The world’s oldest people
24th November 2011
Thanks to the latest medical and scientific advances, the overall life expectancy around the world has increased to unexpected levels recently.
Below is a brief look at the three oldest living people on Earth right now.
Besse Berry Cooper
Born on the 26th of August, 1896 in Sullivan County (Tennessee, US), this American centenarian is now 115 years old.
She was the third of eight children and graduated from East Tennessee State Normal School in 1916 and then worked as a schoolteacher. By the time the US entered into World War I in 1917 she had moved to Georgia. In 1924, she married Luther Cooper and was widowed in 1963.
At the time of her 115th birthday, Cooper had four children, 12 grandchildren, and many more great- and great-great-grandchildren.
Chiyono Hasegawa
Born on the 20th of November, 1896, Hasegawa has been the oldest person in Japan since the 2nd of May 2010 when Kama Chinen - the oldest person in the country at that time - died.
Although she is in a wheelchair, Hasegawa enjoys relatively good health and communication skills.
Dina Manfredini
Manfredini is only one year younger than Cooper and Hasegawa. This 114 year-old Italian-American centenarian was born on the 4th of April, 1897. Today, she is the second oldest living person in America, and the oldest living Italian-born individual.
After being born in Italy and living there for 23 years, she then moved to Iowa in 1920 with her husband Riccardo Manfredini, who died in 1965. They had four children, three of whom are still alive today. In addition to this, Manfredini also has seven grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and 12 great-great grandchildren.
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