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This is a list of verified Norwegian supercentenarians (people from Norway who have attained the age of at least 110 years). There have been 11 verified supercentenarians from Norway.[1] As of 11 November, there are 2 verified living supercentenarians in Norway, the oldest of whom is Gudrun Onshuus age 125 years, 117 days. The oldest person ever from Norway was Maren Bolette Torp age 112 years 61 days.

Living Norwegian supercentenarians

Below is a list of the oldest living people from Norway. Those listed as 'verified' have been validated by an international body that specifically deals in longevity research, such as the Gerontology Research Group. Those listed as 'pending' have provided at least one document supporting the claimed age but not the three necessary for validation. Those that are 'unverified' have provided no documents to support the age claimed.

  Verified   Pending   Unverified

Rank Name Sex Birth Age as of 11 November County of birth County of residence
1 Gudrun Onshuus F 17 July 1899 125 years, 117 days Hedmark Buskerud

Norwegian supercentenarians

  Deceased   Living   Pending   Disputed

Rank Name Sex Birth Death Age County of birth County of death
1 Maren Bolette Torp F 21 December 1876 20 February 1989 112 years, 61 days File:Akershus vapen.svg Akershus Oslo
2 Herman Smith-Johannsen[2] M 15 June 1875 5 January 1987 111 years, 204 days Vestfold Vestfold
3 Laura Svehaug F 19 November 1886 6 March 1998 111 years, 107 days Hordaland Hordaland
4 Gudrun Onshuus[1] F 17 July 1899 Living 125 years, 117 days[3] Hedmark Living in Buskerud
5 Ingeborg Mestad[4] F 15 November 1899 5 June 2010 110 years, 202 days[3] Hordaland Hordaland
6 Olav Hovatn M 23 October 1892 26 April 2003 110 years, 185 days Aust-Agder Aust-Agder
7 Borghild Nilsen F 2 December 1893 3 March 2004 110 years, 92 days Telemark Vestfold
8 Karen Svisdal F 16 December 1889 23 February 2000 110 years, 69 days Møre og Romsdal Møre og Romsdal
9 Kristianna Ullaland F 2 December 1878 26 January 1989 110 years, 55 days Sogn og Fjordane Sogn og Fjordane
10 Harriet Holm F 13 November 1893 22 December 2003 110 years, 39 days Oslo Oslo
11 Asne Hustveit F 2 December 1879 17 December 1989 110 years, 15 days Telemark Telemark

Norwegian emigrant supercentenarians

  Deceased   Living   Pending   Disputed

Rank Name Sex Birth Death Age County of birth Country of death
1 Wilhelmine Sande F 24 October 1874 21 January 1986 111 years, 89 days Vestfold  Sweden
2 Gunhild Foerster F 28 December 1893 4 February 2005 111 years, 38 days Oslo  United States
3 Julia Lyng F 23 December 1878 26 February 1990 111 years, 34 days Nord-Trøndelag  United States
4 Valgjer Svien F 10 October 1842 23 January 1953 110 years, 105 days Oppland  United States
5 Ingemund Peterson M 6 June 1894 21 August 2004 110 years, 76 days Oppland  United States

Chronological list of the oldest living person in Norway since 2008

  Deceased   Living   Pending   Disputed

From To Name Sex Age when oldest Lived County
? 25 November 2008 Gunda Harangen F ? – 109 28 December 1898 – 25 November 2008
109 years, 333 days
?
25 November 2008 9 April 2009
(135 days)
J. Ida Sofie Hanssen F 109 30 April 1899 – 9 April 2009
109 years, 344 days
?
9 April 2009 Present
(15 years, 216 days)
Gudrun Onshuus[1] F 109 – 110* born 17 July 1899
age 125 years, 117 days[3]
Hedmark
Buskerud

References

  1. ^ a b c Validated living supercentenarians The Gerontology Research Group lists persons as living whose age has been validated and confirmed to be alive within the past year. Cite error: The named reference "GRG" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  2. ^ Although Smith-Johannsen was born in and died in Norway, he lived much of his life in Canada and was a naturalised Canadian citizen[1]
  3. ^ a b c Living as of 11 November
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Epstein was invoked but never defined (see the help page).