LongeviQuest

16/06/2026

📜 The earliest-born confirmed supercentenarians in history.
 
While earlier supercentenarians may have existed, these are the earliest-born people for whom surviving records allow their longevity to be certified.
 
1. Geert Boomgaard 🇳🇱 1788–1899
2. Margaret Neve 🇬🇧 1792–1903
3. Louisa Thiers 🇺🇸 1814–1926
4. Delina Filkins 🇺🇸 1815–1928
5. Miriam Banister 🇬🇧 1817–1928
 
✅ Ages certified by LongeviQuest
📸 Images: Public domain
 

09/06/2026

The world’s oldest living people, certified by LongeviQuest. 🌍
 
These ten remarkable women represent more than 1,140 years of lived history — spanning six countries and more than a century of global change.
As of today, the world’s oldest living people are:
 
1. Ethel Caterham, 116 🇬🇧
2. Naomi Whitehead, 115 🇺🇸
3. Lucia Laura Sangenito, 115 🇮🇹
4. Yolanda Beltrão de Azevedo, 115 🇧🇷
5. Shigeko Kagawa, 115 🇯🇵
6. Beatriz Ferreira Duarte, 114 🇧🇷
7. Fuyo Kishimoto, 114 🇯🇵
8. Ilse Meingast, 114 🇺🇸
9. Maria Jorge Esteves de Almeida, 114 🇧🇷
10. Madeleine Dellamonica, 113 🇫🇷
 
✅ Ages certified by LongeviQuest
📸 Photo credit listed per image
 

02/06/2026

Meet the 10 oldest validated living men in the world.
 
These men represent more than 1,113 years of combined life across Brazil, Australia, Italy, Japan, the United States, Venezuela, and Portugal.
 
1. João Marinho Neto 🇧🇷 — 113 years
2. Ken Weeks 🇦🇺 — 112 years
3. Vitantonio Lovallo 🇮🇹 — 112 years
4. Hikaru Katō 🇯🇵 — 112 years
5. Tokuji Tanigaki 🇯🇵 — 111 years
6. Ryōji Shinoda 🇯🇵 — 111 years
7. Luis Cano 🇺🇸 — 111 years
8. Ed Martin 🇺🇸 — 111 years
9. Pedro María Molina Márquez 🇻🇪 — 111
10. Joaquim Varela 🇵🇹 — 111
 
✅ Ages certified by LongeviQuest
📸 Photo credit per image
 

29/05/2026

Happy 115th birthday to Shigeko Kagawa! 🇯🇵

LongeviQuest is honored to celebrate Mrs. Kagawa, Japan’s oldest living person, who turned 115 yesterday.

Born in 1911, Mrs. Kagawa is currently the 5th-oldest living person in the world and a remarkable symbol of Japan’s extraordinary longevity.

お誕生日おめでとうございます, Shigeko Kagawa! 🎉

✅ Age certified by LongeviQuest
📸 Courtesy of Shigeko Kagawa / family; Mainichi Shimbun

27/05/2026

Happy 110th birthday to Lucio Chiquito Caicedo! 🇨🇴
 
LongeviQuest is honored to celebrate Mr. Chiquito of Colombia, who reached the remarkable milestone of becoming a supercentenarian last Friday. He is the country’s oldest known living man.
 
¡Feliz cumpleaños, Señor Chiquito! 🎉
 
✅ Age validated by LongeviQuest
📸 Courtesy of Lucio Chiquito Caicedo / family
 

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
🌎 Learn more at LongeviQuest.com
📩 Know a potential supercentenarian? Submit a claim through our site
 

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.
 
✅ Ages certified by LongeviQuest
🌍 Learn more at LongeviQuest.com
📩 Know a potential supercentenarian? Submit a claim through our site
 

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 ...