The Most Famous
BUSINESSPEOPLE from Iceland
This page contains a list of the greatest Icelander Businesspeople. The pantheon dataset contains 847 Businesspeople, 2 of which were born in Iceland. This makes Iceland the birth place of the 44th most number of Businesspeople behind Argentina, and Luxembourg.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Icelander Businesspeople of all time. This list of famous Icelander Businesspeople is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner (b. 1967)
With an HPI of 39.74, Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner is the most famous Icelander Businessperson. His biography has been translated into 19 different languages on wikipedia.
Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner (Icelandic: Jón; born 29 August 1967 in Seltjarnarnes) is an Icelandic-Norwegian programmer and businessman. He is the co-founder and CEO of Vivaldi Technologies. Before starting the Vivaldi Web browser, he launched a community site called Vivaldi.net. Tetzchner is also a co-founder and the former CEO of Opera Software.
2. Guðmundur Þór Kárason (b. 1974)
With an HPI of 18.94, Guðmundur Þór Kárason is the 2nd most famous Icelander Businessperson. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Guðmundur Þór Kárason (born 14 June 1974) is an Icelandic puppet designer and puppeteer who is best known for his work on LazyTown, in which he portrayed the character Ziggy.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Icelander businesspeople born between 1967 and 1974. Of these 2, 2 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Icelander businesspeople include Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner, and Guðmundur Þór Kárason.
