This list contains marriages which have been reported as setting records for length, both extant and historical (by order of length). The length of marriage is based on the reported death of either member, or reported divorce, or the most recent report that both members of the couple were still living.
No. | Names | Date of marriage | Length of marriage (at date of last report or death) |
Residence (at date of record or death) |
Record | Notes |
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1 | Karam Chand Kartari Chand |
1925-12-11 | 90 years, 291 days | Bradford, England , United Kingdom | "Thought to be the longest-married couple in the world" (12 December 2014)[1] "World's oldest married couple" (10 June 2015)[2] |
[1][2][3][4][5][6] |
2 | K. Philipose Thomas Sosamma Thomas |
1918-2-17 | 88 years, 2 days[7] | Kerala, India | "World's longest married couple" (21 February 2006)[7] | [8][7] |
3 | Herbert Fisher, Sr. Zelmyra (née George) Fisher |
1924-5-13 | 86 years, 290 days[9] | North Carolina, United States | "Longest marriage for a living couple" (2010-2)[10] "Oldest living couple" (28 February 2011)[9] |
[10][9] |
4 | Dr. Sir Temulji Bhicaji Nariman Lady Nariman[11][12][13] |
1853 | 86 years, 214 days+[11] | Maharashtra, India | "World's record for the longest married life" (2 August 1940)[11] | |
5 | Liu Yung-Yang Liu Yang Yang-Wan[14][15] |
1917-3-10 | 86 years, 133 days[14] | Taoyuan, Taiwan | "World's longest-lasting marriage" (23 July 2003)[14] | |
6 | John George Betar Ann (née Shawah) Betar[16][17][18][19][20] |
1932-11-25 | 91 years, 243 days | Connecticut, United States | "America's longest-married couple" (22 November 2013)[18][20] | |
7 | Duranord Veillard Jeanne Veillard[21][22][23][24][25][26] |
1932-11-29 | 85 years, 184 days | New York, United States | "Rockland County's oldest married couple" (26 February 2015) "Rockland's oldest married couple" (7 June 2018) |
[21][26] |
8 | Lazarus Rowe Mary (née Webber) Rowe[27][28][29] |
1743 | 85 years, 178 days+[27] | New Hampshire, United States | "It is presumed the United States do not contain another man and wife, who have lived so long in the conjugal state" (1829)[30] | |
9 | Mario Calì Antonina Ardilio[31][32] |
1931-11-19 | 84 years, 328 days | Sicily, Italy | "Longest marriage in Europe" (19 November 2015)[31][32] | |
10 | Maurice Kaye Helen Kaye[33][34][35][36] |
1934-8-27 | 83 years, 330 days | Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom | "One of Britain's longest-married couples" (27 August 2014)[34] "Believed to be Britain's longest married couple" (1 September 2017)[35] "Britain's Longest-Married Man" (24 July 2018)[36] |
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11 | William J. Jones Eluned Jones[37] |
1923-2-3 | 83 years, 169 days[37] | England, United Kingdom | "World's longest marriage" (22 July 2006)[37] | |
12 | William B. Ritchie Claudia Lillian Ritchie[38] |
1919-4-12 | 83 years, 57 days[38] | Kentucky, United States | "World's oldest married couple" (8 June 2002)[38] | |
13 | Norman James Burmah Norma "Mickey" (née Depland) Burmah[39][40][41] |
1931-1-27 | 83 years, 222 days | Louisiana, United States | "Longest known married couple in the United States" (20 February 2014)[41] | |
14 | Marshall N. Kuykendall Winifred Louisiana "Winnie Louise" (née Macnab) Kuykendall[42] |
1929-2-14 | 83 years, 221 days | New Mexico, United States | "Longest-married American couple" (8 February 2011)[42] | |
15 | George L. Briant Germaine (née Thibodeaux) Briant[43] |
1921-7-20 | 83 years, 192 days | Louisiana, United States | "Louisiana's oldest married couple" (2 February 2005)[43] | |
16 | Steven "Steve" Wrubel Victoria Virginia "Vicky" (née Puvalowski) Wrubel[44][45][46] |
1929-9-28 | 83 years, 192 days | Florida, United States | "Most enduring marriage in the United States" (8 April 2013)[46] | |
17 | Edd Hollen Margaret (née Gray) Hollen[47][48] |
1889-5-7 | 83 years, 124 days | Kentucky, United States | "Believed to be world record" (17 December 1971)[48] | |
18 | George Cuthbert Clarence Vail Mayme Lillie (née Arcand) Vail[49] |
1925-2-17 | 83 years, 118 days | Minnesota, United States | "Longest married couple in [United States]" (14 February 2008)[49] | |
19 | Giovanni J. Rocchio Amelia Antonelli Rocchio[50][51] |
1923-2-10 | 83 years, 116 days | Rhode Island, United States | "World's longest marriage?" (29 June 2005)[51] | |
20 | Paul Murray Whiteman Ellenor (née Lawson) Whiteman[52][53][54][55][56][57][58] |
1930-1-11 | 83 years, 91 days | West Virginia, United States | "Longest marriage in West Virginia" (20 May 2012)[55] | |
21 | Thommen Thomas Aley (née Thomman) Thomas[59] |
1932-2-13 | 82 years, 347 days | Thodupuzha, Kerala, India | "Perhaps the longest married couple in India" (21 March 2015)[59] | |
22 | Roy T. Edgmon Vola Gracie (née Watson) Edgmon[60][61][62][63] |
1933-5-28 | 82 years, 313 days | Arkansas, United States | "Longest marriage in Arkansas" (10 February 2012)[60] | |
23 | Ignacy Stasiak Stefania (née Sałata) Stasiak[64][65][66][67] |
1931-2-1 | 82 years, 271 days | Aleksandrów Łódzki, Poland | "Oldest married couple in Europe" (1 February 2013)[66] | |
24 | Huang Fu Gan Fu[68] |
1920 | 82 years, 200 days+ (as of 19 July 2003) |
Guangdong, China | "Claim they have one of the world's longest marriages" (19 July 2003)[68] | |
25 | Harold Leroy Owings Edna Pauline (née Stevens) Owings[69][70][71][72] |
1931-11-26 | 82 years, 198 days | California, United States | "Eighth-longest married couple in the world and the fourth longest in the U.S." (2013-11-25)[70] | |
26 | Joseph "Joe" or "Joze" Zekulich Rose "Ruzha" (née Beus) Zekulich[73][74][75][76][77][78][79] |
1931-5-25 | 82 years, 177 days | Western Australia, Australia | "Australia's longest married couple ever" (2013)[76] | |
27 | Salus Fred William Newquest Minnie Claude (née Pruitt) Newquest[80] |
1900-1-20 | 82 years, 172 days | Arkansas, United States | "One of the longest marriages ever" (14 July 1982)[80] | |
28 | Zhang Mucheng Xu Dongying[81][82][83] |
1930-10 | 82 years, 133 days+ | Shanghai, China | "Only "centenarian couple" in Shanghai" (11 March 2013)[82] | |
29 | Edmund S. Sobieski Genevieve (née Skumurski) Sobieski[84] |
1917-1-13 | 82 years, 12 days | New York, United States | "Longest marriage in America" (5 July 2000)[84] | |
30 | Oliver J. Glenn Cora Lee Glenn[85] |
1904-11-6 | 82 years, 3 days[85] | Alabama, United States | "[United States'] longest married couple" (9 November 1986)[85] | |
31 | James Frederick Burgess Sarah Ann (née Gregory) Burgess[86][87][88] |
1883-6-21 | 82 years, 2 days | England, United Kingdom | "Believed to be Britain's longest married couple" (25 June 1965)[87] | |
32 | Lee Hoon-yo Kim Bong-geum[89] |
1919-10-25 | 82 years, 0 days+ (as of 25 October 2001) |
Chungbuk, Korea | "Korea's oldest married couple" (25 October 2001)[89] | |
33 | Willis Clyde Barnes Marie Kathrine (née Bullock) Barnes[90][91] |
1928-9-20 | 81 years, 348 days | Utah, United States | "Utah's longest-married couple" (11 February 2010)[91] | |
34 | Calvin "Cal" M. Blouch, Sr. Josephine R. (née White) Blouch[92][93][94][95] |
1932-3-26 | 81 years, 331 days | Pennsylvania, United States | "Likely 2nd-longest married U.S. couple" (22 March 2013)[94] | |
35 | Ernest A. Scott Maud (née Seidler) Scott[96] |
1909-6-16 | 81 years, 330 days | California, United States | "One of the world's longest marriages" (11 June 1989)[96] | |
36 | Peter Peterson Celestia (née Terry) Peterson[97][98][99] |
1878-12-11 | 81 years, 321 days | Utah, United States | "[United States'] longest wed couple" (8 November 1961)[99] | |
37 | Theodore "Ted" C. Rortvedt Alice Irene (née Lenz) Rortvedt[100][101][102] |
1932-5-09 | 81 years, 309 days | Wisconsin, United States | "The 17th longest-married couple in the world" (15 May 2012)[101] | |
38 | Marlo Keith Schermerhorn Cleta Belle (née Dromgoole) Schermerhorn[103][104][105][106][107] |
1932-6-29 | 81 years, 282 days | Massachusetts , United States | "Among the oldest couples still alive" (5 July 2012)[105] | |
39 | Rowland Charles Rowly Olarenshaw Elsie May (née Hood) Olarenshaw[108][109][110][111][112] |
1933-11-11 | 81 years, 218 days | Victoria, Australia | "Australia's longest married couple" (27 June 2014)[109] | |
40 | Angelo Minato Amabile Rosa (née Crosato) Minato[113][114][115][116][117][118][119][120] |
1929-11-30 | 81 years, 216 days | Aquitaine, France | "The oldest couple in Europe" (28 November 2010)[115] | |
41 | Martin Terry Christine Terry[121] |
1924-2-7 | 81 years, 185 days | South Carolina, United States | "Undoubtedly one of the longest marriages in the United States" (2005-2-14)[121] | |
42 | Ole Sholberg Ottilie (née Riedel) Sholberg[122] |
1886-1-5 | 81 years, 179 days | Minnesota, United States | "One of the world's most enduring marriages" (6 July 1967)[122] | |
43 | Ralph Chester Richards, Sr. Dorothy Dottie (née Renz) Richards[123][124] |
1930-2-28 | 81 years, 159 days | Louisiana, United States | "State winners of Worldwide Marriage Encounter's “Longest Married Couple” contest" (8 February 2011)[42] | |
44 | Dale Rockey Alice Rockey[125][126] |
1933-12-29 | 81 years, 100 days | Olathe, Kansas | "Longest Married Couple of 2015" (15 February 2015)[126] | |
45 | Frank Milford Anita (née Pile) Milford[127][128][129] |
1928-5-26 | 81 years, 97 days | England, United Kingdom | "Britain's longest-married couple" (1 September 2009)[128] | |
46 | Samuel Ray Jones Eva Lee (née Gorley) Jones[130][131] |
1936-9-27 | 81 years, 93 days+ | Illinois, United States | ||
47 | Ivan Yoshio Nishimura Doris Yoshiko (née Takeshita) Nishimura[132][133] |
1930-7 | 81 years, 93 days+ | Hawaii, United States | "State winners of Worldwide Marriage Encounter's “Longest Married Couple” contest" (8 February 2011)[42] | |
48 | Justo Galindo Barba Lucía Rodríguez Barba[134][135][136][137] |
1932-9-2 | 81 years, 87 days | Extremadura, Spain | "Longest marriage in Spain" (2 September 2013)[137] | |
49 | Samuel "Sam" L. Weiss Blanche Weiss[138][139][140] |
1934-3-18 | 81 years, 31 days | California, United States | "Surely one of San Diego's longest married couples" (13 March 2014)[138] | |
50 | Calvin Elmer Dunmire Mina L. (née Boarts) Dunmire[141] |
1906-4-24 | 80 years, 291 days | Pennsylvania, United States | "Nation's longest-wed" (9 February 1987)[141] |
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