It the world's oldest person is celebrating their 117th birthday in Spain. Hear about it at urban legends and stranger truths the oldest living person in the world is Maria Branyas Morora and she is celebrating her 117th birthday. She did that on Monday in Spain. Marora, who was born on March 4, 1907 in San Fran Cisco, has lived in Catalonia, Spains, since she was eight years old and has been residing at the same nursing home for the past 23 years