Due to the life expectancy difference between sexes, nearly all the oldest living people have been women (thus the maximum life span is guided by the female numbers); a sequence of the oldest …

On Sunday, Oct. 5, João Marinho Neto, who Guinness World Records named the world’s oldest man late last year, turned 113 years old. Neto, who is from Brazil, celebrated the milestone with a big...

Aug 28, 2025 · The verifiably oldest ever person in the world is Jeanne Louise Calment, who lived to the age of 122 years and 164 days old. It’s incredible to imagine what Calment and today's …

Mar 17, 2025 · Kane Tanaka celebrated her 118th birthday at the beginning of the year and is currently the oldest living person in the world and one of several Japanese supercentenarians.

Sep 1, 2025 · Discover the top 10 oldest people ever recorded, their extraordinary lifespans, remarkable journeys, and the historic events they witnessed across three centuries of human history.

Two years later, on 11 January 1988, she became the oldest living person; and two years after that, now aged 114, she appeared in a film about Van Gogh, Vincent et moi (1990), as herself, thereby …

Explore the verified list of the oldest people ever, featuring supercentenarians with fully validated ages.

Aug 30, 2025 · Top 10 oldest people in the world: Jeanne Calment of France holds the title of the oldest verified person ever, living an astonishing 122 years and 164 days.

Feb 12, 2026 · After seven ends of play during the U.S. men's curling team's game against Switzerland, the Americans subbed in alternate Rich Ruohonen. The moment he stepped onto the ice, he became …

Dec 5, 2023 · From 122-year-old Jeanne Calment of France to 116-year-old María Branyas Morera of Spain, meet the longest-living people ever and the world's oldest person alive right now.