This list contain the top 10 oldest people in the world, I believe, we would all love to live longer. However, below you will find only verified supercentenarians.

10. Kamato Hongo

Kamato Hongo born September 16, 1887 was a Japanese centenarian and possibly a supercentenarian. She was considered to be the world’s oldest recognized living person from March 2002 until her death. She lived in Kagoshima and celebrated her 116th birthday a month before her death from pneumonia.

9. Maria Capovilla

María Esther Heredia Lecaro de Capovilla, known internationally as María Capovilla Born September 14, 1889, was an Ecuadorian supercentenarian, and, at the time of her death at age 116 years 347 days. Maria was the daughter of a colonel and lived a life in the upper-class elite. She attended social functions and art classes. She never smoked or drank hard liquor, unlike others on this list.

8. Shirali Muslimov 168 Years

Shirali Muslimov is an interesting case. Some say his age is for real, most dispute his extreme longevity. Muslimov was a Talysh shepherd from the village of Barzavu in the Lerik region of Azerbaijan, a mountainous area near the Iranian border.

7. Elizabeth Bolden

Elizabeth “Lizzie” Bolden born August 15, 1890 was an African American supercentenarian woman who, at the time of her death at age 116 years and 118 days, was recognized by Guinness World Records as the then world’s oldest living person. Elizabeth Bolden was one of only seven people worldwide that lived until age 116. Her birth was the last remaining documented birth of 1890.

6. Jeanne Calment

Jeanne Louise Calment born February 21, 1875 in Arles, France was a French supercentenarian who has the longest confirmed human lifespan on record, living to the age of 122 years, 164 days. She was very well known at age 113 on the centenary of Vincent Van Gogh’s visit to Arles.

5. Shigechiyo Izumi

Shigechiyo Izumi born June 29, 1865 was a Japanese centenarian who was titled the oldest living person after the death of Niwa Kawamoto, also from Japan. He also holds the world record for the longest working life. He worked a total of 98 years. His wife died at age 90, which is still a pretty good run.

4. Carrie C. White

Carrie C. White was recognized by Guinness world records as the oldest person in the world at around the time of her 114th birthday in 1988. Carrie was a resident of Palatka, Florida nursing home. She was in a nursing home not because of age, but due to a nervous breakdown in 1909, which left her institutionalized. Carrie is another case of dispute, however her documentation seems to be in order enough to give her the title of world’s oldest person between January 11th 1988 and February 14th 1991.

3. Sarah Knauss

Sarah Knauss, was the oldest person to have ever lived in America. She died 33 hours before the year 2000. Sarah Knauss lived her entire life in Pennsylvania. She was born in a small coal-mining town called Hollywood. That’s right folks, Hollywood, the other Hollywood.

2. Tane Ikai

The top 10 oldest people in the world include Tane Ikain, Tane who is Japan’s oldest female on record ever. She is also the oldest undisputed person since the Koseki system in 1879. He suffered the stroke around two times before death at age of around 166.

1. Lucy Hannah

Lucy Hannah was an American super centenarian, that’s right another American. But I can’t help it, she’s fourth on the list due to age. Hannah is the oldest African American to have ever lived and the oldest American at the time of her death. She is also, strangely, the oldest person to have never held the title of oldest LIVING person because she coincided with Jeanne Calment.

Compiled by braimeddy

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Haaaa...oldies. Its cool to live long enough to achieve all DAT u were destined to; and die on time.


Nice thread

GOD UU!!!! give me long live and prosperity

You tried OP,..but there are a good number of japanese in the list, no nigerian

Lovely!! Most of them on the list said they dint take hard liquor or smoked! I doubt this our generations with the rate we drink rubbish! Including those idiots that take codeine this days..

Interesting