The French nun not only lived to the grand old age of 100, but then went on to live for another 18 years after that.
The legendary Star Trek actor is set to become the oldest person ever to venture into space next month.
Kane Tanaka - the oldest person in Japan - has reached a grand old age despite a penchant for fizzy drinks.
The Apollo 11 astronaut fell ill just after becoming the oldest person ever to visit the South Pole.
Emma Morano is believed to be the only remaining person on Earth to have been born during the 1800s.
Leandra Becerra Lumbreras, who is from Mexico, is believed to have been born on August 31, 1887.
A woman in South Africa has identity papers to back up her claim that she was born in 1894.
Jiroemon Kimura is officially the oldest living human being at an incredible 115 years of age.
Born in 1896, Besse Cooper is officially the world's oldest living person at 115 years old.
Antisa Khvichava is officially 130 today according to authorities in the Soviet republic of Georgia.
A woman who lives in a remote Georgian village is claiming to be the world's oldest person at 130 years old.