List of the verified oldest people

These are lists of the 100 known verified oldest women and men sorted in descending order by age in years and days.

The oldest person ever whose age has been independently verified is Jeanne Calment (1875–1997) of France, who lived to the age of 122 years and 164 days. and a followup paper published in January 2019, although other researchers have dismissed this on the basis of extensive prior research into Calment's life.}} The oldest verified man ever is Jiroemon Kimura (1897–2013) of Japan, who lived to the age of 116 years and 54 days.

The oldest known living person is Tomiko Itooka of Japan, aged . The oldest known living man is John Tinniswood of the United Kingdom, aged . The 100 oldest women have, on average, lived several years longer than the 100 oldest men. Provided by Wikipedia