List of Norwegian supercentenarians
These are lists of Norwegian supercentenarians (people from Norway who have attained the age of at least 110 years.) There have been 11 verified.[1] Norway's oldest person ever was Maren Bolette Torp[2] who died in 1989, aged 112 years 61 days. As of 30 April 2015, there is no living supercentenarian in Norway whose lifespan has been verified by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). Elisabet Ekenæs is oldest unverified living supercentenarian, age 110 years, 125 days.[3]
Living Norwegian supercentenarians
Verified Pending Unverified
| Rank | Name | Sex | Birth date | Age | Province or Country of birth | Province of residence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elisabet Ekenæs[3] | F | 26 December 1904 | 110 years, 125 days | Eastern Norway | Eastern Norway | |
| Jenny Lindefjeld[4] | F | 17 April 1905 | 110 years, 13 days | Southern Norway | Southern Norway |
Norwegian supercentenarians
Deceased (Verified) Living (Verified) Pending
| Rank | Name | Sex | Birth date | Death date | Age | Province or Country of birth | Province of death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maren Bolette Torp[2] | F | 21 December 1876 | 20 February 1989 | 112 years, 61 days | Østlandet | Østlandet |
| 2 | Herman Smith-Johannsen[2] | M | 15 June 1875 | 5 January 1987 | 111 years, 204 days | Østlandet | Østlandet |
| 3 | Laura Svehaug[2] | F | 19 November 1886 | 6 March 1998 | 111 years, 107 days | Vestlandet | Vestlandet |
| 4 | Gudrun Onshuus[5] | F | 17 July 1899 | 9 June 2010 | 110 years, 327 days | Østlandet | Østlandet |
| 5 | Helene Nilsen[6] | F | 7 April 1901 | 31 October 2011 | 110 years, 207 days | Østlandet | Østlandet |
| 6 | Olav Hovatn[2] | M | 23 October 1892 | 26 April 2003 | 110 years, 185 days | Sørlandet | Sørlandet |
| Ingeborg Mestad[7] | F | 15 December 1899 | 5 June 2010 | 110 years, 172 days | Vestlandet | Vestlandet | |
| 7 | Borghild Nilsen[2] | F | 2 December 1893 | 3 March 2004 | 110 years, 92 days | Østlandet | Østlandet |
| 8 | Karen Svisdal[2] | F | 16 December 1889 | 23 February 2000 | 110 years, 69 days | Vestlandet | Vestlandet |
| 9 | Kristianna Ullaland[2] | F | 2 December 1878 | 26 January 1989 | 110 years, 55 days | Vestlandet | Vestlandet |
| 10 | Harriet Holm[2] | F | 13 November 1893 | 22 December 2003 | 110 years, 39 days | Østlandet | Østlandet |
| 11 | Asne Hustveit[2] | F | 2 December 1879 | 17 December 1989 | 110 years, 15 days | Østlandet | Østlandet |
Norwegian emigrant supercentenarians
| Rank | Name | Sex | Reported birth date | Reported death date | Reported age | County of birth | Country of death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilhelmine Sande[2] | F | 24 October 1874 | 21 January 1986 | 111 years, 89 days | Østlandet | Sweden |
| 2 | Julia Lyng[8] | F | 22 December 1878 | 26 February 1990 | 111 years, 66 days | Trøndelag | United States |
| 3 | Gunhild Foerster[2] | F | 28 December 1893 | 4 February 2005 | 111 years, 38 days | Østlandet | United States |
| Nels Berger[7] | M | 20 October 1885 | 22 September 1996 | 110 years, 338 days | Østlandet | United States | |
| 4 | Velgjer Svien[6] | F | 10 October 1842 | 23 January 1953 | 110 years, 105 days | Østlandet | United States |
| 5 | Ingemund Peterson[2] | M | 6 June 1894 | 21 August 2004 | 110 years, 76 days | Østlandet | United States |
Oldest Norwegian person by region
This is a list of the oldest people by birth from each region
Deceased (Verified)/Under 110 Pending
| Region | Name | Sex | Reported birth date | Reported death date | Reported age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nord-Norge | Lydianna Endresen[9] | F | 21 August 1883 | 11 August 1993 | 109 years, 355 days |
| Østlandet | Maren Bolette Torp[2] | F | 21 December 1876 | 20 February 1989 | 112 years, 61 days |
| Sørlandet | Olav Hovatn[2] | M | 23 October 1892 | 26 April 2003 | 110 years, 185 days |
| Trøndelag | Julia Lyng[8] | F | 22 December 1878 | 26 February 1990 | 111 years, 66 days |
| Vestlandet | Laura Svehaug[2] | F | 19 November 1886 | 6 March 1998 | 111 years, 107 days |
References
- ↑ Validated Living Supercentenarians As of 28 July 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2011. The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) lists people as living supercentenarians whose age has been validated and who have been confirmed to be alive within the past year.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 GRG VERIFIED SUPERCENTENARIAN CASES -- LISTED CHRONOLOGICALLY BY DEATH DATE as of 28 April 2007. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://www.vl.no/samfunn/norges-eldste-fyller-110-1.307461
- ↑ http://avisenagder.no/index.php?page=vis_nyhet&NyhetID=30821&sok=1
- ↑ GRG Deaths for 2010 (in Chronological Order) (as of May 29, 2011). Retrieved 1 August 2011.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 TABLE EE PENDING GRG CASES. Retrieved February 2015.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 GRG Table B2
- ↑ GRG Table BB