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15 Famous People from Iceland

Can you name 15 famous people from Iceland?
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Last updated: December 24, 2025
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First submittedSeptember 11, 2022
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Norse explorer, described as the one who founded the first settlement in Greenland
Erik the Red
Strongman who played the role of The Mountain in Game of Thrones
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson
Writer who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1955 and is the only Icelandic Nobel Laureate
Halldór Laxness
Explorer who is thought to have been the first European to set foot on continental America
Leif Erikson
Female politician who served as the Prime minister of Iceland from 2017 to 2024
Katrín Jakobsdóttir
Actress who played in Da Vinci's Demons and Mortal Engines
Hera Hilmar
First and the only Icelander in the NBA who played for LA Lakers and Spurs in the 1980's
Pétur Guðmundsson
12-time Icelandic Basketball Player of the Year
Jón Stefánsson
Bestselling Icelandic singer-songwriter of all time
Björk
Handball player and a world-class playmaker known for his vision and technical skill
Aron Pálmarsson
Footballer who played for Chelsea, Barcelona and Bolton
Eiður Guðjohnsen
The world’s first democratically elected female president
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
American chessmaster whose US passport was revoked and who got Icelandic citizenship
Bobby Fischer
Commonly recognized as the first permanent Norse settler of Iceland
Ingólfur Arnarson
The world's first openly gay head of government, serving as Prime Minister from 2009 to 2013
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
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