- By Poorva Karki
- Mon, 05 Feb 2024 06:45 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
10 Oldest People To Ever Live: It might be a bit hard to imagine, considering the ugly lifestyle that humans have adopted in recent years, but there was a time when people actually lived a healthy and long life. Yes, reaching 70 to 80 was not the goal, as people were already acing that age with their better life choices and living habits. However, among all those, there were also some rare ‘legends’ who legit made records with their long ages.
Yes, not 80, not 90, and not even 100, we are talking about people who walked on the Earth for more than 100 years. Decades after decades, invention after invention, and endless groundbreaking discoveries, these people witnessed it all. So we thought that for today's article, we can take a look at these very people, who etched history with their ages alone. We found out about some of the oldest people who ever lived. The list was compiled by ‘a to z animals’.
Here are the top 10 oldest people who ever lived:
Jeanne Calment
The oldest person to ever walk on the Earth was a French woman, Jeanne Calment. She lived for 122 years and 164 days. Born in 1875, the woman saw decades of societal change, as she died in 1997.
Jiroemon Kimura
The second oldest person in the world was 116-year-old when he died. The Japanese man, Jiroemon Kimura, born in 1897, bid his farewell in 2013.
Christian Mortensen
The next on the list was Christian Mortensen, a man from the US, who lived for 115 years and 252 days. He was born in 1882 and died in 1998.
Kane Tanaka
The second oldest Japanese person and the fourth most-lived person in the world was Kane Tanaka. She lived for 119 years and 107 days. The woman died recently (in comparison to others), in 2022, and was born in 1903.
Nabi Tajima
People really need to learn more from Japan it seems, as another oldest person, who lived for 117 years and 230 days, was a Japanese person; Nabi Tajima. The woman was born in 1900 and died in 2018.
Emiliano Mercado
Next on the list to live the most on the Earth, was a Puerto Rican man, Emiliano Mercado. He was born in 1891, lived for 115 years and 156 days, and died in 2007.
Mathew Beard
Coming to the seventh oldest person in the world, Mathew Beard, was from the US. He lived for 114 years and 222 days. Born in 1870, and he died in 1985.
Misao Okawa
Japan is effortlessly nailing it! Next on the list to live the longest on the Earth is also a Japanese person; Misao Okawa. The woman lived for 117 years and 27 days. She was born in 1898 and died in 2015.
Walter Breuning
A US man, Walter Breuning, was the nine person on the Earth to live the most. The man lived for 114 years and 205 days. He was born in 1896 and died in 2011.
Sarah Knauss
The last on the list of the people who lived the most, is a US woman, Sarah Knauss. The woman was born in 1880, lived for 119 years and 9 days, and died in 1999.
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