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Iceland ranks 704th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Paisley, Renfrewshire, Vicenza, and Vitebsk. Memorable people born in Iceland include Bjarni Herjólfsson, Egill Skallagrímsson, and Ásgeir Ásgeirsson. Memorable people who died in Iceland include Halldór Laxness, Hallgrímur Pétursson, and Jean-Baptiste Charcot. 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.

Iceland is a Nordic island country between the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is linked culturally and politically with Europe and is the region's most sparsely populated country. Its capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which is home to about 36% of the country's roughly 380,000 residents. The official language of the country is Icelandic. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 904 and 1992, Iceland was the birth place of 20 globally memorable people, including Bjarni Herjólfsson, Egill Skallagrímsson, and Ásgeir Ásgeirsson. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in Iceland including Halldór Laxness, Hallgrímur Pétursson, and Jean-Baptiste Charcot.

People Born in Iceland

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People Deceased in Iceland

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Iceland were politicians (6), writers (5), explorers (2), painters (2), and philosophers (1),  while most who died were writers (3), and explorers (2).

Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Iceland, including Torfi Bryngeirsson. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Iceland, including Ásgeir Ásgeirsson, Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson, and Jón Magnússon.

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Overlapping Lives

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