Mathew Beard

Mathew Beard (9 July 1870-16 February 1985) was an American man who was verified to be 114 years and 222 days old. He was also the world's oldest person. He is the 42nd oldest person in history, the 4th oldest verified man ever and the oldest verified man from United States. He also claimed that he built his own house at 103 with help of a grandson.

Oldest people in the world since 1955

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