The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) is pleased to announce that Mr. Kenneth Loxton “Ken” Weeks, the oldest known living person in Australia, the oldest known man ever to have lived in Australia, and the WORLD’S OLDEST LIVING MAN, celebrated his 113th…

The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) is pleased to announce that Mrs. Viorica Vețian (known as Sister Maria Rodica), the oldest known living woman in Romania, celebrated her 110th birthday in Sighișoara, Mureș County, on 3 October 2026. Viorica Vețian was born on 3 October 1916, in…

The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) is pleased to announce that Mrs. Rosa Micaela Puertas Quiroga, the oldest known living person in Argentina, celebrated her 114th birthday in Buenos Aires, on 29 September 2026. Rosa Micaela Puertas Quiroga was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 29 September…

The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) is pleased to announce that Mrs. Lillie Cunningham (née Reynolds), the oldest known living person in the U.S. state of Alabama, celebrated her 112th birthday in Florence, on 26 September 2026. Lillie Cunningham was born as Lillie Reynolds in Florence, Lauderdale County,…

The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) is pleased to announce that Mrs. Naomi Whitehead (née Washington), the oldest known living person in the USA, celebrated her 116th birthday in Greenville, Pennsylvania, on 26 September 2026. Naomi Whitehead was born as Naomi Washington in Patterson, Georgia, USA on 26…