Oldest people - wikipedia Oldest people This article is about the oldest verified people of all time. For the oldest currently living people, see list of oldest living people. For the main article, see Supercentenarian. For modern, or complete, unvalidated supercentenarian claims, see Longevity claims. For historical, incomplete unvalidated supercentenarian claims, see Longevity myths. This is a list of tables of the oldest people in the world in ordinal ranks. To avoid including false or unconfirmed claims of extreme old age, names here are restricted to those people whose ages have been validated by an international body that specifically deals in longevity research, such as the Gerontology Research Group ( GRG ) or Guinness World Records ( GWR ), and others who have otherwise been reliably sourced. According to this criterion, the longest human lifespan is that of Jeanne Calment of France ( 1875 -- 1997 ), who lived to the age of 122 years, 164 days. She met Vincent van Gogh when she was 12 or 13. She received news media attention in 1985, after turning 110. Subsequent investigation found documentation for Calment 's age, beyond any reasonable question, in the records of her native city, Arles, France. More evidence of Calment 's lifespan has been produced than for any other supercentenarian, such that her case serves as an archetype in the methodology for verifying the ages of the world 's oldest people. As women live longer than men on average, combined records for both sexes are dominated by women. The longest undisputed lifespan for a man is that of Jiroemon Kimura of Japan ( 1897 -- 2013 ), who died at age 116 years, 54 days. Since the death of 117 - year - old Violet Brown of Jamaica on 15 September 2017, 117 - year - old Nabi Tajima of Japan, born 4 August 1900, is the oldest living person in the world whose age has been documented. Since the death of 113 - year - old Francisco Núñez Olivera of Spain on 29 January 2018, 112 - year - old Masazou Nonaka of Japan, born 25 July 1905, is the world 's oldest living man. Contents 1 Ten oldest verified people ever 1.1 Men 2 Ten oldest living people of verified age 2.1 Ten oldest living men 3 Chronological list of the oldest known living person since 1955 3.1 Chronological list of the oldest living man since 1973 4 Oldest verified person by country 5 Notes 6 References Ten oldest verified people ever Main article : List of the verified oldest people Main article : List of the verified oldest women Systematic verification of longevity has only been practiced in recent decades and only in certain parts of the world. Note : All ten oldest people ever are women. Deceased Living † ^ denotes age at death, or, if living, age as of 10 April 2018 Rank Name Sex Birth date Death date Age Country of death or residence Jeanne Calment 21 February 1875 4 August 1997 122 years, 164 days France Sarah Knauss 24 September 1880 30 December 1999 119 years, 97 days United States Nabi Tajima 4 August 1900 Living 117 years, 249 days Japan Lucy Hannah 16 July 1875 21 March 1993 117 years, 248 days United States 5 Marie - Louise Meilleur 29 August 1880 16 April 1998 117 years, 230 days Canada 6 Violet Brown 10 March 1900 15 September 2017 117 years, 189 days Jamaica 7 Emma Morano 29 November 1899 15 April 2017 117 years, 137 days Italy 8 Misao Okawa 5 March 1898 1 April 2015 117 years, 27 days Japan 9 María Capovilla 14 September 1889 27 August 2006 116 years, 347 days Ecuador 10 Chiyo Miyako 2 May 1901 Living 116 years, 343 days Japan Men Main article : List of the verified oldest men Rank Name Birth date Death date Age Country of death or residence Jiroemon Kimura 19 April 1897 12 June 2013 116 years, 54 days Japan Christian Mortensen 16 August 1882 25 April 1998 115 years, 252 days United States Emiliano Mercado del Toro 21 August 1891 24 January 2007 115 years, 156 days Puerto Rico Mathew Beard 9 July 1870 16 February 1985 114 years, 222 days United States 5 Walter Breuning 21 September 1896 14 April 2011 114 years, 205 days United States 6 Yukichi Chuganji 23 March 1889 28 September 2003 114 years, 189 days Japan 7 Joan Riudavets 15 December 1889 5 March 2004 114 years, 81 days Spain 8 Fred H. Hale, Sr. 1 December 1890 19 November 2004 113 years, 354 days United States 9 Yisrael Kristal 15 September 1903 11 August 2017 113 years, 330 days Israel 10 Johnson Parks 15 October 1884 17 July 1998 113 years, 275 days United States a ^ Mortensen was born in Denmark. b ^ Kristal was born in Poland, then a part of the Russian Empire. Ten oldest living people of verified age Main article : List of oldest living people Note : All ten oldest living people are women. Rank Name Sex Birth date Age as of 10 April 2018 Country of residence Nabi Tajima 4 August 1900 117 years, 249 days Japan Chiyo Miyako 2 May 1901 116 years, 343 days Japan Giuseppina Projetto 30 May 1902 115 years, 315 days Italy Kane Tanaka 2 January 1903 115 years, 98 days Japan 5 Maria Giuseppa Robucci 20 March 1903 115 years, 21 days Italy 6 Iso Nakamura 23 April 1903 114 years, 352 days Japan 7 Delphine Gibson 17 August 1903 114 years, 236 days United States 8 Lucile Randon 11 February 1904 114 years, 58 days France 9 Tomoe Iwata 25 March 1904 114 years, 16 days Japan 10 Shin Matsushita 30 March 1904 114 years, 11 days Japan Ten oldest living men Rank Name Birth date Age as of 10 April 2018 Country of residence Masazou Nonaka 25 July 1905 112 years, 259 days Japan Gustav Gerneth 15 October 1905 112 years, 177 days Germany Richard Arvin Overton 11 May 1906 111 years, 334 days United States Tsunahei Ogawa 9 January 1907 111 years, 91 days Japan 5 Kameo Oya 12 February 1907 111 years, 57 days Japan 6 Bernie Nenner 4 May 1907 110 years, 341 days United States 7 C.P. Crawford 25 August 1907 110 years, 228 days United States 8 Andrea Lattari 10 January 1908 110 years, 90 days Italy 9 Lorenzo Berzero 2 March 1908 110 years, 39 days Italy 10 Francis Smith 3 March 1908 110 years, 38 days United States a ^ Gerneth was born in Stettin, then part of the German Empire ; it is now named Szczecin and located in Poland. Chronological list of the oldest known living person Since 1955 This list is copied from the Gerontology Research Group 's list of the World 's Oldest Person Titleholders. As the oldest living person is usually a woman, a sequence of oldest women would be nearly redundant to this list. A sequence of oldest living men follows this sequence. From To Name Sex Age ( s ) when oldest Lifespan Country of death or residence ? 24 October 1955 Betsy Baker ? -- 113 20 August 1842 -- 24 October 1955 113 years, 65 days United States 24 October 1955 16 December 1956 ( 1 year, 53 days ) Jennie Howell 110 -- 111 11 February 1845 -- 16 December 1956 111 years, 309 days United States 16 December 1956 30 March 1958 ( 1 year, 104 days ) Anne Marie Carstenson 107 -- 109 24 January 1849 -- 30 March 1958 109 years, 65 days United States 30 March 1958 17 October 1958 ( 201 days ) Nancy Ryan 108 -- 109 5 September 1849 -- 17 October 1958 109 years, 42 days United States 5 17 October 1958 7 October 1959 ( 355 days ) Christina Karnebeek - Backs 109 -- 110 2 October 1849 -- 7 October 1959 110 years, 5 days Netherlands 6 7 October 1959 24 November 1959 ( 48 days ) Marie Olsen 109 1 May 1850 -- 24 November 1959 109 years, 207 days Norway 7 24 November 1959 30 December 1964 ( 5 years, 36 days ) Mary Kelly 108 -- 113 7 June 1851 -- 30 December 1964 113 years, 206 days United States 8 30 December 1964 6 March 1965 ( 66 days ) Elizabeth Kensley 109 12 May 1855 -- 6 March 1965 109 years, 298 days United Kingdom 9 6 March 1965 6 August 1965 ( 153 days ) William Fullingim 109 -- 110 7 July 1855 -- 6 August 1965 110 years, 30 days United States 10 6 August 1965 10 January 1966 ( 157 days ) Hannah Smith 109 -- 110 7 January 1856 -- 10 January 1966 110 years, 3 days United Kingdom 11 10 January 1966 21 March 1968 ( 2 years, 71 days ) John Mosely Turner 109 -- 111 15 June 1856 -- 21 March 1968 111 years, 280 days United Kingdom 12 21 March 1968 16 June 1968 ( 87 days ) Johanna Booyson 111 17 January 1857 -- 16 June 1968 111 years, 151 days South Africa 13 16 June 1968 4 May 1969 ( 322 days ) Marie Bernátková 110 -- 111 22 October 1857 -- 4 May 1969 111 years, 194 days Czechoslovakia ( now the Czech Republic ) 14 4 May 1969 11 January 1970 ( 252 days ) Ada Roe 111 6 February 1858 -- 11 January 1970 111 years, 339 days United Kingdom 15 11 January 1970 27 February 1973 ( 3 years, 47 days ) Josefa Salas 109 -- 112 14 July 1860 -- 27 February 1973 112 years, 228 days Spain 16 27 February 1973 18 August 1973 ( 172 days ) Alice Stevenson 111 -- 112 10 July 1861 -- 18 August 1973 112 years, 39 days United Kingdom 17 18 August 1973 31 October 1973 ( 74 days ) Elizabeth Watkins 110 10 March 1863 -- 31 October 1973 110 years, 235 days United Kingdom 18 31 October 1973 31 May 1975 ( 1 year, 212 days ) Mito Umeta 110 -- 112 27 March 1863 -- 31 May 1975 112 years, 65 days Japan 19 31 May 1975 16 November 1976 ( 1 year, 169 days ) Niwa Kawamoto 111 -- 113 5 August 1863 -- 16 November 1976 113 years, 105 days Japan 20 16 November 1976 2 December 1977 ( 1 year, 16 days ) Sophia DeMuth 110 -- 111 30 June 1866 -- 2 December 1977 111 years, 155 days United States 21 2 December 1977 25 April 1978 ( 144 days ) Marie - Virginie Duhem 111 2 August 1866 -- 25 April 1978 111 years, 266 days France 22 25 April 1978 22 January 1981 ( 2 years, 272 days ) Fannie Thomas 111 -- 113 14 April 1867 -- 22 January 1981 113 years, 283 days United States 23 22 January 1981 8 March 1981 ( 45 days ) Augustine Tessier 112 2 January 1869 -- 8 March 1981 112 years, 65 days France 24 8 March 1981 13 November 1982 ( 1 year, 250 days ) Nellie Spencer 111 -- 113 24 August 1869 -- 13 November 1982 113 years, 81 days United States 25 13 November 1982 13 October 1983 ( 334 days ) Emma Wilson 112 -- 113 12 May 1870 -- 13 October 1983 113 years, 154 days United States 26 13 October 1983 16 February 1985 ( 1 year, 126 days ) Mathew Beard 113 -- 114 9 July 1870 -- 16 February 1985 114 years, 222 days United States 27 16 February 1985 21 October 1986 ( 1 year, 247 days ) Augusta Holtz 113 -- 115 3 August 1871 -- 21 October 1986 115 years, 79 days United States 28 21 October 1986 2 February 1987 ( 104 days ) Mary McKinney 113 30 May 1873 -- 2 February 1987 113 years, 248 days United States 29 2 February 1987 27 December 1987 ( 328 days ) Anna Eliza Williams 113 -- 114 2 June 1873 -- 27 December 1987 114 years, 208 days United Kingdom 30 27 December 1987 11 January 1988 ( 15 days ) Florence Knapp 114 10 October 1873 -- 11 January 1988 114 years, 93 days United States 31 11 January 1988 4 August 1997 ( 9 years, 205 days ) Jeanne Calment 112 -- 122 21 February 1875 -- 4 August 1997 122 years, 164 days France 32 4 August 1997 16 April 1998 ( 255 days ) Marie - Louise Meilleur 116 -- 117 29 August 1880 -- 16 April 1998 117 years, 230 days Canada 33 16 April 1998 30 December 1999 ( 1 year, 258 days ) Sarah Knauss 117 -- 119 24 September 1880 -- 30 December 1999 119 years, 97 days United States 34 30 December 1999 2 November 2000 ( 308 days ) Eva Morris 114 8 November 1885 -- 2 November 2000 114 years, 360 days United Kingdom 35 2 November 2000 6 June 2001 ( 216 days ) Marie Brémont 114 -- 115 25 April 1886 -- 6 June 2001 115 years, 42 days France 36 5 June 2001 18 March 2002 ( 286 days ) Maude Farris - Luse 114 -- 115 21 January 1887 -- 18 March 2002 115 years, 56 days United States 37 18 March 2002 28 May 2002 ( 71 days ) Grace Clawson 114 15 November 1887 -- 28 May 2002 114 years, 194 days United States 38 28 May 2002 21 August 2002 ( 85 days ) Adelina Domingues 114 19 February 1888 -- 21 August 2002 114 years, 183 days United States 39 21 August 2002 29 December 2002 ( 130 days ) Mae Harrington 113 20 January 1889 -- 29 December 2002 113 years, 343 days United States 40 29 December 2002 28 September 2003 ( 273 days ) Yukichi Chuganji 113 -- 114 23 March 1889 -- 28 September 2003 114 years, 189 days Japan 41 28 September 2003 13 November 2003 ( 46 days ) Mitoyo Kawate 114 15 May 1889 -- 13 November 2003 114 years, 182 days Japan 42 13 November 2003 29 May 2004 ( 198 days ) Ramona Trinidad Iglesias - Jordan 114 31 August 1889 -- 29 May 2004 114 years, 272 days Puerto Rico 43 29 May 2004 27 August 2006 ( 2 years, 90 days ) María Capovilla 114 -- 116 14 September 1889 -- 27 August 2006 116 years, 347 days Ecuador 44 27 August 2006 11 December 2006 ( 106 days ) Elizabeth Bolden 116 15 August 1890 -- 11 December 2006 116 years, 118 days United States 45 11 December 2006 24 January 2007 ( 44 days ) Emiliano Mercado del Toro 115 21 August 1891 -- 24 January 2007 115 years, 156 days Puerto Rico 46 24 January 2007 28 January 2007 ( 4 days ) Emma Tillman 114 22 November 1892 -- 28 January 2007 114 years, 67 days United States 47 29 January 2007 13 August 2007 ( 196 days ) Yone Minagawa 114 4 January 1893 -- 13 August 2007 114 years, 221 days Japan 48 13 August 2007 26 November 2008 ( 1 year, 105 days ) Edna Parker 114 -- 115 20 April 1893 -- 26 November 2008 115 years, 220 days United States 49 26 November 2008 2 January 2009 ( 37 days ) Maria de Jesus 115 10 September 1893 -- 2 January 2009 115 years, 114 days Portugal 50 2 January 2009 11 September 2009 ( 252 days ) Gertrude Baines 114 -- 115 6 April 1894 -- 11 September 2009 115 years, 158 days United States 51 11 September 2009 2 May 2010 ( 233 days ) Kama Chinen 114 10 May 1895 -- 2 May 2010 114 years, 357 days Japan 52 2 May 2010 4 November 2010 ( 186 days ) Eugénie Blanchard 114 16 February 1896 -- 4 November 2010 114 years, 261 days Saint Barthélemy, France 53 4 November 2010 21 June 2011 ( 229 days ) Maria Gomes Valentim 114 9 July 1896 -- 21 June 2011 114 years, 347 days Brazil 54 21 June 2011 4 December 2012 ( 1 year, 166 days ) Besse Cooper 114 -- 116 26 August 1896 -- 4 December 2012 116 years, 100 days United States 55 4 December 2012 17 December 2012 ( 13 days ) Dina Manfredini 115 4 April 1897 -- 17 December 2012 115 years, 257 days United States 56 17 December 2012 12 June 2013 ( 177 days ) Jiroemon Kimura 115 -- 116 19 April 1897 -- 12 June 2013 116 years, 54 days Japan 57 12 June 2013 1 April 2015 ( 1 year, 293 days ) Misao Okawa 115 -- 117 5 March 1898 -- 1 April 2015 117 years, 27 days Japan 58 31 March 2015 6 April 2015 ( 6 days ) Gertrude Weaver 116 4 July 1898 -- 6 April 2015 116 years, 276 days United States 59 6 April 2015 17 June 2015 ( 72 days ) Jeralean Talley 115 -- 116 23 May 1899 -- 17 June 2015 116 years, 25 days United States 60 17 June 2015 12 May 2016 ( 330 days ) Susannah Mushatt Jones 115 -- 116 6 July 1899 -- 12 May 2016 116 years, 311 days United States 61 13 May 2016 15 April 2017 ( 337 days ) Emma Morano 116 -- 117 29 November 1899 -- 15 April 2017 117 years, 137 days Italy 62 15 April 2017 15 September 2017 ( 153 days ) Violet Brown 117 10 March 1900 -- 15 September 2017 117 years, 189 days Jamaica 63 16 September 2017 Present ( 206 days ) Nabi Tajima 117 * born 4 August 1900 117 years, 249 days Japan Chronological list of the oldest living man Since 1973 This list is copied from the Gerontology Research Group 's list of the World 's Oldest Man Titleholders. From To Name Age ( s ) when oldest Lifespan Country of death or residence ? 5 May 1973 Friedrich Wedeking ? -- 110 10 October 1862 -- 5 May 1973 110 years, 207 days Germany 5 May 1973 9 March 1974 ( 308 days ) Frederick Butterfield 109 -- 110 28 February 1864 -- 9 March 1974 110 years, 9 days United Kingdom 9 March 1974 17 March 1977 ( 3 years, 8 days ) Jean Teillet 107 -- 110 6 November 1866 -- 17 March 1977 110 years, 131 days France 17 March 1977 20 August 1978 ( 1 year, 156 days ) Charlie Nelson 109 -- 110 21 September 1867 -- 20 August 1978 110 years, 333 days United States 5 20 August 1978 5 September 1980 ( 2 years, 16 days ) Charlie Phillips 108 -- 110 5 May 1870 -- 5 September 1980 110 years, 123 days United States 6 5 September 1980 16 February 1985 ( 4 years, 164 days ) Mathew Beard 110 -- 114 9 July 1870 -- 16 February 1985 114 years, 222 days United States 7 16 February 1985 14 December 1986 ( 1 year, 301 days ) Joe Thomas 109 -- 111 1 May 1875 -- 14 December 1986 111 years, 227 days United States 8 14 December 1986 5 January 1987 ( 22 days ) Herman Smith - Johannsen 111 15 June 1875 -- 5 January 1987 111 years, 204 days Norway 9 5 January 1987 25 November 1988 ( 1 year, 325 days ) Alphaeus Philemon Cole 110 -- 112 12 July 1876 -- 25 November 1988 112 years, 136 days United States 10 25 November 1988 10 June 1990 ( 1 year, 197 days ) John Evans 111 -- 112 19 August 1877 -- 10 June 1990 112 years, 295 days United Kingdom 11 10 June 1990 18 June 1990 ( 8 days ) Henri Pérignon 110 14 October 1879 -- 18 June 1990 110 years, 247 days France 12 18 June 1990 16 October 1991 ( 1 year, 120 days ) James Wiggins 110 -- 112 15 October 1879 -- 16 October 1991 112 years, 1 day United States 13 16 October 1991 14 June 1993 ( 1 year, 241 days ) Frederick Frazier 111 -- 113 27 January 1880 -- 14 June 1993 113 years, 138 days United States 14 14 June 1993 20 January 1994 ( 220 days ) Josep Armengol 111 -- 112 23 July 1881 -- 20 January 1994 112 years, 181 days Spain 15 20 January 1994 25 April 1998 ( 4 years, 95 days ) Christian Mortensen 111 -- 115 16 August 1882 -- 25 April 1998 115 years, 252 days United States 16 25 April 1998 17 July 1998 ( 83 days ) Johnson Parks 113 15 October 1884 -- 17 July 1998 113 years, 275 days United States 17 17 July 1998 25 December 1998 ( 161 days ) Walter Richardson 112 -- 113 7 November 1885 -- 25 December 1998 113 years, 48 days United States 18 25 December 1998 29 April 1999 ( 125 days ) Denzo Ishisaki 112 20 October 1886 -- 29 April 1999 112 years, 191 days Japan 19 29 April 1999 15 November 1999 ( 200 days ) Antonio Urrea 111 16 February 1888 -- 15 November 1999 111 years, 272 days Spain 20 15 November 1999 1 March 2001 ( 1 year, 106 days ) John Painter 111 -- 112 20 September 1888 -- 1 March 2001 112 years, 162 days United States 21 1 March 2001 3 January 2002 ( 308 days ) Antonio Todde 112 22 January 1889 -- 3 January 2002 112 years, 346 days Italy 22 3 January 2002 28 September 2003 ( 1 year, 268 days ) Yukichi Chuganji 112 -- 114 23 March 1889 -- 28 September 2003 114 years, 189 days Japan 23 28 September 2003 5 March 2004 ( 159 days ) Joan Riudavets 113 -- 114 15 December 1889 -- 5 March 2004 114 years, 81 days Spain 24 5 March 2004 19 November 2004 ( 259 days ) Fred H. Hale, Sr. 113 1 December 1890 -- 19 November 2004 113 years, 354 days United States 25 19 November 2004 24 January 2007 ( 2 years, 66 days ) Emiliano Mercado del Toro 113 -- 115 21 August 1891 -- 24 January 2007 115 years, 156 days Puerto Rico 26 24 January 2007 19 June 2009 ( 2 years, 146 days ) Tomoji Tanabe 111 -- 113 18 September 1895 -- 19 June 2009 113 years, 274 days Japan 27 19 June 2009 18 July 2009 ( 29 days ) Henry Allingham 113 6 June 1896 -- 18 July 2009 113 years, 42 days United Kingdom 28 18 July 2009 14 April 2011 ( 1 year, 270 days ) Walter Breuning 112 -- 114 21 September 1896 -- 14 April 2011 114 years, 205 days United States 29 15 April 2011 12 June 2013 ( 2 years, 58 days ) Jiroemon Kimura 113 -- 116 19 April 1897 -- 12 June 2013 116 years, 54 days Japan 30 11 June 2013 13 September 2013 ( 94 days ) Salustiano Sanchez 112 8 June 1901 -- 13 September 2013 112 years, 97 days United States 31 13 September 2013 24 April 2014 ( 223 days ) Arturo Licata 111 2 May 1902 -- 24 April 2014 111 years, 357 days Italy 32 24 April 2014 8 June 2014 ( 45 days ) Alexander Imich 111 4 February 1903 -- 8 June 2014 111 years, 124 days United States 33 8 June 2014 5 July 2015 ( 1 year, 27 days ) Sakari Momoi 111 -- 112 5 February 1903 -- 5 July 2015 112 years, 150 days Japan 34 5 July 2015 19 January 2016 ( 198 days ) Yasutaro Koide 112 13 March 1903 -- 19 January 2016 112 years, 312 days Japan 35 18 January 2016 11 August 2017 ( 1 year, 205 days ) Yisrael Kristal 112 -- 113 15 September 1903 -- 11 August 2017 113 years, 330 days Israel 36 11 August 2017 29 January 2018 ( 171 days ) Francisco Núñez Olivera 112 -- 113 13 December 1904 -- 29 January 2018 113 years, 47 days Spain 37 29 January 2018 Present ( 71 days ) Masazou Nonaka 112 * born 25 July 1905 112 years, 259 days Japan Oldest verified person by country Main article : List of oldest people by country Notes Jump up ^ Emma Tillman died 28 January 2007 ( EST ). However, in Fukuoka Prefecture, where Minagawa lived, the date was already 29 January 2007 ( JST ). Jump up ^ Misao Okawa died 1 April 2015 ( JST ). However, in Arkansas, where Weaver lived, the date was still 31 March 2015 ( Central Time Zone ). Jump up ^ Susannah Mushatt Jones died 12 May 2016 8 : 26pm EDT. However, in Italy, where Morano lived, the date was already 13 May 2016 ( CEST ). Jump up ^ Violet Brown died on 15 September 2017 in Jamaica ( UTC - 5 ). However, in Japan, where Tajima lives, the date was already 16 September 2017 ( JST ). Jump up ^ Walter Breuning died 14 April 2011 3 : 30pm ( MDT ). However, in Kyoto, where Kimura lived, the date was already 15 April 2011 ( JST ). Jump up ^ Jiroemon Kimura died 12 June 2013 ( JST ). However, in New York, where Sanchez lived, the date was still 11 June 2013 ( Eastern Time Zone ). Jump up ^ Yasutaro Koide died 19 January 2016 12 : 17 a.m. JST. However, in Israel, where Kristal lived, the date was still 18 January 2016 ( IST ). 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Question: who is the longest person who ever lived
Answer: Jeanne Calment of France