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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 man ever verified by Guinness World Records was a Japanese man named Jiroemon Kimura (1897–2013), who lived to be 116 years old. And the oldest person ever, a woman named Jeanne Calment (1875–1997) from France, lived over half a decade longer than that, reaching the grand old age of 122.
The greatest fully authenticated age to which any human has ever lived is 122 years 164 days by Jeanne Louise Calment (France). Born on 21 February 1875 to Nicolas (1837 - 1931) and Marguerite (neé Gilles 1838 - 1924), Jeanne died at a nursing home in Arles, southern France on 4 August 1997.
Jeanne Calment (here depicted at age 20 in 1895) holds the record for the longest documented lifespan with 122 years and 164 days. This is a list of tables of the oldest people in the world in ordinal ranks.
Kane Tanaka (Japan, b. 2 January 1903) is the oldest person living currently and the oldest person living (female) at the ripe age of 117 years and 41 days (verified on 12 February 2020). She celebrated her most recent birthday in her nursing home in Fukuoka, Japan with some tasty cake.
Jeanne Louise Calment (French: [ʒan lwiz kalmɑ̃] ⓘ; 21 February 1875 – 4 August 1997) was a French supercentenarian and, with a documented lifespan of 122 years and 164 days, the oldest person ever whose age has been verified. [1]
The greatest fully authenticated age to which any human has ever lived is 122 years 164 days by Jeanne Louise Calment (France). Born on 21 February 1875 to Nicolas (1837 - 1931) and Marguerite (neé Gilles 1838 - 1924), Jeanne died at a nursing home in Arles, southern France on 4 August 1997.
Jeanne Calment is the world's oldest person on record, and she lived to age 122. Here's what a longevity expert says about why she was able to live so long.
Now US-born Maria Branyas Morera has been named the world’s oldest person by Guinness World Records (GWR), following the death of French nun Sister André earlier this month aged 118.
Jeanne Calment secured the record for world's oldest person at the age of 112 years 324 days; as well as becoming the oldest person ever, she holds the record for the longest period as the world's oldest person, reigning for 9 years 205 days.