- Talk about a living history book - as of February 6th, 2017, there are still two people living who were born in the 1800s. Currently, the world's oldest living person is Emma Morano, who was born on November 29th, 1899 – she’s 117-years-old and lives in Italy. America’s oldest person is New Jersey’s own Adele Dunlap, but she’s not a supercentarian. She was born December 12th, 1902 – she’s 114-years-old.