64.1475° N, 21.9346° W
REYKJAVIK
Most Famous People Born in Reykjavik, Iceland
- Notable people
- 658
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1971
- Most distinctive
- Handball 20.9×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Reykjavik during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Reykjavik Is Known For
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Football is Reykjavik's biggest profession — 18% of all notables (117).
Reykjavik over-indexes on handball — 20.9× the global rate.
Reykjavik under-produces painter — only 0.5× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Reykjavik's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Filtered to 1940s Clear ×
Gunnar Hansen
1947 - 2015
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
Born 1942
Davíð Oddsson
Born 1948
Hrafn Gunnlaugsson
Born 1948
Ágúst Guðmundsson
Born 1947
Þórarinn Eldjárn
Born 1949
Helgi Tómasson (dancer)
Born 1942
Megas
Born 1945
Jakob Yngvason
Born 1945
Ari Trausti Guðmundsson
Born 1948
Pétur Gunnarsson
Born 1947
Björn Bjarnason
Born 1944
Ingibjörg Haraldsdóttir
Born 1942
Vilmundur Gylfason
1948 - 1983
Ólafur Haukur Símonarson
Born 1947
Ólafur Gunnarsson
Born 1948
Einar Thorsteinn
1942 - 2015
Einar Hákonarson
Born 1945
Bjarni Tryggvason
Born 1945
Guðmundur Sigurjónsson
Born 1947
Pétur Blöndal
1944 - 2015
Þór Beck
1940 - 1999
Gísli Guðjónsson
Born 1947
Guðmundur Gunnarsson
Born 1945
Bergljót Árnadóttir
Born 1949
Ásta Ragnheiður Jóhannesdóttir
Born 1949
Ögmundur Jónasson
Born 1948
Lárus Ýmir Óskarsson
Born 1949
Hermann Gunnarsson
1946 - 2013
Jón Sigurðsson (politician, born 1946)
Born 1946
Vilhjálmur Þórmundur Vilhjálmsson
Born 1946
Björgólfur Guðmundsson
Born 1941
Andrés Indriðason
1941 - 2020
Ásgeir Elíasson
1949 - 2007
Karl Sigurbjörnsson
Born 1947
Markús Örn Antonsson
Born 1943
Anna Svanhildur Björnsdóttir
Born 1948
Orri Vigfússon
1942 - 2017
Kristjana Gunnars
Born 1948
Ólafur Jónsson
Born 1949
Elmar Geirsson
Born 1948
Sigrún Magnúsdóttir
Born 1944
Gunnar Birgisson
Born 1947
Ágústína Jónsdóttir
Born 1949
Friðrik Klemenz Sophusson
Born 1943
Jónas Kristjánsson (newspaper editor)
1940 - 2018
Atli Gíslason
Born 1947
Þuríður Backman
Born 1948
Sighvatur Kristinn Björgvinsson
Born 1942
Jóhannes Jónsson
1940 - 2013
Ágústa Þorsteinsdóttir
1942 - 2008
Helgi Ágústsson
Born 1941
Hörður Barðdal
1946 - 2009
Hrafnhildur Guðmundsdóttir
Born 1943
Gudmunður Gíslason
Born 1941
Birgir Örn Birgis
1942 - 2017
María Guðmundsdóttir (filmmaker)
Born 1942
Þórður Helgason
Born 1947
Guðmundur Þorsteinsson
1942 - 2011
Arthur Olafsson
1940 - 2004
Hjördís Björk Hákonardóttir
Born 1944