List of Swedish supercentenarians
This is a list of Swedish supercentenarians (people from Sweden who have attained the age of at least 110 years). The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) has validated the age claims of 18 supercentenarians from Sweden (including 3 emigrants), the oldest of whom is Astrid Zachrison, who died the night of her 113th birthday (15 May 2008).
Swedish supercentenarians
Deceased Living
Rank | Name | Sex | Birth date | Death date | Age | Birthplace | Place of death or residence |
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1 | Astrid Zachrison[1][2][3] | F | 15 May 1895 | 15 May 2008 | 113 years, 0 days | Kalmar | Jönköping |
2 | Agnes Boström[4] | F | 29 April 1912 | 16 November 2024[5] | 112 years, 201 days | Västernorrland | Västernorrland |
3 | Gunborg Hancock[6] | F | 20 April 1912 | 16 October 2024 | 112 years, 179 days | Finland[a] | Stockholm |
4 | Elsa Moberg[7][8] | F | 30 June 1889 | 20 November 2001 | 112 years, 143 days | Gothenburg and Bohus[b] | Stockholm |
5 | Esther Ecklund[2] | F | 28 October 1901 | 12 March 2014 | 112 years, 135 days | Jönköping | United States |
6 | Hulda Johansson[7] | F | 24 February 1882 | 9 June 1994 | 112 years, 105 days | Gothenburg and Bohus[b] | Gothenburg and Bohus[b] |
7 | Flarid Lagerlund[9][10][11] | F | 8 February 1910 | 9 April 2022 | 112 years, 60 days | Stockholm | Stockholm |
8 | Carl Mattsson[12] | M | 7 March 1908 | 24 July 2019[13] | 111 years, 139 days | Bohuslän[13] | Västra Götaland |
9 | Anders Engberg[7][14] | M | 1 July 1892 | 6 November 2003 | 111 years, 128 days | Halland | Halland |
10 | Johanne Svensson[7][15] | F | 24 January 1892 | 29 May 2003 | 111 years, 125 days | Denmark | Skåne |
11 | Alice Östlund[16] | F | 8 December 1906 | 28 March 2018 | 111 years, 110 days | Gävleborg | Västra Götaland |
12 | Wilhelmine Sande[7] | F | 24 October 1874 | 21 January 1986 | 111 years, 89 days | Norway[c] | Stockholm |
13 | Ejra Grimstam[17] | F | 29 June 1912 | 25 September 2023 | 111 years, 88 days | Älvsborg[b] | Västra Götaland |
14 | Ruth Engström[2] | F | 23 September 1902 | 2 December 2013 | 111 years, 70 days | Kalmar | Stockholm |
15 | Conrad Johnson[18][19] | M | 19 January 1904 | 23 December 2014 | 110 years, 338 days | Skaraborg[b] | United States |
16 | Nanny Halvardsson[20] | F | 2 July 1906 | 26 May 2017 | 110 years, 328 days | Värmland | Stockholm |
17 | Hulda Källberg[21] | F | 16 January 1911 | 18 November 2021 | 110 years, 306 days | Kopparberg[d] | Dalarna |
18 | Maria Eriksson[2] | F | 28 March 1900 | 10 January 2011 | 110 years, 288 days | Uppsala | Uppsala |
19 | Jenny Karlsson[7] | F | 17 October 1891 | 13 July 2002 | 110 years, 269 days | Västmanland | Västmanland |
20 | Teresia Lindahl[7] | F | 10 June 1888 | 2 March 1999 | 110 years, 265 days | Kronoberg | Jönköping |
21 | Agnes Sultan[22] | F | 15 December 1889 | 4 September 2000 | 110 years, 264 days | Westrobothnia | United States |
22 | Olga Nyman[22] | F | 6 April 1886 | 15 December 1996 | 110 years, 253 days | Västernorrland | Canada |
23 | Signe Lundqvist[23] | F | 9 February 1910 | 23 September 2020 | 110 years, 227 days | Uppsala | Uppsala |
24 | Elvira "Viran" Larsson[24] | F | 27 July 1908 | 16 January 2019 | 110 years, 173 days | Gävleborg | Gävleborg |
25 | Ellen Johansson[7] | F | 23 January 1887 | 6 July 1997 | 110 years, 164 days | Malmöhus[e] | Skåne |
26 | Elin Karlsson[25][26] | F | 21 April 1900 | 27 September 2010 | 110 years, 159 days | Gothenburg and Bohus[b] | Västra Götaland |
27 | Märta Mattsson[27] | F | 20 September 1906 | 18 February 2017[28] | 110 years, 151 days | Västernorrland | Västernorrland |
28 | Hanna Eriksson[7] | F | 26 February 1891 | 26 June 2001 | 110 years, 120 days | Kopparberg[d] | Östergötland |
29 | Sanny Mattsson[29] | F | 17 February 1914 | 6 June 2024 | 110 years, 110 days | Westrobothnia | Stockholm |
30 | Hulda Carlsson[2] | F | 2 February 1898 | 22 April 2008 | 110 years, 80 days | Halland | Västra Götaland |
31 | Hertha Åkerlind[30] | F | 28 April 1908 | 10 July 2018 | 110 years, 73 days | Örebro | Stockholm |
32 | Olga Johnson[31] | F | 31 August 1889 | 31 October 1999 | 110 years, 61 days | Östergötland | United States |
33 | Gulli Bergendahl[32] | F | 10 December 1904 | 3 February 2015 | 110 years, 55 days | Gothenburg and Bohus[b] | Västra Götaland |
34 | Anna Silverdahl[7] | F | 30 April 1891 | 24 May 2001 | 110 years, 24 days | Jämtland | United States |
35 | Gerda Morton[33] | F | 11 January 1890 | 29 January 2000 | 110 years, 18 days | Malmöhus[e] | United States |
36 | Hilda Grahn[7] | F | 10 June 1888 | 24 June 1998 | 110 years, 14 days | Malmöhus[e] | Skåne |
37 | Karin Larsson[34] | F | 17 May 1904 | 24 May 2014 | 110 years, 7 days | Örebro | Örebro |
Ingrid Svensson[35] | F | 23 February 1912 | 2 March 2022 | Jönköping | Jönköping | ||
39 | Lydia Åslund[36] | F | 14 November 1902 | 19 November 2012 | 110 years, 5 days | Västmanland | Stockholm |
40 | Annie Sjöström[37] | F | 19 December 1914 | Living | 110 years, 2 days | Kalmar | Kalmar |
Notes
- ^ Hancock was born in Helsinki, then part of the autonomous state Finland of the Russian Empire.
- ^ a b c d e f g In 1998, Gothenburg and Borhus, Skaraborg, and Älvsborg were merged as Västra Götaland.
- ^ Sande was born in Norway, then part of the Union between Sweden and Norway.
- ^ a b In 1997, Kopparberg was renamed as Dalarna.
- ^ a b c In 1997, Malmöhus and Kristianstad were merged as Skåne.
See also
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