Jónsson is a surname of Icelandic origin, meaning ''son of Jón''. In

Icelandic name Icelandic names are names used by people from Iceland. Icelandic surnames are different from most other naming systems in the modern Western world by being patronymic or occasionally matronymic: they indicate the father (or mother) of the child ...

s, the name is not strictly a surname, but a

patronymic A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. Patronymics are still in use, including mandatory use, in many countries worldwide, alt ...

. The name refers to: * Arnar Jónsson (actor) (born 1943), Icelandic actor * Arnar Jónsson (basketball) (born 1983), Icelandic basketball player * Arngrímur Jónsson “The Learned” (1568-1648), Icelandic scholar *

Bjarni Jónsson Bjarni Jónsson (February 15, 1920 – September 30, 2016) was an Icelandic mathematician and logician working in universal algebra, lattice theory, model theory and set theory. He was emeritus distinguished professor of mathematics at Vanderb ...

(1920–2016), Icelandic mathematician and logician *

Bjarni Jónsson (artist) Bjarni Jónsson (September 15, 1934 – January 8, 2008) was an Icelandic painter. He was notable for his paintings of old Icelandic fishing boats, many of which have been added to the National Museum of Iceland, ''Þjóðminjasafn Íslands''. ...

(1934-2008), Icelandic painter * Bjarni Jónsson (footballer) (born 1965), Icelandic international footballer *

Björn Jónsson Björn Jónsson (8 October 1846 – 24 November 1912) was minister for Iceland from 31 March 1909 to 14 March 1911. He was the father of Sveinn Björnsson, the only regent of Iceland and first president of Iceland. Björn became Minister for ...

(1846-1912), Icelandic prime minister *

Eggert Jónsson Eggert Gunnþór Jónsson (born 18 August 1988) is an Icelandic international footballer who plays predominantly as a midfielder but is also capable of playing as a centre back or in both full back roles. He current plays for the Icelandic clu ...

(born 1988), Icelandic footballer *

Einar Jónsson Einar Jónsson (11 May 1874 – 18 October 1954) was an Icelandic sculptor, born in ''Galtafell'', a farm in southern Iceland. Biography At a young age Einar proved himself to be an unusual child with an artistic bent. At that time there was li ...

(1874-1954), Icelandic sculptor *

Emil Jónsson Guðmundur Emil Jónsson (27 October 1902 – 30 November 1986) was prime minister of Iceland from 23 December 1958 to 20 November 1959. He first became minister of Fisheries and Social affairs. He was a chairman of the Social Democratic ...

(1902-1986), Icelandic prime minister * Finnur Jónsson (philologist) (1858-1934), Icelandic philologist * Helgi Jónsson (1867-1925), Icelandic botanist and algologist * Hjálmar Jónsson (disambiguation) *

Jón Jónsson Jón Ragnar Jónsson (born 30 October 1985 in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland) is an Icelandic singer songwriter and a former soccer player. He was signed by Epic Records and has released three albums, ''Wait for Fate'' (2011), ''Heim'' (2014), and ...

, Icelandic singer *

Jón Sveinbjørn Jónsson Jón Sveinbjørn Jónsson (28 June 1955 – 21 November 2008) was a Norwegian poet, children's writer and translator, of Icelandic citizenship (Icelandic name Jón Sveinbjörn Pétursson), born and raised in Norway. He made his literary debu ...

(1955–2008), Norwegian poet *

Jóhannes Jónsson Jóhannes Jónsson (31 August 1940 – 27 July 2013) was an Icelandic businessman and one of the founders of the investment company Baugur Group, which applied for bankruptcy protection in February 2009. His warm public personality and co-foundi ...

(1940–2013), Icelandic businessman *

Kristján Jónsson (politician) Kristján Jónsson (4 March 1852 – 2 July 1926) was minister for Iceland from 14 March 1911 to 24 July 1912. He was a member of Althingi 1893 to 1905 and from 1908 to 1913. Biography He was born on the farm Gautlönd in north east Iceland and ...

(1852-1926), Icelandic prime minister *

Magnús Jónsson (disambiguation) Magnús Jónsson (or ''Magnús prúði'', 1530–1591), Icelandic official and poet. Magnus Jonsson or Magnús Jónsson may also refer to: * Magnús Jónsson (actor) (born 1965), Icelandic actor, in The Viking Sagas * Magnus Jonsson (biathlete ...

Ríkarður Jónsson Ríkarður Jónsson (20 September 1888 – 17 January 1977) was an Icelandic sculptor. Early training Ríkarður was born in the Icelandic east coast village of Djúpivogur. His mother was Ólöf Finnsdóttir and his father was Jón Þóra ...

(1888-1972), Icelandic sculptor *

Ríkharður Jónsson Ríkharður Jónsson (12 November 1929 – 14 February 2017) was an Icelandic football player and manager. He made his debut for the Icelandic national team in 1947, and got 33 caps and 17 goals until 1965. This made him top goalscorer of th ...

(1929–2017), Icelandic footballer * Sigurður Jónsson (disambiguation) * Sævar Jónsson (born 1957), Icelandic footballer *

Todi Jónsson Todi Adam Jónsson (born 2 February 1972) is a retired Faroese professional football striker who has played for Danish premier league clubs Lyngby FC and FC København, Norwegian club Start and Danish club Fremad Amager. He started and ended ...

(born 1972), Faroese footballer *

Ásgrímur Jónsson Ásgrímur Jónsson (March 4, 1876 – April 5, 1958) was an Icelandic painter, and one of the first in the country to make art a professional living. He studied at the Royal Academy in Copenhagen between 1900 and 1903 and traveled widely af ...

(1876-1958), Icelandic painter

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