Living a long and healthy life is something that most people aspire to. However, there are only a select few who are able to achieve remarkable longevity and set records for the longest lifespan.

Here is a list of the 30 most long-lived individuals in history:.

1. Jeanne Calment

France’s Jeanne Calment is the longest-living individual on record, reaching the age of 122 years and 164 days when she passed away on August 4, 1997.

She was born in Arles, France, in 1875 and lived through two world wars, the discovery of penicillin and the first manned flight. Calment smoked for over 100 years and ate a diet rich in olive oil, chocolate and port wine.

2. Sarah Knauss

Sarah Knauss was born in Pennsylvania in 1880 and died in 1999 at the age of 119 years and 97 days. She was recognized as the oldest living person in the world by the Guinness Book of World Records from April 16, 1998, until her death.

Knauss attributed her longevity to a loving family and lots of sleep.

3. Nabi Tajima

Nabi Tajima, a Japanese woman, lived to be 117 years and 260 days old before she died in 2018. She was born on August 4, 1900, and was one of the last known people born in the 19th century. Tajima was married to a farmer and gave birth to nine children.

4. Lucy Hannah

Lucy Hannah was born on July 16, 1875, in Alabama, United States and lived until March 21, 1993. She reached the age of 117 years and 248 days. Hannah was known for her love of fishing and raising rabbits.

5. Marie-Louise Meilleur

Marie-Louise Meilleur was a Canadian woman who lived to be 117 years and 230 days old. She was born on August 29, 1880, and died on April 16, 1998. Meilleur had 10 children and lived on a farm until she was 104 years old.

6. Violet Brown

Violet Brown was born on March 10, 1900, in Jamaica and died on September 15, 2017, at the age of 117 years and 189 days. She was the oldest living person for a short time before passing away. Brown was known for her love of singing and eating fish.

7. Emma Morano

Emma Morano was born on November 29, 1899, in Italy and died on April 15, 2017, at the age of 117 years and 137 days. She was the oldest person in Europe and the last known person born in the 1800s.

Morano attributed her longevity to eating three eggs a day.

8. Chiyo Miyako

Chiyo Miyako was a Japanese woman who lived to be 117 years and 81 days old. She was born on May 2, 1901, and died on July 22, 2018. Miyako enjoyed playing board games and loved to crochet.

9. Misao Okawa

Misao Okawa was born on March 5, 1898, in Japan and died on April 1, 2015, at the age of 117 years and 27 days. She was the world’s oldest living person from June 2013 until her death. Okawa was known for her love of sushi and sleep.

10. Gertrude Weaver

Gertrude Weaver was born on July 4, 1898, in Arkansas, United States and died on April 6, 2015, at the age of 116 years and 276 days. She was the oldest living person in the United States at the time of her death.

11. Tane Ikai

Tane Ikai was a Japanese woman who was born on January 18, 1879, and died on July 12, 1995, at the age of 116 years and 175 days. She was the oldest person in the world at the time of her death.

12. Maria Capovilla

Maria Capovilla was an Ecuadorian woman who lived until the age of 116 years and 347 days. She was born on September 14, 1889, and died on August 27, 2006.

Capovilla was recognized as the oldest living person in the world by the Guinness Book of World Records in December 2005.

13. Susannah Mushatt Jones

Susannah Mushatt Jones was born on July 6, 1899, in Alabama, United States. She died on May 12, 2016, at the age of 116 years and 311 days. Jones attributed her longevity to a diet of bacon and eggs, sleep, and love.

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14. Marie Josephine Gaudette

Marie Josephine Gaudette was born on March 25, 1902, in Massachusetts, United States, and lived until the age of 115 years and 114 days. She died on July 13, 2017. Gaudette was known for her love of knitting and playing the piano.

15. Kama Chinen

Kama Chinen was a Japanese woman who lived until the age of 114 years and 301 days. She was born on May 10, 1895, and died on December 2, 2009. Chinen was the oldest person in Japan at the time of her death.

16. Elizabeth Bolden

Elizabeth Bolden was born on August 15, 1890, in Tennessee, United States and died on December 11, 2006, at the age of 116 years and 118 days. She was the oldest living person in the world for a short time in 2006.

17. Besse Cooper

Besse Cooper was born on August 26, 1896, in Georgia, United States and lived until the age of 116 years and 100 days. She died on December 4, 2012. Cooper was the world’s oldest living person from June 2011 until her death.

18. Jiroemon Kimura

Jiroemon Kimura was a Japanese man who lived to be 116 years and 54 days old. He was born on April 19, 1897, and died on June 12, 2013. Kimura credited his longevity to “eating light to live long.”.

19. Maggie Barnes

Maggie Barnes was born on March 6, 1882, in North Carolina, United States and lived until the age of 115 years and 319 days. She died on January 19, 1998. Barnes was one of five children and had five children of her own.

20. Antonio Todde

Antonio Todde was an Italian man who lived until the age of 115 years and 273 days. He was born on January 22, 1889, and died on January 3, 2004. Todde was the oldest man in the world at the time of his death.

21. Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper

Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper was a Dutch woman who lived to be 115 years and 62 days old. She was born on June 29, 1890, and died on August 30, 2005. Van Andel-Schipper donated her body to science.

22. Teresa Fumarola

Teresa Fumarola was an Italian woman who lived until the age of 115 years and 18 days. She was born on December 2, 1893, and died on December 20, 2008. Fumarola was the oldest living person in Europe at the time of her death.

23. Jozef Kowalski

Jozef Kowalski was a Polish man who lived until the age of 113 years and 249 days. He was born on March 2, 1890, and died on November 20, 2003. Kowalski was a World War I veteran and was recognized as the oldest man in the world at the time of his death.

24. Dina Manfredini

Dina Manfredini was born in Italy on April 4, 1897, and died on December 17, 2012, at the age of 115 years and 257 days. She moved to the United States in 1920 and worked for more than 20 years in a shirt factory.

25. Charlotte Hughes

Charlotte Hughes was born on August 1, 1877, in England and lived until the age of 115 years and 228 days. She died on March 17, 1993. Hughes had 13 children and more than 100 grandchildren.

26. Annie Jennings

Annie Jennings was born on November 12, 1884, in England and lived until the age of 115 years and 87 days. She died on February 20, 2000, in Australia. Jennings moved to Australia in 1912 and lived there for the rest of her life.

27. Adelina Domingues

Adelina Domingues was born on February 19, 1888, in Portugal and lived until the age of 114 years and 221 days. She died on August 21, 2002. Domingues came to the United States in 1910 and worked in a textile factory.

28. Christian Mortensen

Christian Mortensen was born on August 16, 1882, in Denmark and lived until the age of 115 years and 252 days. He died on April 25, 1998, in California, United States.

Mortensen moved to the United States in 1910 and worked for many years as a dairy farmer.

29. Emma Tillman

Emma Tillman was born on November 22, 1892, in Connecticut, United States and lived until the age of 114 years and 248 days. She died on January 28, 2007. Tillman was the oldest living person in the United States at the time of her death.

30. Toshie Yorimitsu

Toshie Yorimitsu was a Japanese woman who lived until the age of 114 years and 104 days. She was born on September 30, 1896, and died on January 12, 2011. Yorimitsu was known for her love of sweets and one cup of sake every night before bed.