Cultural Production in

Present Day

Iceland (isl)

Iceland ranks 704th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Paisley, Renfrewshire, Vicenza, and Vitebsk. The most famous people from Iceland are Ari Thorgilsson, Ásgeir Ásgeirsson, and Bjarni Herjólfsson. The most famous people who died in Iceland are Halldór Laxness, Jean-Baptiste Charcot, and Hallgrímur Pétursson. Iceland has been the birth place of many politicians, and writers and the death place of many writers, and explorers. Iceland is located in Iceland.

Between 904 and 1992, Iceland was the birth place of 21 globally memorable people, including Ari Thorgilsson, Ásgeir Ásgeirsson, and Bjarni Herjólfsson. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in Iceland including Halldór Laxness, Jean-Baptiste Charcot, and Hallgrímur Pétursson.

Most individuals born in present day Iceland were politicians (6), writers (5), explorers (2), painters (2), and musicians (2), while most who died were writers (3), and explorers (2).

Over the past 100 years, musicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Iceland, including Georg Hólm, and Orri Páll Dýrason. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Iceland, including Ásgeir Ásgeirsson, Jón Magnússon, and Magnús Guðmundsson.

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 10 globally memorable people born in Iceland since 1700.