List of Icelandic writers

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Iceland has a rich literary history, which has carried on into the modern period.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The Saga tradition is not limited only to Iceland, and is an integral part of Norse mythology throughout the Nordics.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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,<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> and the Skaldic poetry attributed to a series of skalds, who were court poets who lived in the Viking Age and Middle Ages.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Later Icelandic poetry includes the Passion Hymns by Hallgrímur Pétursson, a collection of Christian religious poetry published in 1666.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Modern poets include Einar Benediktsson, a neo-Romantic poet who was an important figure in Iceland's nationalistic literary revival during the 19th century,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and 20th-century poets such as Tómas Guðmundsson and Davíð Stefánsson.

Halldór Laxness is the only Icelander to have been awarded the Nobel Prize.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Icelandic authors have won the Nordic Council's Literature Prize nine times.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Following is a list of notable Icelandic writers.Template:Efn 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,Template:Efn 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.Template:Efn 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. {{#invoke:Hatnote|hatnote}}{{#ifeq:||}} Template:Horizontal TOC

A

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Arngrímur Jónsson the Learned, an Icelandic scholar who lived in the 16th and 17th centuries<ref>Peter Springborg, 'Antiqvæ historiæ lepores--om renæssancen i den islandske håndskriftproduktion i 1600-tallet', Gardar: Årsbok för Samfundet Sverige-Island i Lund-Malmö, 8 (1977), 53--89, at p. 59.</ref>

Given names beginning with "A"

Name	Gender	Period	Born	Died	Genre/Type	Notable work	Citations
Andri Snær Magnason	Male	Contemporary	1973	Living	Children's book author	The Story of the Blue Planet	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Anna Mjöll Ólafsdóttir	Female	Contemporary	1970	Living	Jazz songwriter	Sjúbídú	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Anna Svanhildur Björnsdóttir	Female	Contemporary	1948	Living	Poet	Örugglega ég	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Ari Jósefsson	Male	Modern	1939	1964	Poet	Nei	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Ari Trausti Guðmundsson	Male	Contemporary	1948	Living	Non-fiction author	Vegalínur	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Ari Þorgilsson	Male	Medieval	1067	1148	Medieval chronicler	Íslendingabók	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Arnaldur Indriðason	Male	Contemporary	1961	Living	Crime fiction author	Detective Erlendur series	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Arndís Þórarinsdóttir	Female	Contemporary	1982	Living	Children's books author		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Arngrímr Brandsson	Male	Medieval	1325	1361	14th century author	Guðmundar saga D	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Arngrímur Jónsson	Male	Medieval	1568	1648	16th century scholar	Brevis commentarius de Islandia	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Arnórr Jarlaskáld	Male	Medieval	1012	1070	Skald		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite ODNB</ref>
Arnthor Birgisson	Male	Contemporary	1976	Living	Dance music songwriter
Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir	Female	Contemporary	1958	Living	Novelist	Butterflies in November	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Auður Jónsdóttir	Female	Contemporary	1973	Living	Novelist	Secretaries to the Spirits	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Auður Laxness	Female	Modern	1918	2012	Author	Melkorka	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Á

Given names beginning with "Á"

Name	Gender	Period	Born	Died	Genre/Type	Notable work	Citations
Álfrún Gunnlaugsdóttir	Female	Contemporary	1938	2021	Novelist	Þel	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Ágústína Jónsdóttir	Female	Contemporary	1949	Living	Poet	Að baki mánans	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Árni Bergmann	Male	Contemporary	1935	Living	Novelist	Thorvald the Widely-Travelled	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Árni Böðvarsson	Male	Modern	1924	1992	Dictionary editor		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Árni Lárentíusson	Male	Medieval	1304	1337	Medieval prose writer	Dunstanus saga
Árni Þórarinsson	Male	Contemporary	1950	Living	Crime writer and journalist		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Áslaug Jónsdóttir	Female	Contemporary	1963	Living	Children's book author	Skrímsli í vanda	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

B

Given names beginning with "B"

Name	Gender	Period	Born	Died	Genre/Type	Notable work	Citations
Baldur Ragnarsson	Male	Contemporary	1930	2018	Poet		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Barði Jóhannsson	Male	Contemporary	1975	Living	Music writer
Bergljót Arnalds	Female	Contemporary	1968	Living	Children's book author		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Bergr Sokkason	Male	Medieval	1316	1350	14th century scholar	Micheals Saga	<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Bergþóra Árnadóttir	Female	Modern	1948	2007	Folk songwriter		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Bersi Skáldtorfuson	Male	Medieval	980	1030	11th century skald		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Birgir Sigurðsson	Male	Contemporary	1937	2019	Drama writer
Birgitta Jónsdóttir	Female	Contemporary	1967	Living	Poet		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Birgitta Sif	Female	Contemporary	1981	Living	Children's book author		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Bjarki Karlsson	Male	Contemporary	1965	Living	Poet	Árleysi alda	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Bjarni Bjarnason	Male	Contemporary	1965	Living	Novelist	Endurkoma Maríu
Bjarni Harðarson	Male	Contemporary	1961	Living	Novelist		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Bjarni Thorarensen	Male	Modern	1786	1841	Poet		<ref>Beck, Richard. "BJARNI THORARENSEN—ICELAND'S PIONEER ROMANTICIST." Scandinavian Studies and Notes, vol. 15, no. 3, 1938, pp. 71–80. JSTOR, JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/40915447.</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Björgvin Franz Gíslason	Male	Contemporary	1977	Living	Children's book author		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Björk Guðmundsdóttir	Female	Contemporary	1965	Living	Songwriter	Debut, Post, "Homogenic", Vulnicura, Fossora	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Björn Th. Björnsson	Male	Modern	1922	2007	Novelist		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Böðvar Guðmundsson	Male	Contemporary	1939	Living	Novelist		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Bogi Ágústsson	Male	Contemporary	1952	Living	Journalist		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Bragi Boddason	Male	Medieval	800	850	9th century poet	Ragnarsdrápa
Bryndís Björgvinsdóttir	Female	Contemporary	1982	Living	Children's book author		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Brynhildur Þórarinsdóttir	Female	Contemporary	1970	Living	Children's book author
Brynjar Leifsson	Male	Contemporary	1990	Living	Songwriter
Brynjólfur Pétursson	Male	Modern	1810	1851	Magazine editor	Fjölnismenn	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

D

Given names beginning with "D"

Name	Gender	Period	Born	Died	Genre/Type	Notable work	Citations
Davíð Oddsson	Male	Contemporary	1948	Living	Newspaper editor	Editor of Morgunblaðið	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Davíð Stefánsson	Male	Modern	1895	1964	Poet		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Drífa Viðar	Female	Modern	1920	1971	Novelist	Fjalldalslilja	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

E

Given names beginning with "E"

Name	Gender	Period	Born	Died	Genre/Type	Notable work	Citations
Eggert Ólafsson	Male	Modern	1726	1768	Poet	Reise igiennem Island	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Egill Helgason	Male	Contemporary	1959	Living	Journalist		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Egill Skallagrímsson	Male	Medieval	904	995	Viking-Age poet	Höfuðlausn	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Eilífr Goðrúnarson	Male	Medieval	Template:HsUnknown		10th-century skald	Þórsdrápa	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Eilífr kúlnasveinn	Male	Medieval	Template:HsUnknown		12th or 13th century skald		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Einar Benediktsson	Male	Modern	1864	1940	Poet		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Einar Bragi	Male	Modern	1921	2005	Poet		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Einar Hjörleifsson Kvaran	Male	Modern	1859	1938	Newspaper editor, et al		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Einar Kárason	Male	Contemporary	1955	Living	Novelist		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Einar Már Guðmundson	Male	Contemporary	1954	Living	Novelist		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Einar Ragnarsson Kvaran	Male	Modern	1920	2012	Genealogist		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Einarr Gilsson	Male	Medieval	Template:HsUnknown		14th century poet		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Einarr Hafliðason	Male	Medieval	1307	1393	14th century chronicler		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Einarr Helgason	Male	Medieval	Template:HsUnknown		10th century skald		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Einarr Skúlason	Male	Medieval	1100	1159	12th century skald		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Eiríkur Bergmann	Male	Contemporary	1969	Living	Scholarly author & novelist	Samsærið	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Eiríkur Örn Norðdahl	Male	Contemporary	1978	Living	Poet	llska	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Eiríkur Rögnvaldsson	Male	Contemporary	1955	Living	Scholarly author		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Elín Briem	Female	Modern	1856	1937	Cookbook author		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Elín Ebba Gunnarsdóttir	Female	Contemporary	1953	Living	Short fiction author		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Elísabet Jökulsdóttir	Female	Contemporary	1958	Living	Journalist and poet		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Elsa G. Vilmundardóttir	Female	Modern	1932	2008	Non-fiction author		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Emil Thoroddsen	Male	Modern	1898	1944	Songwriter		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Erla Stefánsdóttir	Female	Contemporary	1935	2015	Seer		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Ernir Kristján Snorrason	Male	Modern	1944	2012	Novelist		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Eyjólfr Dáðaskáld	Male	Medieval	Template:HsUnknown		Skald		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Eysteinn Ásgrímsson	Male	Medieval	1310	1360	Poet		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Eysteinn Björnsson	Male	Contemporary	1942	Living	Author		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Eysteinn Valdason	Male	Medieval	Template:HsUnknown		10th century skald		<ref>Skj info: Eysteinn Valdason, Islænder, omkr. 1000. (AI, 140, BI, 131)</ref>
Eyvindur P. Eiríksson	Male	Contemporary	1935	Living	Poet		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

F

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Finnur Jónsson

Given names beginning with "F"

Name	Gender	Period	Born	Died	Genre/Type	Notable work	Citations
Fríða Ísberg	Female	Contemporary	1992	Living	Novelist	Merking	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Finnur Jónsson	Male	Modern	1858	1934	Scholar	Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiæ	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Finnur Magnússon	Male	Modern	1781	1847	Scholarly author
Fríða Á. Sigurðardóttir	Female	Modern	1940	2010	Novelist		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

G

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Poet and children's author Gerður Kristný

Given names beginning with "G"

Name	Gender	Period	Born	Died	Genre/Type	Notable work	Citations
Gamli Gnævaðarskáld	Male	Medieval	Unknown		Skald
Gerður Kristný	Female	Contemporary	1970	Living	Poet
Gísli Örn Garðarsson	Male	Contemporary	1973	Living	Screenwriter
Gísli Rúnar Jónsson	Male	Contemporary	1953	2020	Screenwriter
Glúmr Geirason	Male	Medieval	Unknown		10th century skald
Gottskálk grimmi Nikulásson	Male	Medieval	1469	1520	Author of Rauðskinna
Grímur Hákonarson	Male	Contemporary	1977	Living	Screenwriter
Grímur Thomsen	Male	Modern	1820	1896	Poet
Guðbergur Bergsson	Male	Contemporary	1932	2023	Author
Guðmundur Andri Thorsson	Male	Contemporary	1957	Living	Novelist
Guðmundur G. Hagalín	Male	Modern	1898	1985	Short story author
Guðmundur Kamban	Male	Modern	1888	1945	Novelist
Guðmundur Steingrímsson	Male	Contemporary	1972	Living			Template:Citation needed
Guðni Th. Jóhannesson	Male	Contemporary	1968	Living	Non-fiction writer
Guðný Halldórsdóttir	Female	Contemporary	1954	Living	Screenwriter
Guðrún Eva Mínervudóttir	Female	Contemporary	1976	Living	Novelist
Guðrún frá Lundi	Female	Modern	1887	1975	Novelist
Guðrún Helgadóttir	Female	Contemporary	1935	2022	Children's book author
Guðrún Kristín Magnúsdóttir	Female	Contemporary	1939	Living	Author
Guðrún Lárusdóttir	Female	Modern	1880	1938	Writer
Gunnar Gunnarsson	Male	Modern	1889	1975	Novelist
Gunnlaugr Leifsson	Male	Medieval	1190	1218	Poet
Gunnlaugr Ormstunga	Male	Medieval	983	1008	Poet
Gyrðir Elíasson	Male	Contemporary	1961	Living	Poet

H

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Hera Hjartardóttir

Given names beginning with "H"

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

I

Given names beginning with "I"

Name	Gender	Period	Born	Died	Genre/Type	Notable work	Citations
Ilmur Kristjánsdóttir	Female	Contemporary	1978	Living	Screenwriter	Ástríður	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Indriði G. Þorsteinsson	Male	Modern	1926	2000	Novelist	79 af stöðinni	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Ingibjörg Haraldsdóttir	Female	Modern	1942	2016	Poet	Kona	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Ingólfur Margeirsson	Male	Modern	1948	2011	Newspaper editor	Lífsjátning	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Í

Given names beginning with "Í"

Name	Gender	Period	Born	Died	Genre/Type	Notable work	Citations
Íeda Herman	Male	Contemporary	1925	2019	Author	Viking Kids Don't Cry	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Ísak Harðarson	Male	Contemporary	1956	2023	Poet		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

J

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Playwright and poet Jóhann Sigurjónsson

Given names beginning with "J"

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

K

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Children's writer Kristín Helga Gunnarsdóttir

Given names beginning with "K"

Name	Gender	Period	Born	Died	Genre/Type	Notable work	Citations
Karl Jónsson	Male	Medieval	1135	1213	Poet
Kolbeinn Tumason	Male	Medieval	1173	1207	Poet
Konráð Gíslason	Male	Modern	1808	1891	Grammarian
Kormákr Ögmundarson	Male	Medieval	Unknown		10th century skald
Kristín Eiríksdóttir	Female	Contemporary	1981	Living	Poet		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Kristín Helga Gunnarsdóttir	Female	Contemporary	1963	Living	Children's book writer
Kristín Marja Baldursdóttir	Female	Contemporary	1949	Living	Novelist
Kristín Ómarsdóttir	Female	Contemporary	1962	Living	Author
Kristín Steinsdóttir	Female	Contemporary	1946	Living	Children's book writer
Kristinn Ármannsson	Male	Modern	1895	1966	Author of Latin Grammar
Kristinn Hrafnsson	Male	Contemporary	1962	Living	Investigative journalist
Kristján B. Jónasson	Male	Contemporary	1967	Living	Biographer
Kristján Karlsson	Male	Modern	1922	2014	Poet
Kristjan Niels Julius	Male	Modern	1860	1936	Poet
Kristmann Guðmundsson	Male	Modern	1901	1983	Novelist

L

Given names beginning with "L"

Name	Gender	Period	Born	Died	Genre/Type	Notable work	Citations
Lilja Sigurðardóttir	Female	Contemporary	1972	Living	Crime fiction writer	Snare	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Linda Vilhjálmsdóttir	Female	Contemporary	1958	Living	Poet		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

M

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Poet Matthías Jochumsson

Given names beginning with "M"

Name	Gender	Period	Born	Died	Genre/Type	Notable work	Citations
Magnús Eiríksson	Male	Modern	1806	1881	Theologian		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Magnús Jónsson	Male	Modern	1530	1591	Poet
Magnús Jónsson í Tjaldanesi	Male	Modern	1835	1922	Scribe		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Magnús Kjartansson	Male	Modern	1919	1981	Newspaper editor		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Magnus Magnusson	Male	Modern	1929	2007	Journalist		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Magnús Þór Jónsson	Male	Contemporary	1945	Living	Songwriter
María Lilja Þrastardóttir	Female	Contemporary	1986	Living	Author
Marta María Stephensen	Male	Modern	1770	1805	Pioneering author
Matthías Jochumsson	Male	Modern	1835	1920	Author of Lofsöngur
Mikael Torfason	Male	Contemporary	1974	Living	Novelist	Syndafallið	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

N

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Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir

Given names beginning with "N"

Name	Gender	Period	Born	Died	Genre/Type	Notable work	Citations
Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir	Female	Contemporary	1989	Living	Songwriter		Template:Citation needed
Nína Björk Árnadóttir	Female	Modern	1941	2000	Novelist		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

O

Given names beginning with "O"

Name	Gender	Period	Born	Died	Genre/Type	Notable work	Citations
Oddný Eir	Female	Contemporary	1972	Living	Autobiographer		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Oddr Snorrason	Male	Medieval	Unknown		Medieval chronicler	The Saga of Olaf Tryggvason	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Andersson, Theodore M. "The First Icelandic King's Saga: Oddr Snorrason's 'Óláfs Saga Tryggvasonar' or 'The Oldest Saga of Saint Olaf?"." The Journal of English and Germanic Philology, vol. 103, no. 2, 2004, pp. 139–155. JSTOR, JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/27712412.</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Olvir Hnufa	Male	Medieval	Unknown		Skald		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Ó

Given names beginning with "Ó"

Name	Gender	Period	Born	Died	Genre/Type	Notable work	Citations
Ófeigur Sigurðsson	Male	Contemporary	1975	Living	Poet		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Óláfr Leggsson	Male	Medieval	Unknown		13th century skald
Óláfr Þórðarson	Male	Medieval	1210	1259	Skald	Third Grammatical Treatise	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Ólafur Egilsson	Male	Modern	1564	1639	Autobiographer	Reisubók séra Ólafs Egilssonar	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Ólafur Gunnarsson	Male	Contemporary	1948	Living	Author		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Ólafur Haukur Símonarson	Male	Contemporary	1947	Living	Playwright		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Ólafur Jóhann Ólafsson	Male	Contemporary	1962	Living	Novelist		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Ólafur Jóhann Sigurðsson	Male	Contemporary	1918	1988	Novelist		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Ólafur Jóhannesson	Male	Contemporary	1975	Living	Screenwriter		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Ólína Þorvarðardóttir	Female	Contemporary	1958	Living	Scholar		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Óskar Halldórsson	Male	Modern	1921	1983	Scholar		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Óskar Jónasson	Male	Contemporary	1963	Living	Screenwriter		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Óttar M. Norðfjörð	Male	Contemporary	1980	Living	Crime fiction writer		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Óttarr svarti	Male	Medieval	Unknown		11th century skald		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Ö

Given names beginning with "Ö"

Name	Gender	Period	Born	Died	Genre/Type	Notable work	Citations
Örn Árnason	Male	Contemporary	1959	Living	Screenwriter		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Örvar Þóreyjarson Smárason	Male	Contemporary	1977	Living	Poet		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

P

Given names beginning with "P"

Name	Gender	Period	Born	Died	Genre/Type	Notable work	Citations
Páll Ólafsson	Male	Modern	1827	1905	Poet		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Paul Oscar	Male	Contemporary	1970	Living	Songwriter	Minn hinsti dans	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Pétur Gunnarsson	Male	Contemporary	1947	Living	Author		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Pétur Þorsteinsson	Male	Contemporary	1955	Living	Dictionary editor	Pétrísk-Íslensk Orðabók	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

R

Given names beginning with "R"

Name	Gender	Period	Born	Died	Genre/Type	Notable work	Citations
Ragna Sigurðardóttir	Female	Contemporary	1962	Living	Author	Borg (City)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Ragnar Jónasson	Male	Contemporary	1976	Living	Crime writer	Dark Iceland series	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Ragnar Þórhallsson	Male	Contemporary	1987	Living	Songwriter		Template:Citation needed
Ragnheiður Gestsdóttir	Female	Contemporary	1953	Living	Children's author		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Róbert Ingi Douglas	Male	Contemporary	1973	Living	Screenwriter
Rósa Guðmundsdóttir	Female	Modern	1795	1855	Poet		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Rúnar Rúnarsson	Male	Contemporary	1977	Living	Screenwriter		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

S

Given names beginning with "S"

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

T

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Icelandic historian Thormodus Torfæus

Given names beginning with "T"

Name	Gender	Period	Born	Died	Genre/Type	Notable work	Citations
Thor Vilhjálmsson	Male	Modern	1925	2011	Writer
Thorarinn Leifsson	Male	Contemporary	1966	Living	Author
Thordis Elva	Male	Contemporary	1980	Living	Autobiographer
Thormodus Torfæus	Male	Modern	1636	1719	Historian
Tindr Hallkelsson	Male	Medieval	Unknown		10th century skald
Tómas Guðmundsson	Male	Modern	1901	1983	Poet
Tómas Sæmundsson	Male	Modern	1807	1841	Fjölnismenn
Tony Jonsson	Male	Modern	1921	2001	Autobiographer
Torfhildur Þorsteinsdóttir	Female	Modern	1845	1918	Iceland's first woman novelist
Tyrfingur Tyrfingsson	Male	Contemporary	1987	Living	Playwright

Þ

Given names beginning with "Þ"

Name	Gender	Period	Born	Died	Genre/Type	Notable work	Citations
Þjóðólfr Arnórsson	Male	Medieval	1010	1066	11th century skald		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Þór Whitehead	Male	Contemporary	1943	Living	Historian		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Þórarinn Eldjárn	Male	Contemporary	1949	Living	Author		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Þórarinn loftunga	Male	Medieval	Unknown		11th century skald		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Þórarinn Skeggjason	Male	Medieval	Unknown		11th century skald		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Þórbergur Þórðarson	Male	Modern	1889	1974	Author		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Þorbjörn dísarskáld	Male	Medieval	Unknown		11th century skald		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Þórdís Gísladóttir	Female	Contemporary	1965	Living	Children's book author		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Þórðr Kolbeinsson	Male	Medieval	Unknown		11th century skald		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Þórðr Sjáreksson	Male	Medieval	Unknown		11th century skald		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Þórður Helgason	Male	Contemporary	1947	Living	Author		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Þorgils gjallandi	Male	Modern	1851	1915	Author		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Þorgrímur Þráinsson	Male	Contemporary	1959	Living	Writer		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Þórhildur Sunna Ævarsdóttir	Female	Contemporary	1987	Living	Journalist		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Þórir Jökull Steinfinnsson	Male	Medieval	?	1238	Skald
Þorleifr jarlsskáld	Male	Medieval	Unknown		Skald
Þorleifur Repp	Male	Modern	1794	1857	Newspaper editor
Þorsteinn Erlingsson	Male	Modern	1858	1914	Poet
Þorsteinn frá Hamri	Male	Modern	1938	2018	Poet
Þorsteinn Gylfason	Male	Modern	1942	2005	Philosopher
Þórunn Elfa Magnúsdóttir	Female	Modern	1910	1995	Novelist
Þórunn Erna Clausen	Male	Contemporary	1975	Living	Songwriter
Þórvaldr Hjaltason	Male	Medieval	Unknown		Skald
Þorvaldr veili	Male	Medieval	Unknown		10th century skald
Þráinn Bertelsson	Male	Contemporary	1944	Living	Author

U

Given names beginning with "U"

Name	Gender	Period	Born	Died	Genre/Type	Notable work	Citations
Úlfr Uggason	Male	Medieval	Unknown		10th century skald	Húsdrápa	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Unnar Gísli Sigurmundsson	Male	Contemporary	Unknown		Songwriter	Color Decay	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

V

Given names beginning with "V"

Name	Gender	Period	Born	Died	Genre/Type	Notable work	Citations
Valgerður Þóroddsdóttir	Female	Contemporary	1989	Living	Author		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Vetrliði Sumarliðason	Male	Medieval	Unknown		10th century skald		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Vigdís Grímsdóttir	Female	Contemporary	1953	Living	Poet		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Vigfúss Víga-Glúmsson	Male	Medieval	Unknown		Skald		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Viktor Arnar Ingólfsson	Male	Contemporary	1955	Living	Crime fiction writer	Afturelding	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Vilborg Dagbjartsdóttir	Female	Contemporary	1930	2021	Poet		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Vilborg Davíðsdóttir	Female	Contemporary	1965	Living	Novelist		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Vilmundur Gylfason	Male	Modern	1948	1983	Poet		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Völu-Steinn	Male	Medieval	Unknown		Skald

Y

Given names beginning with "Y"

Name	Gender	Period	Born	Died	Genre/Type	Notable work	Citations
Yrsa Sigurðardóttir	Female	Contemporary	1963	Living	Crime fiction writer	Biobörn	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Yvonne K. Fulbright	Female	Contemporary	Template:Hs?	Living	Sexologist		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

See also

• List of Icelandic women writers
• Icelandic literature
• Culture of Iceland
• Icelandic language
• Sagas of Icelanders

External links

• Icelandic language Wikisource
• The Writers' Union of Iceland official website
• In Iceland, a Literary Tour Explores Rich History
• Primary Documents