1956 in Iceland

The following lists events that happened in 1956 in Iceland.

Incumbents

 * President – Ásgeir Ásgeirsson
 * Prime Minister – Ólafur Thors, Hermann Jónasson

Births

 * 21 April – Jóhann Sigurðarson, actor and singer
 * 16 May – Þorbergur Aðalsteinsson, handball player
 * 29 May – Bjarni Friðriksson, judoka
 * 06 June - Bubbi Morthens, musician
 * 30 July – Árni Sigfússon, politician
 * 15 August – Helgi Ólafsson, chess grandmaster
 * 27 August – Magnús Bergs, footballer
 * 21 September – Jón Gunnarsson, politician.