User:Rockstone35/draft:list of the verified oldest people

These are lists of the 100 known verified oldest people arranged in descending order of each individual's 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, 164 days. The oldest verified man ever is Jiroemon Kimura (1897–2013) of Japan who lived to age 116 years, 54 days.

As of, the oldest known living person is Kane Tanaka of Japan, aged 121 years, 208 days. The oldest known living man is Gustav Gerneth of Germany, aged 118 years, 287 days. Due to differences in life expectancy, the 100 oldest women have, on average, lived several years longer than the 100 oldest men.

All the people on this list are supercentenarians, having reached an age of at least 110.

100 verified oldest women
The list including known and validated supercentenarians who died before 2015 was compiled by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). Later cases are included in more recent GRG data, with administrative reports or press coverage as supplementary sources, as indicated in the table.

100 verified oldest men
The list including all known and validated supercentenarians who died before 2015 was compiled by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). Later cases were sourced either from more recent GRG data, from administrative reports or from press coverage, as indicated in the table. Unranked entries have not been validated by the GRG, which only publishes recent cases above 112 years old.