1875 - 1997
Jeanne Louise Calment (French: [ʒan lwiz kalmɑ̃] ; 21 February 1875 – 4 August 1997) was a French supercentenarian and, with a documented lifespan of 122 years and 164 days, is the world's oldest verified person. Her longevity attracted media attention and medical studies of her health and lifestyle. She is the only person verified to have reached the age of 120. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jeanne Calment has received more than 9,973,750 page views. Her biography is available in 57 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 56 in 2019). Jeanne Calment is the 3rd most popular celebrity (up from 4th in 2019), the 171st most popular biography from France (up from 215th in 2019) and the most popular French Celebrity.
Jeanne Calment is most famous for being the oldest person to ever live, at the age of 122. She was born in 1875 and died in 1997.
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Among celebrities, Jeanne Calment ranks 3 out of 181. Before her are Ötzi and Wallis Simpson. After her are Phineas Gage, Kaspar Hauser, Robert Wadlow, Simonetta Vespucci, Buffalo Bill, Lina Medina, Black Dahlia, Caitlyn Jenner, and Empress Michiko.
3345 BC - 3255 BC
HPI: 79.83
Rank: 1
1896 - 1986
HPI: 79.31
Rank: 2
1875 - 1997
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 3
1823 - 1860
HPI: 74.06
Rank: 4
1812 - 1833
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 5
1918 - 1940
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 6
1453 - 1476
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 7
1846 - 1917
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 8
1933 - Present
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 9
1924 - 1947
HPI: 67.82
Rank: 10
1949 - Present
HPI: 67.73
Rank: 11
1934 - Present
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 12
Among people born in 1875, Jeanne Calment ranks 7. Before her are Carl Jung, Thomas Mann, Maurice Ravel, Rainer Maria Rilke, Albert Schweitzer, and Ferdinand Porsche. After her are Gerd von Rundstedt, Ibn Saud, Syngman Rhee, Mileva Marić, Aleister Crowley, and Albert I of Belgium. Among people deceased in 1997, Jeanne Calment ranks 7. Before her are Mother Teresa, Deng Xiaoping, James Stewart, Jacques Cousteau, Diana, Princess of Wales, and Viktor Frankl. After her are Gianni Versace, Toshiro Mifune, Mobutu Sese Seko, Victor Vasarely, Anton LaVey, and Paulo Freire.
1875 - 1961
HPI: 81.22
Rank: 1
1875 - 1955
HPI: 79.06
Rank: 2
1875 - 1937
HPI: 77.40
Rank: 3
1875 - 1926
HPI: 76.78
Rank: 4
1875 - 1965
HPI: 76.35
Rank: 5
1875 - 1951
HPI: 74.94
Rank: 6
1875 - 1997
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 7
1875 - 1953
HPI: 74.03
Rank: 8
1875 - 1953
HPI: 73.57
Rank: 9
1875 - 1965
HPI: 73.18
Rank: 10
1875 - 1948
HPI: 73.11
Rank: 11
1875 - 1947
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 12
1875 - 1934
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 13
1910 - 1997
HPI: 80.90
Rank: 1
1904 - 1997
HPI: 79.44
Rank: 2
1908 - 1997
HPI: 78.21
Rank: 3
1910 - 1997
HPI: 75.04
Rank: 4
1961 - 1997
HPI: 74.71
Rank: 5
1905 - 1997
HPI: 74.55
Rank: 6
1875 - 1997
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 7
1946 - 1997
HPI: 73.08
Rank: 8
1920 - 1997
HPI: 72.95
Rank: 9
1930 - 1997
HPI: 72.41
Rank: 10
1906 - 1997
HPI: 70.72
Rank: 11
1930 - 1997
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 12
1921 - 1997
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 13
Among people born in France, Jeanne Calment ranks 171 out of 6,011. Before her are Bernadette Soubirous (1844), Henry II of England (1133), Louis Daguerre (1787), Pope Gregory XI (1370), Philip VI of France (1293), and Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683). After her are Louis X of France (1289), Henry Cavendish (1731), Louis Bonaparte (1778), Joseph Bonaparte (1768), Louis VIII of France (1187), and Pope John XXII (1244).
1844 - 1879
HPI: 74.68
Rank: 165
1133 - 1189
HPI: 74.66
Rank: 166
1787 - 1851
HPI: 74.64
Rank: 167
1370 - 1378
HPI: 74.56
Rank: 168
1293 - 1350
HPI: 74.56
Rank: 169
1683 - 1764
HPI: 74.49
Rank: 170
1875 - 1997
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 171
1289 - 1316
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 172
1731 - 1810
HPI: 74.40
Rank: 173
1778 - 1846
HPI: 74.39
Rank: 174
1768 - 1844
HPI: 74.38
Rank: 175
1187 - 1226
HPI: 74.37
Rank: 176
1244 - 1334
HPI: 74.37
Rank: 177
Among celebrities born in France, Jeanne Calment ranks 1. After her are Philippe Petit (1949), Marie Duplessis (1824), Blanche Monnier (1849), Jean-Marie Loret (1918), Joseph Meister (1876), Denise Perrier (1935), Michel Lotito (1950), Sébastien Foucan (1974), Iris Mittenaere (1993), and Alexandra Rosenfeld (1986).
1875 - 1997
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 1
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 2
1824 - 1847
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 3
1849 - 1913
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 4
1918 - 1985
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 5
1876 - 1940
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 6
1935 - Present
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 7
1950 - 2007
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 8
1974 - Present
HPI: 39.42
Rank: 9
1993 - Present
HPI: 36.11
Rank: 10
1986 - Present
HPI: 28.50
Rank: 11