 The world's oldest person, Kanetanaka of Japan, has passed away at the age of 119. Born in 1903 and married in 1922, she battled and beat cancer twice, once at the age of 45 in the 1940s, and again at age 103. She is the second oldest person on record, after Jean Calmon, who is reported to have died at the age of 122. Her claim to the title, however, has been called into question. And if that was indeed a fraud, Kanetanaka has had the longest recorded life. As of April 2022, the oldest living person is now Sister André, a 118-year-old French nun who recently recovered from a case of COVID-19. Organizations such as Lifespan.io are working to make sure that these longevity records keep being broken. Find out how at Lifespan.io.