Select the oldest person

How can I select the oldest person in the table PERSON by birthday?

schema:scott

I have a table PERSON(personID, name, sex, birthday, placeOfBirth)

Now I would like to SELECT the oldest person in the table by birthday.

Answer: Use a nested query to find the earliest birthday.

-- Set up the problem
DROP TABLE people;
CREATE TABLE people(personId INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
                    name VARCHAR(20),
                    sex CHAR(1),
                    birthday DATE,
                    placOfBirth VARCHAR(20));
INSERT INTO people VALUES
  (1,'Oliver','M','25 May 1985','Bedford');
INSERT INTO people VALUES
  (2,'Andrew','M','20 May 1962','Hong Kong');
 
-- Here is the answer
SELECT * FROM people
WHERE birthday = (SELECT MIN(birthday) FROM people)

-- Set up the problem
DROP TABLE people;
CREATE TABLE people(personId INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
                    name VARCHAR(20),
                    sex CHAR(1),
                    birthday DATE,
                    placOfBirth VARCHAR(20));
INSERT INTO people VALUES
  (1,'Oliver','M','25 May 1985','Bedford');
INSERT INTO people VALUES
  (2,'Andrew','M','20 May 1962','Hong Kong');
 
-- Here is the answer
SELECT * FROM people
WHERE birthday = (SELECT MIN(birthday) FROM people)

-- Set up the problem
DROP TABLE people;
CREATE TABLE people(personId INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
                    name VARCHAR(20),
                    sex CHAR(1),
                    birthday DATE,
                    placOfBirth VARCHAR(20));
INSERT INTO people VALUES
  (1,'Oliver','M','25 May 1985','Bedford');
INSERT INTO people VALUES
  (2,'Andrew','M','20 May 1962','Hong Kong');
 
-- Here is the answer
SELECT * FROM people
WHERE birthday = (SELECT MIN(birthday) FROM people)

-- Set up the problem
DROP TABLE people;
CREATE TABLE people(personId INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
                    name VARCHAR(20),
                    sex CHAR(1),
                    birthday DATE,
                    placOfBirth VARCHAR(20));
INSERT INTO people VALUES
  (1,'Oliver','M','25 May 1985','Bedford');
INSERT INTO people VALUES
  (2,'Andrew','M','20 May 1962','Hong Kong');
 
-- Here is the answer
SELECT * FROM people
WHERE birthday = (SELECT MIN(birthday) FROM people)

-- Set up the table
DROP TABLE people;
CREATE TABLE people(personId INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
                    name VARCHAR(20),
                    sex CHAR(1),
                    birthday DATE,
                    placOfBirth VARCHAR(20));
INSERT INTO people VALUES
  (1,'Oliver','M','1985-05-25','Bedford');
INSERT INTO people VALUES
  (2,'Andrew','M','1962-05-20','Hong Kong');
 
--Here is the answer
SELECT * FROM people
 ORDER BY birthday ASC
 LIMIT 1

-- Set up the problem
DROP TABLE people;
CREATE TABLE people(personId INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
                    name VARCHAR(20),
                    sex CHAR(1),
                    birthday DATE,
                    placOfBirth VARCHAR(20));
INSERT INTO people VALUES
  (1,'Oliver','M','25 May 1985','Bedford');
INSERT INTO people VALUES
  (2,'Andrew','M','20 May 1962','Hong Kong');
 
-- Here is the answer
SELECT * FROM people
WHERE birthday = (SELECT MIN(birthday) FROM people)