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 ...

Brazil's 112-year-old João Marinho Neto has been confirmed ... Marinho Neto became the last living man to be born in 1912. The record for documented longevity among men, meanwhile, still belongs ...

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 ...

When an employee told her on Aug. 21 that she is set to be recognized as the world’s oldest living person, Itooka replied in a steady voice, “Thank you,” according to the nursing home.

(AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) Greason, also the oldest living person to have played in the Negro Leagues and a World War II veteran, played for the Birmingham Black Barons during the 1948 season.