How old was the oldest person ever?

Answer 1

...At least for 'modern' times............

Thomas Parr was born in 1483, a date that’s noted in British history because he went on to live through the reigns of 10 kings, until he eventually died at the ripe old age of 152.

The secret of his long life is not known; Thomas had a quiet childhood in the country, and no doubt spent his days helping his father on the farm and exploring the nearby hills of Breidden and Long Mountain.

Like many other boys at the age of 17, he went to work. He found employment at Rowton Castle, where he faithfully serviced the needs of the household for a number of years. He returned home when his father died, and began tilling and cultivating his newly inherited land.

In the days before mechanisation, making a living from a small farm involved a simple existence, long hours and hard physical work – but he seemed to be content, and the next fifty years passed peacefully.

So peacefully, in fact, that it wasn’t until he was 80 years old that he decided to get married and start a family.

He married Jane Taylor, and had two fine and strong children called John and Joan.

More years passed. Jane died. His children grew up. And at the age of 122, romance was once again in the air for Thomas, and he promptly got married (there is no record of any children).

This longevity had not gone unnoticed, however it wasn’t until Thomas Parr was 152 that he was presented to court.

His reputation spread, he was besieged by crowds of curiosity seekers, he was painted by Rubens and Van Dyke, and he was presented to his tenth and final monarch – King Charles. Unfortunately, all this excitement proved to be too much, and ‘Old Parr’ – as he was then known – promptly died.

Such was his fame, that he was buried in the hallowed ground of Westminster Abbey, alongside such greats as William Shakespeare, Chaucer and Spencer, where his memorial can be seen to this day.
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Answer 2

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How old was the oldest person ever?

Answer 3

Jeanne Calment, 122 years 164 days old. There may have been people reported to be older but she is the oldest verified, documented and fully validated person that ever lived.

Answer 4

Methuselah - 969 years Gen 5:21-27

Answer 5

Currently the oldest person is 114.

Someone did make it to 122 at least though

Answer 6

About 3 years ago I saw in the news a Palestinian man who was 150 years old and he was talking, walking, and goes to prayers, he wasn't even wearing eye-glasses!
He gave a paper that he received from the Turkish Army, that was at that time controls Palestine. The date of the paper was 1876 and he was a 22 years old.
He had 160 grand-children.

Answer 7

Its very difficult to tell. Accurate censuses have not existed throughout human history. I read somewhere recently that someone was 111.

Those who follow the Bible might tell you Methuselah who lived to be 969 'years'. However the word 'years' in the Bible could also have meant 'months' and may have been mistranslated which would have made him only 80 years old. Also, calendars could have been mistranslated as well.

Answer 8

In modern time the oldest person alive was somewher around 115-116.

Answer 9

The oldest person recorded was 122 years old.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanne_Calment

There is also a person 111 years old:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070618/wl_nm/japan_oldest_dc

Answer 10

I believe it was a woman from the Caribbean island of Dominica - Ma Pampeo or something like that... She died a few years ago at the age of 126! Truly remarkable!