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
2Ursula Krigger [2]
F
22 April 190210 September 2015113 years, 141 days Danish West Indies U.S. Virgin Islands [lower-alpha 1]
3Karla Lindholm Jensen [3]
F
7 May 190810 December 2020112 years, 217 daysCentral JutlandCentral Jutland
4Ellen Adelaide Brandenborg [4]
F
7 January 190622 July 2017 [5] 111 years, 196 days North Jutland Central Jutland
5Johanne Svensson [1]
F
24 January 189229 May 2003111 years, 125 daysCentral Jutland Sweden
6Anne Matthiesen [1]
F
26 November 188419 March 1996111 years, 114 days North Schleswig, Prussia South Denmark [lower-alpha 2]
7Karen Jespersen [1]
F
5 May 18894 August 2000111 years, 91 daysCentral JutlandCentral Jutland
8Anna Nielsen [6]
F
2 April 190419 June 2015111 years, 78 daysNorth Jutland Canada
9Karen Faurschou Egestad [7] [8]
F
14 September 190816 May 2019 [9] 110 years, 244 daysCentral JutlandCentral Jutland
10Marie Jensen [10]
F
5 June 190430 January 2015110 years, 239 daysCentral JutlandCentral Jutland
11Karen Rigmor Moritz [11]
F
15 August 19134 April 2024 [12] 110 years, 233 daysNorth JutlandNorth Jutland
12Bertha Wallin [1]
F
13 January 18745 August 1984110 years, 205 daysCentral JutlandUnited States
13Signe Højer [13]
F
1 November 190518 March 2016110 years, 138 daysNorth JutlandCentral Jutland
14Kirsten Schwalbe [14]
F
10 March 1914Living110 years, 113 daysCentral JutlandCentral Jutland
15Agnes Steenstrup [15] [16]
F
24 November 19031 March 2014110 years, 97 days Capital Region Capital Region
16Jens Peter Westergaard [17]
M
26 April 1914Living110 years, 66 daysSouth DenmarkSouth Denmark
17Gerda Muff [18]
F
16 March 190629 April 2016110 years, 44 days Zealand Zealand
18Ulla Lund [19]
F
25 July 190723 August 2017110 years, 29 daysCentral JutlandUnited 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.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 VERIFIED SUPERCENTENARIAN CASES -- LISTED CHRONOLOGICALLY BY DEATH DATE as of April 28, 2007 Retrieved 16 June 2011.
  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. ↑ "Karla Lindholm Jensen". LongeviQuest. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  4. ↑ jan 2017, Clock 07; Kommune, kl 15:27 Bemærk: Artiklen er mere end 30 dage gammel Karsten Smed Journalist Lokalreporter i Aarhus. "Ellen fra Aarhus er Danmarks ældste. I dag fylder hun 111 år". TV2 ØSTJYLLAND.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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  6. ↑ Perhag (20 July 2015). "Ældste i Danmark: Anna Nielsen, Canada 1904-2015, kirkebogsfund" . Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  7. ↑ Wulff, Michael (15 September 2017). "TV: Karen Egestad fyldte 109 år i flotteste stil". Lokalavisen Favrskov . Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  8. ↑ Troensegaard, Anne Steen (14 September 2018). "Karen fylder 110 år: Har holdt sig fra alkohol og drenge". TV 2/Østjylland . Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  9. ↑ "Karen Faurschou Egestad". 24 May 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  10. ↑ "Marie blev 110 år: Danmarks ældste er død". www.b.dk (in Danish). 2 February 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  11. ↑ "Validated supercentenarians who died in 2024". Gerontology Research Group . Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  12. ↑ "Karen Rigmor Moritz, Denmark's oldest living person, dies at 110". Gerontology Research Group. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  13. ↑ "Danmarks ældste bor nu i Silkeborg". Midtjyllands Avis.
  14. ↑ Jimmy Lindberg (25 March 2024). "Kirsten Schwalbe". LongeviQuest. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  15. ↑ "Der er ingen øvre grænse for vores alder". stiften.dk (in Danish). 14 October 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  16. ↑ "KLAR Vi lever 15 minutter længere hver time". www.bt.dk (in Danish). 13 February 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  17. ↑ Stefan Maglov (23 September 2023). "Jens Peter Westergaard". LongeviQuest. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  18. ↑ Allerød Nyt, 16. March 2016 – Michael Braunstein: Gerda Muff fyldte 110 år: Husk at kigge lyst på tingene (in Danish)
  19. ↑ "View ULLA LUND's Obituary on Boston.com and share memories". Legacy.com. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
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