how old was the oldest person to ever live
The oldest person ever whose age has been verified is Jeanne Calment (1875-1997) of France, who died at the age of 122 years, 164 days. There are seven living people on this list, all of whom are women and the oldest of whom is Nabi Tajima of Japan, aged 117 years, 200 days. Since all the people on this list have lived to at least the age of 110, all of them have been, or still are, supercentenarians. 100 verified oldest people Note: There are only six men, but ninety-five women (because two women share the 100th rank), on this list.