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  • Jeanne Louise Calment (February 21 1875 - August 4 1997) had the longest (reliably reported) lifespan for any human being in history. Her lifespan has been thoroughly documented by scientific study. She married her second cousin Fernand Calment in 1896, and survived her only child and only grandchild. She died at the age of 122 years 164 days in Arles, France; the same town she was born in. She said that in her younger years, she met Vincent van Gogh, later describing him as "dirty, badly dressed and disagreeable." She was the oldest person ever whose age has been verified by modern documentation; born 1875 Centuries: 18th century - 19th century - 20th century. http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/index.asp?id=48373 Shigechiyo Izumi (June 29,1865? – February 21, 1986) was a native of Japan famous for being the oldest living person and oldest living man in the world. Assuming his claimed birth date correct, he would have attained an age of 120, years longer than any other known male, and the second-longest documented lifespan in the world, less only than that of Frenchwoman Jeanne Calment. However, subsequent research has cast doubt on his claim, as what was previously believed to be his birth certificate may actually have been that of his older brother, who died young and whose name might have been reused as a necronym. If so, this would mean he was "only" 105 when he died. March 5, 2005; Due to the enormous interest by GRG members in the recent claim of Maria Olivia da Silva of São Paulo, BRAZIL, as the oldest person who ever lived. Here is her story, so far, from The Associated Press... "Brazilian Said to Be 125 May Be the Oldest Woman: Guinness World Records Is Currently Researching Maria Olivia da Silva's Longevity Claim" by Stan Lehman, AP Staff Writer March 3, 2005; São Paulo, BRAZIL ( AP) -- An elderly woman living in a small, wooden shack in rural Southern Brazil could be the world's oldest living woman, according to a Brazilian record-keeping organization. Maria Olivia da Silva, who recently celebrated her 125th birthday, "is definitely the oldest living woman in Brazil and possibly in the entire world," said Iolete Cadari, Administrative Director of RankBrasil , this country's equivalent to the Guinness World Records. "Da Silva's Birth Certificate Recently-Issued Birth Certificate for Maria Olivia da Silva shows that she was born February 28, 1880 in the city of Itapetininga, São Paulo State," (This document is impossible for us to authenticate, not because it's written in Portuguese, but because the resolution is too low to make out the text even when it's magnified) Cadari said by telephone [*]. She currently lives in the small town of Astorga, some 370 miles West of São Paulo in the state of Paraná. Laura McTurk, a spokeswoman for Guinness World Records in London said by E-mail that "the organization was researching its records for any information on da Silva." She said, " Guinness may have an official statement by Friday." According to The Guinness World Records website, "the world's oldest woman is 113-year-old Hendrikje Van Andel-Schipper, who was born June 29, 1890." Da Silva, whom Cadari described as "mentally sound and rational," was married twice and has outlived all but three of her 14 children - four of them were adopted. "Her memory is impressive and she loves to talk," Cadari said, adding that "Da Silva lives with her 58-year-old adopted son, Aparecido H. Silva." ___________________________ Our own GRG Senior Claims Investigator, Mr. Robert Young of Atlanta, Georgia, wishes to go on record, saying ... Let us consider for just a moment that this woman was alleged to have been born on February 28, 1880... Firstly, if that were true, she would have been the "world's oldest person" since 1997. Why didn't she apply for recognition then? How old were you in 1997? Think about it. Secondly, this woman is said to have a 58-year-old "adopted" son. Even if adopted at birth, that would have made her 67 years old at the time -- Compare that to fully-validated Supercentenarians: http://www.grg.org/calment.html According to the Bible, Methuselah was the oldest person who ever lived. He reportedly reached the age of 969 years. According to Genesis 5:27: And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died. (ASV) (chapter 5 verse 27) Methuselah This article is about the Biblical character. See Methuselah (disambiguation) for other uses.
  • The longest documented lifespan is that of Jeanne Calmet of France (1875-1997). She lived 122 years and 164 days. Although this statistic is often hard to prove and embellished in this case it seems accurate. Guinness entry here: http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/content_pages/record.asp?recordid=48373
  • Dec. 3, 2005 – The Yemen Observer reported last week on a man there that claims to be 130 years old. There is apparently no way to verify his age and Saeed Bin Saeed Al-Humri will most likely disappear among many others, particularly from countries that did little years ago to document births, who have claimed to be the oldest living person. Officially, no person has ever celebrated a 123rd birthday. The oldest person every officially document was Jeanne-Louise Calment, who died at 122 years and 164 days old on August 4, 1997 in her native France. According to Guinness World Records, "she led an extremely active life, taking up fencing at 85 years old, and was still riding a bicycle at 100. She portrayed herself at the age of 114 in the film "Vincent And Me," to become the oldest actress in film. A Brazilian woman, Maria Olivia da Silva of São Paulo, reportedly turned 125 in February. The story was reported by the Associated Press, but neither the Gerontology Research Group nor the Guinness World Records have been able to verify the claim. Al-Humri has no documents to prove his age by he does have a grandson who is a grandfather. He also has 281 direct relatives to whom he is either a father or a grandfather, while the numbers of his direct family who have died are even higher, according to the Yemen newspaper. The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) validates Supercentenarians - anyone who has lived to be 110 years or older. They currently recognize 72 "Validated Living Supercentenarians" -- 64 women and 8 men. They say, however, the actual number of worldwide living Supercentenarians is more likely to be between 300 and 450 persons. For the USA, they estimate there are 60 to 75. "It should be noted that a significant majority of worldwide claimants to be age 110-or-over have subsequently been proven to be false;" the GRG says on their website. "These individuals and more often their family or friends have their own personal motives for claiming these persons and, we are sad to report, are occasionally disingenuous." http://www.seniorjournal.com/NEWS/SeniorStats/5-12-03-NoOne123.htm
  • Guinness Book is trying to verify the 128 yr old Dominican Elizabeth (ma pampo) Israel. Here's the story; http://www.thedominican.net/articles/pampo.htm
  • Only an omniscient source knows for sure. We don't have records for everybody who ever lived. I suspect we have documents for only a small percentage all humans. Even if one accepts the Bible's recorded age for Methuselah (Genesis 5:27) of 969 years, the Bible does not claim to list the ages of everybody who was born in that era and any number of his contemporaries might have lived longer than he. Anyway, questions like "oldest recorded age" or "oldest age confirmed by Guinness" can be answered, the question as asked can not.
  • 122 years old. http://www.wowzone.com/calment.htm
  • Over 300 years ago, Henry Jenkins lived to the alleged age of 169, it seems. In my Guinness Book of World Records though, it says that 122 years 164 days is the oldest any human being has ever lived, so I'd believe that one instead. I know: somewhere in the bible, they talk of a man that lived to be older than 900. That would be wierd, though.

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