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 50th most number of Businesspeople behind Argentina, and Luxembourg.
Top 3
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 48.69, 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 former CEO of Opera Software.
2. Linda Pétursdóttir (b. 1969)
With an HPI of 43.42, Linda Pétursdóttir is the 2nd most famous Icelander Businessperson. Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Linda Pétursdóttir (born 27 December 1969) is an Icelandic businesswoman and beauty queen who won Miss World 1988. Linda was born in Húsavík and raised there and in Vopnafjörður. She won Miss Iceland on 23 May 1988 and Miss World that November. She operated a spa company named Baðhúsið for over 20 years, which closed in 2014. In 2003, with Reynir Traustason, she published her autobiography, Linda - ljós & skuggar. In 2015, she was guest judge in the final Miss World 2015 beauty pageant in Sanya, Hainan, China PR. In 2019, Pétursdóttir became the license holder for Miss World Iceland.
3. Guðmundur Þór Kárason (b. 1974)
With an HPI of 29.01, Guðmundur Þór Kárason is the 3rd 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 3 people classified as Icelander businesspeople born between 1967 and 1974. Of these 3, 3 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Icelander businesspeople include Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner, Linda Pétursdóttir, and Guðmundur Þór Kárason. As of April 2024, 1 new Icelander businesspeople have been added to Pantheon including Linda Pétursdóttir.
Living Icelander Businesspeople
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Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner
1967 - Present
HPI: 48.69
Linda Pétursdóttir
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.42
Guðmundur Þór Kárason
1974 - Present
HPI: 29.01
