Christian Jacobsen Drakenberg (18 November 1626 (disputed) – 9 October 1772) was a Norwegian sailor who, according to his information, was born in 1626 in Blomsholm, Norway and thus reached the age of 145.

Drakenberg led a colorful life as a sailor; he traveled much in Europe and Asia, was held captive by pirates on several occasions and fought in 3 wars under different Danish kings.

He retired at the claimed age of 86, and in light of his impressive story he was awarded a yearly pension by the Danish king.

Drakenberg spent the last years of his life living with beneficiaries and friends until his death in 1772 in Aarhus, Denmark.

[4] Drakenberg claimed to have been born in 1626, in Blomsholm, Norway and that he was baptized by the priest Peder Johansen Wynsten.

Some historians have since pinned his most likely birth date to around 1665–1670, making Drakenberg about 100 years old when he died, although no conclusive evidence has been found.

His life before he met count Frederik Danneskjold-Samsøe is sparsely documented but more information becomes available in the time after he settled in Jutland.

In 1657, Drakenberg arrived in Kristiania as the Second Northern War was starting and he enlisted in the Danish Navy under Frederik III.

[7] After his death Drakenbergs body was placed in a chapel in Aarhus Cathedral where it essentially mummified and until 1840 it was on permanent display in the church.

[3][4] Drakenberg was famous in his time and left behind many portraits and depictions including one by Johann Salomon Wahl from 1736 (in Frederiksborg Museum), one by Carl Gustav Pilo from 1741 and one by Mogens Thrane from 1758.. Years after his death he kept fascinating people.

[3][4] Johnsen claimed to have made a number of plaster busts of Drakenberg's corpse although no documents to that effect have been found.

Scientists from the center for Gerontology at Aarhus University initially searched for the body but eventually turned to finding the plaster busts instead.