1981 in Iceland
# 1981 in Iceland

The following lists events that happened in 1981 in Iceland.

## Incumbents

* President – Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
* Prime Minister – Gunnar Thoroddsen

## Births

* 7 January – Ármann Smári Björnsson, footballer
* 22 March – Rakel Logadóttir, footballer
* 29 April – Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir, television personality
* 13 July – Helgi Daníelsson, footballer
* 31 August – Örn Arnarson, swimmer.
* 5 September – Logi Gunnarsson, basketball player
* 4 October – Friðrik Ómar, singer
* 12 October – Indriði Sigurðsson, footballer
* 17 October – Snorri Guðjónsson, handball player
* 10 December – Hólmar Örn Rúnarsson, footballer
* 14 December – Haraldur Freyr Guðmundsson, footballer

## Deaths

* 28 July – Magnús Kjartansson, journalist, writer and politician (born 1919).
