List of the verified oldest people - wikipedia List of the verified oldest people This article is about specific supercentenarian claims validated by modern standards. For the topic in general, see Supercentenarian. For modern, or complete, unvalidated supercentenarian claims, see Longevity claims. For historical, incomplete unvalidated supercentenarian claims, see Longevity myths. For the oldest currently living people, see List of oldest living people. For other relevant tables of the oldest verified people, see Oldest people. This is a list of the 100 verified oldest people. The oldest verified person on record is French woman Jeanne Calment ( 1875 -- 1997 ), who lived to the age of 122 years, 164 days. There are seven verified living supercentenarians on this list, the oldest of whom is Japanese woman Nabi Tajima, aged 7004428720000000000 ♠ 117 years, 138 days. 100 verified oldest people Deceased Living † ^ denotes age at death, or, if living, age as of 20 December 2017 Rank Name Sex Birth date Death date Age Place of death or residence Jeanne Calment 000000001875 - 02 - 21 - 0000 21 February 1875 000000001997 - 08 - 04 - 0000 4 August 1997 122 years, 164 days France Sarah Knauss 000000001880 - 09 - 24 - 0000 24 September 1880 000000001999 - 12 - 30 - 0000 30 December 1999 119 years, 97 days United States Lucy Hannah 000000001875 - 07 - 16 - 0000 16 July 1875 000000001993 - 03 - 21 - 0000 21 March 1993 117 years, 248 days United States Marie - Louise Meilleur 000000001880 - 08 - 29 - 0000 29 August 1880 000000001998 - 04 - 16 - 0000 16 April 1998 117 years, 230 days Canada Violet Brown 000000001900 - 03 - 10 - 0000 10 March 1900 000000002017 - 09 - 15 - 0000 15 September 2017 117 years, 189 days Jamaica 6 Nabi Tajima 000000001900 - 08 - 04 - 0000 4 August 1900 Living 7004428720000000000 ♠ 117 years, 138 days Japan 7 Emma Morano 000000001899 - 11 - 29 - 0000 29 November 1899 000000002017 - 04 - 15 - 0000 15 April 2017 117 years, 137 days Italy 8 Misao Okawa 000000001898 - 03 - 05 - 0000 5 March 1898 000000002015 - 04 - 01 - 0000 1 April 2015 117 years, 27 days Japan 9 María Capovilla 000000001889 - 09 - 14 - 0000 14 September 1889 000000002006 - 08 - 27 - 0000 27 August 2006 116 years, 347 days Ecuador 10 Susannah Mushatt Jones 000000001899 - 07 - 06 - 0000 6 July 1899 000000002016 - 05 - 12 - 0000 12 May 2016 116 years, 311 days United States 11 Gertrude Weaver 000000001898 - 07 - 04 - 0000 4 July 1898 000000002015 - 04 - 06 - 0000 6 April 2015 116 years, 276 days United States 12 Chiyo Miyako 000000001901 - 05 - 02 - 0000 2 May 1901 Living 7004426010000000000 ♠ 116 years, 232 days Japan 13 Tane Ikai 000000001879 - 01 - 18 - 0000 18 January 1879 000000001995 - 07 - 12 - 0000 12 July 1995 116 years, 175 days Japan 14 Elizabeth Bolden 000000001890 - 08 - 15 - 0000 15 August 1890 000000002006 - 12 - 11 - 0000 11 December 2006 116 years, 118 days United States 15 Besse Cooper 000000001896 - 08 - 26 - 0000 26 August 1896 000000002012 - 12 - 04 - 0000 4 December 2012 116 years, 100 days United States 16 Jiroemon Kimura 000000001897 - 04 - 19 - 0000 19 April 1897 000000002013 - 06 - 12 - 0000 12 June 2013 116 years, 54 days Japan 17 Ana María Vela Rubio 000000001901 - 10 - 29 - 0000 29 October 1901 000000002017 - 12 - 15 - 0000 15 December 2017 116 years, 47 days Spain 18 Jeralean Talley 000000001899 - 05 - 23 - 0000 23 May 1899 000000002015 - 06 - 17 - 0000 17 June 2015 116 years, 25 days United States 19 Maggie Barnes 000000001882 - 03 - 06 - 0000 6 March 1882 000000001998 - 01 - 19 - 0000 19 January 1998 115 years, 319 days United States 20 Dina Manfredini 000000001897 - 04 - 04 - 0000 4 April 1897 000000002012 - 12 - 17 - 0000 17 December 2012 115 years, 257 days United States 21 Christian Mortensen 000000001882 - 08 - 16 - 0000 16 August 1882 000000001998 - 04 - 25 - 0000 25 April 1998 115 years, 252 days United States 22 Charlotte Hughes 000000001877 - 08 - 01 - 0000 1 August 1877 000000001993 - 03 - 17 - 0000 17 March 1993 115 years, 228 days United Kingdom 23 Edna Parker 000000001893 - 04 - 20 - 0000 20 April 1893 000000002008 - 11 - 26 - 0000 26 November 2008 115 years, 220 days United States 24 Giuseppina Projetto 000000001902 - 05 - 30 - 0000 30 May 1902 Living 7004422080000000000 ♠ 115 years, 204 days Italy 25 Mary Ann Rhodes 000000001882 - 08 - 12 - 0000 12 August 1882 000000001998 - 03 - 03 - 0000 3 March 1998 115 years, 203 days Canada 26 Anonymous of Tokyo 000000001900 - 03 - 15 - 0000 15 March 1900 000000002015 - 09 - 27 - 0000 27 September 2015 115 years, 196 days Japan 27 Margaret Skeete 000000001878 - 10 - 27 - 0000 27 October 1878 000000001994 - 05 - 07 - 0000 7 May 1994 115 years, 192 days United States 28 Bernice Madigan 000000001899 - 07 - 24 - 0000 24 July 1899 000000002015 - 01 - 03 - 0000 3 January 2015 115 years, 163 days United States 29 Gertrude Baines 000000001894 - 04 - 06 - 0000 6 April 1894 000000002009 - 09 - 11 - 0000 11 September 2009 115 years, 158 days United States 30 Emiliano Mercado del Toro 000000001891 - 08 - 21 - 0000 21 August 1891 000000002007 - 01 - 24 - 0000 24 January 2007 115 years, 156 days Puerto Rico 31 Bettie Wilson 000000001890 - 09 - 13 - 0000 13 September 1890 000000002006 - 02 - 13 - 0000 13 February 2006 115 years, 153 days United States 32 Julie Winnefred Bertrand 000000001891 - 09 - 16 - 0000 16 September 1891 000000002007 - 01 - 18 - 0000 18 January 2007 115 years, 124 days Canada 33 Maria de Jesus 000000001893 - 09 - 10 - 0000 10 September 1893 000000002009 - 01 - 02 - 0000 2 January 2009 115 years, 114 days Portugal 34 Marie Josephine Gaudette 000000001902 - 03 - 25 - 0000 25 March 1902 000000002017 - 07 - 13 - 0000 13 July 2017 115 years, 110 days Italy 35 Susie Gibson 000000001890 - 10 - 31 - 0000 31 October 1890 000000002006 - 02 - 16 - 0000 16 February 2006 115 years, 108 days United States 36 Augusta Holtz 000000001871 - 08 - 03 - 0000 3 August 1871 000000001986 - 10 - 21 - 0000 21 October 1986 115 years, 79 days United States 37 Hendrikje van Andel - Schipper 000000001890 - 06 - 29 - 0000 29 June 1890 000000002005 - 08 - 30 - 0000 30 August 2005 115 years, 62 days Netherlands 38 Maude Farris - Luse 000000001887 - 01 - 21 - 0000 21 January 1887 000000002002 - 03 - 18 - 0000 18 March 2002 115 years, 56 days United States 39 Marie Brémont 000000001886 - 04 - 25 - 0000 25 April 1886 000000002001 - 06 - 06 - 0000 6 June 2001 115 years, 42 days France 40 Koto Okubo 000000001897 - 12 - 24 - 0000 24 December 1897 000000002013 - 01 - 12 - 0000 12 January 2013 115 years, 19 days Japan 41 Antonia Gerena Rivera 000000001900 - 05 - 19 - 0000 19 May 1900 000000002015 - 06 - 02 - 0000 2 June 2015 115 years, 14 days United States 42 Chiyono Hasegawa 000000001896 - 11 - 20 - 0000 20 November 1896 000000002011 - 12 - 02 - 0000 2 December 2011 115 years, 12 days Japan 43 Annie Jennings 000000001884 - 11 - 12 - 0000 12 November 1884 000000001999 - 11 - 20 - 0000 20 November 1999 115 years, 8 days United Kingdom 44 Eva Morris 000000001885 - 11 - 08 - 0000 8 November 1885 000000002000 - 11 - 02 - 0000 2 November 2000 114 years, 360 days United Kingdom 45 Kama Chinen 000000001895 - 05 - 10 - 0000 10 May 1895 000000002010 - 05 - 02 - 0000 2 May 2010 114 years, 357 days Japan 46 Kane Tanaka 000000001903 - 01 - 02 - 0000 2 January 1903 Living 7004419910000000000 ♠ 114 years, 352 days Japan 47 Maria Gomes Valentim 000000001896 - 07 - 09 - 0000 9 July 1896 000000002011 - 06 - 21 - 0000 21 June 2011 114 years, 347 days Brazil 48 Mary Bidwell 000000001881 - 05 - 19 - 0000 19 May 1881 000000001996 - 04 - 25 - 0000 25 April 1996 114 years, 342 days United States 49 Mary Josephine Ray 000000001895 - 05 - 17 - 0000 17 May 1895 000000002010 - 03 - 07 - 0000 7 March 2010 114 years, 294 days United States 50 Goldie Steinberg 000000001900 - 10 - 30 - 0000 30 October 1900 000000002015 - 08 - 16 - 0000 16 August 2015 114 years, 290 days United States 51 Kiyoko Ishiguro 000000001901 - 03 - 04 - 0000 4 March 1901 000000002015 - 12 - 05 - 0000 5 December 2015 114 years, 276 days Japan 52 Maria Giuseppa Robucci 20 March 1903 Living 7004419140000000000 ♠ 114 years, 275 days Italy 53 Maria do Couto Maia - Lopes 000000001890 - 10 - 24 - 0000 24 October 1890 000000002005 - 07 - 25 - 0000 25 July 2005 114 years, 274 days Portugal Eudoxie Baboul 000000001901 - 10 - 01 - 0000 1 October 1901 000000002016 - 07 - 01 - 0000 1 July 2016 114 years, 274 days France ( French Guiana ) 55 Ramona Trinidad Iglesias - Jordan 000000001889 - 08 - 31 - 0000 31 August 1889 000000002004 - 05 - 29 - 0000 29 May 2004 114 years, 272 days Puerto Rico 56 Yukie Hino 000000001902 - 04 - 17 - 0000 17 April 1902 000000002017 - 01 - 13 - 0000 13 January 2017 114 years, 271 days Japan 57 Eugénie Blanchard 000000001896 - 02 - 16 - 0000 16 February 1896 000000002010 - 11 - 04 - 0000 4 November 2010 114 years, 261 days France ( Saint Barthélemy ) 58 Venere Pizzinato - Papo 000000001896 - 11 - 23 - 0000 23 November 1896 000000002011 - 08 - 02 - 0000 2 August 2011 114 years, 252 days Italy 59 Neva Morris 000000001895 - 08 - 03 - 0000 3 August 1895 000000002010 - 04 - 06 - 0000 6 April 2010 114 years, 246 days United States 60 Iso Nakamura 23 April 1903 Living 7004418800000000000 ♠ 114 years, 241 days Japan 61 Hide Ohira 000000001880 - 09 - 15 - 0000 15 September 1880 000000001995 - 05 - 09 - 0000 9 May 1995 114 years, 236 days Japan 62 Blanche Cobb 000000001900 - 09 - 08 - 0000 8 September 1900 000000002015 - 05 - 01 - 0000 1 May 2015 114 years, 235 days United States 63 Ethel Lang 000000001900 - 05 - 27 - 0000 27 May 1900 000000002015 - 01 - 15 - 0000 15 January 2015 114 years, 233 days United Kingdom 64 Mathew Beard 000000001870 - 07 - 09 - 0000 9 July 1870 000000001985 - 02 - 16 - 0000 16 February 1985 114 years, 222 days United States 65 Yone Minagawa 000000001893 - 01 - 04 - 0000 4 January 1893 000000002007 - 08 - 13 - 0000 13 August 2007 114 years, 221 days Japan 66 María Antonia Castro 000000001881 - 06 - 10 - 0000 10 June 1881 000000001996 - 01 - 16 - 0000 16 January 1996 114 years, 220 days Spain 67 Carrie Lazenby 000000001882 - 02 - 09 - 0000 9 February 1882 000000001996 - 09 - 14 - 0000 14 September 1996 114 years, 218 days United States Ura Koyama 000000001890 - 08 - 30 - 0000 30 August 1890 000000002005 - 04 - 05 - 0000 5 April 2005 114 years, 218 days Japan 69 Myrtle Dorsey 000000001885 - 11 - 22 - 0000 22 November 1885 000000002000 - 06 - 25 - 0000 25 June 2000 114 years, 216 days United States 70 Anna Eliza Williams 000000001873 - 06 - 02 - 0000 2 June 1873 000000001987 - 12 - 27 - 0000 27 December 1987 114 years, 208 days United Kingdom 71 Walter Breuning 000000001896 - 09 - 21 - 0000 21 September 1896 000000002011 - 04 - 14 - 0000 14 April 2011 114 years, 205 days United States 72 Eunice Sanborn 000000001896 - 07 - 20 - 0000 20 July 1896 000000002011 - 01 - 31 - 0000 31 January 2011 114 years, 195 days United States 73 Grace Clawson 000000001887 - 11 - 15 - 0000 15 November 1887 000000002002 - 05 - 28 - 0000 28 May 2002 114 years, 194 days United States 74 Mitsue Toyoda 000000001902 - 02 - 15 - 0000 15 February 1902 000000002016 - 08 - 25 - 0000 25 August 2016 114 years, 192 days Japan 75 Tase Matsunaga 000000001884 - 05 - 11 - 0000 11 May 1884 000000001998 - 11 - 18 - 0000 18 November 1998 114 years, 191 days Japan 76 Yukichi Chuganji 000000001889 - 03 - 23 - 0000 23 March 1889 000000002003 - 09 - 28 - 0000 28 September 2003 114 years, 189 days Japan 77 Kame Nakamura 000000001898 - 03 - 08 - 0000 8 March 1898 000000002012 - 09 - 12 - 0000 12 September 2012 114 years, 188 days Japan 78 Lydie Vellard 000000001875 - 03 - 18 - 0000 18 March 1875 000000001989 - 09 - 17 - 0000 17 September 1989 114 years, 183 days France Wilhelmina Kott 000000001880 - 03 - 07 - 0000 7 March 1880 000000001994 - 09 - 06 - 0000 6 September 1994 114 years, 183 days United States Adelina Domingues 000000001888 - 02 - 19 - 0000 19 February 1888 000000002002 - 08 - 21 - 0000 21 August 2002 114 years, 183 days United States 81 Mitoyo Kawate 000000001889 - 05 - 15 - 0000 15 May 1889 000000002003 - 11 - 13 - 0000 13 November 2003 114 years, 182 days Japan 82 Charlotte Benkner 000000001889 - 11 - 16 - 0000 16 November 1889 000000002004 - 05 - 14 - 0000 14 May 2004 114 years, 180 days United States Camille Loiseau 000000001892 - 02 - 13 - 0000 13 February 1892 000000002006 - 08 - 12 - 0000 12 August 2006 114 years, 180 days France 84 Anne Primout 000000001890 - 10 - 05 - 0000 5 October 1890 000000002005 - 03 - 26 - 0000 26 March 2005 114 years, 172 days France 85 Ettie Mae Greene 000000001877 - 09 - 08 - 0000 8 September 1877 000000001992 - 02 - 26 - 0000 26 February 1992 114 years, 171 days United States 86 Dominga Velasco 000000001901 - 05 - 12 - 0000 12 May 1901 000000002015 - 10 - 11 - 0000 11 October 2015 114 years, 152 days United States 87 Toshie Yorimitsu 000000001901 - 09 - 30 - 0000 30 September 1901 000000002016 - 02 - 28 - 0000 28 February 2016 114 years, 151 days Japan 88 Irene Frank 000000001881 - 10 - 01 - 0000 1 October 1881 000000001996 - 02 - 28 - 0000 28 February 1996 114 years, 150 days United States 89 Christina Cock 000000001887 - 12 - 25 - 0000 25 December 1887 000000002002 - 05 - 22 - 0000 22 May 2002 114 years, 148 days Australia 90 Olivia Patricia Thomas 000000001895 - 06 - 29 - 0000 29 June 1895 000000002009 - 11 - 16 - 0000 16 November 2009 114 years, 140 days United States 91 Tae Ito 000000001903 - 07 - 11 - 0000 11 July 1903 000000002017 - 11 - 13 - 0000 13 November 2017 114 years, 125 days Japan Delphine Gibson 17 August 1903 Living 7004417640000000000 ♠ 114 years, 125 days United States 93 Anna Henderson 000000001900 - 03 - 05 - 0000 5 March 1900 000000002014 - 07 - 01 - 0000 1 July 2014 114 years, 118 days United States 94 Emma Verona Johnston 000000001890 - 08 - 06 - 0000 6 August 1890 000000002004 - 12 - 01 - 0000 1 December 2004 114 years, 117 days United States Mamie Rearden 000000001898 - 09 - 07 - 0000 7 September 1898 000000002013 - 01 - 02 - 0000 2 January 2013 114 years, 117 days United States 96 Bettie Chatmon 000000001884 - 04 - 30 - 0000 30 April 1884 000000001998 - 08 - 16 - 0000 16 August 1998 114 years, 108 days United States 97 Odie Matthews 000000001878 - 12 - 28 - 0000 28 December 1878 000000001993 - 04 - 14 - 0000 14 April 1993 114 years, 107 days United States 98 Chiyo Shiraishi 000000001895 - 08 - 06 - 0000 6 August 1895 000000002009 - 11 - 19 - 0000 19 November 2009 114 years, 105 days Japan 99 Asa Takii 000000001884 - 04 - 28 - 0000 28 April 1884 000000001998 - 07 - 31 - 0000 31 July 1998 114 years, 94 days Japan 100 Florence Knapp 000000001873 - 10 - 10 - 0000 10 October 1873 000000001988 - 01 - 11 - 0000 11 January 1988 114 years, 93 days United States Elena Slough 000000001889 - 07 - 04 - 0000 4 July 1889 000000002003 - 10 - 05 - 0000 5 October 2003 114 years, 93 days United States a ^ Manfredini was born in Italy. b ^ Mortensen was born in Denmark. c ^ Gaudette was born in the United States. d ^ Holtz was born in the German Empire ; her birthplace is now in Poland. e ^ Gerena was born in Puerto Rico. f ^ Ray was born in Canada. g ^ Steinberg was born in Kishinev, then part of the Russian Empire. 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Question: who is the oldest person to ever lived
Answer: Jeanne Calment