Maria Branyas Morera is an American-born Spanish supercentenarian who, at the age of 117 years, 71 days, has been the world's oldest verified living person since the death of Lucile Randon (1904–2023) on 17 January 2023.
Branyas on her 117th birthday in 2024
Maria Branyas (sitting on a wooden fence) with her family in 1911, New Orleans
A supercentenarian, sometimes hyphenated as super-centenarian, is a person who is 110 years or older. This age is achieved by about one in 1,000 centenarians. Supercentenarians typically live a life free of significant age-related diseases until shortly before the maximum human lifespan is reached.
Supercentenarian Maria Branyas celebrating her 117th birthday in 2024
Image: Jeanne Calment age 20