Maria Branyas Morera

Maria Branyas Morera (born 4 March 1907 [1]) is the current title holder of world's oldest living person since the death of Lucile Randon on 17 January 2023,[2] and the 9th oldest undisputed person in history.

María Branyas Morera
Branyas Morera in 2024
Born(1907-03-04)4 March 1907[1]
(age 117 years, 99 days)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
NationalitySpanish, American
Known forOldest known living person
(since 17 January 2023)

Biography

She was born in San Francisco, California.

In March 2020, she became the oldest person to recover from COVID-19.[3] This record was later surpassed by Lucile Randon.

She currently lives in a nursing home located in Olot, Catalonia.[4]

Ranking
  • 22 December 2019 - Josefa Santos Gonzalez died. Maria Branyas Morera, aged 112 years, 293 days, became the oldest living person in Spain.
  • 28 June 2021 - Maria Branyas Morera, aged 114 years, 116 days, entered the Gerontology Research Group's list for Guinness World Records.[1]
  • 17 January 2022 - Thelma Sutcliffe died. Maria Branyas Morera, aged 114 years, 319 days, became the oldest living person who was born in the United States.[1]
  • 19 August 2022 - Tekla Juniewicz died. Maria Branyas Morera, aged 115 years, 168 days, became the world's second-oldest living person.[1][5]
  • 17 January 2023 - Lucile Randon died. Maria Branyas Morera, aged 115 years, 319 days, became the world's oldest living person.[1][2]
  • 4 March 2023 - Celebrated 116th birthday.
  • 21 April 2023 - Maria Branyas Morera, aged 116 years, 48 days, finally surpassed Ana María Vela Rubio's final age and become the oldest person ever residing in Spain.
  • 14 May 2023 - Maria Branyas Morera, aged 116 years, 71 days, surpassed Tekla Juniewicz's final age and become the oldest emigrant ever.
  • 12 December 2023 - Tatsumi Fusa died, he became the only survivor born in 1907.
  • 22 February 2024 - With the death of Edith Ceccarelli He became the only American born before 1909.
  • 4 March 2024 - Celebrated 117th birthday. He is also the oldest person in Spain, reaching his 117th birthday.
  • 1 April 2024 - Maria Branas Morera(age 117 years, 27 days) beat Misao Okawa's record.
  • 9 May 2024 - Maria Branas Morera (117 years, 66 days) broke Gadelphia Welford's record.
  • 24 May 2024 - Maria Branas Morera (117 years, 81 days) broke chiyo miyako's record.

References
  1. "Validated Living Supercentenarians". Gerontology Research Group. 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  2. "World's oldest person, French nun Sister Andre, dies aged 118". The Irish Times. 17 January 2023. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  3. Kassam, Ashifa (16 May 2020). "113-year-old coronavirus survivor: 'The elderly are the forgotten ones of society'". The Guardian. ISSN 1756-3224. Archived from the original on 17 May 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  4. Redacció (2023-01-18). "La gironina Maria Branyas passa a ser la persona de més edat del món". Diari de Girona (in Catalan). Retrieved 2023-01-18.
  5. "World's oldest person Kane Tanaka dies at 119 years-Know who is the oldest person alive now". www.jagranjosh.com. 26 April 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
Records
Preceded by
Lucile Randon		 Oldest verified living person
17 January 2023 - present		 Succeeded by
Current title holder


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