births
February 27, 1881
Sveinn Björnsson, Danish-Icelandic lawyer and politician, 1st President of Iceland (died 1952)
Sveinn Björnsson
Sveinn Björnsson was the first president of Iceland, serving from 1944 to 1952.
President of Iceland
The president of Iceland is the head of state of Iceland. The incumbent is Halla Tómasdóttir, who won the 2024 presidential election.