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This is intended to be a list of every known man in the UK who has reached the age of 108 or over.

List of oldest British men ever (108+)[]

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Country of
Rank Name Birth Death Age birth death
1 Henry Allingham 6 June 1896 18 July 2009 113 years, 42 days England England
2 John Evans 19 Aug 1877 10 June 1990 112 years, 295 days Wales Wales
3 John Tinniswood 26 Aug 1912 25 Nov 2024 112 years, 91 days England England
4 Bob Weighton 29 Mar 1908 28 May 2020 112 years, 60 days England England
5 John Mosley Turner 15 June 1856 21 Mar 1968 111 years, 280 days England England
6 Jerzy Pajaczkowski-Dydynski 19 July 1894 6 Dec 2005 111 years, 140 days UkraineUKR England
7 Harold Bracher 30 Nov 1904 13 Apr 2016 111 years, 135 days England England
8 Alf Smith 29 Mar 1908 4 Aug 2019 111 years, 128 days Scotland Scotland
9 Frank Simes 10 July 1905 18 Sep 2016 111 years, 70 days TurkeyTUR England
10 John Farringdon 7 June 1913 13 Aug 2024 111 years, 67 days England England
11 Harry Patch 17 June 1898 25 July 2009 111 years, 38 days England England
12 Donald Rose 24 Dec 1914 11 July 2025 110 years, 199 days England England
13 Ralph Hoare 19 July 1908 29 Jan 2019 110 years, 194 days England England
14 Stanley Lucas 15 Jan 1900 21 June 2010 110 years, 157 days England England
15 Ralph Tarrant 7 July 1903 30 Oct 2013 110 years, 115 days England England
16 Reg Dean 4 Nov 1902 5 Jan 2013 110 years, 62 days England England
17 James Harrow 21 Nov 1866 14 Dec 1976 110 years, 23 days England England
18 Frederick Butterfield 28 Feb 1864 9 Mar 1974 110 years, 9 days England England
19 Hugh Kerr 9 Oct 1915 Living 110 years, 120 days Scotland Scotland
20 Norman Spencer 13 Aug 1914 16 Aug 2024 110 years, 3 days England England
21 Philip Arthur Twibell 9 Sep 1905 6 Aug 2015 109 years, 331 days England England
22 William Staples 11 Dec 1915 2 Nov 2025 109 years, 326 days England England
23 Vinson Gulliver 28 Nov 1887 7 Aug 1997 109 years, 252 days England England
24 Stanley Bellman 21 Nov 1915 31 July 2025 109 years, 252 days England England
25 Samuel Crabbe 12 Dec 1880 23 July 1990 109 years, 223 days England England
26 David Leighter 13 Oct 1906 9 Apr 2016 109 years, 179 days England England
27 Ronald Naylor 15 Jan 1914 11 July 2023 109 years, 177 days England England
28 David Henderson 14 June 1889 14 Nov 1998 109 years, 153 days Scotland Scotland
29 Alfred Anderson 25 June 1896 21 Nov 2005 109 years, 149 days Scotland Scotland
30 Frederick Moore 21 Nov 1892 14 Apr 2002 109 years, 144 days England England
31 John Francklow 30 May 1835 15 Oct 1944 109 years, 138 days England England
32 Joe Dixon 1 Oct 1913 19 Jan 2023 109 years, 110 days England England
33 William Proctor 29 June 1885 5 Oct 1994 109 years, 98 days England England
34 John Whipps 22 May 1909 19 Aug 2018 109 years, 89 days England England
35 Benjamin Kagan 24 Nov 1878 16 Feb 1988 109 years, 84 days LithuaniaLTU England
36 George Higgs 1 Jan 1907 27 Feb 2016 109 years, 57 days England England
37 Joseph Savage 17 Sep 1900 9 Nov 2009 109 years, 53 days England England
38 Bob Taggart 28 June 1900 13 Aug 2009 109 years, 46 days Scotland Scotland
39 Harry Halford 15 June 1891 26 July 2000 109 years, 41 days England England
40 Arthur Aspinall 13 Oct 1916 Living 109 years, 116 days England England
41 Douglas Baker 27 May 1906 29 May 2015 109 years, 2 days England England
42 Harry Waddingham 16 Oct 1916 Living 109 years, 113 days IrelandIRL England
43 John Mansfield 14 Dec 1907 27 Nov 2016 108 years, 349 days England England
44 Harry Fransman 25 Nov 1911 25 Sep 2020 108 years, 305 days BelgiumBEL England
45 Edward Anderson 26 May 1902 22 Mar 2011 108 years, 300 days England England
46 Napoleon Ryder 7 Mar 1893 31 Dec 2001 108 years, 299 days RomaniaROU England
47 Ned Hughes 12 June 1900 4 Apr 2009 108 years, 296 days England England
48 Jesse Yewdall 4 Oct 1884 23 July 1993 108 years, 292 days England England
49 Rhys Lewis 17 Sep 1903 4 July 2012 108 years, 291 days Wales England
50 Syd Hunt 16 Sep 1912 28 June 2021 108 years, 285 days England England
51 Sam Ledward 9 Nov 1906 18 Aug 2015 108 years, 282 days Wales England
52 Ben Raymond 23 July 1911 20 Apr 2020 108 years, 272 days England England
53 Percy Purkiss 20 Jan 1906 13 Oct 2014 108 years, 266 days England England
54 William Lee 30 Jan 1892 20 Oct 2000 108 years, 264 days England England
55 Samuel Powell 1 Dec 1880 18 Aug 1989 108 years, 260 days England England
56 Harry Laverick 21 Mar 1894 6 Dec 2002 108 years, 260 days England England
57 David Davies 18 Aug 1886 24 Apr 1995 108 years, 248 days Wales Wales
58 Alfred Finnigan 18 Sep 1896 11 May 2005 108 years, 235 days England Wales
59 Francis Moore 11 Mar 1916 21 Oct 2024 108 years, 224 days England England
60 Tom Peers 30 Apr 1913 2 Dec 2021 108 years, 216 days England England
61 Bill Humphrey 20 May 1913 15 Dec 2021 108 years, 209 days England England
62 Frank Chester 10 Apr 1917 Living 108 years, 302 days England England
63 Arthur Whitlock 16 Oct 1891 18 Apr 2000 108 years, 185 days England England
64 Adam Bidston 14 Dec 1902 13 June 2011 108 years, 181 days England England
65 Michael Klanga 7 Jan 1907 2 July 2015 108 years, 176 days CyprusCYP England
66 Joseph Auty 21 June 1908 11 Dec 2016 108 years, 173 days England England
67 Albert Taylor 4 May 1910 12 Oct 2018 108 years, 161 days England England
68 David Sharpe 6 Jan 1898 11 June 2006 108 years, 156 days England England
69 Jack Ovens 29 July 1906 31 Dec 2014 108 years, 155 days England England
70 Albert Boylin 1 Feb 1911 2 July 2019 108 years, 151 days England England
71 John Shannon 1 Oct 1916 28 Feb 2025 108 years, 150 days England England
72 Jack Davis 1 Mar 1895 20 July 2003 108 years, 141 days England England
73 Alexandre Bestavachvili 1 Nov 1908 17 Mar 2017 108 years, 136 days GeorgiaGEO England
74 James Crombie 11 July 1909 24 Nov 2017 108 years, 136 days Scotland Scotland
75 Stan Rowley 10 Apr 1906 23 Aug 2014 108 years, 135 days England England
76 Edgar Sharpe 18 Jan 1886 26 May 1994 108 years, 128 days England England
77 Jack Jones 12 Feb 1908 15 June 2016 108 years, 124 days England England
78 John Dougall 3 Oct 1916 2 Feb 2025 108 years, 122 days Scotland Scotland
79 Ronald Robinson 22 May 1898 18 Sep 2006 108 years, 111 days England England
80 Alf Borrett 23 Feb 1906 14 June 2014 108 years, 111 days England England
81 Bill Stone 23 Sep 1900 10 Jan 2009 108 years, 109 days England England
82 David Crawford 21 Mar 1915 5 July 2023 108 years, 106 days Scotland Scotland
83 George Cook 17 June 1889 27 Sep 1997 108 years, 102 days England England
84 Jack Seagers 9 July 1917 Living 108 years, 212 days England England
85 George Rice 18 June 1897 17 Sep 2005 108 years, 91 days England England
86 George Howe 19 Oct 1905 8 Jan 2014 108 years, 81 days England England
87 Ernie Moore 5 Oct 1909 22 Dec 2017 108 years, 78 days England England
88 Bob Ling 8 Apr 1903 12 June 2011 108 years, 65 days England England
89 Harry Johnson 20 Nov 1902 22 Jan 2011 108 years, 63 days England England
90 Albert Marshall 15 Mar 1897 16 May 2005 108 years, 62 days England England
91 Reggie Taylor 1 Jan 1902 2 Mar 2010 108 years, 60 days England England
92 Joe Daniels 19 Feb 1912 17 Apr 2020 108 years, 58 days England England
93 Griffith Williams 6 June 1888 29 July 1996 108 years, 53 days Wales Wales
94 Henry King 10 Nov 1835 30 Dec 1943 108 years, 50 days England England
95 David Fawcett 27 May 1906 16 July 2014 108 years, 50 days England England
96 William Elder 5 May 1897 22 June 2005 108 years, 48 days England England
97 Edward Williams 15 Dec 1903 23 Jan 2012 108 years, 39 days England England
98 Walter Veale 27 Nov 1908 27 Dec 2016 108 years, 30 days England England
99 Alfred Hibbert 3 Sep 1891 1 Oct 1999 108 years, 28 days England England
100 Thomas Pope 22 Jan 1835 17 Feb 1943 108 years, 26 days England England
101 Charles Polley 30 Aug 1912 20 Sep 2020 108 years, 21 days England England
102 Arthur Madge 10 July 1908 30 July 2016 108 years, 20 days England England
103 Jack Reynolds 6 Apr 1912 25 Apr 2020 108 years, 19 days England England
104 William Frankland 19 Mar 1912 2 Apr 2020 108 years, 14 days England England
105 John Orton 19 Jan 1876 30 Jan 1984 108 years, 11 days England England
106 William Ware 14 Jan 1905 20 Jan 2013 108 years, 6 days England England
107 Henry Norman 6 Jan 1876 9 Jan 1984 108 years, 3 days England England

Oldest male British emigrants ever (108+)[]

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Rank Name Birth Death Age birth death
1 Arthur Nash 7 Jan 1885 4 Nov 1996 111 years, 302 days England CanadaCAN
2 George Ives 17 Nov 1881 12 Apr 1993 111 years, 146 days England CanadaCAN
3 Theophilus May 5 Jan 1861 2 Dec 1971 110 years, 331 days England United StatesUSA
4 Eli Lindsay 28 Feb 1858 24 Nov 1968 110 years, 270 days England CanadaCAN
5 Joseph Hepworth 28 Sep 1867 17 Dec 1977 110 years, 80 days England United StatesUSA
6 Claude Choules 3 Mar 1901 5 May 2011 110 years, 63 days England AustraliaAUS
7 Arthur Bates 25 Nov 1881 19 Jan 1992 110 years, 55 days England New ZealandNZL
8 Albert Middleton 11 Mar 1915 12 Feb 2025 109 years, 338 days England CanadaCAN
9 James Hull 23 Apr 1852 8 Sept 1961 109 years, 138 days England AustraliaAUS
10 Harry Brayne 29 Dec 1877 6 Nov 1986 108 years, 312 days England CanadaCAN
11 Fred Crothers 29 Nov 1882 3 Oct 1991 108 years, 308 days Northern Ireland CanadaCAN
12 James Easton 12 Dec 1916 17 Sept 2025 108 years, 279 days Scotland New ZealandNZL
13 John Gard 2 Nov 1894 14 July 2003 108 years, 254 days England CanadaCAN
14 William Charles 28 Oct 1890 30 June 1999 108 years, 245 days England CanadaCAN
15 Frederick Cooling 15 July 1909 19 Jan 2018 108 years, 188 days England CanadaCAN
16 John Branch 16 Dec 1888 17 June 1997 108 years, 183 days England CanadaCAN
17 Bob Edwards 15 Feb 1908 7 Aug 2016 108 years, 174 days England New ZealandNZL
18 Charles Howarth 21 July 1885 7 Jan 1994 108 years, 170 days Wales CanadaCAN
19 Alfons Declerck 27 May 1917 Living 108 years, 255 days England BelgiumBEL
20 William Hargest 8 Dec 1879 5 Apr 1988 108 years, 118 days Wales CanadaCAN
21 Edward Bennett 13 July 1834 19 Oct 1942 108 years, 98 days Northern Ireland AustraliaAUS
22 Sydney Lucas 21 Sep 1900 4 Nov 2008 108 years, 44 days England AustraliaAUS
23 Stuart Bott 3 Dec 1860 13 Dec 1968 108 years, 10 days England CanadaCAN