the oldest person that has ever lived is 122 years, 164 days old.
how old is the oldest person that has ever lived?
122 years , 164 days
bullet::::- jeanne calment (1875–1997, 122 years, 164 days): the oldest person in history whose age has been verified by modern documentation. this defines the modern human life span, which is set by the oldest documented individual who ever lived.





























bullet::::- sarah knauss (1880–1999, 119 years, 97 days): the second oldest documented person in modern times and the oldest american.





























bullet::::- jiroemon kimura (1897–2013, 116 years, 54 days): the oldest man in history whose age has been verified by modern documentation.





























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evidence-based studies indicate that longevity is based on two major factors, genetics and lifestyle choices.





























section::::major factors.:genetics.
longevity
at the time of her death at age 116 years, 347 days, capovilla was the fifth-oldest verified person to have ever lived. capovilla is still currently the oldest verified south american to have ever lived. she is also the last verified person to have been born in the 1880s.





























following her death on 27 august 2006, her successor as oldest person was elizabeth bolden, the previous "titleholder". bolden became only the second person to regain the title after losing it (frenchwoman and all-time world recordholder jeanne calment was the first).





























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bullet::::- list of the verified oldest people
maría capovilla