List of Famous people born in Iceland

Svandís Svavarsdóttir is a member of parliament of the Althing, the Icelandic parliament. She is a member of the Left-Green Movement. She served as Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources in the government of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir. She was also the leader of the Left-Green Movement's parliamentary group. She is currently serving as the Minister of Health.

Oddný Guðbjörg Harðardóttir is an Icelandic politician representing the Social Democratic Alliance. She served as Minister of Finance from 2011 to 2012, and twice as parliamentary group leader for the SDA. On 17 March 2016, she declared her candidacy for the party's leadership election, which took place at an extraordinary party conference on 3–4 June, and she was elected party chairman.

Ragna Árnadóttir is an Icelandic lawyer and former Minister of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs of Iceland. She previously served as the acting office manager of the Prime Minister's Office from 15 January 2009.

Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson, transliterated/also known as Eythor Ingi, is an Icelandic singer, songwriter, producer, actor musican, known for solo material bands called Eldberg, Todmobile and Rock Paper Sisters, represented Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden with the song "Ég á líf" after winning Söngvakeppnin 2013.

Jóhannes "Joey" Harðarson is an Icelandic football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach in Norwegian Eliteserien club Start.

Eiríkur Hauksson is an Icelandic heavy metal vocalist who is trained as a teacher.

Sigurjón Sighvatsson, also known as Joni Sighvatsson, is an Icelandic Hollywood film producer and businessman.

Friðrik Ómar Hjörleifsson is an Icelandic singer probably best known for representing Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 as part of Eurobandið as lead vocals.

Ragnar Arnalds is an Icelandic former MP and twice cabinet minister. He studied literature and philosophy in Sweden from 1959 to 1961 and graduated with a law degree from the University of Iceland in 1968. He was editor of Frjáls þjóð in 1960.

Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir is an Icelandic politician. A graduate of the University of Iceland and the Bologna Center of the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, she was Iceland's Minister for the Environment from 24 May 2007 to 2009. She was member of the Althing from 1999 to 2011, first elected as a member of Women's List, then the Social Democratic Alliance.