List of oldest people from Iceland

This is a list of oldest people from Iceland.
Almost all listed were born in a time when Iceland was a part of the Kingdom of Denmark (1814 – 1 December 1918).

See also: List of oldest living people in Iceland

See also: List of Nordic supercentenarians

Oldest Icelanders ever (106+)

Rank	Name	Sex	Birth	Death	Age	Region
1	Dora Olafsdottir	F	6 July 1912	4 Feb 2022	109 years, 213 days	West
2	Jensina Andresdottir	F	10 Nov 1909	18 Apr 2019	109 years, 159 days	Capital area
3	Solveig Palsdottir	F	20 Aug 1897	28 Oct 2006	109 years, 69 days	South
4	Gudfinna Einarsdottir	F	2 Feb 1897	1 Apr 2006	109 years, 58 days	West
5	Gudridur Gudbrandsdottir	F	23 May 1906	25 Jun 2015	109 years, 33 days	Capital area
6	Gudrun Jonsdottir	F	9 Aug 1906	12 Dec 2014	108 years, 125 days	Capital area
7	Halldora Bjarnadottir	F	15 Oct 1873	27 Nov 1981	108 years, 43 days	Northwest
8	Georg Olafsson	M	26 Mar 1909	22 Feb 2017	107 years, 333 days	West
9	Gudrun Straumfjord	F	24 May 1911	17 Jan 2019	107 years, 238 days	Capital area
10	Elin Magnusdottir	F	4 Nov 1895	25 Feb 2003	107 years, 113 days	Northeast
11	Torfhildur Torfadottir	F	24 May 1904	22 Aug 2011	107 years, 90 days	Westfjord
12	Malfridur Jonsdottir	F	29 Aug 1896	7 Nov 2003	107 years, 70 days	Capital area
13	Margret Hannesdottir	F	15 July 1904	3 Aug 2011	107 years, 19 days	South
14	Thorhildur Magnusdottir	F	22 Dec 1917	Living	106 years, 349 days	Reykjavik
15	Gudrun Thordardottir	F	10 Sep 1879	27 July 1986	106 years, 320 days	Northeast
16	Aldis Einarsdottir	F	4 Nov 1884	31 Aug 1991	106 years, 300 days	Northeast
17	Lovísa Bjargmundsdottir	F	28 Aug 1898	2 May 2005	106 years, 247 days	Capital area
18	Johanna Jonsdottir	F	12 Feb 1900	26 Sep 2006	106 years, 226 days	Northeast
19	Hlif Bödvarsdottir	F	11 Apr 1909	12 Nov 2015	106 years, 215 days	Capital area
20	Ingiridur Vilhjalmsdottir	F	14 Nov 1906	18 May 2013	106 years, 185 days	Capital area
21	Helga Brynjolfsdottir	F	1 Jun 1847	2 Dec 1953	106 years, 184 days	Capital area
22	Gudny Asbjörnsdottir	F	20 Sep 1907	8 Mar 2014	106 years, 169 days	Capital area
23	Karl Sigurdsson	M	14 May 1918	1 Sep 2024	106 years, 110 days	Westfjords
24	Kristin Sveinsdottir	F	24 Aug 1894	18 Nov 2000	106 years, 86 days	Capital area
25	Jenny Gudmundsdottir	F	23 Jan 1879	14 Apr 1985	106 years, 81 days	South
26	Maria M Andresdottir	F	22 July 1859	3 Sep 1965	106 years, 43 days	West

Oldest men from Iceland (104+)

Rank	Name	Birth	Death	Age	Region
1	Georg Olafsson	26 Mar 1909	22 Feb 2017	107 years, 333 days	West
2	Karl Sigurdsson	14 May 1918	1 Sep 2024	106 years, 110 days	Westfjords
3	Helgi Simonarson	13 Sep 1895	24 Aug 2001	105 years, 345 days	Northeast
4	Sigurdur Thorvaldsson	23 Jan 1884	21 Dec 1989	105 years, 333 days	Capital area
5	Gudmundur Dadason	13 Nov 1900	12 May 2006	105 years, 180 days	Capital area
6	Jon Hannesson	20 Jun 1912	26 Nov 2017	105 years, 159 days	Capital area
7	Larus Sigfusson	5 Feb 1915	13 May 2020	105 years, 98 days	Capital area
8	Sigfus Sigurdsson	18 July 1918	21 Oct 2023	105 years, 95 days	Capital area
9	Sigsteinn Palsson	16 Feb 1905	4 Feb 2010	104 years, 353 days	Capital area
10	Theodor Johannesson	18 Sep 1913	3 Sep 2018	104 years, 350 days	Capital area
11	Sigurdur Kristjansson	14 Feb 1897	28 Nov 2001	104 years, 287 days	Capital area
12	Thorvaldur Jonsson	31 Dec 1884	23 Sep 1989	104 years, 266 days	Capital area
13	Stefan Thorleifsson	18 Aug 1916	14 Mar 2021	104 years, 208 days	East
14	Kristjan Jonsson	22 Apr 1908	16 Oct 2012	104 years, 177 days	Capital area
15	Kristjan J Jonsson	9 Aug 1855	10 Dec 1959	104 years, 123 days	South
16	Thorkell Zakariasson	29 May 1915	26 Aug 2019	104 years, 89 days	Northwest
17	Thordur Kristleifsson	31 Mar 1893	24 Jun 1997	104 years, 85 days	West
18	Gissur O Erlingsson	21 Mar 1909	18 May 2013	104 years, 58 days	Capital area
19	Freysteinn Jonsson	17 May 1903	24 Jun 2007	104 years, 38 days	Northeast
20	Sigurdur Magnusson	3 Apr 1880	7 May 1984	104 years, 34 days	Westfjords
21	Snaebjoern Gislason	22 Feb 1918	22 Mar 2022	104 years, 28 days	West

Oldest emigrants from Iceland (104+)

Rank	Name	Sex	Birth	Death	Age	Country
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 19964	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 1981

From	To	Name	Sex	Age when oldest	Lifespan
Un­known	27 Nov 1981	Halldora Bjarnadottir	F	N/A–108	15 Oct 1873 – 27 Nov 1981 108 years, 43 days
27 Nov 1981	14 Apr 1985 (3 yrs, 138 days)	Jenny Gudmundsdottir	F	102–106	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 Sept 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 Sept 1992 (1 yr, 22 days)	G Elisabet Jonsdottir	F	103–104	19 June 1888 – 22 Sept 1992 104 years, 95 days
22 Sept 1992	15 Feb 1993 (146 days)	Gudrun Hallvardsdottir	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	F	103–104	15 Jan 1891 – 29 Mar 1995 104 years, 73 days
29 Mar 1995	6 Oct 1995 (191 days)	Margret Gisladottir	F	104	6 Mar 1891 – 6 Oct 1995 104 years, 214 days
6 Oct 1995	20 Sept 1996 (350 days)	Adalbjorg Tryggvadottir	F	103–104	4 Dec 1891 – 20 Sept 1996 104 years, 291 days
20 Sept 1996	29 Mar 1997 (190 days)	Kristin Hallgrimsdottir	F	103–104	17 Oct 1892 – 29 Mar 1997 104 years, 163 days
29 Mar 1997	24 June 1997 (87 days)	Thordur Kristleifsson	M	103–104	31 Mar 1893 – 24 June 1997 104 years, 85 days
24 June 1997	5 Mar 1998 (252 days)	Valfridur Gudmundsdottir	F	103–104	8 Jan 1894 – 5 Mar 1998 104 years, 56 days
5 Mar 1998	14 Sept 1998 (193 days)	Sigridur Jonsdottir	F	104	8 Feb 1894 – 14 Sept 1998 104 years, 218 days
14 Sept 1998	18 Nov 2000 (2 yrs, 65 days)	Kristin Sveinsdottir	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 Sept 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 June 2015 109 years, 33 days
25 June 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	4 Feb 2022 (2 yrs, 292 days)	Dora Olafsdottir	F	106–109	6 July 1912 – 4 Feb 2022 109 years, 213 days
4 Feb 2022	11 Feb 2022 (7 days)	Nanna Franklinsdottir	F	105	12 May 1916 – 11 Feb 2022 105 years, 275 days
11 Feb 2022	20 June 2022 (129 days)	Thordis Filippusdottir	F	104–105	7 May 1917 – 20 June 2022 105 years, 44 days
20 June 2022	22 July 2022 (32 days)	Asta Sigmundsdottir	F	104	22 Aug 1917 – 22 July 2022 104 years, 334 days
22 July 2022	Present (2 years, 137 days)	Thorhildur Magnusdottir	F	104–106*	Born 22 Dec 1917 106 years, 349 days

Chronological list of the oldest living man in Iceland since 1984

From	To	Name	Age when oldest	Lifespan
Un­known	7 May 1984	Sigurdur Magnusson	N/A–104	3 Apr 1880 – 7 May 1984 104 years, 34 days
7 May 1984	13 Dec 1986 (3 yrs, days)	Gudmundur Arnason	100–103	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
21 Dec 1989	18 Feb 1990 (59 days)	Tryggvi Kristjansson	100–101	22 Dec 1888 – 18 Feb 1990 101 years, 58 days
18 Feb 1990	12 June 1994 (4 yrs, 114 days)	Erlendur Magnusson	99–103	28 Sept 1890 – 12 June 1994 103 years, 257 days
12 June 1994	16 Aug 1994 (65 days)	Eirikur Kristofersson	101–102	5 Aug 1892 – 16 Aug 1994 102 years, 11 days
16 Aug 1994	24 June 1997 (2 yrs, 312 days)	Thordur Kristleifsson	101–104	31 Mar 1893 – 24 June 1997 104 years, 85 days
24 June 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 Sept 1895 – 24 Aug 2001 105 years, 345 days
24 Aug 2001	28 Nov 2001 (96 days)	Sigurdur Kristjansson	104	14 Feb 1897 – 28 Nov 2001 104 years, 287 days
28 Nov 2001	2 Apr 2004 (2 yrs, 126 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 Jun 2007 (1 yr, 43 days)	Freysteinn Jonsson	102–104	17 May 1903 – 24 June 2007 104 years, 38 days
24 June 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	14 Mar 2021 (305 days)	Stefan Thorleifsson	103–104	18 Aug 1916 – 14 Mar 2021 104 years, 208 days
14 Mar 2021	22 Mar 2022 (1 yr, 8 days)	Snaebjoern Gislason	103–104	22 Feb 1918 – 22 Mar 2022 104 years, 36 days
22 Mar 2022	1 Sept 2024 (2 yrs, 163 days)	Karl Sigurdsson	103–106	14 May 1918 – 1 Sept 2024 106 years, 110 days
1 Sept 2024	Present (0 years, 96 days	Georg Ormsson	102*	Born 11 Aug 1922 102 years, 117 days

References

• GRG World Supercentenarian Rankings List Gerontology Research Group
• Langlífi Jónas Ragnarsson
• Population and elections Statistics Iceland