List of American supercentenarians

American supercentenarians are citizens or residents of the United States who have attained or surpassed 110 years of age. As of January 2015, the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) had validated the longevity claims of 782 American supercentenarians.[1][needs update] As of September 19, 2024, it lists the oldest living American as Elizabeth Francis (born in Houston, Texas, on July 25, 1909), aged 115 years, 56 days.[2] The longest-lived person ever from the United States is Sarah Knauss, of Hollywood, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, who died on December 30, 1999, aged 119 years and 97 days.[3][4]

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  3. ^ "World's oldest person misses millennium". BBC News. December 31, 1999. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  4. ^ Frassinelli, Mike (September 25, 1999). "Mrs. Sarah Knauss, the World's Oldest Person, Turns 119". The Morning Call. Archived from the original on December 27, 2007.