This is a list of longevity myths, people who claimed to be aged 130 or older. None of them are validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) or Guinness World Records (GWR). The oldest validated living person is Japanese woman Kane Tanaka, who is 118. The oldest authenticated human lifespan in scientific history is 122 years, 164 days, in the case of Jeanne Calment. Scientists estimate that the maximum possible hypothetical lifespan is in the range of 125-130 years. Thus, claims over 130 may be considered to be "myth"...claims outside the range of statistical possibility.
List of longevity myths (130+)
| Name | Sex | Claimed birth date |
Death date | Claimed age | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salam Aleikum [1] | M | 2989 BC | Living | 5010 years |  EGY
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| Mahabali [2] | M | 2988 BC | fl. 23 Jan 2012 | 5000 years |  IND
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| Dangun [3] | M | 2333 BC | 425 BC | 1908 years |  PRK
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| Mahavatar Babaji[4] | M | 30 Nov 203 | Living | 1818 years, 175 days |  NEP
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| Billafunda (Siddha) Sayadaw U.Kowida [5][6] | M | 908/968? | Living | 1113/1053 years |  MMR
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| Anna Persdotter [1] | F | 664/665? | 1689 | 1024 years |  SWE
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| Peng Zu [7] | M | 1900 BC | 1066 BC | 833/834 years |  CHN
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| Asada no murazi Yasu [8][9] | F | 1228? | Living | 793 years |  ARG JPN
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| Ignacy Lewski [10][11][12][13][14] | M | 1231? | 1913 | 682 years |  POL
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| Abdul Azziz al Hafeed al-Habashi [15] | M | 1186? | 1859 | 673 years | EGY
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| Colestein Veglin [16] | M | 1260/1261? | fl. 20 Jul 1876 | 615 years |  USA
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| LP Suwang [17] | M | 1550/1551? | 1995 | 444 years |  CAM THA
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| Chen Jun [18] | M | 880/881? | 1324 | 443/444 years | CHN
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| Numes De Cugna [2] | M | 1195/1196? | 1566 | 370 years | IND
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| Ratu Ruhaya [19] | F | 1647 | Living | 374 years |  IDN
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| Mrs Aenas Ollamh [20] | F | 330 BC? | 12 AD? | 342 years |  IRL
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| Chan Wai Shan (b. 100 BC) [21] | M | 100 BC | 233 AD | 333 years | CHN
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| Mbah Dewi [22] | F | 1689/1690 | Living | 331 years | IDN
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| Phoeniusa Farsaidh ben Baath [23] | M | 2490 BC | 2180 BC | 310 years |  UKR
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| Anonymous [24][25][26][27] | F | 1720/1721 | Living | 300/301 years |  PAK
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| Devraha Baba [28] | M | 1790 | 19 May 1990 | 300 years | IND
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| Zuo Ci [29] | M | 20 BC | 280 AD | 300 years | CHN
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| Hui Zhao [30] | M | 525/526 | 815 | 289 years | CHN
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| Trailanga [31] | M | 1607 | 26 Dec 1887 | 280 years | IND
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| Lạc Long Quân [3] | M | 2792 BC | 2525 BC | 267 years |  VIE
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| Kirk Campbell | M | 1601 | 1859 | 258 years |  SCO, UK UK
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| Li-Ching Yuen [32] | M | 1677/1736 | 6 May 1933 | 197/256 years | CHN
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| Salmaan Al-Faarisee [33] | M | 404 | 657 | 253 years |  IRN
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| Anonymous [34] | M | 1807 | Living | 214 years | PAK
|
| Zhang Sanfeng [35] | M | 1247/1248? | 1458 | 210/211 years | CHN
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| Tsorzh Sanzhzhav [36] | M | 1814 | Living | 207 years |  MNG
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| Thomas Cam [37] | M | 1381? | 1588 | 207 years | UK
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| Mbah Harjo [38][39] | M | 1818 | May 2019 | 201 years | IDN
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| Amodzie [40][41] | F | c. 1823? | Living | 198 years |  GHA
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| Anonymous [42] | M | c. 1826 | Living | 195 years |  NGA
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| Ashura Omarova [43][44] | F | 1774/1775? | fl. 1970 | 195 years |  RUS
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| Mama Esifiho | F | 1824/1825? | fl. 2016 | 192 years | NGA
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| Obaapanyin Agatha Dapaah [45] | F | 1834? | 10 July 2021 | 187 years | GHA
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| S. Kentigern [46] | M | 417/418? | 13 Jan 603 | 185 years | SCO, UK
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| Peter Torton [4][5] | M | 1539? | 1724 | 185 years |  ROU
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| Peter Czartan [6] | M | 1539 | 1724 | 184 years |  HUN
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| Tance Abayeva [47] | M | 1724? | 1904 | 180 years | RUS
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| Ali Atia al-Atia [48] | M | 1824? | 21 Aug 2004 | 180 years |  SAU
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| Anonymous [49] | F | 1841 | Living | 179 years |  BGD
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| Sant Shri Hanuman Das Ji [50][7] | M | 1843? | Living | 178 years | IND
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| Elizabeth Yorath [8] | F | 1490/1491? | 1668 | 177 years |  ENG, UK
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| Baba Harainsingh [8] | M | 1775/1776? | fl. 1952 | 176 years+ | IND
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| Mrs. Keith [2] | F | 1693/1694 | 1867 | 173 years | USA
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| Janos Rowin [51] | M | 1554/1555? | after 1727 | 172 years+ | HUN
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| James Olofintuyi [52] | M | 16 Aug 1844? | fl. 16 Aug 2014 | 170 years, 0+ days | NGA
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| Pa Monday Agwalogu [53] | M | 1848? | May 2018 | 170 years | NGA
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| Lama Damba dos Ayusheev [54][55] | M | 1850 | Living | 170 years | CHN
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| Henry Jenkins | M | 1501? | 6 Dec 1670 | 169 years | ENG, UK
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| Ram Avtar Saha Kanu [56] | M | 1832? | 2001? | 169 years | NEP
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| Shirali Muslimov [57] | M | 26 Mar 1805? | 2/4 Sept 1973 | 168 years, 161 days± |  AZE
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| Javier Pereira [58][59] | M | 1789? | 30 Mar 1958 | 168 years+ |  COL
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| Ali Ashraf Husseini [8] | M | 1807/1808? | fl. 1976 | 168 years+ | IRN
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| Jonas Warren [8] | M | 1619/1620? | 1787 | 167 years | IRL
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| Nooray Baba [60] | M | 1850/1851? | June 2017 | 166/167 years | PAK
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| Sara Desson [61] | F | 1562/1563? | after 1727 | 164 years+ | HUN
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| Mahmoud Varan [62] | M | 1800? | 1963 | 163 years |  SYR
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| Dhaqabo Ebba [63] | M | 1852? | 10 May 2015 | 163 years |  ETH
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| Roshan Ali [64] | M | 1850/1851? | fl. Oct 2017 | 165 years + | PAK
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| Robert Lynch [8] | M | 1669/1670? | 1830 | 160 years |  JAM
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| Joseph Surrington [8] | M | 1709/1710? | c. 1870 | 160 years |  NOR
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| William Bisset [2] | M | 1795/1796? | fl. 22 Oct 1956 | 160 years |  ZAF
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| Saleh bin Taleb [65] | M | 1846? | 2006? | 160 years |  YEM
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| Lokenath Brahmachari [66] | M | 1730 | 3 June 1890 | 159/160 years | IND
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| Opanyin Kwaku Addae [67] | M | 25 Dec 1851? | 2011? | 159 years, ? days | GHA
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| Turinah [68] | F | 7 June 1853? | 7 June 2012 | 159 years, 0 days | IDN
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| Sampson Skakoragaro [8] | M | 1810/1811? | fl. 1969 | 158 years+ |  TZA
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| Siddi Wastad [2][69] | M | 1785? | 14 Aug 1943 | 158 years | IND
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| Yakpu Shoua [2] | M | 1789/1790? | fl. 3 Aug 1947 | 157 years |  GEO
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| Iwan Yorath [8] | M | 1464/1465? | 1621 | 156 years |  WAL, UK
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| Delfina da Costa Freire [9] | F | 3 Apr 1816? | 4 June 1971 | 155 years, 61 days |  BRA
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| Asmar Salakhova [8] | F | 1811/1812? | fl. 1966 | 154 years+ |  ARM
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| Mohammed bin Zarei [70] | M | 1858/1859 | 2013 | 154 years | SAU
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| Klayonoh Bleaorplue [71] | F | 7 Mar 1863? | 2 Aug 2016 | 153 years, 145 days |  LBR
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| Mohammed bin Masoud al Kalbani [72] | M | 1861? | 27 Feb 2014 | 153 years |  OMN
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| Thomas Newman [8] | M | 1388/1389? | 1542 | 153 years | ENG, UK
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| Mahmud Eyvazov [8] | M | 7 Feb 1808? | 3 Dec 1960 | 152 years, 296 days | AZE
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| Mary Ekwo [73] | F | Jan/Sep 1866? | 2018 | 151 years+ | NGA
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| G. Stanley [8] | M | 1567/1568? | 1719 | 151 years | ENG, UK
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| Judith Crawford [8] | F | 1677/1678? | 1829 | 151 years | JAM
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| Haji Majid [2] | M | 1803 | 13 Nov 1954 | 151 years |  SGP
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| Talib Samejo[74] | M | 1861? | 3 Apr 2012 | 150/151 years | PAK
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| Aisha Heddou [75] | F | 1865 | fl. 18 Aug 2015 | 150 years+ |  MAR
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| Haji Khadem Hossain Sikhdar [76] | M | 7 Feb 1860? | fl. 8 Aug 2010 | 150 years+ | BGD
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| Catherine Hiatt [8] | F | 1680/1681? | 1831 | 150 years | JAM
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| Unnamed Lady [8] | F | 1743/1744? | 1894 | 150 years |  FRA
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| Amm Atwa Moussa | M | 1849? | fl. 1999 | 150+ years | EGY
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| William Mead [77] | M | Jan 1504? | 28 Oct 1652 | 148 years, 271+ days | ENG, UK
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| Hussein Al-Shazly [78] | M | 1851? | 1 Apr 1999 | 148+ years | SYR
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| Maftei Pop [79] | M | 12 June 1804 | 15 Mar 1952 | 147 years, 273 days | ROU
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| Jon Andersson [80] | M | 18 Feb 1582 | 18 Apr 1729 | 147 years, 59 days | SWE
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| Bridget Devine [8] | F | 1697/1698 | 1845 | 147 years | UK
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| Mahmud Fivozov [2] | M | Oct 1808 | fl. 11 Oct 1955 | 147+ years | AZE
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| Mbah Gotho [81] | M | 31 Dec 1870 | 30 Apr 2017 | 146 years, 120 days | IDN
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| Joseph Bam [8] | M | 1674/1675 | 1821 | 146 years | JAM
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| Christian Drakenberg [82] | M | 18 Nov 1626 | 9 Oct 1772 | 145 years, 326 days | NOR DEN
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| Lan Caihe [83] | M | 614/615? | 760 | 145/146 years | CHN
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| Katemi [84] | F | 1865? | fl. 22 May 2010 | 145+ years | IDN
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| Lan Xiang [85] | M | 1667/1668? | 1812 | 144/145 years | CHN
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| Omar Abas [86] [87] [88] | M | 26 Sept 1857? | Sept 2002 | 144 years |  MYS
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| Hilario Pari [8] | M | 1663/1664 | c. 1807 | 143 years |  PER
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| Njoki Wainaina [89] [90] | F | 1856? | fl. 16 Mar 1999 | 143 years |  KEN
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| Hannah Nyoki Kinuya [91] [92] | F | 1859? | fl. 2002 | 143 years | KEN
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| Yekini Ogundare [93] | M | 1879 | Living | 143 years | NGA
|
| Ghaini Lal Signh Jamkar [10][11] (dead link) | F | 1867? | 15 August 2010 | 143 years | IND
|
| Feroz-ud-Din Mir [94] | M | 10 Mar 1872? | 29 Aug 2014 | 142 years, 169 days | PAKIND
|
| Joseph Greold [2] | M | 1723/1724 | 1866 | 142 years | USA
|
| Jose David [8] | M | 1830/1831 | fl. 1973 | 142 years+ | PER
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| Ngan Thi Quang [95] | F | 1847? | fl. 3 July 1989 | 142 years | VIE
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| Abdel Wali Numan [96] | M | 1865? | 23 July 2007 | 142 years | YEM
|
| Sri Bir Narayan Chaudhary [97] | M | 1856 | 20 Apr 1998 | 141 years, 110+ days | NEP
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| Florence Nartey [98] | F | 1869? | 25 Mar 2010 | 141 years | GHA
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| Katharine Fitzgerald [99] | F | 1 July 1464 | 5 Nov 1604 | 140 years, 127 days | ENG, UK
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| Hassan Kitano Kingamkono [100] | M | 1842? | 16 Apr 1982 | 140 years | TZA
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| Maryam Suleiman Obaid [101] | F | 1863? | 18 Nov 2003 | 140 years |  UAE
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| Ali bin Abdullah bin Ezab [102] [103] | M | 1866? | 14 Dec 2006 | 140 years | UAE
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| Akbar Muammar Bin Abdullah Al-Duwailah [104] | M | 1874? | 12 Apr 2014? | 140 years |  KWT
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| Gentleman [8] | M | 1698 | fl. 1838 | 140 years+ |  ECU?
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| Medzhig Agagev [8] | M | 1835/1836 | fl. 1976 | 140 years+ | AZE
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| William Hotchkiss [8] | M | 1754/1755 | 1895 | 140 years | USA
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| Khfaf Lazuria [8] | F | 1834/1835 | 1975 | 140 years | AZE
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| Zhang Xeian[105][8] | M | 1778/1779 | 1919 | 140 years | CHN
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| Zhang Guolao [106] | M | 596/601? | 735 | 134/139 years | CHN
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| Ahmad Soufi [107] | M | 27 Feb 1882 | 18 Nov 2020 | 138 years, 261 days | IRN
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| Habib Miyan [108] | M | 20 May 1870/1879 | 19 Aug 2008 | 129/138 years, 91 days | IND
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| Juan Moroygota [8] | M | 1689/1690 | 1828 | 138 years | COL
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| Illie Stamate [109] | M | 1828 | 1966 | 138 years | ROU
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| Bashir Al Saalmi [110] | M | 1873? | 5 Jun 2010 | 137 years | OMN
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| Ahmed Mohammed Ja'bel Al-Khaleifi [111] | M | 1882? | c.13 Nov 2019 | 137 years | YEM
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| Nicholas Petours [8] | M | 1637/1638 | 1775? | 137 years |  GER
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| Sarah Nwakohwu Wuche [112] | F | 13 July 1883? | Living | 138 years, 315 days | NGA
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| Francisco Saiz [2] | M | 1809/1810 | fl. 1947 | 137 years | USA
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| Julius Wanyondu Gatonga [113] [114] | M | 18 Aug 1884? | 21 June 2021 | 136 years, 272 days | KEN
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| Halime Olcay [115] [116] | F | 1 July 1874 | fl. 18 Jan 2011 | 136 years, 197+ days |  TUR
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| Shivdharia Devi [117] [118] | F | Jan/Nov 1882? | fl. 20 Nov 2018 | 136+ years | IND
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| Ali bin Mohammed Hussein [119] [120] | M | 1862? | 4 June 1998 | 136 years |  LBN
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| Khanum Hasano [121] | F | 1876/1877? | 12 Jan 2013 | 136 years |  AFG
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| Sophie Glandorf [122] | F | 7 Mar 1871 | 9 Mar 2006 | 135 years, 2 days | GERUSA
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| Anton Pilya [8] | M | 1829/1830 | 1965 | 135 years | GEO
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| Aisha Ketchie [123] | F | 1867? | fl. 10 Aug 2002 | 135+ years |  IRQ
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| Alimihan Seyiti [124] [125] | F | 25 June 1886? | Living | 135 years, 333 days | CHN
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| Maritina Vangatala [126] | F | 1879? | fl. 11 Nov 2014 | 135+ years |  SLM
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| Fatima Ahmed Ali Saad Al-Jadbi Muqbel [127] | F | 1885? | 28 Feb 2020 | 135+ years | YEM
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Hoaxes (reported as fact by the media)
| Name | Sex | Claimed birth date |
Death date | Claimed age | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anonymous of Norway man Hoax [128][12] [129][130] | M | 985 BC | Living | 3006 years | NOR
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| Anna Catharina Winter Hoax [131] | F | 1704? | 1957? | 253 years | GERBRA
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| Mahashta Murasi Hoax [132][133] | M | 6 Jan 1835? | 2019? | 184 years | IND
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| Anonymous of Myanmar Woman Hoax [134] | F | 1840/1841? | Living | 180 years | MMR
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| Herman Guntherberg Hoax[135] | M | 20 Apr 1889? | fl. 21 June 2017 | 128 years, 61+ days | ARGGER
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Debunked Cases
| Name | Sex | Claimed birth date |
Actual date of birth | Death date | Claimed age | Real Age | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Smith [136] | M | 4 July 1842 | 4 July 1874/1879 | 5 Oct 1979 | 137 years, 93 days | 100/105 years, 93 days | LBRUSA
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| Wu Yuen-Ching [137] [138] | M | 13 Dec 1838? | 5 Jun 1896 | 22 Sept 1998 | 159 years, 283 days | 102 years, 109 days | CHN
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| John Smith | M | 1784? | 1822-1828? | 6 Feb 1922 | 138 years | 96-100 years | USA
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| Zaro Aga | M | 1777 | 1836 | 29 June 1934 | 160 years | 97 years | TUR
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| Joice Heth | F | 1674? | 1756? | 19 Feb 1836 | 161 years | 79/80 years | USA
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| Old Tom Parr | M | 28 Feb 1483? | c. 1565? | 14 Nov 1635 | 152 years, 264 days | 70 years | ENG, UK
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References
- ↑ Leksand F:1 1668–1691 p. 77
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 How Long Should Man Live? Long Life in Florida
- ↑ Nguyen Khac Thuan, World King of Vietnam. Education Publisher, 2008, pp. 14-15.
- ↑ Prichard, James C. (1836). Researches into the Physical History of Mankind. 1. London: Houlston and Stoneman. pp. 11–5 ff.
- ↑ Easton, James (1799). Human longevity. Salisbury. p. 14.
- ↑ Hulbert, Charles (1825). "Instances of Human Longevity in Europe". Museum Europæum; or, Select antiquities ... of nature and art, in Europe. pp. 451–7.
- ↑ http://kapilbaba.blogspot.com/2018/05/maharajjis-neigbour-hanuman-baba-lived.html
- ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 8.14 8.15 8.16 8.17 8.18 8.19 8.20 8.21 8.22 8.23 8.24 8.25 8.26 Tabulation Of Supercentenarians Seed of the Woman - App.I
- ↑ "Die Rheinpfalz" June 4, 1971
- ↑ The World's Oldest Person (134 years) of All Time Records Her Stories on Story Of My Life Website
- ↑ India’s 'oldest' living person Jamkar dead
- ↑ His real name is "David Blaine" and he was frozen for 52.3 hours in 2000, for an experiment by him
