Eiríkur is an Icelandic masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: *

Eirikur Gilstón Corfitz Andersen Eirikur Gilstón Corfitz Andersen (born 16 December 1984) is a Faroese musician, best known for his work as the bassist and backing vocalist of the alternative rock band The Dreams. He is the founder of the band along with Hans Edward Andreasen ...

(born 1984), Faroese musician *

Eiríkur Benedikz Eiríkur Benedikz (1907–1988) was an Icelandic scholar, diplomat and book collector. He left his library of around 3000 items of Icelandica to the University of Nottingham library, where it is housed among the Manuscripts and Special Collections ...

(1907–1988), Icelandic scholar *

Eirikur Bergmann Eirikur Bergmann (Eiríkur Bergmann Einarsson; born 6 February 1969) is an Icelandic academic and writer. He is author of ten academic books and three novels. Early life and education Eirikur Bergmann was born in Reykjavík in 1969 and studied ...

(born 1969), Icelandic academic and writer *

Eiríkur Björn Björgvinsson Eiríkur Björn Björgvinsson (born 6 September 1966) is an Icelandic politician who was elected to the Althing in the 2024 Icelandic parliamentary election. He is also a former mayor of Akureyri and Fljótsdalshérað. Eiríkur Björn graduat ...

(born 1966), Icelandic politician *

Eiríkur Hauksson Eiríkur Hauksson (born 4 July 1959) is an Icelandic heavy metal vocalist. He represented Iceland at Eurovision in 1986 and in 2007. Career Eiríkur's career as a vocalist began in earnest when the song "Sekur" he wrote and performed with the ...

(born 1959), Icelandic heavy metal vocalist *

Eiríkur Magnússon Eiríkr or Eiríkur Magnússon (1 February 1833 – 24 January 1913) was an Icelandic scholar at the University of Cambridge, who taught Old Norse to William Morris, translated numerous Icelandic sagas into English in collaboration with him, an ...

(1833–1913), Icelandic scholar *

Eiríkur Önundarson Eiríkur Sverrir Önundarson (born 19 September 1974) is an Icelandic former basketball player and a former member of the Icelandic men's national basketball team. He spent 19 of his 21 seasons with Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur where he won t ...

(born 1974), Icelandic former basketball player *

Eiríkur Örn Norðdahl Eiríkur Örn Norðdahl (born 1 July 1978) is an Icelandic writer. For a long time most noted as an experimental poet, in the 2010s he came to prominence as one of Iceland's foremost prose writers. Biography Born in Reykjavík, Eiríkur Örn gr ...

(born 1978), Icelandic writer *

Eiríkur Rögnvaldsson Eiríkur Rögnvaldsson (born 1 June 1955 in Sauðárkrókur, Iceland) is an Icelandic linguist and professor of Icelandic at the University of Iceland. He is the author of several prominent works on the Icelandic language, including (“Icelandic ...

(born 1955) is an Icelandic linguist *

Eiríkur í Vogsósum Séra Eiríkur Magnússon í Vogsósum (c.1637(?)/1638–1716), was an Icelandic priest and Galdrmaster. While he was a real person, he has been the subject of many folk tales because of his interest in and study in witchcraft. He is known in Icela ...

(1637–1716), Icelandic priest

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