World's Oldest Man Titleholders

A chronological list of the world's oldest men starting January 1, 1950.

Rank	Name	Born	Died	Age when oldest	Title Start	Title End	Days Held
1	Robert Early	08/10/1849	09/10/1960	100–111	01/01/1950	09/10/1960	10 yrs, 284 days
2	Sylvester Melvin	29/11/1851	12/03/1962	108–110	09/10/1960	12/03/1962	1 yr, 154 days
3	Joseph Saint-Amour	26/02/1852	16/03/1962	110	12/03/1962	16/03/1962	4 days
4	William Fullingim	07/07/1855	06/08/1965	106–110	16/03/1962	06/08/1965	3 yrs, 144 days
5	John Turner	15/06/1856	21/03/1968	109–111	06/08/1965	21/03/1968	2 yrs, 228 days
6	Eli Lindsay	28/02/1858	24/11/1968	110	21/03/1968	24/11/1968	248 days
7	Theophilus May	05/01/1861	02/12/1971	107–110	24/11/1968	02/12/1971	3 yrs, 8 days
8	Isaac Edwards	06/12/1863	18/10/1974	107–110	02/12/1971	18/10/1974	2 yrs, 321 days
9	James Holt	25/12/1865	07/01/1977	108–111	18/10/1974	07/01/1977	2 yrs, 82 days
10	Joseph Hepworth	28/09/1867	17/12/1977	109–110	07/01/1977	17/12/1977	344 days
11	Battista Buffo	09/12/1867	14/08/1978	110	17/12/1977	14/08/1978	240 days
12	Charlie Phillips	05/05/1869	05/09/1980	109–111	14/08/1978	05/09/1980	2 yrs, 23 days
13	Zachariah Blackistone	16/02/1871	18/04/1982	109–111	05/09/1980	18/04/1982	1 yr, 225 days
14	Randolph Davis	15/10/1873	15/12/1984	108–111	18/04/1982	15/12/1984	2 yrs, 242 days
15	Joe Thomas	01/05/1875	14/12/1986	109–111	15/12/1984	14/12/1986	1 yr, 364 days
16	Herman Johannsen	15/06/1875	05/01/1987	111	14/12/1986	05/01/1987	22 days
17	Alphaeus Cole	12/07/1876	25/11/1988	110–112	05/01/1987	25/11/1988	1 yr, 325 days
18	John Evans	19/08/1877	10/06/1990	111–112	25/11/1988	10/06/1990	1 yr, 197 days
19	Henri Pérignon	14/10/1879	18/06/1990	110	10/06/1990	18/06/1990	8 days
20	James Wiggins	15/10/1879	16/10/1991	110–112	18/06/1990	16/10/1991	1 yr, 120 days
21	Frederick Frazier	27/01/1880	14/06/1993	111–113	16/10/1991	14/06/1993	1 yr, 242 days
22	Josep Armengol Jover	23/07/1881	20/01/1994	111–112	14/06/1993	20/01/1994	220 days
23	Christian Mortensen	16/08/1882	25/04/1998	111–115	20/01/1994	25/04/1998	4 yrs, 96 days
24	Walter Richardson	07/11/1885	25/12/1998	112–113	25/04/1998	25/12/1998	244 days
25	Denzo Ishizaki	02/10/1886	29/04/1999	112	25/12/1998	29/04/1999	125 days
26	Antonio Urrea Hernández	18/02/1888	15/11/1999	111	29/04/1999	15/11/1999	200 days
27	John Painter	20/09/1888	01/03/2001	111–112	15/11/1999	01/03/2001	1 yr, 107 days
28	Antonio Todde	22/01/1889	03/01/2002	112	01/03/2001	03/01/2002	308 days
29	Yūkichi Chūganji	23/03/1889	28/09/2003	112–114	03/01/2002	28/09/2003	1 yr, 268 days
30	Joan Riudavets Moll	15/12/1889	05/03/2004	113–114	28/09/2003	05/03/2004	159 days
31	Fred Hale	01/12/1890	19/11/2004	113	05/03/2004	19/11/2004	259 days
32	Emiliano Mercado del Toro	21/08/1891	24/01/2007	113–115	19/11/2004	24/01/2007	2 yrs, 66 days
33	Tomoji Tanabe	18/09/1895	19/06/2009	111–113	24/01/2007	19/06/2009	2 yrs, 147 days
34	Henry Allingham	06/06/1896	18/07/2009	113	19/06/2009	18/07/2009	29 days
35	Walter Breuning	21/09/1896	14/04/2011	112–114	18/07/2009	14/04/2011	1 yr, 270 days
36	Jiroemon Kimura	19/04/1897	12/06/2013	113–116	14/04/2011	12/06/2013	2 yrs, 60 days
37	Salustiano Sánchez Blázquez	08/06/1901	13/09/2013	112	12/06/2013	13/09/2013	93 days
38	Ernest Peronneau	07/03/1902	26/03/2014	111–112	13/09/2013	26/03/2014	194 days
39	Arturo Licata	02/05/1902	24/04/2014	111	26/03/2014	24/04/2014	29 days
40	Alexander Imich	04/02/1903	08/06/2014	111	24/04/2014	08/06/2014	45 days
41	Sakari Momoi	05/02/1903	05/07/2015	111–112	08/06/2014	05/07/2015	1 yr, 27 days
42	Yasutaro Koide	13/03/1903	19/01/2016	112	05/07/2015	19/01/2016	198 days
43	Israel Kristal	15/09/1903	11/08/2017	112–113	19/01/2016	11/08/2017	1 yr, 205 days
44	Francisco Núñez Olivera	13/12/1904	29/01/2018	112–113	11/08/2017	29/01/2018	171 days
45	Masazo Nonaka	25/07/1905	20/01/2019	112–113	29/01/2018	20/01/2019	356 days
46	Tomas Pinales Figuereo	31/03/1906	24/09/2020	112–114	20/01/2019	24/09/2020	1 yr, 248 days
47	Emilio Flores Márquez	08/08/1908	12/08/2021	112–113	24/09/2020	12/08/2021	322 days
48	Saturnino de la Fuente García	11/02/1909	18/01/2022	112	12/08/2021	18/01/2022	159 days
49	Juan Vicente Pérez Mora	27/05/1909	02/04/2024	112–114	18/01/2022	02/04/2024	2 yrs, 75 days
50	Georges Thomas	19/11/1911	01/06/2024	112	02/04/2024	01/06/2024	60 days
51	John Tinniswood	26/08/1912	25/11/2024	111–112	01/06/2024	25/11/2024	177 days
52	João Marinho Neto	05/10/1912	—	112–113	25/11/2024	Present	1 yr, 264 days