1948 in Iceland

This list includes events that happened in 1948 in Iceland.

Incumbents

 * President – Sveinn Björnsson
 * Prime Minister – Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson

Events

 * KR won the 1948 Úrvalsdeild, the top-flight of Icelandic football.
 * The Foreign Minister, Bjarni Benediktsson with new Minister Richard P. Butrick signed an agreement that would make Iceland a recipient of the Marshall Plan assistance.

Births

 * 8 January – Þuríður Backman, politician
 * 14 January – Davíð Oddsson, politician
 * 10 February – Sigurbergur Sigsteinsson, handball player
 * 17 June – Hrafn Gunnlaugsson, film director
 * 17 July – Ögmundur Jónasson, politician.
 * 25 July – Elmar Geirsson, footballer
 * 30 July – Sigurður Pálsson, writer (d. 2017)
 * 7 August – Vilmundur Gylfason, politician, historian and poet (d. 1983)
 * 19 November – Hanna María Karlsdóttir, actress