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 (104+)
| Rank | Name | Sex | Birth date | Age as of 19 Apr 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dora Olafsdottir [1] | F | 6 July 1912 | 111 years, 287 days |
| 2 | Gudridur Gudmundsdottir [2] | F | 17 Jan 1915 | 109 years, 92 days |
| 3 | Larus Sigfusson [3] | M | 5 Feb 1915 | 109 years, 73 days |
Oldest Icelanders ever (107+)
| Rank | Name | Sex | Birth | Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[4] | F | 23 May 1906 | 25 Jun 2015 | 109 years, 33 days |
| 5 | Gudrun Jonsdottir | F | 9 Aug 1906 | 12 Dec 2014 | 108 years, 125 days |
| 6 | Halldora Bjarnadottir | F | 15 Oct 1873 | 27 Nov 1981 | 108 years, 43 days |
| 7 | Georg Olafsson | M | 26 Mar 1909 | 22 Feb 2017 | 107 years, 333 days |
| 8 | Gudrun Straumfjord [5] | F | 24 May 1911 | 17 Jan 2019 | 107 years, 238 days |
| 9 | Elin Magnusdottir | F | 4 Nov 1895 | 25 Feb 2003 | 107 years, 113 days |
| 10 | Torfhildur Torfadottir [6] | F | 24 May 1904 | 22 Aug 2011 | 107 years, 90 days |
| 11 | Malfridur Jonsdottir | F | 29 Aug 1896 | 7 Nov 2003 | 107 years, 70 days |
| 12 | Margret Hannesdottir [7] | F | 15 July 1904 | 3 Aug 2011 | 107 years, 19 days |
Oldest men (105+)
| 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 June 1912 | 26 Nov 2017 | 105 years, 159 days |
Oldest emigrants
| Rank | Name | Sex | Birth | Death | Age | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gudrun Bjornsdottir | F | 20 Oct 1888 | 26 Aug 1998 | 109 years, 310 days |  CAN
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| 2 | Johanna Stefansdottir | F | 4 Dec 1873 | 26 July 1981 | 107 years, 234 days | CAN
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| 3 | Gudrun Einarsdottir | F | 18 Mar 1877 | 27 Jan 1983 | 105 years, 315 days | CAN
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| 4 | Margret Thorbjarnardottir | F | 17 Sep 1853 | 1 May 1959 | 105 years, 226 days | CAN
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| 5 | Eirikur Sigfusson | M | 13 Oct 1890 | 25 May 1996 | 105 years, 225 days | CAN
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Chronological list of the oldest living person in Iceland since 1997
Under 110 Living
| From | To | Name | Sex | Age when oldest |
Lifespan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 29 Mar 1997 |
Kristin Hallgrimsdottir [8] | F | 104 | 17 Oct 1892 – 29 Mar 1997 104 years, 163 days |
| 29 Mar 1997 | 24 June 1997 (87 days) |
Thordur Kristleifsson [9] | M | 103–104 | 31 Mar 1893 – 24 Jun 1997 104 years, 85 days |
| 24 Jun 1997 | 5 Mar 1998 (252 days) |
Valfridur Gudmundsdottir[10] | F | 103–104 | 8 Jan 1894 – 5 Mar 1998 104 years, 56 days |
| 5 Mar 1998 | 14 Sep 1998 (193 days) |
Sigridur Fanney Jonsdottir[11] | F | 104 | 8 Feb 1894 – 14 Sep 1998 104 years, 218 days |
| 14 Sep 1998 | 18 Nov 2000 (2 yrs, 65 days) |
Kristin Sveinsdottir [12] | 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 |
| 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 years, 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* | Born 6 Jul 1912 111 years, 287 days |
Chronological list of the oldest living man in Iceland since 2012
Under 110 Living
| From | To | Name | Age when oldest |
Lifespan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ? | 16 Oct 2012 |
Kristjan Jonsson | ? – 104 | 22 Apr 1908 – 16 Oct 2012 104 years, 177 days |
| 16 Oct 2012 | 18 May 2013 (214 days) |
Gissur Olafur 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 | Present 5 years, 228 days |
Larus Sigfusson | 103–104* | Born 5 Feb 1915 109 years, 73 days |
References
- Langlífi Jónas Ragnarsson
- The Emigration from Iceland to North America Hálfdan Helgason
- 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
- ↑ DÓRA ORÐIN 105 ÁRA Langlífi
• Dóra Ólafsdóttir, fyrrverandi húsfreyja á Akureyri - 106 ára - ↑ Til hamingju með daginn mbl.is, 17. janúar 2019
- ↑ 104 ára og á von á sjötta ættlið í sumar Morgunblaðið, mbl.is, 6.2.2019
- ↑ Guðríður Guðbrandsdóttir, Iceland's oldest person, dies at 109 Iceland Mag, 26 June 2015
- ↑ Iceland's second oldest person: No key to longevity mbl.is, 24 May 2017
• ELST ALLRA SEM HAFA FÆÐST Í REYKJAVÍK Langlífi, 24. maj 2018
• ELSTI INNFÆDDI REYKVÍKINGURINN LÁTINN Langlífi, 3. februar 2019 - ↑ Torfhildur Torfadóttir látin mbl.is, 22.8.2011
- ↑ Andlát: Margrét Hannesdóttir mbl.is, 6.8.2011
- ↑ Elsti Islendingurinn látinn Dagur-Tíminn, 2. apríl 1997 (Timarit.is)
- ↑ ÞORÐUR KRISTLEIFSSON Morgunblaðið, 1 JÚLÍ 1997 (Timarit.is)
- ↑ Elsti Íslendingurinn látinn Morgunblaðið, 15. MARZ 1998 (Timarit.is)
- ↑ SIGRIÐUR FANNEY JÓNSDÓTTIR Morgunblaðið, 19 SEPTEMBER 1998 (Timarit.is)
- ↑ Andlát - KRISTÍN PETREA SVEINSDÓTTIR