Methuselah, the son of Enoch and Lamech, and the grandfather of Noah, is credited with the longest lifespan in the Bible ... Kurdish man, claimed to be the oldest person ever, born between ...

Tinniswood is also four years away from being the oldest man ever, a title held by Japan’s Jiroemon Kimura, who lived for 116 years between 1897 and 2013. The oldest person ever, Jeanne Calment ...

The record for the oldest person to ever live on Earth is still held by Jeanne Calment from France, who lived to be 122 years and 164 days old.

It's incredible," the genetics professor said. The oldest verified person to have ever lived was Frenchwoman Jeanne Louise Calment who died in 1997 at the age of 122 years and 164 days old.