Age |
Name |
Location |
Longevity secrets |
127 |
Leandra Becerra Lumbreras |
Mexico |
Chocolate, avoiding marriage, sleeping for days on end |
122 |
Jeanne Louise Calment |
France |
Olive oil, chocolate, wine, cigarettes |
119 |
Sarah Knauss |
Pennsylvania |
No stress, not worrying about age |
117 |
Emma Morano |
Italy |
3 eggs a day (2 of them raw), kicking husband out and never marrying again |
117 |
Violet Brown |
Jamaica |
Faith, healthy diet with coconut sauce, fish and mutton |
117 |
Nabi Tajima |
Japan |
Delicious food, sleeping well |
117 |
Chiyo Miyako |
Japan |
Delicious food including sushi and eels |
117 |
Misao Okawa |
Japan |
Sushi, ramen noodles, sleeping for 8 hours, relaxing |
116 |
Gertrude Weaver |
Arkansas |
Kindness, positive attitude, sleep, no drinking or smoking |
116 |
Jiroemon Kimura |
Japan |
Eating lightly |
116 |
Susannah Mushatt Jones |
New York |
Supportive extended family |
116 |
Besse Cooper |
Tennessee |
Staying out of others’ business, no junk food |
115 |
Boxin Huang |
China |
Vegetables with every meal (including breakfast) |
115 |
Tava Colo |
France |
Respecting others |
115 |
Evangelia Karnava |
Greece |
Coca-Cola |
115 |
Dina Manfredini |
Iowa |
Making bread and pasta |
115 |
Maria Giuseppa Robucci |
Italy |
No alcohol, no smoking, eating lightly and healthily |
115 |
Kane Tanaka |
Japan |
Family, sleep, hope |
115 |
Bernice Madigan |
Massachusets |
No children, no stress, breakfast of honey, Eggos, banana and 4 Pop?ems glazed doughnut holes |
115 |
Jeralean Talley |
Michigan |
“Do unto others as you desire them to do unto you”, faith in God, eating plenty of pigs? feet |
115 |
Ana Maria Vela Rubio |
Spain |
Positive attitude, compassion for others |
114 |
Adelina Domingues |
California |
Religion, no makeup, no drinking or smoking |
114 |
Eudoxi Baboul |
French Guiana |
Eating lots of couac (cassava-based semolina) |
114 |
Neva Morris |
Iowa |
Working hard, eating hearty, healthy meals prepared from farm produce |
114 |
Yukichi Chuganji |
Japan |
Drinking milk every day, avoiding alcohol |
113 |
Mariya Kononovich |
Belarus |
Being kind to others, loving everyone, no enemies |
113 |
Maggie Kidd |
Georgia |
Faith in God |
113 |
Goldie Michelson |
Massachusetts |
Morning walks, chocolate, never smoking or drinking |
113 |
Adele Dunlap |
New Jersey |
Oatmeal |
113 |
Francisco Nunez Olivera |
Spain |
Working hard, eating home-grown vegetables, daily glass of red wine |
113 |
Bessie Camm |
United Kingdom |
Hard work, lovely people, good food |
112 |
Peg Vivian |
Australia |
Never smoking, rarely drinking, walking a lot |
112 |
Ellen Gibb |
Canada |
Good genes, no drinking or smoking, plenty of exercise and butter |
112 |
Isabel Casta¤o Restrepo |
Florida |
Going with the flow |
112 |
Jeanne Bot |
France |
Never marrying or having children |
112 |
Gustav Gerneth |
Germany |
No dieting, no sports, drinking only on special occasions |
112 |
Masazo Nonaka |
Japan |
Soaking in hot springs, eating sweets |
112 |
Yasutaro Kode |
Japan |
Taking it easy |
112 |
Batuli Lamichhane |
Nepal |
30 cigarettes a day |
112 |
Salustanio Sanches-Blazquez |
Spain |
1 banana and 6 Anacin tablets a day |
111 |
Bernardo LaPallo |
Arizona |
Practicing moderation, sleeping well, keeping stress away, fresh fruits and vegetables |
111 |
Merle Phillips |
Illinois |
Faith in God |
111 |
Alelia Murphy |
New York |
Kindness of God |
111 |
Alexander Imich |
New York |
Healthy diet including chicken and fish, abstaining from alcohol |
111 |
Richard Overton |
Texas |
12 cigars a day, 4 glasses of whiskey in the morning, butter pecan ice cream every night |
111 |
Grace Katherine Jones |
United Kingdom |
A little drop of whiskey every night |
110 |
Marguerite Robertson |
Canada |
Eating well, avoiding milk, being loved |
110 |
Agnes Fenton |
New Jersey |
3 bottles of Miller High Life and a glass of whiskey daily |
109 |
Alfred Date |
Australia |
Staying out of trouble, waking up every morning |
109 |
Ruth Benjamin |
Illinois |
4 strips of bacon every morning, no smoking, no drinking, 43-year marriage |
109 |
Mohammed Mohyeddin |
Iran |
Regular exercise, chewing food properly |
109 |
Jessie Gallan |
United Kingdom |
Exercise, daily bowl of porridge, staying away from men |
108 |
Alice Herz-Sommer |
Czech Republic |
Laughter, optimism |
108 |
Downing Jett Kay |
Maryland |
Spending time with family and friends, participating in local church and community |
108 |
Duranord Veillard |
New York |
5-7 pushups a day, drinking tea, eating oatmeal, fish and vegetables |
108 |
Eric Gottfrid Andersson |
Sweden |
Taking care of your body, eating good food, not smoking |
108 |
John Mansfield |
United Kingdom |
Full English breakfast with fried eggs and sausages every day |
107 |
Jo Sunderland |
Minnesota |
Don?t worry, be happy |
106 |
Irene Cole |
Texas |
Positive lifestyle, staying single, abstaining from smoking and alcohol |
105 |
Francis Smith |
Florida |
Keeping active, moving to Florida |
105 |
Marian Cannon Schlesinger |
Massachusetts |
Coffee in the morning, liquor in the evening |
105 |
Lucille Boston Lewis |
Tennessee |
Faith, family, working hard, loving others |
105 |
Pearl Cantrell |
Texas |
Bacon with every meal |
105 |
Jack Reynolds |
United Kingdom |
Whiskey with tea in the morning, whiskey with lemonade at night |
104 |
Theresa Rowley |
Michigan |
Drinking a Diet Coke every day |
104 |
Mildred Bowers |
South Carolina |
Beer |
104 |
Charlotte Henderson |
Texas |
Practising moderation, eating and sleeping well, not overdrinking or overeating, exercising regularly |
104 |
Elizabeth Sullivan |
Texas |
3 cans of Dr Pepper a day |
104 |
Pauline Dunhill |
United Kingdom |
Gin and tonic every evening |
103 |
Samuel Henry Ball |
Florida |
Good marriage, whiskey |
103 |
Vincenzo Baratta |
Italy |
Eating once a day, lots of women |
103 |
Imogen Young |
Maryland |
Peanut butter M&Ms, bacon, eggs, ice cream |
103 |
Ruth Coben |
New York |
Exercise, celebrate every day |
103 |
Mary Todisco |
New York |
Low-sugar diet, keeping busy, staying positive, not taking life too seriously |
103 |
George Boggess |
Washington, DC |
Walking |
102 |
Elsa Bailey |
Colorado |
Sunshine, eating healthily |
102 |
Dorothy Custer |
Idaho |
Daily exercise |
102 |
Edris Mathiesen |
Indiana |
Crossword puzzles, reading, playing cards |
102 |
Eunice Modlin |
Indiana |
2 dark chocolates a day, naps |
101 |
Paul Marcus |
Colorado |
Genes, luck, unrestricted diet |
101 |
Antonio Ramirez |
Florida |
Happiness, staying calm, no anger, coffee every morning |
101 |
Luigina Vigiconte |
Italy |
Optimism, politeness |
101 |
Bel Kaufman |
New York |
Laughter |
100 |
Ephraim Engleman |
California |
Falling in love, getting married, having sex |
100 |
Norma Martin |
Florida |
Being optimistic |
100 |
Marie-Louise Wirth |
France |
No fruit or milk, alcohol with every meal |
100 |
Gregoris Tsahas |
Greece |
Couple of glasses of red wine every day |
100 |
Art Stieglieter |
Illinois |
Coffee |
100 |
Florence Bearse |
Maine |
A good glass of wine |
100 |
Dorothy Cammon |
New Mexico |
Working hard, getting enough sleep |
100 |
Emanuel Chuse |
New York |
Keeping up with daily news |
100 |
Malvina Hunt |
New York |
Vigorous exercise |
100 |
Elsie King |
New Zealand |
Keeping occupied with hobbies |
100 |
Paulina Spagnola |
Pennsylvania |
Drinking alcohol |
100 |
Christina Kislak Wahala |
Pennsylvania |
Walking a lot, fresh fruit and vegetables |
100 |
Frances Prus |
Pennsylvania |
Family, faith, occasional junk food, glass of merlot |
100 |
John Grumbine |
Pennsylvania |
Dancing |
100 |
Orville Rogers |
Texas |
Running |
100 |
Rebecca Sommerville |
United Kingdom |
Laughter, not taking things too seriously |
100 |
Doris Olive Netting |
United Kingdom |
Daily pint of Guinness |
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