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List of Icelanders

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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.

Contents

Business

  • Björgólfur Thor Björgólfsson, billionaire entrepreneur
  • Björgólfur Guðmundsson, former billionaire entrepreneur, father of Thor Björgólfsson (above)
  • Eggert Magnússon, businessman and former chairman of the English Premiership football club West Ham United
  • Hreiðar Már Sigurðsson, businessman
  • Jón Ásgeir Jóhannesson, billionaire and founder of the Bónus supermarket and the Baugur Group
  • Magnús Þorsteinsson, businessman
  • Þorsteinn M. Jónsson, banker

    • Architects

  • Guðjón Samúelsson
  • Guðmundur Jónsson
  • Högna Sigurðardóttir
  • Trausti Valsson

    • Authors

  • 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

    • 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

    • Music

  • 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

    • Painters

  • Einar Hákonarson
  • Erró
  • Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval

    • Photographers

  • Ragnar Axelsson
  • Ragnar Th. Sigurdsson

    • Sculptors

  • Ásmundur Sveinsson
  • Bertel Thorvaldsen
  • Einar Jónsson
  • Gunnfríður Jónsdóttir
  • Olafur Eliasson
  • Ríkarður Jónsson
  • Steinunn Thorarinsdottir

    • Miss World

  • Hólmfríður "Hófí" Karlsdóttir, Miss World 1985
  • Linda Pétursdóttir, Miss World 1988
  • Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir, Miss World 2005

    • Politics

    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

    • Football (Soccer) players

  • 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

    • Chess players

  • 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.

    • Strongmen

  • 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

    • Others

  • 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

    • References

    List of Icelanders Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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