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How recently did you check the list? Wikipedia's list currently has only 4 people alive who were born in the 1880s, all women. There is one man still alive who was born in the 19th century (if you consider the 20th century to have begun on Jan. 1, 1901): Jozef Kowalski, born on Feb. 2, 1900, a veteran of the 1919-1920 war between Poland and Soviet Russia.

The oldest person is a Japanese woman, Misao Okama, born March 5, 1898. The oldest person living in the US is Jeralean Talley, born May 23, 1899. The oldest man in the US is James McCoubrey, born Sept. 13, 1901, in Newfoundland, who later immigrated to the US (apparently is a US citizen). The other two living people born in 1899 are Soledad Mexia, born Aug. 13, 1899, and Grace Jones, born Dec. 7, 1899.

Wikipedia's list currently has only 4 people alive who were born in the 1880s, all women.

If there were anyone alive who was born in the 1880s - even in 1889 - she would be at least 123 years old.

The all-time record for longevity is 122, so I think you've made a mistake here.