This is a list of oldest people from Iceland.
All listed were born in a time when Iceland was a part of the Kingdom of Denmark (1814–1918).
Living (103+)
Rank | Name | Sex | Birth date | Age as of 19 Apr 2024 |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dora Olafsdottir | F | 6 July 1912 | 111 years, 287 days |
2 | Nanna Franklinsdottir | F | 12 May 1916 | 107 years, 342 days |
3 | Stefan Thorleifsson | M | 18 Aug 1916 | 107 years, 244 days |
4 | Hildur Palsdottir | F | 1 Nov 1916 | 107 years, 169 days |
5 | Jonina Valdimarsdottir | F | 29 Nov 1916 | 107 years, 141 days |
6 | Anna Steinthorsdottir | F | 28 Apr 1917 | 106 years, 356 days |
7 | Thordis Filippusdottir | F | 7 May 1917 | 106 years, 347 days |
8 | Helga Gudmundsdottir | F | 17 May 1917 | 106 years, 337 days |
9 | Anna Hallgrimsdottir | F | 7 Aug 1917 | 106 years, 255 days |
Living men (102+)
Rank | Name | Birth date | Age as of 19 Apr 2024 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Stefan Thorleifsson | 18 Aug 1916 | 107 years, 244 days |
2 | Snaebjoern Gislason | 22 Feb 1918 | 106 years, 56 days |
3 | Karl Sigurdsson | 14 May 1918 | 105 years, 340 days |
4 | Sigfus B Sigurdsson | 18 Jul 1918 | 105 years, 275 days |
Oldest Icelanders ever (106+)
Rank | Name | Sex | Birth | Death | Age |
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1 | Jensina Andresdottir | F | 10 Nov 1909 | 18 Apr 2019 | 109 years, 159 days |
2 | Solveig Palsdottir | F | 20 Aug 1897 | 28 Oct 2006 | 109 years, 69 days |
3 | Gudfinna Einarsdottir | F | 2 Feb 1897 | 1 Apr 2006 | 109 years, 58 days |
4 | Gudridur Gudbrandsdottir | F | 23 May 1906 | 25 Jun 2015 | 109 years, 33 days |
5 | Dora Olafsdottir | F | 6 July 1912 | Living | 111 years, 287 days |
6 | Gudrun Jonsdottir | F | 9 Aug 1906 | 12 Dec 2014 | 108 years, 125 days |
7 | Halldora Bjarnadottir | F | 15 Oct 1873 | 27 Nov 1981 | 108 years, 43 days |
8 | Georg Olafsson | M | 26 Mar 1909 | 22 Feb 2017 | 107 years, 333 days |
9 | Gudrun Straumfjord [1] | F | 24 May 1911 | 17 Jan 2019 | 107 years, 238 days |
10 | Elin Magnusdottir | F | 4 Nov 1895 | 25 Feb 2003 | 107 years, 113 days |
11 | Torfhildur Torfadottir [2] | F | 24 May 1904 | 22 Aug 2011 | 107 years, 90 days |
12 | Malfridur Jonsdottir | F | 29 Aug 1896 | 7 Nov 2003 | 107 years, 70 days |
13 | Margret Hannesdottir [3] | F | 15 July 1904 | 3 Aug 2011 | 107 years, 19 days |
14 | Gudrun Thordardottir | F | 10 Sep 1879 | 27 July 1986 | 106 years, 320 days |
15 | Aldis Einarsdottir | F | 4 Nov 1884 | 31 Aug 1991 | 106 years, 300 days |
16 | Lovísa Bjargmundsdottir | F | 28 Aug 1898 | 2 May 2005 | 106 years, 247 days |
17 | Johanna Jonsdottir | F | 12 Feb 1900 | 26 Sep 2006 | 106 years, 226 days |
18 | Hlif Bödvarsdottir | F | 11 Apr 1909 | 12 Nov 2015 | 106 years, 215 days |
19 | Ingiridur Vilhjalmsdottir | F | 14 Nov 1906 | 18 May 2013 | 106 years, 185 days |
20 | Helga Brynjolfsdottir | F | 1 Jun 1847 | 2 Dec 1953 | 106 years, 184 days |
21 | Gudny Asbjörnsdottir | F | 20 Sep 1907 | 8 Mar 2014 | 106 years, 169 days |
22 | Kristin Sveinsdottir | F | 24 Aug 1894 | 18 Nov 2000 | 106 years, 86 days |
23 | Jenny Gudmundsdottir | F | 23 Jan 1879 | 14 Apr 1985 | 106 years, 81 days |
24 | Maria M Andresdottir | F | 22 Jul 1859 | 3 Sep 1965 | 106 years, 43 days |
Oldest men (104+)
Rank | Name | Birth | Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Georg Olafsson | 26 Mar 1909 | 22 Feb 2017 | 107 years, 333 days |
2 | Helgi Simonarson | 13 Sep 1895 | 24 Aug 2001 | 105 years, 345 days |
3 | Sigurdur Thorvaldsson | 23 Jan 1884 | 21 Dec 1989 | 105 years, 333 days |
4 | Gudmundur Dadason | 13 Nov 1900 | 12 May 2006 | 105 years, 180 days |
5 | Jon Hannesson | 20 Jun 1912 | 26 Nov 2017 | 105 years, 159 days |
6 | Larus Sigfusson [4] | 5 Feb 1915 | 13 May 2020 | 105 years, 98 days |
7 | Sigsteinn Palsson | 16 Feb 1905 | 4 Feb 2010 | 104 years, 353 days |
8 | Theodor Johannesson | 18 Sep 1913 | 3 Sep 2018 | 104 years, 350 days |
9 | Thorvaldur Jonsson | 31 Dec 1884 | 23 Sep 1989 | 104 years, 266 days |
10 | Kristjan Jonsson | 22 Apr 1908 | 16 Oct 2012 | 104 years, 177 days |
11 | Stefan Thorleifsson | 18 Aug 1916 | Living | 107 years, 244 days |
12 | Kristjan J Jonsson | 9 Aug 1855 | 10 Dec 1959 | 104 years, 123 days |
13 | Thorkell Zakariasson | 29 May 1915 | 26 Aug 2019 | 104 years, 89 days |
14 | Thordur Kristleifsson | 31 Mar 1893 | 24 Jun 1997 | 104 years, 85 days |
15 | Gissur O Erlingsson | 21 Mar 1909 | 18 May 2013 | 104 years, 58 days |
16 | Freysteinn Jonsson | 17 May 1903 | 24 Jun 2007 | 104 years, 38 days |
17 | Sigurdur Magnusson | 3 Apr 1880 | 7 May 1984 | 104 years, 34 days |
Oldest (known) emigrants (104+)
Rank | Name | Sex | Birth | Death | Age | Country |
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1 | Gudrun Bjornsdottir | F | 20 Oct 1888 | 26 Aug 1998 | 109 years, 310 days | CAN |
2 | Johanna Stefansdottir | F | 4 Dec 1873 | 26 July 1981 | 107 years, 234 days | CAN |
3 | Gudrun Einarsdottir | F | 18 Mar 1877 | 27 Jan 1983 | 105 years, 315 days | CAN |
4 | Margret Thorbjarnardottir | F | 17 Sep 1853 | 1 May 1959 | 105 years, 226 days | CAN |
5 | Eirikur Sigfusson | M | 13 Oct 1890 | 25 May 1996 | 105 years, 225 days | CAN |
6 | Malfridur Fridriksdottir | F | 19 Jun 1879 | 8 May 1984 | 104 years, 324 days | CAN |
7 | Einar Gudmundsson | M | 29 Jan 1835 | 22 Oct 1939 | 104 years, 266 days | USA |
8 | Pauline Johnson | F | 14 Nov 1895 | 23 Apr 2000 | 104 years, 161 days | CAN |
Chronological list of the oldest living person in Iceland since 1985
Under 110 Living
From | To | Name | Sex | Age when oldest |
Lifespan |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
? | 2 Dec 1953 |
Helga Brynjolfsdottir | F | ? –106 | 1 Jun 1847 – 2 Dec 1953 106 years, 184 days |
? | 3 Sep 1965 |
Maria M Andresdottir | F | ? –106 | 22 Jul 1859 – 3 Sep 1965 106 years, 43 days |
? | 2 May 1973 |
Kristin Halldorsdottir | F | ? –103 | 16 Mar 1870 – 2 May 1973 103 years, 47 days |
? | 27 Nov 1981 |
Halldora Bjarnadottir | F | ? –108 | 15 Oct 1873 – 27 Nov 1981 108 years, 43 days |
? | 14 Apr 1985 |
Jenny Gudmundsdottir | F | ? –106 | 23 Jan 1879 – 14 Apr 1985 106 years, 81 days |
14 Apr 1985 | 27 July 1986 (1 yr, 104 days) |
Gudrun Thordardottir | F | 105–106 | 10 Sep 1879 – 27 July 1986 106 years, 320 days |
27 July 1986 | 13 Dec 1986 (139 days) |
Gudmundur Arnason | M | 102–103 | 20 Oct 1883 – 13 Dec 1986 103 years, 54 days |
13 Dec 1986 | 21 Dec 1989 (3 yrs, 8 days) |
Sigurdur Thorvaldsson | M | 102–105 | 23 Jan 1884 – 21 Dec 1989 105 years, 333 days |
21 Dec 1989 | 31 Aug 1991 (1 yr, 253 days) |
Aldis Einarsdottir | F | 105–106 | 4 Nov 1884 – 31 Aug 1991 106 years, 300 days |
31 Aug 1991 | 22 Sep 1992 (1 yr, 22 days) |
G Elisabet Jonsdottir [5] | F | 103–104 | 19 Jun 1888 – 22 Sep 1992 104 years, 95 days |
22 Sep 1992 | 15 Feb 1993 (146 days) |
Gudrun Hallvardsdottir [6] | F | 103–104 | 17 Oct 1888 – 15 Feb 1993 104 years, 121 days |
15 Feb 1993 | 12 Nov 1993 (270 days) |
Rannveig Josefsdottir | F | 103–104 | 24 Apr 1889 – 12 Nov 1993 104 years, 202 days |
12 Nov 1993 | 5 Nov 1994 (358 days) |
Valgerdur Fridriksdottir | F | 104–105 | 3 May 1889 – 5 Nov 1994 105 years, 186 days |
5 Nov 1994 | 29 Mar 1995 (144 days) |
Anna Jonsdottir [7] | F | 103–104 | 15 Jan 1891 – 29 Mar 1995 104 years, 73 days |
29 Mar 1995 | 6 Oct 1995 (191 days) |
Margret Gisladottir [8] | F | 104 | 6 Mar 1891 – 6 Oct 1995 104 years, 214 days |
6 Oct 1995 | 20 Sep 1996 (350 days) |
Adalbjorg Tryggvadottir | F | 103–104 | 4 Dec 1891 – 20 Sep 1996 104 years, 291 days [9] |
20 Sep 1996 | 29 Mar 1997 (190 days) |
Kristin Hallgrimsdottir [10] | F | 103–104 | 17 Oct 1892 – 29 Mar 1997 104 years, 163 days |
29 Mar 1997 | 24 June 1997 (87 days) |
Thordur Kristleifsson [11] | M | 103–104 | 31 Mar 1893 – 24 Jun 1997 104 years, 85 days |
24 Jun 1997 | 5 Mar 1998 (252 days) |
Valfridur Gudmundsdottir | F | 103–104 | 8 Jan 1894 – 5 Mar 1998 104 years, 56 days [12] |
5 Mar 1998 | 14 Sep 1998 (193 days) |
Sigridur Jonsdottir[13] | F | 104 | 8 Feb 1894 – 14 Sep 1998 104 years, 218 days |
14 Sep 1998 | 18 Nov 2000 (2 yrs, 65 days) |
Kristin Sveinsdottir [14] | F | 104–106 | 24 Aug 1894 – 18 Nov 2000 106 years, 86 days |
18 Nov 2000 | 24 Aug 2001 (279 days) |
Helgi Simonarson | M | 105 | 13 Sep 1895 – 24 Aug 2001 105 years, 345 days |
24 Aug 2001 | 25 Feb 2003 (1 yr, 185 days) |
Elin Magnusdottir | F | 105–107 | 4 Nov 1895 – 25 Feb 2003 107 years, 113 days |
25 Feb 2003 | 7 Nov 2003 (255 days) |
Malfridur Jonsdottir | F | 106–107 | 29 Aug 1896 – 7 Nov 2003 107 years, 70 days |
7 Nov 2003 | 1 Apr 2006 (2 yrs, 145 days) |
Gudfinna Einarsdottir | F | 106–109 | 2 Feb 1897 – 1 Apr 2006 109 years, 58 days |
1 Apr 2006 | 28 Oct 2006 (210 days) |
Solveig Palsdottir | F | 108–109 | 20 Aug 1897 – 28 Oct 2006 109 years, 69 days |
28 Oct 2006 | 8 Jan 2008 (1 yr, 72 days) |
Kristin Gudmundsdottir | F | 104–105 | 11 May 1902 – 8 Jan 2008 105 years, 242 days |
8 Jan 2008 | 2 Aug 2008 (207 days) |
Thuridur Samuelsdottir | F | 104–105 | 19 June 1903 – 2 Aug 2008 105 years, 44 days |
2 Aug 2008 | 22 Aug 2011 (3 yrs, 20 days) |
Torfhildur Torfadottir | F | 104–107 | 24 May 1904 – 22 Aug 2011 107 years, 90 days |
22 Aug 2011 | 25 June 2015 (3 yrs, 307 days) |
Gudridur Gudbrandsdottir | F | 105–109 | 23 May 1906 – 25 Jun 2015 109 years, 33 days [15] |
25 Jun 2015 | 22 Feb 2017 (1 yr, 242 days) |
Georg Olafsson | M | 106–107 | 26 Mar 1909 – 22 Feb 2017 107 years, 333 days |
22 Feb 2017 | 18 Apr 2019 (2 yrs, 55 days) |
Jensina Andresdottir | F | 107–109 | 10 Nov 1909 – 18 Apr 2019 109 years, 159 days |
18 Apr 2019 | Present 5 years, 1 days |
Dora Olafsdottir | F | 106–108* | Born 6 Jul 1912 111 years, 287 days |
Chronological list of the oldest living man in Iceland since 1997
Under 110 Living
From | To | Name | Age when oldest |
Lifespan | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
? | 10 Dec 1959 |
Kristjan J Jonsson | ? –104 | 9 Aug 1855 – 10 Dec 1959 104 years, 123 days | |
? | 17 Dec 1971 |
Petur F Johannsson | ? –103 | 22 May 1868 – 17 Dec 1971 103 years, 209 days | |
? | 7 May 1984 |
Sigurdur Magnusson | ? –104 | 3 Apr 1880 – 7 May 1984 104 years, 34 days | |
? | 13 Dec 1986 |
Gudmundur Arnason | ? –103 | 20 Oct 1883 – 13 Dec 1986 103 years, 54 days | |
13 Dec 1986 | 21 Dec 1989 (3 yrs, 8 days) |
Sigurdur Thorvaldsson | 102–105 | 23 Jan 1884 – 21 Dec 1989 105 years, 333 days | |
? | 12 June 1994 |
Erlendur Magnusson | ? –103 | 28 Sep 1890 – 12 Jun 1994 103 years, 257 days | |
? | 24 June 1997 |
Thordur Kristleifsson | ? –104 | 31 Mar 1893 – 24 Jun 1997 104 years, 85 days | |
24 Jun 1997 | 12 Feb 1999 (1 yr, 233 days) |
Einar Jonsson | 102–103 | 7 Mar 1895 – 12 Feb 1999 103 years, 342 days | |
12 Feb 1999 | 24 Aug 2001 (2 yrs, 193 days) |
Helgi Simonarson | 103–105 | 13 Sep 1895 – 24 Aug 2001 105 years, 345 days | |
24 Aug 2001 | 2 Apr 2004 (2 yrs, 222 days) |
Agust Benediktsson | 101–103 | 11 Aug 1900 – 2 Apr 2004 103 years, 235 days | |
2 Apr 2004 | 12 May 2006 (2 yrs, 40 days) |
Gudmundur Dadason | 103–105 | 13 Nov 1900 – 12 May 2006 105 years, 180 days | |
12 May 2006 | 24 June 2007 (1 yr, 43 days) |
Freysteinn Jonsson | 102–104 | 17 May 1903 – 24 Jun 2007 104 years, 38 days | |
24 Jun 2007 | 4 Feb 2010 (2 yrs, 225 days) |
Sigsteinn Palsson | 102–104 | 16 Feb 1905 – 4 Feb 2010 104 years, 353 days | |
4 Feb 2010 | 16 Oct 2012 (2 yrs, 254 days) |
Kristjan Jonsson | 101–104 | 22 Apr 1908 – 16 Oct 2012 104 years, 177 days | |
16 Oct 2012 | 18 May 2013 (214 days) |
Gissur O Erlingsson | 103–104 | 21 Mar 1909 – 18 May 2013 104 years, 58 days | |
18 May 2013 | 22 Feb 2017 (3 yrs, 280 days) |
Georg Olafsson | 104–107 | 26 Mar 1909 – 22 Feb 2017 107 years, 333 days | |
22 Feb 2017 | 26 Nov 2017 (277 days) |
Jon Hannesson | 104–105 | 20 June 1912 – 26 Nov 2017 105 years, 159 days | |
26 Nov 2017 | 3 Sept 2018 (281 days) |
Theodor Johannesson | 104 | 18 Sept 1913 – 3 Sept 2018 104 years, 350 days | |
3 Sept 2018 | 13 May 2020 (1 yr, 253 days) |
Larus Sigfusson | 103–105 | 5 Feb 1915 – 13 May 2020 105 years, 98 days | |
13 May 2020 | Present 3 years, 341 days |
Stefan Thorleifsson | 103–104* | Born 18 Aug 1916 107 years, 244 days |
References
- Langlífi Jónas Ragnarsson
- Population and elections Statistics Iceland
- The Emigration from Iceland to North America Hálfdan Helgason (Archived)
- Listi yfir elstu manneskjur á Íslandi
- Í fyrsta skipti fleiri en fimmtíu Íslendingar yfir tírætt Skessuhorn, 20. júlí 2018
• More than 50 Centenarians in Iceland mbl.is, 22 July 2018
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• ELST ALLRA SEM HAFA FÆÐST Í REYKJAVÍK Langlífi, 24. maj 2018
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- ↑ Andlát: Margrét Hannesdóttir mbl.is, 6.8.2011
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- ↑ Andlát - ANNA JÓNSDÓTTIR Morgunblaðið, 31. March 1995 (Tímarit.is)
- ↑ MARGRET GUÐRUN GÍSLADÓTTIR Morgunblaðið, 13. October 1995 (Tímarit.is)
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- ↑ Andlát - KRISTÍN PETREA SVEINSDÓTTIR
- ↑ Guðríður Guðbrandsdóttir, Iceland's oldest person, dies at 109 Iceland Mag, 26 June 2015