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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Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
Born 1930
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
Born 1942
Davíð Oddsson
Born 1948
Birgitta Jónsdóttir
Born 1967
Katrín Jakobsdóttir
Born 1976
Bjarni Benediktsson (born 1908)
1908 - 1970
Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
Born 1975
Geir Haarde
Born 1951
Gunnar Thoroddsen
1910 - 1983
Bjarni Benediktsson (born 1970)
Born 1970
Steingrímur Hermannsson
1928 - 2010
Dagur Bergþóruson Eggertsson
Born 1972
Tryggvi Þórhallsson
1889 - 1935
Össur Skarphéðinsson
Born 1953
Benedikt Jóhannesson
Born 1955
Smári McCarthy
Born 1984
Árni Páll Árnason
Born 1966
Björn Bjarnason
Born 1944
Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir
Born 1954
Vilmundur Gylfason
1948 - 1983
Geir Hallgrímsson
1925 - 1990
Árni Mathiesen
Born 1958
Ásta Guðrún Helgadóttir
Born 1990
Kolbrún Halldórsdóttir
Born 1955
Elín Hirst
Born 1960
Björgvin G. Sigurðsson
Born 1970
Ragnar Arnalds
Born 1938
Steinunn Valdís Óskarsdóttir
Born 1965
Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir
Born 1965
Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir
Born 1966
Ólína Þorvarðardóttir
Born 1958
Ásta Ragnheiður Jóhannesdóttir
Born 1949
Oddný G. Harðardóttir
Born 1957
Ögmundur Jónasson
Born 1948
Guðmundur Steingrímsson
Born 1972
Birgir Ármannsson
Born 1968
Jón Sigurðsson (politician, born 1946)
Born 1946
Róbert Marshall
Born 1971
Vilhjálmur Þórmundur Vilhjálmsson
Born 1946
Eiður Svanberg Guðnason
1939 - 2017
Kjartan Jóhannsson
1939 - 2020
Ólöf Nordal
1966 - 2017
Álfheiður Ingadóttir
Born 1951
Lilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir
Born 1973
Sigurjón Þórðarson
Born 1964
Markús Örn Antonsson
Born 1943
Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson
Born 1967
Halldór Blöndal
Born 1938
Katrín Júlíusdóttir
Born 1974
Eygló Harðardóttir
Born 1972
Unnur Brá Konráðsdóttir
Born 1974
Sólveig Pétursdóttir
Born 1952
Jón Þór Ólafsson
Born 1977
Helgi Hjörvar
Born 1967
Jónína Bjartmarz
Born 1952
Orri Vigfússon
1942 - 2017
Helgi Hrafn Gunnarsson
Born 1980
Ásmundur Einar Daðason
Born 1982
Árni Þór Sigurðsson
Born 1960
Ragnhildur Helgadóttir
1930 - 2016
Sigrún Magnúsdóttir
Born 1944
Frosti Sigurjónsson
Born 1962
Sigríður Á. Andersen
Born 1971
Jón Gunnarsson
Born 1956
Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir
Born 1965
Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir
Born 1990
Sigríður Ingibjörg Ingadóttir
Born 1969
Bjarkey Gunnarsdóttir
Born 1965
Gunnar Birgisson
Born 1947
Silja Dögg Gunnarsdóttir
Born 1973
Brynhildur Pétursdóttir
Born 1969
Atli Gíslason
Born 1947
Guðrún Katrín Þorbergsdóttir
1934 - 1998
Þórunn Egilsdóttir
Born 1964
Ásbjörn Óttarsson
Born 1962
Þuríður Backman
Born 1948
Lilja Mósesdóttir
Born 1961
Jóhanna María Sigmundsdóttir
Born 1991
Skúli Helgason
Born 1965
Bryndís Haraldsdóttir
Born 1976
Sigurður Kári Kristjánsson
Born 1973
Freyja Haraldsdóttir
Born 1986
Líneik Anna Sævarsdóttir
Born 1964
Helgi G. Thordersen
1794 - 1867
Salome Þorkelsdóttir
Born 1927
Sighvatur Kristinn Björgvinsson
Born 1942
Birgir Ísleifur Gunnarsson
Born 1936
Magnús Stefánsson
Born 1960
Hjálmar Árnason
Born 1950
María Lilja Þrastardóttir
Born 1986
Halldóra Mogensen
Born 1979
Andrés Ingi Jónsson
Born 1979
Vilhjálmur Bjarnason
Born 1952
Ásmundur Friðriksson
Born 1956
Elsa Lára Arnardóttir
Born 1975
Þorsteinn Sæmundsson (Politiker)
Born 1953
Björn Leví Gunnarsson
Born 1976
Brynjar Níelsson
Born 1960
Árni Magnússon (politician)
Born 1965
Karl Garðarsson
Born 1960
Páll Valur Björnsson
Born 1962
Gunnar Hrafn Jónsson
Born 1981