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Ten oldest verified people ever

Systematic verification of longevity has only been practiced in recent decades and only in certain parts of the world. All ten oldest verified people ever are women.

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      Deceased       Living

Oldest people

Rank Name Sex Birth date Death date Age Country of death
or residence
1 Jeanne Calment F 21 February 1875 4 August 1997 122 years, 164 days France
2 Kane Tanaka F 2 January 1903 19 April 2022 119 years, 107 days Japan
3 Sarah Knauss F 24 September 1880 30 December 1999 119 years, 97 days United States
4 Lucile Randon F 11 February 1904 Living 120 years, 46 days France
5 Nabi Tajima F 4 August 1900 21 April 2018 117 years, 260 days Japan
6 Marie-Louise Meilleur F 29 August 1880 16 April 1998 117 years, 230 days Canada
7 Violet Brown F 10 March 1900 15 September 2017 117 years, 189 days Jamaica
8 Emma Morano F 29 November 1899 15 April 2017 117 years, 137 days Italy
9 Chiyo Miyako F 2 May 1901 22 July 2018 117 years, 81 days Japan
10 Misao Okawa F 5 March 1898 1 April 2015 117 years, 27 days Japan

Oldest men

Rank Name Birth date Death date Age Country of death
or residence
1 Jiroemon Kimura 19 April 1897 12 June 2013 116 years, 54 days Japan
2 Christian Mortensen 16 August 1882 25 April 1998 115 years, 252 days United States
3 Emiliano Mercado del Toro 21 August 1891 24 January 2007 115 years, 156 days Puerto Rico
4 Mathew Beard 9 July 1870 16 February 1985 114 years, 222 days United States
5 Walter Breuning 21 September 1896 14 April 2011 114 years, 205 days United States
6 Yukichi Chuganji 23 March 1889 28 September 2003 114 years, 189 days Japan
7 Joan Riudavets 15 December 1889 5 March 2004 114 years, 81 days Spain
8 Gustav Gerneth 15 October 1905 21 October 2019 114 years, 6 days Germany
9 Fred H. Hale, Sr. 1 December 1890 19 November 2004 113 years, 354 days United States
10 Yisrael Kristal 15 September 1903 11 August 2017 113 years, 330 days Israel

a Mortensen was born in Denmark.
b Gerneth was born in Stettin, then part of the German Empire, now in Poland and renamed Szczecin.
c Kristal was born in Maleniec, Końskie County, then part of the Russian Empire, now in Poland.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Anexo:Personas verificadas más ancianas para niños

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