Sarah Knauss 119
The second oldest person to ever live; giving Jeanne a run for her money is Sarah Knauss. Sarah passed away at the age of 119 years 97 days in December 1999. She was born in a now non-existent community called Hollywood in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA. This was at a time when the Hollywood we know today was also non-existent.
Sarah married her husband Abraham Lincon Knauss in 1901 and later on had 1 daughter named Kathryn. Longevity in her family was not uncommon as her daughter lived to the age of 101. She had moved in with her daughter at the age of 96 and later to a nursing home at age 111. She was able to communicate until the last six months of her life.