Who is the oldest person alive?

Lilady

Maria Esther de Capovilla María Esther de Capovilla (September 14, 1889 – August 27, 2006) of Guayaquil, Ecuador, at the time of her death at age 116 years and 347 days, was an Ecuadorian supercentenarian recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest living person. She was the last remaining documented person born in the 1880s. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar%C3%ADa_Capovilla [Added reference - McG] Jul 09 06, 11:07 PM

Smooth_O

"A South African woman had laid claim to being the world's oldest person - 132 years old - and an organisation representing the old was adamant the accomplishment be officially recognised, a report said yesterday. Moloko Temo of Bochum in Limpopo was reportedly born on July 4 1874, according to a government identity document issued to her in 1988, the Afrikaans-language Beeld daily said." http://www.themercury.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=3327970 Jul 10 06, 5:37 AM