List of Icelandic writers

Iceland has a rich literary history, which has carried on into the modern period.^[2]

Some of the best known examples of Icelandic literature are the Sagas of Icelanders. These are prose narratives based on historical events that took place in Iceland and the surrounding areas during the Saga Age.^[3]^[4] Most of these sagas were recorded during the 13th and 14th centuries, but the original authors and subsequent recorders of the works are unknown and thus not listed here. Although it has been suggested that Snorri Sturluson is the author of Egil's Saga.^[5] The Saga tradition is not limited only to Iceland, and is an integral part of Norse mythology throughout the Nordics.^[6]^[7]

Another dominant form of Icelandic literature is poetry. Iceland has a rich history of poets, with many poets listed here. The early poetry of Iceland is Old Norse poetry, which is divided into the anonymous Eddic poetry,^[8] and the Skaldic poetry attributed to a series of skalds, who were court poets who lived in the Viking Age and Middle Ages.^[9]^[10] The modern Icelandic language is sufficiently similar to the Old Norse language for speakers of modern Icelandic to be able to understand Old Norse texts.^[11] Later Icelandic poetry includes the Passion Hymns by Hallgrímur Pétursson, a collection of Christian religious poetry published in 1666.^[12] Modern poets include Einar Benediktsson, a neo-Romantic poet who was an important figure in Iceland's nationalistic literary revival during the 19th century,^[13] and 20th-century poets such as Tómas Guðmundsson and Davíð Stefánsson.

Halldór Laxness is the only Icelander to have been awarded the Nobel Prize.^[14] Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1955, he is recognized as one of Iceland's greatest literary figures. He wrote poetry, newspaper articles, plays, travelogues, short stories, and novels.^[15] Icelandic authors have won the Nordic Council's Literature Prize nine times.^[16]

In the modern period many Icelandic authors have been successful writing in languages other than Icelandic. Others have their work translated into other languages and are known internationally. The Detective Erlendur series by crime fiction author Arnaldur Indriðason is translated into at least 24 languages, including English.^[17]

Following is a list of notable Icelandic writers.^[a] This list includes authors of Icelandic literature, as well as writers in other literary disciplines; such as authors of fiction and non-fiction works, poets and skalds, playwrights, screenwriters, songwriters and composers, scholars, scribes, journalists,^[b] translators, and editors of newspapers and magazines. All the people listed here are or were Icelandic citizens, or writers with a strong connection to Iceland, for example by writing in the Icelandic language.^[c] People listed are from a wide range of time periods, ranging from the early Viking-age chroniclers, to modern day novelists. To help sort the writers by period, they are sorted according to the time period they lived. Although many more precise periods can be used, this list uses Contemporary for living writers, Modern for writers since the 16th century, and Medieval for the period from the 5th to the 15th century. In keeping with Icelandic naming conventions, the list is alphabetical by given name, as that is how Icelandic names are sorted.

A

Given names beginning with "A"
Name	Period	Born	Died	Genre/Type	Notable work	Citations
Andri Snær Magnason	Contemporary	1973	Living	Children's book author	The Story of the Blue Planet	^[19]^[20]
Anna Mjöll Ólafsdóttir	Contemporary	1970	Living	Jazz songwriter	Sjúbídú	^[21]^[22]
Anna Svanhildur Björnsdóttir	Contemporary	1948	Living	Poet	Örugglega ég	^[23]^[24]^[25]
Ari Jósefsson	Modern	1939	1964	Poet	Nei	^[26]^[27]
Ari Trausti Guðmundsson	Contemporary	1948	Living	Non-fiction author	Vegalínur	^[28]^[29]
Ari Þorgilsson	Medieval	1067	1148	Medieval chronicler	Íslendingabók	^[30]^[31]
Arnaldur Indriðason	Contemporary	1961	Living	Crime fiction author	Detective Erlendur series	^[32]^[33]^[34]
Arndís Þórarinsdóttir	Contemporary	1982	Living	Children's books author		^[35]
Arngrímr Brandsson	Medieval	1325	1361	14th century author	Guðmundar saga D	^[36]
Arngrímur Jónsson	Medieval	1568	1648	16th century scholar	Brevis commentarius de Islandia	^[37]^[38]
Arnórr Jarlaskáld	Medieval	1012	1070	Skald		^[39]^[40]
Arnthor Birgisson	Contemporary	1976	Living	Dance music songwriter
Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir	Contemporary	1958	Living	Novelist	Butterflies in November	^[41]^[42]
Auður Jónsdóttir	Contemporary	1973	Living	Novelist	Secretaries to the Spirits	^[43]
Auður Laxness	Modern	1918	2012	Author	Melkorka	^[44]

Á

Given names beginning with "Á"
Name	Period	Born	Died	Genre/Type	Notable work	Citations
Álfrún Gunnlaugsdóttir	Contemporary	1938	Living	Novelist	Þel	^[45]^[46]
Ágústína Jónsdóttir	Contemporary	1949	Living	Poet	Að baki mánans	^[47]^[48]
Árni Bergmann	Contemporary	1935	Living	Novelist	Thorvald the Widely-Travelled	^[49]
Árni Böðvarsson	Modern	1924	1992	Dictionary editor		^[50]^[51]
Árni Lárentíusson	Medieval	1304	1337	Medieval prose writer	Dunstanus saga
Árni Þórarinsson	Contemporary	1950	Living	Crime writer and journalist		^[52]
Áslaug Jónsdóttir	Contemporary	1963	Living	Children's book author	Skrímsli í vanda	^[53]

B

Given names beginning with "B"
Name	Period	Born	Died	Genre/Type	Notable work	Citations
Baldur Ragnarsson	Contemporary	1930	2018	Poet		^[54]
Barði Jóhannsson	Contemporary	1975	Living	Music writer
Bergljót Arnalds	Contemporary	1968	Living	Children's book author		^[55]
Bergr Sokkason	Medieval	1316	1350	14th century scholar	Micheals Saga	^[56]
Bergþóra Árnadóttir	Modern	1948	2007	Folk songwriter		^[57]
Bersi Skáldtorfuson	Medieval	980	1030	11th century skald		^[58]
Birgir Sigurðsson	Contemporary	1937	2019	Drama writer
Birgitta Jónsdóttir	Contemporary	1967	Living	Poet		^[59]^[60]
Birgitta Sif	Contemporary	1981	Living	Children's book author		^[61]
Bjarki Karlsson	Contemporary	1965	Living	Poet	Árleysi alda	^[62]^[63]
Bjarni Bjarnason	Contemporary	1965	Living	Novelist	Endurkoma Maríu
Bjarni Harðarson	Contemporary	1961	Living	Novelist		^[64]^[65]
Bjarni Thorarensen	Modern	1786	1841	Poet		^[66]^[67]
Björgvin Franz Gíslason	Contemporary	1977	Living	Children's book author		^[68]
Björk Guðmundsdóttir	Contemporary	1965	Living	Songwriter	Debut, Post, "Homogenic", Vulnicura, Fossora	^[69]
Björn Th. Björnsson	Modern	1922	2007	Novelist		^[70]^[71]
Böðvar Guðmundsson	Contemporary	1939	Living	Novelist		^[72]
Bogi Ágústsson	Contemporary	1952	Living	Journalist		^[73]
Bragi Boddason	Medieval	800	850	9th century poet
Bryndís Björgvinsdóttir	Contemporary	1982	Living	Children's book author		^[74]
Brynhildur Þórarinsdóttir	Contemporary	1970	Living	Children's book author
Brynjar Leifsson	Contemporary	1990	Living	Songwriter
Brynjólfur Pétursson	Modern	1810	1851	Magazine editor	Fjölnismenn	^[75]^[76]

D

Given names beginning with "D"
Name	Period	Born	Died	Genre/Type	Notable work	Citations
Davíð Oddsson	Contemporary	1948	Living	Newspaper editor	Editor of Morgunblaðið	^[77]^[78]
Davíð Stefánsson	Modern	1895	1964	Poet		^[79]^[80]
Drífa Viðar	Modern	1920	1971	Novelist	Fjalldalslilja	^[81]^[82]^[83]

E

Given names beginning with "E"
Name	Period	Born	Died	Genre/Type	Notable work	Citations
Eggert Ólafsson	Modern	1726	1768	Poet	Reise igiennem Island	^[84]
Egill Helgason	Contemporary	1959	Living	Journalist		^[85]
Egill Skallagrímsson	Medieval	904	995	Viking-Age poet	Höfuðlausn	^[86]
Eilífr Goðrúnarson	Medieval	Unknown		10th-century skald	Þórsdrápa	^[87]
Eilífr kúlnasveinn	Medieval	Unknown		12th or 13th century skald		^[88]
Einar Benediktsson	Modern	1864	1940	Poet		^[89]
Einar Bragi	Modern	1921	2005	Poet		^[90]
Einar Hjörleifsson Kvaran	Modern	1859	1938	Newspaper editor, et al		^[91]
Einar Kárason	Contemporary	1955	Living	Novelist		^[92]^[93]
Einar Már Guðmundson	Contemporary	1954	Living	Novelist		^[94]
Einar Ragnarsson Kvaran	Modern	1920	2012	Genealogist		^[95]
Einarr Gilsson	Medieval	Unknown		14th century poet		^[96]
Einarr Hafliðason	Medieval	1307	1393	14th century chronicler		^[97]
Einarr Helgason	Medieval	Unknown		10th century skald		^[98]^[99]
Einarr Skúlason	Medieval	1100	1159	12th century skald		^[100]
Eiríkur Bergmann	Contemporary	1969	Living	Scholarly author & novelist	Samsærið	^[101]^[102]
Eiríkur Örn Norðdahl	Contemporary	1978	Living	Poet	llska	^[103]
Eiríkur Rögnvaldsson	Contemporary	1955	Living	Scholarly author		^[104]
Elín Briem	Modern	1856	1937	Cookbook author		^[105]
Elín Ebba Gunnarsdóttir	Contemporary	1953	Living	Short fiction author		^[106]
Elísabet Jökulsdóttir	Contemporary	1958	Living	Journalist and poet		^[107]
Elsa G. Vilmundardóttir	Modern	1932	2008	Non-fiction author		^[108]
Emil Thoroddsen	Modern	1898	1944	Songwriter		^[109]
Erla Stefánsdóttir	Contemporary	1935	2015	Seer		^[110]
Ernir Kristján Snorrason	Modern	1944	2012	Novelist		^[111]
Eyjólfr Dáðaskáld	Medieval	Unknown		Skald		^[112]
Eysteinn Ásgrímsson	Medieval	1310	1360	Poet		^[113]
Eysteinn Björnsson	Contemporary	1942	Living	Author		^[114]
Eysteinn Valdason	Medieval	Unknown		10th century skald		^[115]
Eyvindur P. Eiríksson	Contemporary	1935	Living	Poet		^[116]

F

Given names beginning with "F"
Name	Period	Born	Died	Genre/Type	Notable work	Citations
Finnur Jónsson	Modern	1858	1934	Scholar	Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiæ	^[117]
Finnur Magnússon	Modern	1781	1847	Scholarly author
Fríða Á. Sigurðardóttir	Modern	1940	2010	Novelist		^[118]^[119]^[120]

G

Given names beginning with "G"
Name	Period	Born	Died	Genre/Type	Citations
Gamli Gnævaðarskáld	Medieval	Unknown		Skald
Gerður Kristný	Contemporary	1970	Living	Poet
Gísli Örn Garðarsson	Contemporary	1973	Living	Screenwriter
Gísli Rúnar Jónsson	Contemporary	1953	2020	Screenwriter
Glúmr Geirason	Medieval	Unknown		10th century skald
Gottskálk grimmi Nikulásson	Medieval	1469	1520	Author of Rauðskinna
Grímur Hákonarson	Contemporary	1977	Living	Screenwriter
Grímur Thomsen	Modern	1820	1896	Poet
Guðbergur Bergsson	Contemporary	1932	Living	Author
Guðmundur Andri Thorsson	Contemporary	1957	Living	Novelist
Guðmundur G. Hagalín	Modern	1898	1985	Short story author
Guðmundur Kamban	Modern	1888	1945	Novelist
Guðmundur Steingrímsson	Contemporary	1972	Living		^{[citation needed]}
Guðni Th. Jóhannesson	Contemporary	1968	Living	Non-fiction writer
Guðný Halldórsdóttir	Contemporary	1954	Living	Screenwriter
Guðrún Eva Mínervudóttir	Contemporary	1976	Living	Novelist
Guðrún frá Lundi	Modern	1887	1975	Novelist
Guðrún Helgadóttir	Contemporary	1935	Living	Children's book author
Guðrún Kristín Magnúsdóttir	Contemporary	1939	Living	Author
Guðrún Lárusdóttir	Modern	1880	1938	Writer
Gunnar Gunnarsson	Modern	1889	1975	Novelist
Gunnlaugr Leifsson	Medieval	1190	1218	Poet
Gunnlaugr Ormstunga	Medieval	983	1008	Poet
Gyrðir Elíasson	Contemporary	1961	Living	Poet

H

Given names beginning with "H"
Name	Period	Born	Died	Genre/Type	Citations
Halla Gunnarsdóttir	Contemporary	1981	Living	Journalist
Hallar-Steinn	Medieval	Unknown		13th century poet
Halldór Guðmundsson	Contemporary	1956	Living	Biographer
Halldór Laxness	Modern	1902	1998	Iceland's Nobel laureate
Halldóra K. Thoroddsen	Contemporary	1950	2020	Novelist
Halldórr skvaldri	Medieval	Unknown		Skald
Hallfreðr vandræðaskáld	Medieval	965	1007	Skald
Hallgerður Gísladóttir	Modern	1952	2007	Poet
Hallgrímur Helgason	Contemporary	1959	Living	Novelist
Hallgrímur Pétursson	Modern	1614	1674	Poet
Hannes Hafstein	Modern	1861	1922	Poet
Hannes Pétursson	Contemporary	1931	Living	Poet
Hannes Sigfússon	Modern	1922	1997	Poet
Haukr Erlendsson	Modern	1265	1334	Scholar	^[121]
Helgi Pjeturss	Modern	1872	1949	Scientific writer
Hera Hjartardóttir	Contemporary	1983	Living	Songwriter
Hermann Pálsson	Modern	1921	2002	Scholar
Hermann Stefánsson	Contemporary	1968	Living	Author
Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson	Modern	1958	Living	Music writer
Hitesh Ceon	Contemporary	1974	Living	Songwriter
Hjálmar Jónsson	Modern	1796	1875	Poet
Hrafnhildur Hagalín	Contemporary	1965	Living	Playwright
Hulda	Modern	1881	1946	Poet

I

Given names beginning with "I"
Name	Period	Born	Died	Genre/Type	Notable work	Citations
Ilmur Kristjánsdóttir	Contemporary	1978	Living	Screenwriter	Ástríður	^[122]
Indriði G. Þorsteinsson	Modern	1926	2000	Novelist	79 af stöðinni	^[123]
Ingibjörg Haraldsdóttir	Modern	1942	2016	Poet	Kona	^[124]^[125]^[126]^[127]
Ingólfur Margeirsson	Modern	1948	2011	Newspaper editor	Lífsjátning	^[128]^[129]

Í

Given names beginning with "Í"
Name	Gender	Period	Born	Died	Genre/Type	Notable work	Citations
Íeda Herman		Contemporary	1925	2019	Author	Viking Kids Don't Cry	^[130]
Ísak Harðarson		Contemporary	1956	Living	Poet		^[131]

J

Given names beginning with "J"
Name	Period	Born	Died	Genre/Type
Jakobína Sigurðardóttir	Modern	1918	1994	Modernist writer
Jófríður Ákadóttir	Contemporary	1994	Living	Songwriter
Jóhann Gunnar Sigurðsson	Modern	1882	1906	Poet
Jóhann Sigurjónsson	Modern	1880	1919	Poet
Jóhannes úr Kötlum	Modern	1899	1972	Poet
Jón Árnason	Modern	1819	1888	Folklorist
Jón Atli Jónasson	Contemporary	1972	Living	Playwright
Jón Helgason	Modern	1899	1986	Poet
Jón Hnefill Aðalsteinsson	Modern	1927	2010	Folklorist
Jón Kalman Stefánsson	Contemporary	1963	Living	Novelist
Jón lærði Guðmundsson	Modern	1574	1651	Sorcerer and poet
Jón Leifs	Modern	1899	1968	Music writer
Jón Magnússon	Modern	1610	1696	Author of the Píslarsaga
Jón Oddsson Hjaltalín	Modern	1749	1835	Religious writer
Jón Ólafsson	Modern	1850	1916	Journalist
Jón Ólafsson^[d]	Modern	1594	1679	Explorer and autobiographer
Jón Örn Loðmfjörð	Contemporary	1983	Living	Experimental poet
Jón Óskar	Modern	1921	1998	Poet
Jón frá Pálmholti	Modern	1930	2004	Poet
Jón Sveinsson	Modern	1857	1944	Children's book writer
Jón Thoroddsen elder	Modern	1818	1868	Poet and novelist
Jón Thoroddsen junior	Modern	1898	1924	Author
Jón Trausti Sigurðarson	Contemporary	1982	Living	Newspaper editor
Jón úr Vör	Modern	1917	2000	Poet
Jónas Hallgrímsson	Modern	1807	1845	Magazine editor
Jónas Kristjánsson	Modern	1924	2014	Novelist
Jónína Leósdóttir	Contemporary	1954	Living	Author
Jórunn skáldmær	Medieval	Unknown		10th century skald

K

Given names beginning with "K"
Name	Period	Born	Died	Genre/Type	Citations
Karl Jónsson	Medieval	1135	1213	Poet
Kolbeinn Tumason	Medieval	1173	1207	Poet
Konráð Gíslason	Modern	1808	1891	Grammarian
Kormákr Ögmundarson	Medieval	Unknown		10th century skald
Kristín Eiríksdóttir	Contemporary	1981	Living	Poet	^[132]
Kristín Helga Gunnarsdóttir	Contemporary	1963	Living	Children's book writer
Kristín Marja Baldursdóttir	Contemporary	1949	Living	Novelist
Kristín Ómarsdóttir	Contemporary	1962	Living	Author
Kristín Steinsdóttir	Contemporary	1946	Living	Children's book writer
Kristinn Ármannsson	Modern	1895	1966	Author of Latin Grammar
Kristinn Hrafnsson	Contemporary	1962	Living	Investigative journalist
Kristján B. Jónasson	Contemporary	1967	Living	Biographer
Kristján Karlsson	Modern	1922	2014	Poet
Kristjan Niels Julius	Modern	1860	1936	Poet
Kristmann Guðmundsson	Modern	1901	1983	Novelist

L

Given names beginning with "L"
Name	Gender	Period	Born	Died	Genre/Type	Notable work	Citations
Lilja Sigurðardóttir		Contemporary	1972	Living	Crime fiction writer	Snare	^[133]
Linda Vilhjálmsdóttir		Contemporary	1958	Living	Poet		^[134]

M

Given names beginning with "M"
Name	Period	Born	Died	Genre/Type	Notable work	Citations
Magnús Eiríksson	Modern	1806	1881	Theologian		^[135]
Magnús Jónsson	Modern	1530	1591	Poet
Magnús Jónsson í Tjaldanesi	Modern	1835	1922	Scribe		^[136]^[137]
Magnús Kjartansson	Modern	1919	1981	Newspaper editor		^[138]
Magnus Magnusson	Modern	1929	2007	Journalist		^[139]^[140]^[141]
Magnús Þór Jónsson	Contemporary	1945	Living	Songwriter
María Lilja Þrastardóttir	Contemporary	1986	Living	Author
Marta María Stephensen	Modern	1770	1805	Pioneering author
Matthías Jochumsson	Modern	1835	1920	Author of Lofsöngur
Mikael Torfason	Contemporary	1974	Living	Novelist	Syndafallið	^[142]^[143]

N

Given names beginning with "N"
Name	Gender	Period	Born	Died	Genre/Type	Notable work	Citations
Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir		Contemporary	1989	Living	Songwriter		^{[citation needed]}
Nína Björk Árnadóttir		Modern	1941	2000	Novelist		^[144]^[145]

O

Given names beginning with "O"
Name	Period	Born	Died	Genre/Type	Notable work	Citations
Oddný Eir	Contemporary	1972	Living	Autobiographer		^[146]
Oddr Snorrason	Medieval	Unknown		Medieval chronicler	The Saga of Olaf Tryggvason	^[147]^[148]^[149]
Olvir Hnufa	Medieval	Unknown		Skald		^[150]

Ó

Given names beginning with "Ó"
Name	Period	Born	Died	Genre/Type	Notable work	Citations
Ófeigur Sigurðsson	Contemporary	1975	Living	Poet		^[151]
Óláfr Leggsson	Medieval	Unknown		13th century skald
Óláfr Þórðarson	Medieval	1210	1259	Skald		^[152]
Ólafur Egilsson	Modern	1564	1639	Autobiographer	Reisubók séra Ólafs Egilssonar	^[153]
Ólafur Gunnarsson	Contemporary	1948	Living	Author		^[154]
Ólafur Haukur Símonarson	Contemporary	1947	Living	Playwright		^[155]^[156]^[157]
Ólafur Jóhann Ólafsson	Contemporary	1962	Living	Novelist		^[158]
Ólafur Jóhann Sigurðsson	Contemporary	1918	1988	Novelist		^[159]
Ólafur Jóhannesson	Contemporary	1975	Living	Screenwriter		^[160]
Ólína Þorvarðardóttir	Contemporary	1958	Living	Scholar		^[161]^[162]
Óskar Halldórsson	Modern	1921	1983	Scholar		^[163]
Óskar Jónasson	Contemporary	1963	Living	Screenwriter		^[164]
Óttar M. Norðfjörð	Contemporary	1980	Living	Crime fiction writer		^[165]
Óttarr svarti	Medieval	Unknown		11th century skald		^[166]

Ö

Given names beginning with "Ö"
Name	Gender	Period	Born	Died	Genre/Type	Notable work	Citations
Örn Árnason		Contemporary	1959	Living	Screenwriter		^[167]
Örvar Þóreyjarson Smárason		Contemporary	1977	Living	Poet		^[168]

P

Given names beginning with "P"
Name	Period	Born	Died	Genre/Type	Notable work	Citations
Páll Ólafsson	Modern	1827	1905	Poet		^[169]
Paul Oscar	Contemporary	1970	Living	Songwriter	Minn hinsti dans	^[170]
Pétur Gunnarsson	Contemporary	1947	Living	Author		^[171]
Pétur Þorsteinsson	Contemporary	1955	Living	Dictionary editor	Pétrísk-Íslensk Orðabók	^[172]

R

Given names beginning with "R"
Name	Period	Born	Died	Genre/Type	Notable work	Citations
Ragna Sigurðardóttir	Contemporary	1962	Living	Author	Borg (City)	^[173]
Ragnar Jónasson	Contemporary	1976	Living	Crime writer	Dark Iceland series	^[174]^[175]
Ragnar Þórhallsson	Contemporary	1987	Living	Songwriter		^{[citation needed]}
Ragnheiður Gestsdóttir	Contemporary	1953	Living	Children's author		^[176]
Róbert Ingi Douglas	Contemporary	1973	Living	Screenwriter
Rósa Guðmundsdóttir	Modern	1795	1855	Poet		^[177]^[178]
Rúnar Rúnarsson	Contemporary	1977	Living	Screenwriter		^[179]

S

Given names beginning with "S"
Name	Period	Born	Died	Genre/Type
Sæmundr fróði	Medieval	1056	1133	11th century scholar
Sigfús Daðason	Modern	1928	1996	Poet
Sighvatr Sturluson	Medieval	1170	1238	Poet
Sigrún Davíðsdóttir	Contemporary	1955	Living	Journalist
Sigrún Edda Björnsdóttir	Contemporary	1958	Living	Author
Sigurbjörg Þrastardóttir	Contemporary	1973	Living	Poet
Sigurður Breiðfjörð	Modern	1798	1846	Poet
Sigurður Nordal	Modern	1886	1974	Scholar
Sigurður Pálsson	Modern	1948	2017	Poet
Sigurður Sigurjónsson	Contemporary	1955	Living	Screenwriter
Sigurlaug Gísladóttir	Contemporary	1984	Living	Songwriter
Sigurlaugur Elíasson	Contemporary	1957	Living	Poet
Sigvatr Þórðarson	Medieval	995	1045	Skald
Sindri Freysson	Contemporary	1970	Living	Novelist
Sindri Sindrason	Contemporary	Unknown		Journalist
Sigurjón Birgir Sigurðsson	Contemporary	1962	Living	Poet
Skapti Þóroddsson	Medieval	?	1030	Skald
Skúli Þórsteinsson	Medieval	Unknown		Poet
Snorri Hergill Kristjánsson	Contemporary	1974	Living	Author
Snorri Hjartarson	Modern	1906	1986	Poet
Snorri Sturluson	Medieval	1179	1241	Poet
Sóley Stefánsdóttir	Contemporary	1986	Living	Songwriter
Sólveig Anspach	Modern	1960	2015	Screenwriter
Sölvi Fannar	Contemporary	1971	Living
Stefán Einarsson	Modern	1897	1972	Literary historian
Stefán frá Hvítadal	Modern	1887	1933	Poet
Stefán Hörður Grímsson	Modern	1919	2002	Poet
Stefán Jón Hafstein	Contemporary	1955	Living	Author
Stefán Sigurðsson	Modern	1887	1933	Poet
Steinar Bragi	Contemporary	1975	Living	Author
Steingrímur Thorsteinsson	Modern	1831	1913	Translator
Steinn Steinarr	Modern	1908	1958	Poet
Steinunn Finnsdóttir	Modern	1640	1710	Poet
Steinunn Refsdóttir	Medieval	Unknown		10th century skald
Steinunn Sigurðardóttir	Contemporary	1950	Living	Novelist
Steinvör Sighvatsdóttir	Medieval	1210	1271	Poet
Stefán Guðmundur Guðmundsson	Modern	1853	1927	Poet
Sturla Þórðarson	Medieval	1214	1284	Skald
Svala Björgvinsdóttir	Contemporary	1977	Living	Songwriter
Svava Jakobsdóttir	Modern	1930	2004	Author
Svavar Knútur Kristinsson	Medieval	Unknown		Songwriter
Sveinbjörn Egilsson	Modern	1791	1852	Theologian

T

Given names beginning with "T"
Name	Period	Born	Died	Genre/Type
Thor Vilhjálmsson	Modern	1925	2011	Writer
Thorarinn Leifsson	Contemporary	1966	Living	Author
Thordis Elva	Contemporary	1980	Living	Autobiographer
Thormodus Torfæus	Modern	1636	1719	Historian
Tindr Hallkelsson	Medieval	Unknown		10th century skald
Tómas Guðmundsson	Modern	1901	1983	Poet
Tómas Sæmundsson	Modern	1807	1841	Fjölnismenn
Tony Jonsson	Modern	1921	2001	Autobiographer
Torfhildur Þorsteinsdóttir	Modern	1845	1918	Iceland's first woman novelist
Tyrfingur Tyrfingsson	Contemporary	1987	Living	Playwright

Þ

Given names beginning with "Þ"
Name	Period	Born	Died	Genre/Type	Citations
Þjóðólfr Arnórsson	Medieval	1010	1066	11th century skald	^[180]
Þór Whitehead	Contemporary	1943	Living	Historian	^[181]
Þórarinn Eldjárn	Contemporary	1949	Living	Author	^[182]
Þórarinn loftunga	Medieval	Unknown		11th century skald	^[183]
Þórarinn Skeggjason	Medieval	Unknown		11th century skald	^[184]
Þórbergur Þórðarson	Modern	1889	1974	Author	^[185]^[186]
Þorbjörn dísarskáld	Medieval	Unknown		11th century skald	^[187]^[188]
Þórdís Gísladóttir	Contemporary	1965	Living	Children's book author	^[189]^[190]
Þórðr Kolbeinsson	Medieval	Unknown		11th century skald	^[191]
Þórðr Sjáreksson	Medieval	Unknown		11th century skald	^[192]
Þórður Helgason	Contemporary	1947	Living	Author	^[193]
Þorgils gjallandi	Modern	1851	1915	Author	^[194]
Þorgrímur Þráinsson	Contemporary	1959	Living	Writer	^[195]^[196]
Þórhildur Sunna Ævarsdóttir	Contemporary	1987	Living	Journalist	^[197]
Þórir Jökull Steinfinnsson	Medieval	?	1238	Skald
Þorleifr jarlsskáld	Medieval	Unknown		Skald
Þorleifur Repp	Modern	1794	1857	Newspaper editor
Þorsteinn Erlingsson	Modern	1858	1914	Poet
Þorsteinn frá Hamri	Modern	1938	2018	Poet
Þorsteinn Gylfason	Modern	1942	2005	Philosopher
Þórunn Elfa Magnúsdóttir	Modern	1910	1995	Novelist
Þórunn Erna Clausen	Contemporary	1975	Living	Songwriter
Þórvaldr Hjaltason	Medieval	Unknown		Skald
Þorvaldr veili	Medieval	Unknown		10th century skald
Þráinn Bertelsson	Contemporary	1944	Living	Author

U

Given names beginning with "U"
Name	Gender	Period	Born	Died	Genre/Type	Notable work	Citations
Úlfr Uggason		Medieval	Unknown		10th century skald	Húsdrápa	^[198]
Unnar Gísli Sigurmundsson		Contemporary	Unknown		Songwriter	Color Decay	^[199]

V

Given names beginning with "V"
Name	Period	Born	Died	Genre/Type	Notable work	Citations
Valgerður Þóroddsdóttir	Contemporary	1989	Living	Author		^[200]
Vetrliði Sumarliðason	Medieval	Unknown		10th century skald		^[201]
Vigdís Grímsdóttir	Contemporary	1953	Living	Poet		^[202]^[203]
Vigfúss Víga-Glúmsson	Medieval	Unknown		Skald		^[204]
Viktor Arnar Ingólfsson	Contemporary	1955	Living	Crime fiction writer	Afturelding	^[205]
Vilborg Dagbjartsdóttir	Contemporary	1930	2021	Poet		^[206]
Vilborg Davíðsdóttir	Contemporary	1965	Living	Novelist		^[207]
Vilmundur Gylfason	Modern	1948	1983	Poet		^[208]
Völu-Steinn	Medieval	Unknown		Skald

Y

Given names beginning with "Y"
Name	Gender	Period	Born	Died	Genre/Type	Notable work	Citations
Yrsa Sigurðardóttir		Contemporary	1963	Living	Crime fiction writer	Biobörn	^[209]
Yvonne K. Fulbright		Contemporary	?	Living	Sexologist		^[210]

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Footnotes

^ One in ten Icelanders is a published author, therefore to qualify for inclusion in the list, they must have an existing Wikipedia article as evidence of notability.
^ Journalists should be known to write their own news articles to count as a writer.
^ Writing in Icelandic is not on its own evidence of being Icelandic. Conversely, many Icelandic writers are known for their works in other languages.
^ The traveller

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[20] Writing in Icelandic is not on its own evidence of being Icelandic. Conversely, many Icelandic writers are known for their works in other languages.

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v t e Icelandic language
Features	Braille Grammar Orthography Phonology Vocabulary
Names	Patronymic names Street names List of exonyms
History and literature	History Old Icelandic Literature Sagas Poetic Edda Skaldic poetry
Promotion and purism	Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies Icelandic Language Day Icelandic Language Council Icelandic Language Fund Icelandic Language Institute Icelandic Naming Committee Linguistic purism
Related topics	Icelandic Sign Language List of Icelandic writers

v t e Norse skalds
Pagan skalds	Auðunn illskælda Bragi Boddason (Ragnarsdrápa) Egill Skalla-Grímsson (Arinbjarnarkviða, Höfuðlausn , Sonatorrek) Eilífr Guðrúnarson (Þórsdrápa) Einarr skálaglamm Erpr lútandi Eyjólfr dáðaskáld Eysteinn Valdason Eyvindr skáldaspillir (Hákonarmál, Háleygjatal) Gamli gnævaðarskáld Glúmr Geirason Gunnlaugr ormstunga Guthormr sindri (Hákonardrápa) Hallar-Steinn Halldórr ókristni Hofgarða-Refr Gestsson Hrafn Önundarson Jórunn skáldmær Kormákr Ögmundarson Skafti Þóroddsson Skúli Þórsteinsson Steinn Herdísarson Steinunn Refsdóttir Þjóðólfr of Hvinir (Haustlöng, Ynglingatal) Þorbjǫrn Hornklofi (Hrafnsmál, Glymdrápa) Þorkell Gíslason (Búadrápa) Þorleifr jarlsskáld Tindr Hallkelsson Úlfr Sebbason Úlfr Uggason (Húsdrápa) Vetrliði Sumarliðason Vigfúss Víga-Glúmsson
Adult convert skalds	Hallfreðr vandræðaskáld
Christian skalds (excluding converts)	Arngrímr ábóti Brandsson Arnórr jarlaskáld Ámundi Árnason Árni ábóti Jónsson Árni óreiða Magnússon Ásgrímr Ketilsson Bersi Skáldtorfuson Bjarni Kolbeinsson Bjarni gullbrárskáld Bjǫrn krepphendi Eilífr kúlnasveinn Einarr Gilsson Einarr Skúlason Gamli kanóki Gizurr svarti (gullbrárskáld) Gunnlaugr Leifsson Hallar-Steinn Halldórr skvaldri Haukr Valdísarson Ingjaldr Geirmundarson Ívarr Ingimundarson Kálfr Hallsson Kolbeinn Tumason Markús Skeggjason Níkulás Bergsson Óláfr hvítaskáld Þórðarson Sigvatr Þórðarson Sneglu-Halli Snorri Sturluson] Steinn Herdísarson Sturla Þórðarson Svartr á Hofstöðum Valgarðr á Velli Þjóðólfr Arnórsson Þorleikr fagri Þormóðr Kolbrúnarskáld Þormóðr Óláfsson Þorvaldr blǫnduskáld Þórarinn loftunga Þórarinn stuttfeldr
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