UPDATE DEC. 2, 2011 (chronologically):
-Chiyono Hasegawa (JPN) died 2 Dec. 2011, aged 115 years, 12 days.
-Shige Hirooka (JPN) died 30 Mar. 2011, aged 114 years, 73 days.
-Venere Pizzinato (ITA) died 2 Aug. 2011, aged 114 years, 252 days.
-Maria Gomes Valentim (BRA), validated in May, died 21 Jun. 2011, aged 114 years, 347 days.
-Walter Breuning (USA) died 14 Apr. 2011, aged 114 years, 205 days.
-Eunice Sanborn (USA) died 31 Jan. 2011, aged 114 years, 195 days.
-Eugénie Blanchard (FRA) died 4 Nov. 2010, aged 114 years, 261 days.
-Florrie Baldwin (UK) died 8 May 2010, aged 114 yrs, 38 days.
-Kama Chinen (JPN) died 2 May 2010, aged 114 yrs, 357 days.
-Neva Morris (USA) died 6 Apr. 2010, aged 114 yrs, 246 days.
10 oldest living
1. Besse Cooper (USA) - 26 Aug. 1896 (115)
2. Dina Manfredini (ITA/USA) - 4 Apr. 1897 (115)
3. Jiroemon Kimura (JPN) - 19 Apr. 1897 (115)
Anonymous (JPN) - Dec. 1897 (114)
4. Misawo Okawa (JPN) - 5 Mar. 1898 (114)
5. Kame Nakamura (JPN) - 8 Mar. 1898 (114)
6. Mamie Rearden (USA) - 7 Sept. 1898 (113)
7. Hatsue Ono (JPN) - 31 Oct. 1898 (113)
8. Ichi Ishida (JPN) - 15 Jan. 1899 (113)
9. Maria Redaelli-Granoli (ITA) - 3 Apr. 1899 (113)
10. Elsie Thompson (USA) - 5 Apr. 1899 (113)
The ten oldest validated living people in the world have been accepted by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). Go to http://www.grg.org/ for more details.
