| Irving Piken | |
 Irving Piken at age 110 | |
| Birth: | 20 December 1908 Brooklyn, New York, USA |
| Death: | 27 February 2020 Laguna Woods, California, USA |
| Age: | 111 years, 69 days |
| Country: |  USA
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| Unvalidated | |
Irving Piken (20 December 1908 – 27 February 2020) was an American supercentenarian whose age is currently unvalidated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). At the time of his death, he was the oldest known living man in the United States.
Biography
Irving Piken was born in Brooklyn, New York, United States on 20 December 1908. He was a life-long Dodgers fan, having watched his first game at the age of eight. His favorite player was Jackie Robinson. In New York, Piken worked in finance as a lawyer. He moved to Laguna Woods, California in 1977, where he lived for the rest of his life. He has two children, three grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
Following the death of Lester Townsend on 22 October 2019, Irving Piken became the second-oldest known living man in the USA, and following the death of CP Crawford on 23 November 2019, he became the oldest known living man in the USA. He died on 27 February 2020 at the age of 111 years, 69 days. After his death Lawrence Brooks became the oldest man in the USA.
References
- Meet Laguna Woods Village’s Newest Supercentenarian Laguna Woods Village, 20 December 2018
- America's Oldest Living Man is a Diehard Dodgers Fan Who's Almost 20 Years Older Than Vin Scully MSN, 20 December 2019
- Death Announcement Dignity Memorial
| United States' Oldest Living Man Titleholders (V • E) |
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Charlie Nelson • Charlie Phillips • Mathew Beard • Joe Thomas • Alphaeus Philemon Cole • Alton Gilbert • Oscar Dubois • James Wiggins • Frederick Frazier • Christian Mortensen • Johnson Parks • Walter Richardson • John Painter • John McMorran • Fred Hale • Earl Brush • Moses Hardy • Thomas Nelson • Antonio Pierro • George Francis • Walter Breuning • Shelby Harris • Salustiano Sanchez • Alexander Imich • Conrad Johnson • Wash Wesley • Felix Simoneaux • Frank Levingston • Clarence Matthews • Richard Overton • Henry Tseng • CP Crawford • Irving Piken • Lawrence Brooks • Ezra Hill |
