Jiroemon Kimura, a Japanese man, is the world's oldest man ever lived in recorded history and the first man verified to have reached 116 years of age. He passed away at the remarkable age of 116 years 54 days on June 12, 2013. Kimura, who was born in Japan on April 19, 1897, became the world's Oldest Living Person after the death of Dina Manfredini, passed away aged 115 years, 257 days, on December 17, 2012. More significantly, Kimura achieved an even rarer accolade when, on 28 December 2012, he became the world's Oldest Man who ever lived.
Jiroemon Kimura became the world's oldest male whose age could be reliably determined at the age of 115 years 253 days. He succeeded Denmark's Thomas Peter Thorvald Kristian Ferdinand "Christian" Mortensen, who reached 115 years 252 days in April 1988. Jiroemon Kimura, who lived in Kyotango City, Kyoto, is only the third man in history to reach 115 years of age. Kimura worked at the Post Office from 1914 until the age of 65. After retirement as a postal worker he continued to engage in agriculture until he was 90. He has an astonishing 14 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and 13 great, great grandchildren.
Kimura is one of the few men known to have lived across three centuries. He is also one of the seven known people who have ever reached the age of 116 years. However, the oldest person ever to have lived whose age has been fully authenticated is Jeanne Calment of France who lived to 122 years and 164 days. After Jiroemon Kimura's death, Misao Okawa, a fellow Japanese, takes on the mantle of the oldest living person at 115 years 99 days.
Jiroemon Kimura became the world's oldest male whose age could be reliably determined at the age of 115 years 253 days. He succeeded Denmark's Thomas Peter Thorvald Kristian Ferdinand "Christian" Mortensen, who reached 115 years 252 days in April 1988. Jiroemon Kimura, who lived in Kyotango City, Kyoto, is only the third man in history to reach 115 years of age. Kimura worked at the Post Office from 1914 until the age of 65. After retirement as a postal worker he continued to engage in agriculture until he was 90. He has an astonishing 14 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and 13 great, great grandchildren.
Kimura is one of the few men known to have lived across three centuries. He is also one of the seven known people who have ever reached the age of 116 years. However, the oldest person ever to have lived whose age has been fully authenticated is Jeanne Calment of France who lived to 122 years and 164 days. After Jiroemon Kimura's death, Misao Okawa, a fellow Japanese, takes on the mantle of the oldest living person at 115 years 99 days.
