List of Famous people born in Iceland

Steinunn Ólína Þorsteinsdóttir is an Icelandic actress, TV show host, producer and writer.

Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir is an Icelandic politician and the former Prime Minister of Iceland. She became active in the trade union movement, serving as an officer.

Birta Abiba Þórhallsdóttir is an Icelandic model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Iceland 2019. She represented Iceland at Miss Universe 2019, where she placed in the top 10.

Birkir Már Sævarsson is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a defender for Úrvalsdeild side Valur and the Iceland national team.

Tómas Lemarquis is a French-Icelandic actor.

Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson is an Icelandic politician, who was the Prime Minister of Iceland from April 2016 to January 2017. He is the chairman of the Progressive Party.

Anita Briem is an Icelandic actress. She is known for her role as Jane Seymour on The Tudors and her role as Hannah Ásgeirsson in Journey to the Center of the Earth.

Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson is an Icelandic historian serving as the sixth and current president of Iceland. He took office in 2016 after winning the most votes in the 2016 election, 71,356 (39.1%). He was reelected in 2020 with 92.2% of the vote.

Jón Daði Böðvarsson is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a right winger or a striker for Championship club Millwall and the Iceland national team.

Vigdís Finnbogadóttir GCMG is an Icelandic politician who served as the fourth President of Iceland from 1 August 1980 to 1 August 1996. She was the world's first female who was democratically elected as president. With a presidency of exactly sixteen years, she also remains the longest-serving elected female head of state of any country to date. Currently, she is a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, and a member of the Club of Madrid. She is also to-date Iceland's only female president.