1959 in Iceland

The following lists events that happened in 1959 in Iceland.

Incumbents

 * President – Ásgeir Ásgeirsson
 * Prime Minister – Emil Jónsson, Ólafur Thors

Events
Herjólfur I was built

Births

 * 1 February – Ómar Torfason, footballer
 * 21 April – Lúðvík Geirsson, politician.
 * 18 February – Hallgrímur Helgason, painter, novelist, translator, and columnist
 * 19 June – Örn Árnason, actor, comedian and screenwriter
 * 27 June – Pétur Pétursson, footballer
 * 4 July – Eiríkur Hauksson, heavy metal vocalist
 * 7 September – Alfreð Gíslason, handball player and coach

Full date missing

 * Elsa Waage, opera singer

Full date missing

 * Kristín Jónsdóttir, painter (b. 1888)