Jeanne Calment

Born in Arles, France, on 21 February 1875, Jeanne Calment died on 4 August 1997 at the age of 122 years and 164 days. No other person with a documented age has come within three years of her.

In 2018 two Russian researchers suggested her daughter had taken her identity. Most longevity researchers rejected the claim, and the record still stands.