WORLD’S OLDEST PEOPLE RANKINGS
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World’s Oldest Person, Ethel Caterham, Celebrates 117th Birthday
21st August 2026, marks an extraordinary milestone in Lightwater, Surrey, as the world’s oldest person, Ethel Caterham , celebrates her 117th birthday. Reaching such an age is an...
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Rosa Micaela Puertas, Argentina’s Second-Oldest Living Person, Validated at 113
Rosa Micaela Puertas Quiroga, the second-oldest living person in Argentina, has been officially...
Japan’s Oldest Person Shigeko Kagawa Dies at 115
Shigeko Kagawa, Japan’s oldest living person and the world’s oldest Olympic torchbearer, passed away on 27 August 2026 at the age of 115 years and 91 days.
Juan Bautista Quiroz Pití, Panama’s Oldest Man, Turns 111
Juan Bautista Quiroz Pití, the oldest known living person (and man) in Panama, turned 111 years...
Tadeusz Lutak, Poland’s Oldest Man, Turns 109
Tadeusz Lutak, the oldest living man in Poland, is celebrating his 109th birthday today in...
Italian Woman Carla Pietrasanta Turns 110
Carla Pietrasanta, a resident of Milan, Lombardy, Italy, celebrated her 110th birthday yesterday,...
Ilse Meingast, California’s Oldest Person, Dies at 114
Ilse Meingast, the oldest living person in California, and the second-oldest in the United...
