1961 in Iceland

Incumbents

• President - Ásgeir Ásgeirsson
• Prime Minister - Ólafur Thors, Bjarni Benediktsson

Events

Births

• 4 January - Gunnar Gíslason, footballer
• 4 April - Gyrðir Elíasson, writer
• 23 April - Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson, actor
• 30 April - Arnór Guðjohnsen, footballer
• 23 July - Kristján Arason, handball player.
• 12 December - Lárus Guðmundsson, footballer
• 13 December - Guðmundur Torfason, footballer

Full date missing

• Arnaldur Indriðason, writer of crime fiction