List of Famous people named Halldor

Similar names: Haldor, Halldora. Here are some famous Halldors:

Halldór Laxness

Halldór Guðjónsson

First Name Halldór

Born on April 23, 1902

Died on February 8, 1998 (aged 95)

Born in Iceland, Capital Region

Halldór Kiljan Laxness was an Icelandic writer and winner of the 1955 Nobel Prize in Literature. He wrote novels, poetry, newspaper articles, essays, plays, travelogues and short stories. Major influences included August Strindberg, Sigmund Freud, Knut Hamsun, Sinclair Lewis, Upton Sinclair, Bertolt Brecht and Ernest Hemingway.

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Halldór Ásgrímsson

First Name Halldór

Born on September 8, 1947

Died on May 18, 2015 (aged 67)

Born in Iceland, Austurland

Halldór Ásgrímsson was an Icelandic politician, who served as Prime Minister of Iceland from 2004 to 2006 and was leader of the Progressive Party from 1994 to 2006.

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