have died in their 160s to 190s.

As Guinness states in numerous editions from the 1960s to the 1980s, "No single subject is more obscured by vanity, deceit, falsehood, and deliberate fraud than the extremes of human longevity." Despite the demographic evidence of the extremes of verified modern longevity, as established by Guinness and the Gerontology Research Group (GRG), stories in reliable sources still surface regularly, stating that these extremes have been exceeded, even at extremely unlikely[citation needed] odds. Responsible validation of longevity claims involves investigation of records following the claimant from birth to the present, and claims far outside the demonstrated records regularly fail such scrutiny.

Actuary Walter G. Bowerman states that longevity assertions originate mainly in remote, underdeveloped regions, among illiterate peoples, evidenced by nothing more than family testimony.[5] However, generally speaking, life expectancy is rather lower in these areas than in the areas where undisputed claims are typically found.[citation needed]

In the transitional period of record-keeping, records tend to exist for the wealthy and upper-middle classes, but are often spotty and nonexistent for the poor. In the United States, birth registration did not begin in Mississippi until 1912 and was not universal until 1933. Hence, in many longevity cases no actual birth record exists. This type of case is classified by gerontologists as "partially validated".

Proximate records

Since some cases were recorded in the census, there may be obtainable evidence that tends to support the age claim.

  • Susie Gibson: Gibson and her family claimed a birthdate of 31 October 1889. The earliest record available, the 1900 census, lists her as born in October 1890. The 1900 census is a proximate record, not an immediate record written in 1890. The gerontologist's methodological conclusion is that it is nearly certain (sufficiently verified) that Gibson was at least 115 ("115+"), and that additional documentation establishing 116 is possible.
  • Maggie Barnes: Barnes claimed to be 117. Inconsistent records suggested that she was at least 115, but possibly a year older. The conclusion is that Barnes was 115+, and could have been 116 or 117.
  • Rosa Williams: Some evidence exists to support the allegation made by Williams's family that she was born in May 1886. The 1910 census listed her as 22, suggesting she was born, rather, in May 1887 or 1888. She died in January 2001. The conclusion is that she was 112+ at the time of her death.

Late-life records

In another type of case, the only records that exist are late-life documents. Because age inflation often occurs in adulthood (to avoid military service or to apply for a pension early), or because the government may have begun record-keeping during the claimant's mid-lifetime, claims unverified by proximate records exist. These unverified claims are less likely to be true (because the records are written later), but are still possible. Longevity narratives did not come in for serious scrutiny until the work of William Thoms in 1873, who proposed the 100th-birthday test: is there evidence of the person claiming to be age 100, prior to the post-centenarian claim? This test does not prove a person's age, but does separate the typical pension-claim longevity exaggeration (which tends to reach 115 to 125) and the spontaneous claim that a certain relative is over 150.

  • Hanna Barysevich: Barysevich claimed to have been 118. This can be neither verified nor disproven from Belarus records. The claim is demographically possible but incompletely verified. The probability of surviving to age 118 is significantly low.
  • Pasikhat Dzhukalayeva: In 2004, The Moscow Times reported that Dzhukalayeva of Chechnya claimed to have been born in 1881 (age 122). The claim is possible but incompletely verified. Her death has not been reported since that time, so no age above 122 has been verifiably claimed.[6]
  • Susie Brunson: Her obituaries appear in The Morning Star newspaper[7] and The New York Times. Her family claims that she was born in 1870 and lived to age 123.[8] Her Social Security records indicate that she was born in 1888, making her only 106 when she died.[9] The claim is controverted by a reliable source.

Unverified claims

Standardized lists of longevity claims unverified by proximate records include the present and past range of individual claims. Lower ages are more likely to be true and higher ages less likely.

All notable claimants without records may be listed as incompletely verified. Claims may be true even though records do not exist or have not been found, so such lists include all such grey-area cases.

Living person claims

These notable supercentenarian claims with full birthdate were made or updated within the past two years, and have no publicly available early-life records to support them. Additional claims may be found at longevity traditions and list of living supercentenarians. Claims for ages under 113 years, 0 days, are not thoroughly represented in this data.

Name Sex Claimed birth Claimed living age as of 2 November Country Last update
Tuti Yusupova[10] F 1 July 1880 144 years, 124 days  Uzbekistan 3 July 2010
Antisa Khvichava[11] F 8 July 1880 144 years, 117 days  Georgia 9 July 2010
Will Johnson[12] M 8 May 1881 143 years, 178 days  United States 16 May 2009
Halim Solmaz[13] F 1 July 1884 140 years, 124 days  Turkey 12 November 2009
Juana Bautista de la Candelaria Rodríguez[14] F 2 February 1885 139 years, 274 days  Cuba 2 February 2010
Nuri Öztunç[15] M 1 July 1885 139 years, 124 days  Turkey 1 July 2010
Siriaca Muñoz[16] F 8 July 1885 139 years, 117 days  Venezuela 14 June 2010
Sadiq Sawut[17][18] M 9 August 1887 137 years, 85 days  China 16 December 2009
Gurkha Uygur[18] M 1 May 1889 135 years, 185 days  China 2010
Anna Ragel[19] F 4 July 1889 135 years, 121 days  Belarus 5 July 2009
José de Jesus[20] M 10 January 1890 134 years, 297 days  Brazil 3 September 2009
Majinah[21] F 2 April 1890 134 years, 214 days  Indonesia 26 May 2010
Magomed Labazanov[22] M 1 May 1890 134 years, 185 days  Russia 3 May 2010
Khabibamal Khamitova[23] F 1 July 1890 134 years, 124 days  Russia 1 July 2010
Guo Fangji[18] F 11 January 1891 133 years, 296 days  China 2010
Arme Tsering[24] F 16 March 1891 133 years, 231 days  China 16 March 2009
Ula Margusheva[25] F 15 April 1891 133 years, 201 days  Russia 17 April 2009
Aisa I Sur[18] M 17 April 1891 133 years, 199 days  China 2010
Lucas Melón Ayala[26] M 6 August 1891 133 years, 88 days  Peru 3 June 2009
Wang Zhangshi[18] F 25 November 1891 132 years, 343 days  China 2010
Tamtis[27] M 13 January 1892 132 years, 294 days  Indonesia 26 May 2010
Swami Maharajah[28] M 13 April 1892 132 years, 203 days  India 26 January 2009
Soft-Tzu[18] M 16 August 1892 132 years, 78 days  China 2010
Daw Mya Kyi[29] F 9 October 1892 132 years, 24 days  Burma 13 September 2010
Ren Zhen[18] M 15 October 1892 132 years, 18 days  China 2010
Elizabeth Johnson[30][31] F 25 December 1892 131 years, 313 days  United States 13 January 2009
Cheung Kwai-mui[32] F 4 January 1893 131 years, 303 days  China 28 March 2010
Kashi Wood[18] M 4 January 1893 131 years, 303 days  China 2010
Tian Longyu[33] F 28 April 1893 131 years, 188 days  China 11 June 2010
Da Lanwan[34] F 3 May 1893 131 years, 183 days  China 11 April 2010
Lu Zijian[35] M 15 October 1893 131 years, 18 days  China 5 November 2009
Doralina Borba[36] F 22 January 1894 130 years, 285 days  Brazil 23 January 2009
Margarita Torres[37] F 15 April 1894 130 years, 201 days  Peru 11 November 2009
María Norberta Rivera-Ramírez[38] F 5 June 1895 129 years, 150 days  Mexico 15 October 2008
Hyun-pin Show[39] M 5 July 1896 128 years, 120 days  Thailand 23 July 2009
María del Carmen Flores[40] F 16 July 1896 128 years, 109 days  Nicaragua 29 May 2010
Celino Villanueva Jaramillo[41] M 26 July 1896 128 years, 99 days  Chile 26 July 2010
Feride Hyka[42][43] F 7 August 1896 128 years, 87 days  Albania
 Italy 		12 March 2010
Katerina Heyman[44] F 8 August 1896 128 years, 86 days  South Africa 11 August 2009
Luang Pu Supha[45] M 17 September 1896 128 years, 46 days  Thailand 17 September 2010
Ida Stewart[46] F 13 November 1896 127 years, 355 days  Jamaica 18 November 2009
Mansoor Pazargad[47] M 28 December 1896 127 years, 310 days  Iran
 United States 		7 May 2010
Sudhakar Chaturvedi[48][49] M 20 April 1897 127 years, 196 days  India 17 June 2010
Vicenta Pineda Santacruz[50] F 19 July 1897 127 years, 106 days  Mexico 23 July 2010

Limbo claims

These notable claims of age 114 or more, with full birthdate, were not made or updated within the past two years, and have no publicly available early-life records to support them.

Name Sex Claimed birth Claimed if living age as of 2 November Country Last update
Cliceria Gómez-Morales[51] F 20 September 1885 139 years, 43 days  Mexico 28 April 2007
Noninji Elizabeth Bete[52] F 21 May 1886 138 years, 165 days  South Africa 4 December 2005
Rosalina Francisca da Silva[53] F 6 August 1886 138 years, 88 days  Brazil 27 October 2007
Goshada Tsallaeva[54] F 15 November 1886 137 years, 353 days  Russia 1 July 2006
Józef Piotrowski[55] M 7 September 1887 137 years, 56 days  Poland 8 September 2005
Amelia Costa dos Santos[56] F 15 May 1888 136 years, 171 days  Brazil 18 August 2007
Joana Ribeiro da Silva[57] F 25 May 1888 136 years, 161 days  Brazil 24 May 2008
Margarita Alas[58] F 13 June 1888 136 years, 142 days  El Salvador 10 May 2004
LaJean Smith[59] F 15 June 1889 135 years, 140 days  United States 23 June 2006
Marfa Salaikijskaja[60] F 10 September 1889 135 years, 53 days  Lithuania 10 September 2004
Floripes Luzia Damasio[61] F 13 December 1889 134 years, 325 days  Brazil 15 January 2005
Clara MacLeash[62] F 1 January 1890 134 years, 306 days  Jamaica 3 April 2006
Pa Igboezu Asoegwu[63] M 20 April 1890 134 years, 196 days  Nigeria 29 March 2006
Baji Safaorva[64] F 3 July 1890 134 years, 122 days  Azerbaijan July 2006
Elias Athanasiades[65] M 14 May 1891 133 years, 172 days  Turkey
 Greece 		20 November 2004
Sóstenes Martínez[66] M 21 May 1891 133 years, 165 days  Mexico 23 May 2007
Ángel Alberto Rengifo Cerquera[67] M 31 December 1891 132 years, 307 days  Colombia 22 August 2006
Nonteru Jwara[68] F 2 September 1892 132 years, 61 days  South Africa 11 September 2006
Ellen Spencer[69] F 3 January 1893 131 years, 304 days  Jamaica 22 January 2006
Tránsito Ayala[70] F 13 August 1896 128 years, 81 days  Colombia 14 August 2008

Past claims

These notable supercentenarian claims with full birthdate and deathdate have no publicly available early-life records to support them. As with all such claims, lower ages are more likely to be true and higher ages less likely. Additional claims are listed in the longevity traditions article. Claims for ages under 115 years, 0 days, are not thoroughly represented in this data.

Name Sex Claimed birth Death Claimed age Country
Sylvester Magee[71][72][73] M 29 May 1841 15 October 1971 130 years, 142 days  USA
Maria Olívia da Silva[74] F 28 February 1880 8 July 2010 130 years, 130 days  Brazil
Sahan Dosova[75] F 27 March 1879 9 May 2009 130 years, 43 days  Kazakhstan
Maria Do Carmo Geronimo[64] F 5 March 1871 14 June 2000 129 years, 101 days  Brazil
Habib Miyan[76] M 20 May 1879 19 August 2008 129 years, 91 days  India
Mary Ewen[77] F 5 May 1878 10 April 2007 128 years, 340 days  Jamaica
Cruz Hernández[64] F 3 May 1878 8 March 2007 128 years, 309 days  El Salvador
Elizabeth Israel[64] F 27 January 1875 14 October 2003 128 years, 260 days  Dominica
Jose del Rosario Serrano[78][79] M 5 March 1881 24 April 2009 128 years, 50 days  Colombia
Swami Kalyan Dev[64] M 26 June 1876 12 July 2004 128 years, 16 days  India
Tshinyelo Dora Muzila[80] F 4 May 1880 14 January 2008 127 years, 255 days  South Africa
Nicolas Savin[81] M 17 April 1768 29 November 1894 126 years, 226 days  France
 Russia
Benito Martínez Abrogán[82] M 19 June 1880 11 October 2006 126 years, 114 days  Haiti
 Cuba
Jackson Pollard[83] M 15 December 1869 25 October 1995 125 years, 314 days  USA
Juan Ramos[64][84] M 24 June 1880 24 January 2006 125 years, 214 days  Cuba
 USA
Aberewa Grace[85] F 16 August 1878 18 January 2004 125 years, 155 days  Ghana
Alberta Davis[64][86] F 24 December 1881 27 January 2007 125 years, 34 days  USA
Anna Visser[64][87] F 25 December 1878 8 January 2004 125 years, 14 days  Namibia
Augusta Watts[64] F 15 August 1876 9 July 2001 124 years, 328 days  USA
Maria Etelvina dos Santos[64] F 15 July 1878 8 March 2003 124 years, 236 days  Brazil
Hu Yeh-mei[88] F 10 February 1885 24 August 2009 124 years, 195 days  Taiwan
Armando Frid[64][89] M 24 May 1866 28 July 1990 124 years, 65 days  Argentina
Ana Martinha da Silva[64] F 25 August 1880 27 July 2004 123 years, 337 days  Brazil
Arthur Reed[64] M 28 June 1860 15 April 1984 123 years, 292 days  USA
Hava Rexha[64] F 14 August 1880 8 November 2003 123 years, 86 days  Albania
Shukhrat Aliyeva[90] F 1 January 1887 1 December 2009 122 years, 334 days  USA
Oberia Coffin[64] F 1 December 1883 18 October 2006 122 years, 321 days  USA
Dora Jacobs[64] F 6 May 1880 19 January 2003 122 years, 258 days  South Africa
Mamie Evans[64] F 2 July 1872 15 January 1995 122 years, 197 days  USA
David Peterson[64] M 22 November 1850 31 May 1973 122 years, 190 days  USA
Sarah Hoover[64] F 25 June 1874 15 December 1996 122 years, 173 days  USA
Seher Bulut[91][92] F 18 November 1884 4 April 2007 122 years, 137 days  Turkey
Lich Nguyen[64] M 4 December 1876 15 December 1998 122 years, 11 days  Vietnam
 USA
William DuBerry[64] M 7 February 1870 13 November 1991 121 years, 279 days  USA
Fred Greenwell[64] M 26 January 1880 22 January 2001 120 years, 362 days  USA
Mark Thrash[64] M 25 December 1822 17 December 1943 120 years, 357 days  USA
Atidje Starkova[64] F 12 May 1875 24 January 1996 120 years, 257 days  Bulgaria
James Hopkins[93] M 12 January 1824 10 September 1944 120 years, 242 days  USA
Du Pinhua[94] F 22 April 1886 11 December 2006 120 years, 233 days  China
Mary Thompson[64] F 27 March 1876 3 August 1996 120 years, 129 days  USA
Ruperto Hernández[95] M 13 June 1887 10 August 2007 120 years, 58 days  Nicaragua
Francisco Mateus de Santana[96] M 21 September 1889 6 September 2009 119 years 350 days  Brazil
Li Cairong[64] F 12 November 1885 9 May 2005 119 years, 178 days  China
Hsu Yun[97] M 26 April 1840 13 Outubro 1959 119 years, 170 days  China
Józef Buszyło[98][dead link] M 7 October 1887 8 March 2007 119 years, 152 days  Poland
Ana María Pérez González[99] F 22 June 1890 17 November 2009 119 years, 148 days  Mexico
Mary J. Thompson[64] F 2 August 1882 8 October 2001 119 years, 67 days  USA
Hanna Barysevich[64] F 18 May 1888 23 February 2007 118 years, 281 days  Belarus
Rose Peters[64] F 25 February 1883 26 September 2001 118 years, 281 days  Dominica
Maikup Zhan[100] F 15 June 1890 5 February 2009 118 years, 235 days  China
Manik Bokchalian[64] F 20 June 1880 15 Nov 1998 118 years, 148 days  Turkey
 USA
Yaso Kobayashi[64] F 2 March 1846 29 May 1964 118 years, 88 days  Japan
Alberto Yoip[64] M 12 May 1886 23 July 2004 118 years, 72 days  Cuba
Varvara Semennikova[101] F 10 May 1890 9 March 2008 117 years, 304 days  Russia
Dominga Pantoja Nique[102] F 11 May 1889 14 February 2007 117 years, 279 days  Peru
Maria Andersson[64] F 24 December 1828 24 August 1946 117 years, 243 days  Finland
Estella Jones[103] F 10 November 1881 27 June 1999 117 years, 229 days  USA
Li Ada[64] F 11 April 1889 24 September 2006 117 years, 166 days  China
Katie Bruce[104] F 11 March 1890 16 July 2007 117 years, 127 days  USA
María Díaz Cortés[105][106] F 4 January 1892 15 January 2009 117 years, 11 days  Spain
Martin Kaschke[107] M 5 November 1610 6 October 1727 116 years, 335 days  Germany
Jubee Nakamura[64] M 10 December 1852 4 November 1969 116 years, 329 days  Japan
Sherin Kuloo[108] F 15 July 1872 31 May 1991 116 years, 311 days  Turkey
 USA
Agora Rafle[citation needed] F 13 March 1890 9 January 2007 116 years, 302 days  Romania
Ito Morimoto[109] F 15 August 1853 7 June 1970 116 years, 296 days  Japan
Amanda Aguilar[64] F 3 May 1890 14 February 2007 116 years, 287 days  Nicaragua
Nils Öhrberg[110] M 10 January 1700 12 October 1816 116 years, 276 days  Sweden
Anísio Rodrigues Alves[111][112] M 30 December 1892 17 August 2009 116 years, 237 days  Brazil
Clementina Rodríguez Quiros[113] F 13 November 1891 23 March 2008 116 years, 131 days  Panama
Minnie Lee Nave[64] F 15 August 1890 21 November 2006 116 years, 98 days  USA
Richard Washington[114] M 13 April 1893 7 July 2009 116 years, 85 days  USA
Paweł Parniak[64] M 27 February 1890 27 March 2006 116 years, 28 days  Poland
Tránsita Santana Damil[64] F 15 August 1888 3 June 2004 115 years, 293 days  Chile
Nancy Lawhead[64] F 12 March 1884 1 September 1999 115 years, 173 days  USA
He Wenzhang[115] M 9 April 1894 13 August 2009 115 years, 126 days  China
Catherine Singletary[64] F 16 September 1885 12 January 2001 115 years, 118 days  USA
Ellen Carroll[64] F 20 October 1828 8 December 1943 115 years, 49 days  Canada
Maria Strelnikova[116][117] F 15 March 1890 3 May 2005 115 years, 49 days  Russia

Incomplete claims

These notable supercentenarian claims with incomplete birthdate or deathdate have no publicly available early-life records to support them. Claims for ages under 115 years are not thoroughly represented in this data.

Name Sex Claimed birth Death
(or last update) 		Alleged age Country
Watfa al-Ghanem[118][119] F 1880 Living
(28 September 2009) 		130 years  Syria
Scolastica Oliveri[120] F 1448 1578 130 years  Italy
Katrina Cuaresma Sapal[121][122] F 1875 10 June 2004 129 years  Philippines
Pasikhat Dzhukalayeva[6] F 1881 Living
(17 February 2004) 		142 years  Russia
 Chechnya
Mary Edwards[123] F 8 July 1810 fl. 1938 127 years  USA
Gertrude Gorette[124] F 1863 fl. 28 August 1991 127 years  Brazil
Yohani Lauwo[125] M 1872 10 May 1996 124 years  Tanzania
Leah Lesczynski[126] F 1768 26 December 1892 124 years  USA
Zabani Khakimova[127] F 1879 2003 124 years  Russia
Mariam Amash[128] F 1888 Living
(15 February 2008) 		136 years  Israel
Zeyneb Mammadova[129] F 1886 September 2008 122 years  Azerbaijan
Sek Yi[130] M 1881 2003 122 years  Cambodia
Maria Santana das Graças[131] F 1889 Living
(23 November 2007) 		135 years  Brazil
Wesukwa Binti Pembe[132] F 1889 Living
(18 August 2009) 		135 years  Tanzania
Andreas Nielsen[133] M June 1660 1782 121 years  Norway
Gulsara Bekmuradova[134] F 1890 Living
(25 March 2009) 		134 years  Uzbekistan
Mzee Barnabas Kiptonui arap Rop[135] M 1890 Living
(19 July 2010) 		134 years  Kenya
Pham Thi Thuong[136] F 1890 Living
(18 March 2010) 		134 years  Vietnam
Feime Hassanova[137] F 14 April 1879 fl. 2 October 1999 120 years+  Bulgaria
Sarah Efua Andrews[138] F January 1889 22 May 2009 120 years  Ghana
Fulla Nayak[139] F 1886 November 2006 120 years  India
Nguyen Thi Da F 1891 Living
(5 October 2008) 		133 years  Vietnam
Aloyan Hube[140] F 1891 Living
(1 October 2007) 		133 years  Armenia
Swami Bua Maharaj[141] M 1890 23 July 2010 119 years  India
 USA
Waldomiro da Silva[142] F 1867 fl. 3 March 1986 119 years  Brazil
Spyros Theodoridis[143] M 1889 19 December 2008 119 years  Greece
Maria Shakwei Chepkemoi[144] F 1885 August 2004 119 years  Kenya
Richard Davis[145] M 1845 26 May 1964 119 years  USA
Junas Kursonis[146] M 1810s/1820s? 1930s/1940s? 118 years  Lithuania
Dong Thap Muoi[147] F 1892 Living
(22 November 2009) 		131 years  Vietnam
Anton Adner[148][149] M 1704/1705 15 March 1822 117 years  Germany
Edward Harlam[150] M 1880 1997 117 years  Jamaica
 USA
Abraham Kalinsky[151] M 1794 1911 117 years  USA
Doan Van Chan[152] F 1894 Living
(15 October 2008) 		130 years  Vietnam
Maria Nakalema Namagembe[153] F 1894 Living
(20 August 2009) 		130 years  Uganda
Franz Josef Eder[154] M 1794 5 May 1911 116 years  Germany
Sulaimon Adebayo[155] M 1895 Living
(21 March 2009) 		129 years  Nigeria
Themba Mkhize[156] F 1895 Living
(4 October 2009) 		129 years  South Africa
David Pur[157] M 1895 Living
(7 March 2010) 		129 years  Israel
Candelleria Padilla-Romero[158] F February 1895 Living
(2 February 2010) 		129 years  Colombia
Daniel Wanjau[159] M 1889 August 2004 115 years  Kenya
Jean Adrin[160] M 1797 1902 115 years  France
Mammy Lou[161] F c. 1804 after 1918 114 years  USA

Withdrawn claims

These claims have been shown to be exaggerated.

  • Melinda Harris of New Bern, North Carolina, allegedly born 4 May 1896, is now said to have been born in 1898, age 126 years, 182 days; according to the Gerontology Research Group.[162]
  • Nellie Chee of Gallup, New Mexico, allegedly born 15 September 1889, is now said to have been born in 1895, and died on 14 November 2006 aged 111; according to her Social Security records.[163]
  • Emma Bodie Begay of Grants, New Mexico, allegedly born 3 November 1887, is now said to have been born in 1896, and died on 6 April 2007 aged 110; according to her Social Security records.[164]
  • Rosa Brown of Pleasantville, New Jersey, allegedly born 15 March 1890, is now said to have been born in 1899, and died on 16 March 2009 aged 110; according to her Social Security records.[165]
  • Pearl Gartrell of Jacksonville, Florida, allegedly born 1 April 1888, is now said to have been born in 1900, and died on 23 November 2008 aged 108; according to her Social Security records.[166]
  • Katie White of Aurora, Colorado, allegedly born 9 November 1864, is now said to have been born in 1878, and died on 31 October 1986 aged 107; according to her Social Security records.[167]
  • María Mojica Torres of Puerto Rico, allegedly born 3 May 1895, is said to have been born in 1903 according to the 1910 United States Federal Census, and 1904 according to the 1930 U.S. Federal Census, age 121 or 120.[168]
  • Mary Duckworth of Chicago, Illinois, allegedly born 4 June 1861, is now said to have been born in 1877, and died on 19 April 1983 aged 105; according to her Social Security records.[165]
  • Rebecca Lanier of Warrensville Heights, Ohio, allegedly born 24 March 1892, is now said to have been born in 1904 according to the 1920 and 1930 United States Federal Censuses, age 120.[169]
  • Rosie Dollison of Whitehaven, Tennessee, allegedly born 10 June 1891, is now said to have been born in 1904, age 120.[170]
  • Ghaini Jamkar of Maharashtra, India, allegedly born 1873, is now said to have been born in 1907, age 116.[171]
  • Sam Brown of Spencer, Oklahoma, allegedly born 4 July 1859, is now said to have been born in 1876, and died on 3 February 1978 aged 101; according to his Social Security records.[172]
  • Nora Lee of Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, allegedly born 16 February 1859, is now said to have been born in 1879, and died on 26 December 1977 aged 98; according to her Social Security records.[173]
  • Mary Ramsey Wood of Hillsboro, Oregon (20 May 1787? – 1 January 1908), was allegedly 120. The only Mary Wood of Hillsboro in the 1880 and 1900 censuses was born in 1809 or 1811,[174] which yields an age of either 96 or 98 on Wood's deathdate.
  • Hryhoriy Nestor (born 15 March 1891?) of Lviv, Ukraine, was listed in a Ukraine database that says he was born on 11 July 1911 according to his passport. Which means he was 96 years old when he died.[175]
  • Micajah Weiss (born 3 June 1800?) was listed in the 26 September 1914 The New York Times obituary as a 114-year-old claimant to longevity, where it was stated he was New York's oldest person. He was a U.S. Civil War veteran.[176] Census data suggests he was born in 1810 or later.[177]
  • William Coates (1889 or 1911 – 23 February 2004) was widely called the oldest man in the United States. The Washington Post stated that William Coates was aged only 18 in the 1930 Census; this suggested he was no older than 92.[178]
  • Annibal Camoux of France, allegedly born 1638, died in 1759 in Marseilles, allegedly aged 121. In 1957 the French historian Louis Thibaux discovered that Camoux had in reality been born in Nice in 1669, and was thus actually only 90 years old when he died.[179]
  • Joseph Brunner of Bavaria, Germany, allegedly born 29 November 1706, is now said to have been born in 1739, and died on 22 November 1827 aged 88; according to his baptism record.[180]
  • Noah Raby (1 April 1772? – 1 March 1904) was featured in The New York Times and the New York Herald; he claimed to have heard Washington speak at Norfolk and to have fought in the War of 1812. However, census data indicates that Noah Raby was only 81 years old at the time of his death. He is listed as 28 years old in the 1850 Census.[181]
  • George Fruits {died 1876} alleged to have been born 1762; actually born 1779
  • William Lundy {died 1957} claimed to have been born 1848; actually born 1860
  • John B. Salling {died 1959} claimed to have been born 1846; actually born 1858

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  51. ^ Report on Cliceria Gómez-Morales at the claimed age 121 Template:Es icon
  52. ^ Report on Noninji Elizabeth Betes at the claimed age of 119
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  54. ^ Report on Goshada Tsallaeva's claimed 120th birthday Template:Fr icon
  55. ^ Report on Józef Piotrowski's claimed 118th birthday Template:Pl icon
  56. ^ Report on Amélia Costa dos Santos' claimed 119th birthday
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  58. ^ Report on Margarita Alas at the claimed age of 115 Template:Es icon
  59. ^ Report on LaJean Smith's claimed 117th birthday
  60. ^ Report on Marfa Salaikijskaja's claimed 115th birthday
  61. ^ Report on Floripes Luzia Damasio's claimed 115th birthday
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  63. ^ Report on Pa Igboezu Asoegwu's claimed 116th birthday
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  66. ^ Report on Sóstenes Martínez's claimed 115th birthday Template:Es icon
  67. ^ Report on Ángel Alberto Rengifo Cerquera at the claimed age of 114 Template:Es icon
  68. ^ Report on Nonteru Jwara's claimed 114th birthday
  69. ^ Report on Ellen Spencer's claimed 113th birthday
  70. ^ Report on Tránsito Ayala's claimed 113th birthday
  71. ^ "Ripley's Believe It or Not! item relating to Sylvester Magee, the oldest American". Lewiston [Maine] Daily Sun. 10 November 1970.
  72. ^ "America's Oldest Citizen Dies In Mississippi At 130". Jet. 41 (6). Johnson Publishing Company. 1971-11-04. ISSN 0021-5996.
  73. ^ "Caskets on Parade Book of the Dead Obits".
  74. ^ Report on the death of Maria Olívia da Silva Template:Pt icon
  75. ^ Report on the death of Sahan Dosova
  76. ^ Variously claimed birth in 1879, 1878, 1872, 1870, and 1869. 1879 is per pension papers. "'Oldest man' passes away in India". BBC News. 2008-08-19.
  77. ^ Report on the death of Mary Ewen
  78. ^ Report on Jose del Rosario Serrano's claimed 127th birthday Template:Es icon
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  80. ^ Report on the death of Tshinyelo Dora Muzila
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  83. ^ Jackson Pollard claimed to be 128 years old; his Social Security records indicated that he was 125 years old.
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  85. ^ Report on the death of Aberewa Grace
  86. ^ Report on the death of Alberta Davis
  87. ^ Report on the death of Anna Visser
  88. ^ Report on the death of Hu Yeh-mei
  89. ^ Report on the death of Armando Frid
  90. ^ Report on the death of Shukhrat Aliyeva
  91. ^ Report on Seher Bulut's claimed 122nd birthday Template:Tr icon
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  93. ^ Report on James Hopkins
  94. ^ "吉尼斯世界纪录中世界最长寿者意外摔伤驾鹤西去" (in Chinese).
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  96. ^ Report on the death of Francisco Mateus de Santana
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  99. ^ Report on the death of Ana María Pérez González Template:Es icon
  100. ^ Report on the death of Maikup Zhan Template:Cn icon
  101. ^ Report on the death of Varvara Semennikova
  102. ^ Report on the death of Dominga Pantoja Nique
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  104. ^ Report on the death of Katie Bruce
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  106. ^ Report on the death of María Díaz Cortés Template:Es icon
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  108. ^ Report on Sherin Kuloo
  109. ^ Report on Ito Morimoto
  110. ^ Report on Nils Öhrberg
  111. ^ Report on Anísio Rodrigues Alves' claimed 116th birthday Template:Pt icon
  112. ^ Report on the death of Anísio Rodrigues Alves Template:Pt icon
  113. ^ Report on the death of Clementina Rodríguez Quiros Template:Sp icon
  114. ^ Report on the death of Richard Washington
  115. ^ Report on the death of He Wenzhang Template:Cn icon
  116. ^ Report on Maria Strelnikova's claimed 115th birthday
  117. ^ Report on the death of Maria Strelnikova Template:Ru icon
  118. ^ Report on Watfa al-Ghanem at the alleged age of 128
  119. ^ Report on Watfa al-Ghanem at the alleged age of 129
  120. ^ Report on Scolastica Oliveri
  121. ^ Report on Katrina Cuaresma Sapal at the claimed age of 124
  122. ^ Report on the death of Katrina Cuaresma Sapal
  123. ^ Report on Mary Edwards
  124. ^ [Die Rheinpfalz 28.08.1991]
  125. ^ Report on Yohani Lauwo
  126. ^ Report on the death of Leah Lesczynski
  127. ^ Report on an article mentioning Zabani Khakimova
  128. ^ Report on Miriam Amash at the claimed age of 120
  129. ^ Report on the death of Zeyneb Mammadova
  130. ^ Report on the death of Sek Yi
  131. ^ Report on Maria Santana das Graças at the claimed age of 118 Template:Pt icon
  132. ^ Report on Wesukwa Binti Pembe at the claimed age of 120
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  134. ^ Report on Gulsara Bekmuradova's claimed 119th birthday
  135. ^ Report on Mzee Barnabas Kiptonui arap Rop at the claimed age of 120
  136. ^ Report on Pham Thi Thuong at the claimed age of 120
  137. ^ Report on Feime Hassanova at the claimed age of 120 Template:Nl icon
  138. ^ Report on the death of Sarah Efua Andrews
  139. ^ Report on the death of Fulla Nayak
  140. ^ Report on Aloyan Hube at the claimed age of 116
  141. ^ Hindu Press International (23 July 2010). "Swami Bua Maharaj Passes Away After More Than a Century of Yoga". Hinduism Today. Himalayan Academy.
  142. ^ [Die Rheinpfalz 03.03.1986, Marriage Report]
  143. ^ Report on Spyros Theodoridis
  144. ^ Report on the death of Maria Shakwei Chepkemoj
  145. ^ Report on the death of Richard Davis
  146. ^ Report on Junas Kursonis
  147. ^ Report on Dong Thap Muoi at the claimed age of 117 Template:Vn icon
  148. ^ Report on Anton Adner Template:De icon
  149. ^ Report on Anton Adner
  150. ^ Report on Harlam Edward
  151. ^ "MAN OF 117 STARVING.; Abraham Kalinsky Said to be America's Oldest Citizen". The New York Times. October 29, 1911.
  152. ^ Report on article mentioning Doan Van Chan at the claimed age of 114 years
  153. ^ Report on Maria Nakalema at the claimed age of 115
  154. ^ Report on Franz Josef Eder Template:De icon
  155. ^ Report on Sulaimon Adebayo at the claimed age of 114
  156. ^ Report on Themba Mkhize at the claimed age of 115
  157. ^ Report on David Pur at the claimed age of 115
  158. ^ Report on Candelleria Padilla-Romero at the claimed age of 115
  159. ^ Report on the death of Daniel Wanjau
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  161. ^ Mammy Lou claimed to be 114 when filming The Glorious Adventure in 1918 and said she was freed as a slave at age 61.
  162. ^ GRG: Pending Cases for Consideration
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