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 (born 1981), Icelandic
handball
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...
player
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Kristján Arason (born 1961), Icelandic handball player
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Kristján Eldjárn
Kristján Eldjárn (; 6 December 1916 – 14 September 1982) was the third president of Iceland, serving from 1968 to 1980.
Biography
Kristján was born in Tjörn, Svarfaðardal, Iceland. His parents were Þórarinn Kr. Eldjárn, a teacher in ...
(1916–1982), third
President of Iceland
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The president is not involved in the running of the country, bu ...
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Kristján Emilsson (born 1993), Icelandic footballer
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Kristján Einar (born 1989), Icelandic racing driver
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Kristján Finnbogason (born 1971), Icelandic football goalkeeper
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Kristján Guðmundsson (born 1941), Icelandic conceptual artist
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Kristján Helgason (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) (1852–1926), Minister for Iceland
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Kristján Þór Júlíusson (born 1957), Icelandic politician
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Kristján Karlsson (1922–2014), Icelandic poet
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Kristján L. Möller (born 1953), Icelandic politician
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Kristján Örn Sigurðsson (born 1980), Icelandic footballer
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Kristján Þórður Snæbjarnarson (born 1980), Icelandic politician
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Icelandic masculine given names
Masculine given names