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Oldest living people RankNameAge as of 23 August 20231Maria Branyas116 years, 172 days2Fusa Tatsumi116 years, 120 days3Edie Ceccarelli115 years, 199 days4Tomiko Itooka115 years, 92 days46 more rows

The oldest known age ever attained was by Jeanne Calment, a Frenchwoman who died in 1997 at the age of 122. Ms. Calment is also the only documented case of a person living past 120, which many scientists had pegged as the upper limit of the human lifespan.

ing to one tradition, Epimenides of Crete (7th, 6th centuries BC) lived nearly 300 years.

The recent death of the world's oldest person at age 118 highlights the growing number of centenarians around the world. Experts predict that the number of centenarians — people who live to be at least 100 years old — will continue to rise in the coming decades.

The longest documented and verified human lifespan is that of Jeanne Calment of France (1875–1997), a woman who lived to age 122 years and 164 days. She claimed to have met Vincent van Gogh when she was 12 or 13.

Jeanne Calment, a French woman, achieved an incredible feat of living to age 122, thus earning the honor of being the world's oldest person on record. But before her passing, Calment met and discussed her life with Jean-Marie Robine, an expert demographer who studies the links between health and longevity.

ing to one tradition, Epimenides of Crete (7th, 6th centuries BC) lived nearly 300 years.

The current record for human lifespan is held by Jeanne Calment, who lived to be 122 years and 164 days old. While this is an impressive achievement, it is still far from the 300-year mark. In fact, there is currently no scientific evidence to suggest that it is possible for humans to live for such a long time.

Oldest living people RankNameAge as of 23 August 20231Maria Branyas116 years, 172 days2Fusa Tatsumi116 years, 120 days3Edie Ceccarelli115 years, 199 days4Tomiko Itooka115 years, 92 days46 more rows

The oldest known age ever attained was by Jeanne Calment, a Frenchwoman who died in 1997 at the age of 122. Ms. Calment is also the only documented case of a person living past 120, which many scientists had pegged as the upper limit of the human lifespan.

ing to one tradition, Epimenides of Crete (7th, 6th centuries BC) lived nearly 300 years.

The recent death of the world's oldest person at age 118 highlights the growing number of centenarians around the world. Experts predict that the number of centenarians — people who live to be at least 100 years old — will continue to rise in the coming decades.

The longest documented and verified human lifespan is that of Jeanne Calment of France (1875–1997), a woman who lived to age 122 years and 164 days. She claimed to have met Vincent van Gogh when she was 12 or 13.

Jeanne Calment, a French woman, achieved an incredible feat of living to age 122, thus earning the honor of being the world's oldest person on record. But before her passing, Calment met and discussed her life with Jean-Marie Robine, an expert demographer who studies the links between health and longevity.

ing to one tradition, Epimenides of Crete (7th, 6th centuries BC) lived nearly 300 years.

The current record for human lifespan is held by Jeanne Calment, who lived to be 122 years and 164 days old. While this is an impressive achievement, it is still far from the 300-year mark. In fact, there is currently no scientific evidence to suggest that it is possible for humans to live for such a long time.