Kristján is an
Icelandic masculine
given name
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The Icelandic surname
Kristjánsson Kristjánsson is a surname of Icelandic origin, meaning ''son of Kristján''. In Icelandic names, the name is not strictly a surname, but a patronymic. Notable people with the surname include:
* Albert Kristjansson (1877–1974), Canadian politic ...
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
Kristján Andrésson (born 27 March 1981) is a Swedish-born Icelandic retired handball player and ex coach of the Swedish national team.
He competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXV ...
(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
Kristján Arason (born 23 July 1961) is a former member of Icelandic national handball team. He is the husband of Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, a well-known figure in Icelandic politics. He ranked fourth in IHF's list of the world's best ...
(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
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 ...
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Kristján Emilsson
Kristján Gauti Emilsson (born 26 April 1993) is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a forward.
Career
In 2009, Kristján made his debut for FH Hafnarfjörður in the highest Icelandic league. After an internship with Liverpool, he signed a th ...
(born 1993), Icelandic footballer
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Kristján Einar
Kristján Einar Kristjánsson (born 8 January 1989) is an Icelandic racing driver. He started racing in karts at 14, the age when Icelandic law allows drivers to start racing karts. He is the first ever driver to emerge from Icelandic motorspor ...
(born 1989), Icelandic racing driver
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Kristján Finnbogason
Kristján Finnbogason (born 8 May 1971) is an Icelandic former Association football, footballer who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. He is best remembered for his time at Úrvalsdeild side Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavík ...
(born 1971), Icelandic football goalkeeper
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Kristján Guðmundsson
Kristján Guðmundsson (born 1941, Snæfellsnes, Iceland) is a contemporary Icelandic conceptual artist.
He started his career as an artist in the 1960s as a member of ''SÚM'' - a group of young artists influenced by then-new currents in concept ...
(born 1941), Icelandic conceptual artist
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Kristján Helgason
Kristján Helgason (born 27 March 1974) is an Icelandic former professional snooker player.
Career
Born in 1974, Helgason turned professional in 1995. In 1998, he reached the last 48 at the Irish Open, losing 3–5 to Billy Snaddon, but made ...
(born 1974), Icelandic
snooker player
Snooker (pronounced , ) is a cue sport played on a rectangular billiards table covered with a green cloth called baize, with six pockets: one at each corner and one in the middle of each long side. First played by British Army officers sta ...
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Kristján Jóhannsson
Kristján Jóhannsson (born 24 May 1948 in Akureyri, Iceland) is an Icelandic operatic tenor particularly known for his performances in Verdian roles, and especially as Radames in ''Aida''.
Biography
Although Kristján was born into a musical fa ...
(born 1948), Icelandic operatic tenor
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Kristján B. Jónasson
Kristján B. Jónasson is an Icelandic book publisher at Crymogea Publishing and the former head of the Association of Icelandic Book Publishers. He has written on Sigurður Nordal Sigurður Nordal (14 September 1886 – 21 September 1974) wa ...
, Icelandic book publisher
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Kristján Jónsson (politician)
Kristján Jónsson (4 March 1852 – 2 July 1926) was minister for Iceland from 14 March 1911 to 24 July 1912. He was a member of Althingi 1893 to 1905 and from 1908 to 1913.
Biography
He was born on the farm Gautlönd in north east Iceland and ...
(1852–1926), Minister for Iceland
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Kristján Þór Júlíusson
Kristján Þór Júlíusson (15 July 1957 in Dalvík) is an Icelandic politician, a member of Alþingi and former Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture.http://www.althingi.is/cv_en.php4?ksfaerslunr=110 Official page at the Alþingi He complete ...
(born 1957), Icelandic politician
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Kristján Karlsson
Kristján Karlsson (26 January 1922 – August 5, 2014) was an Icelandic poet and writer born at Eyvík in Tjörnes in Þingeyjarsýsla South. He studied English literature at the University of California, Berkeley in California, graduating wi ...
(1922–2014), Icelandic poet
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Kristján L. Möller (born 1953), Icelandic politician
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Kristján Örn Sigurðsson
Kristján Örn Sigurðsson (born 7 October 1980 in Akureyri) is an Icelandic footballer who played as a defender. He is a player-assistant manager for Þór.
Club career
He started his career at his local club ÍF Völsungur Húsavik, and mo ...
(born 1980), Icelandic footballer
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Kristján Þórður Snæbjarnarson
Kristján Þórður Snæbjarnarson (born 21 October 1980) is an Icelandic trade unionist, politician and member of the Althing. A member of the Social Democratic Alliance, he has represented the Reykjavík South constituency since November 2024 ...
(born 1980), Icelandic politician
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