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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- Film & TV
- Music
- Art & Design
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Baltasar Kormákur
Born 1966
Anita Briem
Born 1982
Tómas Lemarquis
Born 1977
Hera Hilmar
Born 1988
Heida Reed
Born 1988
Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir
Born 1982
Hilmir Snær Guðnason
Born 1969
Garðar Thór Cortes
Born 1974
Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir
Born 1974
Benedikt Erlingsson
Born 1969
Darri Ingolfsson
Born 1979
Valda Valkyrien
1895 - 1956
Ingibjörg Stefánsdóttir
Born 1972
María Ellingsen
Born 1964
Anna Borg
1903 - 1963
Steinunn Ólína Þorsteinsdóttir
Born 1969
Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson
Born 1961
Flosi Ólafsson
1929 - 2009
Ásdís Thoroddsen
Born 1959
Margrét Vilhjálmsdóttir
Born 1966
Ólafía Hrönn Jónsdóttir
Born 1962
Thora Bjorg Helga
Born 1989
Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson
Born 1976
Kristbjörg Kjeld
Born 1935
Bergljót Árnadóttir
Born 1949
Jóhann Gunnar Jóhannsson
Born 1971
Sigrún Edda Björnsdóttir
Born 1958
Lilja Nótt Þórarinsdóttir
Born 1979
Ilmur Kristjánsdóttir
Born 1978
Baltasar Breki Samper
Born 1989
Örn Árnason
Born 1959
Auðunn Blöndal
Born 1980
Salka Sól Eyfeld
Born 1988
Þórunn Erna Clausen
Born 1975
Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir
Born 1968
María Guðmundsdóttir (filmmaker)
Born 1942
Saga Garðarsdóttir
Born 1987