Björgvin Halldórsson, an Icelandic musician and singer, died on April 9, 2026, at the age of 74. Born Björgvin Helgi Halldórsson in Hafnarfjörður on April 16, 1951, he was an Icelandic pop singer who represented Iceland at the Eurovision Song… · 09 April 2026 · April 2026
Hjálmar H. Ragnarsson, an Icelandic composer, died on March 13, 2026, at the age of 73. He was also a music theorist, rector and pianist, and was considered among the leading Icelandic composers of his generation. Ragnarsson contributed to Icelandic… · 13 March 2026 · March 2026
Davíð Oddsson, Icelandic politician and the longest-serving prime minister of Iceland, died on March 1, 2026, at age 78. He served as prime minister from 1991 to 2004, as foreign minister from 2004 to 2005, and as chairman of the… · 01 March 2026 · March 2026
Frank Booker, the American basketball player who starred at Bowling Green State University and later gained prominence in Iceland, died on February 20, 2026. Frank Alonzo Booker was 61. Born in Augusta, Georgia, in 1964, he played college basketball for… · 20 February 2026 · February 2026
Icelandic saxophonist (Mezzoforte) · 22 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 22 · Other
Icelandic musician (Rímur) · 17 April 2025 · April 2025 · April 17
Icelandic chess grandmaster · 06 April 2025 · April 2025 · April 6 · Other
Icelandic banker and football executive · 04 February 2025 · February 2025 · February 4 · Other
85. Icelandic footballer (KR) and politician · 24 January 2025 · January 2025 · January 24
Icelandic electronic musician · 15 January 2025 · January 2025 · January 15
Icelandic electronic musician · 04 January 2025 · January 2025 · Jóhannesson · January 4
Icelandic basketball player and coach (ÍR) · 15 March 2024 · March 2024 · March 15
Icelandic prelate · 12 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 12 · Other
Icelandic Olympic sprinter (1952) · 10 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 10
Icelandic film producer (What Maisie Knew · 04 July 2023 · July 2023 · Daniels · July 4 · Other
Icelandic restaurateur and hotelier · 04 July 2023 · July 2023 · July 4 · Other
Icelandic talent agent and music publisher · 01 July 2023 · July 2023 · July 1
Icelandic singer and opera director · 31 May 2023 · May 2023 · Cortés · May 31
Icelandic handball coach and player · 20 April 2023 · April 2023 · Akbashev · April 20
American-Icelandic musician (Low Roar) · 28 October 2022 · October 2022 · October 28
Icelandic composer and political author · 11 April 2022 · April 2022 · April 11 · Elías
Icelandic-born Canadian astronaut · 05 April 2022 · April 2022 · April 5 · Other
Icelandic children's book writer and politician · 24 March 2022 · March 2022 · March 24
Icelandic centenarian · 07 February 2022 · February 2022 · February 7 · Other
Icelandic former basketball player and coach · 21 January 2022 · January 2022 · January 21
Icelandic tattoo artist · 11 December 2021 · December 2021 · December 11 · Bragason
Icelandic film director (Thicker than Water) and screenwriter (A Man Like Me) · 26 April 2021 · April 2021 · Ásgeirsson · April 26
Icelandic housewife and entrepreneur · 01 March 2021 · March 2021 · March 1 · Other
Icelandic businesswoman and socialite · 29 August 2020 · Hallgrímsson · August 2020 · August 29 · Margret · Other
Icelandic mantra · 01 August 2020 · Pétursdóttir · August 2020 · August 1 · Other
Icelandic football player (Borussia Dortmund · 02 September 2019 · September 2019 · September 2
Icelandic physicist prominent in the field of energy research · 18 July 2019 · July 2019 · Sigfusson · July 18
Icelandic writer and newspaper editor · 03 July 2018 · July 2018 · July 3 · Jonáš
Icelandic chess grandmaster · 04 March 2018 · March 2018 · March 4 · Štefan · Other
Icelandic rock and jazz musician · 07 August 2017 · August 2017 · August 7
Icelandic environmentalist · 03 July 2017 · July 2017 · July 3 · Other
Icelandic meteorologist · 14 August 2016 · Kristjánsson · August 2016 · August 14 · Other · Jon
Icelandic-born American actor (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre) · 07 November 2015 · November 2015 · November 7
Icelandic film director (Lulu femme nue) · 07 August 2015 · August 2015 · August 7 · Solveig
Icelandic businessman (Baugur Group) · 27 July 2013 · July 2013 · Johannes · Jönsson · July 27 · Other
Dutch-Icelandic Roman Catholic prelate · 24 June 2013 · June 2013 · June 24 · Other
Icelandic sports executive · 19 June 2013 · June 2013 · June 19 · Other
Icelandic academic and novelist · 07 June 2014 · June 2014 · June 7 · Jonáš