1961 in Iceland
# 1961 in Iceland

The following lists events that happened in 1961 in Iceland.

## Incumbents

* President – Ásgeir Ásgeirsson
* Prime Minister – Ólafur Thors, Bjarni Benediktsson

## Births

* 4 January – Gunnar Gíslason, footballer
* 4 April – Gyrðir Elíasson, writer
* 23 April – Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson, actor
* 30 April – Arnór Guðjohnsen, footballer
* 23 July – Kristján Arason, handball player.
* 12 December – Lárus Guðmundsson, footballer
* 13 December – Guðmundur Torfason, footballer

### Full date missing

* Arnaldur Indriðason, writer of crime fiction
