Sarah Knauss

Sarah DeRemer Knauss was an American supercentenarian. She is the oldest person ever from the United States and, on April 16, 1998, became the world's oldest living person. She is the third-oldest verified person ever, living to the age of 119 years and 97 days. Her birthdate has been independently verified through numerous census and other records.

24 September 1880

Born on the same birth day (24 September): Anders Arborelius • Ben Oakland • Drew Gooden • Eugene Foss • Harriet Walter • John Carter (jazz musician) • Józef Krupiński • Marko Pomerants • Noreena Hertz • Pat Pocock • Rao Shekha • Shamim Sarif • Wietse van Alten

Born in the same month (September 1880): Alfred Noyes • Archie Hahn • Benjamin Fedchenkov • Christabel Pankhurst • Clara Ayres • Georgia Douglas Johnson • H. L. Mencken • Ildebrando Pizzetti • Jesse L. Lasky • John Boyd Orr • José María of Manila • Laura Cornelius Kellogg