List of Danish supercentenarians

This list comprises Danish supercentenarians (people from Denmark who have attained the age of at least 110 years), according to the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). The oldest Dane is Christian Mortensen, who emigrated to the United States in 1903, where he died on 25 April 1998, aged 115 years, 252 days. The oldest person to be born and die in Denmark is Karla Lindholm Jensen, who died on 10 December 2020, aged 112 years, 217 days.

Danish supercentenarians

  Deceased   Living

Rank Name Sex Birth date Death date Age Birthplace Place of death
or residence
1 Christian Mortensen[1]
M
 16 August 1882 25 April 1998 115 years, 252 days Central Jutland United States
2 Ursula Krigger[1][2]
F
 22 April 1902 10 September 2015 113 years, 141 days Danish West Indies U.S. Virgin Islands[a]
3 Karla Lindholm Jensen[3][4]
F
 7 May 1908 10 December 2020 112 years, 217 days Central Jutland Central Jutland
4 Kirsten Schwalbe[5][6]
F
 10 March 1914 Living 112 years, 174 days Central Jutland Central Jutland
5 Ellen Brandenborg[3][7]
F
 7 January 1906 22 July 2017[8] 111 years, 196 days North Jutland Central Jutland
6 Johanne Svensson[9]
F
 24 January 1892 29 May 2003 111 years, 125 days Central Jutland Sweden
7 Anne Matthiesen[3]
F
 26 November 1884 19 March 1996 111 years, 114 days North Schleswig, Prussia South Denmark[b]
8 Karen Jespersen[3]
F
 5 May 1889 4 August 2000 111 years, 91 days Central Jutland Central Jutland
9 Anna Nielsen[10][11]
F
 2 April 1904 19 June 2015 111 years, 78 days North Jutland Canada
10 Karen Egestad[3][12][13]
F
 14 September 1908 16 May 2019[14] 110 years, 244 days Central Jutland Central Jutland
11 Marie Jensen[3][15]
F
 5 June 1904 30 January 2015 110 years, 239 days Central Jutland Central Jutland
12 Karen Rigmor Moritz[3]
F
 15 August 1913 4 April 2024[16] 110 years, 233 days North Jutland North Jutland
13 Bertha Wallin[1]
F
 13 January 1874 5 August 1984 110 years, 205 days Central Jutland United States
14 Signe Højer[3][17]
F
 1 November 1905 18 March 2016 110 years, 138 days North Jutland Central Jutland
15 Agnes Steenstrup[3][18][19]
F
 24 November 1903 1 March 2014 110 years, 97 days Capital Region Capital Region
16 Jens Peter Westergaard[3][20]
M
 26 April 1914 23 July 2024[21] 110 years, 88 days South Denmark South Denmark
17 Gerda Muff[3][22]
F
 16 March 1906 29 April 2016 110 years, 44 days Capital Region Capital Region
18 Ulla Lund[1][23]
F
 25 July 1907 23 August 2017 110 years, 29 days Central Jutland United States

Notes

  1. ↑ Denmark sold its Caribbean islands to the United States in 1917.
  2. ↑ Southern Jutland was conquered by Prussia in 1864 and its northern part was reunited with Denmark in 1920.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "List of validated supercentenarians in the United States". Gerontology Research Group. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  2. ↑ Gilbert, Ernice (12 September 2015). "Oldest Virgin Islander, Ursula 'Aunt Sula' Krigger, Dies At 113". The Virgin Islands Consortium. Archived from the original on 8 August 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "List of validated supercentenarians in Denmark". Gerontology Research Group. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  4. ↑ "Karla Lindholm Jensen". LongeviQuest. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  5. ↑ "World Supercentenarian Rankings List". Gerontology Research Group. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "Kirsten Schwalbe". LongeviQuest. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  7. ↑ Smed, Karsten. "Ellen fra Aarhus er Danmarks ældste. I dag fylder hun 111 år" [Ellen from Aarhus is Denmark's oldest person. Today she turns 111 years old] (in Danish). TV2 ØSTJYLLAND.
  8. ↑ Fischer, Sune. "Blev 111: Danmarks ældste er død". Ekstrabladet. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  9. ↑ "List of validated supercentenarians in Sweden". Gerontology Research Group. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  10. ↑ "List of validated supercentenarians in Canada". Gerontology Research Group. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  11. ↑ Perhag (20 July 2015). "Ældste i Danmark: Anna Nielsen, Canada 1904-2015, kirkebogsfund". Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  12. ↑ Wulff, Michael (15 September 2017). "TV: Karen Egestad fyldte 109 år i flotteste stil". Lokalavisen Favrskov. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  13. ↑ Troensegaard, Anne Steen (14 September 2018). "Karen fylder 110 år: Har holdt sig fra alkohol og drenge". TV 2/Østjylland. Archived from the original on 16 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  14. ↑ "Karen Faurschou Egestad". 24 May 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  15. ↑ "Marie blev 110 år: Danmarks ældste er død". www.b.dk (in Danish). 2 February 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  16. ↑ "Karen Rigmor Moritz, Denmark's oldest living person, dies at 110". Gerontology Research Group. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  17. ↑ "Danmarks ældste bor nu i Silkeborg". Midtjyllands Avis.
  18. ↑ "Der er ingen øvre grænse for vores alder". stiften.dk (in Danish). 14 October 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  19. ↑ "KLAR Vi lever 15 minutter længere hver time". www.bt.dk (in Danish). 13 February 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  20. ↑ "Jens Peter Westergaard". LongeviQuest. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  21. ↑ Uldall, Rosa (24 July 2024). "Danmarks ældste mand er gået bort" [Denmark's oldest man has passed away] (in Danish). DR. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  22. ↑ Allerød Nyt, 16. March 2016 – Michael Braunstein: Gerda Muff fyldte 110 år: Husk at kigge lyst på tingene (in Danish)
  23. ↑ "View ULLA LUND's Obituary on Boston.com and share memories". Legacy.com. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
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