Sept. 16 (UPI) --The oldest person alive was honored on Japan's Respect for the Aged Day. Tomiko Itooka, now 116 years old, became the world's eldest living resident after Maria Branyas Morera died.

At 111 years old, the man from England does not have a special diet or routine he follows and mostly credits his long life to "pure luck." John Alfred Tinniswood is now the world's oldest man.

That’s a lot of birthday candles to tweet. María Branyas Morera of Spain, who — was verified as being the oldest living person at 115 years and 321 days old, is an active Twitter user ...

As of May 2, 2025, Ethel Caterham of Surrey, England is the oldest person alive at 115 years and 252 days old, according to LongeviQuest. She was born in 1909 and is set to turn 116 on Aug. 21.

The now-wheelchair-bound nun was crowned the world's oldest living person after Tomiko Itooka died in Japan at age 116 on Dec. 26, 2024. WORLD'S OLDEST MAN, DEAD AT 112, ATE THIS MEAL EVERY FRIDAY ...

In April, he also became the world’s oldest living man, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. At that time, 114-year-old Juan Vicente Pérez Mora passed away.

“Cowboy” Bob Ellis was often celebrated as the world’s oldest living professional wrestler. Turns out, there as one big ...

Oldest living person in US credits straight-edge life of no booze or cigarettes for making it to 114 By . Isabel Keane. Published Oct. 30, 2024, 12:59 p.m. ET.

HOUSTON -- Elizabeth Francis, the oldest living person in the United States, celebrated her 115th birthday on Thursday. Francis was born in Louisiana on July 25, 1909. She became the oldest living ...

The oldest living person in the U.S. celebrated her birthday Saturday, local media reported. Hester Ford is now 115 – or 116. According to CBS, her family says U.S. Census Bureau documents ...