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The Order of the Falcon () is the only
order of chivalry An order of chivalry, order of knighthood, chivalric order, or equestrian order is a society, fellowship and college of knights, typically founded during or inspired by the original Catholic military orders of the Crusades ( 1099–1291) and ...
in
Iceland Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ...
, founded by King Christian X of Denmark and Iceland on 3 July 1921. The award is awarded for merit for Iceland and humanity and has five degrees. Nowadays, appointments are made on the nomination of the
President of Iceland The president of Iceland () is the head of state of Iceland. The incumbent is Halla Tómasdóttir, who won the 2024 Icelandic presidential election, 2024 presidential election. The president is not involved in the running of the country, bu ...
and that of a "five-member council."


History and appointments

Christian X Christian X (; 26 September 1870 – 20 April 1947) was King of Denmark from 1912 until his death in 1947, and the only King of Iceland as Kristján X, holding the title as a result of the personal union between Denmark and independent Ice ...
, the King of Denmark, ruled Iceland until 17 June 1944. During his royal visit to Iceland in 1921, King Christian X issued the royal decree founding the Icelandic Order of the Falcon. When Iceland became a republic, new statutes were incorporated for the Order on 11 July 1944. The Republic of Iceland replaced the King by an elected
President of Iceland The president of Iceland () is the head of state of Iceland. The incumbent is Halla Tómasdóttir, who won the 2024 Icelandic presidential election, 2024 presidential election. The president is not involved in the running of the country, bu ...
who is the designated Grand Master of this Order. It may be awarded to both Icelanders and citizens of other countries for achievements in Iceland or internationally. A five-member council makes recommendations on awards to the Grand Master, who then grants the award. However, the Grand Master may award the Order without recommendations from the Order Council. The Grand Master and the Chairman of the Order Council then sign the Letters Patent, which are presented to the awards's recipients.


Classes

The Order has five classes: # Collar with Grand Cross Breast Star (''Keðja ásamt stórkrossstjörnu''), only for heads of state # Grand Cross (''Stórkross'') # Grand Knight's Cross with Star (''Stórriddarakross með stjörnu'') # Grand Knight's Cross (''Stórriddarakross'') # Knight's Cross (''Riddarakross'')


Insignia

The ''collar'' is gilded metal; it consists of links bearing the Icelandic coat-of-arms and blue-enamelled discs bearing the white falcon. The ''badge'' consists of a gilt cross, enamelled in white, with a blue-enamelled central disc bearing the white falcon. The ''star'' is a silver, eight-pointed star. For the Grand Cross class it has the badge of the Order superimposed upon it. For the Grand Knight with Star class it has a blue-enamelled central disc bearing the white falcon. The ''ribbon'' is blue with white-red-white border stripes. It is worn on the left shoulder. In summary: * Collar with Grand Cross Breast Star – wears the badge on a collar plus a star on the left chest; * Grand Cross – wears the badge on a sash on the left shoulder, plus a star on the left chest; * Grand Knight's Cross with Star – wears the badge on a necklet, plus a star on the left chest; * Grand Knight's Cross – wears the badge on a necklet; * Knight's Cross – wears the badge on a chest ribbon. If a holder is promoted to a higher rank, the lower rank's insignia must be returned. The insignia are retained during the recipient's lifetime, but they must be returned to the Icelandic Government upon the recipient's death.


Notable recipients


Politicians and heads of state

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Halla Tómasdóttir Halla Tómasdóttir (; born 11 October 1968) is an Icelandic former businesswoman and politician serving as the seventh president of Iceland since 2024. She is Iceland's second female president, after Vigdís Finnbogadóttir. Halla was previousl ...
(current President of
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) *
Guðni Th. Jóhannesson Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson (; born 26 June 1968) is an Icelandic historian and politician who served as the sixth president of Iceland from 2016 to 2024. A historian, Guðni was a professor at the University of Iceland before running for pr ...
(former President of
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) *
Guðni Ágústsson Guðni Ágústsson (born 9 April 1949) is an Icelandic former politician who was chairman of the Progressive Party from 2007 until 17 November 2008, when he unexpectedly resigned, both as chairman of his party and as MP. He was a member of the ...
(former Minister of Agriculture) *
Jóhannes Jóhannesson Jóhannes Jóhannesson (17 January 1866 – 7 February 1950) was an Icelandic politician and speaker of Althing. He was a member of the Althing in 1900–1901, 1903–1913, and 1916–1931. On 25 August 1907 Jóhannes inaugurated the first sub ...
(First Chairman of the order council) *
Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson (; born 14 May 1943) is an Icelandic politician who was the fifth president of Iceland, serving from 1996 to 2016.
(former President of Iceland) *
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Vigdís Finnbogadóttir (; born 15 April 1930) is an Icelandic politician who served as the fourth president of Iceland from 1980 to 1996, the first woman to hold the position and the first in the world to be democratically elected president of ...
(former president of Iceland; first popularly elected female president in the world) *
Lennart Meri Lennart Georg Meri (; 29 March 1929 – 14 March 2006) was an Estonian writer, film director, and statesman. He was the country's foreign minister from 1990 to 1992 and President of Estonia from 1992 to 2001. Early life Meri was born in Tallin ...
(former President of
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Dalia Grybauskaitė Dalia Grybauskaitė (; born 1 March 1956) is a Lithuanian politician who served as the eighth president of Lithuania from 2009 to 2019. She is the first and so far only woman to hold the position and in 2014 she became the first President of Li ...
(former President of
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Sauli Niinistö Sauli Väinämö Niinistö (, born 24 August 1948) is a Finnish politician who served as the 12th president of Finland from 2012 to 2024. A lawyer by education, Niinistö was Chairman of the National Coalition Party (NCP) from 1994 to 2001, Mini ...
(former President of
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(former President of Finland) *
Martti Ahtisaari Martti Oiva Kalevi Ahtisaari (, 23 June 1937 – 16 October 2023) was a Finnish politician, the tenth president of Finland, from 1994 to 2000, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, and a United Nations diplomat and mediation, mediator noted for his inte ...
(former President of Finland) *
Mauno Koivisto Mauno Henrik Koivisto (, 25 November 1923 – 12 May 2017) was a Finnish politician who served as the ninth president of Finland from 1982 to 1994. He also served as the country's prime minister twice, from 1968 to 1970 and again from 1979 to 19 ...
(former President of Finland) *
Urho Kekkonen Urho Kaleva Kekkonen (; 3 September 1900 – 31 August 1986), often referred to by his initials UKK, was a Finnish politician who served as the eighth and longest-serving president of Finland from 1956 to 1982. He also served as Prime Minister ...
(former President of Finland) *
Juho Kusti Paasikivi Juho Kusti Paasikivi (, 27 November 1870 – 14 December 1956) was a Finnish politician who served as the seventh president of Finland from 1946 to 1956. Representing the Finnish Party until its dissolution in 1918 and then the National Coaliti ...
(former President of Finland) *
Kyösti Kallio Kyösti Kallio (, 10 April 1873 – 19 December 1940) was a Finnish politician who served as the fourth president of Finland from 1937 to 1940. His presidency included leading the country through the Winter War; while he relinquished the post ...
(former President of Finland) *
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and the other
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) Awarded in 1963 * Princess
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Carl XVI Gustav Carl XVI Gustaf (Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus; born 30 April 1946) is King of Sweden. Having reigned since 1973, he is the longest-reigning monarch in Swedish history. Carl Gustaf was born during the reign of his paternal great-grandfather, K ...
(King of
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Silvia Silvia () is a female given name of Latin origin, with a male equivalent Silvio and English-language cognate Sylvia (given name), Sylvia. The name originates from the Latin word for forest, ''Silva'', and its meaning is "spirit of the wood"; the m ...
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Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, Duchess of Västergötland (Victoria Ingrid Alice Désirée; born 14 July 1977) is the heir apparent to the Swedish throne, as the eldest child of King Carl XVI Gustaf. If she ascends to the throne as expec ...
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* Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästriklandhttps://www.kungahuset.se/arkiv/nyheter/2025-05-06-statsbesok-fran-island/ *
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https://www.kungahuset.se/arkiv/nyheter/2025-05-06-statsbesok-fran-island/ *
Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson, (''Christina Louise Helena''; born 3 August 1943) is a member of the Swedish royal family. She is the fourth child of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Goth ...
* Albert II (former King of
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Juan Carlos I of Spain Juan Carlos I (; Juan Carlos Alfonso Víctor María de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias, born 5 January 1938) is a member of the Spanish royal family who reigned as King of Spain from 22 November 1975 until Abdication of Juan Carlos I, his abdic ...
(former King of
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Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo (Elena María Isabel Dominica de Silos de Borbón y de Grecia; born 20 December 1963), is the first child and eldest daughter of King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofía of Spain, Queen Sofía. As the eldest sister of ...
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Infanta Cristina of Spain Infanta Cristina (Cristina Federica Victoria Antonia de la Santísima Trinidad de Borbón y de Grecia, born 13 June 1965) is the younger daughter of King Juan Carlos I and his wife, Queen Sofía. She is sixth in the line of succession to th ...
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Margrethe II Margrethe II (; Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur Ingrid, born 16 April 1940) is a member of the Danish royal family who reigned as Queen of Denmark from 14 January 1972 until her abdication on 14 January 2024. Having reigned for exactly ...
(former Queen of
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Frederik X Frederik X (Frederik André Henrik Christian, ; born 26 May 1968) is King of Denmark. He acceded to the throne following Abdication of Margrethe II, his mother's abdication in 2024. Frederik is the eldest son of Margrethe II and Prince Henri ...
(King of
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Princess Marie of Denmark Princess Marie of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat, (born Marie Agathe Odile Cavallier; 6 February 1976) is a member of the Danish royal family. She is the second wife of Prince Joachim of Denmark, the younger brother of King Frederik X of Denmar ...
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Princess Benedikte of Denmark Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (Benedikte Astrid Ingeborg Ingrid, born 29 April 1944) is a member of the Danish royal family. She is the second daughter and child of King Frederik IX and Queen Ingrid o ...
*
Harald V Harald V (, ; born 21 February 1937) has been King of Norway since 1991. A member of the House of Glücksburg, Harald was the third child and only son of King Olav V of Norway and Princess Märtha of Sweden. He was second in the line of succ ...
(King of
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Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway (born Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby, , on 19 August 1973) is a member of the Norwegian royal family. She is married to Crown Prince Haakon, the heir apparent to the Norwegian throne. A Norwegian commoner ...
*
Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway (born 21 January 2004) is the elder child of Crown Prince Haakon and the second child of Crown Princess Mette-Marit, and a grandchild of Harald V of Norway, King Harald V. She is second in line of succession ...
*
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway Princess Märtha Louise of Norway (born 22 September 1971) is a Norwegian self-described clairvoyant, businesswoman and a member of the Norwegian royal family, although she is not a member of the royal house and has no public role. She is marri ...
* Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner *
Janis Johnson Janis Johnson (born April 27, 1946) is a retired Canadian politician who served as a senator, representing the province of Manitoba. Serving her position for 26 years until her retirement, Johnson is the longest-serving senator of Manitoba. ...
(Canadian Senator, Manitoba) Awarded 2000 *
Lisa Murkowski Lisa Ann Murkowski ( ; born May 22, 1957) is an American attorney and politician serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States senator from the state of Alaska, having held the seat since 2002. She is the first woman ...
(United States Senator, Alaska)


Artists and entertainers

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Björk Guðmundsdóttir Björk Guðmundsdóttir ( , ; born 21 November 1965), known mononymously as Björk, is an Icelandic singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, and actress. Noted for her distinct voice, three-octave vocal range, and eccentric public pe ...
(singer, songwriter), 1997 *
Helga Bachmann Helga Bachmann (24 July 1931 – 7 January 2011) was an Icelandic actress and Theatre director, director. Early life and education Helga Bachmann was born in Reykjavík. She graduated in 1948 from the school at and trained as an actress at two ...
(actress) *
Ragga Gísla Guðmunda Ragnhildur Gísladóttir, known as Ragga Gisla (born 7 October 1956), is an Icelandic actor and musician. She led the band Grýlurnar which appeared in a popular comedy film in the 1980s. She was knighted for her contribution to music. ...
(singer, composer, actor), 2012 *
Ólöf Pálsdóttir Ólöf Pálsdóttir (14 April 1920 – 21 February 2018) was an Icelandic sculptor, and was responsible for one of the most-prominently located statues in Reykjavík, that of a cellist in the water next to the new concert hall. Early life Ólö ...
(sculptor), 1970 *
Steinunn Thorarinsdottir Steinunn Þórarinsdóttir (transliterated as Thorarinsdottir; born April 20, 1955) is an Iceland, Icelandic sculptor. Her work uses androgynous human figures such as those in her most notable exhibits ''Borders'' and ''Horizons''. Biography ...
(sculptor) *
Vladimir Ashkenazy Vladimir Davidovich Ashkenazy (, ''Vladimir Davidovich Ashkenazi''; born 6 July 1937) is a Soviet-born Icelandic pianist, chamber music performer, and conductor. Ashkenazy has collaborated with well-known orchestras and soloists. In addition, ...
(pianist, conductor) *
Stefán Karl Stefánsson Stefán Karl Stefánsson ( , ; 10 July 1975 – 21 August 2018) was an Icelandic actor and singer. He was best known for portraying Robbie Rotten, the antagonist of the children's television series ''LazyTown''. Career Stefán Karl's career ...
(actor, singer), 2018 *
Edda Björgvinsdóttir Guðbjörg Edda Björgvinsdóttir (born 13 September 1952), better known as Edda Björgvinsdóttir, is an Icelandic actress, comedian, writer, director and motivational speaker. She is best known for playing the title role of the 1986 comedy c ...
(actress), 2018 * Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir (actress), 2023 * Erling Bløndal Bengtsson (cellist) *
Brad Leithauser Brad E. Leithauser (born February 27, 1953) is an American poet, novelist, essayist, and teacher. After serving as the Emily Dickinson Lecturer in the Humanities at Mount Holyoke College and visiting professor at the MFA Program for Poets & W ...
(writer, poet, scholar), awarded 2005. *
Victor Borge Børge Rosenbaum (; 3 January 1909 – 23 December 2000), known professionally as Victor Borge ( ), was a Danish and American actor, comedian, and pianist who achieved great popularity in radio and television in both North America and Europe. Hi ...
(Børge "Victor" Rosenbaum) (concert pianist, entertainer) *
Þorkell Sigurbjörnsson Þorkell Sigurbjörnsson (or Thorkell Sigurbjörnsson) (16 July 1938 – 30 January 2013) was an Icelandic composer, conductor and pianist. The most prolific Icelandic composer, he is author of more than 350 works, from songs for children to ...
, Icelandic composer, awarded 1993. * Jónas Jónasson (composer, radio host), 2006 * Páll Ísólfsson (organist, composer, radio host), 1940 Árni Heimir Ingólfsson, “Ísólfsson, Páll”, In Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online, Oxford University Press; https://doi.org/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.13946, (accessed 19 November 2023).


Scholars

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George P. L. Walker George Patrick Leonard Walker (2 March 1926 – 17 January 2005) was a British geologist who began his career studying mineralogy and later made significant contributions to volcanology. He was widely regarded as one of the pioneers of modern ...
(Volcanologist) * Andrew Wawn (Philologist) * Thorbergur Thorvaldson, cement chemist, awarded 1939. *
Unnur Anna Valdimarsdóttir Unnur Anna Valdimarsdóttir (born 1972) is a professor in epidemiology at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Iceland. Her research focuses on the role of trauma and other life adversities in health and disease development. Profession ...
, Professor of Epidemiology, University of Iceland, awarded 2023. * A. R. Taylor, Professor of medieval English, Old Norse and modern Icelandic Studies, University of Leeds, awarded 1963 *
Rory McTurk Rory W. McTurk (born July 30th, 1942) is a British philologist. McTurk graduated from Oxford University in 1963. He took a further degree at the University of Iceland in 1965, and subsequently taught at Lund University, the University of Copenha ...
, Professor of Icelandic Studies, University of Leeds, awarded 2007 *
Mark Watson Mark Andrew Watson (born 13 February 1980) is an English comedian, novelist and producer. Early life Watson was born in Bristol to a Welsh people, Welsh mother and English father. He has younger twin sisters and a brother, Paul Watson (footba ...
, archaeologist, dog breeder and benefactor, awarded 1965 * William Paton Cleland (Surgeon)Caroline Richmond, ''Obituary of William Paton Cleland (1912-2005)'', British Medical Journal, 2005, 330; 1212
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/ref> * Anders Grubb, Professor of Clinical Chemistry, University of Lund, awarded 2007 for research on Icelandic hereditary diseases *
John Lindow John Frederick Lindow (born July 23, 1946) is an American philologist who is Professor Emeritus of Old Norse and Folklore at University of California, Berkeley. He is a well known authority on Old Norse religion and literature. Biography John Lin ...
, Professor Emeritus of Old Norse and Folklore at University of California, Berkeley, awarded 2018 for scholarly contributions in the area of Icelandic medieval literature. *
Carol J. Clover Carol Jeanne Clover (born July 31, 1940) is an American professor of Medieval Studies (Early Northern Europe) and American Film at the University of California, Berkeley. Clover has been widely published in her areas of expertise, and is the aut ...
,
Professor Professor (commonly abbreviated as Prof.) is an Academy, academic rank at university, universities and other tertiary education, post-secondary education and research institutions in most countries. Literally, ''professor'' derives from Latin ...
of Medieval Studies (Early Northern Europe) and American Film at the
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. *
Lee M. Hollander Lee Milton Hollander (November 8, 1880 – October 19, 1972) was an American philologist who specialized in Old Norse studies. Hollander was for many years head of the Department of Germanic Languages at the University of Texas at Austin. ...
, translator of Kierkegaard and academic. * Sigrún Árnadóttir, awarded the Knight's Cross for the translation of several books to Icelandic including
Alfie Atkins Alfie Atkins () is a fictional character created by the author Gunilla Bergström from Sweden in 1972. Alfie Atkins appears in books and animated cartoons. Alfie plays the role of a normal child, living with his father. During his younger years ...
and for her contributions to Icelandic children's culture.


Other

* Pike Ward, fisherman who started and developed the Icelandic fishing industry, awarded 1936. *
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(Silver medalists in
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at the
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) *
Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson (; born 23 April 1958), also known as HÖH, is a musician, an art director, and '' allsherjargoði'' (''chief goði'') of Ásatrúarfélagið ("the Ásatrú Association"). Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson was a pioneer in the use ...
(chief
goði Gothi or (plural , fem. ; Old Norse: ) was a position of political and social prominence in the Icelandic Commonwealth. The term originally had a religious significance, referring to a pagan leader responsible for a religious structure and com ...
of the
Ásatrúarfélagið (, ''Ásatrú Fellowship''), also known simply as , is an Icelandic religious organisation of Heathenry (new religious movement), heathenry (in Iceland also called , " faith"). It was founded on the first day of summer (Iceland), first day of s ...
), 2018 *
Friðrik Skúlason FRISK Software International (established in 1993) was an Icelandic software company that developed F-Prot antivirus and F-Prot AVES antivirus and anti-spam service. The company was founded in 1993. It was acquired by Cyren in 2012. History The ...
(computer scientist), 2018 *
David Architzel David Architzel (born 1951) is a retired Vice Admiral in the United States Navy. His last assignment was as Commander of Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR). Vice Admiral Architzel was relieved by Vice Admiral David A. Dunaway and retired from n ...
(Vice Admiral, US Navy) *
Guðmundur Kjærnested Guðmundur Hjaltason Halldórsson Kjærnested (29 June 1923 – 2 September 2005) was an Icelandic commander in the Icelandic Coast Guard and took part in all three Anglo-Icelandic Cod Wars. Life Born in Hafnarfjörður, he is most famou ...
(Commander, Icelandic Coast Guard) * Sunna Olafson Furstenau (Founder/Pres Icelandic Roots; Þjóðræknisfélag Ísland, INL in USA & Canada), 2017 *
Orri Vigfússon Orri Vigfússon (10 July 1942 – 1 July 2017) was an Icelandic entrepreneur and environmentalist. His stated objective was to "restore the abundance of wild salmon that formerly existed on both sides of the North Atlantic". In 2004 ''Time (mag ...
(Chairman of the North Atlantic Salmon Fund) *
Anna Kisselgoff Anna Kisselgoff (born 12 January 1938) is a dance critic and cultural news reporter for ''The New York Times''. She began at the ''Times'' as a dance critic and cultural news reporter in 1968, and became its Chief Dance Critic in 1977, a role she h ...
(Columbia Univ.) Awarded 2002 * James L. Kauffman, Vice-admiral during World War II * William S. Key, Major General during World War II *
Sir Arthur Young Colonel (British Army), Colonel Sir Arthur Edwin Young (15 February 1907 – 20 January 1979) was a British police officer. He was City of London Police, Commissioner of Police of the City of London from 1950 to 1971 and was also the first head ...
, police officer *
Antti Tuuri Antti Elias Tuuri (born 1 October 1944, Kauhava, Southern Ostrobothnia) is a Finnish writer, known for his works dealing with Southern Ostrobothnia. The ''Äitini-suku''-series tells the stories of the Finns who immigrated to the United State ...
(Writer) translated some Icelandic
saga Sagas are prose stories and histories, composed in Iceland and to a lesser extent elsewhere in Scandinavia. The most famous saga-genre is the (sagas concerning Icelanders), which feature Viking voyages, migration to Iceland, and feuds between ...
s *
Koča Popović Konstantin "Koča" Popović ( sr-cyrl, Константин "Коча" Поповић; 14 March 1908 – 20 October 1992) was a Serbia, Serbian and Yugoslavs, Yugoslav politician and communist volunteer in the Spanish Civil War, 1937–1939 and D ...
(Colonel General, YPA) * John W. White, USAF General, Commander
Iceland Defense Force The Iceland Defense Force (; IDF) was a military sub-unified command of the United States Department of Defense. It existed from 1951 to 2006. It came into existence when the United States agreed to provide for the defense of Iceland, which has ...
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Signy Stefansson Eaton Signy Hildur Eaton (; July 1, 1913 – September 10, 1992) was a Canadian socialite, art collector and philanthropist. She was married to John David Eaton, of the Eaton family of Toronto. Biography Signy Hildur Stefansson was born in Winnipeg, M ...
, socialite and philanthropist of Icelandic descent *
Leonor Beleza Maria Leonor Couceiro Pizarro Beleza de Mendonça Tavares GCC GCIH (born 23 November 1948) is a Portuguese lawyer and politician. Career She is daughter of José Júlio Pizarro Beleza and Maria dos Prazeres Lançarote Couceiro da Costa. Her ...
, lawyer, former Minister of Health and 1st President of the
Champalimaud Foundation The Champalimaud Foundation MHM () is a private biomedical research foundation. It was created according to the will of the late entrepreneur António de Sommer Champalimaud, in 2004. The complete name of the foundation honors the mother and f ...


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The Collection of Henrik Revens
– a website featuring orders and medals of Iceland as well as other Nordic countries {{DEFAULTSORT:Order Of The Falcon Order of the Falcon Culture of Iceland
Falcon Falcons () are birds of prey in the genus ''Falco'', which includes about 40 species. Some small species of falcons with long, narrow wings are called hobbies, and some that hover while hunting are called kestrels. Falcons are widely distrib ...
Orders, decorations, and medals of Iceland Falcon, Order of the Awards established in 1921 1921 establishments in Iceland