Hryhoriy Nestor

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Hryhoriy Nestor
Born	March 15, 1891?^[1] Austro-Hungarian Empire
Died	December 14, 2007 Lviv, Ukraine
Residence	Kamianka-Buzka, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine
Known for	allegedly being one of the world's oldest people

Hryhoriy Nestor (Ukrainian: Григорій Дмитрович Нестор; also Grigory Nestor) (March 15, 1891? – December 14, 2007) claimed to be the oldest man in Ukraine. As the time of his death, he would have been 116 years old, if his age were verified, an age that has never been scientifically proven to be reached by a male.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Nestor claimed to have been born on March 15, 1891 in Western Ukraine^[1]^[4], and at his death resided in Stariy Yarychiv in the Kamianka-Buzka region of Lviv Oblast.

He never married, and claimed that this was one of the secrets of his longevity.^[1] He never fell ill, never took medicines and although he said that one of his life long passions was drinking vodka, he never drank alcohol in large amounts.

Nestor's relatives are in the process of applying to Guinness World Records for the title of the world's oldest person and oldest man. It should be noted that many claims in the past have been applied, but were not accepted for lack of evidence (if sent to them at all), like in the case of Leonid Stadnyk (whose claim to be the tallest living man was rejected for some time until verified by Guinness personnel in August 2007). Nestor reportedly had original old passports from the Austrian-Hungarian Empire and the Soviet Union, major powers who occupied Western Ukraine since 1891; however, he has not provided copies to Guinness, the Gerontology Research Group or even Ukrainian scientists.^{[citation needed]}

Nestor died in his sleep on 14 December 2007.