Jiroemon Kimura, The World's Oldest Man Turns 115

Jiroemon Kimura, the world's oldest man and 3rd oldest person, turned 115 today, making him the 3rd undisputed man of all time to reach that age. He is also the 27th undisputed person to reach the age of 115th.
Here is confirmation of him reaching 115 and Here is a video. He has been the oldest living man since 14th April 2011, when Walter Breuning died. He has also been the 3rd oldest person and oldest living Japanese person since the death of Chiyono Hasegawa on 12th December, 2011. He is the 1st man to reach the age of 115 in 5 years and has been oldest Japanese man ever for over 6 months.  The news has been covered in UK, Australia and America too.

Kathleen Grimwood, 110

Kathleen Grimwood, posing

Kathleen Grimwood (19 August 1901 - 25 January 2012) was a British supercentenarian, who at the time of her death, was one of the oldest people in Britian. She died at the age of 110 years, 159 days. She was a twin. She was the 2nd of twins born. It was thought she would not make it past her 1st birthday, but she made her 110th. She was a resident of Sudbury. She met the Queen in 2009, and thus became the oldest person to recieve the Royel Maundy Money. Her funeral took place in St Peter's Church, Sudbury. She was buried in the Sudbury Cemetery , next to her twin sister Gertrude, who passed away in 1992. In the afternoon of her funeral, about 100 people ranging from those who cared for her in her final years to those who had known her since childhood, gathered at St Gregory’s Church, where she was a regular worshipper until just two weeks before her death. She retained her independence to the last. She always put her good health down to the fact she had worked hard. Her close family friend, Lord Andrew Phillips said: “In all, her life was marked with integrity, decency and kindness which permeated her very being. Her spirit was totally magnificent.”

Dina Manfredini, 2nd oldest person reaches 115

Confirmation of Dina Manfredini reaching 115: http://whotv.com/2012/04/04/oldest-iowan-birthday-wishes-for-115-year-old/

The 2nd oldest living person Dina Manfredini, reaches 115 years of age. She was born on 4th April 1897 in Italy and lives in Iowa as of now. She is also the oldest Italian born ever of all time, Surpassing Venere Pizzinato (23 Nov 1896-2 Aug 2011) (Age 114 yrs, 252 days). She has been the 2nd oldest person in the world (Behind Besse Cooper (b. 26 Aug 1896) for more than 4 months. She became the 2nd oldest after the death of Chiyono Hasegawa (20 Nov 1896-2 Dec 2011) on 2nd December 2011. She has lived in her own house since 110 and is the oldest person to live in Iowa since 7 December 2011. She became the oldest living Iowa resident after the death of Neva Morris (3rd Aug 1895-6 Apr 2010), although Neva is still the oldest born Iowan. She is also one of the 2 people left still living from 1897, and only female (since Jiroemon Kimura, who was born only 15 days after her is a male) left from 1897. She is also the oldest born from 1897 for more than 1 year (from 29th March 2011 onwards, to be exact) after the death of Shige Hirooka. Born Dina Guerri in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, to Italian-descent parents on 4 April 1897, Manfredini emigrated to the United States at 23 years of age with her husband, Riccardo Manfredini, who was also known there as Paul Manfredini. She is one of the 26 undisputed people to reach 115.

Janet Roberts, 110

Janet Roberts (born 13 August, 1901 - 6 April, 2012) was a British supercentenarian, aged 110. At the time of her death, she was the 6th oldest person in UK and the oldest person in Scotland. She lived in Craigellachie, Scotland. She was the granddaughter of William Grant, who created Gelnfiddich - The world's first and best-selling single malt. He created many other world-famous brands, including Grant's and The Balvenie. Her family has a personal wealth of around £950 million. She remembered her grandfather well. The creations of her Grandfather are still thriving under family control - having been run at various stages by Janet’s grandfather, father, brother, husband and nephew. Her younger brother, William Gordon, was groomed for a future in the distillery. She studied at both Glasgow and Edinburgh Universities, reading law at the latter. She was a dedicated 1st XI hockey player. She practised law for many years after university. She married Eric Roberts, whom she met at the firm of McGrigor Donald. Her brother William died in 1953 and after that Eric was persuaded to join the in-laws and move in to the whisky trade where he ended up becoming a director of Willian Grant & Son for 24 years and chairman for 14 years. All the time, Janet was a benign, supportive presence — promoting the business around the world with Eric. His hard work was recognised in 1974 when, with Janet at his side, he travelled to Buckingham Palace to receive the Queen’s Award for Export. Her secret to a long and happy life is 'hard work and moderation'. Throughout her marriage, she was also a devoted carer for both her mother and her sister. At the same time, she treated her devoted nieces and nephews and her growing brood of great-nieces and great-nephews as her own children and grandchildren. She lived a couple of miles from the Balvenie distillery.

EDIT: Janet Roberts sadly passed away on Good Friday 2012 (6th April, 2012) at the age of 110 years, 237 days.

Top Ten Average - 6th February 2012

This was the Top 10 as of 19th November, 2011, when the last report was posted here

1. Besse Cooper (26 August 1896) 115 years, 85 days
2. Chiyono Hasegawa (20 November 1896) 114 years, 364 days
3. Dina Manfredini (4 April 1897) 114 years, 229 days
4. Jiroemon Kimura (19 April 1897) 114 years, 214 days
5. Delma Kollar (31 October 1897) 114 years, 19 days
6. Leila Denmark (1 February 1898) 113 years, 291 days
7. Misawo Okawa (5 March 1898) 113 years, 259 days
8. Kame Nakamura (8 March 1898) 113 years, 256 days
9. Marcelle Narbonne (25 March 1898) 113 years, 239 days
10. Marie-Therese Bardet (2 June 1898) 113 years, 170 days

And the average age was 114.169 years.

Now, it's changed considerably 0 with Chiyono Hasegawa, Delma Kollar and Marcelle Narbonne all deceased.

At Present, The Top 10 is

1.Besse Cooper Aug. 26, 1896 115 164
2.Dina Manfredini Apr. 4, 1897 114 308
3.Jiroemon Kimura Apr. 19, 1897 114 293
4.Leila Denmark, M.D. Feb. 1, 1898 114   5
5.Misawo Okawa Mar. 5, 1898 113 338
6.Kame Nakamura Mar. 8, 1898 113 335
7.Marie-Therese Bardet June 2, 1898 113 249
8.Mamie Rearden Sept. 7, 1898 113 152
9.Hatsue Ono Oct. 31, 1898 113       98
10.Stella Nardari-Vecchiato Dec. 23, 1898 113 45

And the average age is:

114.043 years

Ellaline Redmond, 110

Ellaline Redmond, poses.

Ellaline Redmond (b. 20 March, 1901) is a British supercentenarian, who, at the age of 110, is Britian's 7th oldest person. She resides in the large coastal resort town of Bournemouth, located in the county of Dorset. She was born in London. She is said to have caught the attention of a talent agent at the age of 15, but her family forbade her from following a life on the stage. She still likes to sing. Her first husband died young, and she has outlived Daphne, her daughter from this marrage. She moved to Dorset around 40 years ago. She was from a humble background and they had to make their own way in the world. She eventually became a manager at a restraunt and met her second husband Bill, who was a wealthy man. She stays at the Riseborough Care Home, in Branksome.

Meta Ilten, 112

Meta Ilten, at her 111th birthday

Meta Ilten, (born 7 September 1899 - 9 February 2012) was an American supercentenarian. She was born at Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She was the 2nd oldest person in Iowa at the time of her death, after Dina Manfredini, and the oldest living person born in Iowa after the death of Neva Morris. She spoke German. Her daughter-in-law, Ruth, attributes her health and longevity to take medications. She also said that Ilten, a great-great-grandmother, spent much of her life caring for her family, friends and community members. She lived in Hallmar Residential Care at Mercy Medical Center, which is in Cedar Rapids. She passed away on 9th February, 2012 at the age of 112 years, 155 days.

Retroactive List - 31 December 2010

Retroactive Listing of Validated Living Supercentenarians on 31 December 2010, as of 22 December 2011 (incl. all limbo cases reported to be dead as of September 2011)


There are 132 verified supercentenarians, with 126 females and 6 males. 


(m) = male 


1. Maria Gomes Valentim (9 July 1896) 114
2. Eunice Sanborn (20 July 1896) 114
3. Besse Cooper (26 August 1896) 114
4. Walter Breuning (m)(21 September 1896) 114
5. Chiyono Hasegawa (20 November 1896) 114
6. Venere Pizzinato-Papo (23 November 1896) 114
7. Shige Hirooka (16 January 1897) 113 
8. Mississippi Winn (31 March 1897) 113 
9. Dina Manfredini (4 April 1897) 113
10. Jiroemon Kimura (m) (19 April 1897) 113
11. Komiya Miyazaki (20 August 1897) 113
12. Ella Schuler (5 September 1897) 113
13. Delma Kollar (31 October 1897) 113
14. Toshi Horiya (8 November 1897) 113
(Anon. Kawasaki women) 113
15. Leila Denmark (1 February 1898) 112
16. Mathilde Aussant (27 February 1898) 112
17. Misawo Okawa (5 March 1898) 112
18. Kame Nakamura (8 March 1898) 112
19. Marcelle Narbonne (25 March 1898) 112
20. Marie-Thérèse Bardet (2 June 1898) 112
21. Yaoe Koda (1 July 1898) 112
22. Maria Nunes da Silva (7 July 1898) 112
23. Onie Ponder (3 September 1898) 112
24. Mamie Rearden (7 September 1898) 112
25. Chiyoko Asato (20 September 1898) 112
26. Irma Schmidt (7 October 1898) 112
27. Ruth Bruce (8 October 1898) 112
28. Hagar Young (11 October 1898) 112
29. Hiro Nakae (20 October 1898) 112
30. Hatsue Ono (31 October 1898) 112
31. Stella Nardari-Vecchiato (23 December 1898) 112
32. Tome Takaoka  (1 January 1899) 111
       Hina Shikawatari 
34. Ichi Ishida (15 January 1899) 111
35. Hisashi Hayakawa (15 February 1899) 111
36. Santa Gennari (23 February 1899) 111
37. Margaret Fish (7 March 1899) 111
38. Suma Tamagawa (14 March 1899) 111
39. Usa Higa (21 March 1999) 111
40. Maria Redaelli-Granoli (3 April 1899) 111
41. Elsie Thompson (5 April 1899) 111
42. Hatsuno Tanaka (20 May 1899) 111
43. Beryl Kapaun (4 June 1899) 111
44. Kame Takamiyagi (10 June 1899) 111
45. Toshi Higano (19 June 1899) 111
46. Maria Ciuffreda (21 June 1899) 111
47. Susannah Jones (6 July 1899) 111
48. Angela Case (21 July 1899) 111
49. Ruth Anderson (24 July 1899) 111
      Bernice Madigan
51. Catherine Soiron (31 July 1899) 111
52. Soledad Mexia (13 August 1899) 111
53. Evelyn Kozak (14 August 1899) 111
54. Miriam Schmierer (20 August 1899) 111
55. Violet Wood (2 September 1899) 111
56. Ine Atarashiya (6 September 1899) 111
57. Meta Ilter (7 September 1899) 111
58. Mitsue Nagasaki (18 Spetember 1899) 111
59. Terue Ashida (20 September 1899) 111
60. Sakura Kishi (28 September 1899) 111

61. Mollye Marcus  (18 October 1899) 111
       Kou Minakuchi 
63. Kana Nagamine (13 November 1899) 111
64. Catherine Masters (23 November 1899) 111
65. Carmela Mileo (27 November 1899) 111
66. Emma Morano (29 November 1899) 111
67. Takeno Fujito (1 December 1899) 111
68. Moyo Hasegawa (4 December 1899) 111
69. Grace Jones (7 December 1899) 111
70 . Adrienne Ledent (13 December 1899) 111
71. Beatrice Lawson (23 December 1899) 111
72. Ellen Watson (3 January 1900) 110
73. Haru Kitagawa  (23 January 1900) 110
       Blanche Aubertin 
75. Giuseppina Deidda (25 January 1900) 110
76. Isabella Brown (29 January 1900) 110
77. Tome Tamura (30 January 1900) 110
78. Tsune Yoshida (31 January 1900) 110
79. Domenica Di Tomasso (11 February 1900) 110 
       Anna Ferris 
81. Tanekichi Onishi (m) (15 February 1900) 110
82. Ethel Darden (17 February 1900) 110
83. James Sisnett (m) (22 February 1900) 110
84. Yoshino Tanaka  (3 March 1900) 110
        Maria Gravigi de Candia 
86. Anna Henderson (5 March 1900) 110
87. Maggie James (10 March 1900) 110
88. Gladys Good  (12 March 1900) 110
89. Shike Sato  (16 March 1900) 110
90. Kimi Nakano (18 March 1900) 110
91. Maria Eriksson (27 March 1900) 110
92. Shun Moshino (1 April 1900) 110
93. Sumie Gomagano (15 April 1900) 110
94. Anita Tiburni (3 May 1900) 110
95. Terue Ichikawa (10 May 1900) 110
96. Amelia England (15 May 1900) 110
97. Avice Clarke (17 May 1900) 110
98. Antonia Gerena Rivera (19 May 1900) 110
99. Victoria Southan (24 May 1900) 110
100. Ethel Lang (27 May 1900) 110
101. Marie Prodhomme (14 June 1900) 110
102. Anna Lacour (5 July 1900) 110
103. Frederica Sagor Maas (6 July 1900) 110
104. Paule Bronzini (7 July 1900) 110
105. Maria Radicati di Primeglio (28 July 1900) 110 
106. Sunao Matsuda (m) (30 July 1900) 110
107. Nabi Tajima  (4 August 1900) 110
         Lucia Damiano
109. Yasuko Kimura (10 August 1900) 110
110. Beulah Young (18 August 1900) 110
111. Tsuru Kobayashi (23 August 1900) 110
112. Fern Fentiman (30 August 1900) 110
113. Aki Iizuka (11 September 1900) 110
114. Margaret Cooke (15 September 1900) 110
115. Maria Artimini  (16 September 1900) 110
         Emilie Taillard
117. Germaine Degueldre (26 September 1900) 110
118. Masao Okada (1 October 1900) 110
119. Miwa Sugisawa (2 October 1900) 110
120. Charlotte Bauch (12 October 1900) 110
121. Anna Stoehr (15 October 1900) 110
122. Placida Antonina Flores (21 October 1900) 110
123. Jan Goossenaerts (30 October 1900) 110
124. Angela Rogges-Marvulli (19 November 1900) 110
125. Shizue Tsuji (22 November 1900) 110
126. Maria Richard (28 November 1900) 110 
          Ryo Tobee  
          Clara Davis 
129. Eugénie Dauzat (6 December 1900) 110
130. Maria Cristina Cappelli-Portieri (8 December 1900) 110
131. Elva McKittrick (21 December 1900) 110
132. Hermine Nistler (24 December 1900) 110

Ethel Lang, 111

Ethel Lang, with her 87 year old daughter Margaret Bates

Ethel Lang (born 27 May, 1900) is a British supercentenarian who currently resides in Barnsley, Yorkshire. At present she is the oldest resident of Yorkshire, and the 4th oldest in UK after the death of Victoria Roberta Southan, who was born 3 days before Ethel. She broke her hip when she was 98 years of age. She was fond of dancing, until she broke her hip. She lives in a care  home in Gilroyd, Barnsley.  She managed to dance when she was 106. She married William Lang in 1933 and the couple’s only daughter Margaret was born a year later. The couple shared the same birthday but he was four years older and died at the age of 92.

Eva McConnell, 110

Eva McConnell, at her 110th birthday party.

Eva McConnell (born 5 May, 1901) is an Australian supercentenarian who is the oldest verified person in Australia following the death of Miriam Schmierer on 29th September, 2011. She currently lives in Mollymock, NSW. Eva was still chopping wood when she was 100, and at 102 still lived on her own and cooked for herself. She moved to Mollymook to live with her daughter six years ago. Presently, she has six children, 13 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren and 34 great-great-grandchildren. She still lives in a home as of her 110th birthday. Her response when her daughter told her that she was the oldest person in Australia was “well, fancy that”. “We would climb trees and the roof of the house. We would go to parties and our family would have concerts, playing music at night.” She now lives in Mollymook, but has fond memories of growing up on the local farm near Wellington as one of 12 children. “We did lots of farm work and got up to a lot of mischief too,” she said. When Burrendong Dam was filled, she was sad to lose her childhood home. “I felt pretty miserable,” she said. "All the houses and some of the properties were very good. Now they’re all under water.” Later in life, she lived in Mumbil before moving to Mollymook to live with her daughter, Nola West-Newman. “She has lots of relatives in Wellington,” her niece and Wellington local Betty Lindner said. “We’re all very proud.”