List of Danish supercentenarians

People from Denmark who have attained or surpassed the age of 110 years

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

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Deceased   Living

Rank  | Name  | Sex  | Birth date  | Death date  | Age  | Birthplace  | Place of death
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01  | Christian Mortensen[1] |

| 16 August 1882  | 25 April 1998  | 115 years, 252 days  | Central Jutland | United States
02  | Ursula Krigger[2] |

| 22 April 1902  | 10 September 2015  | 113 years, 141 days  | Danish West Indies | U.S. Virgin Islands[a]
03  | Karla Lindholm Jensen[3] |

| 7 May 1908  | 10 December 2020  | 112 years, 217 days  | Central Jutland  | Central Jutland
04  | Ellen Adelaide Brandenborg[4] |

| 7 January 1906  | 22 July 2017[5] | 111 years, 196 days  | North Jutland | Central Jutland
05  | Kirsten Schwalbe[6] |

| 10 March 1914  | Living  | 111 years, 145 days  | Central Jutland  | Central Jutland
06  | Johanne Svensson[1] |

| 24 January 1892  | 29 May 2003  | 111 years, 125 days  | Central Jutland  | Sweden
07  | Anne Matthiesen[1] |

| 26 November 1884  | 19 March 1996  | 111 years, 114 days  | North Schleswig, Prussia | South Denmark[b]
08  | Karen Jespersen[1] |

| 5 May 1889  | 4 August 2000  | 111 years, 91 days  | Central Jutland  | Central Jutland
09  | Anna Nielsen[7] |

| 2 April 1904  | 19 June 2015  | 111 years, 78 days  | North Jutland  | Canada
10  | Karen Faurschou Egestad[8][9] |

| 14 September 1908  | 16 May 2019[10] | 110 years, 244 days  | Central Jutland  | Central Jutland
11  | Marie Jensen[11] |

| 5 June 1904  | 30 January 2015  | 110 years, 239 days  | Central Jutland  | Central Jutland
12  | Karen Rigmor Moritz[12] |

| 15 August 1913  | 4 April 2024[13] | 110 years, 233 days  | North Jutland  | North Jutland
13  | Bertha Wallin[1] |

| 13 January 1874  | 5 August 1984  | 110 years, 205 days  | Central Jutland  | United States
14  | Signe Højer[14] |

| 1 November 1905  | 18 March 2016  | 110 years, 138 days  | North Jutland  | Central Jutland
15  | Agnes Steenstrup[15][16] |

| 24 November 1903  | 1 March 2014  | 110 years, 97 days  | Capital Region | Capital Region
16  | Jens Peter Westergaard[17] |

| 26 April 1914  | 23 July 2024[18] | 110 years, 88 days  | South Denmark  | South Denmark
17  | Gerda Muff[19] |

| 16 March 1906  | 29 April 2016  | 110 years, 44 days  | Zealand | Zealand
18  | Ulla Lund[20] |

| 25 July 1907  | 23 August 2017  | 110 years, 29 days  | Central Jutland  | United States

## Notes

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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

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1. ^ a b c d e 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)
5. ^ Fischer, Sune. "Blev 111: Danmarks ældste er død". Ekstrabladet. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
6. ^ "Kirsten Schwalbe". LongeviQuest. 25 March 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
7. ^ Perhag (20 July 2015). "Ældste i Danmark: Anna Nielsen, Canada 1904-2015, kirkebogsfund". Retrieved 5 December 2018.
8. ^ Wulff, Michael (15 September 2017). "TV: Karen Egestad fyldte 109 år i flotteste stil". Lokalavisen Favrskov. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
9. ^ Troensegaard, Anne Steen (14 September 2018). "Karen fylder 110 år: Har holdt sig fra alkohol og drenge". TV 2/Østjylland. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
10. ^ "Karen Faurschou Egestad". 24 May 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
11. ^ "Marie blev 110 år: Danmarks ældste er død". www.b.dk (in Danish). 2 February 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
12. ^ "Validated supercentenarians who died in 2024". Gerontology Research Group. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
13. ^ "Karen Rigmor Moritz, Denmark's oldest living person, dies at 110". Gerontology Research Group. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
14. ^ "Danmarks ældste bor nu i Silkeborg". Midtjyllands Avis.
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. ^ "Jens Peter Westergaard". LongeviQuest. 23 September 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
18. ^ 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.
19. ^ Allerød Nyt, 16. March 2016 – Michael Braunstein: Gerda Muff fyldte 110 år: Husk at kigge lyst på tingene (in Danish)
20. ^ "View ULLA LUND's Obituary on Boston.com and share memories". Legacy.com. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2018.

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