World's Oldest Man titleholders

World's Oldest Man titleholders according to Guinness World Records and the Gerontology Research Group.

See also: World's Oldest Person titleholders

Chronological list of the oldest living man in the world since 1951

• Note: This list includes Chronological list of the World's Oldest Man Titleholders according to Guinness World Records (GWR) and theGerontology Research Group (GRG), however the table below lists potential candidates who may have been titleholders, however they has not yet been recognized by the GWR or GRG.
  

      Validated       Under 110       Living       Pending       Unvalidated

From	To	Name	Age when oldest	Lifespan	Country of death
Un­known	27 Mar 1951	James Smith	N/A–108	10 July 1842 – 27 Mar 1951 108 years, 265 days	USA
27 Mar 1951	12 Mar 1953 (1 yr, 350 days)	James Hard	107–109	15 July 1843 – 12 Mar 1953 109 years, 240 days	USA
12 Mar 1953	10 Oct 1953 (212 days)	Karl Glockner	107	29 Dec 1845 – 10 Oct 1953 107 years, 286 days	GER
10 Oct 1953	17 Sept 1954 (342 days)	Wayland Newell	107–108	15 Sept 1846 – 17 Sept 1954 108 years, 2 days	USA
17 Sept 1954	23 Sept 1954 (6 days)	Anders Johansson	106	24 Mar 1848 – 23 Sept 1954 106 years, 183 days	SWE
23 Sept 1954	3 Dec 1954 (71 days)	Euclid Story	106	30 July 1848 – 3 Dec 1954 106 years, 126 days	USA
3 Dec 1954	14 Mar 1955 (101 days)	Daniel Cummings	106	25 Sept 1848 – 14 Mar 1955 106 years, 170 days	USA
14 Mar 1955	7 Jan 1957 (1 yr, 299 days)	Mathias Hansen Saether	106–108	21 Oct 1848 – 7 Jan 1957 108 years, 78 days	NOR
7 Jan 1957	9 Oct 1960 (3 yrs, 276 days)	Robert Early	107–111	8 Oct 1849 – 9 Oct 1960 111 years, 1 day	USA
9 Oct 1960	9 Dec 1960 (61 days)	Willem Kostering	108–109	22 Nov 1851 – 9 Dec 1960 109 years, 17 days	NED
9 Dec 1960	12 Mar 1962 (1 yr, 93 days)	Sylvester Melvin	109–110	29 Nov 1851 – 12 Mar 1962 110 years, 103 days	USA
12 Mar 1962	16 Mar 1962 (4 days)	Joseph Saint-Amour	110	26 Feb 1852 – 16 Mar 1962 110 years, 18 days	CAN
16 Mar 1962	22 Nov 1962 (251 days)	William Smith	108	28 Feb 1854 – 22 Nov 1962 108 years, 267 days	USA
22 Nov 1962	5 June 1967 (4 yrs, 195 days)	James King	108–112	15 Nov 1854 – 5 June 1967 112 years, 202 days	USA
5 June 1967	21 Mar 1968 (290 days)	John Mosley Turner	110–111	15 June 1856 – 21 Mar 1968 111 years, 280 days	UK
21 Mar 1968	24 Nov 1968 (248 days)	Eli Lindsay	110	28 Feb 1858 – 24 Nov 1968 110 years, 270 days	CAN
24 Nov 1968	26 Dec 1968 (32 days)	John Chaney	109	12 Oct 1859 – 26 Dec 1968 109 years, 75 days	USA
26 Dec 1968	22 Apr 1969 (117 days)	William Lamb	109	24 Nov 1859 – 22 Apr 1969 109 years, 149 days	USA
22 Apr 1969	29 Dec 1969 (251 days)	Antonije Mladenovic	108–109	30 June 1860 – 29 Dec 1969 109 years, 182 days	SRB
29 Dec 1969	2 Dec 1971 (1 yr, 338 days)	Theophilus May	108–110	5 Jan 1861 – 2 Dec 1971 110 years, 331 days	USA
2 Dec 1971	5 May 1973 (1 yr, 154 days)	Friedrich Wedeking	109–110	10 Oct 1862 – 5 May 1973 110 years, 207 days	GER
5 May 1973	18 Oct 1974 (1 yr, 166 days)	Isaac Edwards	109–110	6 Dec 1863 – 18 Oct 1974 110 years, 316 days	USA
18 Oct 1974	7 Jan 1977 (2 yrs, 81 days)	James Holt	108–111	25 Dec 1865 – 7 Jan 1977 111 years, 13 days	USA
7 Jan 1977	17 Mar 1977 (69 days)	Jean Teillet	110	6 Nov 1866 – 17 Mar 1977 110 years, 131 days	FRA
17 Mar 1977	20 Aug 1978 (1 yr, 156 days)	Charlie Nelson	109–110	21 Sept 1867 – 20 Aug 1978 110 years, 333 days	USA
20 Aug 1978	5 Sept 1980 (2 yrs, 16 days)	Charlie Phillips	109–111	5 May 1869 – 5 Sept 1980 111 years, 123 days	USA
5 Sept 1980	10 Apr 1982 (1 yr, 217 days)	Zachariah Blackistone	109–111	16 Feb 1871 – 10 Apr 1982 111 years, 53 days	USA
10 Apr 1982	4 Mar 1983 (328 days)	James Nash	109–110	31 July 1872 – 4 Mar 1983 110 years, 216 days	USA
4 Mar 1983	11 Aug 1983 (160 days)	Walter Wilcox	110	1 Nov 1872 – 11 Aug 1983 110 years, 283 days	USA
11 Aug 1983	22 Dec 1983 (133 days)	Gregory Pandazes	110	15 Jan 1873 – 22 Dec 1983 110 years, 341 days	USA
22 Dec 1983	25 June 1984 (186 days)	Benjamin Garner	110	10 Aug 1873 – 25 June 1984 110 years, 320 days	USA
25 June 1984	15 Dec 1984 (173 days)	Randolph Davis	110–111	15 Oct 1873 – 15 Dec 1984 111 years, 61 days	USA
15 Dec 1984	14 Dec 1986 (1 yr, 364 days)	Joe Thomas	109–111	1 May 1875 – 14 Dec 1986 111 years, 227 days	USA
14 Dec 1986	5 Jan 1987 (22 days)	Herman Smith-Johannsen	111	15 June 1875 – 5 Jan 1987 111 years, 204 days	NOR
5 Jan 1987	25 Nov 1988 (1 yr, 325 days)	Alphaeus Philemon Cole	110–112	12 July 1876 – 25 Nov 1988 112 years, 136 days	USA
25 Nov 1988	10 June 1990 (1 yr, 197 days)	John Evans	111–112	19 Aug 1877 – 10 June 1990 112 years, 295 days	UK
10 June 1990	18 June 1990 (8 days)	Henri Perignon	110	14 Oct 1879 – 18 June 1990 110 years, 247 days	FRA
18 June 1990	24 Dec 1990 (189 days)	Robert Freeman	110–111	22 Dec 1879 – 24 Dec 1990 111 years, 2 days	USA
24 Dec 1990	14 June 1993 (2 yrs, 172 days)	Frederick Frazier	110–113	27 Jan 1880 – 14 June 1993 113 years, 138 days	USA
14 June 1993	20 Jan 1994 (220 days)	Josep Armengol Jover	111–112	23 July 1881 – 20 Jan 1994 112 years, 181 days	ESP
20 Jan 1994	25 Apr 1998 (4 yrs, 95 days)	Christian Mortensen	111–115	16 Aug 1882 – 25 Apr 1998 115 years, 252 days	USA
25 Apr 1998	25 Dec 1998 (244 days)	Walter Richardson	112–113	7 Nov 1885 – 25 Dec 1998 113 years, 48 days	USA
25 Dec 1998	29 Apr 1999 (125 days)	Denzo Ishizaki	112	2 Oct 1886 – 29 Apr 1999 112 years, 209 days	JPN
29 Apr 1999	15 Nov 1999 (200 days)	Antonio Urrea Hernandez	111	16 Feb 1888 – 15 Nov 1999 111 years, 272 days	ESP
15 Nov 1999	1 Mar 2001 (1 yr, 106 days)	John Painter	111–112	20 Sept 1888 – 1 Mar 2001 112 years, 162 days	USA
1 Mar 2001	3 Jan 2002 (308 days)	Antonio Todde	112	22 Jan 1889 – 3 Jan 2002 112 years, 346 days	ITA
3 Jan 2002	28 Sept 2003 (1 yr, 268 days)	Yukichi Chuganji	112–114	23 Mar 1889 – 28 Sept 2003 114 years, 189 days	JPN
28 Sept 2003	5 Mar 2004 (159 days)	Joan Riudavets Moll	113–114	15 Dec 1889 – 5 Mar 2004 114 years, 81 days	ESP
5 Mar 2004	19 Nov 2004 (259 days)	Fred Hale	113	1 Dec 1890 – 19 Nov 2004 113 years, 354 days	USA
19 Nov 2004	24 Jan 2007 (2 yrs, 66 days)	Emiliano Mercado del Toro	113–115	21 Aug 1891 – 24 Jan 2007 115 years, 156 days	PRI,USA
16 Aug 2009	14 Apr 2011 (1 yr, 241 days)	Walter Breuning	112–114	21 Sept 1896 – 14 Apr 2011 114 years, 205 days	USA
14 Apr 2011	25 Sept 2011 (164 days)	Horacio Celi Mendoza	114	23 Jan 1897 – 25 Sept 2011 114 years, 265 days	PER
25 Sept 2011	12 June 2013 (1 yr, 260 days)	Jiroemon Kimura	114–116	19 Apr 1897 – 12 June 2013 116 years, 54 days	JPN
11 June 2013	13 Sept 2013 (94 days)	Salustiano Sanchez	112	8 June 1901 – 13 Sept 2013 112 years, 97 days	USA
13 Sept 2013	26 Mar 2014 (194 days)	Ernest Peronneau	111–112	7 Mar 1902 – 26 Mar 2014 112 years, 19 days	USA
26 Mar 2014	24 Apr 2014 (29 days)	Arturo Licata	111	2 May 1902 – 24 Apr 2014 111 years, 357 days	ITA
24 Apr 2014	8 June 2014 (45 days)	Alexander Imich	111	4 Feb 1903 – 8 June 2014 111 years, 124 days	USA
8 June 2014	5 July 2015 (1 yr, 27 days)	Sakari Momoi	111–112	5 Feb 1903 – 5 July 2015 112 years, 150 days	JPN
5 July 2015	19 Jan 2016 (198 days)	Yasutaro Koide	112	13 Mar 1903 – 19 Jan 2016 112 years, 312 days	JPN
19 Jan 2016	11 Aug 2017 (1 yr, 204 days)	Israel Kristal	112–113	15 Sept 1903 – 11 Aug 2017 113 years, 330 days	ISR
11 Aug 2017	29 Jan 2018 (171 days)	Francisco Nunez Olivera	112–113	13 Dec 1904 – 29 Jan 2018 113 years, 47 days	ESP
29 Jan 2018	20 Jan 2019 (356 days)	Masazo Nonaka	112–113	25 July 1905 – 20 Jan 2019 113 years, 179 days	JPN
21 Oct 2019	24 Sept 2020 (339 days)	Tomas Pinales Figuereo	113–114	31 Mar 1906 – 24 Sept 2020 114 years, 177 days	DOM
24 Sept 2020	12 Aug 2021 (322 days)	Emilio Flores Marquez	112–113	8 Aug 1908 – 12 Aug 2021 113 years, 4 days	PRI,USA
12 Aug 2021	18 Jan 2022 (159 days)	Saturnino de la Fuente Garcia	112	11 Feb 1909 – 18 Jan 2022 112 years, 341 days	ESP
18 Jan 2022	2 Apr 2024 (2 yrs, 75 days)	Juan Vicente Perez Mora	112–114	27 May 1909 – 2 Apr 2024 114 years, 311 days	VEN
2 Apr 2024	29 June 2024 (88 days)	Shi Ping	112	1 Nov 1911 – 29 June 2024 112 years, 241 days	CHN
29 June 2024	Present (62 days)	John Tinniswood	111–112*	Born 26 Aug 1912 112 years, 4 days	Living in UK

Potential candidates who currently not recognized by Guinness World Records

From	To	Name	Age when oldest	Lifespan	Country of death
24 Jan 2007	16 Aug 2009 (2 yrs, 204 days)	Anisio Rodrigues Alves	114–116	30 Dec 1892 – 16 Aug 2009 116 years, 229 days	BRA
20 Jan 2019	21 Oct 2019 (274 days)	Gustav Gerneth	113–114	15 Oct 1905 – 21 Oct 2019 114 years, 6 days	GER

• World’s oldest living man titleholders Gerontology Research Group
• GRG World Supercentenarian Rankings List Gerontology Research Group
• Oldest man living Guinness World Records