Oldest Person of the World, Besse Cooper Died At 116

Besse Cooper, the woman listed as the oldest person of the world died on 4 December 2012 in Georgia nursing home at 116 years of age. Besse Cooper had died peacefully in Monroe. Besse was recently taken ill with the stomach virus.

Besse Cooper was declared as the oldest person of the world in January 2011 by the Guinness World Records.
She was also the first Georgian who had world record with her. The birth place of Besse was Tennessee and she had moved during the First World War to Georgia.

Guinness World Records declared that as of now, merely 8 people have reached the age of 116. Besse Cooper held this title of oldest person of the world since 2011. She explained her secret of living for such a long time, to Guinness World Records. She explained that she didn’t eat junk food.

Who is the world’s oldest person now?

After the death of Besse Cooper, the title of oldest person of the world now goes to Dina Manfredini of Johnston who is aged 115 years of age.

Oldest known person of all times

Jeanne Calment, the French woman is the oldest known person till now. She was aged 122 when she died in 1997.