Talk:List of oldest living people

This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the List of oldest living people article.
This is not a forum for general discussion of the article's subject.

Put new text under old text. Click here to start a new topic.
New to Wikipedia? Welcome! Learn to edit; get help.

Article policies

Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL

Archives: Index, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19: 60 days

This article was nominated for deletion. Please review the prior discussions if you are considering re-nomination:

speedy keep, 23 December 2015, see discussion.
Keep, August 10, 2007, see discussion.

This article must adhere to the biographies of living persons (BLP) policy, even if it is not a biography, because it contains material about living persons. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially libellous. If such material is repeatedly inserted, or if you have other concerns, please report the issue to this noticeboard.

If you are a subject of this article, or acting on behalf of one, and you need help, please see this help page.

Biography

This article is within the scope of WikiProject Biography, a collaborative effort to create, develop and organize Wikipedia's articles about people. All interested editors are invited to join the project and contribute to the discussion. For instructions on how to use this banner, please refer to the documentation.BiographyWikipedia:WikiProject BiographyTemplate:WikiProject Biographybiography articles

Longevity Top‑importance

	This article is within the scope of WikiProject Longevity, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of the World's oldest people on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.LongevityWikipedia:WikiProject LongevityTemplate:WikiProject LongevityLongevity articles
Top	This article has been rated as Top-importance on the importance scale.

Lists Mid‑importance

	This article is within the scope of WikiProject Lists, an attempt to structure and organize all list pages on Wikipedia. If you wish to help, please visit the project page, where you can join the project and/or contribute to the discussion.ListsWikipedia:WikiProject ListsTemplate:WikiProject ListsList articles
Mid	This article has been rated as Mid-importance on the project's importance scale.

Text and/or other creative content from this version of List of oldest living people was copied or moved into Oldest people with this edit on 23 December 2015. The former page's history now serves to provide attribution for that content in the latter page, and it must not be deleted as long as the latter page exists.

The oldest living person is 126 years old

Turkish women named Ayşe Bayrı is borin in 1898 8th of june is still currently living and 126 years old there has been news interviews in Turkey, she saw 3 sultans and every president in Turkey, therefore i request an edit. Yours sincerely Akif 2A00:20:304F:69BA:E56B:D704:B581:3A4D (talk) 05:24, 27 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done There is no inclusion without verification from reliable sources. What constitutes a reliable source on longevity? Please see Wikipedia:WikiProject Longevity#Sourcing. Peaceray (talk) 05:29, 27 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Peaceray, she does seem to be a real person.

https://www.ekonomim.com/yasam/126-yasindaki-ayse-bayri-3-padisah-ile-12-cumhurbaskani-gordu-haberi-750095 Llewee (talk) 14:59, 23 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

WP:WikiProject Longevity#Sourcing applies. Like WP:Identifying reliable sources (medicine), the governing WikiProject for this list is WP:WikiProject Longevity. See WP:Reliable sources#Reliability in specific contexts.

As WP:WikiProject Longevity#Database states, the Guinness World Records is a reliable source for ages, for dates of birth and death, and for whether an individual holds or held a record for human longevity. & Gerontology Research Group's (GRG) Table E (verified supercentenarians) has been found to be a reliable source because all entries in these tables are fact-checked according to the process outlined here.

WP:WikiProject Longevity#Obituaries and newspaper articles states that Newspaper-written articles and obituaries may or may not be reliable sources. When in doubt, ask editors at the Reliable Sources Noticeboard (RSN) whether a particular newspaper article is a reliable source for birth and/or death dates and age in a particular article. Thus, a single newspaper article may not be considered a reliable source for age.

Since the GRG seems to be the ultimate test of supercentenarians claims, I would suggest contacting them with the newspaper article.

I think that I have explained the process as best as I can. @DerbyCountyinNZ and Softmist:, you are two are among the most frequent editors who have recently edited this list. Do you have anything to add? @Georgia guy, TFBCT, and Newshunter12: You were once active pretty active here. Do you have anything to add? Peaceray (talk) 16:26, 23 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

We can put her in the Longevity claims article. Georgia guy (talk) 16:32, 23 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]