List of Danish supercentenarians

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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.

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Danish supercentenarians

  Deceased  Living

RankNameSexBirth dateDeath dateAgeBirthplacePlace of death
or residence
1 Christian Mortensen [1]
M
16 August 188225 April 1998115 years, 252 days Central Jutland United States
2Kirsten Schwalbe [2]
F
10 March 1914Living111 years, 254 daysCentral JutlandCentral Jutland
3Johanne Svensson [1]
F
24 January 189229 May 2003111 years, 125 daysCentral Jutland Sweden
4Karen Jespersen [1]
F
5 May 18894 August 2000111 years, 91 daysCentral JutlandCentral Jutland
5Anna Nielsen [3]
F
2 April 190419 June 2015111 years, 78 daysNorth Jutland Canada
6Karen Faurschou Egestad [4] [5]
F
14 September 190816 May 2019 [6] 110 years, 244 daysCentral JutlandCentral Jutland
7Marie Jensen [7]
F
5 June 190430 January 2015110 years, 239 daysCentral JutlandCentral Jutland
8Karen Rigmor Moritz [8]
F
15 August 19134 April 2024 [9] 110 years, 233 daysNorth JutlandNorth Jutland
9Bertha Wallin [1]
F
13 January 18745 August 1984110 years, 205 daysCentral JutlandUnited States
10Ulla Lund [10]
F
25 July 190714 January 2018110 years, 173 daysCentral JutlandUnited States

Notes

    References

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    2. "Kirsten Schwalbe". LongeviQuest. 25 March 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
    3. Perhag (20 July 2015). "Ældste i Danmark: Anna Nielsen, Canada 1904-2015, kirkebogsfund" . Retrieved 5 December 2018.
    4. Wulff, Michael (15 September 2017). "TV: Karen Egestad fyldte 109 år i flotteste stil". Lokalavisen Favrskov . Retrieved 15 January 2019.
    5. Troensegaard, Anne Steen (14 September 2018). "Karen fylder 110 år: Har holdt sig fra alkohol og drenge". TV 2/Østjylland . Retrieved 15 January 2019.
    6. "Karen Faurschou Egestad". 24 May 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
    7. "Marie blev 110 år: Danmarks ældste er død". www.b.dk (in Danish). 2 February 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
    8. "Validated supercentenarians who died in 2024". Gerontology Research Group . Retrieved 18 April 2024.
    9. "Karen Rigmor Moritz, Denmark's oldest living person, dies at 110". Gerontology Research Group. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
    10. "View ULLA LUND's Obituary on Boston.com and share memories". Legacy.com. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2018.