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This is a list of centenarians from Greenland who have reached the age of 100 or older.

List of oldest people from Greenland (100+)

      Deceased       Living

Rank Name Sex Birth Death Age Place of death
1 Agnethe Fencker [1] F 24 Oct 1910  Apr 2013 102 years, 159+ days Ilulissat, Qaasuitsup
2 Malene Lund [2] F 6 Jun 1877 27 Jan 1979 101 years, 235 days Narsaq, Kujalleq
3 Charlotte Petersen [3] F 18 Jul 1907 15 Aug 2008 101 years, 28 days Nuuk, Sermersooq

Oldest men (98+)

Rank Name Birth Death Age Place of death
1 Anton Geisler [4] 21 Feb 1919 Living 105 years, 57 days Ilulissat, Qaasuitsup
Unidentified  1912  Nov 2010 98 years, -333 days Narsaq, Kujalleq
Unidentified  1903  Sep 2001 98 years, -272 days Narsaq, Kujalleq

Oldest known emigrants

Rank Name Birth Death Age Country
1 Christian Berthelsen [5] 7 Oct 1916 23 Apr 2015 98 years, 198 days DenmarkDEN

Chronological list of oldest known living Greenlander since 2008

      Deceased       Living

From To Name Sex Age when
oldest
Lifespan Place of death
? 15 Aug 2008
Charlotte Petersen F ? – 101 18 Jul 1907 – 15 Aug 2008
101 years, 28 days
Nuuk, Sermersooq
15 Aug 2008  Apr 2013
(4 yrs, 229+ days)
Agnethe Fencker F  97–102 24 Oct 1910 – Apr 2013
102 years, 159+ days
Ilulissat, Qaasuitsup
 Apr 2013  Jan 2014
(276+ days)
Unidentified F  98– 99 Jul/Dec 1914 – Jan 2014
99 years, 1+ days
Qaqortoq, Kujalleq
 Jan 2014  Apr 2015
(1 yr, 60+ days)
Unidentified F  97– 98 Jul/Dec 1916 – Apr 2015
98 years, 91+ days
Qaqortoq, Kujalleq
 Apr 2015 Present (at least)
8 years, 354 days
Anton Geisler M  96– 98* Born 21 Feb 1919
105 years, 57 days
Living in
Ilulissat, Qaasuitsup

References

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