Þorsteinn is an Old Norse and Icelandic masculine
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...
. Notable people with the name include:
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Þorsteinn EirÃksson (X century), the youngest son of Erik the Red
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Þorsteinn Erlingsson (1858–1914), Icelandic poet
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Þorsteinn Gylfason (1942–2005), Icelandic philosopher, translator, musician, poet, art enthusiast and intellectual
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Þorsteinn frá Hamri (born 1938), Icelandic writer
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Þorsteinn Gunnarsson (born 1940), Icelandic actor and architect
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Þorsteinn Pálsson (born 1947), Prime Minister of Iceland for the Independence Party from 1987 to 1988
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Þorsteinn Bjarnason (born 1957), Icelandic former professional footballer (goalkeeper)
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Þorsteinn Bachmann (born 1965), Icelandic actor
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Þorsteinn J (full name Þorsteinn Jens Vilhjálmsson), an Icelandic television personality
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Masculine given names
Icelandic masculine given names