1981 in Iceland

The following lists events that happened in 1981 in Iceland.

← 1980 1979 1978 1981 in Iceland → 1982 1983 1984
Decades:	1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
See also:	Other events of 1981 Timeline of Icelandic history

Incumbents

• President – Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
• Prime Minister – Gunnar Thoroddsen

Births

Helgi Daníelsson

• 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).