1980 in Iceland
# 1980 in Iceland

The following lists events that happened in 1980 in Iceland.

## Incumbents

* President – Kristján Eldjárn, Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
* Prime Minister – Benedikt Gröndal, Gunnar Thoroddsen

## Births

* 21 March – Veigar Páll Gunnarsson, footballer
* 10 May – Dagný Skúladóttir, handball player
* 22 May – Róbert Gunnarsson, handball player.
* 25 May – Joey Guðjónsson, footballer
* 20 July – Sturla Ásgeirsson, handball player.
* 7 October – Kristján Örn Sigurðsson, footballer
* 22 October – Helgi Hrafn Gunnarsson, politician
* 18 December – Marel Baldvinsson, footballer

## Deaths

* 20 October – Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson, politician (b. 1894).

### Full date missing

* Jón Guðmundsson, chess player (b. 1904)
