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This is intended to be a list of every known man in Norway who reached the age of 106 or older.

See also: List of Norwegian supercentenarians
See also: List of oldest living people in Norway

List of oldest Norwegian men ever (106+)[]

      Validated       Under 110       Living       Pending       Unvalidated

Region / Country of
Rank Name Birth Death Age birth death
1 Herman Smith-Johannsen 15 June 1875 5 Jan 1987 111 years, 204 days Østlandet Østlandet[notes 1]
2 Olav Hovatn 23 Oct 1892 26 Apr 2003 110 years, 185 days Sørlandet Sørlandet
3 Joergen Rustad 12 Aug 1900 18 Apr 2010 109 years, 249 days Østlandet Østlandet
4 Vidar Eide 3 July 1914 27 Feb 2024 109 years, 239 days Vestlandet Vestlandet
5 Petter Iversen 13 Aug 1878 2 Nov 1987 109 years, 81 days Nord-Norge Trøndelag
6 Carl Falck 27 May 1907 23 July 2016 109 years, 57 days Østlandet Østlandet
7 Severin K Fosse 15 Feb 1889 16 Jan 1998 108 years, 335 days Vestlandet Vestlandet
8 Nils Økland 16 Feb 1915 7 Nov 2023 108 years, 264 days Vestlandet Vestlandet
9 Amund Vermedal 4 Dec 1889 12 June 1998 108 years, 190 days Vestlandet Vestlandet
10 Hjalmar Gregersen 9 Apr 1911 19 Aug 2019 108 years, 132 days Østlandet Østlandet
11 George Nygaard 12 Jan 1910 1 May 2018 108 years, 109 days United StatesUSA Østlandet
12 Torbjoern Oeverboe 22 Aug 1909 27 Nov 2017 108 years, 97 days Østlandet Østlandet
13 Mathias Hansen Saether 21 Oct 1848 7 Jan 1957 108 years, 78 days Østlandet Østlandet
14 Mons Fromreide 30 Oct 1877 10 Jan 1986 108 years, 72 days Vestlandet Vestlandet
15 Anton Jakobsen 13 Dec 1874 26 Jan 1983 108 years, 44 days Nord-Norge Nord-Norge
16 Kolbjørn Gjone 25 Nov 1901 19 Nov 2009 107 years, 359 days Østlandet Østlandet
17 Helge Fjeldstad 7 Oct 1902 30 Sept 2010 107 years, 358 days Østlandet Østlandet
18 Ingebrigt Johansen 3 Apr 1873 28 Feb 1981 107 years, 331 days Nord-Norge Nord-Norge
19 Johannes Fosse 21 Sept 1892 11 Aug 2000 107 years, 325 days Vestlandet Vestlandet
20 Erik Arnegaard 25 Mar 1882 19 Dec 1989 107 years, 269 days Østlandet Østlandet
21 Magnus Walstrand 1 Mar 1895 7 Oct 2002 107 years, 220 days Nord-Norge Nord-Norge
22 Odd Borlaug 31 Mar 1917 Living 107 years, 316 days Vestlandet Living in Vestlandet
23 Ole K Karlsen 20 Apr 1882 29 Oct 1989 107 years, 192 days Nord-Norge Nord-Norge
24 Alf Johansen 11 Mar 1912 14 Sept 2019 107 years, 187 days Nord-Norge Nord-Norge
25 Olaf Aarstadvold 19 May 1893 20 Oct 2000 107 years, 154 days Trøndelag Trøndelag
26 Sigvart Eide 22 Aug 1885 19 Oct 1992 107 years, 58 days Vestlandet Vestlandet
27 Knut T Laegreid 28 Aug 1910 19 Oct 2017 107 years, 52 days Vestlandet Vestlandet
28 R Jentoft Sivertsen 10 July 1878 26 July 1985 107 years, 16 days Nord-Norge Nord-Norge
29 Rasmus Olsen 18 May 1901 16 May 2008 106 years, 364 days Vestlandet Vestlandet
30 Odd Oeyeflaten 26 May 1892 1 May 1999 106 years, 340 days Vestlandet Vestlandet
31 Karl Doelven 31 Aug 1897 31 July 2004 106 years, 335 days Østlandet Østlandet
32 Olav K Holtan 22 Oct 1868 14 Aug 1975 106 years, 296 days Østlandet Østlandet
33 Ole K Svartaas 8 June 1887 30 Mar 1994 106 years, 295 days Østlandet Østlandet
34 Ludvig Froeysland 17 Nov 1871 30 Aug 1978 106 years, 286 days Vestlandet Vestlandet
35 Paul Wisness 1 Oct 1901 12 June 2008 106 years, 255 days Østlandet Østlandet
36 Karl Holm 4 Oct 1872 3 May 1979 106 years, 211 days Østlandet Østlandet
37 Wilhelm Pedersen 21 Feb 1865 28 Aug 1971 106 years, 188 days Østlandet Østlandet
38 Arne Olaisen 19 Oct 1888 22 Apr 1995 106 years, 185 days Nord-Norge Nord-Norge
39 Sven Soma 19 Aug 1912 14 Feb 2019 106 years, 179 days Vestlandet Vestlandet
40 Julius Johansen 16 Apr 1893 27 Sept 1999 106 years, 164 days Østlandet Østlandet
41 Arnt Sundli 11 Jan 1884 12 June 1990 106 years, 155 days Østlandet Østlandet
42 Kolbein Sydnes 27 June 1916 17 Oct 2022 106 years, 112 days Østlandet Østlandet
43 Alf Odd Dehlin Eriksen 19 July 1918 Living 106 years, 206 days Østlandet Living in Østlandet
44 Sverre Bakken 8 Feb 1913 3 May 2019 106 years, 84 days Østlandet Østlandet
45 Erling Jacobsen 23 Dec 1893 17 Mar 2000 106 years, 83 days Vestlandet Vestlandet
46 Brynjulf Torsvik 10 Aug 1907 27 Oct 2013 106 years, 78 days Vestlandet Vestlandet
47 Erling Engebretsen 16 Oct 1895 1 Jan 2002 106 years, 77 days Østlandet Østlandet
48 Edvard Trevland 2 Oct 1917 16 Dec 2023 106 years, 75 days Østlandet Østlandet
49 Johan Kringstad 1 July 1872 13 Aug 1978 106 years, 43 days Vestlandet Vestlandet
50 Anders Oedegaard 5 May 1870 26 May 1976 106 years, 21 days Vestlandet Vestlandet
51 Anders Draegelid 7 Jan 1894 21 Jan 2000 106 years, 14 days Vestlandet Vestlandet
52 Thorvald Netteland 27 Mar 1906 6 Apr 2012 106 years, 10 days Vestlandet Vestlandet
53 Lars Brabant 1 June 1898 4 June 2004 106 years, 3 days Østlandet Østlandet
54 Kaare Karstensen 13 Dec 1909 14 Dec 2015 106 years, 1 day Østlandet Østlandet

Oldest male Norwegian emigrants ever (106+)[]

Region / Country of
Rank Name Birth Death Age birth death
1 Herman Smith-Johannsen 15 June 1875 5 Jan 1987 111 years, 204 days Østlandet CanadaCAN
2 Nels Berger 20 Oct 1885 22 Sept 1996 110 years, 338 days Østlandet United StatesUSA
3 Ingemund Peterson 6 June 1894 21 Aug 2004 110 years, 76 days Østlandet United StatesUSA
4 Carl Schevenius 27 July 1878 19 Apr 1988 109 years, 267 days Østlandet United StatesUSA
5 Johan Gronlie 16 Sept 1891 25 Nov 2000 109 years, 70 days Trøndelag United StatesUSA
6 Jentoft Olson 20 July 1887 24 Aug 1996 109 years, 35 days Nord-Norge United StatesUSA
7 Haktor Larwick 30 Nov 1890 20 May 1999 108 years, 171 days Vestlandet United StatesUSA
8 Christ Lund 3 Jan 1904 1 Feb 2012 108 years, 29 days Nord-Norge United StatesUSA
9 Levor Garnaas 1 July 1870 6 Jan 1978 107 Years 189 Days Østlandet United StatesUSA
10 Jacob Endresen 4 Mar 1867 26 June 1974 107 Years 114 Days Vestlandet United StatesUSA
11 Gustav Olsen 8 March 1873 25 Apr 1980 107 Years 48 Days Sørlandet United StatesUSA
12 Peder Pederson 12 Aug 1877 16 Nov 1983 106 Years 96 Days Unknown United StatesUSA
13 Christ Stormoe 2 Oct 1893 16 Dec 1999 106 Years 75 Days Unknown United StatesUSA
14 Axel Valla 27 July 1894 18 Sept 2000 106 Years 53 Days Unknown United StatesUSA

Notes[]

  1. Herman Smith-Johannsen went to Norway on vacation in June 1986 and died there on 5 January 1987 while still a resident of Canada (Quebec)
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