Jeanne Calment

Age: 122

Summary: French supercentenarian considered as the world's oldest person who had held the World Record for the oldest living well-documented person with the longest confirmed lifespan in world history at the time of her death, and who became well-known at age 113 as the last living person to have seen famed artist Vincent van Gogh alive.

Cause of Death: Old age

Born: February 21, 1875

Died: August 4, 1997

Location: Arles, France