111-year-old British man born the same year theTitanic sank is now world’s oldest man
By Amarachi Orie, CNN
Updated 9:07 AM EDT, Sat April 6, 2024
At111 years and 224 days old, John Alfred Tinniswood from England has officiallyclaimed the title of world’s oldest living man.
GuinnessWorld Records made the announcement on Friday, two days after announcing thedeath of former title holder Juan Vicente Pérez at the age of 114, a month shyof his 115th birthday.
“Youeither live long or you live short, and you can’t do much about it,” Tinniswoodsaid in an interview with Guinness in which he was presented with hiscertificate.
WhileTinniswood, who does not smoke, rarely drinks and has fish and chips everyFriday, said the secret to longevity is “just luck,” he advised on moderationin life: “If you drink too much or you eat too much or you walk too much; ifyou do too much of anything, you’re going to suffer eventually.”
Bornin the northwestern English city of Liverpool on August 26, 1912, Tinniswoodhas lived through two world wars – as well as the Great Influenza and Covid-19pandemics – and also holds the record for world’s oldest surviving male WorldWar II veteran, according to Guinness. He was born the same year the Titanicsank.
Heis a lifelong fan of Liverpool football club, and has lived through allnineteen of his club’s league title wins and all eight of his club’s FA cupwins.
Thegreat-grandfather currently resides in a care home in the English seaside townof Southport.
Carehome manager Katie Howard told the BBC it was an honor to care for Tinniswood,an “amazing individual with so many stories to tell,” who “enjoys reading thepaper and listening to the radio.”
Theworld’s oldest living woman is 117-year-old Maria Branyas Morera and lives inSpain.
By Amarachi Orie, CNN
Updated 9:07 AM EDT, Sat April 6, 2024
At111 years and 224 days old, John Alfred Tinniswood from England has officiallyclaimed the title of world’s oldest living man.
GuinnessWorld Records made the announcement on Friday, two days after announcing thedeath of former title holder Juan Vicente Pérez at the age of 114, a month shyof his 115th birthday.
“Youeither live long or you live short, and you can’t do much about it,” Tinniswoodsaid in an interview with Guinness in which he was presented with hiscertificate.
WhileTinniswood, who does not smoke, rarely drinks and has fish and chips everyFriday, said the secret to longevity is “just luck,” he advised on moderationin life: “If you drink too much or you eat too much or you walk too much; ifyou do too much of anything, you’re going to suffer eventually.”
Bornin the northwestern English city of Liverpool on August 26, 1912, Tinniswoodhas lived through two world wars – as well as the Great Influenza and Covid-19pandemics – and also holds the record for world’s oldest surviving male WorldWar II veteran, according to Guinness. He was born the same year the Titanicsank.
Heis a lifelong fan of Liverpool football club, and has lived through allnineteen of his club’s league title wins and all eight of his club’s FA cupwins.
Thegreat-grandfather currently resides in a care home in the English seaside townof Southport.
Carehome manager Katie Howard told the BBC it was an honor to care for Tinniswood,an “amazing individual with so many stories to tell,” who “enjoys reading thepaper and listening to the radio.”
Theworld’s oldest living woman is 117-year-old Maria Branyas Morera and lives inSpain.
