Finnur (/ˈfɪnːʊr/) is a Faroese and Icelandic masculine given name which is a derivative of the

Old Norse Old Norse, also referred to as Old Nordic or Old Scandinavian, was a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants ...

''Finnr''. Notable people with the name are as follows: *

Finnur Garðarsson Finnur Garðarsson (born 20 March 1952) is an Icelandic former freestyle swimmer. He competed in two events at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially brande ...

(born 1952), Icelandic swimmer *

Finnur Ingólfsson Finnur Ingólfsson (born 8 August 1954) is an Icelandic politician and former government minister. He was the governor of Central Bank of Iceland The Central Bank of Iceland (, ) is the central bank or reserve bank of Iceland. It is owned ...

(born 1954), Icelandic politician *

Finnur Jónsson Finnur Jónsson (May 29, 1858 – March 30, 1934) was an Icelandic philologist and Professor of Nordic Philology at the University of Copenhagen. He made extensive contributions to the study of Old Norse literature. Finnur Jónsson was born a ...

(1858–1934), Icelandic-Danish philologist and academic *

Finnur Jónsson (bishop) Finnur Jónsson (16 January 1704 – 23 July 1789) was an Icelandic pastor who served as Bishop of Skálholt from 1754 to 1785. He attended the University of Copenhagen and became a pastor at Reykholt in 1732. He was reluctant to become a bishop ...

(1704–1789), Icelandic pastor *

Finnur Justinussen Finnur Justinussen (born 30 March 1989) is a Faroese footballer who plays for Víkingur Gøta and the Faroe Islands national team. Club career He began his career with local club GÍ Gøta. After GÍ Gøta and Leirvík ÍF merged in 2008, h ...

(born 1989), Faroese football player *

Finnur Kolbeinsson Finnur Kolbeinsson (born 21 March 1972) is a retired Icelandic semi-professional football midfielder who made over 200 appearances for Fylkir. He also played in Malta and Belgium and was capped by Iceland at international level. Club career ...

(born 1972), Icelandic football player *

Finnur Magnússon Finnur Magnússon, sometimes referred to by the Danish version of his name under which he published, Finno Magnusun, Finn Magnussen or Magnusen, (27 August 1781 – 24 December 1847) was an Icelandic scholar and archaeologist who worked in Den ...

(1781–1847), Icelandic scholar *

Finnur Atli Magnússon Finnur Atli Magnússon (born 14 September 1985) is an Icelandic basketball player and a former member of the Icelandic men's national basketball team. He won the Icelandic championship as a member of KR in 2011, 2015 and 2019. In 2012, he was ...

(born 1985), Icelandic basketball player *

Finnur Orri Margeirsson Finnur Orri Margeirsson (born 8 March 1991) is an Icelandic football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, footb ...

(born 1991), Icelandic football player *

Finnur Tómas Pálmason Finnur Tómas Pálmason (born 12 February 2001) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a defender for KR. Career A youth product of KR, Finnur Tómas moved to Norrköping in Sweden on 13 January 2021. Finnur Tómas made his ...

(born 2001), Icelandic football player *

Finnur Freyr Stefánsson Finnur Freyr Stefánsson (born 29 October 1983) is an Icelandic professional basketball coach. With KR, he won the Icelandic championship five years in a row from 2014 to 2018 and the Icelandic Men's Basketball Cup in 2016 and 2017. He has ser ...

(born 1983), Icelandic basketball coach * Finnur Nielsen (born 1996), Faroese bassist

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