Question: how old is the oldest person that has ever lived
Answer: Rank Name Sex Birth date Death 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 Nabi Tajima 4 August 1900 21 April 2018 117 years , 260 days Japan 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 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 Chiyo Miyako 2 May 1901 22 July 2018 117 years , 81