A man in Afghanistan claims that he is 140-years-old, which would make him one of the oldest living persons in recorded ...

In 1909, William Taft replaced Theodore Roosevelt as president of the US, women couldn't yet vote in the US, and Elizabeth Francis — who was until recently the oldest living American — was born.

The world's current verified oldest living person is Inah Canabarro Lucas, a Brazilian nun who turned 116 last June. Another Brazilian woman, Deolira Gliceria Pedro da Silva, is hoping to have ...

Kane Tanaka, the world's oldest living person, turned 119 years old on Sunday, according to a Twitter post published by her great-granddaughter, Junko Tanaka. “Great achievement. (Kane Tanaka ...

AN ELDERLY woman who recently reached the milestone age of 120 years old could become the record holder for the oldest living person in the world. Deolira Glicéria Pedro da Silva, who is in a ...

If verified, this would make her the oldest living person in the world, surpassing the current record holder, 116-year-old Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas. Her family are now working with ...

The oldest verified person in the world is a woman who lived to the incredible age of of 122 years and 164 days before passing away on August 4, 1997. Jeanne Calment was born in Arles ...

In the wake of Branyas' death, the oldest living person in the world is Japan's Tomiko Itooka, who was born on May 23, 1908, and is 116 years old, according to the U.S.-based Gerontology Research ...

She became known as Ireland’s oldest living person last August following the passing of Galway woman Phyllis Furness, who was also aged 109. However, Ruby never liked to be reminded of her ...

Art Schallock, a little-known New York Yankees left-hander who treasured his late-in-life fame as the oldest living former major ... and deep appreciation for the people around him.