Kristján is an
Icelandic masculine
given name
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The Icelandic surname
Kristjánsson is a patronymic surname meaning ''son of Kristján''. Kristjánsdóttir is a patronymic surname meaning ''daughter of Kristján''.
Notable people Kristján with the name include:
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Kristján Andrésson
Kristján Andrésson (born 27 March 1981) is a Swedish-born Icelandic retired handball player and ex coach of the Swedish national team.
He competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics. Until 2020 he was the head coach for the Swedish national team.
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(born 1981), Icelandic handball player
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Kristján Arason
Kristján Arason (born 23 July 1961) is a former member of Icelandic Iceland men's national handball team, national handball team. He is the husband of Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, a well-known figure in Icelandic politics.Kristján Eldjárn
Kristján Eldjárn (; 6 December 1916 – 14 September 1982) was the third president of Iceland, from 1968 to 1980.
Biography
Kristján was born in Tjörn, Svarfaðardal, Iceland. His parents were Þórarinn Kr. Eldjárn, a teacher in Tjörn, ...
(1916–1982), third President of Iceland
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Kristján Emilsson (born 1993), Icelandic footballer
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Kristján Einar
Kristján Einar Kristjánsson (born 8 January 1989) is an Icelandic racing driver. He started racing in karts at 14, the age when Icelandic law allows drivers to start racing karts. He is the first ever driver to emerge from Icelandic motorspor ...
(born 1989), Icelandic racing driver
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Kristján Finnbogason
Kristján Finnbogason (born 8 May 1971) is an Icelandic former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is best remembered for his time at Úrvalsdeild side KR.
Honours
Club
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* Icelandic Premier Division: 2015, 2016
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(born 1971), Icelandic football goalkeeper
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Kristján Guðmundsson
Kristján Guðmundsson (born 1941, Snæfellsnes, Iceland) is a contemporary Icelandic conceptual artist.
He started his career as an artist in the 1960s as a member of ''SÚM'' - a group of young artists influenced by then-new currents in concept ...
(born 1941), Icelandic conceptual artist
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Kristján Helgason
Kristján Helgason (born 27 March 1974) is an Icelandic former professional snooker player.
Career
Born in 1974, Helgason turned professional in 1995. In 1998, he reached the last 48 at the Irish Open, losing 3–5 to Billy Snaddon, but made n ...
(born 1974), Icelandic snooker player
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Kristján Jóhannsson (born 1948), Icelandic operatic tenor
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Kristján B. Jónasson, Icelandic book publisher
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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), Minister for Iceland
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Kristján Þór Júlíusson
Kristján Þór Júlíusson (15 July 1957 in Dalvík) is an Icelandic politician, a member of Alþingi and the current Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture.http://www.althingi.is/cv_en.php4?ksfaerslunr=110 Official page at the Alþingi He com ...
(born 1957), Icelandic politician
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Kristján Karlsson
Kristján Karlsson (26 January 1922 – August 5, 2014) was an Icelandic poet and writer born at Eyvík in Tjörnes in Þingeyjarsýsla South. He studied English literature at the University of California, Berkeley in California, graduating wit ...
(1922–2014), Icelandic poet
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Kristján L. Möller
Kristján Lúðvík Möller (born 26 June 1953) is an Icelandic politician. He has been Iceland's Minister of Communications from 2007 to 2010, and a member of the Althing
The Alþingi (''general meeting'' in Icelandic, , anglicised as ' ...
(born 1953), Icelandic politician
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Kristján Örn Sigurðsson
Kristján Örn Sigurðsson (often spelled Sigurdsson; born 7 October 1980 in Akureyri) is an Icelandic footballer who is a player-assistant manager for Þór.
Club career
He started his career at his local club ÍF Völsungur Húsavik, and mo ...
(born 1980), Icelandic footballer
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Icelandic masculine given names