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'''Longevity claims''' are claims to extreme [[longevity]] (usually 110 or older) that either cannot be verified or for whom only some evidence is available. Longevity claims differ from existing verified [[supercentenarian]] cases, and also from [[longevity myths]] in that either some evidence exists, the case has not been proven false, and/or the claim was not constructed as a result of a longevity myth, which tends to focus on the village elder concept, fountain of youth concept, nationalist mythology, racial mythology, patriarchal mythology, etc. One test of this is the idea, put forth by [[William Thoms]] in the 1870s, of the 100th birthday test: is there evidence of the person claiming to be age 100 some 10 or more years prior to their claim? This test does not prove a person's age (indeed, Susie Brunson passed this test, but later was shown to have exaggerated her age well before this time). However, this test does separate the typical pension-claim longevity exaggeration (which tends to run to about age 115 up to 125) and the myth of longevity claim, whereby a spontaneous claim is made that a certain village elder is 150 or 167. E.g.: Bir Narayan Chaudhuri may have claimed to be 141 years old in 1998, but there was no evidence of a 100th birthday party 41 years earlier.
==Problems with the documentation process==
In the transitional period of record-keeping, records tend to exist for the wealthy and upper-middle classes, but are often spotty and non-existent for the poor. In the [[United States]], birth registration did not begin in [[Mississippi]] until 1912 and was not universal until 1933. Hence, there is the problem of many cases whereby no actual birth record exists. Since some were recorded in the census, however, there may be obtainable evidence that tends to support the age claim. Sometimes, however, a single year may be off. In the case of [[Susie Gibson]], for example, the family (and Susie herself) claimed her to be born on [[October 31]], [[1889]], but no birth document has (yet) been located. The earliest record available, the 1900 census, lists her as born in October 1890. Hence, since the 1900 census is a proximate record (not written in 1890), it can be said that there is a near-certainty that Susie was at least 115, and it's still possible that she was in fact 116. In a similar, related case, inconsistent records suggested that Maggie Barnes was at least 115, but possibly a year older. Documentarians tend to 'err on the side of caution'. Thus, Barnes claimed to be 117, and was at least 115, but could have been 116.
In some cases a person may just miss the standards required for acceptance. For example, Rosa Williams of [[College Park, Georgia]] died in January 2001, allegedly born in May 1886. The 1910 census listed her as 22, suggesting she was born in May 1887 or May 1888. Hence, we cannot be certain of her age, but some evidence exists to support the claim. This type of case is said to be partially validated, although she was at least 112, so a supercentenarian regardless.
In another type of case, the only records that exist are late-life documents. Because age inflation often occurs in adulthood (to avoid military service; to apply for a pension early, or because the government began record-keeping during their mid-lifetime), unverified claims also exist. Unverified claims are less likely to be true (because the records are written later), but are still possible. However, because demographic mortality tables show ages above 130 to be extremely unlikely to be true (on the order of trillions to one odds), it would be best to assume that unverified claims to age 130 and above are automatically false, and hence best served by longevity myths. The purpose of longevity claims, then, is to serve as an inventory for the [[grey area]] between validated (certainly true cases) and mythical (cases improbable in the extreme that nonetheless may be accepted as valid under non-scientific discourses, such as religion). For example, [[Hanna Barysevich]] of [[Belarus]], who claimed to have been 118, can neither be verified nor debunked, and the age claim was within the realm of possibility (the maximum proven age being 122). Hence, her case was a longevity claim.
==Lists of longevity claims==
The below lists are meant to show the present and past range of longevity claims, in the grey area between verified and impossible. The lists should be viewed as a spectrum, with the lower ages being more likely to be true and the higher ages less likely to be true.
These lists also serve the purpose of showing the wide range of distribution of extreme claims, which refutes the contention that such claims are particular to only certain "longevity villages". The lists also help to dispel the notion that one claimant should be accepted (without records) while ignoring all the other claims out there (which would also have to be accepted if records weren't required). Finally, because a few of the claims may be true but records do not exist or have not been found, the lists serve the third purpose of categorizing those grey area cases (such as the one of [[Maria Strelnikova]] of [[Russia]]) that could be true, but have not (yet) been proven as such.
===Partially validated cases (presumed to be living)===
These cases have some evidence of validity, but do not meet the criteria for full validation. F.e.: the person may be listed in the 1930 census or Social Security Death Index (in the U.S.).
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| '''Name'''
| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| '''Claimed birth'''
| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| '''Alleged age'''
| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| '''Sex'''
| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| '''Residence'''
|-
|Richard Washington
|[[April 13]], [[1893]]
|{{age in years and days|1893|4|13}}
|M
|[[Darlington, South Carolina|Darlington]], {{flag|South Carolina}}, {{USA}}
|-
|Virginia Call
|[[January 4]], [[1894]]
|{{age in years and days|1894|1|4}}
|F
|{{flag|Illinois}}, {{USA}}
|}
===Recent claims with no records (presumed to be living)===
These cases have no publicly available early-life records to support them, but have been made in the press. At the very least, the person should have a claimed year, month and day of birth to be listed here. Claims that don't should be listed in the article about longevity myths. Only claims of at least 113 are included here. Note: the current oldest verified living person is [[Edna Parker]] from the United States.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| '''Name'''
| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| '''Claimed birth'''
| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| '''Alleged age'''
| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| '''Sex'''
| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| '''Residence'''
|-
|[[Moloko Temo]]<ref>[http://www.sowetan.co.za/News/Article.aspx?id=797750 Sowetan:Bid to have ‘oldest granny’ recognised]</ref>
|[[4 July]], [[1874]]
|{{age in years and days|1874|7|4}}
|F
|{{flag|South Africa}}
|-
|[[Habib Miyan]]
|[[22 May]], [[1878]]
|{{age in years and days|1878|5|22}}
|M
|{{flag|India}}
|-
|[[Maria Olivia da Silva]]
|[[28 February]], [[1880]]
|{{age in years and days|1880|2|28}}
|F
|{{flag|Brazil}}
|-
|Ida Stewart<ref>[http://www.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20080110/news/news1.html Report on Ida Stewart. Still alive as at 10 January 2008]</ref><ref>[http://www.jis.gov.jm/labour/html/20080307t090000-0500_14450_jis_special_assistance_for_centenarians.asp Special Assistance for Centenarians]</ref>
|[[5 November]], [[1886]]
|{{age in years and days|1886|11|5}}
|F
|{{flag|Jamaica}}
|-
|Goshada Tsallaeva<ref name="Tsallaeva1">[http://fr.rian.ru/russia/20060701/50767415-print.html Report on Goshada Tsallaeva's claimed 120th birthday in 2006 {{fr icon}}]</ref><ref name="Tsallaeva2">[http://mirtv.ru/content/view/2653/12/ News Report on Goshada Tsallaeva's claimed 120th birthday in 2006 {{ru icon}}]</ref>
|[[15 November]], [[1886]]
|{{age in years and days|1886|11|15}}
|F
|{{flag|Russia}}
|-
|[[Józef Piotrowski (organist)|Józef Piotrowski]]
|[[7 September]], [[1887]]
|{{age in years and days|1887|9|7}}
|M
|{{flag|Poland}}
|-
|Floripes Luzia Damasio
|[[13 December]], [[1889]]
|{{age in years and days|1889|12|13}}
|F
|{{flag|Brazil}}
|-
|Clara MacLeash
|[[1 January]], [[1890]]
|{{age in years and days|1890|1|1}}
|F
|{{flag|Jamaica}}
|-
|Pa Igboezu Asoegwu
|[[20 April]], [[1890]]
|{{age in years and days|1890|4|20}}
|F
|{{flag|Nigeria}}
|-
|Magomed Labazanov<ref name="Labazanov">[http://www.javno.com/en/lifestyle/clanak.php?id=146073 News report on Magomed Labazanov at claimed age 118]</ref>
|[[1 May]], [[1890]]
|{{age in years and days|1890|5|1}}
|M
|{{flag|Russia}}
|-
|Ana María Pérez González<ref name="Dona_Anita">[http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/517150.html El Universal, Cumple 118 Años]</ref>
|[[22 June]], [[1890]]
|{{age in years and days|1890|6|22}}
|F
|{{flag|Mexico}}
|-
|Khabibamal Khamitova<ref name="Khamitova">[http://avtrock.multiply.com/journal/item/7 Report on the claimed 116th birthday of Khabibamal Khamitova {{es icon}}]</ref>
|[[1 July]], [[1890]]
|{{age in years and days|1890|7|1}}
|F
|{{flag|Russia}}
|-
|Baji Safarova
|[[3 July]], [[1890]]
|{{age in years and days|1890|7|3}}
|F
|{{flag|Azerbaijan}}
|-
|Amai Cering<ref name="Cering">[http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-03/18/content_6546104.htm Oldest Tibetan celebrates 117th birthday]</ref>
|[[16 March]], [[1891]]
|{{age in years and days|1891|3|16}}
|F
|{{flag|China}}
|-
|Sostenes Martinez<ref>[http://www.milenio.com/index.php/2007/05/23/71786/ MILENIO.COM » Cumplió 116 años Sóstenes Martínez, el hombre más longevo del mundo<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
|[[22 April]], [[1891]]
|{{age in years and days|1891|4|22}}
|M
|{{flag|Mexico}}
|-
|Elias Athanasiades
|[[14 May]], [[1891]]
|{{age in years and days|1891|5|14}}
|M
|{{flag|Greece}} (born in {{flag|Turkey}})
|-
|Angel Alberto Rengifo Cerquera
|[[31 December]], [[1891]]
|{{age in years and days|1891|12|31}}
|M
|{{flag|Colombia}}
|-
|[[María Díaz Cortés]]
|[[4 January]], [[1892]]
|{{age in years and days|1892|1|4}}
|F
|{{flag|Spain}}
|-
|Rebecca Lanier<ref name="Lanier">[http://www.townhall.com/video/foxlocal/2086_old325081 Report on Rebecca Lanier's claimed 116th birthday]</ref>
|[[24 March]], [[1892]]
|{{age in years and days|1892|3|24}}
|F
|{{flag|Ohio}}, {{USA}}
|-
|Carmen Catrileo Hualla
|[[18 July]], [[1892]]
|{{age in years and days|1892|7|18}}
|F
|{{flag|Chile}}
|-
|Elizabeth Johnson
|[[25 December]], [[1892]]
|{{age in years and days|1892|12|25}}
|F
|{{flag|Mississippi}}, {{USA}}
|-
|Ellen Spencer
|[[3 January]], [[1893]]
|{{age in years and days|1893|1|3}}
|F
|{{flag|Jamaica}}
|-
|Lu Zijian<ref>http://f1.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/8O7ZRsXvOz6G_-MWXPGcPYmNvHlf7ta17FgPQvGPZ_THm4j6O8b3gep3A6OPyXJQgTDapkiZ5mSNBOBKnV67/SupercentenarianLuZijian_ChineseDailyNews20070901.pdf</ref>
|[[15 October]], [[1893]]
|{{age in years and days|1893|10|15}}
|M
|{{flag|China}}
|-
|Tatekulu Wilhem Shinima Niilenge<ref>[http://allafrica.com/stories/200801110311.html Namibia: World's Oldest Man is 113 Years And Namibian]</ref>
|[[6 April]], [[1894]]
|{{age in years and days|1894|4|6}}
|M
|{{flag|Namibia}}
|}
===Limbo cases (no updates within at least two years)===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| bgcolor="#C0C0C0" width=20%| '''Name'''
| bgcolor="#C0C0C0" width=16%| '''Claimed birth'''
| bgcolor="#C0C0C0" width=16%| '''Alleged age<br>(if living)'''
| bgcolor="#C0C0C0" width=15%| '''Country'''
| bgcolor="#C0C0C0" width=33%| '''Notes'''
|-
|Feime Hassanova
|[[April 14]], [[1879]]?<ref>[http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=nl&u=http://members.fortunecity.com/chrsmaas/100299.htm&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=6&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3DFeime%2BHassanova%26hl%3Den%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox Bulgarian female possibly oldest person in the world]</ref>
|{{age in years and days|1879|4|14}}
|{{flag|Bulgaria}}
|Last known to be living in April 1999 at the alleged age of 120.
|-
|Noninji Elizabeth Bete
|[[21 May]], [[1886]]?
|{{age in years and days|1886|5|21}}
|{{flag|South Africa}}
|Last known to be living in December 2005, no updates since then.
|-
|Pearl Gartrell<ref>[http://www.earthselders.org/index.php?section=bio_pearl Earth's Elders Foundation Biography]</ref>
|[[1 April]], [[1888]]
|{{age in years and days|1888|4|1}}
|{{flag|Florida}}, {{USA}}
|Last known to be living in 2005, no updates since then.
|-
|Amelia Costa dos Santos
|[[15 May]], [[1888]]?
|{{age in years and days|1888|5|15}}
|{{flag|Brazil}}
|Last known to be living in April 2005, no updates since then.
|-
|LaJean Smith<ref name="LaJean">[http://www.fox16.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=a2f58494-02ad-4084-9f81-1377168352be&rss=315 News report on Lajean Smith's claimed 117th birthday]</ref>
|[[23 June]], [[1889]]
|{{age in years and days|1889|6|23}}
|{{flag|Arkansas}}, {{USA}}
|Celebrated her alleged 117th birthday in June 2006, no updates since then.
|-
|Marfa Salaikijskaja
|[[10 September]], [[1889]]?
|{{age in years and days|1889|9|10}}
|{{flag|Lithuania}}
|Celebrated her alleged 115th birthday in September 2004, no updates since then.
|-
|}
===Longevity claims of the past (115+)===
Note: only claims with a claimed birth and death date, and an age between 115 and 130 are included. For this article, claims above 130 are considered to be longevity myths. Disproven claims should also be listed in longevity myths. This list here represents the 'grey' area of cases on the cusp of believability.
{| class="wikitable"
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| bgcolor="#C0C0C0" width=22%| '''Name'''
| bgcolor="#C0C0C0" width-12%| '''Claimed birth'''
| bgcolor="#C0C0C0" width=17%| '''Death'''
| bgcolor="#C0C0C0" width=16%| '''Alleged age'''
| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| '''Sex'''
| bgcolor="#C0C0C0" width=23%| '''Country'''
|-
|[[Maria Do Carmo Geronimo]]<ref>Maria Do Carmo Geronimo claimed to have been the last Brazilian slave. [http://smupo.achjoj.info/ciekawostki_o_izaurze]</ref>
|March 5, 1871?
|July 14, 2000
|129 years 101 days
|F
|{{flag|Brazil}}
|-
|[[Mary Ewen]]<ref>[http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20070501/lead/lead10.html Jamaica Gleaner News - 128-y-o Jamaican woman dies - Tuesday | May 1, 2007]</ref>
|May 5, 1878?
|April 10, 2007
|128 years 340 days
|F
|{{flag|Jamaica}}
|-
|[[Cruz Hernández]]<ref name="Hernandez">[http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKN0930262820070310 "World's oldest person" dies in El Salvador]</ref>
|May 3, 1878?
|March 8, 2007
|128 years 309 days
|F
|{{flag|El Salvador}}
|-
|[[Elizabeth Israel]]
|January 27, 1875?
|October 14, 2003
|128 years 260 days
|F
|{{flag|Dominica}}
|-
|[[Swami Kalyandev|Swami Kalyan Dev]]
|June 26, 1876?
|July 12, 2004
|128 years 16 days
|M
|{{flag|India}}
|-
|Tshinyelo Dora Muzila<ref name="Muzila">[http://www.emirror.co.za/details.asp?StoNum=6037&from=index.asp News report on the death of Tshinyelo Dora Muzila]</ref>
|May 4, 1880?
|January 14, 2008
|127 years 255 days
|F
|{{flag|South Africa}}
|-
|[[Benito Martínez|Benito Martínez Abrogán]]<ref name="Benito">[http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2006-10/12/content_706625.htm Cuba's oldest man dies at 126]</ref>
|June 19, 1880?
|October 11, 2006
|126 years 114 days
|M
|{{flag|Haiti}}/{{flag|Cuba}}
|-
|Jackson Pollard<ref>Jackson Pollard claimed to be 128 years old; his [[Social Security (United States)|Social Security]] record stated 125.</ref>
|December 15, 1869?
|October 25, 1995
|{{age in years and days|1869|12|15|1995|10|25}}?
|M
|{{flagcountry|Georgia (U.S. state)}}, {{USA}}
|-
|Juan Ramos
|June 24, 1880?
|January 24, 2006
|125 years 214 days
|M
|{{flag|Cuba}}/{{flag|USA}}
|-
|Aberewa Grace<ref name="Grace">[http://www.modernghana.com/news/50317/1/oldest-grandma-dies-at-126-at-tepa.html Oldest grandma dies at 126 at Tepa]</ref>
|August 16, 1878?
|January 18, 2004
|125 years 155 days
|F
|{{flag|Ghana}}
|-
|[[Alberta Davis]]
|December 24, 1881?
|January 27, 2007
|125 years 34 days
|F
|{{flagcountry|Georgia (U.S. state)}}, {{USA}}
|-
|Anna Visser
|December 25, 1878?
|January 8, 2004
|125 years 14 days
|F
|{{flag|Namibia}}
|-
|Augusta Watts
|August 15, 1876?
|July 9, 2001
|124 years 328 days
|F
|{{flag|Florida}}, {{USA}}
|-
|Maria Etelvina dos Santos
|July 15, 1878?
|March 8, 2003
|124 years 236 days
|F
|{{flag|Brazil}}
|-
|Armando Frid<ref name="Frid">[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-8185265.html Armando Frid, Argentinian said to be 124]</ref>
|May 24, 1866?
|July 28, 1990
|124 years 65 days
|M
|{{flag|Argentina}}
|-
|Ana Martinha da Silva
|August 27, 1880?
|July 27, 2004
|123 years 337 days
|F
|{{flag|Brazil}}
|-
|Arthur Reed<ref>Arthur Reed claimed to have been the last United States slave.</ref>
|June 28, 1860?
|April 15, 1984
|123 years 292 days
|M
|{{flag|South Carolina}}, {{USA}}
|-
|[[Hava Rexha]]<ref name="Rexha">[http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/newsbriefs/2003/11/031110-IVAN-004 Albania's Oldest Woman Dies at 123]</ref>
|August 22, 1880?
|November 8, 2003
|123 years 78 days
|F
|{{flag|Albania}}
|-
|Mark Thrash<ref>Mark Thrash was listed as 77 in the 1900 United States Census.</ref>
|December 25, 1820?
|December 17, 1943
|122 years 357 days
|M
|{{flag|South Carolina}}, {{USA}}
|-
|[[Oberia Coffin]]
|December 1, 1883?
|October 18, 2006
|122 years 321 days
|F
|{{flag|Texas}}, {{USA}}
|-
|Dora Jacobs
|May 6, 1880?
|January 19, 2003
|122 years 258 days
|F
|{{flag|South Africa}}
|-
|Mamie Evans
|July 2, 1872?
|January 15, 1995
|122 years 197 days
|F
|{{flag|North Carolina}}, {{USA}}
|-
|David Peterson
|November 22, 1850?
|May 31, 1973
|122 years 190 days
|M
|{{flag|Texas}}, {{USA}}
|-
|Sarah Hoover
|June 25, 1874?
|December 15, 1996
|122 years 173 days
|F
|{{flag|Texas}}, {{USA}}
|-
|Lich Nguyen
|December 4, 1876?
|December 11, 1998
|122 years 7 days
|M
|{{flag|Vietnam}}/{{USA}} (born Vietnam, died USA)
|-
|Mary Duckworth
|June 4, 1861?
|April 19, 1983
|121 years 319 days
|F
|{{flag|Mississippi}}, {{USA}}
|-
|William DuBerry
|February 7, 1870?
|November 14, 1991
|121 years 279 days
|M
|{{flag|South Carolina}}, {{USA}}
|-
|[[Annibal Camoux]]
|1638?
|1759
|121 years
|M
|{{flag|France}}
|-
|Fred Greenwell
|January 26, 1880?
|January 22, 2001
|120 years 362 days
|M
|{{flag|Tennessee}}, {{USA}}
|-
|Joseph Brunner <ref>[http://www.mainpost.de/lokales/hassberge/Hassbergkreis-Aeltester-Mann-Guinessbuch-der-Rekorde-Altenstein-sensationeller-Fund;art1726,4366936 Steinalt in Altenstein | Nachrichten | mainpost.de]</ref>
|November 26, 1706?
|November 19, 1827
|120 years 358 days
|M
|{{flag|Bavaria}}, {{flag|Germany}}
|-
|Atidje Starkova
|May 12, 1875?
|January 24, 1996
|120 years 257 days
|F
|{{flag|Bulgaria}}
|-
|[[Du Pinhua]]<ref>[http://www.malpde.com/read.php?wid=4730 Obituary for Du Pinhua]</ref>
|April 22, 1886?
|December 11, 2006
|120 years, 233 days
|F
|{{flag|China}}
|-
|Ruperto Hernandez<ref>[http://www.elnuevodiario.com.ni/2007/08/12/nacionales/560946 El Nuevo Diario - Managua, Nicaragua - Con Todo el Poder de la Información]</ref>
|June 13, 1887?
|August 10, 2007
|120 years 58 days
|M
|{{flag|Nicaragua}}
|-
|Li Cairong<ref name="Cairong">[http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,15281546-2703,00.html 'Oldest woman' dies at 119]</ref>
|November 12, 1885?
|May 10, 2005
|119 years 178 days
|F
|{{flag|China}}
|-
|[[Emma Bodie Begay]]
|November 3, 1887?
|April 6, 2007
|119 years 154 days
|F
|{{flag|New Mexico}}, {{USA}}
|-
|Józef Buszyło<ref>[http://www.kurekmazurski.pl/?art=442 Kurek Mazurski (05/08)]</ref>
|October 7, 1887?
|March 8, 2007
|119 years 152 days
|M
|{{flag|Poland}}
|-
|[[Hanna Barysevich]]
|May 18, 1888?
|February, 23 2007
|118 years 281 days
|F
|{{flag|Belarus}}
|-
|Rose Peter<ref name="Peter1">[http://www.swagga.com/pampo.htm Report on birthday, with a picture of Rose Peter]</ref><ref name="Peter2">[http://www.newsdominica.com/chronstory.cfm?Id=158 Centenarian dies at 118]</ref>
|February 21, 1883?
|September 26, 2001
|118 years 217 days
|F
|{{flag|Dominica}}
|-
|Alberto Yoip
|May 12, 1886?
|July 23, 2004<ref>[http://haitianocentenario.blogspot.com Haitianos Centenarios]</ref>
|118 years 72 days
|M
|{{flag|Cuba}}
|-
|[[Varvara Semennikova]]
|May 10, 1890?
|March 9, 2008
|117 years 304 days
|F
|{{flag|Russia}}
|-
|Dominga Pantoja Nique<ref>[http://www.elcomercioperu.com.pe/EdicionImpresa/Html/2007-02-15/ImEcNacional0671400.html El Comercio / Nacional / Jueves, 15 de febrero de 2007]</ref>
|May 11, 1889?
|February 14, 2007
|117 years 279 days
|F
|{{flag|Peru}}
|-
|[[Maria Andersson]]
|December 24, 1828?
|August 24, 1946
|117 years 243 days
|F
|{{flag|Finland}}
|-
|Li Ada
|April 11, 1889?
|September 27?, 2006
|117 years 169? days
|F
|{{flag|China}}
|-
|Katie Bruce<ref>http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/0FF07C69D16966558625731D00119049?OpenDocument</ref>
|March 11, 1890?
|July 16, 2007
|117 years 127 days
|F
|{{flag|Mississippi}}/{{flag|Missouri}}, {{USA}}
|-
|Nellie Chee<ref>Nellie Chee was a [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]].</ref>
|October 15, 1889?
|November 14, 2006
|117 years 30 days
|F
|{{flag|New Mexico}}, {{USA}}
|-
|Anton Adner<ref>http://www.berchtesgadener-anzeiger.de/includes/mehr.php?id=2224</ref><ref>[http://www.bayerische-staatszeitung.de/index.jsp?MenuID=33&year=2005&ausgabeID=207&rubrikID=9&artikelID=2265 Bayerische Staatszeitung]</ref>
|1705?
|1822
|117 years
|M
|{{flag|Bavaria}}, {{flag|Germany}}
|-
|Amanda Aguilar<ref>[http://www.presidencia.gob.ni/noticiaAmandaAguilar_140207.html Gobierno de Reconciliación y Unidad Nacional]</ref>
|May 3, 1890?
|February 14, 2007
|116 years 287 days
|F
|{{flag|Nicaragua}}
|-
|Nils Ohrberg
|January 10, 1700?
|October 12, 1816
|116 years 276 days
|M
|{{flag|Sweden}}
|-
|[[Hryhoriy Nestor]]<ref name="Nestor">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7147254.stm 'Oldest human being' dies at 116]</ref>
|March 15, 1891?
|December 14, 2007
|116 years 274 days
|M
|{{flag|Ukraine}}
|-
|Clementina Rodriguez Quiros<ref name="Quiros">[http://www.prensa.com/hoy/nacionales/1326661.html Report on the death of Clementina Rodriguez Quiros {{sp icon}}]</ref>
|November 13, 1891?
|March 23, 2008
|116 years 131 days
|F
|{{flag|Panama}}
|-
|Minnie Lee Nave
|August 15, 1890?
|November 21, 2006
|116 years 98 days
|F
|{{flag|Mississippi}}, {{USA}}
|-
|[[Paweł Parniak]]
|February 27, 1890?
|March 27, 2006
|116 years 28 days
|M
|{{flag|Poland}}
|-
|Franz Josef Eder<ref>[http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/de/default.aspx Guinness World Records - German - Home Page]</ref>
|1794?
|May 5, 1911
|116 years
|M
|{{flag|Germany}}
|-
|[[Maria Strelnikova]]
|March 15, 1890?
|May 3, 2005
|115 years 49 days
|F
|{{flag|Russia}}
|}
==False and exaggerated claims (living)==
These are claims that have been shown to be exaggerated:
* Rosa Brown of Pleasantville, New Jersey alleged to be born Mar 15, 1890; now said born in 1901
==References==
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==External links==
* The idea of the demographic transition of longevity claims can be found in books published by the [[Max Planck]] Institute for Demographic Research at [http://www.demogr.mpg.de/].
* Lists and further discussion of cases may be found at [http://www.grg.org/] or [http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Worlds_Oldest_People/].
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[[Category:Lists of people by age]]
[[Category:Longevity claims| ]]
[[Category:Supercentenarians|*Longevity claims]]
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