María Branyas Morera
Branyas Morera in 2024
Born(1907-03-04)4 March 1907[1]
(age 117 years, 87 days)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
NationalitySpanish, American
Known forOldest known living person
(since 17 January 2023)

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

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

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Validated Living Supercentenarians". Gerontology Research Group. 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "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[broken anchor]
17 January 2023 - present 		Succeeded by
Current title holder


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