1983 in Iceland

Incumbents

• President - Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
• Prime Minister - Gunnar Thoroddsen, Steingrímur Hermannsson

Events

• 13 March - The feminist political party, Women's List, was founded.
• The social-democratic political party, Alliance of Social Democrats, was founded.

Births

• 1 April - Hera Hjartardóttir, singer-songwriter
• 1 April - Ólafur Ingi Skúlason, footballer.
• 7 September - Garðar Gunnlaugsson, footballer

Deaths

• 19 June - Vilmundur Gylfason, politician, historian and poet
• 8 February - Sigurður Þórarinsson, geologist
• 25 September - Gunnar Thoroddsen, politician