text: These are lists of the 100 known verified oldest women and men 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 Maria Branyas of Spain (born in the USA), aged . The oldest known living man is John Tinniswood of the United Kingdom, aged . The 100 oldest women have, on average, lived several years longer than the 100 oldest men.
  100 verified oldest women
  The list includes supercentenarians validated by organisations specialising in extreme age verification such as the Gerontology Research Group (GRG), with, in some cases, press coverage as a supplementary source.
  100 verified oldest men
  The list includes supercentenarians validated by an organisation specialising in extreme age verification such as the Gerontology Research Group (GRG), with, in some cases, press coverage as a supplementary source.