1980 in Iceland

The following lists events that happened in 1980 in Iceland.

Incumbents

 * President – Kristján Eldjárn, Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
 * Prime Minister – Benedikt Gröndal, Gunnar Thoroddsen

Births

 * 21 March – Veigar Páll Gunnarsson, footballer
 * 10 May – Dagný Skúladóttir, handball player
 * 22 May – Róbert Gunnarsson, handball player.
 * 25 May – Joey Guðjónsson, footballer
 * 20 July – Sturla Ásgeirsson, handball player.
 * 7 October – Kristján Örn Sigurðsson, footballer
 * 22 October – Helgi Hrafn Gunnarsson, politician
 * 18 December – Marel Baldvinsson, footballer

Deaths

 * 20 October – Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson, politician (b. 1894).

Full date missing

 * Jón Guðmundsson, chess player (b. 1904)