List of the verified oldest people
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These are lists of the 100 known verified oldest women and men sorted in descending order by age in years and days.[lower-alpha 1]
This article is about specific supercentenarian claims validated by modern standards. For the oldest currently living people, see List of oldest living people.
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.[lower-alpha 2] 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 Maria Branyas of Spain (born in the USA), aged 117 years, 54 days.[5] The oldest known living man is John Tinniswood of the United Kingdom, aged 111 years, 245 days.[6] The 100 oldest women have, on average, lived several years longer than the 100 oldest men.