| Juan Pablo Villalobos Maradiaga | |
 Villalobos Maradiaga in July 2017, at the claimed age of 116. | |
| Birth: | 26 June 1901? San Miguel, El Salvador |
| Death: | 3 October 2017 La Union, El Salvador |
| Age: | 116 years, 99 days? |
| Country: |  SLV
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| Longevity claimant | |
Juan Pablo Villalobos Maradiaga (26 June 1901? – 3 October 2017) was a Salvadoran claimant to the World's Oldest Man title whose age is currently unvalidated by the Guinness World Records (GWR).
Biography
Villalobos Maradiaga was reportedly born on 26 June 1901 in San Miguel, El Salvador. He worked as a carpenter, bricklayer and farmer. At the claimed age of 100 he broke his knee after a fall.
Villalobos Maradiaga had 39 children, 14 of whom are deceased. His first child was reportedly born in 1922, and his last born in 1980. He had six children with his first wife, Francisca Benitez, and three children with his current wife, Gabriela, who is 75 years old.
In June 2017, Villalobos Maradiaga travelled to New York, USA to visit his family. He died in La Union, El Salvador on 3 October 2017 at the claimed age of 116 years, 99 days.
References
- "Mi nombre es Juan Pablo Villalobos y tengo 116 años": Este es el hispano que podría ser el hombre más viejo del mundo Univision, 29 June 2017
- Salvadorean man with 39 children may be oldest living man BBC News, 12 July 2017
- A sus 116 años muere en el departamento de La Unión el hombre más viejo del mundo La Noticia SV, 4 October 2017