9. Jiroemon Kimura
Again a Japanese supercentenarian, Jiroemon Kimura, has been the world's first and so far the only man verified to have reached 116 years of age. Born as Kinjiro Miyake, on April 19, 1897, Jiroemon Kimura had 14 grandchildren (13 surviving), 25 great-grandchildren and 15 great-great-grandchildren. Jiroemon Kimura was health conscious and active, and died of natural causes on June 12, 2013. He was 116 years and 54 days old at the time of his death.
8. Besse Cooper An American supercentenarian, Besse Cooper, was born on August 26, 1896 in Sullivan County, Tennessee. She had Cooper had four children, 11 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. She spent her final years in Monroe, Georgia. and died of respiratory failure on December 4, 2012. She was 116 years, 100 days at the time of her death.
7. Elizabeth Bolden Elizabeth Bolden was an American supercentenarian and was born in 1890 in Somerville, Tennessee. Recognized as the then world's oldest living person by Guinness World Records, Elizabeth Bolden was 116 years, 118 days at the time of her death on December 11, 2006.
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