These are lists of the 100 known verified oldest people sorted in descending order by age in years and days.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. 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 Kane Tanaka of Japan, aged 118 years, 350 days. The oldest known living man is Saturnino de la Fuente García, of Spain, aged 112 years, 310 days. The 100 oldest women have, on average, lived...