Question: when was the oldest person in the world born
Answer: h date Age Place 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 Lucy Hannah 16 July 1875 21 March 1993 117 years , 248 days United States Marie - Louise Meilleur 29 August 1880 16 April 1998 117 years , 230 days Canada 5 Violet Brown 10 March 1900 15 September 2017 117 years , 189 days Jamaica 6 Emma Morano 29 November 1899 15 April 2017 117 years , 137 days Italy 7 Nabi Tajima 4 August 1900 Living 7004428270000000000 ♠ 117 years , 93 days Japan 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 Susannah Mushatt Jones 6 July 1899 12 May 2016 116 years , 311 days United States