Oldest people facts for kids
This article is about the oldest people in the world. We look at people whose ages have been carefully checked and confirmed by special groups. These groups include the Gerontology Research Group, LongeviQuest, and Guinness World Records. This helps us avoid stories that might not be true.
The person who lived the longest, with their age officially confirmed, was Jeanne Calment from France. She was born in 1875 and passed away in 1997. She lived for an amazing 122 years and 164 days! Women generally live longer than men. Because of this, most of the oldest people ever recorded are women.
The oldest man whose age has been confirmed was Jiroemon Kimura from Japan. He was born in 1897 and lived until 2013, reaching the age of 116 years and 54 days.
Right now, the oldest living person whose age is confirmed is Ethel Caterham from the United Kingdom. She was born on August 21, 1909. The oldest living man whose age is confirmed is João Marinho Neto from Brazil. He was born on October 5, 1912.
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The Ten Oldest People Ever
Scientists have only been carefully checking how old people are since the 1950s. All ten of the oldest people ever confirmed have been women.
Jeanne Calment from France holds the record for the longest confirmed human life. She lived to be 122 years and 164 days old. News reporters started paying attention to her when she turned 110. Her age was checked and confirmed by experts from the Gerontology Research Group. There were some questions about her age later, but the original team confirmed their findings were correct.
Oldest Women Ever
Here are the ten oldest women whose ages have been officially confirmed:
| Rank | Name | Birth date | Death date | Age | Place of death or residence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeanne Calment | 21 February 1875 | 4 August 1997 | 122 years, 164 days | France |
| 2 | Kane Tanaka | 2 January 1903 | 19 April 2022 | 119 years, 107 days | Japan |
| 3 | Sarah Knauss | 24 September 1880 | 30 December 1999 | 119 years, 97 days | United States |
| 4 | Lucile Randon | 11 February 1904 | 17 January 2023 | 118 years, 340 days | France |
| 5 | Nabi Tajima | 4 August 1900 | 21 April 2018 | 117 years, 260 days | Japan |
| 6 | Marie-Louise Meilleur | 29 August 1880 | 16 April 1998 | 117 years, 230 days | Canada |
| 7 | Violet Brown | 10 March 1900 | 15 September 2017 | 117 years, 189 days | Jamaica |
| 8 | Maria Branyas | 4 March 1907 | 19 August 2024 | 117 years, 168 days | Spain |
| 9 | Emma Morano | 29 November 1899 | 15 April 2017 | 117 years, 137 days | Italy |
| 10 | Chiyo Miyako | 2 May 1901 | 22 July 2018 | 117 years, 81 days | Japan |
Oldest Men Ever
Here are the ten oldest men whose ages have been officially confirmed:
| Rank | Name | Birth date | Death date | Age | Place 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 | Juan Vicente Pérez | 27 May 1909 | 2 April 2024 | 114 years, 311 days | Venezuela |
| 5 | Horacio Celi Mendoza | 3 January 1897 | 25 September 2011 | 114 years, 265 days | Peru |
| 6 | Walter Breuning | 21 September 1896 | 14 April 2011 | 114 years, 205 days | United States |
| 7 | Yukichi Chuganji | 23 March 1889 | 28 September 2003 | 114 years, 189 days | Japan |
| 8 | Tomás Pinales Figuereo | 31 March 1906 | 24 September 2020 | 114 years, 177 days | Dominican Republic |
| 9 | Joan Riudavets | 15 December 1889 | 5 March 2004 | 114 years, 81 days | Spain |
| 10 | Fred Harold Hale | 1 December 1890 | 19 November 2004 | 113 years, 354 days | United States |
The Ten Oldest Living People
Here are the oldest people who are alive today, with their ages confirmed.
Oldest Living Women
| Rank | Name | Birth date | Age as of 24 June 2025 |
Place of residence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethel Caterham | 21 August 1909 | 115 years, 307 days | United Kingdom |
| 2 | Marie-Rose Tessier | 21 May 1910 | 115 years, 34 days | France |
| 3 | Mine Kondō | 1 September 1910 | 114 years, 296 days | Japan |
| 4 | Naomi Whitehead | 26 September 1910 | 114 years, 271 days | United States |
| 5 | Izabel Rosa Pereira | 13 October 1910 | 114 years, 254 days | Brazil |
| 6 | Lucia Laura Sangenito | 22 November 1910 | 114 years, 214 days | Italy |
| 7 | Klavdiya Gadyuchkina | 5 December 1910 | 114 years, 201 days | Russia |
| 8 | Masu Usui | 18 December 1910 | 114 years, 188 days | Japan |
| 9 | Andrée Bertoletto | 1 January 1911 | 114 years, 174 days | France |
| 10 | Yolanda Beltrão de Azevedo | 13 January 1911 | 114 years, 162 days | Brazil |
Oldest Living Men
| Rank | Name | Birth date | Age as of 24 June 2025 |
Place of residence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | João Marinho Neto | 5 October 1912 | 112 years, 262 days | Brazil |
| 2 | Josino Levino Ferreira | 3 April 1913 | 112 years, 82 days | Brazil |
| 3 | Ilie Ciocan | 10 June 1913 | 112 years, 14 days | Romania |
| 4 | Ken Weeks | 5 October 1913 | 111 years, 262 days | Australia |
| 5 | Hilario Orozco Lemus | 3 November 1913 | 111 years, 233 days | Mexico |
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| 7 | Zhou Renqing | 7 November 1913 | 111 years, 229 days | China |
| 8 | Primo Olivieri | 7 March 1914 | 111 years, 109 days | Brazil |
| 9 | Kiyotaka Mizuno | 14 March 1914 | 111 years, 102 days | Japan |
| 10 | Vitantonio Lovallo | 28 March 1914 | 111 years, 88 days | Italy |
Images for kids
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Jeanne Calment at age 20 in 1895. She lived to be 122 years old!
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Personas más ancianas para niños
