how old is the worlds oldest person
For the oldest currently living people, see List of oldest living people. This is a list of the 100 verified oldest people. The oldest verified person on record was French woman Jeanne Calment (1875â1997), who lived to the age of 122 years, 164 days. There are eight verified living supercentenarians on this list, the oldest of whom is Italian woman Emma Morano, aged 7009368884800000000â 116 years, 326 days. Deceased Living.
According to this criterion, the longest human lifespan is that of Jeanne Calment of France (1875â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.