John Tinniswood said his longevity was a matter of luck.
He will have had a very long life. The man who became the oldest man in the world in April 2024 died at the age of 112, his family and Guinness World Records announced. John Tinniswood, born in Liverpool on August 26, 1912, breathed his last in his retirement home in Southport in the northwest of England on Monday, November 25.
Recognized in April as the oldest man in the world by Guinness World Records after the death of Venezuelan Juan Vincente Pérez Mora, who left at the record age of 114, John Tinniswood did not follow any particular diet, except “a portion of fish and chips every Friday like every other” residents of the retirement home where he resided.
Fish and chips every Friday “like everyone else”
“Ever modest, John said there was no secret behind his record longevity, describing it as 'pure luck'” even if he advocated moderation to be in good health. “If you drink too much, if you eat too much, if you walk too much, if you do too much in general, you will end up suffering.” he declared to Guinness.
During the Second World War, he worked as an accountant in the British armed forces. Subsequently, he worked for oil giants Shell and BP.
The record held by a Japanese
John Tinniswood est part “surrounded by music and love”. “John always loved to say thank you, so on his behalf we thank everyone who looked after him over the years.” He leaves behind a daughter, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
The deceased, however, is neither the oldest man to have ever lived in the United Kingdom nor the oldest in the world. This record is held by the Japanese Jiroemon Kimura (1897-2013) who lived to the age of 116. For the moment, the name of the person who will succeed him has not yet been mentioned by Guinness.
Currently, the oldest woman in the world according to the Guinness World Records is the Japanese Tomiko Itooka, aged 116.
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