Sept. 16 (UPI) -- The oldest person alive was honored on Japan's Respect for the Aged Day. Tomiko Itooka, now 116 years old, ...

The world's oldest man, John Alfred Tinniswood, is turning 112 today at his care home in Merseyside, the United Kingdom. The ...

Olot, Spain - The world's oldest person, Spaniard Maria Branyas Morera, who was born in the US and lived through two world wars, died Tuesday at the age of 117, her family said. Guinness World ...

The American-born Spaniard was announced as the world's oldest person in 2023 Gabrielle Rockson is a staff writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She joined PEOPLE in 2023 and covers entertainment and human ...

She was dubbed a “supercentenarian” and the world’s oldest person. She celebrated her 117th birthday earlier this year with a small cake with candles, and credited “staying away from toxic ...

Chris Gilligan Wlky News Sean. 32. The world's oldest person, U.S.-born Maria Branyas Morera, has died at the age of 117, her family announced on social media.Related video above: World’s oldest ...

Maria Branyas, the grandmother of Catalonia and the oldest person in the world, has left us. We lose an endearing woman, who has taught us the value of life and the wisdom of the years.” ...

as the oldest known person in the world. Born in San Francisco on March 4, 1907, she spent some time in New Orleans, where her father founded a magazine, before sailing to Spain during World War I.