The Most Famous
COMPOSERS from Iceland
This page contains a list of the greatest Icelander Composers. The pantheon dataset contains 1,451 Composers, 2 of which were born in Iceland. This makes Iceland the birth place of the 48th most number of Composers behind Lebanon, and Kazakhstan.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Icelander Composers of all time. This list of famous Icelander Composers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Jón Leifs (1899 - 1968)
With an HPI of 49.81, Jón Leifs is the most famous Icelander Composer. His biography has been translated into 19 different languages on wikipedia.
Jón Leifs (born Jón Þorleifsson on 1 May 1899 – 30 July 1968) was an Icelandic composer, pianist, and conductor.
2. Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson (1847 - 1927)
With an HPI of 47.61, Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson is the 2nd most famous Icelander Composer. His biography has been translated into 18 different languages.
Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson (28 June 1847 – 23 February 1927) was an Icelandic composer best known for composing "Lofsöngur", the national anthem of Iceland.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Icelander composers born between 1847 and 1899. Of these 2, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased Icelander composers include Jón Leifs, and Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson.
