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Add that a woman, Lillian Elliot from Guyana that is alive was verified as born on July 31, 1909. The source to the newspaper article is here: https://uncutnews.co/2024/03/guyanas-oldest-resident-receives-gift-of-new-home-from-generous-philanthropist/ 24.186.141.111 (talk) 01:10, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not now... Please see the comment below from Peaceray. The same applies. Softmist (talk) 04:39, 20 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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amelia mcfarland born april 16 1915 in united states. she is my great grandma and we just celebrated her 109th birthday. if she qualifies can you please add her to this list. thank you 2601:58C:C081:FE80:7950:FE31:2EE6:337D (talk) 06:26, 17 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not now... Hi, generally to be on this list, the longevity claim needs to be verified by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG)^[1] or "LongeviQuest".

You may wish to contact the GRG first to initiate the process. Please note that only the oldest 50 living people are in the list, & the youngest is over 112 years old. Peaceray (talk) 16:34, 17 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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^ Magazine, Smithsonian; Nuwer, Rachel (2014-07-08). "Keeping Track of the Oldest People in the World". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 2024-05-17.

[c351-1] Magazine, Smithsonian; Nuwer, Rachel (2014-07-08). "Keeping Track of the Oldest People in the World". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 2024-05-17.

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