1953 in Iceland

The following lists events that happened in 1953 in Iceland.

Incumbents

 * President – Ásgeir Ásgeirsson
 * Prime Minister – Steingrímur Steinþórsson, Ólafur Thors

Events
The year 1953 in Iceland was mostly remembered due to the Cambridge Langjökull Expedition which involved exploring the "Ok" volcano known for erupting in the Pleistocene era.

Births

 * 9 February – Egill Ólafsson, singer, songwriter and actor
 * 19 February – Hannes Hólmsteinn Gissurarson, political scientist
 * 1 May – Ragnheiður Gestsdóttir, children's writer
 * 19 June – Össur Skarphéðinsson, politician
 * 26 June – Kristján L. Möller, politician.
 * 15 December – Herbert Guðmundsson, singer-songwriter