List of Icelanders
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This is a list of people from Iceland, arranged in categories and ordered alphabetically by first name (cf. naming conventions of Iceland).
Politics
See also: List of Presidents of Iceland, List of Prime Ministers of Iceland, List of Icelandic rulers
- Árni Sigfússon, politician
- Ásgeir Ásgeirsson, former president
- Davíð Oddsson, current minister of foreign affairs, former prime minister
- Halldór Ásgrímsson, current prime minister
- Hannes Hafstein, first prime minister
- Kristján Eldjárn, former president
- Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, current president
- Steingrímur Hermannsson, former prime minister
- Sveinn Björnsson, first president
- Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, first elected female head of state, former president
- Þorsteinn Pálsson, former prime minister
Arts and culture
- Björgólfur Thor Björgólfsson, businessman and first Icelandic billionaire in US dollars
- Björk Guðmundsdóttir, singer and songwriter
- Bragi Olafsson, musician
- Davíð Stefánsson, poet
- Emiliana Torrini, singer and songwriter
- Einar Benediktsson, writer, poet
- Einar Örn Benediktsson, musician
- Friðrik Þór Friðriksson, film director
- Guðmundur G. Hagalín, writer and/or poet
- Gus Gus, band
- Halldór Kiljan Laxness, writer, poet, Nobel prize winner
- Haraldur Agnar Civelek, designer and illustrator
- Hofi Karlsdottir, (Hólmfríður Karlsdóttir) miss world 1985
- Jón Thoroddsen, writer and/or poet
- Jón Leifs, composer
- Jónas Hallgrímsson, writer, poet
- Jóhannes úr Kötlum, writer, poet
- Kari Stefansson, founder of Decode Genetics
- Linda Petursdottir, miss world 1988
- Magnus Magnusson, television presenter, writer
- Markús Örn Antonsson, director general of the National Broadcasting Service
- Mínus, Rock band
- Niels Finsen, physician, Nobel Prize winner (Icelandic parents)
- Ólafur Jóhann Ólafsson, writer
- Quarashi, band
- Sigur Rós, rock band
- Snorri Hjartarson, poet
- Snorri Sturluson, historian, poet
- Stephan G. Stephansson, Western Icelander, poet
- Tómas Guðmundsson, poet
- Þórbergur Þórðarson, writer, poet
Sports
- Ásgeir Sigurvinsson, The national soccer team-coach
- Eiður Smári Guðjonsen, footballer, currently at Chelsea
- Bobby Fischer, former world chess champion, granted Icelandic citizenship on 21 March 2005.
- Fridrik Olafsson, chess Grandmaster
- Heiðar Helguson, footballer, currently at Watford
- Hermann Hreiðarsson, footballer, currently at Charlton Athletic
- Jón Páll Sigmarsson, four time winner of World's Strongest Man
- Magnús Ver, four time winner of World's Strongest Man
- Ólafur Stefánsson, team handball player
- Vala Flosadottir, pole vaulter
Historical figures
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