List of Danish supercentenarians explained

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

RankNameSexBirth dateDeath dateAgeBirthplacePlace of death
or residence
1data-sort-value="Mortensen" Christian Mortensen16 August 188225 April 1998Central JutlandUnited States
2data-sort-value="Krigger" Ursula Krigger[1] 22 April 190210 September 2015Danish West IndiesU.S. Virgin Islands
3data-sort-value="Lindholm" Karla Lindholm Jensen[2] 7 May 190810 December 2020Central JutlandCentral Jutland
4data-sort-value="Brandenborg" Ellen Adelaide Brandenborg[3] 7 January 190622 July 2017[4] North JutlandCentral Jutland
5data-sort-value="Svensson" Johanne Svensson24 January 189229 May 2003Central JutlandSweden
6data-sort-value="Matthiesen" Anne Matthiesen[5] 26 November 188419 March 1996North Schleswig, PrussiaSouth Denmark
7data-sort-value="Jespersen" Karen Jespersen5 May 18894 August 2000Central JutlandCentral Jutland
8data-sort-value="Nielsen" Anna Nielsen[6] 2 April 190419 June 2015North JutlandCanada
9data-sort-value="Faurschou" Karen Faurschou Egestad[7] [8] 14 September 190816 May 2019[9] Central JutlandCentral Jutland
10data-sort-value="Jensen" Marie Jensen[10] 5 June 190430 January 2015Central JutlandCentral Jutland
11data-sort-value="Rigmor" Karen Rigmor Moritz[11] 15 August 19134 April 2024[12] North JutlandNorth Jutland
12data-sort-value="Wallin" Bertha Wallin13 January 18745 August 1984Central JutlandUnited States
13data-sort-value="Schwalbe" Kirsten Schwalbe[13] 10 March 1914LivingCentral JutlandCentral Jutland
14data-sort-value="Højer" Signe Højer[14] 1 November 190518 March 2016North JutlandCentral Jutland
15data-sort-value="Steenstrup" Agnes Steenstrup[15] [16] 24 November 19031 March 2014Capital RegionCapital Region
16data-sort-value="Westergaard" Jens Peter Westergaard[17] 26 April 191423 July 2024[18] South DenmarkSouth Denmark
17data-sort-value="Muff" Gerda Muff[19] 16 March 190629 April 2016ZealandZealand
18data-sort-value="Lund" Ulla Lund[20] 25 July 190723 August 2017Central JutlandUnited States

Notes and References

  1. News: Oldest Virgin Islander, Ursula 'Aunt Sula' Krigger, Dies At 113 . . Ernice . Gilbert . 12 September 2015 . 18 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180808234111/https://viconsortium.com/virgin-islands-2/oldest-virgin-islander-eursula-aunt-sula-krigger-dies-at-113/ . 8 August 2018 . dead .
  2. Web site: Karla Lindholm Jensen . LongeviQuest . 25 May 2023 . 30 May 2023.
  3. Web site: Ellen fra Aarhus er Danmarks ældste. I dag fylder hun 111 år. Clock 07. jan 2017. kl 15:27 Bemærk: Artiklen er mere end 30 dage gammel Karsten Smed Journalist Lokalreporter i Aarhus. Kommune. TV2 ØSTJYLLAND.
  4. News: Fischer. Sune. Blev 111: Danmarks ældste er død. 26 July 2017. Ekstrabladet.
  5. http://grg.org/Adams/I.HTM VERIFIED SUPERCENTENARIAN CASES -- LISTED CHRONOLOGICALLY BY DEATH DATE as of April 28, 2007
  6. Web site: Ældste i Danmark: Anna Nielsen, Canada 1904-2015, kirkebogsfund. Perhag. 20 July 2015. 5 December 2018.
  7. News: TV: Karen Egestad fyldte 109 år i flotteste stil . . Michael . Wulff . 15 September 2017 . 15 January 2019.
  8. News: Karen fylder 110 år: Har holdt sig fra alkohol og drenge . . Anne Steen . Troensegaard . 14 September 2018 . 15 January 2019.
  9. News: Karen Faurschou Egestad. 24 May 2019 . 16 June 2019.
  10. Web site: Marie blev 110 år: Danmarks ældste er død. 2 February 2015. www.b.dk. 6 September 2016. da.
  11. Web site: Validated supercentenarians who died in 2024 . . 18 April 2024.
  12. Web site: Karen Rigmor Moritz, Denmark’s oldest living person, dies at 110 . . 18 April 2024 . 18 April 2024.
  13. Web site: Kirsten Schwalbe . LongeviQuest . 25 March 2024 . 30 June 2024.
  14. Web site: Danmarks ældste bor nu i Silkeborg. Midtjyllands Avis.
  15. Web site: Der er ingen øvre grænse for vores alder. stiften.dk. 14 October 2013. 6 September 2016. da.
  16. Web site: KLAR Vi lever 15 minutter længere hver time. www.bt.dk. 13 February 2014. 6 September 2016. da.
  17. Web site: Jens Peter Westergaard . LongeviQuest . 23 September 2023 . 30 June 2024.
  18. Web site: Danmarks ældste mand er gået bort . da . Denmark's oldest man has passed away . Rosa . Uldall . . 24 July 2024 . 25 July 2024.
  19. http://alleroed.lokalavisen.dk/gerda-muff-fyldte-110-aar-husk-at-kigge-lyst-paa-tingene-/20160316/artikler/160319364/1008 Allerød Nyt, 16. March 2016 – Michael Braunstein: Gerda Muff fyldte 110 år: Husk at kigge lyst på tingene
  20. Web site: View ULLA LUND's Obituary on Boston.com and share memories . Legacy.com . August 23, 2017 . December 5, 2018.