10 Oldest People
The people in modern history who have lived the longest.
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Kamato Hongo (September 16, 1887 October 31, 2003)
Kamato was born in Japan and lived to be 116 years and 45 days old. Kamato had seven children. She was able to become some sort of celebrity after advertising products, highlighting her longevity. She was on Japanese Television several times. She died October 32, 2003 after 5pm of pneumonia.
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Carrie White (November 18, 1874? February 14, 1991)
Carrie was institutionalized in 1909, about the time of her divorce. She was institutionalized due to a nervous breakdown (Can you believe that?). There is some dispute about the legitimacy of her age. Recent research suggests that instead of being 116 she may have only been 102 years old at the time of her death.
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Elizabeth Bolden (August 15, 1890 – December 11, 2006)
Lizzy, as she was known, was the daughter of freed slaves. She was 116 years and 118 days old when she died. When she turned 116 she had 7 children, 40 grandchildren, 75 great grandchildren, 150 great-great grandchildren, 220 great-great-great grandchildren, and 75 great-great-great-great grandchildren. In her final years, she was unable to communicate so the family limited media attention.
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Tane Ikai (January 18, 1879 – July 12, 1995)
Tane lived to be 116 years and 175 days old. She died of kidney failure. She is also the first known person older than 110 years old to be autopsied. Tane is also the oldest Japanese woman ever.
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Maria Capovilla (September 14, 1889 August 27, 2006)
Maria lived to be 116 years and 347 days old. Being a good role model, she never smoked or drank hard liquor. Maria nearly died at age 100, way short of being on this list, but apparently, she really wanted to make this list. By March of 2006, she was no longer able to read the newspaper. She disliked the fact that women were able to “court men,” instead of the other way around. Eventually she succumbed to pneumonia in August of 2006.
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Marie-Louise Meilleur (August 29, 1880 April 16, 1998)
Mrs. Meilleur was French-Canadian, born in Quebec. She was married in 1900. Her husband and both of her parents died from 1911-1912. So she moved to Ontario leaving behind her four children. She married her second husband in 1915 and had six more children. He died in 1972. After that, she went to live with a daughter and then finally a nursing home. By the time she died, she was living with one of her daughters, who was 90.
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Lucy Hannah (July 16, 1875 – March 21, 1993)
Lucy is the fourth oldest person ever, having lived to be 117 years and 248 days old. She is also the Oldest living African American, and the oldest person to never be the “Oldest Living Person.” because her age coincided with Jeanne Calment the world’s oldest person.
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Sarah Knauss (September 24, 1880 December 30, 1999)
At age 117, she set the record for oldest “new” titleholder, meaning that when she became the oldest person in the world, she was older than anyone else was who had received it. She is also the worlds oldest American, having lived longer than any other American has. To me it is crazy to think that she was 88 when man first walked on the moon. Sarah enjoyed watching golf on television and nibbling on things.
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Shigechiyo Izumi (June 29, 1865? February 21, 1986)
This one is a little controversial. Assuming that his birthdate is correct he is the oldest male to ever live, dying at 120 years 137 days old. Some dispute his age suggesting that he was born in 1880, but to get the record changed it would take more evidence. Mr. Izumi took up smoking at age 70 (presumably, to shorten his life, I just made that up). He stood just 4 feet 8 inches tall, and was 94 pounds. He didn’t retire from being a sugarcane farmer until he was 105.
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Jeanne Calment (February 21, 1875 August 4, 1997)
She is an interesting case, and her age is well documented. In Genesis 6:3, the Lord says, “They will live no longer than 120 years.” She proves this case untrue. Jeanne lived to be 122 years and 164 days old. Jeanne was also the longest record holder for a living person, as she was 113 when she was awarded the title “World’s Oldest Living Person.” When she was 14 years old, she met Vincent Van Gogh, although she was not impressed. She quit smoking when she was 117, probably because she knew it would shorten her life. She is also the oldest actress ever appearing briefly in the film “Vincent and Me” appearing as herself. She took up fencing at age 85, continued to ride a bicycle at age 100 and was walking freely until almost 115. She attributed her longevity to olive oil, which she poured on all of her food and rubbed into her skin.
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mglalexander
On October 1, 2007 at 8:13 am
lol olive oil I will try that lol…
unknown
On October 1, 2007 at 3:11 pm
hmmm…i never knew people lived that long
EdRoberts
On October 5, 2007 at 7:58 am
Obviously a fake story as everyone knows that smoking would surely have killed Ms Calment before age 60. If she did smoke, just think of the thousands of lives she shortened with her second-hand smoke; if only the Liberals had been there at the time to save lives….
HawaiiGopher
On October 5, 2007 at 2:14 pm
Don’t believe everything you hear, smoking doesn’t necessarily lead to an early death.
Haha, must be odd still having a mom around when you’re 90.
Buckie
On April 13, 2008 at 1:27 am
If Noah lived to few hundred years then why can’t we???
eu
On April 29, 2008 at 1:24 am
mama mia ce tineri erau astia kn au murit
Bruce
On May 31, 2008 at 2:08 pm
holy crap!!! Mrs,Calment was older than i am now when world war 1 took place,and she was still alive when i graduated high school,give me some smokes and some olive oil!! haha
jsmith
On June 9, 2008 at 9:04 pm
she was really old and she smoked for how many years? my great grandpa was like 98 and im 29 so she lived almost as long as us put together. wow
RAMU
On October 3, 2008 at 9:52 pm
HELLO FRIENDS, IT\’S NOT THE LENGHT OF TIME WE LIVE BUT HOW.
JUDGE THIS FOR YOURSELVES. LIES ARE THE FIRST THINGS TO TANGLE YOUR CONTINUOUS FLOW OF UNIVERSAL ENERGY INTO YOUR LIFESPAN. WHAT DOES A LIE COST? NOTHING. SO FRIENDS, I KNOW YOU WISH TO LIVE LONGER BUT CAN YOU REMEMBER EXACTLY HOW MANY LIES YOU TOLD DURING YOUR LIFETIME? YOU ARE A SPARK OF THE DIVINE SOURCE FLOWING FOR A REASON ON THIS PIECE OF LAND CALLED EARTH. IF IN THE AKASHIK RECORDS SAY THAT TOMORROW WILL BE YOUR LAST, THEN WHO CAN STOP IT? THE PROBLEM HERE IT THAT MANY PEOPLE TRY TO INVESTIGATE THE LIVES OF PEOPLE WHO LIVED THE LONGEST AND ALSO TRY TO HIDE THE FACT OF LIES.I AGREE THAT OLD PEOPLE LIE A LOT BUT NOT ALL. HEALTHY EATING, MEDITATION AND YOGA ARE THREE FACTORS TO PONDER ON RIGHT NOW. GOODBYE
henry
On November 30, 2008 at 2:15 pm
edroberts give her some credit for living that long thats my grandma dont talk way.
lucky
On December 1, 2008 at 5:18 pm
my grandma smoked for 80 years BUT she never inhaled.
rowena
On December 13, 2008 at 1:42 am
my great grandma live to be 108, she died this year! hah I’ve been on tv before because of my great grandma. red dress and chinese. remember me?
Angela
On December 13, 2008 at 1:48 am
i am angela my great grandma hu cui yu died this year because she live 2 108 ohhhh rowena your on this 2?
bill
On January 2, 2009 at 7:52 pm
I am sorry your Grandma died rowena and angela yes i do remember you rowena i cant beleive thats you
Ms.Spencer
On January 3, 2009 at 12:17 pm
i think that’s a blessings to live that long which only mean that they must have been doing something right.I don’t think that smoking have anything to do with that,i think its about the way you carry yourself and the way you treat others,so instead of people cracking jokes about being old i think ALL you negative people need to find a way to live longer instead of being so negative because living to get old is what you called being BLESSED!!!!!God is so GOOD!!!!!
frontline34
On February 18, 2009 at 4:54 pm
imagine,,seeing the first car,first plane, first air conditioner,well heck first everything.I guess its true,,we dont leave till we are through learning all our lessons in life.maybe if we injoy the time we have here we’ll have more of it.
Sharon
On March 12, 2009 at 8:53 am
Whether we like it or not, we need to think about living longer and how to do it well. I’m a Boomer in my 40’s and my grandmother is 101. She looks and feels great, and people are constantly asking what her secrets are. She was on the Barbara Walter’s longevity show “How to Live to 150 – Can You Do It?.”
I have been her “press agent” from local to national venues. I was encouraged by several media contacts to share more, and my book about Elsa is just about to be released mid-March ‘09(presales available prior). It’s entertaining and informative, talking about how her secrets help her and how I incorpoarte them into my life and you can incorporate them into yours. Check it out! Elsa’s Own Blue Zone: America’s Centenarian Sweetheart’s Insights for Positive Aging and Living. Enjoy!
Vanessa
On April 14, 2009 at 10:53 am
i must say holy cow!! thats really old i honestly couldnt amagin livin that long haha. she must of been happy when she passed ur own daughter dies before you that must stink
Dan
On June 29, 2009 at 8:42 am
Actually Noah lived to be 950 years.. He was 600 yrs old at the time of the flood.
devon
On July 26, 2009 at 1:41 pm
“Actually Noah lived to be 950 years…oh please!
Rev. Rose St.Hilaire
On September 24, 2009 at 6:54 pm
Oh really I cannot handle when people quote scripture like it was actually literally true. Was there really a Noah? There may have been a flood. No one lives to be 950 years old. Get real. Karma will catch up with those who lie. Any comments. Bring them on.
Rev. Rose St.Hilaire
Interfaith Minister
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