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This page contains lists regarding American supercentenarians, the oldest of whom was Sarah Knauss (1880–1999) who died in Pennsylvania at the age of 119 years, 97 days, and the oldest American man ever was Danish-born Christian Mortensen (1882–1998) who died in California at the age of 115 years, 252 days.

Currently, the oldest living person in the USA is Naomi Whitehead (born 26 September 1910) aged 114 years, 47 days of Pennsylvannia, and the oldest living man in the USA is Eugene Baltes (born 29 October 1914) aged 110 years, 14 days of Illinois.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Because there are so many supercentenarians from USA, this 'main' list will be for supercentenarians aged 113 or older. Those aged 110, 111 and 112, which used to be featured on this page, can be found in the lists below:

List of United States supercentenarians (age 110)
List of United States supercentenarians (age 111)
List of United States supercentenarians (age 112)
See also: List of oldest living people in the United States
See also: List of oldest living men in the United States
See also: List of oldest men from the United States
See also: List of oldest Americans by state

List of oldest Americans ever (113+)

      Deceased (Validated)       Living (Validated)       Pending       Unvalidated

State / Country of
Rank Name Sex Birth Death Age birth death
1 Sarah Knauss F 24 Sept 1880 30 Dec 1999 119 years, 97 days Pennsylvania Pennsylvania
2 Delphia Welford F 9 Sept 1875 14 Nov 1992 117 years, 66 days Mississippi Tennessee
3 Susannah Mushatt Jones F 6 July 1899 12 May 2016 116 years, 311 days Alabama New York
4 Gertrude Weaver F 4 July 1898 6 Apr 2015 116 years, 276 days Arkansas Arkansas
5 Elizabeth Bolden F 15 Aug 1890 11 Dec 2006 116 years, 118 days Tennessee Tennessee
6 Besse Cooper F 26 Aug 1896 4 Dec 2012 116 years, 100 days Tennessee Georgia
7 Easter Wiggins F 1 June 1874 7 July 1990 116 years, 36 days Mississippi Mississippi
8 Jeralean Talley F 23 May 1899 17 June 2015 116 years, 25 days Georgia Michigan
9 Edie Ceccarelli F 5 Feb 1908 22 Feb 2024 116 years, 17 days California California
10 Ella Miller F 6 Dec 1884 21 Nov 2000 115 years, 351 days Tennessee Virginia
11 Maggie Barnes F 6 Mar 1882 19 Jan 1998 115 years, 319 days North Carolina North Carolina
12 Dina Manfredini F 4 Apr 1897 17 Dec 2012 115 years, 257 days Italy ITA Iowa
13 Christian Mortensen M 16 Aug 1882 25 Apr 1998 115 years, 252 days DenmarkDEN California
14 Hester Ford F 15 Aug 1905 17 Apr 2021 115 years, 245 days South Carolina North Carolina
15 Edna Parker F 20 Apr 1893 26 Nov 2008 115 years, 220 days Indiana Indiana
16 Margaret Skeete F 27 Oct 1878 7 May 1994 115 years, 192 days Texas Virginia
17 Bernice Madigan F 24 July 1899 3 Jan 2015 115 years, 163 days Massachusetts Massachusetts
18 Gertrude Baines F 6 Apr 1894 11 Sept 2009 115 years, 158 days Georgia California
19 Bettie Wilson F 13 Sept 1890 13 Feb 2006 115 years, 153 days Mississippi Mississippi
20 Iris Westman F 28 Aug 1905 3 Jan 2021 115 years, 128 days North Dakota North Dakota
21 Susie Gibson F 31 Oct 1890 16 Feb 2006 115 years, 108 days Mississippi Alabama
Thelma Sutcliffe F 1 Oct 1906 17 Jan 2022 115 years, 108 days Nebraska Nebraska
23 Edna Kern F 14 Oct 1900 20 Jan 2016 115 years, 98 days California Nevada
24 Elizabeth Francis F 25 July 1909 22 Oct 2024 115 years, 89 days Louisiana Texas
25 Augusta Holtz F 3 Aug 1871 21 Oct 1986 115 years, 79 days GermanyGER Missouri
26 Bessie Hendricks F 7 Nov 1907 3 Jan 2023 115 years, 57 days Iowa Iowa
27 Maud Farris-Luse F 21 Feb 1887 18 Mar 2002 115 years, 25 days Michigan Michigan
28 Antonia Gerena Rivera F 19 May 1900 2 June 2015 115 years, 14 days Puerto RicoPRI,United StatesUSA Florida
29 Mary Bidwell F 9 May 1881 25 Apr 1996 114 years, 352 days Connecticut Connecticut
30 Hazel Plummer F 19 June 1908 25 May 2023 114 years, 340 days Massachusetts Massachusetts
31 Ophelia Burks F 25 Oct 1903 27 Sept 2018 114 years, 337 days Louisiana Louisiana
32 Mary Josephine Ray F 17 May 1895 7 Mar 2010 114 years, 294 days CanadaCAN New Hampshire
33 Goldie Steinberg F 30 Oct 1900 16 Aug 2015 114 years, 290 days MoldovaMOL New York
34 Delphine Gibson F 17 Aug 1903 9 May 2018 114 years, 265 days South Carolina Pennsylvania
35 Mary Royster F 15 Apr 1875 28 Dec 1989 114 years, 257 days Virginia North Carolina
36 Neva Morris F 3 Aug 1895 6 Apr 2010 114 years, 246 days Iowa Iowa
37 Blanche Cobb F 8 Sept 1900 1 May 2015 114 years, 235 days Georgia Florida
38 Mila Mangold F 14 Nov 1907 2 July 2022 114 years, 230 days Nebraska California
39 Carrie Lazenby F 9 Feb 1882 14 Sept 1996 114 years, 218 days Georgia Illinois
Myrtle Dorsey F 20 Nov 1885 25 June 2000 114 years, 218 days Ohio Ohio
41 Walter Breuning M 21 Sept 1896 14 Apr 2011 114 years, 205 days Minnesota Montana
42 Eunice Sanborn F 20 July 1896 31 Jan 2011 114 years, 195 days Louisiana Texas
43 Grace Clawson F 15 Nov 1887 28 May 2002 114 years, 194 days United Kingdom UK Florida
44 Wilhelmina Kott F 7 Mar 1880 6 Sept 1994 114 years, 183 days Illinois Illinois
Adelina Domingues F 19 Feb 1888 21 Aug 2002 114 years, 183 days Cape VerdeCPV California
46 Lucy Mirigian F 15 Aug 1906 12 Feb 2021 114 years, 181 days ArmeniaARM California
47 Charlotte Benkner F 26 Nov 1889 14 May 2004 114 years, 180 days GermanyGER Ohio
48 Ettie Mae Greene F 19 Sept 1877 26 Feb 1992 114 years, 160 days West Virginia West Virginia
49 Dominga Velasco F 12 May 1901 11 Oct 2015 114 years, 152 days MexicoMEX California
50 Irene Frank F 1 Oct 1881 28 Feb 1996 114 years, 150 days Texas Missouri
51 Georgia Ella Jordan F 18 Sept 1880 9 Feb 1995 114 years, 144 days Georgia Virginia
52 Olivia Patricia Thomas F 29 June 1895 16 Nov 2009 114 years, 140 days Iowa New York
Alelia Murphy F 6 July 1905 23 Nov 2019 114 years, 140 days North Carolina New York
54 Irene Dunham F 16 Dec 1907 1 May 2022 114 years, 136 days Michigan Michigan
55 Nina Willis F 14 Jan 1909 17 May 2023 114 years, 123 days Georgia Georgia
Pearl Berg F 1 Oct 1909 1 Feb 2024 114 years, 123 days Indiana California
57 Anna Henderson F 5 Mar 1900 1 July 2014 114 years, 118 days Georgia Pennsylvania
58 Emma Verona Johnston F 6 Aug 1890 1 Dec 2004 114 years, 117 days Iowa Ohio
Mamie Rearden F 7 Sept 1898 2 Jan 2013 114 years, 117 days South Carolina Georgia
Erna Zahn F 14 Apr 1908 9 Aug 2022 114 years, 117 days Wisconsin Minnesota
61 Bettie Chatmon F 30 April 1884 16 Aug 1998 114 years, 108 days Louisiana Texas
Lessie Brown F 22 Sept 1904 8 Jan 2019 114 years, 108 days Georgia Ohio
63 Odie Matthews F 28 Dec 1878 14 Apr 1993 114 years, 107 days Texas Arizona
64 Florence Knapp F 10 Oct 1873 11 Jan 1988 114 years, 93 days Pennsylvania Pennsylvania
Elena Slough F 4 July 1889 5 Oct 2003 114 years, 93 days Pennsylvania New Jersey
66 Mary Anna Boone F 10 Feb 1887 13 May 2001 114 years, 92 days Kentucky Kentucky
67 Minnie Whicker F 24 July 1906 23 Oct 2020 114 years, 90 days Arkansas California
68 Delma Kollar F 31 Oct 1897 24 Jan 2012 114 years, 85 days Kansas Oregon
69 Ila Jones F 21 Aug 1903 10 Nov 2017 114 years, 81 days Georgia Georgia
70 Maggie Renfro F 14 Nov 1895 22 Jan 2010 114 years, 69 days Louisiana Louisiana
71 Emma Tillman F 22 Nov 1892 28 Jan 2007 114 years, 67 days North Carolina Connecticut
Anna Stoehr F 15 Oct 1900 21 Dec 2014 114 years, 67 days Iowa Minnesota
73 Leila Denmark F 1 Feb 1898 1 Apr 2012 114 years, 60 days Georgia Georgia
74 Adele Dunlap F 12 Dec 1902 5 Feb 2017 114 years, 55 days New Jersey New Jersey
75 Naomi Conner F 30 Aug 1899 18 Oct 2013 114 years, 49 days Texas Texas
Ora Holland F 24 Dec 1900 11 Feb 2015 114 years, 49 days Missouri Oklahoma
77 Naomi Whitehead F 26 Sept 1910 Living 114 years, 47 days Georgia Pennsylvania
78 Katie Hatton F 28 Dec 1877 24 Jan 1992 114 years, 37 days Texas Texas
79 Ellen Goodwill F 2 Feb 1907 2 Mar 2021 114 years, 28 days Kentucky Michigan
80 Grace Thaxton F 18 June 1891 6 July 2005 114 years, 18 days New York Kentucky
81 Soledad Mexia F 17 Aug 1899 30 Aug 2013 114 years, 17 days MexicoMEX California
82 Minnie Ward F 19 Nov 1895 2 Dec 1999 114 years, 13 days Tennessee Massachusetts
83 Arbella Ewing F 13 Mar 1894 22 Mar 2008 114 years, 9 days Texas Texas
84 Catherine Hagel F 28 Nov 1894 6 Dec 2008 114 years, 8 days Minnesota Minnesota
85 Emma Otis F 22 Oct 1901 25 Oct 2015 114 years, 3 days Washington Washington
86 Ellen Jurick F 15 July 1895 13 July 2009 113 years, 363 days Pennsylvania Michigan
87 Fred Hale M 1 Dec 1890 19 Nov 2004 113 years, 354 days Maine New York
88 Miriam Carpelan F 8 July 1882 22 June 1996 113 years, 350 days United Kingdom UK California
Elsie Thompson F 5 April 1899 21 Mar 2013 113 years, 350 days Pennsylvania Florida
90 Bertha Fry F 1 Dec 1893 14 Nov 2007 113 years, 348 days Indiana Indiana
91 Mae Harrington F 20 Jan 1889 29 Dec 2002 113 years, 343 days New York New York
92 Ellen Thomas F 25 Dec 1877 2 Dec 1991 113 years, 342 days Tennessee Michigan
Daisey Bailey F 30 Mar 1896 7 Mar 2010 113 years, 342 days Tennessee Michigan
94 Secundina Camarena F 16 July 1891 20 June 2005 113 years, 339 days MexicoMEX California
95 Agatha Mitchell F 26 Mar 1887 25 Feb 2001 113 years, 336 days Virginia Virginia
96 Goldie Michelson F 8 Aug 1902 8 July 2016 113 years, 335 days UkraineUKR Massachusetts
97 Louvenia Posey F 6 Apr 1900 1 Mar 2014 113 years, 329 days Texas Texas
98 Clara Huhn F 28 Jan 1887 20 Dec 2000 113 years, 327 days Nebraska California
Beulah Meloche F 5 Dec 1906 27 Oct 2020 113 years, 327 days New York New York
100 Corinne Dixon Taylor F 2 Apr 1893 14 Feb 2007 113 years, 318 days District of Columbia District of Columbia
101 Annabelle Holblinger F 16 Mar 1909 27 Jan 2023 113 years, 317 days New York Colorado
102 Mary Christian F 12 June 1889 20 Apr 2003 113 years, 312 days Massachusetts California
103 Florence Carroll F 9 June 1907 15 Apr 2021 113 years, 310 days New York Connecticut
104 Ruth Newman F 23 Sept 1901 29 July 2015 113 years, 309 days California California
105 Irene Dutton F 16 July 1906 15 May 2020 113 years, 304 days Michigan Michigan
106 Barbara Barton F 12 Oct 1908 12 Aug 2022 113 years, 304 days Rhode Island Rhode Island
107 Evelyn Kozak F 14 Aug 1899 11 June 2013 113 years, 301 days New York New York
108 Louisiana Hines F 13 Apr 1899 1 Feb 2013 113 years, 294 days Alabama Michigan
109 Mississippi Winn F 31 Mar 1897 14 Jan 2011 113 years, 289 days Louisiana Louisiana
110 Ida Shelvin Williams F 10 June 1891 26 Mar 2005 113 years, 288 days Louisiana Louisiana
111 Opal Thompson F 13 Jan 1901 20 Oct 2014 113 years, 280 days Oklahoma California
112 Johnson Parks M 15 Oct 1884 17 July 1998 113 years, 275 days Georgia Florida
113 Fannie Thomas F 24 Apr 1867 22 Jan 1981 113 years, 273 days Illinois California
Mary Parr F 29 Jan 1889 29 Oct 2002 113 years, 273 days Indiana Florida
115 Beatrice Farve F 30 Apr 1895 19 Jan 2009 113 years, 264 days Georgia Georgia
116 Amalia Barone F 6 Oct 1884 26 June 1998 113 years, 263 days Italy ITA Connecticut
117 Maude Harris F 15 Aug 1907 3 May 2021 113 years, 261 days Minnesota Florida
118 Zora Wriggle F 24 Feb 1880 7 Nov 1993 113 years, 256 days Pennsylvania Pennsylvania
119 Herlda Senhouse F 28 Feb 1911 Living 113 years, 257 days West Virginia Massachusetts
120 Rosa Allen F 17 May 1887 26 Jan 2001 113 years, 254 days Georgia Georgia
121 John McMorran M 19 June 1889 24 Feb 2003 113 years, 250 days Michigan Florida
122 Mary McKinney F 30 May 1873 2 Feb 1987 113 years, 248 days California California
123 Ella Schuler F 5 Sept 1897 7 May 2011 113 years, 244 days Nebraska Kansas
124 Mary Sorenson F 26 Nov 1881 27 July 1995 113 years, 243 days New York Vermont
125 Anna Murphy F 25 Apr 1867 23 Dec 1980 113 years, 242 days Massachusetts Massachusetts
126 Gladys Swetland F 18 Apr 1892 14 Dec 2005 113 years, 240 days Pennsylvania Pennsylvania
127 Meta Dishman F 1 June 1903 20 Jan 2017 113 years, 233 days Virginia Virginia
128 Mary Randall F 1 Apr 1887 12 Nov 2000 113 years, 225 days Arkansas Texas
129 Delina Filkins F 4 May 1815 4 Dec 1928 113 years, 214 days New York New York
130 Maggie Kidd F 8 Dec 1905 8 July 2019 113 years, 212 days Georgia Georgia
131 Christine Ireland F 19 Jan 1908 18 Aug 2021 113 years, 211 days North Carolina North Carolina
132 Mary Kelly F 7 June 1851 30 Dec 1964 113 years, 206 days Michigan California
133 Nelle Hunt F 28 July 1887 8 Feb 2001 113 years, 195 days Missouri Missouri
Helen Stetter F 18 Nov 1893 1 June 2007 113 years, 195 days Nebraska Nebraska
135 Louise Schaaf F 16 Oct 1906 25 Apr 2020 113 years, 192 days GermanyGER Illinois
136 Mary Curley F 21 Nov 1880 29 May 1994 113 years, 189 days Illinois Minnesota
Carrie Hardrick F 6 Nov 1887 14 May 2001 113 years, 189 days Texas Texas
Betsy Stanford F 30 Nov 1903 7 June 2017 113 years, 189 days JamaicaJAM District of Columbia
139 Mamie Eva Keith F 22 Mar 1873 20 Sept 1986 113 years, 182 days Illinois Illinois
140 Mary Harris F 13 May 1911 Living 113 years, 183 days New York Tennessee
141 Anonymous F 31 July 1910 24 Jan 2024 113 years, 177 days Arizona Arizona
142 Amarillide Bufalini F 27 Nov 1876 15 May 1990 113 years, 169 days Italy ITA New York
143 Beryl Kapaun F 4 June 1899 7 Nov 2012 113 years, 156 days South Dakota South Dakota
144 Emma Wilson F 12 May 1870 13 Oct 1983 113 years, 154 days Missouri Missouri
145 Jane Markle F 10 Oct 1883 12 Mar 1997 113 years, 153 days Pennsylvania Pennsylvania
Helen Wheat F 16 Sept 1902 16 Feb 2016 113 years, 153 days Pennsylvania Maryland
147 Frances Street F 28 Mar 1897 24 Aug 2010 113 years, 149 days South Carolina North Carolina
148 Ada Avila F 14 Jan 1910 11 June 2023 113 years, 148 days EcuadorECU Florida
149 Cora Wisner F 10 Jan 1888 6 June 2001 113 years, 147 days Tennessee Tennessee
150 Rachel Kohl F 28 June 1909 17 Nov 2022 113 years, 142 days Missouri Missouri
151 Kathleen Snavely F 16 Feb 1902 6 July 2015 113 years, 140 days Ireland IRL New York
152 Frederick Frazier M 27 Jan 1880 14 June 1993 113 years, 138 days Alabama Alabama
153 Gertrude Croker F 12 July 1881 26 Nov 1994 113 years, 137 days Iowa Vermont
154 Cleo Craig F 12 Feb 1890 28 June 2003 113 years, 136 days Illinois Illinois
155 Mary Drymalski F 22 July 1880 1 Dec 1993 113 years, 132 days PolandPOL Illinois
156 Bonita Gibson F 4 July 1911 Living 113 years, 131 days Kansas Michigan
157 Frances Johns F 3 Feb 1886 24 May 1999 113 years, 110 days Arkansas California
158 Irene Ciuffoletti F 19 Jan 1903 7 May 2016 113 years, 109 days Italy ITA Pennsylvania
159 Vera Van Wagner F 24 May 1904 8 Sept 2017 113 years, 107 days New York New York
Ruth Apilado F 30 Apr 1908 15 Aug 2021 113 years, 107 days Illinois Washington
161 Viola Lindsey F 10 Nov 1900 24 Feb 2014 113 years, 106 days Alabama Ohio
162 Aurelia Marotta F 27 June 1890 4 Oct 2003 113 years, 99 days Massachusetts Massachusetts
163 Lillian Irby F 12 Dec 1900 15 Mar 2014 113 years, 93 days Mississippi Mississippi
Maria Aulenbacher F 7 Nov 1909 8 Feb 2023 113 years, 93 days GermanyGER South Carolina
165 Loretta Sheehan F 7 Dec 1875 9 Mar 1989 113 years, 92 days New York New York
166 Adelheid Kirschbaum F 29 Sept 1883 21 Dec 1996 113 years, 83 days GermanyGER New York
167 Nellie Spencer F 24 Aug 1869 13 Nov 1982 113 years, 81 days New Hampshire New Jersey
168 Mary Crombie F 6 July 1890 22 Sept 2003 113 years, 78 days Illinois New York
169 Clarabell Demers F 3 Nov 1910 17 Jan 2024 113 years, 75 days North Dakota North Dakota
170 Delvina Dahlheimer F 31 Dec 1888 13 Mar 2002 113 years, 72 days Minnesota Minnesota
Judia Ward F 15 June 1868 26 Aug 1981 113 years, 72 days Virginia Virginia
172 Alice Coles F 28 Aug 1865 5 Nov 1978 113 years, 69 days Virginia New York
173 Leila Backman Shull F 16 Oct 1894 22 Dec 2007 113 years, 67 days South Carolina South Carolina
174 Betsy Baker F 20 Aug 1842 24 Oct 1955 113 years, 65 days United Kingdom UK Nebraska
175 Bertha Harris F 3 Jan 1902 3 Mar 2015 113 years, 59 days Wisconsin Texas
176 Cora Humphrey F 4 Sept 1879 1 Nov 1992 113 years, 58 days Illinois New York
177 Ardlean Butler F 18 Jan 1902 13 Mar 2015 113 years, 54 days Texas California
178 Hazel Luther F 11 Dec 1889 31 Jan 2003 113 years, 51 days Massachusetts Florida
179 Ollie Bay F 11 Nov 1872 31 Dec 1985 113 years, 50 days Illinois Illinois
180 Walter Richardson M 7 Nov 1885 25 Dec 1998 113 years, 48 days Illinois Illinois
181 Hagar Young F 11 Oct 1898 25 Nov 2011 113 years, 45 days Alabama Alabama
182 Amalia Arvanetes F 6 Feb 1903 20 Mar 2016 113 years, 43 days GreeceGRE Illinois
183 Narcissa Rickman F 13 Sept 1855 21 Oct 1968 113 years, 38 days North Carolina North Carolina
184 Flossie Eckard F 25 July 1888 25 Aug 2001 113 years, 31 days Iowa California
185 Winnie Felps F 10 Oct 1911 Living 113 years, 33 days Texas Texas
186 Ito Konno Kinase F 31 Dec 1889 24 Jan 2003 113 years, 24 days JapanJPN Hawaii
Nettie Whittington F 31 Oct 1899 24 Nov 2012 113 years, 24 days Mississippi Mississippi
Francis Zouein M 1 Jan 1911 24 Jan 2024 113 years, 23 days LebanonLBN California
188 Mary Malone F 16 Oct 1887 4 Nov 2000 113 years, 19 days Ohio Ohio
189 Mary Will F 15 Oct 1900 2 Nov 2013 113 years, 18 days North Carolina North Carolina
190 Cristina Collado F 6 Nov 1885 22 Nov 1998 113 years, 16 days Puerto RicoPRI,United StatesUSA Florida
191 Lillian Moran F 18 Mar 1911 2 Apr 2024 113 years, 15 days North Dakota Minnesota
192 Daisy Sanders F 28 Nov 1881 10 Dec 1994 113 years, 12 days Mississippi Florida
193 Pauline Angleman F 4 Oct 1908 14 Oct 2021 113 years, 10 days Oklahoma California
194 Margaret Whitlock F 5 Mar 1906 5 Mar 2019 113 years, 0 days Washington Washington

Oldest American emigrants ever (113+)

State / Country of
Rank Name Sex Birth Death Age birth death
1 Maria Branyas Morera F 4 Mar 1907 19 Aug 2024 117 years, 168 days California SpainESP
2 Marie-Josephine Gaudette F 25 Mar 1902 13 July 2017 115 years, 110 days New Hampshire Italy ITA
3 Merle Barwis F 23 Dec 1900 22 Nov 2014 113 years, 334 days Iowa CanadaCAN
4 Cora Hansen F 25 Mar 1899 18 Apr 2012 113 years, 24 days Minnesota CanadaCAN

Chronological list of the oldest living person in the United States since 1951

From To Name Sex Age when
oldest
Lifespan State of death
Un­known 28 Apr 1951 Lucy Woodman F N/A–109 3 May 1841 – 28 Apr 1951
109 years, 360 days
Kansas
28 Apr 1951 14 Jan 1954
(2 yrs, 261 days)
Nancy Merriman F 109–112 19 Dec 1841 – 14 Jan 1954
112 years, 26 days
Illinois
14 Jan 1954 24 Oct 1955
(1 yr, 283 days)
Betsy Baker F 111–113 20 Aug 1842 – 24 Oct 1955
113 years, 65 days
Nebraska
24 Oct 1955 16 Dec 1956
(1 yr, 53 days)
Jennie Howell F 110–111 11 Feb 1845 – 16 Dec 1956
111 years, 309 days
California
16 Dec 1956 4 Jan 1959
(2 yrs, 19 days)
Catherine Waller F 108–110 1 Dec 1848 – 4 Jan 1959
110 years, 34 days
Arkansas
4 Jan 1959 9 Oct 1960
(1 yr, 279 days)
Robert Early M 109–111 8 Oct 1849 – 9 Oct 1960
111 years, 1 day
Kentucky
9 Oct 1960 28 Nov 1960
(50 days)
Nettie Minick F 109 3 Apr 1851 – 28 Nov 1960
109 years, 239 days
Indiana
28 Nov 1960 30 Dec 1964
(4 yrs, 32 days)
Mary Kelly F 109–113 7 June 1851 – 30 Dec 1964
113 years, 206 days
California
30 Dec 1964 5 June 1967
(2 yrs, 157 days)
James King M 110–112 15 Nov 1854 – 5 June 1967
112 years, 202 days
Louisiana
5 June 1967 21 Oct 1968
(1 yr, 138 days)
Narcissa Rickman F 111–113 13 Sept 1855 – 21 Oct 1968
113 years, 38 days
North Carolina
21 Oct 1968 10 July 1972
(3 yrs, 263 days)
Kitty Harvey F 108–112 12 Jan 1860 – 10 July 1972
112 years, 180 days
Kansas
10 July 1972 10 Jan 1974
(1 yr, 184 days)
Ettie Crist F 109–111 14 Feb 1862 – 10 Jan 1974
111 years, 330 days
California
10 Jan 1974 1 July 1974
(172 days)
Ginevra Donovan F 110 16 July 1863 – 1 July 1974
110 years, 350 days
Ohio
1 July 1974 6 Aug 1976
(2 yrs, 36 days)
Mary Bittlebrun F 110–112 19 Mar 1864 – 6 Aug 1976
112 years, 140 days
Arkansas
6 Aug 1976 18 Oct 1976
(73 days)
Ellen Cooke F 111–112 16 Oct 1864 – 18 Oct 1976
112 years, 2 days
New Jersey
18 Oct 1976 5 Nov 1978
(2 yrs, 18 days)
Alice Coles F 111–113 28 Aug 1865 – 5 Nov 1978
113 years, 69 days
New York
5 Nov 1978 27 Jan 1981
(2 yrs, 83 days)
Eliza Underwood F 111–113 15 Mar 1867 – 27 Jan 1981
113 years, 318 days
District of Columbia
27 Jan 1981 26 Aug 1981
(211 days)
Judia Ward F 112-113 15 June 1868 – 26 Aug 1981
113 years, 72 days
Virginia
26 Aug 1981 13 Nov 1982
(1 yr, 79 days)
Nellie Spencer F 111–113 24 Aug 1869 – 13 Nov 1982
113 years, 81 days
New Jersey
13 Nov 1982 13 Oct 1983
(334 days)
Emma Wilson F 112–113 12 May 1870 – 13 Oct 1983
113 years, 154 days
Missouri
13 Oct 1983 21 Oct 1986
(3 yrs, 8 days)
Augusta Holtz F 112–115 3 Aug 1871 – 21 Oct 1986
115 years, 79 days
Missouri
21 Oct 1986 2 Feb 1987
(104 days)
Mary McKinney F 113 30 May 1873 – 2 Feb 1987
113 years, 248 days
California
2 Feb 1987 11 Jan 1988
(343 days)
Florence Knapp F 113–114 10 Oct 1873 – 11 Jan 1988
114 years, 93 days
Pennsylvania
11 Jan 1988 7 July 1990
(2 yrs, 177 days)
Easter Wiggins F 113–116 1 June 1874 – 7 July 1990
116 years, 36 days
Mississippi
7 July 1990 14 Nov 1992
(2 yrs, 130 days)
Delphia Welford F 114–117 9 Sept 1875 – 14 Nov 1992
117 years, 66 days
Tennessee
14 Nov 1992 7 May 1994
(1 yr, 174 days)
Margaret Skeete F 114–115 27 Oct 1878 – 7 May 1994
115 years, 192 days
Virginia
7 May 1994 6 Sept 1994
(122 days)
Wilhelmina Kott F 114 7 Mar 1880 – 6 Sept 1994
114 years, 183 days
Illinois
6 Sept 1994 9 Feb 1995
(156 days)
Georgia Ella Jordan F 113–114 18 Sept 1880 – 9 Feb 1995
114 years, 144 days
Virginia
9 Feb 1995 30 Dec 1999
(4 yrs, 324 days)
Sarah Knauss F 114–119 24 Sept 1880 – 30 Dec 1999
119 years, 97 days
Pennsylvania
30 Dec 1999 21 Nov 2000
(327 days)
Ella Miller F 115 6 Dec 1884 – 21 Nov 2000
115 years, 351 days
Virginia
21 Nov 2000 18 Mar 2002
(1 yr, 117 days)
Maude Farris-Luse F 113–115 21 Feb 1887 – 18 Mar 2002
115 years, 25 days
Michigan
18 Mar 2002 28 May 2002
(71 days)
Grace Clawson F 114 15 Nov 1887 – 28 May 2002
114 years, 194 days
Florida
28 May 2002 21 Aug 2002
(85 days)
Adelina Domingues F 114 19 Feb 1888 – 21 Aug 2002
114 years, 183 days
California
21 Aug 2002 29 Dec 2002
(130 days)
Mae Harrington F 113 20 Jan 1889 – 29 Dec 2002
113 years, 343 days
New York
29 Dec 2002 20 Apr 2003
(112 days)
Mary Christian F 113 12 June 1889 – 20 Apr 2003
113 years, 312 days
California
20 Apr 2003 5 Oct 2003
(168 days)
Elena Slough F 113–114 4 July 1889 – 5 Oct 2003
114 years, 93 days
New Jersey
5 Oct 2003 14 May 2004
(222 days)
Charlotte Benkner F 113–114 16 Nov 1889 – 14 May 2004
114 years, 180 days
Ohio
14 May 2004 1 Dec 2004
(201 days)
Emma Verona Johnston F 113–114 6 Aug 1890 – 1 Dec 2004
114 years, 117 days
Ohio
1 Dec 2004 11 Dec 2006
(2 yrs, 10 days)
Elizabeth Bolden F 114–116 15 Aug 1890 – 11 Dec 2006
116 years, 118 days
Tennessee
11 Dec 2006 28 Jan 2007
(48 days)
Emma Tillman F 114 22 Nov 1892 – 28 Jan 2007
114 years, 67 days
Connecticut
28 Jan 2007 14 Feb 2007
(17 days)
Corinne Dixon Taylor F 113 2 Apr 1893 – 14 Feb 2007
113 years, 318 days
District of Columbia
14 Feb 2007 26 Nov 2008
(1 yr, 286 days)
Edna Parker F 113–115 20 Apr 1893 – 26 Nov 2008
115 years, 220 days
Indiana
26 Nov 2008 11 Sept 2009
(289 days)
Gertrude Baines F 114–115 6 Apr 1894 – 11 Sept 2009
115 years, 158 days
California
11 Sept 2009 7 Mar 2010
(177 days)
Mary Josephine Ray F 114 17 May 1895 – 7 Mar 2010
114 years, 294 days
New Hampshire
7 Mar 2010 6 Apr 2010
(30 days)
Neva Morris F 114 3 Aug 1895 – 6 Apr 2010
114 years, 246 days
Iowa
6 Apr 2010 31 Jan 2011
(300 days)
Eunice Sanborn F 113–114 20 July 1896 – 31 Jan 2011
114 years, 195 days
Texas
31 Jan 2011 4 Dec 2012
(1 yr, 308 days)
Besse Cooper F 114–116 26 Aug 1896 – 4 Dec 2012
116 years, 100 days
Georgia
4 Dec 2012 17 Dec 2012
(13 days)
Dina Manfredini F 115 4 Apr 1897 – 17 Dec 2012
115 years, 257 days
Iowa
17 Dec 2012 6 Apr 2015
(2 yrs, 110 days)
Gertrude Weaver F 114–116 4 July 1898 – 6 Apr 2015
116 years, 276 days
Arkansas
6 Apr 2015 17 June 2015
(72 days)
Jeralean Talley F 115–116 23 May 1899 – 17 June 2015
116 years, 25 days
Michigan
17 June 2015 12 May 2016
(330 days)
Susannah Mushatt Jones F 115–116 6 July 1899 – 12 May 2016
116 years, 311 days
New York
12 May 2016 8 July 2016
(57 days)
Goldie Michelson F 113 8 Aug 1902 – 8 July 2016
113 years, 335 days
Massachusetts
8 July 2016 5 Feb 2017
(212 days)
Adele Dunlap F 113–114 12 Dec 1902 – 5 Feb 2017
114 years, 55 days
New Jersey
5 Feb 2017 9 May 2018
(1 yr, 93 days)
Delphine Gibson F 113–114 17 Aug 1903 – 9 May 2018
114 years, 265 days
Pennsylvania
9 May 2018 27 Sept 2018
(141 days)
Ophelia Burks F 114 25 Oct 1903 – 27 Sept 2018
114 years, 337 days
Louisiana
27 Sept 2018 8 Jan 2019
(103 days)
Lessie Brown F 114 22 Sept 1904 – 8 Jan 2019
114 years, 108 days
Ohio
8 Jan 2019 23 Nov 2019
(319 days)
Alelia Murphy F 113–114 6 July 1905 – 23 Nov 2019
114 years, 140 days
New York
23 Nov 2019 17 Apr 2021
(1 yr, 145 days)
Hester Ford F 114–115 15 Aug 1905 – 17 Apr 2021
115 years, 245 days
North Carolina
17 Apr 2021 17 Jan 2022
(275 days)
Thelma Sutcliffe F 114–115 1 Oct 1906 – 17 Jan 2022
115 years, 108 days
Nebraska
17 Jan 2022 3 Jan 2023
(351 days)
Bessie Hendricks F 114–115 7 Nov 1907 – 3 Jan 2023
115 years, 57 days
Iowa
3 Jan 2023 22 Feb 2024
(1 yr, 50 days)
Edie Ceccarelli F 114–116 5 Feb 1908 – 22 Feb 2024
116 years, 17 days
California
22 Feb 2024 22 Oct 2024
(243 days)
Elizabeth Francis F 114-115 25 July 1909 - 22 Oct 2024
115 years, 89 days

Texas
22 Oct 2024 Present
(0 years, 21 days)
Naomi Whitehead F 114* Born 26 September 1910
114 years, 47 days
Living in
Pennsylvania

Chronological list of the oldest living man in the United States since 1951

From To Name Age when
oldest
Lifespan State of death
Un­known 27 Mar 1951 James Smith N/A–108 10 July 1842 – 27 Mar 1951
108 years, 265 days
Oregon
27 Mar 1951 12 Mar 1953
(1 yr, 350 days)
James Hard 107–109 15 July 1843 – 12 Mar 1953
109 years, 240 days
New York
12 Mar 1953 17 Sept 1954
(1 yr, 189 days)
Wayland Newell 106–108 15 Sept 1846 – 17 Sept 1954
108 years, 2 days
Iowa
17 Sept 1954 3 Dec 1954
(77 days)
Euclid Story 106 30 July 1848 – 3 Dec 1954
106 years, 126 days
North Carolina
3 Dec 1954 14 Mar 1955
(101 days)
Daniel Cummings 106 25 Sept 1848 – 14 Mar 1955
106 years, 170 days
Georgia
14 Mar 1955 8 Oct 1955
(208 days)
Teofil Chudzinski 106 7 Feb 1849 – 8 Oct 1955
106 years, 243 days
Nebraska
8 Oct 1955 9 Oct 1960
(5 yrs, 1 day)
Robert Early 106–111 8 Oct 1849 – 9 Oct 1960
111 years, 1 day
Kentucky
9 Oct 1960 12 Mar 1962
(1 yr, 154 days)
Sylvester Melvin 108–110 29 Nov 1851 – 12 Mar 1962
110 years, 103 days
Illinois
12 Mar 1962 22 Nov 1962
(255 days)
William Smith 108 28 Feb 1854 – 22 Nov 1962
108 years, 267 days
West Virginia
22 Nov 1962 5 June 1967
(4 yrs, 195 days)
James King 108–112 15 Nov 1854 – 5 June 1967
112 years, 202 days
Louisiana
5 June 1967 6 Oct 1967
(123 days)
Ollie Stewart 108 26 Apr 1859 – 6 Oct 1967
108 years, 163 days
Oklahoma
6 Oct 1967 26 Dec 1968
(1 yr, 81 days)
John Chaney 107–109 12 Oct 1859 – 26 Dec 1968
109 years, 75 days
California
26 Dec 1968 22 Apr 1969
(117 days)
William Lamb 109 24 Nov 1859 – 22 Apr 1969
109 years, 149 days
New Jersey
22 Apr 1969 2 Dec 1971
(2 yrs, 224 days)
Theophilus May 108–110 5 Jan 1861 – 2 Dec 1971
110 years, 331 days
Ohio
2 Dec 1971 2 Aug 1972
(244 days)
Orin Akers 108–109 4 Feb 1863 – 2 Aug 1972
109 years, 180 days
Minnesota
2 Aug 1972 18 Oct 1974
(2 yrs, 77 days)
Isaac Edwards 108–110 6 Dec 1863 – 18 Oct 1974
110 years, 316 days
Oklahoma
18 Oct 1974 7 Jan 1977
(2 yrs, 81 days)
James Holt 108–111 25 Dec 1865 – 7 Jan 1977
111 years, 13 days
Oklahoma
7 Jan 1977 20 Aug 1978
(1 yr, 225 days)
Charlie Nelson 109–110 21 Sept 1867 – 20 Aug 1978
110 years, 333 days
Iowa
20 Aug 1978 5 Sept 1980
(2 yrs, 16 days)
Charlie Phillips 109–111 5 May 1869 – 5 Sept 1980
111 years, 123 days
Mississippi
5 Sept 1980 10 Apr 1982
(1 yr, 217 days)
Zachariah Blackistone 109–111 16 Feb 1871 – 10 Apr 1982
111 years, 53 days
District of Columbia
10 Apr 1982 4 Mar 1983
(328 days)
James Nash 109–110 31 July 1872 – 4 Mar 1983
110 years, 216 days
Kentucky
4 Mar 1983 11 Aug 1983
(160 days)
Walter Wilcox 110 1 Nov 1872 – 11 Aug 1983
110 years, 283 days
California
11 Aug 1983 22 Dec 1983
(133 days)
Gregory Pandazes 110 15 Jan 1873 – 22 Dec 1983
110 years, 341 days
California
22 Dec 1983 25 June 1984
(186 days)
Benjamin Garner 110 10 Aug 1873 – 25 June 1984
110 years, 320 days
Louisiana
25 June 1984 15 Dec 1984
(173 days)
Randolph Davis 110–111 15 Oct 1873 – 15 Dec 1984
111 years, 61 days
Georgia
15 Dec 1984 14 Dec 1986
(1 yr, 364 days)
Joe Thomas 109–111 1 May 1875 – 14 Dec 1986
111 years, 227 days
Louisiana
14 Dec 1986 25 Nov 1988
(1 yr, 347 days)
Alphaeus Philemon Cole 110–112 12 July 1876 – 25 Nov 1988
112 years, 136 days
New York
25 Nov 1988 21 Jan 1989
(57 days)
Alton Gilbert 110 11 June 1878 – 21 Jan 1989
110 years, 224 days
Washington
21 Jan 1989 25 June 1989
(155 days)
Oscar Dubois 109 7 Sept 1879 – 25 June 1989
109 years, 291 days
West Virginia
25 June 1989 16 Oct 1991
(2 yrs, 268 days)
James Wiggins 109–112 15 Oct 1879 – 16 Oct 1991
112 years, 1 day
Alabama
16 Oct 1991 14 June 1993
(1 yr, 241 days)
Frederick Frazier 111–113 27 Jan 1880 – 14 June 1993
113 years, 138 days
California
14 June 1993 25 Apr 1998
(4 yrs, 315 days)
Christian Mortensen 110–115 16 Aug 1882 – 25 Apr 1998
115 years, 252 days
California
25 Apr 1998 17 July 1998
(83 days)
Johnson Parks 113 15 Oct 1884 – 17 July 1998
113 years, 275 days
Florida
17 July 1998 25 Dec 1998
(161 days)
Walter Richardson 112–113 7 Nov 1885 – 25 Dec 1998
113 years, 48 days
Illinois
25 Dec 1998 26 June 1999
(183 days)
Edward Graves 110 4 Aug 1888 – 26 June 1999
110 years, 326 days
Mississippi
26 June 1999 1 Mar 2001
(1 yr, 248 days)
John Painter 110–112 20 Sept 1888 – 1 Mar 2001
112 years, 162 days
Tennessee
1 Mar 2001 24 Feb 2003
(1 yr, 360 days)
John McMorran 111–113 19 June 1889 – 24 Feb 2003
113 years, 250 days
Florida
24 Feb 2003 19 Nov 2004
(1 yr, 269 days)
Fred Hale 112–113 1 Dec 1890 – 19 Nov 2004
113 years, 354 days
New York
19 Nov 2004 10 Jan 2005
(52 days)
Earl Brush 111 17 July 1893 – 10 Jan 2005
111 years, 177 days
California
10 Jan 2005 7 Dec 2006
(1 yr, 331 days)
Moses Hardy 111–112 6 Jan 1894 – 7 Dec 2006
112 years, 335 days
Mississippi
7 Dec 2006 9 Jan 2007
(33 days)
Thomas Nelson 111 8 July 1895 – 9 Jan 2007
111 years, 185 days
Texas
9 Jan 2007 8 Feb 2007
(30 days)
Antonio Pierro 110 22 Feb 1896 – 8 Feb 2007
110 years, 351 days
Massachusetts
8 Feb 2007 27 Dec 2008
(1 yr, 323 days)
George Francis 110–112 6 June 1896 – 27 Dec 2008
112 years, 136 days
California
27 Dec 2008 14 Apr 2011
(2 yrs, 108 days)
Walter Breuning 112–114 21 Sept 1896 – 14 Apr 2011
114 years, 205 days
Montana
14 Apr 2011 25 July 2012
(1 yr, 102 days)
Shelby Harris 110–111 31 Mar 1901 – 25 July 2012
111 years, 116 days
Illinois
25 July 2012 13 Sept 2013
(1 yr, 50 days)
Salustiano Sanchez 111–112 8 June 1901 – 13 Sept 2013
112 years, 97 days
New York
13 Sept 2013 26 Mar 2014
(194 days)
Ernest Peronneau 111–112 7 Mar 1902 – 26 Mar 2014
112 years, 19 days
New York
26 Mar 2014 8 June 2014
(74 days)
Alexander Imich 111 4 Feb 1903 – 8 June 2014
111 years, 124 days
New York
8 June 2014 23 Dec 2014
(198 days)
Conrad Johnson 110 19 Jan 1904 – 23 Dec 2014
110 years, 338 days
Illinois
23 Dec 2014 28 Mar 2015
(95 days)
Alexander Grant 110 10 June 1904 – 28 Mar 2015
110 years, 291 days
New Jersey
28 Mar 2015 29 Apr 2015
(32 days)
James Richardson 110 2 Jan 1905 – 29 Apr 2015
110 years, 117 days
Alabama
29 Apr 2015 14 Nov 2015
(199 days)
Wash Wesley 110 21 Jan 1905 – 14 Nov 2015
110 years, 297 days
Illinois
14 Nov 2015 19 Apr 2016
(157 days)
Felix Simoneaux 110 24 May 1905 – 19 Apr 2016
110 years, 331 days
Louisiana
19 Apr 2016 3 May 2016
(14 days)
Frank Levingston 110 13 Nov 1905 – 3 May 2016
110 years, 172 days
Louisiana
3 May 2016 22 July 2017
(1 yr, 80 days)
Clarence Matthews 110–111 1 May 1906 – 22 July 2017
111 years, 82 days
California
22 July 2017 27 Dec 2018
(1 yr, 158 days)
Richard Overton 111–112 11 May 1906 – 27 Dec 2018
112 years, 230 days
Texas
27 Dec 2018 27 Feb 2019
(62 days)
Henry Tseng 111 12 July 1907 – 27 Feb 2019
111 years, 230 days
California
27 Feb 2019 23 Nov 2019
(269 days)
CP Crawford 111–112 25 Aug 1907 – 23 Nov 2019
112 years, 90 days
Illinois
23 Nov 2019 27 Feb 2020
(95 days)
Irving Piken 110–111 20 Dec 1908 – 27 Feb 2020
111 years, 68 days
California
27 Feb 2020 5 Jan 2022
(1 yr, 312 days)
Lawrence Brooks 110–112 12 Sept 1909 – 5 Jan 2022
112 years, 115 days
Louisiana
5 Jan 2022 4 Oct 2022
(272 days)
Ezra Hill 111 19 Dec 1910 – 4 Oct 2022
111 years, 289 days
Maryland
4 Oct 2022 24 Jan 2024
(1 yr, 112 days)
Francis Zouein 111–113 1 Jan 1911 – 24 Jan 2024
113 years, 23 days
California
24 Jan 2024 3 June 2024
(131 days)
Morrie Markoff 110 11 Jan 1914 – 3 June 2024
110 years, 144 days
California
3 June 2024 26 June 2024
(23 days)
Vincent Dransfield 110 28 Mar 1914 – 26 June 2024
110 years, 90 days
New Jersey
26 June 2024 Present
(0 years, 139 days)
Eugene Baltes 109* Born 29 Oct 1914
110 years, 14 days
Living in
Illinois

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