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As of January 2015, the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) had validated the longevity claims of 782 American supercentenarians. [1] [needs update] As of January 31, 2025, it lists the oldest living American as Naomi Whitehead (born in Georgia on September 26, 1910, and now residing in Greenville, Pennsylvania), aged 114 years, 127 days. [2]
Guinness World Records from its inception in 1955, began maintaining a list of the verified oldest people. [5] It developed into a list of all supercentenarians whose lifespan had been verified by at least three documents, in a standardized process, according to the norms of modern longevity research.
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.
A 114-year-old Houston woman has become the oldest living person in the U.S., according to LongeviQuest, an organization that tracks human longevity across the globe. Elizabeth Francis is now the ...
Name Lifespan Age Notability Eileen Kramer: 1914–2024 110 Australian dancer, artist, performer and choreographer [1] Frederica Sagor Maas: 1900–2012 111 American screenwriter, playwright and essayist [2] Norman Spencer: 1914–2024 110 British film producer, production manager and screenwriter [3] Ruthie Tompson: 1910–2021 111 American ...
Naomi Whitehead (née Washington; born September 26, 1910) is an American supercentenarian who has been the oldest living person in the United States since the death of Elizabeth Francis on October 22, 2024. [1]
LongeviQuest, an organization that tracks supercentenarians around the globe, released a statement on Saturday declaring Sister Inah Canabarro as the world's oldest person at 117 years old.
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