List of Norwegian supercentenarians
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 |
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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 |
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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
- ^ 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).
- ^ 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]
- ^ a b c Living as of 11 November
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Epstein
was invoked but never defined (see the help page).