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Oldest Authenticated
Supercentenarians

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  1. 119 years, 097 days : Sarah Knauss (U.S. (PA)) Sept. 24, 1880 - Dec. 30, 1999

  2. 117 years, 260+ days : Kane Tanaka (Japan) Jan. 02, 1903 - (fl. 2020)

  3. 117 years, 260 days : Nabi Tajima (Japan) Aug 04, 1900 - Apr. 21, 2018

  4. 117 years, 230 days : Marie-Louise Meilleur (Canada (QUE)) Aug. 29, 1880 - Apr. 16, 1998

  5. 117 years, 189 days : Violet Brown (Jamaica) Mar. 10, 1900 - Sept. 15, 2017

  6. 117 years, 137 days : Emma Morano (Italy) Nov. 29, 1899 - Apr. 15, 2017

  7. 117 years, 81 days : Chiyo Miyako (Japan) May 02, 1901 - July 22, 2018

  8. 117 years, 27 days : Misao Okawa (Japan) Mar. 05, 1898 - Apr. 01, 2015

  9. 116 years, 347 days : Maria Esther Capovilla (Ecuador) Sept. 14, 1889 - Aug. 27, 2006

  10. 116 years, 311 days : Susannah Mushatt Jones (U.S. (AL)) July 6, 1899 - May 12, 2016


Oldest Living Person
  • 117 years, 260+ days : Kane Tanaka (Japan) Jan. 02, 1903 - [fl. Sept. 2020]
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