List of oldest people by year of death


Below is a list of the verified, to the standards of the Gerontology Research Group, Guinness World Records, or both; of the oldest people by year of death. Further information can be found on individuals without direct links in the "Records" and "Supercentenarians" sections under "Longevity" below. When possible, an entry has been provided for both the oldest man and the oldest woman of a particular year.

Oldest people by year of death

Year Name Sex Birth date Death date Age Place of birth Place of death
1899 Geert Adriaans Boomgaard M 21 September 1788 3 February 1899 110 years, 135 days Netherlands Netherlands
1903 Margaret Ann Neve F 18 May 1792 4 April 1903 110 years, 321 days Guernsey Guernsey
1917 Ann Pouder F 8 April 1807 10 July 1917 110 years, 93 days United Kingdom United States
1926 Louisa Thiers F 2 October 1814 17 February 1926 111 years, 138 days United States United States
1928 Delina Filkins F 4 May 1815 4 December 1928 113 years, 214 days United States United States
1932 Katherine Plunket F 22 November 1820 14 October 1932 111 years, 327 days Ireland Ireland
1953 Velgjer Svien F 10 October 1842 23 January 1953 110 years, 105 days Norway United States
1955 Betsy Baker F 20 August 1842 24 October 1955 113 years, 65 days United Kingdom United States
1959 Christina Karnebeek-Backs F 2 October 1849 7 October 1959 110 years, 5 days Netherlands Netherlands
1962 Ella Ille Rentel F 19 May 1852 19 September 1962 110 years, 123 days Lithuania Germany
Sylvester Melvin M 29 November 1851 12 March 1962 110 years, 103 days United States United States
1964 Mary Kelly F 7 June 1851 30 December 1964 113 years, 206 days United States United States
1965 William Fullingim M 7 July 1855 6 August 1965 110 years, 30 days United States United States
1966 Yoshigiku Ito M 3 August 1856 26 November 1966 110 years, 115 days Japan Japan
Hannah Smith F 7 January 1856 10 January 1966 110 years, 3 days United Kingdom United Kingdom
1968 John Mosely Turner M 15 June 1856 21 March 1968 111 years, 280 days United Kingdom United Kingdom
Johanna Booyson F 17 January 1857 16 June 1968 111 years, 151 days South Africa South Africa
1969 Marie Bernátková F 22 October 1857 4 May 1969 111 years, 194 days Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
1970 Ada Roe F 6 February 1858 11 January 1970 111 years, 339 days United Kingdom United Kingdom
1971 Vincenza Pannuti F 16 September 1860 23 June 1971 110 years, 280 days Italy Italy
1972 Mary Ann Cragie F 12 October 1862 17 December 1972 110 years, 66 days United Kingdom United Kingdom
1973 Josefa Salas F 14 July 1860 27 February 1973 112 years, 228 days Spain Spain
Friedrich Wedeking M 10 October 1862 5 May 1973 110 years, 207 days Germany Germany
1974 Clarida Roy F 19 October 1863 18 May 1974 110 years, 211 days Canada United States
Frederick Butterfield M 28 February 1864 9 March 1974 110 years, 9 days United Kingdom United Kingdom
1975 Mito Umeta F 27 March 1863 31 May 1975 112 years, 65 days Japan Japan
1976 Niwa Kawamoto F 5 August 1863 16 November 1976 113 years, 103 days Japan Japan
1977 Sophia DeMuth F 30 June 1866 2 December 1977 111 years, 155 days United States United States
Jean Teillet M 6 November 1866 17 March 1977 110 years, 131 days France France
1978 Marie-Virginie Duhem F 2 August 1866 25 April 1978 111 years, 266 days France France
Charlie Nelson M 21 September 1867 20 August 1978 110 years, 333 days United States United States
1979 Katharina Braun F 23 September 1867 5 February 1979 111 years, 135 days Germany Germany
1980 Hattie Stone F 17 August 1867 13 January 1980 112 years, 149 days United States United States
Charlie Phillips M 5 May 1870 5 September 1980 110 years, 123 days United States United States
1981 Fannie Thomas F 14 April 1867 22 January 1981 113 years, 283 days United States United States
1982 Nellie Spencer F 24 August 1869 13 November 1982 113 years, 81 days United States United States
Zachariah Blackistone M 16 February 1871 18 April 1982 111 years, 61 days United States United States
1983 Emma Wilson F 12 May 1870 13 October 1983 113 years, 154 days United States United States
Gregory Pandazes M 15 January 1873 22 December 1983 110 years, 341 days Greece United States
1984 Linnie Jones F 22 March 1872 11 February 1984 111 years, 326 days United States United States
Andrei Kuznetsoff M 17 October 1873 31 January 1984 110 years, 106 days Russia Finland
1985 Mathew Beard M 9 July 1870 16 February 1985 114 years, 222 days United States United States
Ollie Bay F 11 November 1872 31 December 1985 113 years, 50 days United States United States
1986 Augusta Holtz F 3 August 1871 21 October 1986 115 years, 79 days Germany United States
Joe Thomas M 1 May 1875 14 December 1986 111 years, 227 days United States United States
1987 Anna Eliza Williams F 2 June 1873 27 December 1987 114 years, 208 days United Kingdom United Kingdom
Herman Smith-Johannsen M 15 June 1875 5 January 1987 111 years, 204 days Norway Norway
1988 Florence Knapp F 10 October 1873 11 January 1988 114 years, 93 days United States United States
Alphaeus Philemon Cole M 12 July 1876 25 November 1988 112 years, 136 days United States United States
1989 Lydie Vellard F 18 March 1875 17 September 1989 114 years, 183 days France France
Aurelio Diaz M 16 October 1878 13 June 1989 110 years, 240 days Spain Spain
1990 John Evans M 19 August 1877 10 June 1990 112 years, 295 days United Kingdom United Kingdom
Claire Dunning F 20 August 1878 27 September 1990 112 years, 38 days United States United States
1991 Alice Sjöquist F 25 October 1878 7 November 1991 113 years, 13 days United Kingdom Canada
James Wiggins M 15 October 1879 16 October 1991 112 years, 1 day United States United States
1992 Ettie Mae Greene F 8 September 1877 26 February 1992 114 years, 171 days United States United States
Henry Pfeiffer M 22 March 1881 23 May 1992 111 years, 62 days United States United States
1993 Lucy Hannah F 16 July 1875 21 March 1993 117 years, 248 days United States United States
Frederick Frazier M 27 January 1880 14 June 1993 113 years, 138 days United States United States
1994 Margaret Skeete F 27 October 1878 7 May 1994 115 years, 192 days United States United States
Josep Armengol M 23 July 1881 20 January 1994 112 years, 181 days Spain Spain
1995 Tane Ikai F 18 January 1879 12 July 1995 116 years, 175 days Japan Japan
Luther Goding M 1 July 1884 5 December 1995 111 years, 157 days United States United States
1996 Mary Bidwell F 19 May 1881 25 April 1996 114 years, 342 days United States United States
Bernard Delhom M 9 July 1885 7 February 1996 110 years, 213 days France France
1997 Jeanne Calment F 21 February 1875 4 August 1997 122 years, 164 days France France
Gengan Tonaki M 30 October 1884 24 January 1997 112 years, 86 days Japan Japan
1998 Marie-Louise Meilleur F 29 August 1880 16 April 1998 117 years, 230 days Canada Canada
Christian Mortensen M 16 August 1882 25 April 1998 115 years, 252 days Denmark United States
1999 Sarah Knauss F 24 September 1880 30 December 1999 119 years, 97 days United States United States
Denzo Ishizaki M 20 October 1886 29 April 1999 112 years, 191 days Japan Japan
2000 Eva Morris F 8 November 1885 2 November 2000 114 years, 360 days United Kingdom United Kingdom
Benjamin Harrison Holcomb M 3 July 1889 2 December 2000 111 years, 152 days United States United States
2001 Marie Brémont F 25 April 1886 6 June 2001 115 years, 42 days France France
John Painter M 20 September 1888 1 March 2001 112 years, 162 days United States United States
2002 Maude Farris-Luse F 21 January 1887 18 March 2002 115 years, 56 days United States United States
Antonio Todde M 22 January 1889 3 January 2002 112 years, 346 days Italy Italy
2003 Yukichi Chuganji M 23 March 1889 28 September 2003 114 years, 189 days Japan Japan
Mitoyo Kawate F 15 May 1889 13 November 2003 114 years, 182 days Japan Japan
2004 Ramona Trinidad Iglesias-Jordan F 31 August 1889 29 May 2004 114 years, 272 days Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
Joan Riudavets M 15 December 1889 5 March 2004 114 years, 81 days Spain Spain
2005 Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper F 29 June 1890 30 August 2005 115 years, 62 days Netherlands Netherlands
Hermann Dörnemann M 27 May 1893 2 March 2005 111 years, 279 days Germany Germany
2006 María Capovilla F 14 September 1889 27 August 2006 116 years, 347 days Ecuador Ecuador
Moses Hardy M 6 January 1894 7 December 2006 112 years, 335 days United States United States
2007 Emiliano Mercado del Toro M 21 August 1891 24 January 2007 115 years, 156 days Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
Julie Winnefred Bertrand F 16 September 1891 18 January 2007 115 years, 124 days Canada Canada
2008 Edna Parker F 20 April 1893 26 November 2008 115 years, 220 days United States United States
George Francis M 6 June 1896 27 December 2008 112 years, 204 days United States United States
2009 Gertrude Baines F 6 April 1894 11 September 2009 115 years, 158 days United States United States
Tomoji Tanabe M 18 September 1895 19 June 2009 113 years, 274 days Japan Japan
2010 Kama Chinen F 10 May 1895 2 May 2010 114 years, 357 days Japan Japan
Stanley Lucas M 15 January 1900 21 June 2010 110 years, 157 days United Kingdom United Kingdom
2011 Chiyono Hasegawa F 20 November 1896 2 December 2011 115 years, 12 days Japan Japan
Walter Breuning M 21 September 1896 14 April 2011 114 years, 205 days United States United States
2012 Besse Cooper F 26 August 1896 4 December 2012 116 years, 100 days United States United States
Jan Goossenaerts M 30 October 1900 21 March 2012 111 years, 143 days Belgium Belgium
2013 Jiroemon Kimura M 19 April 1897 12 June 2013 116 years, 54 days Japan Japan
Koto Okubo F 24 December 1897 12 January 2013 115 years, 19 days Japan Japan
2014 Anna Henderson F 5 March 1900 1 July 2014 114 years, 118 days United States United States
Arturo Licata M 2 May 1902 24 April 2014 111 years, 357 days Italy Italy
2015 Misao Okawa F 5 March 1898 1 April 2015 117 years, 27 days Japan Japan