This is a list of the 100 verified oldest people. The oldest verified person on record is French woman Jeanne Calment (1875–1997), who lived to the age of 122 years, 164 days. There are seven verified living supercentenarians on this list, the oldest of whom is Jamaican woman Violet Brown, aged 117 years, 63 days.
Deceased Living
†^ denotes age at death, or, if living, age as of 12 May 2017
a^ Manfredini was born in Italy.
b^ Mortensen was born in Denmark.
c^ Holtz was born in the German Empire; her birthplace is now in Poland.
d^ Gaudette was born in the United States.
e^ Gerena was born in Puerto Rico.
f^ Ray was born in Canada.
g^ Steinberg was born in Kishinev, which was then a part of the Russian Empire; it is now the capital of Moldova.
h^ Pizzinato-Papo was born in Ala, which was then part of Austria-Hungary; it is now located in Italy.
i^ Clawson was born in the United Kingdom.
j^ Domingues was born in Cape Verde, at that time a colony of Portugal.
k^ Benkner was born in Germany.
l^ Primout was born in French Algeria; it is now Algeria.
m^ Velasco was born in Mexico.
n^ Cock was born in the former British colony Victoria, which is now part of Australia.
o^ The date listed here is the date verified by Guinness World Records and Gerontology Research Group. However, some sources, including in some cases Morano herself, cite Morano's birthday at 27 November 1899, which would make her two days older.