List of personalities of the city of Tórshavn
The following list contains the personalities born and temporarily living in Tórshavn , listed chronologically according to the year of birth. The list does not claim to be complete.
Personalities born in Tórshavn
To 1900
- Beinta Broberg (1667–1752), Faroese
- Johan Henrik Schrøter (1771–1851), pastor
- Napoleon Nolsøe (1809–1877), doctor
- Hans Christopher Müller (1818–1897), politician and civil servant
- Niels Christopher Winther (1822–1892), lawyer, politician and author
- Sørin Emil Müller (1856–1922), businessman, shipowner and politician
- Johan Carl Joensen (1857–1907), inspector of Greenland
- Olaf Finsen (1859–1937), pharmacist and mayor of Tórshavn
- Niels Ryberg Finsen (1860–1904), doctor
- Christian Bærentsen (1862–1944), Governor of the Faroe Islands
- Jákup Jakobsen (1864–1918), linguist
- Janus Djurhuus (1881–1948), poet
- Hans Andrias Djurhuus (1883–1951), poet
- Johan Danielsen (1888–1953), politician
- Rikard Long (1889–1977), poet and literary critic
- Maurentius Sofus Viðstein (1892–1971), politician and publicist
- Kristian Djurhuus (1895–1984), politician and statesman
- William Heinesen (1900–1991), poet, visual artist and composer
- Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen (1900–1938), writer
1901 to 1950
Eystara vág, the east bay of the port. Painting by Zacharias Heinesen on a Faroese postage stamp from 1987
- Liffa Gregoriussen (1904–1992), fashion designer and women's rights activist
- Hákun Djurhuus (1908–1987), politician
- Jóhannes av Skarði (1911-1999), linguist
- Janus Kamban (1913–2009), sculptor and graphic artist
- Regin Dahl (1918–2007), poet and composer
- Ingálvur av Reyni (1920–2005), painter and graphic artist
- Jens Pauli Heinesen (1932–2011), writer
- Jákup Pauli Gregoriussen (* 1932), architect
- Jógvan Sundstein (* 1933), politician and Løgmaður
- Zacharias Heinesen (* 1936), painter
- Lisbeth L. Petersen (* 1939), politician
- Guðrið Helmsdal (* 1941), poet
- Oddvør Johansen (* 1941), writer
- Bárður Jákupsson (* 1943), painter, graphic artist and art book author
- Annika Hoydal (* 1945), singer, composer and actress
- Jógvan Arge (* 1947), politician and author
- Rói Patursson (* 1947), writer and philosopher
- Óli Breckmann (* 1948), politician
- Ove Joensen (1948–1987), rowing legend
- Sólrún Michelsen (* 1948), writer and entrepreneur
- Jógvan Isaksen (* 1950), writer
- Heðin M. Klein (* 1950), teacher, poet, translator and politician
From 1951
- Finnur Helmsdal (1952–2008), politician
- Jóanes Nielsen (* 1953), writer and communist
- Eli Smith (born 1955), painter
- Carl Jóhan Jensen (* 1957), writer, literary critic, publicist and translator
- Hans Pauli Olsen (* 1957), sculptor
- Katrin Ottarsdóttir (* 1957), filmmaker
- Tóroddur Poulsen (* 1957), writer, graphic artist and conceptual artist
- Kaj Leo Johannesen (* 1964), politician
- Uni Arge (* 1971), football player
- Bárður Oskarsson (* 1972), children's author and illustrator
- Linda Andrews (* 1973), gospel singer
- Heri Joensen (* 1973), singer and guitarist in the Viking metal band Týr
- Petur Pólson (* 1973), poet and musician
- Lena Anderssen (* 1974), singer-songwriter
- Hildigunn Eyðfinsdóttir (* 1975), theater and film actress
- Dánial Hoydal (* 1976), writer and librettist
- Teitur Lassen (* 1977), songwriter
- Katrin Olsen (* 1978), rower
- Guðrið Hansdóttir (* 1980), singer
- Guðrun Sólja Jacobsen (* 1982), singer
- Høgni Lisberg (* 1982), musician
- Heidi Andreasen (* 1985), swimmer
- Ingi Højsted (* 1985), football player
- Jónas Þór Næs (* 1986), football player
- Gunnar Nielsen (* 1986), soccer goalkeeper
- Helgi Ziska (* 1990), chess player
Famous residents of Tórshavn
- Gunnar Hoydal (* 1941), writer and architect
- Heri Joensen (* 1973), musician