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 188219 May 1998115 years, 276 days Central Jutland United States
2Kirsten Schwalbe [2]
F
4 July 1912Living113 years, 109 daysCentral JutlandCentral Jutland
3Karla Lindholm Jensen [3]
F
27 May 190818 January 2021112 years, 236 daysCentral JutlandCentral Jutland
4Karen Jespersen [1]
F
5 May 188919 January 2001111 years, 259 daysCentral JutlandCentral Jutland
5Anna Nielsen [4]
F
24 April 19046 October 2015111 years, 165 daysNorth Jutland Canada
6Marie Jensen [5]
F
4 may 190410 September 2015111 years, 129 daysCentral JutlandCentral Jutland
7Karen Rigmor Moritz [6]
F
15 August 19134 April 2024 [7] 110 years, 233 daysNorth JutlandNorth Jutland
8Signe Højer [8]
F
14 December 190527 may 2016110 years, 165 daysNorth JutlandCentral Jutland
9Gerda Muff [9]
F
9 March 190621 May 2016110 years, 73 days Zealand Zealand
10Ulla Lund [10]
F
14 July 190710 September 2017110 years, 58 daysCentral JutlandUnited States

Notes

    References

    1. 1 2 VERIFIED SUPERCENTENARIAN CASES -- LISTED CHRONOLOGICALLY BY DEATH DATE as of April 28, 2007 Retrieved 16 June 2011.
    2. "Kirsten Schwalbe". LongeviQuest. 25 March 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
    3. "Karla Lindholm Jensen". LongeviQuest. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
    4. Perhag (20 July 2015). "Ældste i Danmark: Anna Nielsen, Canada 1904-2015, kirkebogsfund" . Retrieved 5 December 2018.
    5. "Marie blev 110 år: Danmarks ældste er død". www.b.dk (in Danish). 2 February 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
    6. "Validated supercentenarians who died in 2024". Gerontology Research Group . Retrieved 18 April 2024.
    7. "Karen Rigmor Moritz, Denmark's oldest living person, dies at 110". Gerontology Research Group. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
    8. "Danmarks ældste bor nu i Silkeborg". Midtjyllands Avis.
    9. Allerød Nyt, 16. March 2016 – Michael Braunstein: Gerda Muff fyldte 110 år: Husk at kigge lyst på tingene (in Danish)
    10. "View ULLA LUND's Obituary on Boston.com and share memories". Legacy.com. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2018.