1979 in Iceland

The following lists events that happened in 1979 in Iceland.

Incumbents

 * President – Kristján Eldjárn
 * Prime Minister – Ólafur Jóhannesson (until 15 October), Benedikt Sigurðsson Gröndal (since 15 October)

Events

 * April 19 – The Church in Ytri-Njarðvík was opened.
 * The hot water utility was formally founded in Hvanneyri.

Births

 * February 11 – Hanna Guðrún Stefánsdóttir, handball player
 * February 26 – Bjarni Guðjónsson, footballer
 * February 26 – Daníel Bjarnason, composer and conductor
 * June 11 – Helgi Sveinsson, Paralympian athlete
 * July 5 – Eva Maria Daniels, film producer (d. 2023)
 * July 15 – Edda Garðarsdóttir, footballer
 * July 28 – Birgitta Haukdal, singer
 * August 8 – Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson, handball player
 * October 25 – Björn Thorfinnsson, chess player
 * November 28 – Jóhannes Ásbjörnsson, TV and radio show host

Deaths

 * February 22 – Þorsteinn Þorsteinsson, economist (b. 1880)