Hello how may I help you? I need to know who the oldest person is Do you want the oldest person today or oldest person ever? Let's start with the oldest person that is alive. At 114 Fredie Blom of South Africa is the oldest person today. Wow. That is old. How about the oldest person ever dead or alive? The oldest person to ever live was Jeanne Calment at 122 years and 116 days old Wow, that is incredible. It's fun to note that Fredie Blom credits cigar smoking to his long life Thank you for the information today! You're welcome