Supercentenarian: Encyclopedia II - Supercentenarian - Oldest living people

Supercentenarian - Oldest living people

Supercentenarian - Official oldest living person

From May 2004 to August 2005 Hendrikje van Andel of Hoogeveen, Netherlands (June 29, 1890–August 29, 2005) was considered oldest documented person in the world, followed by Elizabeth Bolden (born August 15, 1890) of Memphis, Tennessee.

However, on December 9, 2005 Guinness recognized the claim of Maria Esther Capovilla of Ecuador (born September 14, 1889) retroactively displacing Bolden and Van Andel and becoming oldest living since the death of Ramona Trinidad Iglesias-Jordan. Ramona herself had displaced Charlotte Benkner, who was thought to have been the oldest living person for five months (November 2003-April 2004) until Ramona's age was verified.

The following is a list of the people who have held the title of oldest recognized person in the world since 1955:

Supercentenarian - Oldest recognized living man

Supercentenarian - Among the oldest ever

Supercentenarian - Among the oldest living 2005 Top 10

Supercentenarian - Among the oldest living men 2005 Top 10 or 110+

Supercentenarian - Notably early among supercentenarians

Supercentenarian - National longevity recordholders

25 July 2005

(listed for countries where an emigrant lived longer than any lifelong resident)

Amalia Ruggieri-Barone, an Italian immigrant to the United States, has been removed from this list; she has been surpassed in age by Virginia Dighero-Zolezzi, a resident Italian, and her status as the oldest emigrant is thus no longer relevant.

Adapted from the Wikipedia article "Oldest living people", under the G.N U Free Docmentation License. Please also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki