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Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson receiving the Louise Blouin Foundation Award, New York City, 2007.
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Born Iceland
Title / Office president (1996-2016), Iceland

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Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson receiving the Louise Blouin Foundation Award, New York City, 2007.
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prime minister of Iceland
Thorfinn Karlsefni
Scandinavian explorer
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
president of Iceland
Gudbrandur Thorláksson
Icelandic bishop and scholar
Sigurdsson, Jón
Jón Sigurdsson
Icelandic statesman
Sveinn Björnsson
president of Iceland
Eggert Ólafsson
Icelandic poet
Ólafur Thors
prime minister of Iceland
Björk
Björk
Icelandic musician
Bobby Fischer
Bobby Fischer
American-Icelandic chess player
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Halldór Laxness
Icelandic writer
Snorri Sturluson
Icelandic writer
Jóhannes Bjarni Jónasson
Icelandic poet
Gudmundur G. Hagalín
Icelandic writer
Tómas Gudmundsson
Icelandic poet
Egill Skallagrímsson
Icelandic poet
Sigurdur Jóhannesson Nordal
Icelandic philologist and writer
Kristmann Gudmundsson
Icelandic author
Gunnar Gunnarsson
Icelandic author
Hallgrímsson, Jónas
Jónas Hallgrímsson
Icelandic poet