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This is a list of people from Iceland.
Politics
See also: List of Presidents of Iceland, List of Prime Ministers of Iceland, List of Icelandic rulers
- Ásgeir Ásgeirsson, president
- Halldór Ásgrímsson, politician
- Sveinn Björnsson, first president
- Kristján Eldjárn, president
- Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, first elected female head of state
- Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, president
- Steingrímur Hermansson, prime minister
- Davíð Oddsson, prime minister
- Thorstein Pálsson, prime minister
Arts and culture
- Einar Benediktsson, musician
- Björk, singer and songwriter
- Snorri Hjartarson, poet
- Jón Leifs, composer
- Magnus Magnusson, television presenter, writer
- Bragi Olafsson, musician
- Sigur Rós, rock band
- Snorri Sturluson, historian, poet
- Halldór Kiljan Laxness, writer, poet, Nobel prize winner
Sports
- Magnús Ver, one of the strongest men in the world
Historical figures
Others
- Gudridur Thorbjarnardottir, explorer
