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Limits RegistryJiroemon Kimura of Kyotango, Japan, born 19 April 1897, died on 12 June 2013 aged 116 years 54 days — the only man ever verified to reach 116. He passed the previous male record of Christian Mortensen on 28 December 2012. The overall human record, held by a woman, is tracked separately.
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Jiroemon Kimura of Kyotango, Japan, born 19 April 1897, died on 12 June 2013 aged 116 years 54 days — the only man ever verified to reach 116. He passed the previous male record of Christian Mortensen on 28 December 2012. The overall human record, held by a woman, is tracked separately.
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Limits Registry. LR-OLDEST-MAN-EVER-VERIFIED. Longest verified lifespan of a man. 2026.