List of Famous people born in Iceland

Björk

Björk Guðmundsdóttir
Born on November 21, 1965 (age 59)

Björk Guðmundsdóttir is an Icelandic singer, songwriter, record producer, actress, and DJ. Over her four-decade career, she has developed an eclectic musical style that draws on a range of influences and genres spanning electronic, pop, experimental, trip hop, classical, and avant-garde music.

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Gylfi Sigurðsson

Gylfi Þór Sigurðsson
First Name Gylfi
Born on September 8, 1989 (age 35)
Height 186 cm | 6'1

Gylfi Þór Sigurðsson is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Everton and the Iceland national team.

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Rúrik Gíslason

First Name Rúrik
Born on February 25, 1988 (age 36)
Height 184 cm | 6'0

Rúrik Gíslason is an Icelandic former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

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Eiður Guðjohnsen

First Name Eiður
Born on September 15, 1978 (age 46)
Height 187 cm | 6'2

Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen is an Icelandic professional football coach and former player who played as a forward. He is currently the assistant manager of the Iceland men's national team. Gudjohnsen saw his greatest success in England and Spain with Chelsea and Barcelona respectively, where he won the UEFA Champions League and La Liga with the latter and the League Cup and Premiership twice with the former. Along with two spells at Bolton Wanderers fourteen years apart, he also played in Iceland, the Netherlands, France, Greece, Belgium, China and Norway in a club career lasting 22 years.

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Hannes Þór Halldórsson

First Name Hannes
Last Name Halldórsson
Born on April 27, 1984 (age 40)
Height 193 cm | 6'4

Hannes Þór Halldórsson is an Icelandic filmmaker and professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Icelandic club Valur and the Iceland national team.

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Katrín Jakobsdóttir

First Name Katrín
Born on February 1, 1976 (age 48)

Katrín Jakobsdóttir is an Icelandic politician serving as the 28th and current Prime Minister of Iceland since 2017. She has been a member of the Althing for the Reykjavík North constituency since 2007. She became deputy chairperson of the Left-Green Movement in 2003 and has been their chairperson since 2013. Katrín was Iceland's Minister of Education, Science and Culture and of Nordic Co-operation from 2 February 2009 to 23 May 2013. She is Iceland's second female prime minister, after Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir. On 19 February 2020, she was named Chair of the Council of Women World Leaders.

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Gunnar Nelson

First Name Gunnar
Born on July 28, 1988 (age 36)
Height 180 cm | 5'11

Gunnar Nelson is an Icelandic professional mixed martial artist, currently competing in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, which was awarded by Renzo Gracie after impressive results at the 2009 IBJJF Pan-Ams and the 2009 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship. Gunnar is a teammate of UFC fighter and former Featherweight and Lightweight Champion Conor McGregor, and is a member of Mjölnir gym in Iceland, and SBG Ireland.

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Aron Gunnarsson

First Name Aron
Last Name Gunnarsson
Born on April 22, 1989 (age 35)
Height 177 cm | 5'10

Aron Einar Malmquist Gunnarsson is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays for Qatari club Al-Arabi and captains the Icelandic national team. He can play either as a defensive midfielder or a central midfielder.

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Hildur Guðnadóttir

Hildur Ingveldar Guðnadóttir
First Name Hildur

Hildur Ingveldardóttir Guðnadóttir is an Icelandic musician and composer. A classically trained cellist, she has played and recorded with the bands Pan Sonic, Throbbing Gristle, Múm and Stórsveit Nix Noltes, and has toured with Animal Collective and Sunn O))). She has also produced solo works.

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Heida Reed

Heiða Rún Sigurðardóttir
First Name Heida
Last Name Reed
Born on May 22, 1988 (age 36)
Height 170 cm | 5'7

Heiða Rún Sigurðardóttir known by her stage name Heida Reed, is an Icelandic actress and model. She is known for playing parts in One Day, Jo (2013), Silent Witness (2014) and the BBC drama Poldark.

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