List of Danish supercentenarians


This list comprises Danish supercentenarians, according to the Gerontology Research Group. The GRG reports that there have been, including emigrants, 5 verified supercentenarians from Denmark, the oldest of whom 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 Ellen Adelaide Brandenborg, who died on 22 July 2017, aged 111 years, 196 days. As of, the oldest living person in Denmark is Karla Lindholm Jensen, born 7 May 1908, aged.

Danish supercentenarians

RankNameSexBirth dateDeath dateAgeBirthplacePlace of death
or residence
1Christian MortensenM16 August 188225 April 1998Central JutlandUnited States
2Ursula KriggerF22 April 190210 September 2015Danish West IndiesU.S. Virgin Islands
3Karla Lindholm JensenF7 May 1908LivingCentral JutlandCentral Jutland
4Ellen Adelaide BrandenborgF7 January 190622 July 2017North JutlandCentral Jutland
5Johanne SvenssonF24 January 189229 May 2003Central JutlandSweden
6Anne MatthiesenF26 November 188419 March 1996North Schleswig, PrussiaSouth Denmark
7Karen JespersenF5 May 18894 August 2000Central JutlandCentral Jutland
8Anna NielsenF2 April 190419 June 2015North JutlandCanada
9Karen Faurschou EgestadF14 September 190816 May 2019Central JutlandCentral Jutland
10Marie JensenF5 June 190430 January 2015Central JutlandCentral Jutland
11Bertha WallinF13 January 18745 August 1984Central JutlandUnited States
12Signe HøjerF1 November 190518 March 2016North JutlandCentral Jutland
13Agnes SteenstrupF24 November 19031 March 2014Capital RegionCapital Region
14Gerda MuffF16 March 190629 April 2016ZealandZealand
15Ulla LundF25 July 190723 August 2017Central JutlandUnited States