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Most Famous Icelandic Musicians

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Iceland 146
241 B Björk Björk Icelandic Composer b. 1965
13,523 ET Emilíana Torrini Emilíana Torrini Icelandic Singer b. 1977
37,117 ÁT Ásgeir Trausti Ásgeir Trausti Icelandic Singer b. 1992
53,864 JL Jón Leifs Jón Leifs Icelandic Conductor 1899–1968
98,446 SS Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson Icelandic Composer 1847–1927
141,694 BH Birgitta Haukdal Birgitta Haukdal Icelandic Singer b. 1979
161,426 NB Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir Icelandic Music b. 1989
183,601 MÓ María Ólafsdóttir María Ólafsdóttir Icelandic Singer b. 1993
230,974 EI Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson Icelandic Singer b. 1989
1,231,824 RB Ragnar Bjarnason Ragnar Bjarnason Icelandic Singer 1934–2020
2,556,890 S( Steinar (singer) Icelandic Songwriter b. 1995
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By the numbers

Inside Iceland Musicians

11 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous iceland musicians born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Iceland Musicians peaked in the 1990s with 3 people.

What Iceland Musicians Are Known For

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Singer are Iceland Musicians's biggest group — 55% of all notables (6).

Iceland Musicians over-index on singer — 23.3× the global rate.

  1. Singer6
  2. Composer2
  3. Conductor1
  4. Music1
  5. Songwriter1
  1. Singer623.3×

City Hot Spots

Cities that over-produce Iceland Musicians compared to the world average — multiplier shows how much more.