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Jeanne Calment

1875 - 1997

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Jeanne Louise Calment (French: [ʒan lwiz kalmɑ̃] ; 21 February 1875 – 4 August 1997) was a French supercentenarian. With a documented lifespan of 122 years and 164 days, she was the oldest person in history whose age has been verified. Her longevity attracted media attention and medical studies of her health and lifestyle. Calment is the only person in history who has been verified to have reached the age of 120. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jeanne Calment is the 4th most popular celebrity (up from 6th in 2019), the 217th most popular biography from France (up from 238th 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 4 out of 265. Before her are Ötzi, Wallis Simpson, and Caitlyn Jenner. After her are Margaret Brown, Phineas Gage, Kaspar Hauser, Lina Medina, Mary Mallon, Simonetta Vespucci, Robert Wadlow, and Millvina Dean.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1875, Jeanne Calment ranks 12. Before her are Syngman Rhee, Rainer Maria Rilke, Albert Schweitzer, D. W. Griffith, Ibn Saud, and Ferdinand Porsche. After her are Mileva Marić, Gerd von Rundstedt, Marie of Romania, Albert I of Belgium, Mikhail Kalinin, and Henry Hallett Dale. Among people deceased in 1997, Jeanne Calment ranks 9. Before her are James Stewart, Diana, Princess of Wales, Viktor Frankl, Toshiro Mifune, Anton LaVey, and Jacques Cousteau. After her are Alexander R. Todd, Mobutu Sese Seko, Gianni Versace, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Victor Vasarely, and Bảo Đại.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jeanne Calment ranks 217 out of 6,770. Before her are Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour (1810), Petronius (27), Erik Satie (1866), Pope Sylvester II (938), Charles the Bold (1433), and Jacques Cousteau (1910). After her are Henri Rousseau (1844), Frédéric Passy (1822), Louis XI of France (1423), François-René de Chateaubriand (1768), Carloman I (751), and Brigitte Macron (1953).

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Among CELEBRITIES In France

Among celebrities born in France, Jeanne Calment ranks 1. After her are Blanche Monnier (1849), Marie Duplessis (1824), Philippe Petit (1949), Jean-Marie Loret (1918), Joseph Meister (1876), Michel Lotito (1950), Nicolas Chopin (1771), Denise Perrier (1935), Apollonie Sabatier (1822), Sébastien Foucan (1974), and Iris Mittenaere (1993).

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