List of Norwegian supercentenarians


Norwegian supercentenarians are citizens, residents or emigrants from Norway who have attained or surpassed 110 years of age. The Gerontology Research Group has validated the longevity claims of 17 Norwegian supercentenarians, including 12 residents and 5 emigrants. The oldest known Norwegian person was Maren Bolette Torp, who died in 1989, aged 112 years, 61 days. The oldest Norwegian man ever was Herman Smith-Johannsen, credited for introducing cross-country skiing to Canada and North America, who lived 111 years, 204 days between 1875 and 1987.

Oldest Norwegian people ever

The list including known and validated supercentenarians who died before 2015 was compiled by the Gerontology Research Group. Later cases were sourced either from more recent GRG data, from administrative reports or from press coverage, as indicated in the table.
RankNameSexBirth dateDeath dateAgeRegion
of birth		Region or country
of death
1Maren Bolette TorpF21 December 187620 February 1989112 years, 61 daysØstlandetØstlandet
2Elisabet EkenæsF26 December 19044 January 2017112 years, 9 daysØstlandetØstlandet
3Herman Smith-JohannsenM15 June 18755 January 1987111 years, 204 daysØstlandetØstlandet
4Laura SvehaugF19 November 18866 March 1998111 years, 107 daysVestlandetVestlandet
5Wilhelmine SandeF24 October 187421 January 1986111 years, 89 daysØstlandetSweden
6Julia LyngF22 December 187826 February 1990111 years, 66 daysTrøndelagUnited States
7Gunhild FoersterF28 December 18934 February 2005111 years, 38 daysØstlandetUnited States
8Gudrun Omdahl OnshuusF17 July 18999 June 2010110 years, 327 daysØstlandetØstlandet
9Helene Andrea NilsenF7 April 190131 October 2011110 years, 207 daysØstlandetØstlandet
10Ingeborg Johanna MestadF15 November 18995 June 2010110 years, 202 daysVestlandetVestlandet
11Olav HovatnM23 October 189226 April 2003110 years, 185 daysSørlandetSørlandet
12Marie Antoinette AndersenF29 September 190916 February 2020110 years, 140 daysNordlandNordland
13Velgjer SvienF10 October 184223 January 1953110 years, 105 daysØstlandetUnited States
14Borghild NilsenF2 December 18933 March 2004110 years, 92 daysØstlandetØstlandet
15Ingemund PetersonM6 June 189421 August 2004110 years, 76 daysØstlandetUnited States
16Jenny LindefjeldF17 April 190528 June 2015110 years, 72 daysSørlandetSørlandet
17Karen SvisdalF16 December 188923 February 2000110 years, 69 daysVestlandetVestlandet
18Kristianna UllalandF2 December 187826 January 1989110 years, 55 daysVestlandetVestlandet
19Petra HøgetveitF3 April 191023 May 2020110 years, 50 daysHedmarkRingsaker
20Harriet HolmF13 November 189322 December 2003110 years, 39 daysØstlandetØstlandet
21Asne HustveitF2 December 187917 December 1989110 years, 15 daysØstlandetØstlandet