List of Famous people born in Iceland

Víkingur Ólafsson is an Icelandic pianist.

Ásgeir "Sigi" Sigurvinsson is an Icelandic retired football attacking midfielder and coach.

Nína Tryggvadóttir was born Jónína Tryggvadóttir in Seyðisfjörður, Iceland. She is one of Iceland's most important abstract expressionist artists and one of very few Icelandic female artists of her generation.

Arnór Þór Gunnarsson is an Icelandic handball player for Bergischer HC and the Icelandic national team.

Sverrir Ingi Ingason is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a defender for Greek club PAOK and the Iceland national team.

Ögmundur Kristinsson is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Greek club Olympiacos and the Iceland national team.

Theódór Elmar Bjarnason is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Greek club Lamia.

Einar Kárason is an Icelandic writer. He has been a full-time writer since 1978. He started his career with poetry in literary magazines from 1978 to 1980. In 1981 he published his first novel. He is best known for his novel Þar sem djöflaeyjan rís. which was translated into English as Devil's Island. The book was also made into the film Devil's Island. He has been on the board or acted as chairman for several Icelandic writing associations.

Guðlaugur Victor Pálsson is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays for SV Darmstadt 98 in the German 2. Bundesliga. He has previously played for Liverpool, Dagenham & Redbridge, Hibernian, New York Red Bulls, NEC, Helsingborgs IF, Esbjerg fB and FC Zürich. Victor has also represented Iceland internationally.

Gísli Þorgeir Kristjánsson is an Icelandic handball player who plays for SC Magdeburg and the Icelandic national team.