This is a list of people who may have held the title of "oldest person ever", according to validated research.
- Eilif Philipsen (21 July 1682 – 20 June 1785), aged 102 years, 333 days.
- Ferdinand Ashmall (9 January 1695 – 2 February 1798), aged 103 years, 27 days
- Bartholomew Johnson (3 October 1710 – 14 February 1814), aged 103 years, 127 days
- Lorenzo Malori (27 August 1724 - 16 March 1830), aged 105 years, 201 days
- Marie-Louise Plante (10 March 1725 – 14 June 1832), aged 107 years, 96 days
- Pierre Darcourt (23 January 1729 – 11 May 1837), aged 108 years, 108 days
- Anne D'Evergroote (18 October 1783 – 14 March 1892), aged 108 years, 148 days
- Kirsti Skagen (8 May 1788 – 24 November 1897), aged 109 years, 200 days
- Geert Adriaans Boomgaard (21 September 1788 – 3 February 1899), aged 110 years, 135 days
- Margaret Ann Neve (18 May 1792 – 4 April 1903), aged 110 years, 321 days
- Louisa Thiers (2 October 1814 – 17 February 1926), aged 111 years, 138 days
- Delina Filkins (4 May 1815 – 4 December 1928), aged 113 years, 214 days
- Fannie Thomas (14 April 1867 – 22 January 1981), aged 113 years, 283 days
- Augusta Holtz (3 August 1871 – 21 October 1986), aged 115 years, 79 days
- Jeanne Calment (21 February 1875 – 4 August 1997), aged 122 years, 164 days
References[]
- Table D - Progressive List of World's Oldest Person (WOP) Titleholders GRG, As of 15 October 2013
- OLDEST VALIDATED CENTENARIAN BY YEAR GRG, as of 25 September 2007
See also[]
- Lists of centenarians who died before 1910
- Oldest validated person by year of birth
- List of oldest men ever