List of Danish supercentenarians

This list comprises verified Danish supercentenarians (people from Denmark who have attained the age of at least 110 years), according to the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). The GRG reports that there have been seven (three is living) verified supercentenarians from Denmark.^[1] According to the GRG, the oldest person ever from Denmark was Anne Matthiesen, who died in 1996, aged 111 years 114 days, but Danish born Christian Mortensen, aged 115 years 252 days, died in the United States in 1998. As of 19 March 2016 the GRG reports 2 verified living supercentenarian in Denmark. The oldest person living is Ellen Adelaide Brandenburg, age 110 years, 102 days.^[2][3]

Living Danish supercentenarians

Rank	Name	Sex	Birth date	Age	Region or Country of birth	Region of residence
1	Ellen Adelaide Brandenburg[4]	F	7 January 1906	110 years, 102 days	Nordjylland	Midtjylland
2	Gerda Muff[5]	F	16 March 1906	110 years, 33 days	Sjælland	Sjælland

Danish supercentenarians

      Deceased       Living

Rank	Name	Sex	Birth date	Death date	Age as of 18 April 2016	Region of birth	Region of death or residence
1	Anne Matthiesen[6]	F	26 November 1884	19 March 1996	111 years, 114 days	Syddanmark	Syddanmark
2	Karen Jespersen[6]	F	5 May 1889	4 August 2000	111 years, 91 days	Midtjylland	Midtjylland
3	Marie Jensen	F	5 June 1904	30 January 2015	110 years, 239 days	Midtjylland	Midtjylland
4	Signe Højer	F	1 November 1905	18 March 2016	110 years, 138 days	Nordjylland	Midtjylland
5	Ellen Adelaide Brandenburg	F	7 January 1906	Living	110 years, 102 days	Nordjylland	Midtjylland
6	Agnes Steenstrup	F	24 November 1903	1 March 2014	110 years, 97 days	Hovedstaden	Hovedstaden
7	Gerda Muff	F	16 March 1906	Living	110 years, 33 days	Sjælland	Sjælland

Danish emigrant supercentenarians

Rank	Name	Sex	Birth date	Death date	Age	Region of birth	Country of death
1	Christian Mortensen[6]	M	16 August 1882	25 April 1998	115 years, 252 days	Midtjylland	United States
2	Johanne Svensson[6]	F	24 January 1892	29 May 2003	111 years, 125 days	Midtjylland	Sweden
3	Bertha Wallin[6]	F	13 January 1874	5 August 1984	110 years, 205 days	Midtjylland	United States

References

1. GRG Validated Living Supercentenarians As of September 10, 2014 Retrieved 9 January 2015. The GRG lists persons as living whose age has been validated and confirmed to be alive within the past year.
2. Report on the oldest people in Denmark (Danish)
3. Danmarks ældste bor nu i Silkeborg (Danish)
6. VERIFIED SUPERCENTENARIAN CASES -- LISTED CHRONOLOGICALLY BY DEATH DATE as of April 28, 2007 Retrieved 16 June 2011.