Supercentenarian
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A supercentenarian is someone who has lived to the age of 110 years or more, something achieved by only one in a thousand centenarians. A very small number of supercentenarians have lived to be 115. Early uses of the word meant a person well over 100, but now it is just known as people who are 110 or older.
Geert Adriaans Boomgaard (1788 - 1899) is the first undisputed supercentenarian case in history.
Jeanne Calment (1875 - 1997) had the world's longest verified human lifespan (122 years 164 days).[1]
Jiroemon Kimura (1897 - 2013) is the longest lived documented man at 116 years 54 days.
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- ↑ Whitney, Craig R. (5 August 1997). "Jeanne Calment, World's Elder, Dies at 122". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 November 2016.