List of Icelandic-speaking writers
The arrangement corresponds to Icelandic customs. In Icelandic personal names surnames are rare, so the people are always after the first name listed (and not according to the following father- or mother name).
A.
- Andri Snær Magnason (* 1973)
- Arnaldur Indriðason (* 1961), author of detective novels
- Arngrímur Jónsson (1568–1648)
- Auður Jónsdóttir (* 1973)
- Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir (* 1958)
Á
- Álfrún Gunnlaugsdóttir (* 1938)
- Áslaug Jónsdóttir
- Ásta Sigurðardóttir (1930–1971)
B.
- Benedikt Grondal (1826–1907)
- Bergrún Íris Sævarsdóttir
- Bergsveinn Birgisson (* 1971)
- Birgitta Jónsdóttir
- Bjarni Benediktsson frá Hofteigi (1922–1968), literary critic, translator and journalist
- Bjarni Pálsson (1719–1779), doctor and writer
- Bjarni Thorarensen (1786–1841), administrator and writer
- Böðvar Guðmundsson (* 1939)
- Hjálmar Jónsson, pseudonym Bólu-Hjálmar (1796–1875)
- Bryndís Björgvinsdóttir (* 1982)
D.
- Davíð Oddsson (* 1948), politician
- Davíð Stefánsson frá Fagraskógi (1895–1964)
E.
- Eggert Ólafsson (1726–1768), naturalist, philologist, archaeologist, economist and historian
- Einar Benediktsson (1864–1940), poet
- Einar Heimisson (1966-1998)
- Einar Hjörleifsson Kvaran (1859-1938)
- Einar Kárason (* 1955)
- Einar Már Guðmundsson (* 1954)
- Einar Pálsson (1925–1996)
- Einar Sigurðsson (1539–1626)
- Egg cure Bergmann (* 1969)
- Emil Hjörvar Petersen
F.
- Finnur Magnússon (1781–1847)
- Fríða Áslaug Sigurðardóttir (1940-2010)
G
- Gerður Kristný (* 1970)
- Gestur Pálsson (1852-1891)
- Gísli Brynjúlfsson (1827–1888)
- Grímur Thomsen (1820-1896)
- Guðrún Helgadóttir (* 1935), children's book author
- Guðbergur Bergsson (* 1932)
- Guðmundur Andri Thorsson (* 1957)
- Guðmundur Böðvarsson (1904–1974)
- Guðmundur Daníelsson (1910–1990)
- Guðmundur Jónsson, pseudonym Guðmundur Kamban (1888–1945)
- Guðmundur Magnusson, pseudonym Jón Trausti (1873-1918)
- Guðrún Eva Mínervudóttir (* 1976)
- Gunnar Benediktsson (1892–1981)
- Gunnar Dal (1923-2011)
- Gunnar Gunnarsson (1889-1975)
- Gyrðir Elíasson (* 1961)
H
- Halldór Laxness (1902-1998)
- Halldór Stefánsson (1892–1979)
- Hallgrímur Helgason (* 1959)
- Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614–1674)
- Hannes Hafstein (1861-1922)
- Hermann Stefánsson (* 1968)
- Hjálmar Jónsson, pseudonym Bólu-Hjálmar (1796–1875)
I.
- Indriði G. Þorsteinsson (1926–2000)
- Ingibjörg Haraldsdóttir (1942–2016)
J
- Jakobína Sigurðardóttir (1918–1994)
- Jóhann Sigurjónsson (1880-1919)
- Jóhannes úr Kötlum (1899–1972)
- Jón Arason (1484-1550)
- Jón Árnason (1819–1888)
- Jón Hallur Stefánsson (* 1959)
- Jón Helgason (1899-1986), professor
- Jón Helgason (1914–1981), writer
- Jón Kalman Stefánsson (* 1963)
- Jón Sveinsson (1857-1944)
- Jón Thoroddsen the Elder (1818? –1868)
- Jón Thoroddsen the Younger (1898–1924)
- Jón Trausti (1873-1918)
- Jón úr Vör (1917-2000)
- Jón Þorláksson (1744–1819)
- Jónas Árnason (1923-1998)
- Jónas Hallgrímsson (1807-1845)
K
- Konráð Gíslason (1808-1891)
- Kristín Helga Gunnarsdóttir (* 1963)
- Kristín Marja Baldursdóttir (* 1949)
- Kristín Ómarsdóttir (* 1962)
- Kristín Steinsdóttir (* 1946)
- Kristján Jónsson Fjallaskáld (1842–1869)
- Kristmann Guðmundsson (1901-1983)
L.
- Jónína Leósdóttir (* 1954)
M.
- Magnús Ásgeirsson (1901–1955)
- Magnús Eiríksson (1806-1881)
- Margrét Jónsdóttir (1893–1971)
- Magnús Stefánsson see Örn Arnarson
- Matthías Jochumsson (1835–1920)
- Matthías Johannessen (* 1930)
- Mikael Torfason (* 1974)
N
- Nína Björk Árnadóttir (1941–2000)
Ö
- Örn Arnarson (Magnús Stefánsson) (1884–1942)
O
- Ófeigur Sigurðsson (* 1975)
- Ólafur Gunnarsson (* 1948)
- Ólafur Haukur Símonarson (* 1947)
- Ólafur Jóhann Ólafsson (* 1962)
- Ólafur Jóhann Sigurðsson (1918–1988)
- Ólöf Sigurðardóttir, pseudonym Ólöf frá Hlöðum (1857–1933)
P
- Páll Ólafsson (1827–1905)
- Pétur Gunnarsson (* 1947)
R.
- Rósa Guðmundsdóttir, pseudonym: Vatnsenda-Rósa (1795–1855)
S.
- Sigurður Breiðfjörð (1798–1846)
- Sigurbjörg Þrastardóttir (* 1973)
- Sigurjón Birgir Sigurðsson (pseudonym: Sjón ) (* 1962)
- Snorri Hjartarson (1906-1986)
- Snorri Sturluson (1179-1241)
- Sólveig Pálsdóttir (* 1959)
- Stefán Jón Hafstein (* 1955)
- Stefán Máni (* 1970)
- Stefán Sigurðsson frá Hvítadal (1887–1933)
- Steingrímur Thorsteinsson (1831–1913)
- Steinn Steinarr (Aðalsteinn Kristmundsson) (1908-1958), poet
- Steinunn Jóhannesdóttir (* 1948)
- Steinunn Sigurðardóttir (* 1950)
- Stephan G. Stephansson (1853-1927)
- Svava Jakobsdóttir (1930-2004)
- Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson (1924–1993)
- Sverrir Þorgeirsson
- Sæmundur fróði (1056–1133)
T
- Theodora Thoroddsen (1863-1954)
- Thor Vilhjálmsson (1925-2011)
- Thórbergur Thórdarson (1888–1974) (see also Icelandic spelling below)
- Tómas Guðmundsson (1901–1983)
- Tomas Sæmundsson
- Tryggvi Emilsson (1902-1993)
V
- Viktor Arnar Ingólfsson (* 1955), author of detective novels
- Vigdís Grímsdóttir (* 1953)
Y
- Yrsa Sigurðardóttir (* 1963)
Þ
- Þórarinn Eldjárn (* 1949)
- Þórarinn Leifsson (* 1966)
- Þórbergur Þórðarson (1888–1974)
- Þorsteinn Erlingsson (1858–1914)
- Þorsteinn Valdimarsson (1918–1977)
- Þráinn Bertelsson (* 1944)
Æ
- Ævar Örn Jósepsson (* 1963)