List of the verified oldest people

This is a list of the world's oldest people, verified to the standards of the Gerontology Research Group, Guinness World Records, or both. Entries are ranked in descending order by individual ages in years and days, rather than ages in total days (the calendar year used is the time between one date and the subsequent date in a following year regardless of year lengths). A verified supercentenarian is a person whose reported age of 110 or more is supported by at least three documents, submitted in a standard process and validated in reliable fashion, by an international body widely recognized for specific expertise in longevity research.

The oldest verified person ever was French woman Jeanne Calment, who died at the age of 122 years 164 days. For other validated supercentenarian cases listed below, the GRG list of validated supercentenarian cases can be used. There are three verified living supercentenarians on this list, including the oldest verified living person, Japanese man Jiroemon Kimura, aged 127 years, 129 days. Currently all living people on this list are Japanese.

100 verified oldest people
a Manfredini was born in Italy. b Mortensen was born in Denmark. c Holtz was born in the German Empire; her birthplace is presently in Poland. d Ray was born in Canada. e Pizzinato-Papo was born in Ala, which was then part of Austria-Hungary; it is presently located in Italy. f Clawson was born in the United Kingdom. g Domingues was born in Cape Verde, at that time a colony of Portugal. h Benkner was born in Germany. i Primout was born in French Algeria; it is presently Algeria. j Carpelan was born in the United Kingdom.