List of the verified oldest people

Jeanne Calment, the world's oldest verified person, lived to the age of 122 years, 164 days.

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. 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 known living person is Ethel Caterham of the United Kingdom, aged 115 years, 300 days. The oldest known living man is João Marinho Neto of Brazil, aged 112 years, 255 days. The 100 oldest women have, on average, lived several years longer than the 100 oldest men.

The list includes supercentenarians validated by organisations specialising in extreme age verification such as the Gerontology Research Group (GRG), with, in some cases, press coverage as a supplementary source.

The list includes supercentenarians validated by an organisation specialising in extreme age verification such as the Gerontology Research Group (GRG), with, in some cases, press coverage as a supplementary source.

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