1972 in Iceland

The following lists events that happened in 1972 in Iceland.

Incumbents

 * President – Kristján Eldjárn
 * Prime Minister – Ólafur Jóhannesson

Events

 * Worship of Norse gods is revived and officially approved.

Births

 * 29 March – Hera Björk, singer
 * 9 April – Steinunn Kristín Þórðardóttir, businesswoman
 * 18 July – Hannes Stefánsson, chess Grandmaster
 * 28 October – Guðmundur Steingrímsson, politician.
 * 12 December – Eygló Harðardóttir, politician
 * 29 December – Reynir Grétarsson, businessman