1961 in Iceland

The following lists events that happened in 1961 in Iceland.

Incumbents

 * President – Ásgeir Ásgeirsson
 * Prime Minister – Ólafur Thors, Bjarni Benediktsson

Events
October 26-December 16 -Vikrahraun basaltic eruption

Births

 * 4 January – Gunnar Gíslason, footballer
 * 4 April – Gyrðir Elíasson, writer
 * 23 April – Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson, actor
 * 30 April – Arnór Guðjohnsen, footballer
 * 23 July – Kristján Arason, handball player.
 * 12 December – Lárus Guðmundsson, footballer
 * 13 December – Guðmundur Torfason, footballer

Full date missing

 * Arnaldur Indriðason, writer of crime fiction