Oldest people This is a list of tables of the verified oldest
people in the world in ordinal rank, such as oldest person or oldest man.
In these tables, a supercentenarian is considered 'verified' if his or her claim has been validated
by an international body that specifically deals in longevity research, such as the Gerontology
Research Group or Guinness World Records.
The longest unambiguously documented human lifespan is that of Jeanne Calment of France
(1875–1997), who died at age 122 years, 164 days.
She met Vincent van Gogh when she was 12 or 13.
This led to news media attention in 1985, after Calment turned 110.
Subsequent investigation found documentation for Calment's age, beyond any reasonable question,
in the records of her native city, Arles, France.
More evidence of Calment's lifespan has been produced than for any other supercentenarian;
her case serves as an archetype in the methodology for verifying the ages of the world's oldest
people.
The longest undisputed lifespan for a male is that of Jiroemon Kimura of Japan (1897–2013),
who died in June 2013 at age 116 years, 54 days.
He was also the world's oldest living person from December 2012 until his death.
Since Kimura's death on 12 June 2013, Misao Okawa, also of Japan, born 5 March 1898, is
the oldest living person in the world whose age can be documented.
Okawa has also been the oldest living woman since the death of 115-year old Koto Okubo
of Japan on 12 January 2013.
Since the death of 111-year old Arturo Licata of Italy, on 24 April 2014, Alexander Imich
of the United States, born 4 February 1903, is the world's oldest living man.
Oldest people ever Systematic verification of longevity has only
been practiced in recent decades and only in certain parts of the world.
Deceased Living Ten verified oldest people living
a^ Rivera was born in Puerto Rico.
Ten verified oldest men ever Deceased Living
a^ Mortensen was a native of Denmark.
Ten verified oldest women ever Deceased Living
Verified oldest living men (over 110 years) b^ Imich was born in Częstochowa, which was
then a part of the Russian Empire.
It is now in Poland.
Chronological list of the verified oldest living person since 1955
This list is copied from the Gerontology Groups list of the World's Oldest Person Titleholders.
Deceased Living Chronological list of the verified oldest
living man since 1962 Deceased Living
Oldest verified person by nation This article gives the recordholders for various
countries to the extent that they have been established.
These records are based on place of birth in current borders for simplicity.
Those listed as 'verified' have been validated by an international body that specifically
deals in longevity research, such as the Gerontology Research Group.
Deceased Living a^ Domingues was born in Cape Verde, which
was at the time of her birth a Portuguese colony; now it is an independent country.
b^ Primout was born in French Algeria; it is now Algeria.
c^ d'Abreu was born in Dharwar, which was then a part of the British Raj; it is now
located in India.
d^ Steinberg was born in Kishinev, which was then a part of the Russian Empire; it is now
located in Moldova.
e^ Sisnett was born in Barbados, which was at the time of his birth a British colony;
now it is an independent country.
f^ Rein was born in Dziećkowice, near Mysłowice, which was then a part of the German Empire;
it is now located in Poland.
g^ Mika was born in Bohemia, which was then part of Austria-Hungary; it is now located
in the Czech Republic.
h^ Moreno was born in Spanish Morocco, which was then a part of the Spanish Empire; it
is now Morocco.
i^ Joelson was born in the Russian Empire; it is now Russia.
j^ Marcus was born in Lechovitz, which was then a part of the Russian Empire; it is now
located in Belarus.
k^ Marinič was born in Deskle, which was then a part of Austria-Hungary; it is now
located in Slovenia. l^ Hill was born in Saint Kitts and Nevis,
which was at the time of her birth a British colony; now it is an independent country.
m^ Rentel was born in Geldauschinken, which was then a part of the Russian Empire; it
is now located in Lithuania.
n^ Dunz was born in Zagreb, which was then a part of Austria-Hungary; it is now located
in Croatia.
Territorial recordholders Notes
^ Jiroemon Kimura died on June 12, 2013 (JST).
However, in New York, where Sanchez lived, the date was still June 11, 2013 (Eastern
Time Zone).