Oldest People in the World

No, Larry King is not on the list yet, but these senior citizens have figured something out. Not quite as old as Methuselah, there are no spring chickens in this bunch.

Besse Cooper

Age: 114

Walter Breuning

Age: 114

Chiyono Hasegawa

Age: 114

Venere Pizzinato

Age: 114

Shige Hirooka

Age: 114

Dina Manfredini

Age: 113

Jiroemon Kimura

Age: 113

Jeanne Calment

Age: 122 years, 164 days

Shigechiyo Izumi

Age: 120 years and 237 days

Sarah Knauss

Age: 119 years, 97 days

Lucy Hannah  

Age: 117 years, 248 days

Marie Louise Meilleur

Age: 117 years, 230 days

María Capovilla

Age: 116 years, 347 days

Tane Ikai

Age: 116

Elizabeth Bolden  

Age: 116 years, 118 days

Carrie C. White

Age: 116

Kamato Hongo

Age: 116 years, 45 days

Ma Pampo

Age: 128 (unverified)