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These are lists of the 100 known verified oldest women and men sorted in descending order by age in years and days. 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.
Jeanne Calment (France) lived to 122 years and 164 days, the greatest fully authenticated age to which any human has ever lived. She was born in 1875, saw the Eiffel Tower built, and outlived her husband, daughter, grandson, and a lawyer who paid her monthly until his death.
5 de dic. de 2023 · Henry Jenkins was an Englishman who died in 1670 and was buried with an obelisk and a plaque. He claimed to have been born in 1501 and witnessed the Battle of Flodden Field, but his age is unverifiable and doubted by some.
The oldest living person in the world whose age has been validated is 117-year-old Maria Branyas of Spain, born 4 March 1907. The oldest living verified man is 111-year-old John Tinniswood of the United Kingdom , born 26 August 1912.
21 de feb. de 2024 · Jeanne Calment lived to 122 years and 164 days, from 1875 to 1997, in Arles, France. She had a wealthy lifestyle, a healthy diet, and a long-lasting smoking habit, and claimed to have met Vincent van Gogh as a young girl.
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.
26 de ene. de 2023 · 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.
