The oldest person alive today is Edna Scott Parker (born April 20, 1893). This American supercentenarian entered the top 20 verified oldest people ever in June 2008. She replaced Yone Minagawa of Japan as the oldest person in the world (following his death on August 13, 2007) and Corinne Dixon Taylor of Washington, DC as the oldest person in America (following her death on February 14, 2007