By Guinness World Records News. Published 26 August Besse Cooper, the world's oldest living person, marked another milestone today, when she celebrated her th birthday. Besse, from Monroe, Georgia, USA, was first certified as the world's oldest person by Guinness World Records in January Senior Published AM PST, January 18, PARIS (AP) — A French nun who was believed to be the world’s oldest person but had been reportedly growing weary of the burdens of age has died a few weeks before her th birthday, her nursing home in southern France said Wednesday. Lucile Randon, known as Sister André, was born in the town of Watch on. Oldest person living (male) The current oldest person living (male) is Saturnino de la Fuente García (Spain), at the age of years and days She is the fifth oldest living person in the world, as per Gerontology Research Group. Born in Louisiana, raised in Texas Francis was born on Jul. 25, The world's oldest man has died at the age of Bob Weighton, from Alton, Hampshire, became the oldest man in February following the death of Chitetsu Watanabe of Japan, who was also
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Share. Juan Vicente Pérez, from Venezuela, has been officially confirmed as the oldest person living (male) at years and days, as of 4 February When. 26 August The oldest person to visit the North Pole is Edward Stahl (USA, b. 6 October ), who was 90 years and days old, as verified on 6 September Edward spent most of his adult life traveling and has long dreamed of going to the North Pole. As soon as he heard about Le Commandant Charcot, an expedition ship, he was As of Feb. 28, , these are the five oldest living people documented in the world, according to rankings from the Gerontology Research Group. year-old Texas woman becomes oldest living American Our greatest top 10 are unparalleled in terms of their sound, sheer musicality and brilliance. Published on. March 26, By. Alice Benton. Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel and John Just five months ahead of Tajima, Violet Brown is Jamaica's oldest living person and, at the age of years and days, is the second-oldest verified living person in the world behind Emma Morano
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Whatever it is, the world is hanging on to find out. The island of Ikaria is home to more centenarians that almost anywhere else on Earth. Time magazine placed it in the top five locations with the most centenarians, along with Sardinia, Italy, and Okinawa, Japan. According to population statistics, 1 in 3 Ikarians to live into their 90s, often The Gerontology Research Group currently recognizes year-old Eugenie Blanchard of Saint Barthelemy, France, as the world's oldest person. The organization is yet to examine Khvichava's claim Morera was named the oldest living person by Guinness World Records in January , following the death of French woman Lucile Randon at the age of The oldest person to go to space Wally Funk (USA, b. February 1, ). She was 82 years days old when she made a suborbital spaceflight on the Blue Origin NS mission, which took off from near Van Horn, Texas, USA, on July 20, Wally Funk was obsessed with flying from a young age. At 16, she transferred from her local high school The oldest wrestler to win the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Championship is Vince McMahon (USA) aged 54 years and 21 days on 14 September Records change on a daily basis and are not immediately published online. For a full list of record titles, please use our Record Application Search. (You will need to register / login for access)