Oldest people
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 of these people are women.

Oldest people

Section Title: Ten oldest verified people ever
Table Section Text: Systematic verification of longevity has only been practiced in recent decades and only in certain parts of the world. All ten of these people are women.

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	Sarah Knauss	F	24 September 1880	30 December 1999	119 years, 97 days	United States

3	Nabi Tajima	F	4 August 1900	21 April 2018	117 years, 260 days	Japan

4	Lucy Hannah	F	16 July 1875	21 March 1993	117 years, 248 days	United States

5	Marie-Louise Meilleur	F	29 August 1880	16 April 1998	117 years, 230 days	Canada

6	Violet Brown	F	10 March 1900	15 September 2017	117 years, 189 days	Jamaica

7	Emma Morano	F	29 November 1899	15 April 2017	117 years, 137 days	Italy

8	Chiyo Miyako	F	2 May 1901	22 July 2018	117 years, 81 days	Japan

9	Misao Okawa	F	5 March 1898	1 April 2015	117 years, 27 days	Japan

10	María Capovilla	F	14 September 1889	27 August 2006	116 years, 347 days	Ecuador

Sentence(s)

The longest human lifespan is that of Jeanne Calment of France, who was born in 1875 and died in 1997, living to the age of 122 years, 164 days.

final_sentence: The longest human lifespan is that of Jeanne Calment of France, who was born in 1875 and died in 1997, living to the age of 122 years, 164 days.