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Reykjavík (isl)

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Reykjavík ranks 127th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Santa Monica, California, Minneapolis, and Vilnius. Memorable people born in Reykjavík include Halldór Laxness, Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, and Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir. Memorable people who died in Reykjavík include Friðrik Ólafsson, Sveinn Björnsson, and Kristján Jónsson. Reykjavík has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Reykjavík is located in Iceland.

Reykjavík is the capital and largest city in Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland on the southern shore of the Faxaflói Bay. With a latitude of 64°08′ N, the city is the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. Reykjavík has a population of around 139,000 as of 2025. The surrounding Capital Region has a population of around 249,000, constituting around 64% of the country's population. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 1998, Reykjavík was the birth place of 89 globally memorable people, including Halldór Laxness, Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, and Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir. Additionaly, 37 globally memorable people have passed away in Reykjavík including Friðrik Ólafsson, Sveinn Björnsson, and Kristján Jónsson.

People Born in Reykjavík

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People Deceased in Reykjavík

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Reykjavík were soccer players (24), politicians (14), singers (10), writers (9), and actors (8),  while most who died were politicians (22), writers (5), chess players (2), painters (1), and explorers (1).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Reykjavík, including Eiður Guðjohnsen, Arnór Guðjohnsen, and Atli Eðvaldsson. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Reykjavík, including Eiður Guðjohnsen, Arnór Guðjohnsen, and Atli Eðvaldsson.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 12 globally memorable people born in Reykjavík since 1700.