Árni is an Icelandic given name of Old Norse () origin. Notable people with the name include: * Árni Gautur Arason (born 1975), Icelandic football goalkeeper *

Árni Már Árnason Árni Már Árnason (born 9 October 1987, in Mosfellsbær, Iceland) is an Olympic and national record holding freestyle swimmer from Iceland. He swam for Iceland at the 2008 Olympics. He has swum for Iceland at: *Olympics: 2008, 2012 *Games of ...

(born 1987), Icelandic Olympic swimmer * Árni Páll Árnason (born 1966), Icelandic politician, Minister for Social Affairs * Árni beiskur (died 1253), Icelandic killer * Árni Brjánn Angantýsson (born 1989), Icelandic fisherman known for his superhuman strength * Árni Bergmann (born 1935), Icelandic novelist *

Árni Frederiksberg Árni Frederiksberg (born 13 June 1992) is a Faroese professional association football, footballer who plays as an Midfielder (association football), attacking midfielder or a Midfielder (association football), winger for Klaksvíkar Ítróttarfe ...

(born 1992), Faroese football midfielder * Árni Helgason (c. 1260–1320), Icelandic Roman Catholic clergyman *

Árni Johnsen Árni Johnsen (born 1 March 1944) is an Icelandic former politician from Vestmannaeyjar, who represented the Independence Party in the Althing as a member of the South Constituency. In 2002 he was convicted of paying for personal property using ...

(born 1944), Icelandic politician and criminal * Árni Björn Gestsson (born 1988), Icelandic engineer and activist known for his relentless fight to replace handshakes with hugs * Árni Lárentíusson (1304–after 1337), Icelandic prose writer * Árni Magnússon (1663–1730) was an Icelandic scholar and collector of manuscripts *

Árni Magnússon (politician) Árni Magnússon (born 4 June 1965) is an Icelandic politician and former minister for social affairs from May 2003 to March 2006. External links Non auto-biography of Árni Magnússon on the parliament website 1965 births Living pe ...

(born 1965), Icelandic politician, Minister for Social Affairs *

Árni Mathiesen Árni M. Mathiesen (born 2 October 1958 in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic politician. From September 2005 through 31 January 2009, he was Minister of Finance in Iceland. From 1999 to 2005 he was Minister of Fisheries. Mathiesen was first elected t ...

(born 1958), Icelandic Minister of Finance * Árni Njálsson (born 1936), Icelandic football defender *

Árni Sigfússon Árni Sigfússon (born 30 July 1956) is the former mayor of Reykjavík, Iceland's capital and of Reykjanesbær (2002 - June 2014). As a city council member since 1986, he stepped in as a mayor in Reykjavík for a few months for his party in 199 ...

(born 1956), Icelandic politician; former mayor of Reykjavík * Árni Þór Sigurðsson (born 1960), Icelandic ambassador *

Árni Stefánsson Árni Stefánsson (born 10 October 1953) is an Icelandic former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He won 15 caps for the Iceland national football team The Iceland national football team (in ) represents Iceland in men's international ...

(born 1953), Icelandic football goalkeeper * Árni Sveinsson (born 1956), Icelandic football midfielder *

Arni Thorvaldsson Arni Thorvaldsson (born 5 July 1984) is an alpine skier from Iceland. He competed for Iceland at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Arni has been member of the Icelandic national team since 2006 competed for Iceland in FIS Alpine World Ski Championships ...

(born 1984), Icelandic alpine skier * Árni Vilhjálmsson (born 1994), Icelandic football striker *

Árni Þórarinsson Árni Þórarinsson is an Icelandic writer born in Reykjavík on 1 August 1950. He received his Bachelor of Arts, B.A. in 1973 from the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England. He started out as a journalist and has worked in print, radio, ...

(born 1950), Icelandic writer * Árni Þorláksson (1237–1298), Icelandic Roman Catholic clergyman

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