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.
Film, radio, and TV
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 director of RÚV
Ragnar Bragason, director
Stefán Karl Stefánsson, actor
Tinna Gunnlaugsdóttir, actress and head of [the National Theater of Iceland]
Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson, actor
Örvar Þóreyjarson Smárason, poet, writer, musician
Anna Mjöll singer and songwriter
Arnor Dan, lyricist and singer.(Agent Fresco and Olafur Arnalds)
Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir, more commonly known as Silvía Nótt, singer, actress, and TV personality
Björgvin Halldórsson, singer
Björk Guðmundsdóttir, singer and songwriter more commonly known as Björk.
Bragi Ólafsson, musician
Diddú (Sigrún Hjálmtýsdóttir), soprano and songwriter
Emilíana Torrini, singer and songwriter
Einar Örn Benediktsson, musician
Eiríkur Hauksson, musician
Garðar Thór Cortes, tenor
Greta Salóme Stefánsdóttir, singer, violinist
Hafdís Huld, singer
Haukur Tómasson, composer
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, composer, professor
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
Einar Hákonarson
Erró
Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval
Ragnar Axelsson
Ragnar Th. Sigurdsson
Ásmundur Sveinsson
Bertel Thorvaldsen
Einar Jónsson
Gunnfríður Jónsdóttir
Olafur Eliasson
Ríkarður Jónsson
Steinunn Thorarinsdottir
Hólmfríður "Hófí" Karlsdóttir, Miss World 1985
Linda Pétursdóttir, Miss World 1988
Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir, Miss World 2005
See also: List of Presidents of Iceland, List of Prime Ministers of Iceland and List of rulers of Iceland
Scholarship and academia
Agnar Helgason, PhD, anthropologist
Ari Brynjolfsson, PhD, physicist
Ari Þorgilsson, documentarian, chronicler
Ari Trausti Guðmundsson, geologist, explorer, documentarian
Árni Magnússon, documentarian
Ásgeir Helgason, PhD, psychologist, public health scientist
Eiríkur Magnússon, librarian and lecturer at Cambridge University, co-translator with William Morris
Gisli Gudjonsson, Professor of Forensic Psychology
Gísli Pálsson, PhD, anthropologist
Guðbrandur Vigfússon, lexicographer, editor, and lecturer at Oxford University
Hannes Hólmsteinn Gissurarson, PhD, political scientist
Helgi Valdimarsson, MD, immunologist
Hjörtur Þórðarson, inventor
Kári Stefánsson, MD, founder of deCODE genetics
Magnús Eiríksson, theologian
Margrét Hermanns Auðardóttir, PhD, archaeologist
Niels Finsen, physician, Nobel Prize winner (Icelandic parents)
Páll Skúlason, PhD, philosopher, former Rector of the University of Iceland
Reynir Böðvarsson, PhD, seismologist
Sigurdur Helgason, mathematician
Sigurður Nordal, PhD, philosopher
Sigurður Þórarinsson, PhD, geologist, volcanologist, professor
Snorri Sturluson, documentarian, writer
Stefán Einarsson, linguist and literary historian
Vilhjálmur Árnason, PhD, philosopher
Þór Whitehead, historian
Þorsteinn Gylfason, philosopher
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
Eggert Jónsson, Professional footballer, currently at Wolverhampton Wanderers
Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen, professional footballer, top scorer for Icelandic national team
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 Swansea City A.F.C.
Teitur Thordarson, former professional footballer
Heiðar Helguson, professional footballer, currently at Cardiff City FC
Hermann Hreiðarsson, professional footballer, currently at ÍBV
Ívar Ingimarsson, professional footballer, currently at Ipswich Town F.C.
Jóhannes Karl Guðjónsson, Professional footballer, currently at Knattspyrnufélag ÍA
Emil Hallfreðsson, Professional footballer, currently at Udinese Calcio
Bobby Fischer, former world chess champion, granted Icelandic citizenship on 21 March 2005
Friðrik Ólafsson, chess grandmaster
Handball
Arnór Atlason, handball player who plays for FCK Håndbold in Denmark.
Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson, handball player who plays for Rhein-Neckar Löwen in Germany.
Ólafur Stefánsson, handball player, Rhein-Neckar Löwen. Formerly of Wuppertal, Magdeburg and Ciudad Real.
Snorri Steinn Guðjónsson, handball player who plays for Rhein-Neckar Löwen in Germany.
Benedikt Magnússon, past deadlift world record holder
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson
Jón Páll Sigmarsson, four-time winner of World's Strongest Man
Magnús Magnússon
Magnús Ver Magnússon, four-time winner of World's Strongest Man
Stefán Sölvi Pétursson
Anníe Þórisdóttir, back-to-back CrossFit Games winner (2011, 2012)
Fiann Paul, artist, ocean rower, holding 6 Guinness World Records by 2016
Gunnar Nelson, MMA fighter
Halldór Helgason, Snowboarder
Kristján Einar Kristjánsson, racing driver, currently racing in British formula 3
Sigurlína Ingvarsdóttir (born 1978), video games producer
Vala Flosadóttir, pole vaulter
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