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This is a list of notable people from
Iceland , arranged in categories and ordered
alphabetically by first name, following the usual
naming conventions of Iceland .
Arnaldur Indriðason , writer
Davíð Stefánsson , poet
Einar Benediktsson , writer, poet
Einar Kárason , writer
Einar Hjörleifsson Kvaran , editor, novelist, poet, dramatist
Einar Már Guðmundsson , writer
Guðmundur G. Hagalín , writer, poet
Halldór Kiljan Laxness , writer, poet,
Nobel Prize winner
Hallgrímur Helgason , writer
Jón Kalman Stefánsson , writer, poet
Jón Thoroddsen , author
Jónas Hallgrímsson , writer, poet
Jóhannes úr Kötlum , writer, poet
Kristín Marja Baldursdóttir , writer
Magnus Magnusson , television presenter, writer
Nína Björk Árnadóttir , poet, novelist, playwright
Ólafur Jóhann Ólafsson , writer
Sjón , poet, writer, lyricist
Snorri Hjartarson , poet
Snorri Sturluson , historian, poet
Steinunn Sigurðardóttir , writer, poet
Stephan G. Stephansson , Western Icelander, poet
Tómas Guðmundsson , poet
Vigdís Grímsdóttir , writer
Viktor Arnar Ingólfsson , writer
Yrsa Sigurðardóttir , writer
Þórarinn Eldjárn , writer, poet
Þórbergur Þórðarson , writer, poet
Anita Briem , actress
Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir , best known as
Silvía Nótt (Silvia Night) , actress, singer, model, TV personality.
Baltasar Kormákur , film actor and film director
Friðrik Þór Friðriksson , film director
Gunnar Hansen , film actor
Hilmir Snær Guðnason , film actor
Hrafn Gunnlaugsson , film director
Karl Júlíusson , film production designer/costume designer
Magnus Magnusson , television presenter, writer
Magnús Scheving , writer, actor, athlete, creator of
LazyTown
Margrét Vilhjálmsdóttir , actress
Marinó Sigurðsson , actor
Markús Örn Antonsson , former mayor of
Reykjavík and former director of
RÚV
Páll Magnússon , former director of
RÚV , a member of the
Icelandic parliament
Ragnar Bragason , director
Stefán Karl Stefánsson , actor
Tinna Gunnlaugsdóttir , actress and former Artistic Director of the
National Theatre of Iceland
Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson , actor
Örvar Þóreyjarson Smárason , poet, writer, musician
Anna Mjöll , singer-songwriter
Arndís Halla (born 1969), opera singer, songwriter and entertainer
Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir , more commonly known as
Silvía Nótt , singer, actress, and TV personality
Ásgeir Trausti , singer-songwriter
Bára Gísladóttir (born 1989), musician and composer
Björgvin Halldórsson , singer
Björk Guðmundsdóttir , singer-songwriter more commonly known as Björk
Bragi Ólafsson , musician
Diddú (Sigrún Hjálmtýsdóttir), soprano and songwriter
Emilíana Torrini , singer-songwriter
Einar Örn Benediktsson , musician
Eiríkur Hauksson , musician
Gabríel Ólafs , composer
Garðar Thór Cortes , tenor
Greta Salóme Stefánsdóttir , singer, violinist
Gísli Magnússon , pianist
Gunnsteinn Ólafsson , musician, composer
Hafdís Bjarnadóttir (born 1977), composer and musician
Hafdís Huld , singer
Haukur Tómasson , composer
Hildur Guðnadóttir , musician and composer, first solo woman to win a
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson , musician, art director, and chief goði of the Icelandic
Ásatrú Association
Jóhann Jóhannsson , composer, musician, producer
Jón Jósep Snæbjörnsson , (Jónsi ) singer
Jón Leifs , composer
Jón Þór Birgisson , singer, guitarist
Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir , pop singer (Yohanna)
Kjartan Ólafsson (born 1958), composer, professor
Laufey Lín Jónsdóttir , musician
Mugison , composer, musician
Ólafur Arnalds , composer, musician
Páll Óskar Hjálmtýsson (Paul Oscar), pop singer, songwriter and disc jockey
Ragnheiður Gröndal , musician
Sigurður Bragason , baritone singer and composer
Örvar Þóreyjarson Smárason , poet, writer and musician
Painters and visual artists
Ari Þorgilsson , priest and author of
Íslendingabók , a historical work
Björn Sveinsson Björnsson , first born son of Sveinn Björnsson, and an
Waffen-SS
volunteer
Egill Skallagrímsson , Viking skald
Eiríkur rauði , (e. Eirík the Red, Old Norse. Eirīkr hinn rauði) named Greenland
Freydís Eiríksdóttir
Guðmundur Arason
Guðríður Þorbjarnardóttir , explorer
Ingólfur Arnarson
Ísleifur Gissurarson
Kolbeinn Tumason
Leifur Eiríksson (e. Leif Ericson, Old Norse Leifr Eiríksson), discovered
America in the year 1000 and named it Vínland (Land of Wine )
Loftur Sæmundsson , priest and chieftain at
Oddi
Solveig Guðmundsdóttir , heir and landlord
Snorri Sturluson
Þorfinnur "Karlsefni" Þórðarson
Þorleifur Skaftason , priest and Galdrmaster
[1]
Þorvaldur Eríksson
Vilhjálmur Stefánsson , Western Icelander, Arctic explorer
Þóra Magnúsdóttir , born 1100 in Norway, daughter of
Magnus III of Norway , a direct descendant of
Harald Fairhair the first Norwegian King. Þóra Magnúsdóttir married an Icelander and moved to Iceland.
Albert Guðmundsson , former minister
Árni Sigfússon , politician
Ásgeir Ásgeirsson , former president
Bergdis Ellertsdóttir , ambassador
Birgitta Jónsdóttir , member of parliament
Björn Bjarnason , minister of justice and ecclesiastical affairs
Davíð Oddsson , former prime minister and former mayor of
Reykjavík
Geir H. Haarde , former prime minister, former foreign minister
Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson , current president
Halldór Ásgrímsson , former prime minister
Halldór Blöndal , former minister
Hannes Hafstein , first prime minister
Hannibal Valdimarsson , chairman of two parties and one electoral alliance
Hulda Jakobsdóttir (1911–1998), Iceland's first woman mayor
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir , former prime minister, also the world's first openly gay head of government
Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson , former foreign minister, ambassador
Jón Loftsson , chieftain and politician
Jón Sigurðsson , independence leader
Katrín Jakobsdóttir , current Prime minister
Katrín Magnússon (1858–1932), early Reykjavik municipal councillor and women's rights activist
Kristján Eldjárn , former president
Markús Örn Antonsson , former mayor of
Reykjavík and former director of
RÚV
Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson , former president
Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson , former prime minister
Steingrímur Hermannsson , former prime minister
Sveinn Björnsson , first president
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir , former president, first elected female head of state
Þorsteinn Pálsson , former prime minister
Agnar Helgason , anthropologist
Ari Brynjolfsson , physicist
Ari Þorgilsson , documentarian, chronicler
Ari Trausti Guðmundsson , geologist, explorer, documentarian
Árni Magnússon , documentarian
Ásgeir Helgason , psychologist, public health scientist
Auður Eir Vilhjálmsdóttir , first female priest
Eiríkur Magnússon , librarian and lecturer at
Cambridge University , co-translator with
William Morris
Gauti Eggertsson , economist at
Brown University
Gisli Gudjonsson , professor of forensic psychology
Gísli Pálsson , anthropologist
Guðbrandur Vigfússon , lexicographer, editor, and lecturer at
Oxford University
Guðmundur Eiríksson , judge and law professor
Hannes Hólmsteinn Gissurarson , political scientist
Helgi Valdimarsson , immunologist
Jón Steinsson , economist at
University of California, Berkeley
Hjörtur Þórðarson , inventor
Kári Stefánsson , founder of
deCODE genetics
Leifur Magnusson , Icelandic-American economist, U.S. Representative to the
International Labour Organization
[2]
Magnús Eiríksson , theologian
Marga Ingeborg Thome , nursing professor
Margrét Hermanns-Auðardóttir , archaeologist
Niels Finsen , physician,
Nobel Prize winner (Icelandic parents)
Ólafía Einarsdóttir , archaeologist
Páll Skúlason , philosopher, former Rector of the
University of Iceland
Reynir Böðvarsson , seismologist
Sigurdur Helgason , mathematician
Sigurður Nordal , philosopher
Sigurður Þórarinsson , geologist, volcanologist, professor
Snorri Sturluson , documentarian, writer
Stefán Einarsson , linguist and literary historian
Vilhjálmur Árnason , philosopher
Þór Whitehead , historian
Þorsteinn Gylfason , philosopher
Rúrik Gíslason , professional footballer, currently at
SV Sandhausen
Albert Guðmundsson , first Icelandic professional footballer, played for
Valur ,
Rangers ,
A.C. Milan ,
Arsenal and
FC Nancy .
Arnór Guðjohnsen , former professional footballer, father of Eiður Guðjohnsen
Aron Gunnarsson , professional footballer, currently at
Cardiff City FC
Ásgeir Sigurvinsson , former professional footballer
Birkir Bjarnason , professional footballer, currently at
Aston Villa F.C.
Eggert Jónsson , professional footballer, currently at
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen , professional footballer, top scorer for Icelandic national team
Emil Hallfreðsson , professional footballer, currently at
Udinese Calcio
Eyjólfur Héðinsson , professional footballer, currently at
SønderjyskE
Guðni Bergsson , former professional footballer, played for teams such as
Tottenham Hotspur F.C. and
Bolton Wanderers
Gylfi Sigurðsson , professional footballer, currently at
Everton F.C.
Heiðar Helguson , professional footballer, currently at
Cardiff City FC
Heimir Hallgrímsson , manager of the
Iceland national football team , also a football player and dentist
Hermann Hreiðarsson , professional footballer, currently at
ÍBV
Ívar Ingimarsson , former professional footballer
Jóhannes Karl Guðjónsson , professional footballer, currently at
Knattspyrnufélag ÍA
Teitur Thordarson , former professional footballer
Anníe Þórisdóttir , back-to-back
CrossFit Games winner (2011, 2012)
Einar Ragnarsson Kvaran , engineer, teacher,
genealogist and writer
Fiann Paul , fastest
ocean rower , most record breaking explorer, most
Guinness World Records decorated athlete
Guðrún Erlendsdóttir (1936–2013), first woman to become a judge of the
Supreme Court of Iceland
Gunnar Nelson , MMA fighter
Halldór Helgason , snowboarder
Katrín Davíðsdóttir , back-to-back
CrossFit Games winner (2015, 2016)
Kristján Einar Kristjánsson , racing driver, currently racing in
British formula 3
Sara Sigmundsdóttir ,
CrossFit Games athlete
Sigurlína Ingvarsdóttir (born 1978), video games producer
Þórunn Jónassen (1850–1922), first chair of
Thorvaldsensfélagið and early Reykjavik city councillor
Vala Flosadóttir , pole vaulter
Vilhelmína Lever (1802–1879), shopkeeper who voted in municipal elections in 1863 and 1866 before women such as her were officially given voting rights