Walter Breuning

Walter Breuning (September 21, 1896 – April 14, 2011) was an American supercentenarian who was among the oldest recognized living people in the world between July 18, 2009 and his death in 2011. As of 2021, Breuning was the third-oldest verified American man ever, behind Danish-born Christian Mortensen and Mathew Beard, as well as the second-oldest man ever born in the United States. At the time of his death in 2011, he was the fourth-oldest verified man ever; as of 2021, he was the fifth-oldest.

Walter Breuning

Walter Breuning (September 21, 1896 – April 14, 2011) was an American supercentenarian who was among the oldest recognized living people in the world between July 18, 2009 and his death in 2011. As of 2021, Breuning was the third-oldest verified American man ever, behind Danish-born Christian Mortensen and Mathew Beard, as well as the second-oldest man ever born in the United States. At the time of his death in 2011, he was the fourth-oldest verified man ever; as of 2021, he was the fifth-oldest.