Celebrities from Reykjavík
Reykjavík: 13 memorial pages
of people who were born or died here, or were laid to rest here
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Davíð Oddsson
01/17/1948 – 03/01/2026
78 years
Icelandic politician
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Friðrik Ólafsson
01/26/1935 – 04/04/2025
90 years
Icelandic chess player and official
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Bjarni Tryggvason
09/21/1945 – 04/05/2022
76 years
Canadian astronaut
Memorial
Vilhjálmur Einarsson
06/05/1934 – 12/28/2019
85 years
Icelandic athlete
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Harold Prince
01/30/1928 – 07/31/2019
91 years
American theatre producer and director
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Jóhann Jóhannsson
09/19/1969 – 02/09/2018
48 years
Icelandic musician and composer
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Gunnar Hansen
03/04/1947 – 11/07/2015
68 years
Icelandic-born American actor
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Halldór Ásgrímsson
09/08/1947 – 05/18/2015
67 years
Icelandic politician
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Thor Vilhjálmsson
08/12/1925 – 03/02/2011
85 years
Icelandic writer
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Benedikt Sigurðsson Gröndal
07/07/1924 – 07/20/2010
86 years
Icelandic politician
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Steingrímur Hermannsson
06/22/1928 – 02/01/2010
81 years
Prime Minister of Iceland
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Bobby Fischer
03/09/1943 – 01/17/2008
64 years
American chess player
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Halldór Laxness
née Halldór Guðjónsson
04/23/1902 – 02/08/1998
95 years
Icelandic author