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Oldest people ever lived - top ten table

Oldest people ever lived - top ten table
Who
Top 10 Oldest People Ever
Where
Not Applicable
When
16 March 2019
  1. Jeanne Calment (France, 21 Feb 1875–4 Aug 1997) – 122 years 164 days
  2. Sarah Knauss (USA, 24 Sep 1880–30 Dec 1999) – 119 years 97 days
  3. Nabi Tajima (Japan, 4 Aug 1900–21 Apr 2018) – 117 years 260 days
  4. Marie-Louise Meilleur (Canada, 29 Aug 1880–16 Apr 1998) – 117 years 230 days
  5. Violet Brown (British West Indies, now Jamaica, 10 Mar 1900–15 Sep 2017) – 117 years 189 days
  6. Emma Morano (Italy, 29 Nov 1899–15 Apr 2017) – 117 years 137 days
  7. Chiyo Miyako (Japan, 2 May 1901–22 Jul 2018) – 117 years 81 days
  8. Misao Okawa (Japan, 5 Mar 1898–1 Apr 2015) – 117 years 27 days
  9. Maria Esther de Capovilla (Ecuador, 14 Sep 1889–27 Aug 2006) – 116 years 347 days
  10. Susannah Mushatt Jones (USA, 6 Jul 1899–12 May 2016) – 116 years 311 days

Jeanne Calment secured the record for world's oldest person at the age of 112 years 324 days; as well as becoming the oldest person ever, she holds the record for the longest period as the world's oldest person, reigning for 9 years 205 days.