These are lists of the 100 known verified oldest people sorted in descending order by age in years and days. [a] The oldest person ever whose age has been independently verified is Jeanne Calment …

Dec 5, 2023 · And by the time she died in 1997 at the extremely ripe old age of 122, Jeanne Calment was recognized as the oldest verified person ever. She still officially holds that impressive title today.

Aug 28, 2025 · The verifiably oldest ever person in the world is Jeanne Louise Calment, who lived to the age of 122 years and 164 days old.

Aug 21, 2025 · Ethel Caterham, who was born Aug. 21, 1909, was recognized in April by Guinness World Records as the oldest person living, following the death of Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas …

Jeanne Calment holds the verified world record as the oldest person in human history. Born in Arles, France in 1875, she is the only human to verifiably surpass 120 years. Calment lived independently …

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 …

Aug 21, 2025 · The oldest person who ever lived, whose age could be verified, was Frenchwoman Jeanne Louise Calment, who died in 1997 at the age of 122 years and 164 days.