List of the verified oldest people

These are lists of the 100 known verified oldest women and men sorted in descending order by age in years and days.^[a]

The oldest person ever whose age has been independently verified is Jeanne Calment (1875–1997) of France, who lived to the age of 122 years and 164 days.^[b] The oldest verified man ever is Jiroemon Kimura (1897–2013) of Japan, who lived to the age of 116 years and 54 days.

The oldest known living person is Maria Branyas of Spain (born in the USA), aged 117 years, 106 days.^[5] The oldest known living man is John Tinniswood of the United Kingdom, aged 111 years, 297 days.^[6] The 100 oldest women have, on average, lived several years longer than the 100 oldest men.

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^ Milova, Elena (4 November 2018). "Valery Novoselov: Investigating Jeanne Calment's Longevity Record". Life Extension Advocacy Foundation. Archived from the original on 9 February 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
^ Hopper, Tristin (31 December 2018). "History's oldest woman a fraud? Russian researchers claim 122-year-old Jeanne Calment was actually a 99-year-old imposter". National Post.
^ Zak, Nikolay (30 January 2019). "Evidence that Jeanne Calment died in 1934, not 1997". Rejuvenation Research. 22 (1): 3–12. doi:10.1089/rej.2018.2167. PMC 6424156. PMID 30696353.
^ Rosenberg, Eli (12 January 2019). "The world's oldest person record stood for decades. Then came a Russian conspiracy theory". The Washington Post.
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^ "Oldest man living". Guinness World Records. 5 April 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.

[2] Milova, Elena (4 November 2018). "Valery Novoselov: Investigating Jeanne Calment's Longevity Record". Life Extension Advocacy Foundation. Archived from the original on 9 February 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2018.

[3] Hopper, Tristin (31 December 2018). "History's oldest woman a fraud? Russian researchers claim 122-year-old Jeanne Calment was actually a 99-year-old imposter". National Post.

[4] Zak, Nikolay (30 January 2019). "Evidence that Jeanne Calment died in 1934, not 1997". Rejuvenation Research. 22 (1): 3–12. doi:10.1089/rej.2018.2167. PMC 6424156. PMID 30696353.

[5] Rosenberg, Eli (12 January 2019). "The world's oldest person record stood for decades. Then came a Russian conspiracy theory". The Washington Post.

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[8] "Oldest man living". Guinness World Records. 5 April 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.

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