As of August 2024 the oldest documented living person and the oldest living woman is Tomiko Itooka, born May 23, 1908. She is now 116 years old.
Until the age of 110 Tomiko lived at home with her two daughters. In 2019 she moved into a nursing home.
Tomiko took long hikes throughout her life. Her family believes that is the reason for her longevity.
Jeanne Calment was born and died in Arles, France. She was 122 years old when she passed away. She is known for having the oldest documented human lifespan. Calment outlived her husband, her only child, and grandchild.
Jeanne smoked cigarettes from the time she was 21 up until 117. She stopped smoking when her eyesight failed and she could no longer light a cigarette. She claimed to have met Vincent Van Gogh, who, she said was “ugly as sin, had a vile temper, and smelled of booze”.
Genetics may have played a part in her longevity, as some of her close family members also had long lifespans: her brother lived to 97, her father to 93, and her mother to 86.
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