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24/02/2026

🌎 Top 10 Oldest Living Men in the World
as of February 24, 2026
 
All men shown have had their ages validated by LongeviQuest using rigorous documentary evidence spanning their entire lives.
 
1️⃣ João Marinho Neto (Brazil) — 113
2️⃣ Ilie Ciocan (Romania) — 112
3️⃣ Ken Weeks (Australia) — 112
4️⃣ Vitantonio Lovallo (Italy) — 111
5️⃣ Francisco Ernesto Filho (Brazil) — 111
6️⃣ Hikaru Katō (Japan) — 111
7️⃣ Virgilio Dávalos Rey (Paraguay) — 111
8️⃣ Tokuji Tanigaki (Japan) — 111
9️⃣ Ryōji Shinoda (Japan) — 111
🔟 Luis Cano (United States) — 111
 
✅ Ages certified by LongeviQuest
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18/02/2026

🌍 Top 10 Oldest Living People in the World
as of February 18, 2026
 
All individuals shown have had their ages validated by LongeviQuest using rigorous documentary evidence spanning their entire lives.
 
1️⃣ Ethel Caterham (United Kingdom) — 116
2️⃣ Naomi Whitehead (United States) — 115
3️⃣ Lucia Laura Sangenito (Italy) — 115
4️⃣ Yolanda Beltrão de Azevedo (Brazil) — 115
5️⃣ Shigeko Kagawa (Japan) — 114
6️⃣ Beatriz Ferreira Duarte (Brazil) — 114
7️⃣ Bonita Gibson (United States) — 114
8️⃣ Fuyo Kishimoto (Japan) — 114
9️⃣ Ilse Meingast (United States) — 113
🔟 Anonymous Tokyo Resident (Japan) — 113
 
These remarkable individuals are a direct connection to a world more than a century in the past.
 
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12/02/2026

🎉 Celebrating 113 Years 🇲🇽
 
Today we honor Eulalia Bravo Bravo, Mexico’s oldest living person, who has turned 113.
 
From helping operate a rural grocery store that also served as the town’s post office…
To raising six children with grit and independence…
To building a life defined by work ethic, family devotion, and resilience —
Doña Eulalia’s 113 years reflect strength across generations.
 
Now she is in the record books:
🇲🇽 Oldest Living Mexican
🇲🇽 7th Oldest Mexican Person Ever
🌎 28th Oldest Living Person
 
Her legacy spans children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren — a living bridge across more than a century of history.
 
Happy 113th Birthday, Doña Eulalia. 💛
 
✅ Age Certified by LongeviQuest
 

09/02/2026

How are extreme age claims verified?

At LongeviQuest, age validation is not based on a single document or late-life recognition. It relies on lifelong consistency of identity — tracing documentary evidence from early life through old age and evaluating authenticity and consistency over time.

Our process draws on historical records, archival research, and cross-document comparison, and every claim is reviewed by independent age-validation experts.

This methodology exists for one reason: to ensure that claims of exceptional longevity are supported by strong, consistent, and verifiable evidence.

🔍 Learn more by visiting the Methodology section at LongeviQuest.com.
📩 Know a potential supercentenarian? Visit our Submit Claim portal.

27/01/2026

Over the weekend, we visited Luis Cano, America’s oldest man at age 111. At his home in Linden, New Jersey, Mr. Cano recounted his illustrious life surrounded by family and guests, including the local mayor. He also offered practical advice for a long and healthy life.

On 24 January 2026, LongeviQuest had the pleasure of meeting Luis Cano, a resident of Linden, New Jersey, who is believed to be the Oldest Living Man in the ...

27/01/2026

🇺🇸 America’s Oldest Living Man 🇺🇸

This weekend, we had the honor of visiting Luis Cano, age 111, the oldest known living man in the United States, at his home in Linden, New Jersey.

Born in rural Colombia in 1914, Mr. Cano’s life spans more than a century — from military service and hard physical labor, to raising a large family across generations and continents. Over the decades, he remained active and independent well into his centenarian years.

Surrounded by family and recognized by the City of Linden, including Mayor Derek Armstead, Mr. Cano continues to embody resilience, vitality, and deep connection to those around him.

His full story, along with our visit, is now available on our website and YouTube channel.

✅ Age certified by LongeviQuest
📸 Photos: LongeviQuest (2026) & Cano Family (archival)

20/01/2026

🇺🇸 Oldest Living Americans 🇺🇸
As of January 20, 2026

Here are the 10 oldest living people in the United States. Their extraordinary ages have been certified through LongeviQuest research.

1️⃣ Naomi Whitehead (115) — Pennsylvania
2️⃣ Bonita Gibson (114) — Michigan
3️⃣ Ilse Meingast (113) — California
4️⃣ Louise Signore (113) — New York
5️⃣ Catherine Ferrell (113) — North Carolina
6️⃣ Louise Burkhalter (113) — Michigan
7️⃣ Anna Natella (113) — Florida
8️⃣ Francis Piscatella (112) — New York
9️⃣ Dorothy Mimms (112) — Maryland
🔟 Santos Fierro (112) — Texas

✅ Ages certified by LongeviQuest
📸 Credit listed per image

13/01/2026

🎂 Celebrating 115 Years 🎉

Yolanda Beltrão de Azevedo turns 115 today.

Born in 1911, Yolanda is currently recognized as the oldest living person in Brazil 🇧🇷 and the 5th oldest person in the world 🌎

These images reflect moments across her remarkable life.

Feliz aniversário, Dona Yolanda! 💛

✅ Age verified by LongeviQuest
📸 Photos courtesy of Beltrão family

12/01/2026

🇧🇷💛 A remarkable moment in Brazilian longevity history.

João Marinho Neto, the world’s oldest living man, sends birthday wishes to Yolanda Beltrão de Azevedo, who turns 115 tomorrow—the oldest living person in Brazil.

Two extraordinary lives, united by time, resilience, and history.

✅ Ages certified by LongeviQuest
📸 Courtesy of the Marinho family

08/01/2026

World’s Oldest Living Men (Verified) 🏆
As of 8 January 2026
 
Each of the individuals below has had their age independently verified and certified by LongeviQuest using primary documentation and international research standards.
 
Top 10 Oldest Living Men 🌎
1. João Marinho Neto — 113 (Brazil)
2. Ilie Ciocan — 112 (Romania)
3. Ken Weeks — 112 (Australia)
4. Primo Olivieri — 111 (Brazil)
5. Kiyotaka Mizuno — 111 (Japan)
6. Vitantonio Lovallo — 111 (Italy)
7. Francisco Ernesto Filho — 111 (Brazil)
8. Hikaru Katō — 111 (Japan)
9. Maurice Le Coutour — 111 (France)
10. Tokuji Tanigaki — 111 (Japan)
 
✅ Ages certified by LongeviQuest
📷 Credit listed per image
 

05/01/2026

Ethel Caterham, the world’s oldest living person, was born in 1909.

She was born in the Edwardian era and has lived through two world wars, the rise and fall of empires, the invention of commercial flight, television, the internet, and smartphones.

This is the world she was born into – and the extraordinary span of human history she has witnessed in a single lifetime.

✅ Age certified by LongeviQuest
📷 Recent photo of Ethel credit to Alamy; all others public domain

🌍 Documenting human longevity since 2022

29/12/2025

This weekend, Yolanda Beltrão de Azevedo, Brazil’s oldest living person, was honored with her LongeviQuest Trophy 🏆🇧🇷

Approaching her 115th birthday, she is currently the fifth-oldest known living person in the world. Born in Coruripe, Alagoas, in 1911, Yolanda devoted her life to family, remains an avid reader, and credits a simple, varied diet (minus passion fruit juice!) for her longevity 📚

She is pictured with her daughter, Irmã (Sister) Yolanda Maria Beltrão de Azevedo, who is among the oldest known people in the world with a living parent – an extraordinary and rare distinction.

Yolanda became Brazil’s oldest known living resident on 24 September 2025. Our warmest congratulations to Yolanda and her family, with special thanks to her granddaughter for helping present the trophy. Wishing her continued health and happiness ✨

✅ Age certified by LongeviQuest
📸 Photos provided by the Beltrão family